Hi, I am running P3 v4 and would like to keep the PMDG FMC on my 2nd monitor all the time, without having to move it every time when I start P3. Just like to keep it there even when P3 is not running. I would appreciate your help.

 

Bernd

What about using a tablet? Or even your mobile phone (If you have one compatible), although I find this a bit harder as the screen is smaller

There are a few Android and IOS Apps about at the moment that'll link up to the PMDG 737 FMC

This is the one I'd recommend: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.virtualavionics.vcdu&hl=en_US

Edited February 14, 20197 yr by EastFB72

Thank you, good link. however I am looking for something I can see on my second monitor as it is not used right now.

 

Best

 

Bernd

Go for p3dStarter from www.flightsim4fun.com

 

It will let you start with your favourite window/screen setup

Edited February 14, 20197 yr by nas123

There are config file modifications that can change where a pop up window is placed on the main monitor, however I do not believe you can set a location on a second monitor. That requires undocking and dragging it over, once the app is shutdown that dual monitor windows setup isn’t something that can be recalled. I wouldn’t bet my life on it but I’m pretty sure.

Joe

Thank you, Joe. I think you are correct. I just wanted to undock and move the fmc every time I start P3/Pmdg.

 

Best

 

Bernd

37 minutes ago, joepoway said:

There are config file modifications that can change where a pop up window is placed on the main monitor, however I do not believe you can set a location on a second monitor. That requires undocking and dragging it over, once the app is shutdown that dual monitor windows setup isn’t something that can be recalled. I wouldn’t bet my life on it but I’m pretty sure.

Joe

Hi Joe, there's an app that I use to recall all the screens you undock and drag to a second monitor, it's called panel store-restore, is a must for my setup. hope it helps

regards

With p3dStarter you can start up every flight with the same windows/screen setup. It can be 1, 2 3 monitors or even more.

 

It lets you also start up your PMDG flights in any livery and any panel states, either directly or from a map.

 

 

Edited February 15, 20197 yr by nas123

p3dStarter intro

 

Before loading a PMDG airplane flight in Prepar3D you normally start Prepar3D so it loads the Scenario Startup screen with a default Prepar3D airplane.

You then select a PMDG airplane model and livery before selecting start position, weather and date and time.

After Prepar3D has finished its loading of scenery and terrain data and PMDG has finished its initialization, you either keep the already loaded PMDG airplane Panel state or set up another Panel state (Default/Ready, Long, Short, Cold and Dark or customized panel state from the CDU).

This method of starting a flight always brings up the default screen/windows configuration of the PMDG airplanes, so you need to make a screens/windows configuration to match your preferred configuration every time.

Quite boring if you have several monitors and a customized screens/windows configuration as you must rearrange screens/windows configuration every time if you want your customized screens/windows configuration.

Another alternative is to load a Scenario that you have saved with your preferred: - Airplane model - Airplane livery - Airplane Panel State (Default/Ready, Short, Long, Cold & Dark or a customized panel state) - Airplane default or customized cockpit screens/windows configuration - Airplane start position (in Air, at Airport runway or gate) - Date and Time - Weather The limitation of this Prepar3D feature is that you will have the same airplane model and livery, start at the same position with the same airplane Panel state configuration at the same Date and Time. After the airplane has loaded in Prepar3D and the airplane initializing is ready, which takes a long time even on a powerful PC, you can move your PMDG airplane to another start position together with another weather scheme and data and time.

After a new “reload” of scenery and terrain data, a change to another airplane Panel state configuration can be done via the FMC. This will take another long waiting time before everything is ready and you can enter cockpit. But, the airplane model and livery cannot be changed. To do that you would need to load another Scenario which has been pre-saved with the desired airplane model and livery. This means that you need to set up your specific screens/windows configuration for every Scenario you want to save. This will require a lot of pre-saved Scenarios to be made. IMHO a very time consuming and little flexible loading function. Another big issue is that the custom cockpit screens and windows configuration is only linked to the airplane you had active when you saved the scenario.

With p3dStarter you can avoid those limitations described in read text above and have a much more flexible and easy methods to load PMDG airplanes in Prepar3D. p3dStarter lets you alter any or all the above parameters in a pre-defined Scenario file before it loads the Scenario with the selected airplane livery and the custom cockpit screen and window configuration. With p3dStarter you select any airplane, livery, cockpit screens/windows configuration, panel state, start position, date and time and load it DIRECTLY. In addition to the simplified loading of airplanes as described above, you can now use the new MapLog features that comes with p3dStarter. MapLog enables loading all types of flights from a MAP that support loading of csv files.

Any type of flight starts (on the ground or in the air with any panel state configuration and flight phases) from any positions or routes you have been flying and “maplogged” can be selected and loaded.