Hi everyone!I've been flying around for the past two hours and I must say that, overall, it is a very nice product.However, unfortunately I have to say this, I am a little disappointed.I'm the type that doesn't really care for virtual cabins or virtual cockpits, but rather for system functionality, and I was pretty excited to get my hands on this aircraft. Just check all those features on the PMDG site :-)Well, I am no 737 driver, but still there are quite a few things that I don't like. It seems the batteries are able to supply all the displays and as soon as you switch off the battery (with the generators on!) you lose all the power... Not very realistic :-(And that is just one example...Oh well too bad. Thought this was going to be the first aircraft to overtake 767PIC but doesn't seem so. The FMS is nice, but apart from the curved legs it doesn't feature anything too new, not even winds.Will you guys be updating the systems for the next phase?Thanks,Mark

I'm not a 737NG driver either but none of the 7327NG pilots on the beta team had any problem with our implementation of the cockpit instruments or how they work. Once the manual is available you'll find information on the correct procedures for operation of the 737NG.

you cannot operate any electrical systems without turning on the main battery switch, not even with generators engaged.ref. Boeing AOM & CBT

Well I don't know about that one, Martin.If that were the case, wouldn't that leave you with no electrics available if the battery failed? According to my knowledge, the only thing you lose with the battery are the fire extinguishers (bad enough).Anyhow, the PMDG NG doesn't work that way either, as you described.Deactivating the battery switch doesn't do anything, however, disabling the stby power system will deactivate everything (except the hot battery bus and switched battery bus). Is that realistic? No displays. Somehow the FMC doesn't seem to require electricity :-)Also, the APU keeps on running after disabling all electricity. Not sre bout that but on other Boeings the APU will automatically shutdown in such a scenario. Interestingly, pulling the APU fire handle on the pedestal will not shutdown the APU!What I really like is that the automatic generator activation works. And that it only works once per flight. Nice touch.Regards,Mark

i think this:http://www.flightsim.com/cgi/kds?$=main/op-ed/ed289.htmmight make interesting reading.Andy

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Hi!I don't know if that SHOULD happen on the NG, but in PMDG's NG this doesn't happen. Switching off the battery will NOT turn off everything.Switching off the standby power system (even with the batteries on, and both generators on) WILL disable everything (displays etc)Also, with all electric sources disabled, the FMC stays on.Or am I the only one observing this?Regards,Mark

I have no idea of the power behaviors yet in the 737 as I have never flown in the majors. I am still going through the manual.Everyone just needs to cut PMDG some slack here. I have not ran the aircraft yet (watching the clock at work), but I would be willing to bet that the time and effort put into something this complicated has paid off for them. Reading other postings are indicative to me that if the worst thing is a functional problem with the battery switch (which I am not yet sure of), then try to enjoy the aircraft itself.I spend 100% of my sim time in the default 737 or Airport 2002

Mark, The battery switch on the overhead panel is more than a simple on/off switch for the battery. It also serves the purpose of the MAIN electrical switch.So, if you do turn it off, everyhing is going offline and dark. Like pulling the plug.This is normal, and this is exactly how most airlines electics behave.I have the 737NG CBT so I'm sure about the above.George DorkofikisAthens, Greece

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It's strange how some people don't read on...I said it before and I'll say it again:Turning off the battery switch on the overhead will NOT disable everything.HOWEVER, turning off the standy power will turn everything off (except the hot battery bus and the switches hot battery bus)Please refrain from comments like "I have the 737NG CBT software, so I must know" because- the CBT's do not ellaborate on things like!- I own the CBT's aswell- sometimes not even real world pilots know exactly what would happen as not every switch is covered in detail by the non normals.Regards,Mark