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  1. I'm going to assume sarcasm on that one.
  2. Tom, Thank you for all you have done and will continue to do for the flight sim community and AVSIM. I can only wish the best for you and your family during this difficult time.
  3. Your eCommerce portal login won't work. You need a separate account for support. Register here: http://support.precisionmanuals.com/Main/frmRegister.aspx
  4. For a minute I thought... but alas it's almost certainly an April fools joke. So cruel...
  5. I don't think you can simply extrapolate how long a 1.x beta takes and then equate that with the beta period of a 2.0 release. There is going to be a lot more ground the cover on the 2.0 beta test than a smaller changes made in a 1.x release.
  6. Thanks for reposting. Although I think you might be in violation of the P-56 airspace restriction:)
  7. While not applicable on the 777, it seems like Airbus and Boeing are moving toward forcing built-in EFB's on their new aircraft. All the 787 and A380 cockpits I have seen include a class 3 EFB.
  8. PMDG uses AWS (Amazon Web Services) for all their file hosting, so any download issues would not be their's per-se. I would concur with Tom and run a tracert to the download url. I may be an issue with your ISP's backhaul. Also where are you geographically located? Depending on the service PMDG has signed up for they may not have the files hosted at Amazon data centers outside the U.S.
  9. Of course there are no ground based navigational aids in the pacific ocean (VOR, etc). Aircraft such as the 777 of course have both IRS and GPS based navigational systems. There are still defined waypoints in the pacific ocean. Furthermore due to the lack of VHF radio communication is done through a variety of methods. There if of course traditional HF radio, which is now augmented with the SELCAL system so pilots do not need to monitor HF constantly. Also there is a newer satellite based system called CPDLC. With this pilots can simply file digital position reports and receive text based transmissions from the various oceanic ATC centers. I believe this system can also send automatic position reports to both the center and the airline ops center. For example, a flight such as UAL863 from KSFO to YSSY will initially be handed off to NorCal departure by KSFO, then they will contact either Oakland center or they might even go directly to Oakland Oceanic who will give them a oceanic clearance and do a SELCAL verification to ensure it is working. If the aircraft is equipped with CPDLC then they can login to KZAK (the identifier for Oakland Oceanic) for text based communication and position reporting. To get an idea of the flight plan here is one from UAL863: DCT CINNY DCT 33N130W M084F300 DCT 29N135W DCT 25N141W M083F300 DCT 22N145W DCT 19N150W M082F300 DCT 10N160W M083F320 DCT 02N170W M084F340 DCT 04S180E M085F360 DCT 12S170E M085F380 DCT 18S163E DCT 22S160E M086F400 DCT BEADS DCT MARLN M055F120. A majority of it is simply coordinates and not defined waypoints. Also it lists speed and altitude for a given point. So at point 33N130W they are expected to be at FL300 with a mach number of .84.
  10. The entire B777 family is certified by the FAA for ETOPS 240 operations. The -200ER (GE90 only), -200LR, -F, and -300ER are also certified for ETOPS 330. Also you have to consider that aircraft certification is only part of ETOPS operation. The airlines must also be certified for ETOPS operation. I believe that includes certification in areas of maintenance, operations, and of course flight planning.
  11. Although I don't actually know how they will be priced, I think you can assume that the price will be the same as the current 737 manual sets. In terms of format the 777 FCOM, etc are exactly the same as the 737NG manuals.
  12. It was a Sun Country Airlines aircraft that they photo surveyed. If you look at the fire extinguisher pre-SP1, the label said Sun Country Airlines. With SP1 the label was changed to a generic PMDG one.
  13. Was it HAECO? Edit: It is indeed HAECO, http://bit.ly/LCRbmt.
  14. Send a support ticket via http://support.precisionmanuals.com/Main/Default.aspx
  15. From a perspective of operational differences I agree the difference between the two options is very small and only effects aircraft operation at takeoff if at all. If I reflect a little, I must say I got a bit carried away... My main disagreement with Dave was with the idea we the customers should not provide feedback, even if some or most of it is ridiculous or redundant (ie. "Are their going to be digital checklists in the 777 thread). To your other point I am surprised that crews don't have a even cursory knowledge of the engines. However, it does not really provide any benefit to know as it in no way effects aircraft operation. This is especially the case with the latest FADEC systems.
  16. So you are running Windows in a virtualized environment (ie. Parallels)? I would suggest you use Bootcamp instead as then you will not be running OSX at the same time.
  17. While I respect that you have your opinion on this issue, I must say I disagree. We don't have any real control over the development decisions made at PMDG, but as customers we can certainly make clear what we would like to see. Also I find it hard to believe PMDG does not look at some of the feedback on the forums and use it to guide the development of future products. I don't think they just magically know what their customers respond to in a positive manner. Now I think some of the threads people post are silly, but I don't think this one is. There was a valid question that got answered. Furthermore I think many people learned something about the 777 and its engines that they may not have known before.
  18. I am not sure about the specifics of the market in Perth, but for Qantas to make money on routes the flights need to have strong yields. For an airlines such as Qantas strong yields mean that both Business and First Class are filled with paying passengers. If Perth can't provide that in strong enough numbers, then there is no way it will work. For YPPH-EGLL to work I believe the 777-200LR would need to take a weight penalty, so cargo loads or even passenger loads will need to be reduced, so it is not that viable.
  19. For many of the long haul routes the A380-800 serves Qantas well. For example at EGLL, which is slot restricted, using the 380 makes far better use of the slot than sending a 777-300ER. They know EGLL-YSSY is just at the limit of the range of even the 777-200LR so that does not work and again the 200LR can carry far fewer people. The A330 is a solid aircraft and works well for Australia-Asia flying.
  20. Great! Making only the 115B made no sense given PMDG's crusade for accuracy.
  21. The EFB is decent but not totally accurate. Also how are you going to get a charts subscription? They were showing Jeppesen charts, which are insanely expensive. To give you an idea the worldwide subscription for electronic charts is $11,672.00. I don't know for how long that subscription is valid, but I think it is one year.
  22. I did some more research and some things are a bit contradictory. So the FAA type certificate confirms that some variant of 115B is certified for the 777F (link), in addition to the 110B version. However, the EASA site says that only a 110B variant is certified. I looked around to see if I could find any operator using the 115B on the 777F and I drew a blank. All the airlines I checked use the 110B. Those that I checked include FedEx, AeroLogic, Southern Air, and Emirates. There are a few more who operate the type such as China Southern, LAN Cargo, and Qatar Airways, but I could not get clear data. As lots of information is conflicting the only data I accepted as valid was either from the FAA n number database or from the airline itself.
  23. Not true. I checked the EASA type certification data sheet (link) and it clearly states that the only engine certified for the 777F is the GE90-110B1. For the 777-200LR it says that either engine can be used. So theoretically Boeing could have the 777F certified for use with the -115B1 variant but they have not.
  24. Basically if you want to use two discrete SSD's or HDD's you should install Windows in one of those disks and FSX should be installed on the other disk. Add ons generally install into their own folder within the root FSX folder. Of course some files will go into folder such as SimObjects, etc. There is really no way to separate FSX from add ons.
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