10 hours ago, Fiorentoni said:

Personally I've written it off as "never gonna happen" and just keep enjoying the well made rest of it.

I've decided that's the best way to manage expectations in this regard also. That way, you can only be pleasantly surprised rather than consistently disappointed.

Edited February 26, 20242 yr by ErichB

16 hours ago, Fiorentoni said:

Realistically they've got the 777 family, the 747 family and 737 MAX on their plate and now apparently added another secret aircraft to the list. We're gonna wait a loooong time before there's even a chance they might do a serious code rebuild of the LNAV. Personally I've written it off as "never gonna happen" and just keep enjoying the well made rest of it.

I get that some around here don't put much stock into RSR's words, but FWIW below was his latest on the topic when asked by a forum user a couple of weeks ago about revamped RNP/LNAV. Sounds like it might even make it with the first 777 variant release, or afterwards as part of fix updates or other variants. At the very least it sounds like LNAV rework is definitely in progress and far enough along to be in testing currently.

https://forum.pmdg.com/forum/main-forum/general-discussion-news-and-announcements/282945-03feb24-737-pc-xbox-news-777-beta-updates-trolling-a-meltdown-and-more-for-your-weekend-update?p=283110#post283110
"Covered in numerous other threads. If that functionality completes testing in time to include in the release, then yes. If it is still in testing at release then it will roll in after it completes testing. I won't project a chicken-or-egg at this point because we are more interested in quality and correctness than we are in timelines. - RSR"
 

Edited February 26, 20242 yr by lwt1971

7 hours ago, lwt1971 said:

I get that some around here don't put much stock into RSR's words,

Color me dubious...

First of all, I do want to apologize for only taking a small quote from your thoughtful reply. I do respect the posts that I've read from you here on the forums.

For me personally, had I not had my hard drive crash 2 months ago, there is a high probably I would still be flying my T7 in P3D...admiring my $80 EFB add-on and still waiting for the cockpit facelift and rain-maker.  😊

Yes, I am becoming more skeptical with age (and with a little past experience).  😊

The RNP/LNAV upgrade would impact/benefit all of their current and future offerings, and I would think, would be somewhat of a priority for PMDG...speculation only on my part. I have no idea if this would entail a polish of existing code or a fundamental re-write from scratch, so yes, I can understand/appreciate the commercial decision making that is involved from PMDG's perspective. What is undeniable is the progress that other developers have made in this newest iteration of flight sim.

Overall, I really do like PMDG aircraft, mostly because they are reliable/consistent. Currently though, my 737 is mostly hangared only because the LNAV has just grown old for me.

I would love to see the T7 in MSFS (OK, totally disregarding that other one!)...and I may be one of the few who would actually like to see the freighter first.

The current status of PMDG's navigation capability would likely prevent me from a "day-one" purchase.

I'm not saying a new navigation code is "never gonna happen"...just hoping that we see some evidence (rather than an occasional word salad) that an upgraded RNP/LNAV is, in fact, in progress/becoming available.

Right now I'm flying that other wide body freighter in MSFS...and really enjoying it's flight characteristics.