BMagann

It is an excellent add-on. Thanks for the pics.

Don't bother here anymore. If it works for people they assume it must be your problem, and they are very protective of their favorite developers. I have encountered this attitude before, and it's not always correct. Having said that, I have never had any problems with Aerosoft or their service. That doesn't mean that you aren't having a legitimate problem. But you are going to have to work it out with them.

The fine folks at Virtualcol sent me the file within two hours of my asking. Can't beat that!

Thank you for the info. I didn't buy it from Simmarket, and PCAviator doesn't seem to have it up yet. I will pester them.

Did anyone ever get an answer to why the engines on the 400 don't want to idle during landing? Perhaps there is something we need to do with the condition levers that isn't obvious? Any help would be appreciated.

I recently was flying out of Toronto City/Billy Bishop and the Rogers Center and CN Tower were not there. For some reason they have disappeared! Has anyone else had that happen? Does anyone know what file folder that scenery would be in so I can compare it to another install on another computer and see if the files are missing? Thanks, Bill

High-Res Boston is definitely the best MSE city available. The others are also very good, but for some reason many of them seem to have been shot in the winter or late fall, so they don't blend in well with the MSE states which are all in summer colors. I like the products and recommend them to anyone who wants to fly over "the real thing" while at altitude, but the sceneries do have limitations as has been pointed out here.

It is two dimensional photo scenery that replaces the default ground textures. V 2.0 is just the latest version of it. The city areas are at a much higher resolution than the general state versions. If you typically fly below 2000' it will not look very good. If you fly above say 5000' it looks great. It won't improve airports if what you are looking for is more buildings. It doesn't add any structures at all to your scenery. I have all 50 states and many of the cities. It is wonderful for long distance cruising and airline flights. It is not good for bush flying or low altitude flight in general.

There was an article in the NYT today that said a pilot in an A320 typically only hand flies his plane for less than three minutes thirty seconds a flight. So guess if you are really "simming" you hardly ever touch the controls.

I posted this thinking you were looking at the FSX version. My bad! Hopefully some of my observations will still be useful. It isn't anything like the Majestic version. It is a fun plane to jump into and fly, but it is only a little more complex than the stock 737. The virtual cockpit graphics are a little on the cartoonish side, but that is to keep the framerates high. I think the externals are pretty good, and with 149 repaints and modelling of the 100, 200, 300 and 400 variants it certainly offers great variety. I have no way to really comment on the flight model. I personally enjoy it, but I understand why others wouldn't. If you are looking for deep systems detail, you will probably be disappointed.

Yeah, in the 400 I can never land until more than half-way down the runway either! I thought it was just me being incompetent. I will have to do a test and see if the engines spool up as you say.

I have it and enjoy it. the question you might want to ask yourself is this: Do I enjoy flying the stock FSX 737? If you do, then you will likely love this. If you hate the stock 737, you will likely hate this. There is a little more depth here, but not much. I have both the Majestic Dash 8 and this one, and they serve completely different purposes. This is for jumping into and having a quick turbo-prop flight. It is in no way a "study sim". As far as cockpit graphics go, the whole point is that the graphics are easy on the frame rate. If frame rate is very important to you than this might please you.

Jarkko, I love the program and I have benefited many times from your efforts to help me and others. Just like the topic starter I was wondering what was up. The forum was a hotbed of activity for a long time and then fell silent. I am very happy to hear that it isn't dead. Thanks for the update!

This is actually correct for the sub-forum that deals with the latest version. I find that distressing too. The software works great for me, but I hope they aren't shutting down the customer service aspect of the operation.

Huzzah that you are working on it, and Ugh that it might take two months. Oh well, patience is a virtue.

Not for the boxed edition, and no ETA.

More horse-hockey about how much more "serious" P3D is than FSX. As far as everything that matters in a simulation goes they are identical. Same flight models, same ATC, same weather engine, same flight planner. It is a lovely excuse to charge more though! I think I'll stick to my FSX version of the 777, and keep hoping that they will someday release an installer for it for FSX:SE. I foolishly bought the boxed version so my wife could give it to me for Christmas.

At last at least someone who is trying to be helpful instead of belittle the question. Not answer the question of course, but at least point me in a helpful direction. :rolleyes: I was under the impression that since PMDG required all postings to have a name, this was PMDG's home away from home. Otherwise how could PMDG enforce that policy? I will seek an answer via a ticket, which frankly seems like a method of getting tech support rather than a way to get an answer to such a general question.

I am very sorry that I am not up to your desired level of complexity. I just assumed that PMDG valued the purchasers of their brand-new boxed product as much as they value the purchasers of their older downloaded product, for which they have provided a new installer. I didn't know that buying the boxed product entitled me to lesser consideration! Until they tell me otherwise I will chose to continue to believe that this isn't true. I have more faith in them than that. Silly me!

That is indeed my intent. This is how we are supposed to reach them, correct? That is why they insist on full names in signatures so they aren't answering the questions of pirates.

Completely true, but it still doesn't tell me if working on the installer for the boxed edition is even on their radar. :unsure:

I understand PMDG's high quality standards, which is why we are willing to pay the justifiably high price for the product! All this should need is an installer version for the boxed edition, since the aircraft itself has already been made compatible.

I contacted Aerosoft about an installer for the boxed edition of the 777 for FSX:SE and they said that they were waiting on PMDG. Is this true? If so, is there even a vague ETA for when there will be an installer for folks who bought the boxed edition and therefore don't have access to it via an accounts page at PMDG? Thanks, Bill

If the forums aren't for asking questions, then what are they for? Arguing over FSX vs P3D?

Thanks guys for all the help. I'll give it a try. Just to be clear, are we talking about starting in the VC? I don't seem to be able to get a 2D cockpit to come up from there by hitting shift + 1. To be honest I can't get a 2d cockpit to come up at all for the default 737. I feel very stupid right now.