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New touchdown sound?

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Hello,Was a new sound for touchdown added in SP1? I have noted that now whenever I touchdown there is a noticeably different sound to before!Thanks,

Will Wilson

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Thanks. Good to know that it's not caused by a dodgy landing technique!

Will Wilson

Me too, thought I'd hit the runway too hard LOL.gif

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Yeah, and the airstairs now have a sound effect as well when you extend/retract them.

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Glad you like 'em!The touchdown sound isn't just a sound that plays the same on every landing - Robert coded it so that the volume of the sound is proportional to the vertical speed on impact - the harder the landing the louder the sound!smile.png

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Glad you like 'em!The touchdown sound isn't just a sound that plays the same on every landing - Robert coded it so that the volume of the sound is proportional to the vertical speed on impact - the harder the landing the louder the sound!smile.png
WOW!!! Thanks ... You're fantastic.PMDG Forever

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- Robert coded it so that the volume of the sound is proportional to the vertical speed on impact - the harder the landing the louder the sound!smile.png
That explains why I almost fell off my chair on the first landing with the -600 LOL.gif Sounds awesome!

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The touchdown sound isn't just a sound that plays the same on every landing - Robert coded it so that the volume of the sound is proportional to the vertical speed on impact - the harder the landing the louder the sound!
I already noticed that when I touced down so hard that I blew a tire with FSPassengers yesterday. That rattle scared the bejesus out of me! LOL.gifGreat stuff!
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Additional thanks and praise to PDMG staff for a wonderful Service Pack 1! GREAT job and many many improvements/refinements. Much appreciation and many thanks.I have a silly question: when you install a Livery do you automatically give up the HUGS display (perhaps because that 'airline' the livery is for doesn't use HUGS on it's 737ngx planes)?I added a United Livery (this was during Hotfix 4) and the HUGS was not present on that specific aircraft. If the answer is 'sometimes we omit the HUGS' what liveries in the 737-800 series offer HUGS over and above the "House" liveries?Robert McDonald

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Glad you like 'em!The touchdown sound isn't just a sound that plays the same on every landing - Robert coded it so that the volume of the sound is proportional to the vertical speed on impact - the harder the landing the louder the sound!smile.png
Super !!Well done PMDG.Fred.

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Glad you like 'em!The touchdown sound isn't just a sound that plays the same on every landing - Robert coded it so that the volume of the sound is proportional to the vertical speed on impact - the harder the landing the louder the sound!smile.png
speaking of the touch down sound i get that when loading the ngx didnt know what it was the first time until Rob wrote back in a previous thread where i mentioned it, he mentioned hopefully they can get it fixed it sp2 when it come out

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Peter kelberg

Glad they did it!Most of the landings I made I was wondering if i already touched or not.When performing touch and goes on a short field it' s pretty disturbing....Bert Van Bulck

I'm glad as well that they added the sound, as it was very difficult to discern touchdowns in the past because there was really no audible feedback whatsoever. This is a small touch of realism, but a very needed one at best. I remember wanting to post this as a suggestion for the service pack a while back, but had forgotten to, so I'm happy to see itimplemented and that it is also responds accordingly to the rate of impact.

A.J. Domingo

Glad to hear its include in SP1!Im will flying this evening and lets hear the new sound..Thanks PMDG!!

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Thanks. Good to know that it's not caused by a dodgy landing technique!
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