I am SO much a PMDG fan now that I don't think about adding third party apps. and freeware to FS:)So, my questoin is:What are the best freeware or payware add ons YOU'VE found to work with the PMDG 737-?00 to add:- Flight Planning- Airport envoronments - sound, procedures and scenere- Cockpit environment - sound and procedures such as flight attendant announcm,ents, checklist enhancment, etc.- Weather enhancments- ATC enhancments- Etc. etc.Lets get a comprehensive list going of add ons that work well with and enhance the PMDG experience, and where possible please include items such as performance hit, conflicts with PMDG functions, pay or free, etc.I'll complile a list and post it wherever it makes sense!Gavinhttp://www.interprom.com/gavhttp://www.precisionmanuals.com/images/forum/ng_driver.jpgSpellink doesn't count!!

I will list pay things in blue text :)>- Flight PlanningFSBuild without a doubt. Depending on your willingness to pay, get either the freeware(older) or payware(newer, more powerful) versions. www.fsbuild.com>- Airport envoronments - sound, procedures and scenereThis is a long one. Get George Grimshaws(last name misspelled) KBOS scenery. He should really ask people to pay him for it, it is that good.Get Chris Arringtons AEU(Airport Enviornment Upgrade) 6.0 Fantastic default scenery upgrade.Anything by the ISDfolks is just awesome. www.isdproject.com Great airports for the Eurepean fliers amoung us :)sfvfr.zip from allnodes. FANTASTIC San Fransico photoreal scenery.Anything by FlyTampa is just great. www.flytampa.comAnything by Simfliers is just great :) http://www.simflyers.net/Tons more sceneries, but you get the idea :)>- Cockpit environment - sound and procedures such as flight>attendant announcm,ents, checklist enhancment, etc.>- Weather enhancments>- ATC enhancments>- Etc. etc.Weather: Get one of the FSW cloud performance pack. Improves FPS in that weather.ActiveSky 2004 with the latest MR. I recommend with FULL support. Improves your weather like no other addon. www.hifisim.com

Hi Gavin, my all time favourite addon is flightsoft's "The ultimate Hong Kong Simulation" for FS9 (try flying the famous checkerboard approach and you'll find it hard to go back to a dual cannel ILS landing, simflyers also make great addon scenery and they've now included the possibility to remove some scenery objects in order to improve frames with the display utility, lagosim scenery is also very nice and frame rate friendly but there sceneries are mainly regional or resort airports so if you like the big hubs than look elsewhere.I don't have weather addons so I can't tell you which to choose.Don't know if you have active camera for internal views.If not I really suggest you make that small purchase for a very nice addon.My best,David

OSS Gatwick. Probably the best addon scenery there.www.flyoss.comUK2000 scenery covers pretty much all of the UKAerosoft-you're almost guaranteed to get a winner off these guys-the GAP series is probably the best in the business!www.aerosoft.comAll the above cover Europe really well and I'd highly suggest looking into getting them.Also, try www.ifsd.ie for great Irish scenery freeware.John http://homepage.eircom.net/~eamonnmca/images/logo_ba.JPGwww.bavirtual.co.uk Senior Captain Simflight.com Staff Reviewer

You've hit upon something here with me, the add-on king.With my PMDG planes I go:Sceneries: (all of the ones mentioned above)Weather: ActiveSky2004, really working great for FS2004 nowCockpit: FlightDeck Companion, adds customizable checklists, announcements, co-pilot functions. Just got FSHotseat, so can't comment, yet.ATC services: Radar Contact, a huge improvement over default ATC, and I switch the default ATC over to Comm2 and file a VFR plan in FS so I can still keep an awareness of what's happening. Lot's of flexibility with this program allowing you to request alternate fields, divert for weather, it has holding and traffic diversions and will step profile you.FSBuild 2: Wouldn't leave home without it. Great planning functions, and I'm still learning all this program can do.Weather Radar: I am loving the new Reality-Xp weather radar, in combination with the weather and ATC above, I can avoid bad areas more realistically.And of course Ultimate Traffic fo AI environment, I'm down to about only 500 repaints still needed. Boy, do I need a life!Dave HChief Operating OfficerEagle Express Virtual Airlineswww.EagleExpressVA.com

FS HOT SEAT, is ok, certainly not perfect definatly cannot be used when flying onlne ( co Pilot never knows when to shout up....)i also use fs meteo (www.fsmeteo.com) FS Navigator (www.fsnavigator.com) and Team Speak (www.teamspeak.org),hope this helps"Lairy"Liam Reynolds

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