PMDG General Forum

In fiddling with the CI function on the FMC, I am finding that a range of up to 180 and even 200 in the CI field seems to produce a realistic climb and cruise speed, depending on the Gross ToW. But certainly a range of 100-150 seems fine based on my RW experience of cruising at Mach 0.86 - 0.865.However, the manual suggests a CI range of 00 to 99 only. Why is this?Jonathan

Hello all.I recently started learning all of the systems that come along with the 737NG and I had just one question. Don't know if it has been asked already but I'll give it a shot.I believe Boeing has given the option to airlines of installing alternating landing lights, where the two flash on and off. This saves bulb life and gets peoples' attention. One airline that I know of that uses this is Southwest. I was just curious if this feature is available with the PMDG737NG already or it is planned.Thanks for the help,Bryce

hi all, i have just bought the 737 800/900 and have got it running fantastic product!! having said that help is needed to update the navdata and sids and stars in the fmc as it tells me that it is not in the data base .new to computers so i dont have a clue what is going on a detailed explanation would be much appreciated thanks in advanc i have no idea what a root directory is !!!help!!!!rory aka swingdog

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Hi peopleI have two questiona. maybe you can help me.So in the Fmc I can choose the Climb Mode. Ok I set V2+10 and after a altitude N1 is activated. So my question is now when i dont activate FlCh and set the speed higher or lower the Fd does show my the wright pitch i have to fly with the airspeed i have insert. Why does he know how i have to fly when no Vertical Nav is choosen?I can only see Lnav and To/Ga an N1. Attention. This is only a techniqual question.2. How do the real life pilots do a takeoff with a 737?#Thanks.

Hello,I have a question regarding transition level and altitude. As you know, not all countries have the same levels. I want to enter another transition level for my descent phase. I press FMC-COMM and select the descent forecast page to enter the descent winds. On the upper corner of the page it says Transition Level FL180. I try to enter a new value but this is not allowed.Where can I enter and updated transition level in the 747-400?Xander

Am I right in thinking that VNAV will automatically adjust your SPD to what the FMC considers to be the safest level if you have entered SPD/ALT restrictions in your flightplan that the FMC considers to be unsafe? I have observed that in the NG, for e.g., if I set 210/3000 for a departure waypoint that at certain heavy weights, VNAV will accelerate me to say IAS 230 instead. Why does it do this? Because my SPD restriction was considered unsafe or unachievable in VNAV and the FMC bumped it up?Similarly, on VNAV PTH descent, the SPD seems to be "stepped down" in stages if there is a large gap in the speed restriction. I set a SPD of 170 for a waypoint at 3000 after head…

can you help when programing fmc in the RTE page next to LSK3R i get the message "DATA LINK NO COMM" is this correct,allso when importing flight plans from FS Navigator i get LNAV DATA but no VNAN DAT is this also correct.I have also tried to update AIRAC Navdata from www.navdata.at but am unable to to access the site is there an atternative web address?thank you for reading this messagePaul

Im not sure if this was discussed already but I was just wondering how the Queen was received in this presentation and how did PMDG go about presenting it? Where there engineers, designers, pilots present from Boeing and did they have a go at flying the aircraft themselves?I have often wondered what the people at Boeing have made of devlopers like PMDG recreating their aircraft in FS.

Hi everyone, I was flying the B-1900D today and was wondering what, in real life, is the primary imstrument of navigation for this plane - traditional VOR or GPS? VOR to VOR is straightforward, that's what I fly in my Cessna 172, but how would one program the GPS in this plane if one wished to fly via GPS in real life?In the sim, once you go into flight planner and create your flight, all your waypoints, route etc is pre-loaded into your GPS. But is there some way to start blank and program it like pilots must have to do in real life?Oh and one other small but unrelated question. Where's the Yaw Damper switch? I can't see it anywhere.Thanks a lot in advance, Greg McGuire.

Hi flight simmers,1 question,For long distend flight wiht airplane(pmdg 747-400)in Fs 2004,I need to speed up the flightsim to save time.When try to speed the game up >4x, auto throttle disconnect after a few minutes. Even when I try manually to gain speed, the plane (pmdg 747)lose its speed and I have to slow down the game down to 2x to recover speed with manual speed settings or the auto throttle to try getting the plane on the speed in want.Is it possible to speed up the game with no problems flying the 747-400 pmdg ?Gr. Bassie & Adriaan

HelloI remember, when I defined wind forcasts for the 737-series the top of descent point was moving on ND, depend of head- or thalwinds.By the Queen I can't see that. Head- or thalwind forcasts, the T/D point on ND doesn't move. Why not?I've the latest updated version 1.10 with the new installer, finally of december.Thanks for your answer(s).Best regardsMarcel

Evening all,Just spent the last day getting to grips with my new toy (747-400 v1.10).One problem I've having is with inadvertently annoying the neighbours and my flatmate. The normal engine, fan and general ambience of the cockpict is fine. However the sound of various warnings, cautions and GPWS call outs is far too loud. How can the volume of these sounds be changed? I've looked in the sound.cfg folder (fs9/aircraft/PMDG747***/sound) to see if there's a volume parameter for some of the sounds, but it only covers the stall warning.Here are the sounds I have problems with:Stall - Far too loud, when played in Windows Media Player it was fine, but in FS2004 it's extreme…

Hi all.Just bought the 1900C as I wanted the improved cockpit textures and gauges.I was wondering if it's possible to have the same panel in the 1900D as well.ThanksGary

Hello Everyone:Maybe I've got this wrong, but I seem to remember some sound that played when you (or the AP) adjusted the trim significantly (in any of the aircraft in the PMDG 737 series) - is there a sound that goes along with this?If there is, I seem to have lost it somehow - anyone know how to get it back?Thanks in advance!

Every time I start PMDG I see the PDF in blue and when I chose the cold and dark panel it never come back to blue.I always see it in black with no data on when I am flying.Anybody has any clue as to why this is happening.Thank You

For some reason when I try to load a panel state that option is no longer available.(Greyed Out) It was working before but for some unknown reason it just stopped working any ideas I have the 747 and 737 Thanks

Hello,I just read the review of QOTS, along with the Virgin Atlantic pilot's own report of using QOTS, both in PC Pilot magazine. PMDG's QOTS sounds fantastic and I'm making efforts to purchase the program very soon. (I need to start from scratch and buy FS2004 first, I guess.)One of the questions I have concerns comments about how accurate the flight modeling is with QOTS. From the remarks made by the VA 744 pilot, it sounds like it has the same feel and response as flying the actual 744. Out of curiousity, how does PMDG go about "modeling" the characteristics of a 744 in flight to achieve this effect? Through some sort of theoretical, mathematical wind-tunnel algorithm …

HiMy last flight was back in november and just recently came across a few or 1 najor upgrade for the 747 can anyone tell me or get me the infor needed to get me upto date. I've basically am concerned about the saved flights i presently have in mid air and about the new cold and dark if any with the new update, will my old saved situation and panel still work after updating the 747?Thanks!

Hi all,What do they do in the real world in the 737-700 once they are clear of the runway...? What is the procedure from there into parking and so on? for switching items on and off etc etc??ThanksMark

Ihave searched the forum and looked for there web site with no luck.So, In that case I need help. Can anybody tell me where I can buy Active Camera.One other issue, I have seen alot of bashing on this forum direct toward the PMDG team. Ibought a new computer a couple of weeks ago an and formatted the hard disc on my old computer. I e-mailed PMDG support with all my Order #'s and the dates of purchase. within 24 hrs. I had new URL's. Iwould truely like to Thank Paul and the whole PMDG Team for the Quick responce. If those that have problems that have problems with support would read the rules, they do not ask a lot, and give their purchase informatiom and check thier firew…

Hi. I'm new to this. Ever since my completion of the basic flight with the PMDG 747 using smithplanet's great visual tutorial all I've been trying to do is repeat that success expect with different departure and destination airports. I have previously posted many of the FMC/Coroutes problem that I have been having. Some of the kind people here have given my .rte flightplans but all these plans still require me to CHOOSE an runway. The FMC again, says RUNWAY NOT FOUND in DATABASE. I would like to fly a FULL autopilot from takeoff to landing and have a .rte flightplan that IS COMPLETE (ie the destination and arrival runways, all routes, SID, STARS are PRE-CHOSEN/ARLEADY SEL…

A week ago, an update on the MD11 was announced that was supposed to be online very soon (within days). It has been a year now since the last update.It would be nice to have an update now! If not, I will just continue to have a blast of a time with the 747 ;-) ;-)Cheers,Dirk

Hi all,Just tried the 747-400 today for the first time. I tried 2 times an autoland on runway 16R in LIRF (Roma). Everithing seems correct : weight, "land 3" mentionned, flaps 25, correct speed.The main gear gently touches the runway and a few seconds later the front wheels do the same. One second after I have a "crash" message. What do I make wrong ? (I didn't try another airport for the moment nor I tried to make a self land). Is this anything related to the runway cat (16R is CAT II) ?Many thanks for your help.

Hello Captains,During my last flights with the Queen, I noticed a thing, I cannot find an explanation for.Reading the wind data from the FMC's PROG side the wind is for example 256/17. In the map display, there is in most cases a difference from 5 or 6 degrees. So here the wind is shown with 251 or 252/17. Does anybodey know the reason for this ?I am using a non pirated version of FSUIPC (newest) and ASV.