Will it be modelled, a selectable option?Cheers,PaulEDIT : Major users include Lufthansa and BA

I won't be disappointed if it is not, but it would be fun to try a few zero visibility take offs! :)

How do PVD's work? i've got a vauge idea, but don't fully understand.

It is something I remember seeing in the Aerowinx PS1...PVD is a customer option and because there can be 100s of customer options I think its unlikely that all of them will be available in the PMDG 744.And the PVD works by recieving a signal from a transmitter at the end of the runway assinged for take-off.It provides pilots with a visual indication of the airplane's position from the runway centerline when visibility conditions are less than 200 metres.It looks like a "barber pole" (black and white strips) located near the glare sheild, which rotate in a leftward motion if the aircraft is to the right of the runway centerline or to the right if the aircraft is to the left of the runway centre.

Here's a shot of where the barber pole will appear when selected;http://forums.avsim.net/user_files/120476.jpg(Same on the co-pilots side.) I suppose if you haven't modelled it yet as you

Here's a shot of where the barber pole will appear when selected;http://forums.avsim.net/user_files/120476.jpg(Same on the co-pilots side.) I suppose if you haven't modelled it yet as you

"And the PVD works by recieving a signal from a transmitter at the end of the runway assinged for take-off."Actually its the localizer from the ILS that the PVD uses. Nothing really spectacular - only the method of displaying localizer deviation is different.There you already have the requirement to use PVD - an ILS equipped runway!Cheers,Adrian (who is also wondering if the PMDG bird will be PVD equipped)

"And the PVD works by recieving a signal from a transmitter at the end of the runway assinged for take-off."The transmitter at the end of the runway is the Localizer transmitter, they are one and the same. Anyone know which other airlines use the PVD? Singapore Airlines is another I think.Regards,Paul

I would like to see it modelled, it will be a first in FS9.Sometimes it's the little things and details modelled as well that take it a step closer to realism.

>I would like to see it modelled, it will be a first in FS9.That is not quite true.:) Scroll to the bottom of that page.http://www.dmflightsim.co.uk/html/Trident/Manual_MAIN.htmBob.... :)