I'd like to request that different engine thrust options be added in a future update. It seems simple enough, and iFly has it.PMDG reply, pleasePS. Manual gear please (:

I'd like to request that different engine thrust options be added in a future update. It seems simple enough, and iFly has it.PMDG reply, pleasePS. Manual gear please (:

Just a thought. You can derate to popular engine thrust ratings via the FMC (I know you're aware) (26K, 24K??, 22K??). So what's the difference? Just curious.

Edited February 11, 201214 yr by ZachLW

Two things, one is needing to use the derate, another is that I'm using TOPCAT which provides derates for TO1 and TO2 based on a base thrust of 22K. Also, it's not just about takeoff.

Edited February 11, 201214 yr by dlrk

Two things, one is needing to use the derate, another is that I'm using TOPCAT which provides derates for TO1 and TO2 based on a base thrust of 22K. Also, it's not just about takeoff.

That makes sense. But takeoff is nearly the only time this would matter...

Edited February 12, 201214 yr by ZachLW

This is a airline option to derate the engine by a Engine ID plug that is installed on the EEC. Many airline don't use the full thrust rating of the engine's, Because this shaves fuel and gives the engine's a longer life expectation. Or when ailines don't fly on airports with short runways were it's necessary to use the full thrust of the engine's.When the airlines derate the engine's thrust on the EEC for example on the -800 series from 26K to 24K you can see that on the FMC IDENT page.Or as the PMDG simulated the flight crew can derate the engines trough the FMC N1 LIMIT page by them self. But the FMC IDENT page shows the full thrust rating of the Engine's.

Only my opinion: the -700 has the 24k engines thrust rating which allows for 22k and 20k derates. My request like the OP is to have at least the -700 at a 22k full thrust, like the SAS ones I often fly, to obtain 20K and 18K derates as suggested and calculated by TOPCAT.The NGX is really the most complex and fully featured 737 addon so I'm still trying to understand what's the huge difficulty in adding different engines ratings as per real life ones.I know that several airlines simply apply a fixed derate to engines' full thrust, but as I said above this influences all the "assumed-temperature" and "derates" calculations.