PMDG General Forum

Hi Guys,I have a quick question about something that happened to me last night on a flight into KSFO. I was all setup on final for ILS RWY 28L. I disconnected the AP at 500 feet, and began to fly the 700 down. I then noticed that a Cessna 172 was cleared in front of me (darn that ATC), and that I was approaching quicker than they would ever move. The tower noticed as well, and told me to go around. I followed their vectors around, and came back for my second approach.After making my turn onto final, I clicked on the LOC button, and the autopilot did not lock on to the localizer. It totally ignored it. I was able to fly manually with the glideslope, but I'm not sure …

My PMDG altimeter only sets in increments of .04 when using either of the mouse wheel or the left mouse button. How do I correct this?

Can anyone enlighten me on the difference, please(that is, when would I consult one speed table, when the other?)?Flap Retraction Speeds:My flight manual has a table called Flap Retraction Speed Schedule, which is fairly familiar to me. At least, I understand the instruction to set Flap 1 @ V2 + 15, although I am unsure about how to set Flaps Up @ Vm Flaps 1?After Takeoff Maneuver Speeds(Vm):May be that is where the second table, After Takeoff Maneuver Speeds (Vm) comes in?It instructs Flap 1 @ Vm Flaps 1 Speed Bug, for example. This is a reference to the flap speeds set on the speed tape, I take it (although the table calls them fixed speeds)?Both schedules refer to Vm. …

So far I've loved the 737 series. The only airplane I could imagine loving more is the 757.Thanks for your awesome products.Jeff Cavaioli

Can anyone confirm this?The LNAV preactivation doesn't work if you are on the ground, but airport elev is above 400ft?If so, PMDG please include in the FIX list! (if you have one)

A mixed bag, I know, because I was 'playing' with the NG on the ground this evening rather than flying, and noticed some anomalies. I'd appreciate any comments you might have.1a. With wing fuel pumps off, and center fuel pumps on, fuel is drawn correctly from the center tanks, but if ALL pump are off, the fuel is drawn from the wing tanks, and not by gravity feed from the center tank. That's not right, is it?1b. If I move the start levers Cutoff->Idle and back(to ensure they're actually at cutoff), the Engine and Spar Valve lights stay illuminated brightly until after engine start. Is this correct?2. I am unable to get duct pressure above 15PSI, irrespective of the air…

Gents,For manual landings and no ILS, how far from the runway threshold should one start extending flaps and what speed?I tried to be 1800' about 20 miles from the threshold, at 190kt,and then at 10 miles i dropped 5 Flaps @170kt, and at 3 miles, i wentto FMC Vref, gear down, in this case 145kt + 30 flaps.I must have been pretty fast, because i slightly overshot, got a few SINK warnings b/c of the 30 flaps out too late, when i had to drop like a stone.How do you plan a proper approach profile? It's a little easier in a C-152 :-)cheers,Josh

whenever i start up the 737-600/700 (after i start the engines), my sound gets really distorted and staticy. i don't know what the problem is, because it goes away after maybe 10 minutes, but i literally have to go and get a cup of coffee while it sorts itself out, because i can't stand the sound so much. anybody ever had this issue or know how to fix it?

Does this product have TCAS?

Hello. I have my realism settings set high, but when I open overhead panel and switch everything off, I am still able to fly without any type of failure or shutdown. The only thing that stops working are the flaps and gear. Am I missing something?

After much searching and looking at the FAQ with no luck, I have some questions.How do I know what version of the 737-800/900 I have? I can't remember if I installed the update and/or would it be ok to install it twice?I've noticed that sometimes the approach speed bugs will not appear on the PFD when the are selected on the FMC for a particular flap setting? Any ideas? Thanks

After programming and flying a flightplan on Vatsim,I know it will work fine if as programmed.My problems come when ATC start give me other instructions.e.g. "Desend and maintane FL240". I select 24000 and select LVL change. I've no problemhow LVL change works, if also changing requested speed it will result in different vertical speed.Anyhow I get same problem on any deviate from flightplan.To get instant change, I use MCP most quick, and bypassthe FMC.But then after different requested levels and speeds by ATC, I don't know if drag will be required.Either to late I realize I'm to fast/high, orI use drag and in the end I see throttle are required.The green arc in navigat…

Who's got some good suggestions for interesting flights? Could be nice scenery .... or interesting procedures ........Ideally they should be short - 1 to 1.5 hoursHere's a starter for 10;Salzburg (LOWS) to Split (LDSP) or even DubrovnikInteresting procedures and scenery :)NEXT!

Hi All, I installed the latest nvidia video drivers and have now a problem... each time i set the transponder to TA/RA the FS window blacks out and gets unresponsive... I tried reinstalling the older video drivers and some other things but the problem persists. Maybe it wasn't the video driver but I don't know what I could have done... Not really a BIG problem (I'm going to flatten out the system in a month anyway) but I0'd like to know what it is. I'm running Windows XP SP2 on an AMD 2400+, 768Mb DDR, nVidia GF 5600FX , PMG 737 800/900 with all patches for the 600/700 series. Any ideas? Thanks, Luca

Im am suddenly unable to enter GW / Fuel and ZFW into FMC by clicking on the correct buttons. I use PMDG 737NG 600/700 with WindowsXP SP2 GDI-Patch and MS FlightSimulator2004 V. 9.1 and FSUIPC 3.4 unregisteredMy PMDG used to work correct some time ago but know it's unflyable due to the problem that there's no way to enter the weight and amount of fuel. I tested reinstallation but it didn't help anyway.Any help would be appreciated.THX BjI apologize for any mistakes in language as i'm not a native speaker.

I don't have the PMDG add-on yet but considering its evidently closer to the real a/c then any other sim, I was just curious about the climb-out angle after take-off.According to a real 737 pilot - DF-400 booklet - after take-off the normal angle is between 15-20 degrees. Although there does seem a huge difference when comparing a 15 degree nose-up to 20. Is there any limit on what real a/c keep there climb angle to? I know so many factors come into it - weight, power setting, OAT and so on. But if the a/c was light but quite a lot of power was needed - shorter runway - would the pilot keep pulling back to hold V2+10-20 or is there a limit on the angle so it doesn't disco…

Hi,Thank you guys for great efforts to make wonderful aircrafts.I'm looking forward to flying 'Queen of the Sky.'My question:Is there any possible way to assign keyboard command for toggling engine start levers on throttle pedestal?I know some default key commands are not effective on 737NG.But, it is sort of uncomfortable for me to turn the levers to idle while monitoring N1.Thank you.Kwangtok Chang

I know the question is so basic but I cannot find the answer anywhere.Many thanks ?

Hi, when I try to install the package appears a message saying that I have to install the 600-700 version and I have it installed.What is the problem? Can you help me?I beg your pardon for my bad English. I am French.Thanks a lot.John.

Hi, I was wondering if anyone knows how to extract a flap sound from a video clip. I already know how to take the clip of the whole sound my self but I wanted to try and get it without the engine sound in the background, in other words... pure flaps only sound. here is the link for the sound listen and watch the first 16 seconds of it and you will hear the sound start at 11 seconds. its the video where its landing at KFLL in a 737-700 by Sean Fylnn. any help is appreciated thanks a lot. http://www.flightlevel350.com/search.php?a...ial&keyword=737Tyler

Gents - I've been trying for months now and I can't find it mentioned in the manuals or here in the forum or anywhere. Yes, I've done a thorough search!How do I make the wings flap to be able to take-off???? And how do I make them flap faster???I'm amazed if the above thing hasn't been included in a expensive package like this!!!Thanks for any help,Mats JohanssonBored beta-tester...lol

Gents,When I save a PMDG 737 flight in FS2004, it saves everything, but not the FMC flight plan..as a result, i have to reload it. I realize it's not a big deal, but it can be annoying sometimes to rekey in everything. Any workarounds?Also, more than often, the fuel is not loaded properly - i have to go back to the fuel pulldown and fill up the tanks.These are both probably FS2004 specific issues, so I realize there are limitations, just wondering how everyone is working around themcheers,Josh

Did you ever have a perfect flight with a Flight Sim. Well today, my flight from Salt Lake to Seattle with the updated FS9.1 was just about perfect. I had installed an 2004.5 update to Active Sky yesterday, but was a little confused as to whether I need it or not, since I had a Beta version of 2004.5. Anyway, it installed, so I decided to see if I noticed any difference in the clouds, between the new version and that Beta . Wow!!!!! Couldn't believe the difference. I flew out of Salt Lake and the clouds were Spectacular. Soon I was over an overcast, and guess what, it was really an overcast!!!!!!!!. Unlike the FS9 overcast were you can see through to the ground a…

I have the Fuel Planner installed for the 600/700. I recently added the 800/900 package but the fuel planner does not allow me to select those aircraft as options (they are greyed out). Is anyone able to give me some guidance as to how I can get the planner functional for all 4 variations?Roger Curtiss

For the first time i say this warning on the FMC.What is it?I haven't found anything on the manual.