On-line purchase VS local store purchase

[privatepilothk 0]

My name is James from Hong Kong. I have flying yours 744 for years. I am going to buy yours 777 for my boys. My question is, does the on-line(download version) included the latest AIRAC cycle data?

[scandinavian13 5,192]

My name is James from Hong Kong. I have flying yours 744 for years. I am going to buy yours 777 for my boys. My question is, does the on-line(download version) included the latest AIRAC cycle data?

 

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As far as nav data goes, the data in the aircraft is current as of the day it was released. For the 777, it will be a few years out of date now. Keeping nav data up to date can be done through using Aerosoft or Navigraph's subscription service.

[tf51d 284]

My name is James from Hong Kong. I have flying yours 744 for years. I am going to buy yours 777 for my boys. My question is, does the on-line(download version) included the latest AIRAC cycle data?

Although the title of this thread isn't really related to the actual post, since you brought it up, I would highly recommend you buying direct from PMDG vs a local store or other publisher. Any updates will always be available first to the developers customers. There is also a risk (Although I would say slight in the case of PMDG) that if a developer broke off relations with a 4th party publisher, support for that publisher may end, with the publishers customers left out of any future updates as a result. This as already happened to at least one prominent Developer and publisher (I won't name any names)  Many like buying from publishers to get a box version. The solution to that is take the downloaded installer and copy to a DVD,  copy your activation code to a piece of paper, place both in a DVD case for safe keeping, Wallah you have the equivalent of a box copy, and still have the benefits of being the developers customer

 

Tom Cain