bluewolf

Love the logo, the tail art, not so much. I actually cringed when I saw the tail.

The best thing about the ED, you get an up to date aircraft. If I have to re-install, I'd rather install from one file, rather than an old EXE and patches. John Palmeri

I started with the button control, and when I saw the captains responses listed in the window, next to the FO's challenges/prompts, I thought OH that will make Voice control a snap. I was surprised that when I switched to voice, that the window with the captains response was missing. I had to print out the responses, but I do enjoy the voice control.

So I went to load the panel state, and clicked on SAVE instead of load. Yes I Clicked OK before I realized what I was doing. So I have over written my panel-state. :(I know I can simply reinstall the program, but I was wondering if the panel state was available for DL or if there is a backup already on my HD. Would it be OK form someone to paste the text as a post to paste into the sav file? I only ask because if I was stupid enough to do it once, there remains a chance I will muck it up again.

Yes Jeremy is correct, I think the only exception might be a through flight where the crew remains the same. Even so its still good practice to align them everytime. Of course this would be a airline dependent SOP.

This is something I have really been considering doing. I have a hoard of questions for you.How did you go about getting ready for it? I love my PMDG 737's but there are just somethings that aren't simulated. I operate my 737 with FS2Crew and I have read Captain Mike's Super Guppy Check-ride book...shame its for 3/4/500's. How do you prepare to run your flows when (at least for myself) there is missing information?Assuming you are doing this for entertainment value, how does the simulator crew handle you? Are they more helpful? Or do they push and test you as hard as a real 737 pilot? Are or were you allowed a guest to sit in and observer your ride?Is there a shortened start up? It can take me the full 20 mins to go through my flows to just leave the gate. However if its $150 per hour, I would wish to trim that gate time.Did you have a hard time getting the slot that you wanted, or did you just take what you could get? Which Facility did you go to? The Long beach Facility seems to be the most openly receptive to the public, but they only have a 737-200...I would rather try the MD-11 than the 200. I'm sure I can ask a dozen more questions, but I'll hold em for now:)John Palmeri

There are somethings to think of.I am hoping PMDG will implement some sort of Anti-piracy software for the DL.Also if they continue to have a expiring download link, MAKE SURE to installs it before the download link expires. Some people have downloaded the 737, left it for more than a day, (which I can't understand, I have to play with it as soon as I get it) only to find out that the file is imcomplete and wont install.We have been told that the AC will weight in near 60mb! So it will fit on a CD no problemo!

They have already said that they will give us several days notice before its released.

Thanks for posting it, I read these forums several times a day, and this is the first time I saw "this" joke. :)

It has been said that we would be notified several days in advance of its release. Now me being the greedy customer that I am...I would be super cool if "exsisting" customers got an option to buy and download a day or two earlier. Sort of a loyalty reward:)

Ah well as the pilot is becoming incapacitated, he makes a call over the PA system..."Is there anyone on board, that has flown a PMDG 737NG??" I push the call button, a attendant speeds me up to the cockpit, where the pilot unlocks the door just as he passes out.

Or when you fly as a passenger in RL, and carry charts and airport diagrams with you. Thinking to yourself, should both the Pilot and the Co pilot of this 737 become incapacitated, you know almost every control on the flightdeck (thank you PMDG)...

I just hope when it is released that they take stong methods to thwart piracy. I hate paying for things that people steal.

I would like to know who the pilots are in the 747:) I like the star trek tie in, didn't care for the political tie in... Maybe Harrison Ford, or John Travolta...he is rated to be a 747 co pilot isn't he?

HELLO!Is that heat distortion photoshopped? Its a very nice screen shot, looks real. Whats going on here, the background has the right amount of blur, the grass looks good. Everything but the plane says real picture. Actually the plane looks VERY nice, and looks very real, but the blue around the nose..I dont know what I am trying to say. I think its the shading of the blue color. GJ!I know the real AF1 is a 747-200, but hey if Harrison ford gets a 747-400 cockpit to fly in the movie Air Force One, then I would love a AF1 repaint:) I know PMDG wont make it, dang them and their standards :) J/KJohn Palmeri

A backcourse is the backside of the ILS, on the otherside of the runway. As I understand it, there is enough of a signal that a plane can fly the lateral course keeping lined up with the runway. But there is no signal that guides the plane vertically, it is up to the pilot to bring the plane down safely. WHY of WHY would any airport have ILS only on one side??? WHAT are they too cheap??!! Well one good example would be KSAN, RW 27. The approach comes straight through the city buildings, and the buildings interfer with the signal. So if they had ILS for 27, the signal might get borked and a plane might zoom right into someones apartment.John Palmeri

Thats not for the 737 is it? Thats for the 747?John Palmeri>Something like this? ;-)>>http://forums.avsim.net/user_files/119581.jpg>>Best,>>Vin Scimone>PMDG>www.precisionmanuals.com>http://www.precisionmanuals.com/images/forum/devteam.jpg

I'm not seeing this option in my PMDG section, was it removed with the 8/900?http://www.johnpalmeri.com/PMDG.gifJohn Palmeri>Something like this? ;-)>>http://forums.avsim.net/user_files/119581.jpg>>Best,>>Vin Scimone>PMDG>www.precisionmanuals.com>http://www.precisionmanuals.com/images/forum/devteam.jpg

It is said that a Jedi only really starts to learn once they start to a padawan. While someday I would love to be a master, it is the journey of a padawan learner that is the most satisfiying to me. I hope that that with my last dying breath, I am still a learner. I can only imagine that the actual process of the flight can be quite dull at times, however the learning of systems and how things work are what seem exciting to me.I would be proud to be a Padawan.BluewolfJohn Palmeri

Hello,I thought that I had read in the manual that the APP light was suppose to extingush when the G/S LOC were locked in on finals. Like, when you are on course for the LOC, you push the LOC button, and when it is captured the LOC button lite extingushes. Then you push the APP button and it lights up until the G/S is captured, then it should extingush. I am fairly sure I read that, and I am trying to findout which manual it was in.Wouldn't be the first time I was wrong.John PalmeriBluewolf

One thing that really stood out to me, was the sound. The engine noise from the 1900C is much more bareable than the 1900D. I still love the D, but after 10mins I turn the sound down so my head doesn't explode.John PalmeriBluewolf

You can fly without using FS2crew...just Ignore the FO when he says "But captain, the before takeoff checklist..." Or when you land, and the FO instructs the flight crew to prepare for Take off.

If you are flying in a multiplayer session, I found that the TCAS only works if you go to the PMDG options and choose FS2004 instead of FSUIPC.DLL. John Palmeri-Bluewolf

So like many things I say, this is gonna sound weird (as if you can even hear me). I had my sounds in fs2004 set to maximium and it sounded OK. I then in a quest for better frame rates set the sounds to medium, and all of a sudden sounds started coming to life! first,I never flown in a 737 cockpit. I think the sounds are wonderful, as I start the engines, I can hear the the panel clicks on right or left. I hear the difference from right to left in the engines. I love as I begin my descent I can hear an osilating pitch, that just draws me into the simulation. I have to save that the one thing I don't like about the PMDG 737 series is, that no matter how many times I push the call button, NO ONE brings me coffee. Thank goodness for FS2crew! John PQVA-868 eSky

Is this from a recent update? This sounds alot like whats in the readme file for the 737 model update. The one that adds more clickable spots on the overhead.Here is the spot in the readme.*start cut and paste*The new Virtual Cockpit models require some textures that were not a part of the original 737-6/700 package. The installer will place a copy of these textures into every livery CURRENTLY INSTALLED in your 737-600/700 or 737-700-Winglets airplane.IF YOU INSTALL ANY NEW LIVERIES AFTER RUNNING THIS UPDATE, YOU MUST FOLLOW THESE TWO SIMPLE STEPS AFTER INSTALLING THE NEW LIVERY!1) Navigate to your FS/AIRCRAFT/PMDG737-x00 folder. (600/700 or 700-Winglets, depending on the livery you just installed!)2) Double click on the file called: Run_Me_After_Installing_A_Livery.batERROR NOTE: If you find that the floor of the VC is transparent, or you are missing textures in the VC, it means you missed step #2..... ;-)In review, the installer will do all ensure that all of your 6/7/700-Winglets liveries are updated when you install the model update, but if you add new liveries afer this update, you should follow the directions contained above.If you need assistance with it, just visit our customer support forum and ask for help! One of many experts will be able to assist you!*end cut and paste*