Can PMDG enable FMC control via Internet IP address?

[Robert McDonald 167]

no realtime atc indeed, but 10 hrs with the 737 s too long anyway. just making the point about battery life of ipad.

 

btw i think the gentleman from the virtual cdu is brazilian, not italan, no?

 

there may be a little issue with the exec button not lightning up now and then or am i the only one who haa experienced that?

 

I'm not sure if he is Italian or Brazilian.  One thing for sure, he is BRILLIANT.  

 

The exec button would not light up for me until I put the line in the 737 Config file about the SDK.

 

Also, your AntiVirus software will advise the file is not safe, I think the dev might have cheaped out on the security certificate, and I can't say I blame him.  Those program validation certs are pricey, if my memory serves from my days in that occupation.  I've had nothing but joy since I bought this app.  The link above has the full installation procedure for Virtual CDU (for Android/iPad AND setting up the IP link to your FSX PC.  It's one of the easiest setup/configurations I have ever done.

[dcgator29 37]

Take a look at Foreflight. It's the same thing as Garmin Pilot. 75/yr I believe. Most of the same features. With another cheap app it interfaces with FSX. Instead of a real gps signal, it reads your lat/long from fsx. What's really cool about these apps is that they're used in real aviation.

[OmniAtlas 93]

Man, I have a Nexus 10 tablet so this sounds great. One question, when running does it prevent the tablet screen from going to to sleep mode (the screen shutting down)?

 

Sent from Samsung Galaxy Note 2

There is an option with the app to disable auto lock/ sleep.

[AAfan 49]

Just got Virtual CDU, love the immersion factor until the passenger in 22F turned off the wifi mid flight and wrecked the CDU

[dcgator29 37]

I don't see how useful virtual cdu would be. It's not difficult to set up a close zoomed in view of the cdu with ez dock and just click with mouse to set up. Now the flight1 b200, sure very useful because the keypad is down on the floor. I guess if you don't have ez dock maybe. But just buy ez dock and then you can have another chart or app on your tablet. How would you read off a chart on your tablet and use virtual cdu?

[riccardo74 36]

I don't see how useful virtual cdu would be. It's not difficult to set up a close zoomed in view of the cdu with ez dock and just click with mouse to set up. Now the flight1 b200, sure very useful because the keypad is down on the floor. I guess if you don't have ez dock maybe. But just buy ez dock and then you can have another chart or app on your tablet. How would you read off a chart on your tablet and use virtual cdu?

I use ezdok and have FMC dedicated view, you have always to programm FMC by mouse. I can assure that Virtual CDU is unachievable, the fact you can handle fmc by finger like in real life is very impressive! I suggest you to try, it's fantastic

[trancesetter 5]

Would this app also work with two tablets and showing FMC 1 and FMC 2 each on a separate one? I am specifically talking about the PMDG NGX and two iPads here.

 

And I'm not just starting to think how cool it would be to have the new checklists and procedures screen from the PMDG 777 on a tablet as well. Hope they will add support for that very soon

[avhpilot 156]

I don't see how useful virtual cdu would be. It's not difficult to set up a close zoomed in view of the cdu with ez dock and just click with mouse to set up. Now the flight1 b200, sure very useful because the keypad is down on the floor. I guess if you don't have ez dock maybe. But just buy ez dock and then you can have another chart or app on your tablet. How would you read off a chart on your tablet and use virtual cdu?

 

you're missing the point here.

 

Think of how fast you will be able to change an approach when atc orders you to do so, you do not have to click for you dedicated fmc view and you do not need to use your mouse to type, insert and confirm. You just do it with your 'Tablet turned into hardware CDU' with your fingers.Also, cross checking the map display and the information on the CDU when in STEP mode for the LEGS page now is much easier. so its more like the real world.

 

 

I'm not sure if he is Italian or Brazilian.  One thing for sure, he is BRILLIANT.  

 

The exec button would not light up for me until I put the line in the 737 Config file about the SDK.

 

 

I Agree with him being brilliant

The exec button issue appeared after i had done the config sdk entry in that ini file. However, i is likely that the reason was connected to reloading a restored fsuipc autosaved flight after crashing into a building whilst taxiing (that can happen when you play with virtual cdu instead of watching where you're going ). After creating a new flight, all was OK again.

 

 

Would this app also work with two tablets and showing FMC 1 and FMC 2 each on a separate one? I am specifically talking about the PMDG NGX and two iPads here.

 

And I'm not just starting to think how cool it would be to have the new checklists and procedures screen from the PMDG 777 on a tablet as well. Hope they will add support for that very soon

 

 

In the settings page (iPad in my case) there's an option to switch to either captain's or 1st officer side.

 

So, perhaps it is worth trying that with 2 tablets with different settings. perhaps it works ? i don't know.

although the software on the FSX PC that serves as the communicator to the tablet may only have room for 1 instance of the app but i hope i am wrong

[DAD 2,667]

hm, virtual cdu must be impressive indeed. will consider to get that one, too, to fly with the NGX until the T7 is out and hopefully supported by the app. once tried airview or something like that to 'drag' the FMC to my ipad screen but that was such a hassle, sync took sometimes minutes, no instant update. from the reports here I understand that virtual CDU is much better in this context.

 

 

Would this app also work with two tablets and showing FMC 1 and FMC 2 each on a separate one? I am specifically talking about the PMDG NGX and two iPads here.

 

hans, in itunes it says under v1.1 changes:

 

- Added support for iOS 5.0
- Added option to prevent display timeout
- Fixed support to First Officer CDU

 

the latter may indicated that it supports what you want. but you may want t o contact the developer.

 

[Krister 51]

I use two iPads with Virtual CDU where one is set up as the captains and the other one as the FO's FMC and it works flawlessly. One iPad is a first generation running iOS 5.1.1 and the other one is an iPad 3 with iOS 6.1.3. They both perfom equally well and without any lag at all. I've also tried the app with my iPad mini but I think the screen is a tad too small.

I asked the developer if he was planning to support any other add-on and he answered "sure, any suggestions" and I gave him some but he hasn't responded since.

To me this really is the only working FMC solution. I've tried all those splashtop and what not, apps but they all need you run FSX in windowed mode which is no go for me. Virtual CDU also supports iFly 737 in FS9 and FSX!

[bar182 0]

i really want to buy the virtual CDU but, do you need to have the CDU window open inside FSX for it to work or it can be closed?

[Krister 51]

No, you don't need to have the CDU window open. 

[stephenbgs 169]

Bought virtual CDU last night. Excelent app simple to use.

 

No windows are displayed at all the interface application that you download to your PC just runs in system tray in the background.

[captain420 3,099]

Krister how do you set it up to have 2 independent FMC's for PMDG 737? Could you explain?

[Krister 51]

Aaron, very easy! In the iPad you go to settings (the settings icon) and scroll down in the left column til you come to the section with a listing of apps. There you find Virtual CDU, press it and to the right you can choose "CDU side".  In other words on one iPad I set it to Captains side and on the the other iPad to the First officers side.

 

You can also change the display type between green and white and activate "Prevern display time out" so the ipad won't go into sleep mode.