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It's a new addon developed by PMDG of the 737 NG.

Below is a link with a video that AOA Media created:
http://www.flyaoamedia.com/aoa/nicks-737ngx-cockpit-thoughts/

The quality of the addon looks immense. Almost every button, dial, switch and function is modelled. It really is one for the geeks!

Edit: AOA Media are producing expert tutorials for this addon. They have been releasing a few 'teaser' videos showing off the beta version of the addon. There are a few more on the site which are well worth checking out.
 
See thats another thing I wanted to ask. How do you know what every single button does? (Even with the vanilla planes in FSX!)

Does it explain this in the tutorial as you advance through?
 
ringo747 said:
So who else is hoping to buy the 737NGX from PMDG when IT IS RELEASED TOMORROW?

I really cannot wait to get this addon. It looks absolutely immense. From tomorrow flight simulation will reach a new level I'm sure.
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Indeed it will. I will also have to wait a week or so lol. To much to do so just now so I think Ill wait a bit then get it. Also the mad rush to download will be over and the PMDG servers might be back up :D
 
Well he had some Orbx scenery, in one he had the Aerosoft Mega Airport Gatwick and either active sky or Real Environment Extreme 2.0 etc etc.

Best bet is to pick a plane you like flying. If its a commercial jet or something with range then maybe go get a couple of addon airports and fly between them but other than the weather addons (REX 2.0) I would not run out and spend loads until you decide if you like the flight sim stuff or not. Theirs loads of free scenery and addons at the above websites. As for the likes of the PMDG 737NG that's due out if you cant get a flight plan, calculate your fuel requirements, get the correct SID/STAR and file a flight plan and communicate with ATC (preferably VATSIM) then its not going to do much for you. You might not even be able to start the engines and all it will do is aggro you.

Don't get too ambitious. Try and learn to fly between two nearby airports. Say Edinburgh and Glasgow. Practice take off and landing the right way then go from there. Lots of short flights as opposed to one long one :D
 
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Dashik said:
Well he had some Orbx scenery, in one he had the Aerosoft Mega Airport Gatwick and either active sky or Real Environment Extreme 2.0 etc etc.

Best bet is to pick a plane you like flying. If its a commercial jet or something with range then maybe go get a couple of addon airports and fly between them but other than the weather addons (REX 2.0) I would not run out and spend loads until you decide if you like the flight sim stuff or not. Theirs loads of free scenery and addons at the above websites. As for the likes of the PMDG 737NG that's due out if you cant get a flight plan, calculate your fuel requirements, get the correct SID/STAR and file a flight plan and communicate with ATC (preferably VATSIM) then its not going to do much for you. You might not even be able to start the engines and all it will do is aggro you.

Don't get too ambitious. Try and learn to fly between two nearby airports. Say Edinburgh and Glasgow. Practice take off and landing the right way then go from there. Lots of short flights as opposed to one long one :D
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Great advice, thanks Dashik!
My intention is not to spend anything at this stage. I am content with just flying with Vanilla FSX. Will do all the lessons of course but the thing I wanted to ask, will doing the lessons enable me/get me on my way to being able to fly the 737 (PMDG 737NG), or are there further tutorials and lessons I need to do elsewhere?
 
Some of the shots on this thread are insane, glad to have these as my desktop (if it wasn't for Trey Ratcliffe) Do any of you have the mental set ups with 15 screens and all the flight controllers and such?
 
Sorry I have not read the complete thread as its huge but I wonder if this would run well on my system?

win XP
Q6700 @ stock speeds
ATI 4890 1gb @ stock speeds
4gb ram

Thanks
 
Cavallino said:
See thats another thing I wanted to ask. How do you know what every single button does? (Even with the vanilla planes in FSX!)

Does it explain this in the tutorial as you advance through?
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Flying one of these complex addons properly is something that you don't learn overnight. I used to work up at a local airport and learned the older generation 737s in a fair bit of detail from talking to some of the FLS Engineers who worked on them. I used to read up more on my addons, ask the engineers some questions, then go back and sort it out. That was in the earlier days of FS addons. I wouldn't know the systems from an engineering point of view or couldn't really explain them in detail but had enough of a grasp to understand how they worked operationally for flight.

This new one will take realism to a new level. As almost everything is modelled you can fly the thing exactly as the real world crews would. PMDG have published a whole heap of flight manuals to help teach about the aircraft. You won't believe how much reading there is to do:
http://www.precisionmanuals.com/productcart/pc/viewCategories.asp?idCategory=20

You can for around $300 dollars get the following:
-PMDG 737-NGX Flight Crew Operating Manual Vol. 1 & Vol. 2
-PMDG 737-NGX Flight Crew Training Manual
-PMDG 737-NGX Quick Reference Handbook
-Three 737-NGX Cockpit Posters
-PMDG 737-NGX Aircraft System Schematics
-Bound set of Jeppesen Training Charts for your Type Ride

Normally I will use some 3rd party tools to generate real world weather, print charts, print weather briefings, file flight plans and only then start up the aircraft at the gate in flight sim. I use real world charts and routings to make sure I follow the real world procs fairly closely.

Unless you want to learn about the aircraft in detail it probably would be a waste of money. I remember getting a 767 addon and it took me over 30 minutes to work out how to start the thing. I didn't read any manuals but wanted to try to work it out myself.

You can run through all the checklists, real world procedures if you want to to make it 'as real as it gets'. On a forum such as this you will of course get tagged with 'you armchair pilots know nothing' but actually it's amazing just how much some flight sim pilots actually know about aircraft and their systems.

I am hoping to buy and download this puppy tonight and get some screenshots uploaded. Cannot wait!
 
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Thanks for your insight ringo. What you described is what I perceived to be how deep the involvement could potentially get. Its quite daunting in one sense, but once you are completely familiar, can be rewarding.

May I ask what your job entailed at the airport?

Also, is it right to say that if you dont know what every button/knob/procedure does/is, you wont be able to fully utilise such addons? Or can some of the be cut out or perhaps tonned down in some kind of complexity setting?
 
D.Roberts said:
Sorry I have not read the complete thread as its huge but I wonder if this would run well on my system?

win XP
Q6700 @ stock speeds
ATI 4890 1gb @ stock speeds
4gb ram

Thanks
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I play it on a similar setup...

q6600 @ 3.4ghz
ati 4870 512mb
4gb ram

I have no problems playing the game. I don't have scenery details set to max and my clouds details also aren't maxed. It runs wonderfully, my framerate is mostly governed by the amount of traffic onscreen...in busy areas it can be a bit sluggish but this is solved when you leave the area.

In terms of image quality I think it looks very good, and beautiful in clear weather + a good quality scenery addon. I use ground environment europe xtreme which I reccomend wholeheartedly.
 
Cavallino said:
Thanks for your insight ringo. What you described is what I perceived to be how deep the involvement could potentially get. Its quite daunting in one sense, but once you are completely familiar, can be rewarding.

May I ask what your job entailed at the airport?

Also, is it right to say that if you dont know what every button/knob/procedure does/is, you wont be able to fully utilise such addons? Or can some of the be cut out or perhaps tonned down in some kind of complexity setting?
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My job was just a crappy student job but we came in contact with engineers every day so it was good contacts.

As far as I know you could possibly load up the flight sim with the engines already running then you can still buzz around if you want to. Ctrl+E should do an autostart if you don't want to do everything correctly. The detail on this bird is just class. Even small details like voltage drops under certain conditions are modelled. There is no detail overlooked.

Edit: By the way did any other ATI users notice a real good performance increase with the latest drivers? I am running at 8xAA now - it used to only be usable at 4x.

You should probably start using the default 737 in FSX and get used to the basic controls for the autopilot etc, but ideally you'd read up all the manuals, checklists so that you can do it as realistically as possible. If you do all the planning and weather stuff before hand it can be 45 minutes until you even get the aircraft loaded. Once you have printouts of the loadsheets with fuel and weight and routing then you can program up the FMC. Getting everything stuck in the FMC really makes it more interesting.
 
ringo747 said:
My job was just a crappy student job but we came in contact with engineers every day so it was good contacts.

As far as I know you could possibly load up the flight sim with the engines already running then you can still buzz around if you want to. Ctrl+E should do an autostart if you don't want to do everything correctly. The detail on this bird is just class. Even small details like voltage drops under certain conditions are modelled. There is no detail overlooked.

Edit: By the way did any other ATI users notice a real good performance increase with the latest drivers? I am running at 8xAA now - it used to only be usable at 4x.

You should probably start using the default 737 in FSX and get used to the basic controls for the autopilot etc, but ideally you'd read up all the manuals, checklists so that you can do it as realistically as possible. If you do all the planning and weather stuff before hand it can be 45 minutes until you even get the aircraft loaded. Once you have printouts of the loadsheets with fuel and weight and routing then you can program up the FMC. Getting everything stuck in the FMC really makes it more interesting.
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Sounds like a plan. I think I will start with at the basic level with autopilot/Ctrl-E and skip all the preflight stuff.

You were asking about the AA settings. May I ask how you set these? Through FSX or drivers?
 
I have an ATI gfx card so I use Catalyst to control the AA/AF settings. If you really are serious about tweaking FSX then you should read all this thread (painful I know!)

Have you read many tutorials or have much simming knowledge? It's such a big learning curve that it's hard to know where to recommend starting if you are starting from scratch.
 
Adding a screenshot on the newly installed Orbx Northern Rocky Mountains addon.

OrbxNRMsmall.jpg


Full resolution:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/25931/Orbx/OrbxNRM.jpg
 
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