Nick-You forgot: Getting that Chief Pilot on the phone because some CRJ whimp wouldn't land with a 9 knot tailwind. :( OOOOH how many of those calls ate up part of my lifespan that I can never have back...

I forgot (repressed?) the Chief Pilot conference calls...But to be fair, I only called if they were wimps AND crybabies."Personal minimums" my a*s! lol!I keed, I keed! But seriously...;)

Phil,I imagine that dispatching classic jets into gravel strips in Canada is a bit a more exciting than yet another afternoon "push" at someplace like ORD, IAD, CLT or PHL. Can you even reliably calculate Landing Distance Required on a gravel runway? What on earth would the MU reading look like for a wet gravel runway? Anyway, Sabre bought out the "David R. Bourneman" (DrB) company, so the DrB software became "Sabre/Bourneman". It doesn't look anything like the Sabre RES system or anything...it's just a name. It's all graphical, in a single window, with fun colors that tell you if you forgot to look at the NOTAMS, or some other boneheaded error. It links with FliteTrac and CrewTrac so you can automatically see your High Mins captains and Green-on-Green crew pairings. You can visually see which crews connect to which downline flights which is great when you're trying to figure out why the 1730 flight to Harrisburg hasn't left the gate (the captain hasn't arrived from Greensboro yet!).You can drive the airport FIDS screens directly from your dispatch desk, OOOI times automatically update from the ACARS, and you can send/receive ACARS messages like you're using MSN Messenger.By far the coolest bit is the Takeoff & Landing Report (TLR). It automatically gives optimum takeoff flap setting, trim, v-speeds, performance MTOW, Limit codes, pax/bag limits, Target N1/EPR, FLEX temp & FLEX N1, Landing Distance Required, Landing Distance (they're different), performance MLW, headwind/tailwind component, and a bunch of stuff I'm probably forgetting. It pulls most of the data right from the weather server, and the MEL/CDL stuff is usually pulled in automatically, so you just need to verify the OAT, the runway, whether the runway is wet/dry/damp/contaminated, flap setting, and the rest is automatic.Of course that's in addition to the standard route planning, and fuel planning stuff. It's nice to have everything on one screen, without 69 different floating windows that look like Windows 3.1, which is what you get with the NavTech and Jepp products.But I digress...lol.Did you say that you have an assistant dispatcher to share the workload with, too? Man! What I wouldn't have given to have another guy run all my errands for me...calling towers for braking action reports, answering my phones, stuffing my Jepp revisions, calling FSS to manually file my flightplans when the FAA host computers take a crap, maybe even do a little flight following. What a life! ;) Take care, buddy!

Lol ...with a gravel one on wet day this is the ultra fun .. what about a mixed half icy, snowy, the rest is gravel one ?now about calling a tower imagine that but a few got a tower lol .... we called the ops on the ground mostly mining one and ask about the situation there ... we have an idea an assistant good idea i ll ask my boss but pretty sure will be the request of the year lol ...!!!have a good dayphil

Are we still set for a mid 2010 release? also i was wondering what specs you guys are running? i would love to have a nice 40 fps with my PMDGThanks,Josh Katz

OK, i came here to talk 737, not this garbage, seriously take it to the PM, ok? Please. I want to TALK 737. anyways. Was the old (PMDG 73) plane capable of RNAV A. B. etc Approaches?we arn't getting the BBJ are we? I seen on old site a list of models but I forget if I saw the BBJ, the new site aint got nothing.

I just deleted a ton of posts yet again getting into the FS9 vs. FSX debate - do not do it again or I'm going to have to start banning. You are free to debate this all you want elsewhere in the sim community, do not do it on our forum, we do not have the time or energy to deal with it.

I just deleted a ton of posts yet again getting into the FS9 vs. FSX debate - do not do it again or I'm going to have to start banning. You are free to debate this all you want elsewhere in the sim community, do not do it on our forum, we do not have the time or energy to deal with it.

good thanks Ryan holy crap.

OK, i came here to talk 737, not this garbage, seriously take it to the PM, ok? Please. I want to TALK 737. anyways. Was the old (PMDG 73) plane capable of RNAV A. B. etc Approaches?we arn't getting the BBJ are we? I seen on old site a list of models but I forget if I saw the BBJ, the new site aint got nothing.

I don't see why not - the real BBJ1 is just 737-700 and the BBJ2 is a 737-800. Both can come from the factory with additional fuel tanks, but other than that, it's just an "interior" (and a sweet one at that!). Should just be a livery on the upcoming NG, I would suspect.Cheers!

I just deleted a ton of posts yet again getting into the FS9 vs. FSX debate - do not do it again or I'm going to have to start banning. You are free to debate this all you want elsewhere in the sim community, do not do it on our forum, we do not have the time or energy to deal with it.

Hey Ryan,Are we still set for a mid 2010 release? also i was wondering what specs you guys are running? i would love to have a nice 40 fps with my PMDG when the 737 is released and for my current MD-11Thanks,Josh Katz

We don't set release dates, but we are targeting this summer, yes.My specs are in my signature - I need to upgrade the video card still, but I'm getting very good performance in FSX with this machine. The other guys have similar systems - the key is the i5 or i7 CPU, preferably overclocked. (which is insanely easy to do on these chips with the right cooler installed)

Hey Ryan in regards to your video card, do you have texture load problems with the 747-8. When ever i switch views say from being in the cockpit for about 5mins the textures of the aircraft at least for me always take sometime to load. Have you experienced it ?

VSD will be there. We've had full VNAV in every aircraft since the original NG (800/900 is where soft constraints got added, the 744 and MD-11 have nearly perfect models of the real thing.)

Ooh, VSD! For those who haven't seen this, check out VSD Presentation (note: you'll need powerpoint or a viewer)Enjoy!

Ooh, VSD! For those who haven't seen this, check out VSD Presentation (note: you'll need powerpoint or a viewer)Enjoy!

Whoa! That's an outstanding link Hepburn - excellent PPT presentation! (Note also the links on the last slide, too - good stuff).Cheers!

For those who haven't seen this, check out VSD Presentation (note: you'll need powerpoint or a viewer)

I didn't know anything about it prior to this presentation. The range to target speed dot was pretty cool.Thanks for the link, Jeff.

VSD will be there. We've had full VNAV in every aircraft since the original NG (800/900 is where soft constraints got added, the 744 and MD-11 have nearly perfect models of the real thing.)

That sounds great. I'm always surprised at how much accuracy is put into PMDG models. As I learn more about these systems, it is a pleasure to find that PMDG has that area already covered.This 737 is going to be a favorite for everyone, although now with the upgrade to the 747-8i, the 747 is very exciting too.I really don't know which is my favorite now. The 747-8i, the MD-11 or the J-41. They're all great. I guess "I just love the one I'm with.."If it keeps following this pattern of improvement, this 737 is going to be awesome. :( Bob