PMDG General Forum

Hello: Please someone help me. I can fly quietly for some time even days without problems. The next day can be the opposite even under the same circumstances. The system gets blocked momentarily black screen and the system reboots. Restarting the computer sends a message from windows that was a problem and sends a memory dump file. After trying countless solutions, I decided reformat my computer and put it at factory point. And then reinstall P3D following all the recomendations, however the problem persists . I have applied all kinds of diagnostic and the results are that the equipment works properly. This only happens to me being inside Prepar3D. The only addon is the …

hi all, I need to ping on your knowledge and brains for suggestions. I am currently running FSX and PMDG 737 using only the graphic hardware of my CPU, an i7 @ 3.6GHz with HD Graphics 4600 drivers and i must admit that I am pretty happy with how it looks especially because i am flying on a relatively low resolution, 1360x768 and that because it's a a 32" HDTV which is the max this TV allows. On the bright side, the big screen is awesome. Ok so first question, I found a used PNY GTX 750 Performance video card which is priced $70 which is half the price of a new one. I don't know much about video cards and my question is: is it worth the money in your opinion? i k…

With the beta in full swing, I dug though my XPL install trying to find some scenery that looked as though it had some promise. Much to my surprise, I found a perfectly recognizable facsimile of Innsbruck. Add to that a couple of You Tube videos about the Red Bull DC-6 at LOWI and my mind was made up. While much of the XPL world looks rubbish compared to what we are all used to in P3d, this bit of it was passable… in fact pleasant to maneuver in. So maneuver we did. It was a downright delightful day at Innsbruck Flughafen this late afternoon. The spring sunlight was sending its shafts through the high overcast, and beams of light danced over gleaming metal and wa…

Hi Guys, How's the Sim Center coming along?. Will there be any PMDG (737NG in particular) software packages available for purchase that allows use in a flight deck?. Thanks

Hi guys, For the 777 I know there's the integrated standby instruments and the non-integrated (airspeed indicator, altimeter, and artificial horizon are all separate). It seems the non-integrated system was the original (found in the 777-200, 777-200ER, 777-300). I can see that PMDG would implement both systems in case they decided to develop these older models, but I wonder why it was left in as a configurable option for the -200LR and -300ER. Has there ever been a case (or airline configuration) which used the non-integrated instruments on the -200LR or -300ER? Anyhow, for my two cents worth: I would be happy to pay for the expansion packs for the older 777…

Hi folks, I have been flying W10, and P3D.. Kind of miss the MD11, and the B747. So I reinstalled FSX, with Aceleration, when opening FSX, I get an options dll error refering to PMDG. I did submit a ticket, but PMDG does not support the classic's any more. Thought someone might have a simple fix. This is the first time I have had a problem with W10...Otherwise, I really like the OS.. Thanks, Jerry Friz

Captains, As you are no doubt aware, we are wrapping up development on the PMDG 747-400 Queen of the Skies II for beta testing. One of the normal routines that we go through during product wrap up is to take a good solid look at optimization and efficiency improvements that we can make once the entire product is in place. This process started a few months ago, and continues today- but something happened along the way that caused a bit of a stir internally at PMDG: We made some discoveries that allow us to exert a much greater control over how much memory our products use within FSX than was previously possible. As we explored this potential, we were continu…

I've read quite a lot about NAT tracks and flight planning for flights over the Atlantic, and I've read a lot about flights uisng PACOTs in the northern Pacific region, but have been having a hard time finding any info about routes in the Southern Pacific. On SkyVector, I see there are "tracks", or airways that link the western US to the Oceanic region, yet when I look at flight plan on flightaware, it seems many airlines have their own preferred routes rather than using those defined airways. I'm curious if there is any documentation or guidelines for flight planning flights from the Western US to Australia/New Zealand. Thanks.

Ok this was working fine and now i cant launch it at all it dont even attempt to launch its not blocked by my norton security.. anyway to fix it ?? wayne runner

Two things happened this week in the DC-6 world that forced me out of my recent reticence. First, a fellow named Roberto Stopnicki built a model that reminded me of how treasured the smell of castor oil in the air really is. Then, the beta team received an update that finally allowed flight of the cargo variant. Having spent several months flying the passenger airframe out of Ketchikan, into Whitehorse, Dawson, King Salmon, Bethel and other such cosmopolitan destinations, it was a welcome relief to replace the starched trousers with jeans, t-shirt and a well worn Avirex jacket, and not have to worry about tourists who felt much more rugged (and correspondingl…

Hey fellows, H ere is the thing. I haven't been flying the sim lately, came after long period, I can't find the pmdg operational center. and for some weird reason I just can't go into PMDG downloads's section. It says something with timed out and too long. can someone help me get it externally? or how do I just get to that section? cheers.

Hallo all; PMDG Operations Center is missing! I'm reinstalling my pmdg 737 and 747. But I cant find the operations center? I'm running win10 and fsx:se. I have followed the instructions of logging into pmdg website and redownloading my orders. But still i cant find the operations center. Its not in the start menu, its not on the C:/programfiles(86).... And is it correct that the 737NGX is now on version 1d ? Regards, Geordie Zoutman

The latest, corrected version of the paint kit is now available on the Paint Kits page of our website. http://precisionmanuals.com/pages/downloads/paintkits.html

Hello Is there any new news on the 747 ..literally anything it's been quite a while since I've seen anything and the forum seems a bit dead If there's been anything new that I missed please disregard this topic and point me towards it Thank you Dave Sullivan

Since i can run it properly with out problem but i uninstall Aerosoft airbus X and my P3D crash when start up...Then i reinstall P3D work properly with default but when i select PMDG737 P3D close with no message(crash) and i try to uninstall it again with default uninstall setup and manual delete C:\Program Files (x86)\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D (or the modified install location)  C:\ProgramData\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D  C:\Users\*USERNAME*\AppData\Local\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D  C:\Users\*USERNAME*\AppData\Roaming\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D  C:\Users\*USERNAME*\Documents\Prepar3D Files And it still crash with no message..... Thank, Vichayut

So, I booked a flight on the United 747 from ORD to SFO before it's retired. Can't believe I'm asking this, but is it weird for a grown a** man to ask to visit the cockpit? How about asking for a picture in the captain's seat? Would pre-flight or post-flight be best?

PMDG Team Just wanted to get a quick request in for the 747-400V2 tutorial. Could you have alook at doing the Virgin Atlantic VS43 EGKK-KLAS (or return leg). It's a route always flown by the 747-400 and with some excellent scenery Uk2000 EGKK and FSDT KLAS avaliable would add to it. I know it's along flight for a tutorial but I'm guessing the 747-400 V2 will have the time compression feature. Any other ideas guys for a good tutorial?

Hello guys, I have 2 computers. I wrote a code which is using PMDG 737NGX(SP1d) and 777X(SP1d) SDK to control CDU. It works well with both products in FSX, but when I use the same code with PMDG products in P3d v3, I can only enter keyboard data to CDU, but I can NOT read out the light data (Eg. MSG, OFST, EXEC) from PMDG 737NGX and 777X. My computer 1 : Windows7 SP1, FSX v10.0.61637.0, PMDG 737NGX(SP1d), 777X(SP1d). My computer 2 : Windows7 SP1, P3d v3, PMDG 737NGX(SP1d), 777X(SP1d). Is there anyone having the same problem? Thank a lot!

Good afternoon All, I was an FSX (classic MS-CD edition) user and then I switched to P3D by keeping both simulators on my PC for a few months. Two or three weeks ago I decided to uninstall FSX, but it has not been possible in the normal way 'cause the system prevented to uninstall it (maybe 'cause P3D was using some FSX features for some resons). Then I did something very stupid, I manually deleted most of the files... From that moment I am not able to use the Operations Manager. I will explain it better: the Operations Manager opens but then I can't do anything. It looks like I have no aircrafts installed (but I have 777 and 737NGX) and the only options the menu give me…

Hey, I am trying to upgrade to P3D and I was wondering, if I should get the academic version rather than the pro version to save some $$$. I am a Sophomore in High School, so I fit that, but do PMDG and other products for P3D work with it? I am just a complete noob and didn't know if there was a lack of stuff for the academic version. Thank you for the help if you can. -Tommy Thompson

Just wondering if the new DC-6 will be available to us FSXERS when it comes out or is it just an X-Plane endeavor? I'm sure the P3D folks would like to know too.

Dear Sirs, I used to enter your site with no problem until last week. When I try to enter your site I get a notice that the page cannot be diplayed. It says there is a network problem. I am attaching the notice with the error. I have 4 computers at home on the same network and only my comuter gives this error. This is really strange. There is no problem with the network at home... I hope you will be able to write me how to solve this problem. Thank you very much and happpy easter. Best regards, Zeev Buck

Its a bit quiet around here, has Robert been kidnapped by some crazy in the community who is demanding the new 747? I will pay the ransom just so he can keep coding and get it into Beta haha. Seriously though PMDG any updates on the 747? Thanks Duncan Odgers

Hello pilots, I´ve made an update of a small tool of mine that I would like to share with you. VAS Monitor is a tool that allow you to see how much VAS memory you have on your flights on FSX and P3d. You can see the VAS amount, set a value to alarm you and pause the sim when a minimum VAS is reached (with visual and audible alarm) and a button to scramble your ambient music of FSPassengers, so not all your flights will have the same music sequence. It´s very simple and free. I hope it helps you in some way. Requeriments: FSUIPC (not registered); VAS Monitor Download P.S. Sorry about my english, it´s not my main language. Cheers Fred Matias

Hello all, Are any of you using the Goflight Yoke/Throttle combo with your PMDG planes in P3D? I know it's an expensive package, but I'm wondering if it would be a worthy purchase. I only fly NGX, 777 and future 747. Thanks