Hi!I just installed an older version of this great software. It has a Cdu which doesn't work for me.I tried the newer version but the Cdu is not in the package.Is there any solution for a working cdu?I can't afford Project Magenta.ThanksZsolthttp://kozak74.extra.hu/index.html

Hi there Zsolt,>I just installed an older version of this great software. >It has a Cdu which doesn't work for me.The FMC/CDU has never worked in FreeFD>I tried the newer version but the Cdu is not in the package.Can you tell use the version number of the ND in your newer package?>Is there any solution for a working cdu?>I can't afford Project Magenta.Yes there is, and its is FREE :-) , very popular price in this day and age! Check this out http://p8rsoft.nl.eu.org/ It seems to work well enough, so long as you are using FS2004 (aka FS9) It even has LNAV & VNAV functions that can be wired via a hacked keyboard or interface. I also believe you can display the route generated on the FreeFD ND!RegardsSimonaka The Porcupinewww.desktopflying.co.uk (severely in need of am update)Very slowely putting together a generic(ish) twin desktop unit.

>Hi there Zsolt,>Yes there is, and its is FREE :-) , very popular price in this>day and age! Check this out http://p8rsoft.nl.eu.org/ >>It seems to work well enough, so long as you are using FS2004>(aka FS9) It even has LNAV & VNAV functions that can be wired>via a hacked keyboard or interface. I also believe you can>display the route generated on the FreeFD ND!Hello Simon,You are indeed correct, Free is good.However, the URL to http://p8rsoft.nl.eu.org seems to be not very forthcoming. Is there another pointer to the CDU stuff?many thanksregardsPeter

http://fmc.scumari.nl/Hope that helps

Can anyone also send a copy to FreeFD to me too? Project Magenta costs a fortune in my opinon.siowkh(at)singnet(dot)com(dot)sgBtw Simon, I have been looking at your website for a long time. A planner now. I am just thinking, what kind of interface are you planning to use to interface the MCP's 7 segs and the other hardware on the MCP with FreeFD? IOCards?Best Regards,Kai Hong

For those of you that want a copy of FreeFD,I still have an old copy in the download section my site www.boeing737.tkIf you click on the download section in the menu, there's a link for FreeFD. I'm just not sure which version it is, but maybe it helps....regards,www.boeing737.tk

Also rememeber that the RealityXP Jetline4 is one possible alternative to Project Magenta as well.It's a FS gauge even, without openGL, thus you can run it on the same PC as everything else.I would think a very nice and even realistic avionics system could be built by combining the Jetline 4 or 2 and the Professional dual GNS430+530 into one - GNS as navigation computer and the jetline as displays. As far as I know they should work together nicely?Has anyone done something like this?//Tuomas