PMDG issues

[Guest DavidAp]

hello guys... 1st post here...well, I have PMDG 737, 747 and I was surprized not to find a wing view for the 747 or WX radar for both...is there a way to add them? any Wx radar here?and how to update my FMC the FMC itself and my SIDSTAR folder?is there effects for PMDGs like smoke, lights?? to add new?thx

[Tabs 2,790]

Hi, (please sign your real name next time, it's a forum rule)See the following links:http://ops.precisionmanuals.com/wiki/PMDG_...wingviews.22.3Fhttp://ops.precisionmanuals.com/wiki/PMDG_...e_my_navdata.3FThere is no wx radar because FS9 does not allow us to program a realistic one. Anything you may have seen in other products does not accurately simulate what's really going on with a real radar and we're not gonna add what would essentially be a dummy gauge that's just there for visual effect. Significant upgrades will have to be made to the FS weather engine before we can make a real wx radar.I'm not sure what you mean about effects - 747-400's have very efficient modern high bypass engines that do not smoke and our model lights are already accurate per the real aircraft.

[Guest DavidAp]

umm I did with my real name.. sorry if not accepted.. how to change?Ok fair enough.. will FSX be with WX engine?

[Guest DavidAp]

I updated them as said in that site..but when I fly online and the ATC gives me a SID I don't see it in FMC.. now maybe he's on old version.. but he says it's the newest.. so.. what's wrong? shouould I update NAVDATA every month?also, wing view could be used from the cabin as a passenger view

[Tabs 2,790]

>umm I did with my real name.. sorry if not accepted.. how to>change?I was just referring to putting your name at the bottom of your post (see mine for instance)...>>Ok fair enough.. will FSX be with WX engine?>It doesn't look like the weather engine was changed between FS9 and FSX. Same core modelling.

[Tabs 2,790]

>I updated them as said in that site..>but when I fly online and the ATC gives me a SID I don't see>it in FMC.. now maybe he's on old version.. but he says it's>the newest.. so.. what's wrong? shouould I update NAVDATA>every month?Can you give me an actual example? The database doesn't have everything - to get that would cost a $100,000 per year Jeppesen subscription. Yes you should update it every time the AIRAC cycle changes. (you'll usually see a post here - but just bookmark www.navdata.at and www.planepath.com and check em every month.) Remember too that real pilots always have the paper charts in addition to the FMC coded SIDs/STARs - those are just there for convenience - any pilot should be able to build almost any procedure manually on the FMC LEGS page...>also, wing view could be used from the cabin as a passenger>viewThere's a reason we didn't do wing views on the 744 - we're well aware of what it could be used for, that's not the point.