One  thing that is really bugging me about PFPX is the Aircraft database.  I just spend some time going through my Aircraft.cfg's for my addons to add to PFPX (something by the way that really should be an automatic scan).  Here is what I found.

 

  - PMDG weight are incorrect....are we supposed to change the DOW in PFPX?  If the profile was setup by PFPX specifically for PMDG why are the weights wrong?

  - PMDG addon profiles for the -700 and -600 are just not there (although general 737-700 exist, but not with winglets).

  - Level D Sim 767 - Does not exist.  On the general 767 you only see GE engines.  What about my RR British Airways aircraft ?

  - Majestic Dash 800 - weights are wrong again.

  - Looking at some of the other addon profiles, the PMDG MD-11F and 747-400F missing and in the general tab engine types are limited to GE

  - Now in my aircraft list I have built up about 30 aircraft registrations but you can only sort by type & registration, there is no column for livery which would be really helpful in a flight sim environment to quickly get to your proper aircraft.

 

 

Anyway, sorry to moan but this part of an otherwise fantastic program was poorly done in my opinion.

  - PMDG weight are incorrect....are we supposed to change the DOW in PFPX?

 

Yes!

 

PFPX profiles were (we are told) designed from real-world performance data. Of course, OEWs/DOWs are going to change though (there's even going to be fleet variation in a single type at any airline- I doubt any two aircraft would be exactly the same...)

 

To be able to cater for everyone, I imagine PFPX was put together purely to meet the real-world values that they have, and were not adjusted for any addon in particular.

 

There were certainly one or two things missed from PFPX, but aircraft performance flexibility is definitely not one, because after selecting the basic aircraft type, you have options to adjust OEW, MZFW, MTOW. MRW, MLW and fuel burn biases on an aircraft by aircraft basis. I really couldn't ask for more here...

 

Regarding the missing profiles, I wouldn't worry too much. Maybe the developer missed a few, but if the actual number of purchasers is anywhere near the number of people showing interest in the product then many other people will be lacking types that they like to fly. I'd give it a couple of weeks before aircraft profiles and airline OFP templates are all over the place; check the FlightSimSoft and Aerosoft fora, Aerosoft files database and of course here! By the end of the year I suspect there'll be hardly any types left without a profile. Be patient, and appreciate a truly awesome piece of software with the types that are available

 

I do think that your livery/aircraft paint selection idea is a good one though- could be quite useful to save us trying to memorise every registration... :S