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Hell yeah! Let's wait till the real thing rolls out, tough.

Watching...and GOD I WANT IT SO BAD!

I know I'm gonna get my head cut off for this, BUT - could you guys maybe change the seats and the carpet in the -8 cockpit to the more modern brown carpet and the new boeing seats, which have a more comfortable looking, brown-ish fabric on the sides? *runs and hides*

Not true, Air China has quite a few already and flies with them to FRA, JFK and SFO. Korean Air will be the next customer to recieve the -8i.

Which is weird, since they could have called it the -800 straigt away then... By the way, if you need assistance with the DLH repaints and the accurate airline configuration, let me know.

Pretty sure it will since those are pretty common on freighters and many pax carriers.

Beautiful renditions of the old and new queen! Can't wait to try them out.

Keep in mind that the A380 had similar issues in its wings when it was first launched. The 747-8 surely is a great airplane but it really doesn't have a bright future...at least on the PAX market. I read/heard somewhere that the current GenX-1B and -2B engines will be updated with the technology from the upcoming GE9X at some point in the future, providing the 787 and 747-8 with even greater fuel efficiency.

Yeah my mistake.

Those ground texture look incredible! Is it possible to get a global coverage (or at least europe + the USA) with these kind of textures in X-Plane?

Woodpidgeon confirmed then!

They said they won't do any old stuff...and we're already getting the -400 and -8. Those two should be a nice contrast to each other.

I recall one of the PMDG guys saying that the 757/767 most likely won't happen since those airplanes are slowly "dying out" - which I'd have to disagree with but oh well...

I'd also see a 787 coming over the years...personally I probably wouldn't buy it since I already have the 777 and no airlines from my region of the world fly one. But then again, it's PMDG so I most likely will buy it just for the heck of having a fully simulated 787...ONLY IF they develop the 787 that is... What I'd really like to see is them bringing the 737 to the latest standards - including more modern cockpit options, maybe even a clean cockpit variant (since the current NG they've done is modelled after a very old, worn out and hard-working 737), the 737 Performance Improvement Package (PIP) and split scimitar winglets. I'm perfectly fine with flying a good old 737NG in my sim but having an option for a fresh one from Everett would be quite nice. Apart from Boeing there really isn't anything I could think of for the next 5 years besides the 787 and a 737 upgrade. But heck we also might see something completely different...

So several months have passed since this issue is known and still no fix from PMDG? Kind of a bummer for me since I've been working on some repaints lately and can't get them out tot he public in a .ptp file....

Well, that was an obvious one since they own one.

Perfect! I can see myself bulding a full virtual Lufthansa 747 fleet once this is out...you know, to join my virtual freighter fleet... Great stuff!

Well, if they already have that modelled then why not.

No, they are. Why would Kyle make jokes? lol

Yeah, pretty much what Luc said. After that maybe a -200ER expansion for the 777 and a SP2 (upgrade) for the 737NG possibly including the -900ER and BBJ models.

Still hard to believe what happened and how it happened...almost surreal. May his soul forever rest in peace.

Apart from safety reasons...what's the purpose for having a simulated 777 cockpit-door in the sim?

The lighting system in FSX isn't very good to begin with. Something like cabin lights or the actual strobe flashes (not the reflections on the ground) are very hard to depict accurately.

Also keep in mind - a 777 with only one GE90 still flies like an empty 737. :wink:

Affirm. We'll have to see what it is...I really hope another classic...*cough* DC-3 *cough*