A 747-8i and -8F model that will use the same flight characteristics as the -400 (for the time being) released before the end of the month, the NGX 737, the Dash-8 and what I've been waiting for for a very very long time, a PMDG 777!!!
Unfortunately it looks like they are steering away from FS9 so I'm going to have to "get with the times" and make the switch to FSX.
FlyMIA From United States of America, joined Jun 2001, 5668 posts, RR: 6 Reply 4, posted (2 years 4 months 14 hours ago) and read 9187 times:
Seems like the Dash-8 will be like the J-41 too bad I love the D-8 but I am not a fan of no 2D Panel. Cant wait for the 737 and 777 though! Anyone know what type of 737ng are going to be included in base pack? Please say the 738!
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Lemmy From United States of America, joined Dec 2004, 251 posts, RR: 0 Reply 8, posted (2 years 3 months 4 weeks 1 day 3 hours ago) and read 9046 times:
I've been out of the loop: Didn't PMDG announce an A320 a while back? If so, what happened to that?
After PMDG NGX will not be available for FS9 (AFAIK) I'm looking forward to switch into FSX!!!
Any information related FS9 compatibility for the next PMDG projects?
Csturdiv From United States of America, joined Aug 2005, 1254 posts, RR: 4 Reply 11, posted (2 years 3 months 3 weeks 4 days 23 hours ago) and read 8856 times:
Quoting Cpd (Reply 7): You know exactly what plane I mean. It holds the airliner transatlantic speed records.
You didn't read my message well enough. I deliberately worded it because I knew that someone would say SR-71, and that someone else would say TU-144 - so I deliberately worded my message to exclude them.
Anyhow, it's Concorde. Good that we have the computer power to run FSX fast now - because otherwise, it would have been very difficult to fly such a fast plane (and have graphics redrawing keep up).
I'm really liking the line-up of quality addons that are coming soon.
YWGfarmer From Canada, joined May 2007, 38 posts, RR: 0 Reply 14, posted (2 years 3 months 3 weeks 4 days 13 hours ago) and read 8793 times:
Actually it sounds like it will be the 747-8, apparently before the end of the month, then the 737 NG, then the Bombardier Dash-8 then the 777.
At first notice of this announcement I installed FSX and spent the last few days reading up on it and tweaking it. FSDreamteam KORD, 80% Ultimate Traffic 2 traffic, no settings below "high" and I get about 20 to 25 fps on approach using the 747-400X, which is apparently terribly hard on framerates. (I have them limited to 30 and with the default 744 it just stays at 30) They said the 747-8 has had tweaking done to it to get better FPS, so here's hoping.
My system is nothing to scream about either, Core 2 Quad Q6600, 4GB of PC-6400 (DDR2 800) and a GTS 250 1gb vid card.
I'm just very happy it works. Plus after installing REX2, FSX looks gooooooooooooooood.
Hmmm.... I wonder what the 2 unannounced projects are????
Can't wait for the 777 now the 737NGX is up and running, i'm guessing that they will at least do the 777-300ER as that is the "Newest" bird of the family, as they did with the 737 and 747 series!
Brendan03 From Australia, joined Aug 2005, 951 posts, RR: 4 Reply 20, posted (7 months 3 weeks 5 hours ago) and read 4875 times:
Quoting steffenbn (Reply 19): Hmmm.... I wonder what the 2 unannounced projects are????
I seem to recall back in 2005 or 2006, I'm sure I heard something about PMDG doing an A320 with people speculating that the A330 (or A340) would follow. I think I went to follow that up about a year or two later and the information had vanished.
It could also be a case of me getting my wires crossed as 2005 was a long time ago for me now, but I have to say, I have been wanting for as long as I can remember, a PMDG Quality (or even something that came close) Airbus package.
flymia From United States of America, joined Jun 2001, 5668 posts, RR: 6 Reply 21, posted (7 months 3 weeks 5 hours ago) and read 4871 times:
Quoting Brendan03 (Reply 20): It could also be a case of me getting my wires crossed as 2005 was a long time ago for me now, but I have to say, I have been wanting for as long as I can remember, a PMDG Quality (or even something that came close) Airbus package
Not 100% sure of the publishers name but I think it is simslab is doing a good A320. A good quality Airbus would be nice but I would rather see A) a 787. B) A classic by PMDG which they say they are not going to do since they dont sell well but man would I love a classic 742 or 727 or DC-10 from PMDG. C) Something like FSPAX, I think that would be #1 on my list. FSPassengers has really gone down with little to no support. It is a great idea and just imagine what the folks at PMDG could do with that.
Quoting steffenbn (Reply 19): Can't wait for the 777 now the 737NGX is up and running, i'm guessing that they will at least do the 777-300ER as that is the "Newest" bird of the family, as they did with the 737 and 747 series!
Since all the 777s are new I would imagine they will do just about them all, maybe not the 777-200 but. 300ER, 200F, 200LR, 200ER maybe even the plain 200 and 300 models. Looks like they will do just about all the NG's variants even including the rare 700ER
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Fabo From Slovakia, joined Aug 2005, 826 posts, RR: 1 Reply 22, posted (7 months 2 weeks 6 days 22 hours ago) and read 4835 times:
Quoting flymia (Reply 21): I think it is simslab is doing a good A320.
If you are thinking FlightSimLabs, they are actually the PMDG people who left PMDG to pursue (among others) A320 as a different entity. Now I am not sure how much this is true, or if there exists a shared knowledge base between FSLabs and PMDG, but I will not put my money on anyone, not even PMDG, to make a really worthy A320 rendition, especially after AirSimmer fiasco.
Which is a shame, really, since A320 Family is the only one in the short-medium range jet family without a decent rendition. 737NG is of course the best covered with PMDG NGX and iFly currently dividing business, MD80 by Leonardo is more than good, and the Russian workhorse Tu-154 by Project Tupolev is often called the best freeware of all time (AND certified by OKB Tupolev - so you are in fact simming, not playing games)
But it seems that Airbus systems are hard, if not impossible to model properly, add to that rather dismissive attitude to simming by Airbus Industrie, and I am not really surprised by the fact.
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wilco737 From Greenland, joined Jun 2004, 7997 posts, RR: 84 Reply 23, posted (7 months 2 weeks 6 days 15 hours ago) and read 4816 times:
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Quoting Fabo (Reply 22): But it seems that Airbus systems are hard, if not impossible to model properly,
Indeed. With so many computers on board and so many things which work side by side and being checked and observed by the computers it is a very hard job. Even in real life the pilots don't always know what's going on or where did the famous Airbus quite came from: "What is he doing now? He never did that before!"
steffenbn From Denmark, joined Apr 2010, 220 posts, RR: 0 Reply 24, posted (7 months 2 weeks 6 days 13 hours ago) and read 4810 times:
Quoting flymia (Reply 21): Looks like they will do just about all the NG's variants even including the rare 700ER
What i ment with "Newest" is that the did the 747-400 first, in the NGX they did the 738/739 - first and so on, so i surely hope that the first PMDG 777 is the 300ER version!
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25 Fabo: wilco737: Next step: I'm sorry Dave, I can't let you do that. You ever flown Airbus?
26 Brendan03: Admittedly, I lost most of my interest in FlightSim a few years ago due to the lack of decent Airbus addons. My style of FlightSim flying tends to be
27 wilco737: only in the sim... and I stalled it intentionally wilco737
28 FriendlySkiesUK: While I LOVE the PMDG products (Boeing & MD) I wish that PMDG would produce Airbus software for FS – I would not mind if that was the A320 fami
30 David L: With the delays AirSimmer have had, I'm sure they'd have mentioned problems getting the information when responsing to the complaints from impatient c
31 AirPacific747: Must have been a crappy sim then.. not possible in the real aircraft in normal law I prefer the Airbus as a pilot.. cockpit is much nicer and modern,
32 wilco737: No, was the LH sim. So no crap. If you know how, then you can stall it. Many MANY Airbus pilots tell me this thing. Basically everybody. Good that I
33 Burkhard: And if you don't know, you can book a course from Air France - sorry. Is the 748 fly by wire or still more conventional, out of interest?
34 AirPacific747: What did you do to stall it then? As far as I am aware of, it is only possible to get the stall warning. Big difference. Funny, I've not heard it fro
35 AirPacific747: Just to clarify. I love both Airbus and Boeing and would also love to fly a Boeing some day. But I am convinced that the Airbus cockpit is the best. H
37 wilco737: Can't remember exactly what we did, but we ended up in a stall and as we were at 100' we crashed :S Don't know. Heard it many many times. Geeez.... A
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