Tricky to find enough time during working hours to sneak home to do some longish flying. Here a shot taken during my extended *cough* lunchbreak.http://www.zulu1.com/pmdg/747qs/beta/pmdg747_spectacular.jpgMore to follow before the weekend...;-)Jerome

I am very excited :) sorry for being so greedy can I see a shot of the 2D overhead panel. Please I just want to see how good it looks. I have a thing for all those buttons and knobs :)

I'm away on a trip until the end of the week. If you go over to the PMDG site, you can actually see a night shot of that panel...take a look here:http://www.precisionmanuals.com/html/747WU_1.htmI'll post some more shots before the weekend and hopefully a lot more before Monday morning...time and work permitting.Jerome

Offtopic question, but what scenery is that? And does it look good at low altitudes or just high ones?Thanks,-stefan

>Offtopic question, but what scenery is that? And does it>look good at low altitudes or just high ones?>>Thanks,>>-stefanHi Stefan,The screenshot was taken just after takeoff from Zurich Kloten. Scenery used is Switzerland Professional and Airport Z

Jerome,Any comments on how smooth the gauges are in 2D and VC ?? Both analog and 'glass'. ;)Michael J.WinXP-Home SP2,AMD64 3500+,Abit AV8,Radeon X800Pro,36GB Raptor,1GB PC3200,Audigy 2http://www.precisionmanuals.com/images/forum/747400.jpghttp://www.hifisim.com/images/asv_beta_member.jpg

>Any comments on how smooth the gauges are in 2D and VC ?? Both>analog and 'glass'. ;)Hi Michael,Hmmm....I haven't spent that much time with her yet, suffice it to say though that I did get a very definite impression of the VC cockpit being very very smooth...in my opinion even very noticeably smoother than the NG. Same holds true for 2D I feel, though most of my time today was in VC.First impressions always count they say... ;-)Jerome

>Jerome,>>Any comments on how smooth the gauges are in 2D and VC ?? Both>analog and 'glass'. ;)>>Michael J.>WinXP-Home SP2,AMD64 3500+,Abit AV8,Radeon X800Pro,36GB>Raptor,1GB PC3200,Audigy 2>http://www.precisionmanuals.com/images/forum/747400.jpg>http://www.hifisim.com/images/asv_beta_member.jpg Michael, the GAUGES are super smooth, I do not have the RA craft to compare but this VC's gauges are more smooth than any other airliner that I own and I own most like the new LDS-Flight 1s etc. [h4]Randy J. Smith[/h4]

Thanks Randy & Jerome.Michael J.WinXP-Home SP2,AMD64 3500+,Abit AV8,Radeon X800Pro,36GB Raptor,1GB PC3200,Audigy 2http://www.precisionmanuals.com/images/forum/747400.jpghttp://www.hifisim.com/images/asv_beta_member.jpg

Randy,Is there an option to adjust VC gauge "smoothness"? Or not needed? :)I have been patiently waiting for the VC gauge "nut" to be cracked by the exceptionally skilled programmers around here. Real Air proved it could be done and I'm looking forward to PMDG's approach. Thanks Jerome for the PIC.PS: One of your screen shots Randy includes the IDENT page from the FMC. One entry has me stumped. "Spare Engine Active". I can't find any reference to such an entry in PS1 or Bulfer and Gifford. I assume it is an airline specific feature (PMDG:))? That line usually contains the operating software Date and version stamp. Thanks again!Bob...

You can adjust both 2d and VC gauge rates. Umm could that be for those airlines that carry an additional engine strapped to thier wing? Not sure have not looked at it yet ;DKLAX + MEGA etc Manual landinghttp://forums.avsim.net/user_files/119522.jpg[h4]Randy J. Smith[/h4]

sweet pix there randydavid

>PS: One of your screen shots Randy includes the IDENT page>from the FMC. One entry has me stumped. "Spare Engine Active".Hehehe...that would be Captain RSR's lawnmower...;-)Jerome

"To enable easy transportation of spare engines between sites by airlines, the 747 includes the ability to attach a non functioning fifth-pod engine under the port wing of the aircraft, between the nearest functioning engine and the fuselage."

>"To enable easy transportation of spare engines between sites>by airlines, the 747 includes the ability to attach a non>functioning fifth-pod engine under the port wing of the>aircraft, between the nearest functioning engine and the>fuselage."Such as: http://www.airliners.net/open.file/289429/L/