beta notes: You don't have time to fly longhaul? think again!

[Michael63 20]

On Oceanic crossings you can ask controllers for time acceleration and they will sometimes permit 2X or 4X if airspace is free. If Oceanic Control is offline(which they are most of the time) there should not be any problems with time acc.

[Ayster 73]

Is it still a longhaul flight if you do a 10h flight in 2h? The whole feeling of long haul is gone. The whole feeling of success after landing (like: "YES!! I did it man!")is gone. I don't get the point, honestly.. :wacko:

The point is most people dont have time to sit at their computers flying a plane for 6 or 7 hours, but they still want to fly the routes that the real aeroplane flies, the 777 is a long haul aircraft so people want to fly those routes, for them its ideal, the point that PMDG has made the 777 capable of flying reliably at those accellerated sim times is why everyone is excited. And don't forget its optional, you don't have to use it if you don't want to.

[klamal 282]

Why does everyone try to force their own idea of what is real or not onto everyone else?  This is an option.  If you think it's not real and detracts from your immersion/experience of it all, then don't use it!  It's not forced on you as has been said many, many times now in this thread.  It's there for people like me, who have at best 3-4 hours of non-interrupted time but may still have interest in flying a real 777 route of 10 or more hours.

 

We all have our opinions on things and different perceptions on probably every aspect of life.  But, just because your perception of reality is one way, doesn't mean it is or should be for everyone else.

 

PMDG is opening up a wider market for them to appeal to by doing this breakthrough.  I wasn't thinking I'd be buying this, even though it is PMDG and I absolutely LOVE their products, solely because I can't devote the time to flying a real 10+ hour flight.  Now, I am sure I will be getting it.

[N449aa 10]

Why does everyone try to force their own idea of what is real or not onto everyone else?  This is an option.  If you think it's not real and detracts from your immersion/experience of it all, then don't use it!  It's not forced on you as has been said many, many times now in this thread.  It's there for people like me, who have at best 3-4 hours of non-interrupted time but may still have interest in flying a real 777 route of 10 or more hours.

 

We all have our opinions on things and different perceptions on probably every aspect of life.  But, just because your perception of reality is one way, doesn't mean it is or should be for everyone else.

 

PMDG is opening up a wider market for them to appeal to by doing this breakthrough.  I wasn't thinking I'd be buying this, even though it is PMDG and I absolutely LOVE their products, solely because I can't devote the time to flying a real 10+ hour flight.  Now, I am sure I will be getting it.

Did I force my idea to anyone?

[E6BAV8R 88]

Did I force my idea to anyone?

 

Who said he was talking specifically to you?

 

I'd also argue that leveling off at cruise and letting the autopilot fly the airplane for 10 hours, even keeping it at 1x, isn't accomplishing anything more than turning on the autopilot and time accelerating; so I don't realize where you are getting off trying to make it seem like having the autopilot fly for 10 hours is a real accomplishment over those people that choose to use time acceleration.

 

It's quite amazing to hear peoples views of being 'realistic' when we are all talking about flight simulation, and what people try to justify to themselves of what is realistic and what is not.

[Kerlix 99]

 

 

It's quite amazing to hear peoples views of being 'realistic' when we are all talking about flight simulation, and what people try to justify to themselves of what is realistic and what is not.

 

 

This.

[Don t moderate me this way 882]

As long as this feature is nifty, I don't care whether it's realistic. (    )

 

And a nifty feature it is, indeed ...    

[Peter Z KCLE_EDDN 336]

I am truly excited about this optional feature, thanks PMDG for thinking about us old folks who can't sit in a chair longer than 2 hours ;-)

 

This feature will surely get a lot of use from me! Kudos for implementing this, this feature might also just save my marriage.........

 

Cheers,

Pete

[pinlifter 502]

Who on earth is still going to have sex when the T7 is out?????   :blink:  :lol:  :ph34r:

 

This just in to the newsroom:

 

The birthrate has suddenly plunged in nearly every country.  Early reports suggest this is somehow tied to the PMDG company and their release of the 777 aircraft for Microsoft Flight Simulator.  We'll have a report from Germany with one citizen there (video cuts to a Mr Oliver Martens "flying the pants off" a 777) and get his thoughts on why he, or should we say his girlfriend, ain't getting any anymore.

 

We'll have much more on our 11pm newscast... :p0805:

 

[Don t moderate me this way 882]

This just in to the newsroom:

 

The birthrate has suddenly plunged in nearly every country.  Early reports suggest this is somehow tied to the PMDG company and their release of the 777 aircraft for Microsoft Flight Simulator.  We'll have a report from Germany with one citizen there (video cuts to a Mr Oliver Martens "flying the pants off" a 777) and get his thoughts on why he, or should we say his girlfriend, ain't getting any anymore.

 

We'll have much more on our 11pm newscast... :p0805:

 

 

 

 

Thanks a lot, Chris, for "improving" (as in "ruining") my street cred!!!   :lol:

[pinlifter 502]

You can always count on me Ollie =@

 

And I sure hope RSR doesn't run for President because we need him at PMDG!

[poppone 3]

I think people who have serious work and family will never have time to fly realtime longhauls... so its a nice option for me. GOOD WORK PMDG...

 

 

Marcus Popp

[zmak 331]

A lot of fliers really enjoy the flight planning and preparation for long haul so more time for that as well. There seems to be an assumption that its hit the TOC and pull the trigger but thats not the case at all.

For me even though I have unlimited time it means I can fly until the boredom becomes just to much and that could end being just 20 % @ 8 x

[eurowing 13]

Is it still a longhaul flight if you do a 10h flight in 2h? The whole feeling of long haul is gone. The whole feeling of success after landing (like: "YES!! I did it man!")is gone. I don't get the point, honestly.. :wacko:

 

maybe if you read at least some of the previous posts you would get the point.

[Max Kraus 339]

My 6 month old new born baby girl approves of this excellent feature!