737NG flight sim.
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737NG flight sim.
Can anybody recommend a good, realistic 737NG flight sim programme which realistically displays the EFIS panels. There appears to be a lot on the market, just trying to find something close to the actual displays and flight deck.
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On this sim can you prcatise tracking accurately for instance without the FD's ie just placing the White track line on the Magenta. On the GS will 2.5 pitch up and 55% reasonably track the GS? Can you load a flight plan and make direct to WPT's or fly an offset say R5 ?
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G'day 160,
You can track accurately with FD's off, and from memory 3 degree pitch up with appropriate power setting gives an accurate GS track. Yes you can load flight plans into the FMC and make direct WPT's. It's a good sim. Highly recommend it and it will save you a bit of money by not spending too much of your time at a real sim.
You can track accurately with FD's off, and from memory 3 degree pitch up with appropriate power setting gives an accurate GS track. Yes you can load flight plans into the FMC and make direct WPT's. It's a good sim. Highly recommend it and it will save you a bit of money by not spending too much of your time at a real sim.
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To be honest, it's actually an addon for MSFS 2004. But I highly recommend the PMDG 737NG. Best 737NG (Possibly the best available aircraft for flight sim!)
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FYI PMDG have made the following for FSX:
- J41 which I think Brindabella flies
- 747
- MD11
Next up to be released are:
- 737NG (mid year)
- Dash 8 200/300 (late 2010)
- 777 (2011)
*edit - doh, forgot about the MD11
- J41 which I think Brindabella flies
- 747
- MD11
Next up to be released are:
- 737NG (mid year)
- Dash 8 200/300 (late 2010)
- 777 (2011)
*edit - doh, forgot about the MD11
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PMDG are supposed to release their new 737 NGX aircraft this year for FSX. Anyone who's used their later products (747-400X, MD-11 etc.) knows how good they are. I believe they're an excellent training device for preparation and familiarisation with the action and interaction of most aircraft systems, autoflight systems and logic, FMS use etc. - pretty much everything except the actual hands-on flying. I can say from experience the respective flight decks of the actual aircraft are very familiar places after properly "training" with this type of software (no I don't fly any of them yet, but have had the pleasure of quite a lot of time up front).
The release of the NGX has been postponed a few times - but hopefully it's out soon. I would definitely wait for it, it'll be second to none in the home/affordable sim market.
The release of the NGX has been postponed a few times - but hopefully it's out soon. I would definitely wait for it, it'll be second to none in the home/affordable sim market.
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Flight sim on Mac
You could try setting up boodcamp or buying a program called Fusion which is a virtualisation program that allows you to run Windows in Leopard/Snow Leopard, its a handy program but running two operating systems drains a lot of power and makes for a warm laptop
Go for the PMDG.
If you wanna see it in action go and have a crack at one of the Flight experience places..(google it-theres a few around Aus).Not cheap to have a go, but you can see the program..
As far as I know there are updates and add ons coming out all the time.
Im running xplane on the mac and have downloaded a pretty convincing 737 with working FMC and full EFIS...
PM me if you want more info...
If you wanna see it in action go and have a crack at one of the Flight experience places..(google it-theres a few around Aus).Not cheap to have a go, but you can see the program..
As far as I know there are updates and add ons coming out all the time.
Im running xplane on the mac and have downloaded a pretty convincing 737 with working FMC and full EFIS...
PM me if you want more info...
