Muley

Scanning the Aircraft cfg file would actually be pretty useless. There is not enough data in there to correctly determine the dispatch accurately for any given flight. You have to take into account that each developer has pre determined a rounded figure for assumed passenger weight etc. There is a wealth of performance data for most of the popular add ons. I will be glad to share my aircraft database if needed. Scanning the Aircraft cfg file would actually be pretty useless. There is not enough data in there to correctly determine the dispatch accurately for any given flight. You have to take into account that each developer has pre determined a rounded figure for assumed passenger weight etc. There is a wealth of performance data for most of the popular add ons. I will be glad to share my aircraft database if needed.

It's a great app. I have been using it for a few months and it adds so much more to the overall flight. Cockpit preparation is enhanced no end.

This happens to me all the time. I loose interest can't find the time but i know after many years of simming that i will get keen again and the break from it has done me good. This also applies to other aspects of my life. I'm a keen Kayaker but that doesn't mean i want to do it 365 days a year. 2 kids a wife and a job means i cant fly every day or week and sometimes i don't want to but i know i will want to ........soon!

I did the same thing. I haven't flown the MD-11 for years!! I tried it out a few days ago. My PC is a lot more powerful than the old rig i used to fly it on and as such it runs very very smoothly. I forgot how involved it all was and the screens within the virtual cockpit are clear as day. It's a delight to fly and i am glad i got it running again and yes i agree it is right up there with the NGX.

Yep same for me. I was very tempted to buy the 777 but i'm holding out for the 747v2.

I use both PFPX, TOPCAT and EFB. I create a flight plan in PFPX which calculates the fuel very accurately for me. The plan itself includes SID/STAR based on current weather which you can modify as you wish. Combined with TOPCAT it gives me a very accurate payload distribution which is very helpful when I'm putting the data in the FMC. This in turn gives me Take Off and Landing data i need. PFPX and TOPCAT give me all the information in one place to help me fill in the data i need for the FMC. I then export the plan to FSX which allows me to import that data into EFB so if i need to make any changes when i am flying due to a change in weather i simply use EFB to provide me with the necessary information. They all work really well together. You don't need to have PFPX running when you are flying FSX. It prints out a great Operation Flight Plan. I sometimes export that plan to my iPad and have that at hand. I also use my iPad to input all the data into the FMC with a cool app. I hope this gives you an idea of how they simply do different things but complement each other very well.

Is there a forum rule where your not allowed to ask a question if that answer can be found somewhere in the documentation provided by PMDG? Or is the answer to that in the manuals? Get a grip it's a forum!!!

Many thanks for taking the time to post the link. Great video. I have been subscribed to this guys videos on YouTube for awhile now. He has some great stuff and his passion for flight is infectious.

That's great. Thanks for taking the time to upload and share.

That's great news.PFPX looks like a great tool.

Yeah phew! Good job.

Yep I agree but I'm both of those pilots. When I fly a good sim like PMDG stuff most of my enjoyment comes from the planning and then the execution of all that. I also like to fly like a mad man every now and then simply because I can. Topcat is a great tool and it really does enhance my time in the sim without a doubt.

I use Topcat in conjustion with FsBuild for fuel planning and the take off performance data. I have edited the default figures in Topcat and get very accurate numbers with the FMC. The FMC does a great job but these programs add a lot more to the whole planning phase which i really enjoy.

I know this is an old post but did you get the panel working?

Yesterday I asked a question about PMDG performance data for FsBuild and someone kindly replied with some figures etc. The whole thread has gone now. Is there any chance of getting that data back so I can get hold of the figures? Or point me in the direction if it's been moved?