DrewMA

Typically right next to GON in Mystic, CT. But now I am going to school within a mile of the 15/33 threshold at KBTV. Love hearing the F-16s and Fedex 727 every day!

I am currently having the same problem. It is clear from all of the data that a step climb is in fact possible at the time and significantly more favorable than the current altitude yet the FMC continues to say UNABLE. Drew Anderson

Why the new thread? http://forum.avsim.net/topic/341864-pmdg-737ngx-directx-setup-serious-issue/page__view__findpost__p__2044024 Drew Anderson

They clearly have optimized performance significantly. It's impressive how well it performs! Drew Anderson

http://forum.avsim.net/topic/340804-what-will-be-your-first-flight/

Because an identical question was asked recently.

Why is beer capitalized and with a possessive apostrophe? Drew Anderson

Hasn't this already been answered for you? Why are you making a new thread when you should rightfully know the answer? Drew Anderson

Turn on smoothing for barometric pressure. Drew Anderson

This has been asked and answered many times. In fact, reading the official posts they clearly state this is a goal for SP1. Drew Anderson

Is there any reason why you think it won't? Seriously, explain to us why you think that is not an adequate system and why you think the NGX is going to have significant hardware requirements on top of what we are already accustomed to in FSX aircraft. Drew Anderson

It all depends on weight. You're too heavy at that point to reach higher. The FMC tells you an optimum and maximum cruising altitude. Use that.

Kind sir, I believe this is very much out of the hands of PMDG and completely up to the software which you are using to fly online. It's one of the things that we can probably chock up to be a limitation of the FSX engine.Drew Anderson

Even though it is difficult to parse what this guy is saying I think I figured it out.Planes flying through the air are not subject to friction the same a heavy load on the ground would be. sekos appears to be asserting his idea based on the fact that a 10 ton truck's engine works a lot harder to push/drive the 10 tons on the ground than a 1 ton truck. Just throw this idea out of your head because airplanes rely on different principles. The fuel burn the higher you go will always be less, regardless of where you are inside the aircraft's operating envelope. The only difference that will significantly change as you get heavier is the maximum altitude. The heavier you are the less able you are to climb to the service ceiling. sekos: Think a little bit more clearly about what you're trying to say. Then proofread your submissions. The lack of coherent statements make it seem like everybody in this thread is wasting their time trying to answer your question because you may never grasp it. Please fix this.Drew

They are hidden away under maintenance functions in the FMC.. it's practical and convenient to not have to use the FSX menu to change options. Especially when opening/closing doors. It's the way it should be done and the way PMDG has been doing it for a while..