well we got 5 years to wait, so I think it will be ok,secret project AND a remake of the 747 on the distant horizon, I just hope that PMDG treat us, and tell us whats going on behind close doors, what they are working on?A question about the secret project, we can assume it is an aircraft??Alex

Does the WoodPigeon count as an aircraft or a paperweight?

I just thought of an idea for the secret project which holds at least one bit of validity. What if PMDG was creating a 787. It would be the perfect time for it. PMDG could have access to the test data through their relationship with Boeing, and airlines would need an "At-home-trainer" for new 787 pilots to practice on.

I just thought of an idea for the secret project which holds at least one bit of validity. What if PMDG was creating a 787. It would be the perfect time for it. PMDG could have access to the test data through their relationship with Boeing, and airlines would need an "At-home-trainer" for new 787 pilots to practice on.

That sounds great! There would be nothing I'd want to fly more than the 787. I know Qualitywings is building theirs and they will do a decent job. I'd be pleasently surprised if it was PMDG quality though. I know from experience of currently being on a flight test program that I'm almost 100% sure Boeing wouldn't release their test data. They would translate the test data into a flight manual for the airlines without publishing weaknesses in the design.

You'd want to limit yourself to only short and medium range aircraft?747 for long hauls.I agree about PMDG being the best, but don't leave out the LVLD 767. May be a little outdated but it's still a top sim.

I needed to resurrect this thread to make a little update. And, I wanted to tell you all that the above quote will eventually have some relation to my jabbering on.I did something similar but also very different from what my norm has been in FSX as of late. If you've read through this thread then you know a lot of this is sarcastic humor and also serious to the bone. Because, the real truth is that up until yesterday morning when I decided to start up FSX... I mean the JS4100, (dare I say it) I chose something other than "My Precious" (in a Gollum voice of course). Not that my attachment to the JS4100 is of the Gollum-to-a-Ring type, you could say it borderlines between that and Kid-to-a-Candy-Bar type. I really like that bad A$$ little Turbo Prop. Anywho, I wanted to see if I remembered how to fly the LVLD 767 and sure enough I did and what do you know it was quite nice to change it up. The flights were still short though and routes unrealistic for 767 but it was fun. I flew TPA to ATL and back so I could enjoy my FlyTampa Tampa rebooted scenery.

I flew TPA to ATL and back so I could enjoy my FlyTampa Tampa rebooted scenery.

I've flown in a 747 (-100 or -200, I can't remember, though more likely the) from IAD to MIA, 777 from MIA to IAD, 757 IAD to ORD, and I think the one that really sticks out in terms of size compared to route is L1011 from ATL to FLL. You'll see widebodies on shorter routes (yes, I know the 757 is not a widebody, though I still chose to include it above).

Just to add a little something. Having a larger aircraft on a short route is quite common. The airline might do it for a number of reasons. One reason might be that they simply have the passenger volume to warrant a larger aircraft. Another reason might be that they need the larger aircraft for another route out of the destination airport. Personally, I've been on a 757 from ATL-BHM. The flight is only 35 minutes. But for the time of day, there were enough people who wanted that route (business travelers) that the 75 was used for it's size. The next flight for the same route was a mere 20 minutes later, but they used a ERJ-175 because the demand wasn't as high. I have also flown a nearly empty T7 from DFW-ORD. But it was continuing on to Beijing from ORD, so thus American used the T7 for that 1.5 hour flight.

well we got 5 years to wait, so I think it will be ok,secret project AND a remake of the 747 on the distant horizon, I just hope that PMDG treat us, and tell us whats going on behind close doors, what they are working on?A question about the secret project, we can assume it is an aircraft??Alex

wow, are they gonna remake the 747? That would be good, when the nix comes my 747 would look outdated. Then I would never fly the 747 again because of this dilemma issue. Joe Barton

Just to add a little something. Having a larger aircraft on a short route is quite common. The airline might do it for a number of reasons. One reason might be that they simply have the passenger volume to warrant a larger aircraft. Another reason might be that they need the larger aircraft for another route out of the destination airport. Personally, I've been on a 757 from ATL-BHM. The flight is only 35 minutes. But for the time of day, there were enough people who wanted that route (business travelers) that the 75 was used for it's size. The next flight for the same route was a mere 20 minutes later, but they used a ERJ-175 because the demand wasn't as high. I have also flown a nearly empty T7 from DFW-ORD. But it was continuing on to Beijing from ORD, so thus American used the T7 for that 1.5 hour flight.

Iv flown on the japanese 747-400D. The gate is always a nightmare before boarding. Takeoff is very short and snappy. Inflight get a drink and before you finish your coffee you are in the decent