Hi, I hope for this to be the first of a series of visual diaries of my adventures in the PMDG NGX. I especially enjoy mimicking real world flights, grabbing the routes and times of departure, even gate info, from Flightaware. I even try to capture details like the vectors used during approach by listening to the real flight with LiveATC. Anyways, here is a memorable long haul for the NGX, from KSFO to KBOS, as United flight 1721 on Friday 10/12/12. Departure from KSFO gate 85 about 6:00AM PDT, Arrival at KBOS gate C18 6:42PM EDT.

 

At the Gate, nice and early!

 

Taxing to runway 01R, with Fedex A300 climbing out from 28R

 

Overflying downtown San Francisco, on the Quiet Climb 3 SID, before a turn to the East for the rest of the 5 hour 13 minute flight.

 

Here comes the sun!

 

Daylight has broken

 

Westbound traffic passes me by 1000 ft, thanks to UT2 and it's real world routes for AI

 

On downwind to KBOS, 6000 feet and 210 kts after arriving on the GDM4 Star

 

Capturing the ILS for runway 4R

 

ATC instructs me to switch to runway 4L because for separation purposes, as the traffic ahead of me is still on the runway

 

Shutdown at Gate C18, notice international terminal traffic (Hi Ronan!)

 

Not a bad flight, arrived about 4 minutes ahead of my real world counterpart, the fact that I could closely match the trip time of the real flight is a testament to the accuracy of the PMDG NGX and the aloft winds provided by Active Sky Evolution.

 

Thanks for looking!

nice set of shot!

I especially enjoy mimicking real world flights, grabbing the routes and times of departure, even gate info, from Flightaware.

me too... i even go to flightstats.com to search the flight that werent in flightaware (mostly low fare, and chartered flight)

Love the illustration of the details!

 

HLJAMES