I was dumb and got the cheapest one because I wasn't sure how well my PC could handle it. It works good, and I would like bigger and more realistic plane as 736's dont even fly in europe. I'm pretty much limited to pmdg737's for performance considerations. So I won't buy any other addons anyways.

Is the 738's flight model and overall feeling so different to 736 that it would be worth of 60e? 

Tell me what you think if you have 738 or others 🙂

ANY 73x is going to limit options for flights in Europe as a much greater portion of flights are on Airbus aircraft. I almost never fly Airbus anything in MSFS so I fly routes operated on Airbus aircraft IRL using a 73x. In any case it's not a realistic simulation of a real-world flight so for me it would make no difference which 73x I fly. I happen to have 737, 738, and 739 and fly the 738 most often. After having 737, 8, 9 would I buy a 738 if I only had a 736...probably because I'm a glutton for throwing money away on superfluous things like this...would it really any difference if I only had a 736...probably not.

TLDR: don't be like me and buy a bunch of PMDG 73x models,  just stick with the 736. Are there handling differences between the models - yes but they're relatively subtle. Of 737,8,9 the 737 is more nimble and the 739 more clumsy.

32 minutes ago, somiller said:

ANY 73x is going to limit options for flights in Europe as a much greater portion of flights are on Airbus aircraft. I almost never fly Airbus anything in MSFS so I fly routes operated on Airbus aircraft IRL using a 73x. In any case it's not a realistic simulation of a real-world flight so for me it would make no difference which 73x I fly. I happen to have 737, 738, and 739 and fly the 738 most often. After having 737, 8, 9 would I buy a 738 if I only had a 736...probably because I'm a glutton for throwing money away on superfluous things like this...would it really any difference if I only had a 736...probably not.

TLDR: don't be like me and buy a bunch of PMDG 73x models,  just stick with the 736. Are there handling differences between the models - yes but they're relatively subtle. Of 737,8,9 the 737 is more nimble and the 739 more clumsy.

Thanks for insights! I would like also the 739 mostly for being longest, but it doesnt fly in europe almost so 738 would be cool. But you think theres not much of a difference in flying them? A320:s I have worse performance so they re off limits for me, also started to rly like 737!

As I indicated the differences are subtle. From what I've read the 736 is the hotrod of the models, with impressive climb rates and relatively low takeoff and landing speeds. As far as handling size matters - as you get to the progressively larger airframes maneuvers are less sporty. Roll rate and pitch changes are where I see the difference between models, with some subtle differences in flare/float to arrest descent.

As far as procedures on the flightdeck there's really no difference. When sitting in the flightdeck you would have no idea what model you are in.

The 738 is the most regularly flown IRL, and the one I fly 80% of the time, while excepting the 736, the 739 is least regularly used IRL. It really comes down to resources - does one have the discretionary income to buy another $70ish toy, or is that money really needed elsewhere? If cost isn't a factor, get the 738.

12 hours ago, somiller said:

As I indicated the differences are subtle. From what I've read the 736 is the hotrod of the models, with impressive climb rates and relatively low takeoff and landing speeds. As far as handling size matters - as you get to the progressively larger airframes maneuvers are less sporty. Roll rate and pitch changes are where I see the difference between models, with some subtle differences in flare/float to arrest descent.

As far as procedures on the flightdeck there's really no difference. When sitting in the flightdeck you would have no idea what model you are in.

The 738 is the most regularly flown IRL, and the one I fly 80% of the time, while excepting the 736, the 739 is least regularly used IRL. It really comes down to resources - does one have the discretionary income to buy another $70ish toy, or is that money really needed elsewhere? If cost isn't a factor, get the 738.

Thanks. I might have to buy it😆 

Really only reason to buy more than one is if you are a fan of a particular model used by a particular airline.   IRL I flew a number of types of the 737, as many as three different ones in a day. We used to put a little card on the isle stand reminding us which we were flying as they all landed a little differently. Subtile enough to be harder to differentiate n the sim. The longer ones had more rotational inertia and flair was started a little earlier. 

On 10/1/2025 at 7:08 AM, fliger747 said:

Really only reason to buy more than one is if you are a fan of a particular model used by a particular airline.   IRL I flew a number of types of the 737, as many as three different ones in a day. We used to put a little card on the isle stand reminding us which we were flying as they all landed a little differently. Subtile enough to be harder to differentiate n the sim. The longer ones had more rotational inertia and flair was started a little earlier. 

Thats fun to know haha!  Thanks for answer.

On 7/30/2025 at 2:00 AM, IndustrialEngineer said:

I was dumb and got the cheapest one because I wasn't sure how well my PC could handle it. It works good, and I would like bigger and more realistic plane as 736's dont even fly in europe. I'm pretty much limited to pmdg737's for performance considerations. So I won't buy any other addons anyways.

Is the 738's flight model and overall feeling so different to 736 that it would be worth of 60e? 

Tell me what you think if you have 738 or others 🙂

I fly the PMDG 736, in the Boeing in-house livery. That way, I give myself free reign to fly anywhere without bothering about airlines, code shares, or any other such bureaucratic nonsense! For some reason, the sales staff at Boeing seem to like their flights from Gatwick to Humberside. What do they know that I don't about Scunthorpe? 😀