while the JS41 is some exotic animal which is flown by BA

BA does not and has never flown a BAe JS4100.Iain Smith

Just a question for the PMDG gents, has PMDG ever considered an old 'steamer', such as a 707? Would simulating the engineer's panel be easier code-wise than coding an FMS? Always wanted a decent 707, along with a Woodpigeon. :( Cheers, Chris Dalgarno (gotta get me a signature block)

Short routes are not uncommon with the 744/MD11 especially on the freight side of things

Watching a 747 taking off on a short haul flight is awesome. They often rotate at the same location on the runway as a loaded twin turboprop!

BA does not and has never flown a BAe JS4100.Iain Smith

You are right. My bad :( Of course I meant Eastern Airways.

cannot wait to fly British Airways 777-200on gatwick - caribbean routes..omg.dream come true...bring on the 777 couldnt be happier that u guys are doing it..I just hope and pray that you can release these addons on time [perhaps early] becuase every development like this,, is always delayed in every simulator developers market ;)Best regards

BA does not and has never flown a BAe JS4100.

So how do you explain the British Airways Jetstream 41s that I regularly saw operating from Manchester and Edinburgh a few years ago?

This is how I would explain it. :( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BAe_ATPA cousin, but no J41 (even the J61 Jetstream has very little in common with the J41).Cheers, Chris Dalgarno

I wish they would make an ATP

According to: http://www.jetstream41.com/index2.php?opti...pdf=1&id=26British Regional Airlines operated J41's as a franchisee of BA.The aircraft flew in BA livery. (Search for G-MAJH, one such aircraft, in a.net. For some reason I'm not allowed to link there from here?)

Yep, that's exactly what I was talking about. I know the difference between a Jetstream 4100 and an ATP, Chris!

I stand corrected then. :( Cheers, Chris D

British Regional Airlines operated J41's as a franchisee of BA.The aircraft flew in BA livery. (Search for G-MAJH, one such aircraft, in a.net. For some reason I'm not allowed to link there from here?)

Not actually part of BA's fleet then, which is what misled me as it didn't show up here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_AirwaysIain Smith

True enough, but there is something somewhat ridiculous loading up a 747 for a hop from, say, O'Hare to Cleveland.As someone who loves jets but has limited time, I am looking forward to the NGX in ways I can't even mention.

Um, ah, not riduclous at all - every day JAL and ANA both use (or did for over 20 years, in the event they went to more modern equipment) the 747-400D (a high-density PAX version - 550+ seats - for dozens of daily flights within their, relatively, small country) - plenty of "O'Hare-Cleveland" distances...Quite versatile, these long hauls...Just a thought.Cheers!

Oh - and three more comments :( :Post #40 by Captain Randazzo. This little nugget - the Boeing partnership - is probably the best, most far-reaching, news to hit our hobby in quite some time. The combination of PMDG and Boeing (kudos to you, too, Boeing, for being so open and indeed for caring about the airplane lovers, the hobbyists and the simmers! Thank you!)...well, it just makes my mouth water in anticipation of the stream of products that will be heading our way in the coming months and years. This news - the partnership - is HUGE.Post #44 by Paul. Bless you. You hit the nail on the head. Perhaps it is, as this topic's author admits, a "language" thing, as the opening and ensuing posts, are...well, true head-scratchers. :( Post #47 by Sluggy. Yes, engineer's panels! I've personally have always been fascinated by them and hunt for any and all pictures of them I can find on airliners.net and other sites. Man, a 707 or a L1011 - wow, that'd be way cool! I *think* though (and correct me if I'm wrong on this PMDG folks) that there is a 'limit' (20? 25? 30?) to the number of "panels" you can employ in FSX - and by panel I mean the detachable primary LCD, for example. That counts as one "panel." The FMC another, the A/P section another, the lighting panel another, and on and on. It adds-up pretty quickly - to the point that I believe they are using at, or close to, the limit on all of their aircraft. Thus, as much as I would absolutely love to see a PMDG three-person-crew aircraft, I'm not sure it's possible while keeping the level of detail and functionality PMDG is known for (though the PMDG folks have proven to be mighty creative in building these 'works-of-art', functional, VC panels...so who knows? If anyone can pull it off, it's these guys!).Well, that's my 6 cents for now - gotta do a KJFK-RCTP trip on the -8i!Cheers!