August 6, 20214 yr So I'm running P3Dv5.2, with active sky and Rex Skyforce. For some reason my PMDG has become a brick! I check the approach speed is right, I flare, use the right level of flaps etc but I just drops like a brick! I remember it always used to be quite floaty. Did the ground effect stop working or something? Really not sure what is up with it. I have the latest version of it installed as well! I've watched YouTube videos of others to see what's going on and they are landing fine I can't see that I am doing anything different. Really at a loss as to what is amiss, maybe an Active Sky setting? But I've not changed anything in that for ages! P3D & X-Plane 11 - Videos and streaming @ V Special 1
August 6, 20214 yr 4 minutes ago, Matthew James de Bohun said: So I'm running P3Dv5.2, with active sky and Rex Skyforce. For some reason my PMDG has become a brick! I check the approach speed is right, I flare, use the right level of flaps etc but I just drops like a brick! I remember it always used to be quite floaty. Did the ground effect stop working or something? Really not sure what is up with it. I have the latest version of it installed as well! I've watched YouTube videos of others to see what's going on and they are landing fine I can't see that I am doing anything different. Really at a loss as to what is amiss, maybe an Active Sky setting? But I've not changed anything in that for ages! You don't really 'Flare' a 737, it's more like flying it onto the runway with approx 2 to 3 degrees nose up pitch. If you flare too much, the increased drag and loss of lift would cause it to drop and land heavily. Also, how much fuel do you have in the tanks when you land? Just a few thoughts that might help 🙂
August 6, 20214 yr Author 39 minutes ago, Caveney737 said: You don't really 'Flare' a 737, it's more like flying it onto the runway with approx 2 to 3 degrees nose up pitch. If you flare too much, the increased drag and loss of lift would cause it to drop and land heavily. Also, how much fuel do you have in the tanks when you land? Just a few thoughts that might help 🙂 Maybe it is an over flare. I must admit I'm a bit out of practice having not flown it much recently. I'll look into the fuel as well. Usually I take what simbrief suggests. P3D & X-Plane 11 - Videos and streaming @ V Special 1
August 6, 20214 yr The -800 and -900 do tend to float...the -700 not so much. The PMDG birds do model those differences. Winds could also be a factor, especially if you catch a big gust wrong in the flare and didn't do the appropriate airspeed adjustment for wind/gusts. Bob Scott | President and CEO, AVSIM Inc ATP Gulfstream II-III-IV-V Sys1 (MSFS20+24/XPlane12+11): AMD 9800X3D, water 2x240mm, MSI MPG X670E Carbon, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, nVidia RTX4090FE Alienware AW3821DW 38" 21:9 GSync, 2x4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2x2TB Samsung 990 SSD, EVGA 1000P2 PSU, 12.9" iPad Pro Thrustmaster TCA Boeing Yoke, TCA Airbus Sidestick, Twin TCA Airbus Throttle quads, PFC Cirrus Pedals, Coolermaster HAF932 case Sys2 (P3Dv5/v4): i9-13900KS, water 2x360mm, ASUS Z790 Hero, 32GB GSkill 7800MHz CAS36, ASUS RTX4090 Samsung 55" JS8500 4K TV@60Hz, 3x 2TB WD SN850X 1x 4TB Crucial P3 M.2 NVME SSD, EVGA 1600T2 PSU Fiber link to Yamaha RX-V467 Home Theater Receiver, Polk/Klipsch 6" bookshelf speakers, Polk 12" subwoofer, 12.9" iPad Pro PFC yoke/throttle quad/pedals with custom Hall sensor retrofit, Thermaltake View 71 case, Stream Deck XL button box Sys3 (DCS/P3Dv4/ATS/ETS): AMD 7800X3D, MSI MPG X870E Carbon, Noctua NH-D15S, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, EVGA RTX3090 Alienware AW3420DW 34" 21:9 GSync, Corsair HX1000i PSU, 4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2TB Samsung 970Evo Plus, TM TCA Officer Pack, Saitek combat pedals, TM Warthog, TM RS300 FF wheel/pedals, Coolermaster HAF XB case
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