I'll let you know when there's an answer - I'll log the items you requested though.I'd say the copilot thing is probably unlikely - we have a good relationship with Bryan York at FS2Crew and I have to assume he's going to make something far beyond what we'd do ourselves anyway as far as that kind of functionality goes. The NGX will be much more open as far as his ability to directly control the panel and stuff, it won't be like the old NG where he had to do simulated mouseclicks etc, the SDK will let his app control anything basically.

Since the NGX will probably be the biggest and most popular add-on aircraft for FSX, there is no doubt that there will be an FS2Crew for the NGX.There will likely be two versions of FS2Crew NGX:1. Voice Commander <- If you're voice capable and don't mind talking to your computer, you'll want this version. Voice control is extremely good (and much more realistic) once you get your head around it.2. Button Control Non-Voice Version <- For everyone else, namely, those who don't like talking to their computer in English or who can't set their Windows Speech Recognizer to English.The SDK available for the NGX will be a godsend, and it will make things especially good since the integration can be totally "clean" between the two products, just like was for the FS2Crew Jetstream version.

Thank you Ryan,for your detailed response. Interesting tidbit about the SDK. Sounds very promising!Good to know that feature requests are getting logged, too. Maybe you can add shared cockpit to my list. :( Of course I also know FS2Crew. I purchased the MD11 Edition for FS9.But,alas, since I made the switch to FSX a while back I can not use it anymore.I liked FS2Crew, but I also thought it was too "script-driven". Once you accidentally pushed the wrong button it would get out of sync and require reloading the flight, sometimes after a 45 minute pre-flight. However that was my only grief with it.Just to get back to topic - how about some more screenshots? :(

The Voice versions of FS2Crew are much more "free-play" so even if you screw up you can still recover easily.The 'button controlled' version of the NGX will use a new system I recently devised to make it more 'free-play' as well.

Ya man totally agree, I havn't used anything other then J41 since the VC was released by Bryan. The man is a genius, I love that plane, crew interation at its best.Ron Hamilton

Genius might be a bit of an overstatement, but I think you'll like what I have in store for the NGX :(

There will likely be two versions of FS2Crew NGX:1. Voice Commander 2. Button Control Non-Voice Version

Hi Bryan,Great. Good choice - in my opinion at least...I am one of those customers that are still leery about the voice commander thing. In fact, that's the main reason I didn't buy one of your most recent products (...for Leonardo, another genius !) :( btw, I know I may be missing something great but I am not ready for it (yet)! Best regards,Bruno

Ryan,Thanks for the good news on the TO/GA button.Hipshot

I too am anxious about what will be needed to run the NGX smoothly. How about a comparison with other PMDG models - if I can run the MD-11 smoothly will the NGX react the same?

That's exactly what Ryan said several times. If you can run the MD-11 / JS41 then the NGX will also run smoothly.Too lazy to search for a link now

I too am anxious about what will be needed to run the NGX smoothly. How about a comparison with other PMDG models - if I can run the MD-11 smoothly will the NGX react the same?

When is this birds ETA and what will the price be?

ETA: "when it's done"Price: "don't worry - you're gonna pay it" (i do ^^)

That's exactly what Ryan said several times. If you can run the MD-11 / JS41 then the NGX will also run smoothly.

Muchas gracias - thought I had read that somewhere but I find the Avsim search function to be a right bugbear - comes with being an old man I suppose. Hopefully the new website will have a friendlier search system.

What I said is that we're aiming for better performance than previous products, it's what we always do. I'm not guaranteeing anything as the product is not finished. What I have seen thusfar in the sim runs very well for me.

Hi Bryan,Great. Good choice - in my opinion at least...I am one of those customers that are still leery about the voice commander thing. In fact, that's the main reason I didn't buy one of your most recent products (...for Leonardo, another genius !) :( btw, I know I may be missing something great but I am not ready for it (yet)! Best regards,Bruno

If you haven't tried Voice Command yet, you have to try the Voice Command for the J41. Everything Bryan has done with FS2Crew is great, but what he did with the J41 truly wins the Oscar.It is easy to get the hang of, and goes along very naturally through out the flight. If you miss some of the phrasing, it is very forgiving and moves right along.For me, FS2Crew is an addiction that greatly enhances my addiction to FSX (if that's a good thing!).

god i hope its august tbh...gives us a summer to still play around with it

god i hope its august tbh...gives us a summer to still play around with it

i want to fly the NGX in the summerholidays to... :( is there any chance that you'll finish the 737 till the end of the summerholidays in 5 weeks? or is that not possible? (i'm not asking for any releasedates, only if there is the possibility for a release in the neaxt 5 weeks, so please don't say "if it's done then" (!), please Ryan, tell us if there is the possibility...)

i............................cant.........................take..........................the..............................waiting..........................any................................more.

16.08.2010

god i hope its august tbh...gives us a summer to still play around with it

:( Here, do some reading while you wait:Smart Cockpit Boeing 737NGMore Reading