FlyGuy42

I hate to hark on about this, as it's been said in the forums many times, but please do submit a ticket to PMDG. Things that are in the forums can be missed, so the best way to get your issue known is through their ticket system. If they haven't replied yet, just bump the ticket, and someone will respond. Personally, I have found PMDG's ticket system to be excellent, so I strongly encourage everyone to use it. As Kyle has said in a previous post, if everyone in this thread submitted a ticket, PMDG would look into the issue. Regards.

Excellent news, Robert. Looking forward to the update. Regards.

The nose-up attitude is normal in all aircraft. During the cruise phase, you'd expect roughly between three and five degrees nose up in most airliners. In simple terms, this occurs due to the positive angle of attack the wing needs to maintain in order to generate enough lift to keep the plane flying level (angle of attack being the angle of the wing chord line relative to the oncoming air). This changes with airspeed, with the angle of attack decreasing as airspeed increases. It is also affected by the aircraft's flap configurations, which alter the shape of the wing to increase lift. The nose up will also depend on the angle that the wing is mounted at, relative to the fuselage, which can be different, depending on the aircraft. This is why some aircraft, such as the B-52, seem to fly level with their nose pointing down, as the wing is mounted to the fuselage at a relatively large positive angle (known as the angle of incidence). So, in answer to your question, there really isn't a way to reduce the nose up attitude, but I assure you that this is fully realistic. The next time you're flying on a real aircraft, take a walk up and down the aisle. You'll notice a very slight incline when walking towards the front of the aircraft, which would be the nose up attitude you are referring to. Hope this clears things up a bit. Regards.

Definitely yes, just as soon as I get back from holiday... Argh! The wait is killing me!

A feature to add parking codes to liveries from the Ops Centre would be really nice, rather than having to mess around in the .cfg file. Regards.

Never mind.

Air India, Jet Airways and Etihad would be great additions. Regards.

There's a pretty comprehensive list here. Scroll down to reply number 22 for the full Emirates list. Regards.

Don't quote me on this, but I remember reading something in one of the manuals along the lines of the LNAV being unable to arm on the ground if your departure heading is more than 20 degrees off the runway heading. I'd imagine the same to be true if you had a route discontinuity on the takeoff leg. Regards.

I'd probably crash it within the first 10 minutes, as I'd start derping around in the cockpit screaming, "ZOMG REAL 777!!!" :wink:

Very nice, Aamir! Looking forward to seeing more of these. I may also try putting a few together of my own flights. Regards. PS: I bet that, like me, you can't wait to get your hands on the -300ER, huh? :smile:

Rob, do we have a response from PMDG to your ticket yet? Regards.

I think PMDG got the turn prediction right with the NGX, as the behviour you describe seems very similar to that aircraft. Hopefully they can change this in the service pack or as a hotfix. Regards.

You will have to use an external image hosting service such as Photobucket to upload your pictures. Then you can link them in your Avsim posts using the image button, by pasting the URL. Hope this helps. Regards.

James, that scenery looks fabulous. What do you use?

If this is true, and the overshoot in the sim is exaggerated, perhaps Rob should raise a ticket quoting his real world experience? It may get the issue noticed and addressed, Regards.

Nice screens, mate. Nothing like a bit of a mess around in DCS. :smile: Regards.

Wim, the cost index does actually affect the ECON descent speed. As cost index increases, the descent speed increases. Idle thrust doesn't necessarily dictate the descent speed, as a descent made at 320 knots at idle thrust, can be made just the same at 260 knots with the same thrust setting. The only difference being, you'd expect the vertical speed to be higher in the 320 knot descent and the top of descent to be closer to the destination.. Best regards.

Most commercial aircraft descend at a predetermined speed which is calculated by its flight management computer. The speed is determined based on a number of factors, but most prominently the cost index that is used (a measure of time related cost versus fuel related cost) and the aircraft's gross weight. For a Boeing 777, this is usually about 260 to 270 knots indicated, depending on the conditions. All descents are flown at idle thrust for as long as possible to minimise fuel consumption, so you would fly (or let the autopilot fly) the aircraft at a descent rate that maintains the descent speed. The vertical speed is a function of the aircraft's descent speed, so normally a descent isn't flown at a constant VS, as it tends to reduce as you get closer to the ground due to the aircraft slowing down. The autopilot trims the nose of the plane to maintain the set descent speed. Lower down, speed restrictions of the arrival procedure, as well as ATC assigned speeds come into play, so the descent rate is adjusted accordingly. Typical descent rates at high altitude, say above 28000 odd feet are about 2500 fpm. Lower down they reduce to around 1700 fpm, and at 10000 feet and below they drop to around 1200 to 1300 fpm. Hope this info helps. :smile: Regards.

Mr. Hervé Sors provides a BGL file on his website that updates the magnetic variation data in FSX. It's an excellent addition, and should theoretically work in P3D. If I remember correctly, it's just a matter of replacing the magdec.bgl file in the simulator's Scenery/World directory. Best regards.

Any chance we could get a list for Etihad? Regards.

I highly recommend ASN. It is probably the most advanced weather engine currently available for FSX. I have never experienced any problems with it, and the memory footprint is negligible. Regards.

That's pretty awesome. Nice find, Sebastian. Regards.

Now that we have weather radar integration into the PMDG 777, will we see predictive and reactive windshear alerts with Active Sky Next? As this feature is available using the X-Gauge installer, it would be nice if it could be integrated into the PMDG cockpit. Regards.

Still seems to be struggling.