KevMac

Like that attention getter?? :smile: Okay, let me explain the title. I am challenging PMDG to develop their own Flight Simulator. In my opinion the available simulators on the market today just haven't kept up with what most of us would have expected had FSX continued it's development cycle. Just imagine the time it would eventually save PMDG, not having to adapt and change code for several new platforms and adapt to their release schedules (i.e. P3D, X-Plane, FSX). Plus, imagine PMDG's quality on a fully developed flight sim! I hope they will consider this in the near future as they look to grow their business and expand in slightly new directions. Anyway, there's my sales pitch. Thanks, Kevin McCarthy

Does anyone have a good custom TRACKIR 5 profile to use with the 737NGX ? Thanks, Kevin McCarthy

Does anyone have a good custom TRACKIR 5 profile to use with the 737NGX ? Thanks, Kevin McCarthy

Hi All - I was just wantching Nick's latest video where he changed the outside temperature in the FMC (CDU) to 57 degrees celsius. However, the N1 is subsequently changed to 88.3 percent. Here is where I am confused. Hotter air is less dense, therefore the hotter the air, the more thrust you will need. I figured putting in a temperature that hot of 57c would yield a much greater N1 level, such as 104 or 105 instead of 88. Can someone shed some light on this? Thanks,Kevin M

I heard PMDG's next project is going to be an A320!!!P.S. I may also be a Bovine Scatologist. ;-)-Kevin McCarthy

Boeing is creating a new 737:http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/flightblogger/2011/02/boeing-ceo-jim-mcnerney-were-g.htmlPMDG, can we get a release date for this new plane? (sorry, I couldn't resist) :( -Kevin McCartney

I quote the first line of Billy Ocean's Caribbean Queen song.. "She's simply Awesome!"Kevin M.KDFW

A Delta pilot once told me that to fly a HUD approach, all you need to do is "put the ball in the basket". I assume this is referring to the donut hole, so I was expecting to see this as well.Kevin M.

Thanks Dazz, that sheds some light.Kevin

A few years ago, I could have sworn that PMDG said (Robert I believe) they were going to come out with an A320 series airplane along with a potential family of Airbuses. However, it's obvious PMDG has changed course on this.Am I imagining this?Thanks,Kevin

Hey Guys -I am having a problem with my Rudder pedals in FSX where suddenly the rudder just goes hard left uncommanded. The only way I have found to solve this problem is by unplugging the USB cable and re-plugging it in, however, it happens roughly every 10-15 minutes, sometimes less. I am plugging the USB cable in one of my systems primary USB ports on the back. I haven't had any issues with the CH Products yoke.Any help would be appreciated.thx,Kev

My vote is for the A320. Who doesn't want to be the Hero on the Hudson PMDG style!

I apologize if this has been posted before. But I thought this was somewhat encouraging...I found this posted on fsinsider.com, link here: http://www.fsinsider.com/news/Pages/AMessageFromAces.aspx"By now, many of you have heard that Microsoft has closed Aces Studio, the publisher of Microsoft Flight Simulator. This was not a reflection of the quality of the products Aces has developed, the sales performance of the games, or the quality of the team at Aces. This difficult decision was made to align Microsoft

Hi all, this may sound like a dumb question, but I am trying to figure out how to assign landing gear up and down to two separate buttons in FSX. In FS9, I was able to do this without any problems (i'm guessing they had two separate assignments.)It appears there is only a single "landing gear retract/extend" assignment.. Hence, the flipper switch on my CH PRODUCTS yoke can only be assigned up or down for this option.Is there any way to have the flipper switch up be assigned to gear up and down be assigned for gear down?thanks much!KMac

I believe PMDG announced the Airbus project would be after the 737NG. Has this changed?

I agree, the PMDG 737 is on the top of my list as well. Also, I am looking forward to Airliner XP's A320 series, but both seem a long ways off. FSX is still short a quality 737 and A320.Finally, looking forward to Level-D 757.

Hey PMDG -This comment is still in your wiki "PMDG strongly discourages using FSX in the Windows Vista operating system".Is that still your recommendation?Just wondering if your team has performed any new testing in Vista, specifically Vista 64-bit?thanks,Kevin

Thanks everyone for the quick responses. Lefteris, I look forward to your report and will monitor your blog.thanks!Kevin

Just wondering if anyone could share their experiences with the 747X using Visa 64?thanks!Kevin

Hi Gary, great stuff.. Any chance you could test on Vista 32 bit? I'm ready to build a new rig and am just nervous about using 64 bit because of all the driver incompatibilities and problems with other software.thanks again,Kev

Check out this wiki by PMDG and using their 747-400x. They recommend using FSX only with XP. I was hoping to also build a new PC around DX10, but this recommendation does not help the cause.http://ops.precisionmanuals.com/wiki/747-4...%26_Performance64-bit still has many driver issues that may not make that a feasible option yet.-Kev

That is very upsetting to hear about the memory issues with Vista. I was planning on building a new machine with a new Penryn processor using Vista and taking advantage of the DX10 visuals. It really stinks that Microsoft dropped the ball on us with this crappy OS. I hope FS11 will take full advantage of the DX10 capabilities and force Microsoft to address these memory problems.Thanks for your research and testing PMDG!Kevin

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Finally, looks like FSX is going to get some relief for multiple core pc's. See below:"According to Intel, the service pack 1 for Microsoft

This is the procedure for Delta Airlines 737-800:"At 400 ft the PF calls HDG SEL or LNAV depending on the departure. The SID or tower issued instructions will determine which one is apropriate. LNAV may be armed prior to departure if the first leg of the SID is within 5 degrees of the runway...in that case, you simply ensure that LNAV is selected at 400." Hope that helps.-Kevin