PMDG B737 update 3.0.70 online

[Bob Scott]

PMDG has just posted update 3.0.70 for the 737 series, available via PMDG Ops Center v2. 

No changelog available so far.

[sd_flyer]

I'm holding my breath for EFB and working WX radar!

[btacon]

5 minutes ago, sd_flyer said:

I'm holding my breath for EFB and working WX radar!

Don’t hold on too long. RR already discussed this drop. Nothing new or overly exciting, just more “housekeeping” as he is fond of saying.  Thats my take at least.

-B

[Jude Bradley]

17 minutes ago, sd_flyer said:

I'm holding my breath for EFB and working WX radar!

No Wx radar since they are depending on the SDK from M$.

[btacon]

13 minutes ago, Jude Bradley said:

No Wx radar since they are depending on the SDK from M$.

Here is RR describing this drop last Friday:

PMDG 737 for MSFS: New Updates Pending:
We have just pushed a new series of updates to our beta team for the entire 737 series. There is nothing earth-shaking in this series of tests, but we have made quite a few changes behind the scenes in preparation for final testing of the Universal Flight Tablet, so we wanted to push these changes to the testing teams and then out to you in order to reduce the number of moving parts as we enter final testing of the tablet. We anticipate pushing these updates to you as a micro update in the week ahead, with the update rolling through the Microsoft Flight Simulator Marketplace intake process at the same time, and probably landing a week later“

[757FO]

13 minutes ago, Jude Bradley said:

No Wx radar since they are depending on the SDK from M$.

I think it is a shame they dont include the default MS "radar", I know it is a bitmap but it is better than nothing, just my humble opinion.....

[DavidP]

6 minutes ago, 757FO said:

I think it is a shame they dont include the default MS "radar", I know it is a bitmap but it is better than nothing, just my humble opinion.....

Then everyone would be bashing them because it's unrealistic. They can't win whatever they do. 

[sd_flyer]

22 minutes ago, Jude Bradley said:

No Wx radar since they are depending on the SDK from M$.

There is SDK for basic WX. Leonardo MD, Just Flight F28, Inbuild A310 all have it

[sd_flyer]

1 minute ago, DavidP said:

Then everyone would be bashing them because it's unrealistic. They can't win whatever they do. 

You won't get type rated in PMDG 737 either LOL So "realistic" is matter of interpretation . For example I can't pull any circuit breaker in PMDG 737 it's no realistic but PMDG and we live with this shortcoming  🙂

[regis9]

1 hour ago, sd_flyer said:

I'm holding my breath for EFB

Don’t pass out! 😉

1 hour ago, sd_flyer said:

There is SDK for basic WX. Leonardo MD, Just Flight F28, Inbuild A310 all have it

Yes, and I wish PMDG would stop letting perfect be the enemy of good and just include this version until something better is possible.

[ianb2469]

Controversially…until we see proper weather buildups that need to be properly avoided, Wx radar isn’t that important…

[JBDB-MD80]

2 hours ago, sd_flyer said:

I'm holding my breath for EFB 

Would already be available if not for Console. Mark my words.

[LRBS]

Based on my observation during a brief test flight from KEWR to KJFK. 

 

LCD digits for MCP and clock issue not fixed, can't be deemed. 

 

During the cleaning-up process following takeoff and acceleration, there are sudden abrupt changes in pitch and the deck angle changes.

The actual aircraft has a smooth ride and is not hunting for speed so much.

 

The same issue with the FD before and after the turn; first, it will spike left/right and some lag in indications.

 

Also, before and after the turn as it was before the update, it can be noticed the aircraft is banking left/right, and then it will continue to the correct direction of flight. The real airplane will turn in/out of turn smoothly and stable without any intermediary turns and bank changes. 

 

Still problems with turn anticipation at any WPT, custom WPTs, and intercepts. They are having trouble comprehending between how ground speed, degrees of turn, and distance to the WPT are all related to a accurate anticipation.

 

The airplane is still very sensitive during taxi, take off, pitch, and roll, as is the case with most of the Asobo's aircraft. Other developers managed to overcome this problem. 

 

I'm certain that the real pilots involved in testing this project brought up all these obvious issues.

 

It is concerning that there are still known issues that have not been resolved after over a year since its release. This is not a positive indication. I am not interested in EFB or any upcoming projects if they cannot address the issues that are apparent. Regrettably, I do not plan on buying any more PMDG products based on their current business practices.

[threexgreen]

2 hours ago, btacon said:

Don’t hold on too long. RR already discussed this drop. Nothing new or overly exciting, just more “housekeeping” as he is fond of saying.  Thats my take at least.

-B

RSR said they are going to fix the engine spool behavior they inadvertently messed up an update ago. I find that quite exciting.

[B777ER]

45 minutes ago, ianb2469 said:

Controversially…until we see proper weather buildups that need to be properly avoided, Wx radar isn’t that important…

For real, the weather leaves a little t to be desired. Going on 10 months and yet to see lightning and I fly a lot in the southeast US. Such a joke Metoblue / Asobo implementation is….