July 12, 2025Jul 12 I just saw this at the PMDG forum by Randazzo: “- When will PMDG do a 787? (answer: another silent nod and a smile)” Make of it what you will. But this is the biggest hint I have seen so far that PMDG will do the 787. Logically, it makes sense, as it’s one of the remaining modern Boeing airliners that PMDG hasn’t done yet for MSFS. And if they do this, we don’t have to wait forever for BlueBird Simulations for their 787. Edited July 12, 2025Jul 12 by abrams_tank i5-12400, RTX 3060 Ti, 32 GB RAM
July 12, 2025Jul 12 By the time they get around to it the next sim will be here. I'll be happy when they manage to get the 737 into 2024. Kael Oswald 9950X3D/ 64GB DDR5 6200 @ CL30 / Custom Water Loop / RTX 5090 / 3 x 48" LG C4 OLEDs
July 12, 2025Jul 12 Rsr spoke they will do 77X too if they ll have enough data from boeing Frédéric Giraud
July 12, 2025Jul 12 A 717 with enough depth, similar to the TFDi that I loved in P3D but by PMDG instead of the current Captain Sim which lacks systems depth would be great along with the 787, which for me would complete my virtual PMDG Boeing hangar. Edited July 12, 2025Jul 12 by amsfsx02501 MacBook Neo: A18 Pro with 6-core processor and 5-core graphics 8GB Unified Memory, macOS Tahoe, X-Plane 12 (12.40). Mac mini: M4 chip with 10 core processor, 10 core graphics, 16 GB Unified Memory, 256GB SSD, macOS Tahoe, X-Plane 12 (12.40), X-Plane 11 (11.55). Lenovo Legion 5 16IRX9: Intel Core i9-14900HX, 32GB DDR5-4800 RAM, 1TB Micron NVMe SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8 GB GPU and Intel UHD Graphics 16EU iGPU, Windows 11 Home, MSFS 2024 and 2020, X-Plane 12 (12.40), X-Plane 11 (11.55) and Lenovo LOQ 15 15IAX9: Intel Core i5-12450HX, 24GB DDR5-4800 RAM, 1TB Solidigm NVMe SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2050 4GB GPU and Intel UHD Graphics 16EU iGPU, Windows 11 Home, MSFS 2024 and 2020, XX-Plane 12 (12.40), X-Plane 11 (11.55). Alienware m15 R7: Intel Core i7-12700H, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8GB, Windows 11 Home, MSFS 2024 and 2020, X-Plane 12 (12.40), X-Plane 11 (11.55).
July 12, 2025Jul 12 I would love a high fidelity 787 from PMDG but it is wishful thinking in the short to medium term I suspect. David Porrett
July 12, 2025Jul 12 8 minutes ago, DavidP said: I would love a high fidelity 787 from PMDG but it is wishful thinking in the short to medium term I suspect. Agree completely. The iFly 737 Max turned whatever aspirations PMDG had for this aircraft into vapourware and I can't see a 787 anywhere on their horizon at the moment. They have the 777 series to finish off, the 737 series to bring to 2024 and the 747 series is obviously in production. The DC6, an aircraft with the complexity of the Asobo C172, is still not in 2024. I can't see how what is in effect 'no comment' can be described as a hint.
July 12, 2025Jul 12 12 minutes ago, DD_Arthur said: The DC6, an aircraft with the complexity of the Asobo C172, is still not in 2024. Huh?
July 12, 2025Jul 12 I guess this ends up my commercial relationship with PMDG. On the 737 side i decided for iFly when moving from MSFS to MSFS2024, i got the 777-200ER which is my favorite T7 and since they're not doing either 757 or 767 i'm done here as i find the 747 or 787 just boring - I much prefer the A350 anyway. Best wishes for them, but i can't control my tastes CASE: Fractal Terra Silver CPU: AMD R5 7800X3D 5.0Ghz RAM: 32GB DDR5 6000 GPU: nVidia RTX 4070 Ti SUPER · SSDs: Samsung 990 PRO 2TB M.2 PCIe · PNY XLR8 CS3040 2TB M.2 PCIe · VIDEO: LG-32GK650F QHD 32" 144Hz FREE/G-SYNC · MISC: Thrustmaster TCA Airbus Joystick + Throttle Quadrant · MSFS2024 · Windows 11
July 12, 2025Jul 12 3 hours ago, abrams_tank said: I just saw this at the PMDG forum by Randazzo: “- When will PMDG do a 787? (answer: another silent nod and a smile)” Make of it what you will. But this is the biggest hint I have seen so far that PMDG will do the 787. Logically, it makes sense, as it’s one of the remaining modern Boeing airliners that PMDG hasn’t done yet for MSFS. And if they do this, we don’t have to wait forever for BlueBird Simulations for their 787. They still got the 777 to finish, at least three different 747 generations, the 737 to port into MSF2024 and a 737MAX. I'm not sure they'd be much faster than BlueBird Simulations to release a 787... EDIT: That said since the 787 shares a lot of commonality with the 777, they might have a big headstart if they decide to start working on it. Edited July 12, 2025Jul 12 by Fiorentoni For transparency: I'm a community mentor at the BATC discord. However, I do not get paid for it in any way.
July 12, 2025Jul 12 Author 1 hour ago, Fiorentoni said: They still got the 777 to finish, at least three different 747 generations, the 737 to port into MSF2024 and a 737MAX. I'm not sure they'd be much faster than BlueBird Simulations to release a 787... EDIT: That said since the 787 shares a lot of commonality with the 777, they might have a big headstart if they decide to start working on it. If the 787 shares a lot of commonality with the 777 and it really does give PMDG a huge head start, I don’t doubt that they will do the 787 for MSFS. All PMDG needs to do is beat BlueBird Simulations on the release, which they can probably do since BlueBird hasn’t even released the 757 yet, and then will do the 767 next, before the 787. I don’t think BlueBird Simulations will release a 787 within the next 4 years, which gives PMDG time to beat them. i5-12400, RTX 3060 Ti, 32 GB RAM
July 12, 2025Jul 12 49 minutes ago, abrams_tank said: If the 787 shares a lot of commonality with the 777 and it really does give PMDG a huge head start The 77 and 78 are quite different aircraft, especially if you think about the manner in which PMDG simulates aircraft -- a high fidelity simulation of systems. The two aircraft are constructed of different materials, use different engines, different wing design, different hydraulic and electrical architecture -- the 77 is almost all hydraulic driven -- and on and on. Sure, PMDG may do a 787, but as others familiar with the past 25 years of their development have said, it is almost certainly a long, long way off. I have not known PMDG to be jostling for market dominance and the maximation of profit. They do what they seem to enjoy doing the way they want to do it. Take a look at their release history; their aircraft take years to develop and release, an average of about 2 years per new aircraft and a year or more for upgrades. 2011 737 NGX 2013 777-200 LR and F 2014 777-300 2015 Ported 737 NGX and the 777s to P3D 2016 DC6 for X-Plane 10 2017 DC6 for P3D and 747-400 2018 747-8 2019 737 NGXu 2021 DC6 for MSFS 2022 736, 737 and 738 for MSFS 2023 739 for MSFS 2024 773 and 77F for MSFS 2025 773 and 77F compatible with 2024 and 777-200 released Edited July 12, 2025Jul 12 by Cognita MSFS 2024. Primary Planes: Black Square TBM850, Duke, Baron, Caravan; A2A Comanche; FSReborn Phenom; Fexix A321; PMDG 737-7, 777: Utilities: Active Sky (Passive Mode); BATC, FSLTL.
July 12, 2025Jul 12 Would love to see a 787 from PMDG for MSFS 2024. The 737 Max is fully covered by iFly so I don’t see much of a reason for PMDG to pursue 737 in MSFS 2024, apply development to a market gap with 787. Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. - Carl Sagan
July 12, 2025Jul 12 5 minutes ago, SayAgain said: Would love to see a 787 from PMDG for MSFS 2024. The 737 Max is fully covered by iFly so I don’t see much of a reason for PMDG to pursue 737 in MSFS 2024, apply development to a market gap with 787. iFly is not a marketplace release. Still PLENTY of reason for PMDG to do a 737... The flightsim world is much larger than us PC users on Avsim... Have a Wonderful Day -Paul Solk
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