Yup, best there is, and I imagine with the 800 release, it's the best there will be for a long time.

Any idea how the 737NG would run on my system?Athlon XP 2000+, 1gb PC2100 DDR RAM, Geforce4 Ti4200 128mb.I run the CS pretty smoothly...any idea how this would compare? I'd hate to spend $40 on it and have a slide show on my hands...

Best addon aircraft in the history of MSFS, I'd say.My qualifications? Instrument rated, commercial-multi pilot.

Can't wait for the Queen of the Skies - Boeing 747-400!!! PMDG are a class act that have raised the bar in Commercial Aircraft modelling IMO...Cheers,

Hey guys, I just wanted to post and say I just bought the PMDG 737NG tonight and dang, what a great piece of software! Awesome visual model, and I am VERY happy that it isn't giving bad FPS...no worse than the CS727 or some freeware panel/planes I have. Can't wait to dig deaper into her systems.

Without too much AI, weather set at a reasonable level of intensity and sliders not locked to the right you should be OK with the rig you describe.I have an XP2000, 768mb PC2700, Radeon 9800 128mb and have set my frames at 20. Occasionally they drift down to the mid to low teens but generally are pegged. This is using the 2D panel without VC option. Even with the lower frames the sim runs quite smoothly.Andy b

Hehe, same here! I've looked at it a few times in the past week, but after reading the responses here I decided to take a chance. I only had time for a short flight last night, but so far I'm very impressed. For me the 2D panels alone were worth the cost, I think. The default FS9 Boeing panels look like they were done by a 10-year old. :)

The 737NG turned out to be a great plane after the patch. However, I 100% agree with Colin regarding the shortcomings of the 2D cockpit graphics. I'd just like to point out to PMDG that in my opinion, giving the user all these alternative main panel views is not a good solution. It is all simply too aesthetically confusing- In one view, you're in the jumpseat and the gauges are far too small to see properly; in another view, you're seeing things from the captain's perspective (which, like Colin said, is a good start, but the perspective is done poorly); and in another view, you just get 3 large LCD screens, which destroys the appearence of an authentic 737NG cockpit panel. At the end, you get 3 different compromised perspectives which is not only confusing, but each of them are less than satisfactory. I'd much rather have 1 good perspective and be able to stick with it.In addition, the panel graphics look too cartoonish and the graphics are not sharp enough.PMDG should reconsider how they do their 2D panels, because to me that is their one, if not ONLY, weakness. As a customer and supporter of PMDG, I hope PMDG will address this issue in their upcoming 738/9 and 744. BTW, all this is meant to be constructive criticism for PMDG.Thomas

If you want top of the range FS add-ons then don't hesitate buying from PMDG! If your looking for average add-ons then try PSS. If you owned and understood 767PIC or the DF737 its an ezy transition onto the PMDG737.The 737NG is a true work of art!Petehttp://www.precisionmanuals.com/images/forum/supporter.jpg

Fringefor anyone that may hesitate at the $40 U.S. price, I will go one step further than all the previous accolades. The PMDG 737 is like buying a sim within a sim. I was skeptical, but after downloading it 2 days ago, I can't imagine flying anything else for a long time. There are so many intangibles that make this such a magnificent product, I will simply mention one: Upon adding flaps on approach, the red 'max speed' line on the airspeed indicator will match the ref speed for each increment of flaps lowered, showing max speed for each flap setting. With the default 737 I kept getting warning lights if I deployed too much flaps for a given speed. Now, I can tell how far from the speed threshold I am with each setting. I could go on but the other folks have covered just about everything I would add.John M.

If I could buy it I would (I need a.) cash and b.) credit card to use it with), mostly for the panel, I can tell from screenshots the visual model is off in a few key areas... :(

Erick,The visual model isn't too bad, I think ;-)Just compare to http://www.airliners.net/open.file/462800/L/Best regards,Henrihttp://forums.avsim.net/user_files/59752.jpg

Erm, I don't need to compare to photos, I kind of know the shape pretty well.It looks like a nice model, I'm just picky in a few key areas...to each their own.

Quote"I don't really care about virtual cockpits in commercial planes anyway (I wish more developers would go this route)." There are plenty of good quality aircraft without virtual cockpits around ranging from FS4 thru FS95, FS98, FS2000 etc.However, it is now 2004 and times move on, along with emerging trends that maximise all that this sim has to offer. I think it is a little unfair that you would wish less virtual cockpits as an option when it is quite clear which way this hobby (and the market) is heading.To make my point, try the PSS A330 virtual cockpit and you can sit there from beggining to end of flight without having to change views. The PMDG VC, IMHO, leaves a lot to be desired albeit a teaser of things to come.ANZ121

Erick - When is your 737-700 coming out?Best RegardsBoone,[email protected]"Flying a plane is no different from riding a bicycle. It's just a lot harder to put baseball cards in the spokes."