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  5. Posted

    For Prepar3d, there is no B727 or B737-200 that comes even close to the level and quality of PMDG...

    Coincidentally as we speak FlyJSim just released a video promoting their 727 'v2' which will be available next week for purchase. 

     

  6. Posted

    Hey Teo, 

    I do not believe PMDG has intentions to continue along the lines of retro aircraft the DC-6. They made it primarily to aid their transition into X-Plane. Modelling such an aircraft with not much system integration etc was a huge advantage on their part. 

     

    I am speaking from personal opinion, but X-Plane 10 has a really well modeled 727 and 732 Twin Jet from FlyJSim. Both of these airliners are fantastic additions to the simulator. IXEG's 733 is also a step up in terms of system integration from the era of the Twin Jet and the 727, but definitely still a notch below what you'd expect from aircraft such as the NG lineup.  

  7. Posted

    However, I don't think that the -600 variant is widespread enough yet for enough people to buy it

     

    No, it's actually quite the opposite. 

    Once again, I urge you to remember that North America is not the end of the world. Comparatively, ATR's 600 variant is way more widespread than the Q400 with aircraft operating in almost all continents. Just because YOU don't see ATRs because of your location, it doesn't mean that they aren't there.

    With regards to performance per dollar, the argument for the ATR 600 is a strong one. I can recall a few years ago my regional airline (LIAT Airlines) was faced with replacing their aging Q300, Q100 fleet. After weighing their options, the case for the ATR was stronger, especially on the shorter commuter routes that is more common everywhere else that isn't in North America.

     

    With the 600 receiving more orders than the Q400, it's pretty absurd to say that demand isn't there for this aircraft. 

     

    With that being said, I'm sure PMDG has their hands full, I don't expect to see them making either anytime soon - but I hope I am wrong. Maybe we'll eventually see a resurrection of PMDG's Dash-8 project in the future, but Majestic has also started work on their Q200/300 variants. 

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  8. Posted

    PMDG does aircraft(with the exfeption of DC-6) that are common around the world. In that case, no the ATR is not very common. Look at thr number of ATRs still in use today. There are only a few ATR flying in the US. And those that are, are mostly the ATR 42. The 600 just isn't selling very well

    I'm sure by no means PMDG develops aircraft just based on popularity or what's common - more like whatever they want to and whatever they can access material for. 

     

    Let us also not forget that the the world continues outside of the borders of the USA and North America. You say that the ATR isn't very common around the world but then give statistics for the USA. The ATR 600 variant is also outselling the Q400 variant everywhere else that isn't North America - so it is odd that you'd say it isn't selling well. 

     

    They're slower, fly less of the distance but are cheaper and more fuel efficient than their Q400 counterpart. I suspect the only reason the Q400 outsells in North America is that extra distance, allowing operators to replace a jet with a turboprop. 

     

    At the end of the day I'm not really too worried about what aircraft the team makes as I know it'll be good, but it surely doesn't help to spread misinformation. 

  9. Posted

    Technically it is 737ngx v3. As the v1 had been for fs9 and then the ngx update for fsx/p3d

     

    same for the 747 that is called v3

     

    David Lee

    The 'NGX' is a completely different product to the 'NG' that was in FS9. 

    The 'NGX' is version 1 of this airplane, and I'm sure any modifications to the existing NGX will deem it version 2. 

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  11. Posted

    I have silently waited for my very own woodpigeon. If I can get a beta team invite then all would be well. I just don't know if we'll find space to store the Segway!

    Personally would love to see the NG in X-Plane 10 (maybe call it the PMDG NGXP) above all, especially a PMDG rendition 

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  13. Posted

    Good day guys, I hope everyone is having a wonderful Tuesday.  :smile:

     

    I have been an X-Plane user now for some time and I am extremely delighted to be alive to witness PMDG's ventures with the sim. With the impending release of the DC-6, I am now curious about PMDG's potential future on the platform. Although I have read countless times that the company indeed plans to continue on the platform, I am more interested in feasibility. 

     

    What hurdles have the team overcame in their endeavors? Is it a drastically time consuming process to develop for both platforms simultaneously? How different has the development process been for both platforms? 

     

    I'm also interested in knowing if the team sees parallel (with regards to time and product type) development for both simulations in the upcoming years, or should we expect more of a branched approach, where porting a product from one sim to another is the more efficient route.

     

    These questions are particularly interesting to me since I have spent some time developing my own addons in X-Plane with more efficiency than other sims, such as FSX and its derivatives.  

     

    Thank you in advance,

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  14. Posted

    How has the development on the X-Plane platform been for the PMDG team? I know before setting out on this endeavor the team expected some difficulties (or perhaps, challenges when working with the unfamiliar platform) - how were they handled, and do you see the XP platform being a feasible platform for development in the future? 
    I am very interested as I have made the switch to X-Plane some time ago, and I cannot look back now. 

  17. Posted

    Yep, happened to me too.

     

    It all transpired rather quick so didn't notice the A/T mode annunciated, so will check again on next flight. Think I was in speed mode though. A/T just let the speed bleed off, and didn't respond. Had to disengage and go to manual.

     

    Yup SPD Mode was active for me too (highlighted on the PFD in pic), still no response.

  19. Posted

    This happened to me the other day. The A/T did not respond to the decrease in IAS and did not bother to try holding the speed set in the speed window, which was VREF + 5 knots.

    It remained at idle while approaching the amber line, I think it was because of changing wind during the final. 

     

    EDIT: the A/T never commanded idle thrust, but it seemed to maintain about 50% N1 regardless of a decreasing IAS

     

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    So, I responded by deactivating A/T which isn't recommended during normal landing procedure, and manually controlled throttle input for the last portion of landing;

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  24. Posted

    Hey guys after days of frustration, I think I have potentially solved an issue that has been bugging SP1 and my 300ER. 
    Since upgrading to SP1/300ER I have not been able to complete a whole flight from start to finish, without FSX crashing. I have never experienced this crash before, even after doing 12 hour hauls pre SP1. I have tried rolling back drivers, removing my overclock, removing bloatware from my motherboard manufacturer company, increasing and decreasing page file sizes, monitoring virtual memory usage. Nothing working and so I figured I'd just wait it out.

    Now I am not sure how much of you experience this issue, but I have seen a couple posts on Facebook sites regarding this particular issue. Its not an OOM, or a fatal error, as reported in the Title Microsoft Flight Simulator® has stopped working.

    Nobody seems to have a fix for the issue, so I did my own digging in event viewer etc, did my own Google searches etc, and was led to the assumption that DEP (Data Execution Prevention) could be a possible culprit, and that some sort of negative feedback was occurring durring flight where DEP falsely terminates the FSX process.

     

    I kept obtaining an error report that looks similar to;

     

    Problem signature
    Problem Event Name: BEX

    Application Name: fsx.exe

    Fault Module Name: StackHash_xxxx

     

     

    Apparently StackHash being identified as a faulty module was somehow directly related to the DEP logic,

    After some reading I stumbled on a post made by @firehawk44 (Many thanks, you've been a major help thus far.) long story short, MSFSX requires DEP to be turned on for some reason, so trying THIS method will not allow it to be turned off for fsx.exe.

     

    However some manual cmd prompt inputs must be made, I will provide a link for this. After doing this, and a success is returned, perform a reboot and DEP should be disabled. 

     

    I have provided links in this post for you guys to read up more on the real issue and for you to do extra reading if you can further help the situation.

     

    So I will like to know if this helps with the CTDs after the SP1 update on your end. So far I have done about 5 hours of flight straight (HNL-LAX) without experiencing a CTD, where before I got one as early as 2 hours into the flight. 

     

    Maybe its just my luck today, so I would love some confirmation and feedback, NOT sure if this is a PMDG issue or just FSX being, FSX, but I have only encountered it so far using the Triple 7. Good luck guys, thanks for your time!  B)

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