October 28, 20232 yr Right after I purchased the 737-600 when it first came out, I bought the 800 version, and have flown it ever since. Now that I am flying on A Pilots Life, I decided to get the 600 out of the hangar, which I haven't touched since I bought the 800. I had forgotten what a nice aircraft this is to fly, especially on takeoff and landing when the light weight is quickly evident. From now on, I think I will switch back and forth between these two aircraft. Edited October 28, 20232 yr by Bobsk8
October 28, 20232 yr 37 minutes ago, Bobsk8 said: Right after I purchased the 737-600 when it first came out, I bought the 800 version, and have flown it ever since. Now that I am flying on A Pilots Life, I decided to get the 600 out of the hangar, which I haven't touched since I bought the 800. I had forgotten what a nice aircraft this is to fly, especially on takeoff and landing when the light weight is quickly evident. From now on, I think I will switch back and forth between these two aircraft. The 600 was the first version I bought, because it is at a relatively low price, and I wasn't sure if I would like the PMDG model. I liked it that much I ended up buying the 700 and 800 (in which I am a passenger quite a lot). The 900 is not really on my radar though. Rob (but call me Bob or Rob, I don't mind). I like to trick airline passengers into thinking I have my own swimming pool in my back yard by painting a large blue rectangle on my patio. Intel 14900K in a Z790 motherboard with water cooling, RTX 4080, 32 GB 6000 CL30 DDR5 RAM, W11 and MSFS on Samsung 980 Pro NVME SSD's. Core Isolation Off, Game Mode Off.
October 28, 20232 yr I like flying the 600 as well. The 900 I also like as it's a dog. Such a different animal than the 600. 800 is the one I don't fly often 5800X3D, 4090FE, 64GB DDR4 3600C16, Gigabyte X570S MB, EVO 970 M.2's, Alienware 3821DW and 2 22" monitors, Corsair RM1000x PSU, 360MM MSI MEG, MFG Crosswind, T16000M Stick, Boeing TCA Yoke/Throttle, Skalarki MCDU and FCU, Logitech Radio Panel/Switch Panel, Spad.Next
October 28, 20232 yr I only haver the 600, I can fly it to much smaller regional airports which is great. I did think about buying the 800 but I honestly do not know if it is worth the $97 CDN Maybe I will wait to see if the price drops for Black Friday Richard i7-12700K | Noctua NH-D15S Black Version | MSI Pro Z690 - A | 32 GB DDR4 3600 | Gigabyte Gaming OC 4090 | 1TB WD Blue NMVe (MSFS 2020) | 500 GB WD Black Gen 4 NVMe | 4TB WD Black Conventional | Fractal Design Torrent Case | Seasonic 1000W Gold Plus PSU | Thrustmaster Boeing Yoke | Honeycomb Throttle | Airbus Side Stick | Virpil Rudder Pedals | Sony X90K 55 Inch TV |
October 28, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, micstatic said: I like flying the 600 as well. The 900 I also like as it's a dog. Such a different animal than the 600. 800 is the one I don't fly often Same , i used to do alot in the -800 for Norwegian Virtual but the -600 and -900 is so much more fun. Michael Moe Michael Moe
October 28, 20232 yr The -600 is fun....plus its the only PMDG 737 without winglets. I like to look out the passenger every so often and not see a winglet...reminds of the old days when they never existed. Regards, Steve DraGet my paints for MSFS planes at flightsim.to here, and iFly 737s hereDownload my FSX, P3D paints at Avsim by clicking here
October 28, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, Steve Dra said: The -600 is fun....plus its the only PMDG 737 without winglets. I like to look out the passenger every so often and not see a winglet...reminds of the old days when they never existed. You must be a young fella Steve 😁. For me the old days were the NAC 200 classics. Not only no winglets but sporting 'real' jets; low bypass JT8D's. Watching the exhaust trail and hearing the rumbling crackle at takeoff gave a sense of human endeavor. Inside the aircraft passengers today would wonder why back then we weren't issued with earplugs especially seated behind the wing. Even a Butt Kicker couldn't simulate the all of body low frequency soundwave experience!! Ahhh, the good old days 🙂. But yeah, I agree, the sameness of everything today can get tedious when we consider some of the more colorful aspects of our aviation past. The 600 allows us to escape to a bit of retro.👍. Thanks for your continued, incredible contribution to the community Steve! Cheers Terry No. No, Mav, this is not a good idea. Sorry Goose, but it's time to buzz the tower! Intel (R) Core (TM) i7-10700 CPU @2.90Ghz, 32GB RAM, NVIDEA GeForce RTX 3060, 12GB VRAM, Samsung QN70A 4k 65inch TV with VRR 120Hz Free Sync (G-Sync Compatible). Boeing Thrustmaster TCA Yoke, Honeycomb Bravo Throttle Quadrant, Turtle Beach Velocity One Rudder Pedals.
October 29, 20232 yr 3 hours ago, Steve Dra said: The -600 is fun....plus its the only PMDG 737 without winglets. I like to look out the passenger every so often and not see a winglet...reminds of the old days when they never existed. Winglets are tombstones for Flight Engineers..... Jim Driscoll, MSI Raider GE76 12UHS-607 17.3" Gaming Laptop Computer - Blue Intel Core i9 12th Gen 12900HK 1.8GHz Processor; NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti 16GB GDDR6; 64GB DDR5-4800 RAM; Dual M2 2TB Solid State Drives.Driving a Sony KD-50X75, and KDL-48R470B @ 4k 3724x2094,MSFS 2020, 30 FPS on Ultra Settings. Jorg/Asobo: “Weather is a core part of our simulator, and we will strive to make it as accurate as possible.”Also Jorg/Asobo: “We are going to limit the weather API to rain intensity only.”
October 29, 20232 yr I recently decided to buy my first “study level” aircraft. I despise spending 10 minutes flipping switches before flying but more complexity is the ONLY way to have a good looking and operating aircraft these days. After much deliberation I settled on the PMDG 737. I really wanted a more regional size, but wasn’t sold on the Aerosoft CRJ, so the 737-600 seemed perfect. Looking forward to it!
October 29, 20232 yr 2 hours ago, Lord Farringdon said: For me the old days were the NAC 200 classics I've been on many -200s, loved the stovepipe engines...my last -200 flight was a Delta Express...can't recall the city pairs but want to say NY to Atlanta. Anyway, been on 727s ,707s and old DC-8s too. My most memorable was a Pan Am 707 from Philly to Rota, Spain (military charter). Anyway, I'll be contributing again to the community when the 777 releases...have a few liveries queued up.;) Regards, Steve DraGet my paints for MSFS planes at flightsim.to here, and iFly 737s hereDownload my FSX, P3D paints at Avsim by clicking here
October 29, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, Steve Dra said: have a few liveries queued up.;) Made or to be made? 😉 Best regards,Luis Hernández Main rig: self built, AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D (with SMT off and CO -50 mV), 2x16 GB DDR4-3200 RAM, Nvidia RTX 5060Ti 16GB, 256 GB M.2 SSD (OS+apps) + 2x1 TB SATA III SSD (sims) + 1 TB 7200 rpm HDD (storage), ID-Cooling SE-224-XTS air cooler, Viewsonic VX2458-MHD 1920x1080@120-144 Hz (G-sync compatible), Windows 11. Running P3D v5.4 (with v4.5 scenery objects as an additional library, just in case), FSX-SE, MSFS2020, MSFS2024 and even FS9! Lossless Scaling for all my sims. What a godsend...Mobile rig: ASUS Zenbook UM425QA (AMD Ryzen 7 5800H APU @3.2 GHz and boost disabled, 1 TB M.2 SSD, 16 GB RAM, Windows 11 Pro). Running FS9 there .VKB Gladiator NXT Premium Left + GNX THQ as primary controllers. Xbox Series X|S wireless controller as standby/mobile.
October 29, 20232 yr 19 hours ago, Luis Hernandez said: Made or to be made? 😉 Hehe....can't say either way. The speculation grows. 🙂 Regards, Steve DraGet my paints for MSFS planes at flightsim.to here, and iFly 737s hereDownload my FSX, P3D paints at Avsim by clicking here
October 29, 20232 yr 21 minutes ago, Steve Dra said: Hehe....can't say either way. The speculation grows. 🙂 Oh sthap it! No hype! 😀 I can't wait for the 777. Not sure which version it will be but looking forward to it. Time to fly Emirates! 7800+4090+64ram Just Flight RJ, 146 and F28, Piper Arrows ---A2A Aerostar and Comanche---Black Square Starship, Duke(s), TBM, Bonanza/BaronV2, KingAir---FSReborn FSR500---COWS Da42---FX P180, HJet & VJet---FlySimWare Chancellor and LearJet---FlightSimStudio EMB175 &P2006T---Fenix 320---PMDG DC6, 737(700+900), 777---C22J---Milviz Cessna 310 & Porter---SimWorksStudios Kodiak, PC12, Zenith & RV14---BigRadials Goose---IndiaFoxEcho MB3339+F35.
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