rob roberson

Thanks for the reminder Chris. All sorted. Ok my way to OMDB...

Thanks for that sanity check. I usually don't have update or install issues. I am on v4.4 but I will reinstall the client and see what happens. Thanks again.

I concur with FreightDawg, (hey that's my call sign, smile freight only). Hundreds of long haul hours in the -8.

Found the same answer. Reloaded default panel state. Saved my options, all good.

Downloaded new installers per instructions, uninstalled, installed base, and expansion properly licensed. Thanks for the sanity check. Having the exact same problem and performed the actions you stated. No resolution. In addition, I have a white reservoir pressure 2 illuminated with no failures active and normal indications on hydraulics synoptic. I will put in a ticket.

I jumped the P3D when V4 arrived on the scene, and like you all, I bought everything over again. Since moving to P3D I have never gone back to FSX. I also think you should consider Orbx landclass and Vector. Wow. Keep the shiny side up.

Fellow freight dogs, I haven't seen this mentioned here yet, but Anchorage Professional for P3Dv4 is out. AeroSoft. It looks like Anchorage X updated to 64Bit and P3D. It is awesome. Hope it is ok to mention this here. You might have to run Make-runways to correct the RAAS callout. But the runways are correctly numbered 15 - 33 as well as the other runways. I'm always through there to and from RJAA, VHHH or ZSPD to name a few. Hope this is useful information. Rob

I found a work around. I found if I start from Cold and Dark, you still get the FMC Message, but the Master Caution does not illuminate on engine start. So off to EDDF from ODMB.

Glad it is not just me. I echo long panel state and master caution on engine start. Thanks for the sanity check. I couldn't get that last update to install from Ops Center, so I downloaded and ran a new installer. That fixed the mismatched versions. Going back to 777F for a bit. That caution light freaks me out when ever I turn back to look at the panel. Other than that, I'm good. P3D v4.

Hi, Used Windows 7 with all the usual suspect addons over the years, then upgraded to 10. No significant problems, except one. PMDG MD-11 will not load since Win10 upgrade. Someone correct me if I am wrong. All of my other PMDG heavy haulers ok, however I relegated 747X to Mojave. Didn't realize how long it would be till 747v3. But in the meantime was almost exclusively flying the 777F. After P3Dv4 arrived on the scene, I switched over to it, and never looked back. Good luck. Windows 10 will not be the panacea, but it works. Rob Roberson

For what it's worth, I would buy it in a heartbeat. Won't hold my breath though.....

OK, guys, my bad. I thought that update was a little too easy. I am a relative newby to P3D. This is my first foray since launch day of P3Dv4. Since I moved over, I have not looked back at FSX once. Long time simmer since C-64 and all FS versions. I did update AS P3D. But I actually needed to uninstall and reinstall the client, and optionally, Content and Scenery along with regenerating the p3d...cfg and the scenery folder. All of this laid out in the P3D forum. (sheepish grin). What can I say. I will not make that mistake again. We learn by doing and occasionally making mistakes. Kyle, thanks for the heads up on the ActiveSky update too. It may have been ActiveSky and my botched P3D update that affected radar. In any case I have my WX radar back. Love the 747F. Didn't think I would ever stop flying the 777F. I will also mention, that prior to this platform, one could fly through the severe turbulence zone with impunity (I know one is supposed to give the cells a wide berth). Not so anymore. Gets pretty rough in there, so now best to avoid it. Great stuff. Hope some of this helps someone else who like me forgot about the separate components of P3D.

After successfully upgrading to P3D V4.1, Weather radar shows no returns. ActiveSky for P3Dv4 installed. All was functioning before upgrade. Checked HiFi forums, no visibility on this yet. Flying PMDG QOTSII 747F. Anyone else seeing this?

I was in Seattle a couple of weeks ago at SEATAC. I turned around and there is was, a FedEx MD11 on short final. Magnificent!. I want my MD11 back. I know it is a lost cause, but it was great to fly. Yes, it was different from Boeing. You kind of had to bring your A game. Twenty degrees of flaps on takeoff, better wait till you were accelerating after pushover. Flaps up, they ALL come up. Not to mention speed control during the approach. Get a little slow and you might be playing tug of war with automatic speed protection. Once you learned the tricks of the trade, so to speak, great to fly.

Been with Flight Sim since Sub Logic, and all versions. When Prepar3d V4 arrived. I built a new system and am all in for P3D V4. Haven't touched my all up FSX machine since. Keeping the shiny side up.... Rob Roberson

Just curious but it has been on my mind. I think the hand writing is on the wall, when will we hear the same kind of announcement for FSX? Rob Roberson

I reluctantly bought the 777LRF at $89.99 and have over 2000 hours in it so far. Guess I like it. Patiently waiting to get back in 747 and specially 747-8i. We have been spoiled by the fidelity that PMDG are able to present to us given the limitaions of FSX. Rob Roberson

If you haven't done so yet. You might want to take a look at the CTD Crash to Desktop forum right here on Avsim. Another thing is to get a copy of the Software and Hardware Guide for FSX, also here on Avsim. Along with that try Word Not Allowed's flight sim guide. There is a little overlap but they both have things that will help you sort out your issues. A lot of good answers in the CTD forum from knowledgeable members that provide authoritative and definitive solutions. Give it a try.

It would be great if viable, that PMDG could elegantly integrate it into their aircraft, but that sound you hear is me not holding my breath.

Well, when NGX was released I heard folks say they could no longer bring themselves to fly the 747 or MD-11. All they wanted to fly was the NGX. I had many hours in the NGX, but still migrated back to the MD-11 and 747. Since the 777 arrived, I have flown it exclusively. I now feel that I can fly nothing else. It is mesmerizing. Now I guess I know how the folks felt about the NGX. A caveat is that I fly the 777F on long hauls. Just a freight dog at heart I guess. So now, I am wondering if the 747V2 will have the same affect on me when it is released. I have to admit that I prefer the -8 variant. We will See

I have flown about a hundred hours in the PMDG 777. Except for the first couple of hours I have not touched the trim button except to set initial trim setting. I apply gentle yoke pressure in the appropriate direction depending on take off or landing. The aircraft trims and will remain so until I command otherwise with the yoke. Judging from the discussions indicating that it may not be correct or that it is being rewritten, this may be an incorrect procedure. Currently, it seems to work. I await definitive and authoritative information from PMDG.

Long haul freight dog here. I have completed one of FedEx longest flights. Hong Kong to Memphis. 15 hours, no problems startup to shutdown, yes, crew rest was required. I did set the alarm so I could be up an hour before TOD. Used PFPX for the flight route.

Will the 777 package be a combo voice/button control version? Thanks, Rob

Initially I was not interested in the MD-11. Then I figured it out. Now I love it. It definintely requires a bit more care. Better be on speed. Better wait till you are at push over before you retract those flaps. I have heard folks say they can't fly anything else after the NGX came out. Are you kidding me? My favorite aircraft is the MD-11. Unless I am flying the 744, or the J41. Get my point? Yes, I am one of the quiet majority that is too busy enjoying Flight Sim, and all the addons. I don't spend every waking moment tweaking. Too busy "flying". Have been around the world a few times in the MD-11 and the 744. A little "Theater of the Mind" does wonders for the enjoyment. I do not have enough complaints on the MD-11 to require a refresh or update. That does not mean I am not looking forward to the 747 V2 or the upgraded 747-8i. And the 777.....I love that aircraft. One of my favorite to fly on. By the way, don't let the number of posts or the incept date fool you. I have been around Avsim since the beginning. A refugee from CompuServe Flight Simulator Forum....when IT was the place to be.

If you are talking airline operations, it is a bit more involved that what was stated earlier using part 91.Airline operations would be under part 121.Section 645 - Fuel supply: Turbine-engine powered airplanes, other than turbo propeller: Flag and supplemental operations(a) Any flag operation within the 48 contiguous United States and the District of Columbia may use the fuel requirements of §121.639.( :( For any certificate holder conducting flag or supplemental operations outside the 48 contiguous United States and the District of Columbia, unless authorized by the Administrator in the operations specifications, no person may release for flight or takeoff a turbine-engine powered airplane (other than a turbo-propeller powered airplane) unless, considering wind and other weather conditions expected, it has enough fuel --(1) To fly to and land at the airport to which it is released;(2) After that, to fly for a period of 10 percent of the total time required to fly from the airport of departure to, and land at, the airport to which it was released;(3) After that, to fly to and land at the most distant alternate airport specified in the flight release, if an alternate is required; and(4) After that, to fly for 30 minutes at holding speed at 1,500 feet above the alternate airport (or the destination airport if no alternate is required) under standard temperature conditions.© No person may release a turbine-engine powered airplane (other than a turbo-propeller airplane) to an airport for which an alternate is not specified under §121.621(a)(2) or §121.623( :( unless it has enough fuel, considering wind and other weather conditions expected, to fly to that airport and thereafter to fly for at least two hours at normal cruising fuel consumption.(d) The Administrator may amend the operations specifications of a certificate holder conducting flag or supplemental operations to require more fuel than any of the minimums stated in paragraph (a) or ( :( of this section if he finds that additional fuel is necessary on a particular route in the interest of safety.(e) For a supplemental operation within the 48 contiguous States and the District of Columbia with a turbine engine powered airplane the fuel requirements of §121.643 apply.