PMDG Update

[Zangoose 1,631]

Just now, jbdbow1970 said:

Its more to it than just simbrief or flight plans stay tuned.

I know the 737 EFB is going to be more than that. 

[JBDB-MD80 1,473]

15 minutes ago, Zangoose said:

I know the 737 EFB is going to be more than that. 

Hint: They are trying to push another project in the future if anyone followed them the last 5 years would know this.

 

 

Edited January 29, 2023 by jbdbow1970

[JBDB-MD80 1,473]

3 minutes ago, jbdbow1970 said:

 

DP 

Edited January 29, 2023 by jbdbow1970

[Konterhalbe 295]

1 minute ago, jbdbow1970 said:

Hing: They are trying to push another project in the future if anyone followed them the last 5 years would know this.

This global flight ops thing?

[JBDB-MD80 1,473]

6 minutes ago, Konterhalbe said:

This global flight ops thing?

Yup people on the other platform "not named X" still wants it.

Edited January 29, 2023 by jbdbow1970

[threexgreen 3,139]

5 hours ago, Konterhalbe said:

At least setting and releasing the Parking Brake now works normally again 🙂

What do you mean? They recently changed the behavior of setting/releasing the parking brake to match the real thing. Did this change back to just clicking on the handle with this update (not how it works in the real 737)?!

[Konterhalbe 295]

13 minutes ago, Nixoq said:

What do you mean? They recently changed the behavior of setting/releasing the parking brake to match the real thing. Did this change back to just clicking on the handle with this update (not how it works in the real 737)?!

I actually don't click much in the cockpit, I've got a keyboard binding for everything possible and I always set parking brakes per keyboard as I don't have to look around in the cockpit.

I bought the 737 in November or so and since then it worked like this for me:

 

1) hold brake pedals down

2) press "." once -> parking brakes are set.

3) release brake pedals

 

Then, around new year, PMDG pushed an update. Since this update, the parking brake didn't engage anymore by pressing ".", but I had to hold "." on my keyboard for two seconds or so to be set.

1) hold brake pedals down

2) keep pressing "." -> parking brakes are set.

3) release brake pedals

 

After the recent update, it works again by just hitting the "point" key once as it did when I bought it and I think as it is supposed to.

Have I already mentioned I hate updates? 😉 There's always something going wrong and I hate surprises in that regard...

Edited January 29, 2023 by Konterhalbe

[JRBarrett 3,070]

3 hours ago, jbdbow1970 said:

Any link to the outside world will not sell on Marketplace or Xbox :re see Fenix or Leonardo MaddogX. When Robert at PMDG realizes this and face reality the better off he would be and can progress further in the future. He is trying to do something that is not permitted within the MSFS platform while calling wolf at the same time and Asobo is not budging.

This is not P3D of FSX.

There is nothing prohibiting a Marketplace or XBox add-on from communicating with SimBrief or Navigraph, as long as it is done using approved SDK techniques using Javascript. What is not permitted is the use of external programs as part of the add-on. Fenix uses an external program to interface with ProSim to run the aircraft systems. Leonardo uses an external program to set weight & balance and aircraft options. That is what prevents either product from being sold on the Marketplace.

PMDG’s issue is that their add-on is 100 percent WASM, and they have to create their EFB using Javascript. That presents several technical challenges. 

Even without the EFB, PMDG airplanes won’t work on X-Box (yet) because WASM add-ons are not compatible with X-Box, but Asobo is supposed to implement a fix for that problem in SU12

[Noel 4,500]

7 hours ago, crimplene said:

One thing I like very much with the 737 is the almost perfect state saving when saving a flight for later continuation. If FBW or Fenix could do that, they'd be perfect. Another thing PMDG gets better is performance. Still, I like Fenix the most. 🙂

I don't save flights at least haven't.  Overall, outside of the pauses during taxi and need for general optimization actual frame rate seems better in the FBW, or they're very close.  They believe they have found the(a) culprit for the hiccoughs issue and are rewriting code for this currently.   I have a lot of patience so will hold off on Fenix as this plane is amply satisfying now that I'm using the Experimental version.

[shamrockflyer 647]

Does anyone have an IRS warning after the latest update?

[jrw4 624]

IRS is a known problem. It's a faulty warning, not an actual IRS fault. 

[Jazz 1,046]

3 minutes ago, shamrockflyer said:

Does anyone have an IRS warning after the latest update?

Yes, it's a known issue that they will fix. I got around it by making a new panel state but you need start on the runway with the engines running then configure your state from there.

It's also just a false warning you can ignore.

Edited January 29, 2023 by Jazz

[JBDB-MD80 1,473]

1 hour ago, JRBarrett said:

There is nothing prohibiting a Marketplace or XBox add-on from communicating with SimBrief or Navigraph, as long as it is done using approved SDK techniques using Javascript.

Guess you miss the other parts of my post its more than just simbrief or navigraph. Rob said in radio chats 6 months ago. They want their fleet of aircraft to work together on all platforms :ie P3D and MSFS Xbox for their GFO network to sell kind of like Vatsim which can't be used on Xbox either.

 

Edited January 29, 2023 by jbdbow1970

[Noel 4,500]

I've skipped a lot of the longish thread:  is it best NOT to update my 738?

[Zangoose 1,631]

6 minutes ago, Noel said:

I've skipped a lot of the longish thread:  is it best NOT to update my 738?

It’s fine to update