I have purchased the PMDG 737NGX and am enjoying it very much. I have a decent system which runs it pretty well under most conditions. I have been looking at the PMDG 747 and JS4100 planes for FSX and am considering buying one or the other also. For anyone that has both the 737NGX and either of these aircraft, I would like to know how they compare to each other.1) Are they as nicely detailed as the 737NGX (Flight model, instrumentation, cockpit detail and lighting etc)?2) Would they run as good or better (FPS, smoothness etc) than the 737NGX does?Any info would be appreciated. ThanksTom

I have purchased the PMDG 737NGX and am enjoying it very much. I have a decent system which runs it pretty well under most conditions. I have been looking at the PMDG 747 and JS4100 planes for FSX and am considering buying one or the other also. For anyone that has both the 737NGX and either of these aircraft, I would like to know how they compare to each other.1) Are they as nicely detailed as the 737NGX (Flight model, instrumentation, cockpit detail and lighting etc)?2) Would they run as good or better (FPS, smoothness etc) than the 737NGX does?Any info would be appreciated. ThanksTom

JS4100 is very solid and a better addition. The 747 is a limited aircraft if you are trying to fly RW routes.

JS4100 is very solid and a better addition. The 747 is a limited aircraft if you are trying to fly RW routes.

Interesting ... How will it run on my system? As smoothly as the 737NGX does?

Depends on your system.....it is all pretty close really.... I find the 747-400X runs just a notch below the NGX and the J41 a tad below that. With all that said both are solid aircraft and a joy to fly. The J41 is an amazing thing on it's own and a real treat to fly (yes you actually have to fly it!). You can get both at J&R for under $80.... http://www.jr.com/pr...sp?N=4294563443

I have purchased the PMDG 737NGX and am enjoying it very much. I have a decent system which runs it pretty well under most conditions. I have been looking at the PMDG 747 and JS4100 planes for FSX and am considering buying one or the other also. For anyone that has both the 737NGX and either of these aircraft, I would like to know how they compare to each other.1) Are they as nicely detailed as the 737NGX (Flight model, instrumentation, cockpit detail and lighting etc)?2) Would they run as good or better (FPS, smoothness etc) than the 737NGX does?Any info would be appreciated. ThanksTom

I don't have the JS4100 but I have the Queen and the NGX. The 747 is a great airplane but it is a little dated in the cockpit. McPhat just released new HD textures for the PMDG 747 so they think it still has potential in FSX. Those two are very different planes. You might want to look at the PMDG MD-11. Ray

You might want to look at the PMDG MD-11.

+1! The MD-11 is SOOOOOOOOOOO much fun to fly! System-wise the depth of the simulation is very close to the NGX and visually it's better than the 747X IMHO. McPhat has some very nice livery packages for the MD-11 as well.

I think it depends on how you want to fly the plane:- Will you want to fly it as per real life? So, real routes with actual operators? In that case, the JS4100 is a terrible choice since it is hardly used, but there are some very fun routes in Australia that, combined with OrbX can be a treat to fly. The 747 is in that respect much less limited since it's flown all over the world, but of course these will all be long haul flights. If you do not like that idea, then the 747 becomes problematic. Of course, the MD-11 isn't much better: it's a freighter mostly, except for KLm which still uses it on (I think) South American and Caribbean flights. So, in all honesty, if you want realism and aren't a long hauler, then none of these planes will really fit the bill very well.- If you can't care less about realism regarding operators and routes, then all three planes are still very good. The JS4100 is the newest and thus the prettiest. The VC is awesome and because it's a completely different type of plane, it's very interesting to fly. The system depth is very good, and I think overall the JS4100 is a great aircraft (I have written an Avsim review about it, if you're interested). The 747 is the oldest of the three, and as such, seems a bit date din the VC. Only in the VC though: the exterior is spectacular for as far as I'm concerned, a real beauty, even after all this time. The system depth is of course very good, so overall the 747 is still a great aircraft. Concerning the MD-11, I find it a mixed bag. In my opinion the modeling simply isn't very good. The exterior contains some faults that for such an expensive plane simply shouldn't be there. The VC looks very nice, but always seemed a bit too sterile and clean for me, but that's a personal thing I guess. System depth is great, though. In the end, you're probably wanna make a decision based on what's interesting to fly, since they all are very limited planes in their own way, unlike the 737 which is flown all over the place on many different routes. What makes the MD-11 a good plane to fly is the completely different ideas regarding instrumentation and system operations. The 747 is, by all means, a very simple and straight forward aircraft. I actually think that, besides that the knobs are located in different places and sometimes have different shapes, there really isn't much difference between the 737NGX and the 747. Sure, they work totally differently, but for the crew I don't see that much difference. The MD-11 is a completely different operating experience, however. Pretty much everything works differently and requires a lot of getting used to. It end sup being a very nice flying experience, however, and in that respect I like it much more than the 747. Same for the JS4100: Completely different thing. It's an interesting plane to fly, more so because of that fact that there is no A/T, requiring you to meddle with the thrust levers most of the time. By all means, of the three, the JS4100 is the real pilot's plane in that it requires the most attention. So to conclude, all three planes are very limited in their own ways if you want to fly them with actual operators on realistic routes. The JS4100 is limited by it being hardly used, the MD-11 by being phased out by pax operators, instead being used for freight all over the world (I find it rather hard to track down from where to where they fly, which can make it hard to fly them somewhat realistically), and the 747 does only long haul (if you don't like long haul, there is no good reason to get the 747). Whether you like that way of flying or not, you're probably going to have to decide on the basis of how fun it is too fly a plane. I'd say that the most fun is the MD-11, but that's because I'm a jetliner guy. It's a very different approach to operating a plane, being a mix of Boeing and Airbus (well, sort of). I simply really like the way the systems have been put together on that plane. After the MD-11 comes the JS4100, purely because it's so very different. It can be very hard to fly at first, but never becomes dull because you always have to think ahead and control the thrust accordingly. Last but not least would be the 747. However good it is, and although I have flown many flights with it, I have come to find it a dull aircraft. Note that this is of course a strictly personal opinion and don't be fooled: I have loved every flight I did with it. I occasionally still fly it with pleasure, but compared to other planes I fly it less and less. So there you have it: MD-11, JS4100, 747. All good aircraft for sure, but one ends up being more interesting to fly than the other.

Check out this short video of the real deal leaving KBOS.

I love it. Also,

if you get interested in the MD-11 F. Ray

I have purchased the PMDG 737NGX and am enjoying it very much. I have a decent system which runs it pretty well under most conditions. I have been looking at the PMDG 747 and JS4100 planes for FSX and am considering buying one or the other also. For anyone that has both the 737NGX and either of these aircraft, I would like to know how they compare to each other.1) Are they as nicely detailed as the 737NGX (Flight model, instrumentation, cockpit detail and lighting etc)?2) Would they run as good or better (FPS, smoothness etc) than the 737NGX does?Any info would be appreciated. ThanksTom

I recently got the NGX and I was honestly a little apprehensive about it considering I have a somewhat dated system. I would say it runs slightly better than the 747X. The NGX is the best addon I've ever owned, period. I think the 747X is still a top-notch product. It shows its age a bit compared to the NGX, but it's still worth it if you like the 747. Scott