Pmdg update

[rob0203 689]

Popout screens are fixed and new EFB in the make with Simbrief integration and more!

Update somewhere next week live!

https://forum.pmdg.com/forum/main-forum/general-discussion-news-and-announcements/192576-28may22-pmdg-737-dev-update-some-egg-on-our-face-but-whatever-you-do-do-not-eat-the-chicken

[Car147 2,279]

Thanks for the heads up.

[Paul K 1,335]

I'm waiting for the 737-800, but this looks very good right now. Well done Aerosoft for helping out with pop-up screens. I also rather like RSR's chatty and conversational style - he can be very amusing at times.

[DavidP 1,411]

1 hour ago, Paul K said:

I also rather like RSR's chatty and conversational style - he can be very amusing at times.

I agree and was going to post something similar. I don't understand why his posts attract so much criticism. It's makes things much more interesting.

[FlyerNYC 82]

I own the 737-700 and love it. Especially how small its performance impact is (looking at you Fenix 😉). 

If the EFB is really good, I might be tempted to buy the 800 and 900 too once they are available in a bundle. 

Edited May 28, 2022 by FlyerNYC

[chapstick 2,757]

1 hour ago, DavidP said:

I agree and was going to post something similar. I don't understand why his posts attract so much criticism. It's makes things much more interesting.

They attract criticism because it takes three to four paragraphs for him to admit that their "roadmap" is shot. It'll be three+ weeks after release without an update. 

[Bobsk8 12,733]

18 minutes ago, FlyerNYC said:

I own the 737-700 and love it. Especially how small its performance impact is (looking at you Fenix 😉). 

If the EFB is really good, I might be tempted to buy the 800 and 900 too once they are available in a bundle. 

Performance on my Fenix is good, and it is a pleasure to fly. 

[FlyerNYC 82]

1 minute ago, Bobsk8 said:

Performance on my Fenix is good, and it is a pleasure to fly. 

I agree. That does not change the fact that the PMDG performs much better though.

Edited May 28, 2022 by FlyerNYC

[GCBraun 2,392]

1 minute ago, FlyerNYC said:

I agree. That does not change the fact that the PMDG performs much better.

Around 10% better on average, but the PMDG is also a somewhat simpler plane.

[Bobsk8 12,733]

10 minutes ago, GCBraun said:

Around 10% better on average, but the PMDG is also a somewhat simpler plane.

Exactly, I imagine that the C 172 performs better than the PMDG. BTW, anything performs better than my PMDG DC6. That is the last PMDG aircraft I will ever buy. 

[Michael Moe 495]

9 minutes ago, GCBraun said:

Around 10% better on average, but the PMDG is also a somewhat simpler plane.

Indeed , I will be getting all variants. Looking forward to some small flights in the -600 with SAS as EKCH-ESSA-ENGM-ENVA.

Also looking forward to CP flight drivers with better SDK from PMDG.

Michael Moe 

 

 

[DAD 2,653]

28 minutes ago, Chapstick said:

It'll be three+ weeks after release without an update

This indeed ^^. Admitting that he had some personal affairs is a human touch. But seeing how many updates Justflight for the 146 and Fenix for their 320 have released by then... Well, one can argue that there is not much in terms of crucial to fix with the 737. And I even tend to agree. While I am still used to turn left towards the EFB (from FBW, Fenix and 146 eg) I always end up in the 737 remembering like wait, right, not there yet. But beyond that the 737 performs just nice and flew me last night all the way from KSFO into sunset at KBOS

[Wise87 1,281]

While I appreciate the update they have a tendency to wait to the last minute before making announcements. Many users were looking forward to a possible Thursday/Friday 737 update when clearly PMDG knew this wasn’t going to happen earlier in the week. You think they could have said something earlier. 

[VBHB 298]

Ah they're finally joining the big boys hey.

[tfm 169]

“Lean” is how he describes his development team.

 

A less indulgent analysis might be that a small group of basically hobbyists discovered a way to monetise their amateur interests about 20 years ago; for ages, they’ve been ahead of the competition, who were also largely amateurs monetising their hobby; but to some extent they’ve traded on their reputation, without really making sure their product offering keeps pace with increasing professionalism and changes in the technology. What is more, it seems possible they have not made the investment needed to transition optimally to the new platform or hold on to pole position - and it’s slipping away from them.
 

This is not the first post by PMDG containing an admission that what they thought was an intractable problem with MSFS was actually just PMDG not having the in-house skills to use the new platform properly. It’s also an admission that their priority is to extract value from the “sunk cost” of what was coded by them ages ago, rather than refreshing from the ground up with new code.

It’s not irrational to pursue this policy, but it’s risky and possibly short-sighted, because of the danger of being leap-frogged by newcomers: a risk which , to my eyes, seems to be materialising .

 

PMDG planes have given me hours of fun over the years so I don’t speak out of malice: I want them to succeed - but they need to be called out on this by their friends: time is running out for them to get back on top of the pack.