2 hours ago, Budbud said:

That's weird because to my knowledge, the only NGX sold by Aerosoft is the one from PMDG.

 

CRJ700/900 you mean? There is no such thing as CRJ 600. Which developer?

My mistake I meant CRJ700/900 and I got it from Just Flight here is the link  https://www.justflight.com/product/crj-700-900-x

The FMS is dated August 2017. I do not get a nav data out of date with it but who knows.

I noticed that the B737NX page does not specify what date is used on the FMS

As for the other product I could be wrong I know it was a B737 not sure about the NGX the problem with that was you had to use SAFE MODE to install it but it did have a fully functioning FMS I think that it was for FS2009 as well but not sure.

I had a Captain SIM B727 that would no longer install at all because Microsoft removed the services from Windows 10 because they were so old.

They were nice enough to send me a different package but the same aircraft.

Edited December 27, 20178 yr by Gary M Buska
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9 hours ago, Gary M Buska said:

A few years ago I purchased A B737 NGX it came from Aerosoft and they provided me a link that allowed me to download the latest Airc Cycle But that was at least 5 or 6 years ago and maybe even longer not sure, and it is quite possible that this is no longer something that can be done. As I stated it is what it is and it is not that big of a deal. I was just disappointed. If I had known that the AIRC cycle had changed I would have waited to have bought this product. I would think that PMDG would at least update there installers once a year.

I will purchase a 30 day license form Navigraph.

But the crazy thing is I also purchased a CRJ600/700 from just flight and the Airc cycle on that was the latest cycle and this was bought before the B737.

I guess it is up to each company as to how often to update things of this nature.

I never intended to act that this was not a good product as I absolutely love it. Like I said I was just disappointed next time i will pay closer attention as to what cycle is included

so  you will buy  a  30  day license   from navigraph  and  after  a  month it  will be  out  of  date  again  and  you will get  the message   again  in  the fms

From page 43-44 of the Introduction Manual:

I get a NAV DATA OUT OF DATE message on the CDU:
The navigation data included with the PMDG 737NGX is provided by Navigraph and up to date at the time of original release. (early August 2011, the AIRAC 0811 cycle) After this cycle expires in mid-September 2011, you will have to upgrade for a small fee if you wish to maintain up to date real world navigation data.
This data can be purchased here: http://www.navigraph.com/FmsData.aspx

If you don’t care about having current data and just want to remove the NAV DATA OUT OF DATE message, you can open up the file fmc_ident.txt, located at <P3D root folder>\PMDG\NAVDATA and edit the third line - OpProgram= JUL28AUG24/11 - to read a different date range that will not trigger the message.

If you simply want to not see the message again or if you buy a one time, monthly or annual subscription to Navigraph and it expires, just follow the suggestion in the last paragraph and you won't see the message again. 

The nav database that comes with the Aerosoft CRJ is the one that was current when the aircraft was first released - Aug 2017. The “NAV DATA OUT OF DATE” function in the FMS is not emulated in the Aerosoft CRJ, so you will never see that message, but if you check the effective date of the NAV data on the FMS status page, you will see that it always shows August of 2017... (unless you subsequently purchase an update from Navigraph or Aerosoft).

Thanks every one for the quick and honest replies. I kind of figured that was the case I am not going to let this stop me from enjoying this product. I am still going thru the training phase with the FMC I am missing something some where as I am not able to arm Vnav Lnav or the auto pilot. I know it is something stupid that I am missing I plan on going thru the tutorial one step at a time .The biggest problem is that apparently there are no to FMC'S that are alike they are all similar but each model has its own little quirks. It all depends on how they were modeled.

I have the Flight directors turned on and have set the IRS to NAV but I think I am missing a step some place

 

4 minutes ago, Gary M Buska said:

The biggest problem is that apparently there are no to FMC'S that are alike they are all similar but each model has its own little quirks. It all depends on how they were modeled

Yep. And this is where most of your issues will pop up: assumptions based on past experience. Past experience is great, but don't let it blind you to new ones. This is a new plane. Rest in the comfort of your past knowledge, but treat the new plane as a new plane, knowing that your past knowledge can enhance (not replace) the new knowledge.

This is likely the cause of your LNAV/AP issue.

I've owned PMDG products since 2006ish. I've worked here since 2014. I still walk through tutorials step by step, very methodically. There's no medal in aviation for jumping into a new plane and lucking into getting things right.

If you don’t care about having current data and just want to remove the NAV DATA OUT OF DATE message, you can open up the file fmc_ident.txt, located at <P3D root folder>\PMDG\NAVDATA and edit the third line - OpProgram= JUL28AUG24/11 - to read a different date range that will not trigger the message....

....or you can just press CLR on the FMC console