Chris Knipe

Yes - given the name, it's JUST as clear that it shouldn't be available in the air (afaik, the same could be said about the payloads too) - your comments really can go both ways, very easily. It all just depends which way you look at it. Instead, you opt to treat me like a little child, not knowing what a bug is? I'm rather going to refrain from saying anything else on this matter. Will be the last time I "attempt" to report a "bug" to PMDG, that's for sure.

So much for "as real as it gets" I suppose....

Hi all, Yes - I finally baught the 777 and have a few hours on the clock, but really still learning, a LOT... Anyways, just thought I'd mention this, I'm fairly sure this is a bug (not sure if it's mentioned before). When you are in mid flight, you can use Ground Operations on the FMC's to refuel the aircraft :-) I saw the fuel boarding, and stopped ground operations immediately, so I'm not sure whether it's going to start opening doors and what not too... Perhaps, Ground Operations, should stick to being available, on the ground

Hi All, Sorry if this is a noob question or if it's been covered before, but can someone shed some light on the meaning of the different types of approaches in terms of the FMC? This is more AIRAC related I suppose and definately not PMDG specific, but I'm hoping that someone here would shed some light on this for me... For example, when flying to NVVV I have a LOC, RNV, and VDM approach in the FMC. Other airports, have ILS (the obvious one), I've seen VDB, etc... There's so many abbreviations here (coming from AIRAC I suppose), which seems to be for exactly the same thing? I know some are VOR approaches, some are VOR/NDB approaches, some are obviously ILS approaches, etc. How do you know which one of these "magical" keywords in the AIRAC data to select depending on which approach you want to fly? Thnx

Ordered a Thrustmaster T-Flight Hotas X yesterday :smile: ETA only about a month Now that is REALLY an awesome idea :smile:

Problem with EZCA for me is more a matter of I don't know how to use it. Will have to spend the time to RTFM there I'm afraid. I know it makes moving around real easy, but I'm just not quite sure how to achieve that. That being said, I've done a couple of flights in the B738 strictly VC, and strictly 'pilot in command' seat, and I am starting to get the hang of it now though. Must admit, haven't gotten to the point yet where I prefer the VC over 2D but I suppose it will come. As I become more and more familiar with the VC as to where things are located and what not, it is coming easier. No idea about the read-out. I use normal FSX, not SE. I haven't actually even noticed it to be honest.

After all my years of using PMDG, that's the first I hear of the yoke lowering... :blush: VERY helpful in deed, and yes - that solves a lot of my problems. When I load up my AC, I use the FO's CDU basically for fuel & payload information (FS controls such as doors, P/B, etc), whilst I use the captain's CDU of course for the rest of the programming. It's just helpful to have the information available without having to go out of the FMC, and back in afterwards... Lowering the yoke of course solves that problem entirely, as the throttles are idle on the ground and not in the way of the FO's CDU at that point in time... Suggestion, and please feel free to even disregard if deemed rubbish... Is this not a case of TOO MUCH documentation? Honestly again, this is a game to me, and whilst I understand and respect the "as real as it gets" aspect completely (and I enjoy it too, to a certain degree), studying a 300+ page manual is a bit much lol. Perhaps a quick reference guide, say 10 at most pages, of the most useful / important information? I'm not going to argue with the 2D popups either. Very useful, and I am sure it is more than likely somewhere, in that monster manuals of yours.... Easy to find things in a manual when you know what you're looking for - not so easy going through hundreds of pages of text, not knowing what you're looking for though.... It does help quite a bit however! Thnx for all the help.

Understandable, and I think that's precisely what is bothering me a bit at this point in time. What I don't get however, is how do you manage to only use the "from the pilot seat" view? I've now already removed (so FSX re-created a default cameras.cfg), and my 737 is a brand new install for SP 1D so nothing changed there too... I'm in flight now, and from the "pilot seat" for example, both my FMCs are blocked by the stick and the throttles... That's what I don't get... Something must be a miss here if you guys claim that you can access anything unrestricted because in my VC, I have quite a few items blocking the views of quite a lot of other things too (and I understand that will happen depending on the view point - but them my view points must not be correct).... The above in the default VC "from the cockpit seat", a little bit zoomed it looking down at the two FMCs... PS: Unedited, standard zoom, looking down "from the cockpit seat"... Light switches blocked, FMCs blocked...

Used to have one of those back in my school days... LOVED them, but they SUCKED at playing first person shooters I loved the stuff... Maybe I should look into getting one again yes... Ok, the magical "A" button, does wonders :-) I think I may just be able to get used to that. Not sure what the "hatswitch" is that has been referred to. Not wanting to derail the thread too much, but can anyone explain the significance of what happens when you use "A" to change the view point, followed by the space bar? The "A" change the viewpoint, but following a spacebar, the view changes almost entirely again a second time? I'll give it a couple of flights now and see if I can come right with this - and yes, this will take some getting used to... But perhaps there are indeed hope for the 2D chap out of hell LOL.

Didn't know about 'A' - I'll give that a try. I suffer from severe psoriatic arthritis, and frankly, even after I left the PC and aren't even sitting in front of the PC now for a good few hours, my neck and stuff is still sore and stiff - so more than likely not related to the constant moving around as I've thought initially. I am / was even looking at TrackIR too, but even there still, I am not convinced that it will give me a pleasurable experience. Perhaps I'm just weird or something. Part of my problem is also that I fly with the keyboard. No yoke and/or external controls. I've never had the reason for it, and frankly, I am not a committed enough simmer to invest in it. So flying with the keyboard, and the VC (esp. with Ez Doc basically changing all the key binds on the num pad) is also a big part of why this is such a struggle. I haven't changed any viewpoints from the default installs (not intentionally in any case - I never even looked at camaras.cfg). Frankly, I've just un-installed and re-installed the 737's for the 1d service pack, and stock standard, the throttles are in the way of viewing the FMC properly (when throttles are controlled by AT - i.e. in use and not in idle positions) - can't see the bottom left side of the keypad, and a little bit of the bottom part of the screen.... Perhaps it's just time to nuke cameras.cfg and see if a reset to defaults will help. Something tells me that Ez Doc (or I), messed something up there more than what I thought. Will give it a go again, but I'm not prepared to fork out what PMDG charges for the 777 (and I'm sure future planes too), if only a VC is available and I am not 100% confident in using the VC. Purchased Aerosoft's Airbuses (both of them) too, and never made one complete flight with them yet because of the VC.... It's unfortunately sad, but true. And I'm also fairly sure that I can't be the only one here too... I'm not THAT unique

I have. Been flying on and off with VC (various PMDG planes, incl MD11 and B737), and frankly, I hate it... Made 2 2+Hrs flights in the 738 only using the VC too... Just sitting on the ground in the B738 playing with the WX radar now, and turning around and the need to move my head around to just be able to READ things up right... My neck is completely toast already. Things (like the seat's arm rest in the B738, Throttles, etc) constantly gets in the way, an changing your physical position in the VC is a PITA. You need to be a rocket scientist JUST to be able to use the VC, nevermind just paying a game and enjoying yourself. Moving around (which basically means changing your view direction / zooming in & out etc) sure - that's all nice and easy. The moment you need to change a view point and what not... You really need to become a rocket scientist. It's just WAY to much work / moving around / etc.

Oh well... Then this is the end of PMDG for me Thnx.

Just thought I'd chip in... I owe every single PMDG product, except for the 777... Will the new 744 (and other new products for that matter) contain 2D panels, or will it also only be VC? Will be enormously sad if PMDG will now discontinue 2D panels on all their planes. I simply am not going to buy an incomplete product, not containing 2D panels... I even bought EZ Doc, and I've used it for an entire 10 minutes (after it messed up basically every single view and hot key assignment I use) - sad to say. The VC is not for me, sorry. - Chris.