Avwriter

Why would you think they not be permitted to fly? If by original markings, you are specifically referring to the swastika and other related symbols, the use of such is not legally banned in the U.S. the way it is in Europe, and might only be restricted if it was being used inappropriately (such as for the purpose of inciting crowds to violence). Obviously that is not typically the case with historically restored aircraft. Of course, as you pointed out, it is true they must have a legally registered tail number painted somewhere, and obviously the aircraft must have a valid certificate of airworthiness, and meet all the requirements thereof. You said, "I've seen aircraft with original marking flying at airshows, but thought that might be differently classed than a private aircraft." Not quite sure what you are getting at here. Many of these aircraft are privately owned. If you are simply asking, can they be legally flown outside of auspices of an airshow, the answer is absolutely yes. After all, such aircraft must have some way to get to the airshows in question, and are often flown considerable distances cross country to do so. However, these aircraft are typically classified as experimental airframes, which may subject them to certain limitations of use, depending upon the specific aircraft, its capabilities, and equipment. If this is not what you are asking, please clarify.

Thank you for pointing this out. Though the specific sale you mentioned was over, another had begun on the deluxe bundle that includes the base sim, both add-on, a ton of paint schemes, and several other sims that I was less interested in, all for $24.99. That sale is still on until Aug 1. http://store.steampowered.com/sub/64904/?snr=1_5_9__403 I have never tried a trucking sim, but found this one to be incredible. Freeware developers have vastly expanded the map to include a much larger chunk of Europe than the original (including much of eastern Europe and part of Russia. It really is fascinating to be able to drive across such distances, even if they are compressed. They did a great job capturing the atmosphere of various parts of the continent.

Has anyone noticed a performance hit compared to ASN, or is it about the same?

Ha ha. Better yet, you could require all customers to visit your new sim facility in VA once a year for a check ride

Did you submit a support ticket? That will probably get you the better and more accurate assistance.

I did not see anything in the article that said the 747 was easier to land than the 777. My interpretation was that he meant the 744 was easier to land than the 727. "The 747 handles very similarly to the 727-200, despite being two completely different airframes in both size and shape. One difference between the two is in the landing techniques. The 747-400 is the easiest aircraft to land,"

That's brilliant! Where did you find that?

Likewise, I am excited and curious to see how the feel will change between PMDG's 744 and their 748, once released. I know that they say that the 748's FBW is tuned to handle as closely as possible to the 744, but I presume that we will also see differences in behavior along the lines described above with the 777. After all the 748 is very similar systems-wise to the 777.

Could you remind me again when that will be? :Batting Eyelashes:

Actually, It wasn't just the PMDG site, Avsim's crashed too because so many people were refreshing the forum waiting for a release announcement. The arrival of that big bird came a lot closer to breaking the Internet than that Kardashian girl ever did.

As you said, we are not talking about cars or planes. We are talking about software, the development schedule of which is less predictable (although even real world aircraft manufacturers have to push back delivery dates regularly). Developers who post release dates are essentially just making guesses, or tossing out date based upon their own financial needs. Thus, the date either gets pushed back over and over again, or they release the product with significant defects, and charge full price with a promise to fix the bugs later on. In either of these scenarios, the customer is left feeling manipulated, or even outright deceived. Instead, RSR and his crew are just being honest. They don't know when the product will be ready, and so that is what they say. It's very hard to fault them for that.

It is unlikely that they will be able to answer that until, A. A lot more is known about the new product's capabilities, structure, and its compatibility with 3rd party add-ons. B. the product is actually released, and it becomes clear whether it meets the expectations of with PMDG's customer base.

How would you compare this to flightbeam or Flytampa?

The RSR situation is beginning to remind me of what happens when the leaders of certain countries (Russia, China, North Korea, etc.) go for a bit too long without being seen in the media. Everyone begins to freak out and read things into it. I recall a couple of years back there was a media frenzy because Putin had not been seen for a while. Someone even claimed to have seen him in Switzerland attending the birth of a secret love child. As I recall his press secretary had quite a ball with it (not unlike Kyle). Not suggesting any real parallels here, but it is pretty funny.

Wouldn't it be cool if they just suddenly announced out of the blue. "Surprise, its released!!! Beta was completed in secret!" I know that's not PMDG's style, but its fun to think about. That would certainly make my day.