You're missing my point.  I don't CARE if PMDG has ever took requests. Personally, though, I find it highly improbable that the company has existed totally in a vacuum with no suggestions affecting what they do.  Just because they haven't personally informed you of every business decision that came about due to a suggestion doesn't mean it has never happened.

 

Making requests is not prohibited on this forum, but doing so apparently gets under your skin for some reason. For that, I apologize. ごめんなさい。

no, what kind of bothers me is everyone posting for requests thinks they are the ones who are that 1% and will get lucky and PMDG will consider their request. Which brings up my old question, when in history EVER did they do such a thing?

I understand a port from Fly! would be impossible nor even desirable. A quick look at some of the FS9 -> FSX ports out there will quickly confirm that ports are less than ideal.  My point was that PMDG already had the basic flight characteristics for the 767 in their files as opposed to, say, a B-2 Spirit where they would need to gather everything from scratch.

 

@Sean, while I'm sure Ryan was 100% truthful at the time when he posted that they have no plans for a 757 or 767, that was months ago. Businesses don't survive if they are inflexible with their business plans.  Things change - both inside AND outside the company. Companies need to adapt their business plans accordingly or be caught out of sync with their customers.  Do you seriously believe that after the T7 SP1, the DC-6, and the 747 v2, that PMDG will stop making aircraft?  They may switch platforms away from FSX and go strictly with P3D (or whatever is the LEGAL flight simulator for private use at the time), but I doubt they'd just drop the aspect of their company that has earned them the reputation of being the industry's finest. So I believe Ryan when he said the chances were slim to none back in November.  I ALSO believe you never say "Never" (and you'll note Ryan didn't say it, either.) Just because they had no plans for a 767 back in November doesn't mean they won't have plans when they start clearing away their current back-load.

 

So I have no qualms about putting my vote in for an aircraft they have said in the past they weren't looking at doing.  It's my vote, not Michael's and not Sean's,  If you guys knew me, you'd know I don't respond to attempts to browbeat me into silence.

no, what kind of bothers me is everyone posting for requests thinks they are the ones who are that 1% and will get lucky and PMDG will consider their request. Which brings up my old question, when in history EVER did they do such a thing?

 

You keep bringing up an aspect of PMDG's policy regarding customer service that apparently bothers you.  I need you to understand that their policy of not responding doesn't mean anything to me because I understand it for what it is - simply prudent business on their part because every single word posted by them online gets over-analyzed and can cause unnecessary misunderstandings. Your question would be better directed at PMDG than some other customer, ne?

i know you dont care about their customer policies... you made that clear. How they chose to do business is up to them and trust me, you will not change that. I have a great idea, why dont YOU start your own business and make everything you want? How does that sound?

Im all for a PMDG quality 767 as well heck even the 757, especially since we dont know any sort of progress and status from level D. 

 

However that being said, PMDG being the professional company they are with a world of experience, know what they are capable of doing, what they have access to, and what the market needs and demands. There are many who like the MD11 and want a version 2 but its not happening, because the market from past experience is saying no.  So unfortunately the 767 seems like it will be absent from flight simming for a long while. At least an up to date high quality systems one anyhow. 

Who knows what the market needs in 3-5 years from now, when the current projects are done.

If some people don't agree with a post, just keep scrolling please! If have nothing nice to say sometimes it's just best to say nothing at all!

Waiting for someone to bring up that historical ex-German dictator found of arm bands...(see Godwin's Law)

i know you dont care about their customer policies... you made that clear. How they chose to do business is up to them and trust me, you will not change that. I have a great idea, why dont YOU start your own business and make everything you want? How does that sound?

 

Internet tough guy

you know i would love for PMDG to do the complete Boeing series (with all variants) including the full line 707, 717, 727, 737, 747, 757, 767, 777, 787... will it happen? unlikely. will me asking make it happen quicker? unlikely. would PMDG make tons of cash, very likely.

 

when posting in general, ask yourself... what am i posting for? most of these topics have already been answered. so in a way the horse has been beated to death several times now.

I do not expect a response from PMDG on this thread because it's always a bad idea to say "Yes, we'll do it." or "No, it can't be done." only to have circumstances change down the road. I merely wanted to put a bug in their ear that there is at least SOME interest should such a product be developed. If it happens, I'll be happy.  If it never sees the light of day, I'll muddle through somehow.

 

First, your signature is hilarious.  And 45 minutes?  That's on a good day...

(I used to live in Centreville, so I know some of that pain - Reston now)

 

Second, being in Manassas, you're a lot closer to PMDG than you'd think (have a look at HEF one day  :wink: ).

 

Third, yes!

I'd love to see a PMDG 757/767 in the future.

Yet another Boeing? Boring... :Yawn:

 

Remember how much fun the MD11 was? Remember how hard it was to even start the J41, let alone take off without blowing up a engine? Give me something I don't know how to fly! DC-6, WoodPidgeon, anything!

I'm another who'd love to see a PMDG 767. The airframe has plenty of useful life and we'll be seeing them in the skies for many years to come.

It was formerly my favorite aircraft ....partially due to the many years I flew the Eric Ernst version in fs98...which became the 767PiC...then of course the ubiquitous Level D version.

The 777 has now captured the top spot, however that is also due to the magnificent version PMDG has given us.

 

Aesthetically speaking, I feel the 767 has the best proportions...with the 777s engines keeping it from being proportional in my opinion...because...well...they are ginorumous! That has an appeal all in itself...but still makes the overall aesthetics disproportionate.

 

Regards,

Steve Dra

I would love to see a PMDG 767-200 and -300.

 

These variants still have many years of service ahead of them, and both the -200 and -300 are still heavily used by cargo airlines.

 

Otherwise, and if you must stick with Boeing, the 787 would be a great choice.

 

Dave

Put me down for a PMDG 757 and 767.

The flightdeck of the 767 is old school. But on the other hand it is more interesting than those we try to put "flat screens in every corner cockpits of nowadays jets".They all look the same.

The flightdeck of the 767 is old school. But on the other hand it is more interesting than those we try to put "flat screens in every corner cockpits of nowadays jets".They all look the same.

 

Heh, I read where the 737MAX is going to get the Dreamliner's 15" MFDs and PFDs. :blink2:

 

Commercial airliners aren't in the business of giving the pilots thrills. In the passenger-moving business, the less the pilots sweat, the happier everyone concerned is.  So it's not surprising that the industry is moving towards an unregulated standardization.

 

(Back to the OP) I wish I could have some altruistic reason for putting in a word or two for a PMDG 767, but the truth is it was for purely selfish reasons. As I mentioned the other payware didn't play nice, and the freeware supplied by Delta VA wasn't any better.  I'm now at the stage where I need to progress in the Delta VA organization up to the 762, and there isn't an aircraft I can use without lobotomizing my computer.  As I use this computer for EVERYTHING, not just FS, I'm not about to do that just for a single aircraft model in FSX.  So I fly in my 737NGX unless the route HAS to use a 752. For those cases I have a CaptainSim 752 that works with my setup but has the very well-documented TOD bug in its FMC.  The next stage after the 757 would be the 767, but... :sad2: