PMDG Boeing 737-700 | Real Airline Pilot | Full Flight Review | Microsoft Flight Simulator
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In this video we carry out a full and comprehensive review of the newly released “study level” PMDG Boeing 737-700 for Microsoft Flight Simulator (MSFS).
We will be taking the aircraft on a scheduled service from San Diago (KSAN), over to Phoenix (KPHX).
Please note this video and all its contents / materials, is for entertainment / simulation purposes only.
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Just bought it, set up a flight from Kingsford Smith in Sydney heading north, flew up over the Hawkesbury then pulled a yank and bank for a high velocity return to Sydney with some aggressive maneuvering to get it back down on the runway. The screams of terror and cries of "I don't want to die" from the passengers was a nice touch. Well done PMDG.
Wait- WHAT
@@Videobot9000 Or maybe the screams of terror were from the passengers on my bus, I was flying on the laptop while doing the school run ..
XD
Haha, is that actually a feature Wayne?! I missed that one XD
All the best! : )
for me a new era has begun. THIS is all i ever could have imagined...
yup. I agree. Currently flying a little G650, this is useful for preparing for arrivals (and deps) into unknow airfields. What at tool these sims are - even for professionals.
Absolutely Dave! It's funny how we've waited nearly two years for these sorts of addons to arrive in MSFS and suddenly we have a whole slew of them haha; it's great to see the sim finally flourishing (and indeed the hobby in general once again)!
Happy flying! : )
Purchased, installed and will be flying later. Gulp :)
Cheers for this, another fab review and really so pleased to hear that you received a pre-release version for review. Given the ongoing quality of your output, that's fitting.
Haha, best or luck sir (if you’ve got the 146 down pat, the 737 is a bit of a breeze in all honestly)!
I must admit, I was super chuffed when I saw the email from PMDG! They actually reached out to me, which was flattering and of course it’s very rewarding to know that what we get up to here on my little corner of TH-cam, is appreciated by a dev of their caliber.
Thanks very much Mark! Happy flying : )
Just as amazing as I expected, plus one pleasant surprise I wasn't expecting was how realistically the wings flex up and down while looking out the passenger windows. I don't remember any other simulated plane doing that the way this did, and it really adds to the immersion. Definitely looking forward to picking it up when they release the 800. And having lived in the San Diego area for almost 20 years and also flying in/out of Phoenix, I was touched by your choice of routing. Southwest is definitely one of the more decent airlines in the U.S.
Yes, another very nice effort from PMDG - I'm sure the 800 will be on many peoples shopping list, although I've really grown to like the stubby little 700 haha.
Really glad you enjoyed the routing! I've never flown Southwest myself, but I have heard that despite them being a low cost carrier, they're actually a pretty decent employer etc overall : )
Cheers and all the best!
Great review, it's far too complicated for me, but I love how the sim can now support this level of aircraft and also the JustFlight 146. Hat's off to PDMG and Asobo for making this happen.
Thank you very much David! I'm glad that you enjoyed the video, despite not really being interested in the jet yourself.
As you say, it's impressive what MSFS is now able to support and the whole seismic shift we have seen in the last couple of weeks is really quite something! Hats off indeed to PMDG, Asobo et al!
Cheers and all the best : )
It's only as complicated as you want it to be. You can just slam the throttles forward and fly it like a crop duster if you like.
@@elhombre2711 Do like I do and start it on the runway, then it is like all the other planes, just a lot more detailed, I manually fly mine all over the place.
Just picked up the 146 myself a couple days ago, it definitely takes some getting used to the older style autopilot after coming from the CRJ 700 and Citation CJ4 ("where's the vertical speed knob?"), but I'm loving every bit of it. I'll probably get the 737 later when they release the 800.
The B737 is about the easiest airliner of all of them.
I’m convinced
Great review as always
Looking forward to flying this one!
Thank you very much Alan, glad you enjoyed it!
Happy flying : )
Thanks for the review. All as expected and I will be purchasing this in the next few days.
Thanks very much Peter! I hope you're still enjoying getting stuck-in to all those Boeing-ism's haha.
I've always rather liked flying 737's in various sims over the years; there's something very "honest" / satisfying about the jet. I have fond memories of the aircraft as well; my first ever visit to the flight deck was on a British Midland 737 and the first time I ever got to try my hand in a full motion sim, it was that of a classic 737 (both are still fond memories to this day).
Still, wont be long now until your back in the Airbus again by the sounds of it haha!
All the best : )
Now that's something to look forward to. This plane is crazy detailed. I didn't expect they would do this much detailed plane, those graphics are too realistic.
Still not as detailed as Maddog X
Yeah, it's another very nice effort from PMDG G&T! + some more 737 content for you (and I'm sure with more to come) haha ; )
Cheers!
I would say both have their strengths and weaknesses Tom : )
All the best!
Glad the PMDG 737 finally released! We definitely need better sceneries for KPHX since the default is terrible/inaccurate. Now we just need the PMDG 737-800/900 series which shouldn't be too much longer!
Hi Drew,
Yeah it was certainly a big deal, the 737 having finally come to MSFS - I'm sure the rest of the family wont be too far behind!
Haha, well to my un-American eyes the airport looks ok, but yeah, usually the default scenery is fairly average when you're actually familiar with the real-world location. I'm surprised there isn't a scenery available for somewhere like Phoenix. . .
Cheers and all the best! : )
I AGREE!! Phoenix was so inaccurate… we’re you able to find a add on scenery that’s decent for KPHX??
I actually yelled out loud "the floofy seats!!" when it first went into the cockpit.
Haha! Well, they are very "floofy" Chris XD
All the best! : )
Another brilliant, unbiased review. Love the content, thank you.
Thanks very much Scorpian! Very kind once again : )
Thanks for watching and all the best!
Not only a very enjoyable hour long entertainment but an excellent tutorial to boot. Than you,
Always a pleasure John! I’m really glad you enjoyed it / found it useful.
Thanks very much for watching and best of luck with the 737! ; )
Thanks.
Tested for a week - very impressed. A ton of details adds to immersion. The split second delay when switching to r/h bus. Detent when starting APU. Almost everything is correct.
A very few details are missing . The heavy Clank! noise when moving stick opposite of trim, but the trim stops correct. The sound of spark plugs is missing.
Cross bleed start works. I tried with low duct press to provoke a hot start or hung start, but not simulated well. Anyway it is simulated as intended.
In flight restart works fine. Hard to fly and set up restart alone, but find the correct altitude/speed envelope I guess a windmill restart works. I added x-bleed and the slow gain in EGT and N2 feels correct.
The study level is very deep. It deservers a much larger Ops Manual. For now - it feels like going to a 5 star Michelin restaurant and order a hot dog.
PMDG 737 airliner and Milviz Cessna 310 for GA. Do I need more addons? - Probably not.
Thanks very much for providing your feedback on the addon øystein. I've been so busy of late, that I haven't even had a chance to get back into the 737 yet sadly haha.
The 737 and the MILVIZ 310 are indeed addons of the highest quality - you aren't just a little bit tempted by the Fenix A320 though? ; )
All the best!
@@IntotheBlueSimulations No sorry - Never worked on Airbus, too old to learn a new study level complex aircraft. Enough to brush up Boeing systems.
I skip your Fenix review, and go for another 737-700 flight or Cessna 310. Looking forward to Just flight F-28 Fellowship, another aircraft nostalgic aircraft for me.
Excellent review, thank you, cap. This was exactly what I was looking for. :)
Thank you very much Thomas, my pleasure! I’m really glad the video was of use : )
All the best!
Introduction of PMDG to FS2020 marks a new era for flight simming.
I agree JB. MSFS still has some ways to go in a few areas, but the fact that the likes of PMDG are onboard, goes to prove that the sim is being taken seriously; and the accuracy of the 737, along with the beauty of MSFS, really goes to offer a simming experience like no other!
Cheers and all the best : )
@@IntotheBlueSimulations yes, but it has improved a lot since it came out two years ago from what I've seen/ read. Long may it continue.
A wonderful presentation and review of a legendary aircraft! I must admit to feeling a little tempted after this video. Thanks again.
Thank you very much once again Mr VR Flight Sim Guy! Haha, standing by to see this beauty in VR then ; )
Cheers and all the best : )
PS. Hope you're healing up well!
Fantastic review! Whilst I'm mainly a classic piston-type of guy, I might well pick this one up.
Thanks very much John, glad you enjoyed it!
Well, it might not be a piston, but the 737 is certainly a classic haha! The glass cockpit might look fairly fancy, but there's definitely a lot of 60's architecture lurking behind the scenes : P
Cheers and all the best! : )
Simply brilliant vid, clear and easy to follow. Thank you.
Thank you very much once again SHFS, my pleasure!
Really glad you found the video of use. I can't profess to know anywhere near as much as the likes of FlightDeck2Ssim about the 737, but I think what I demonstrated here is a reasonable starting point haha.
Cheers and all the best! : )
I think you are right, people are going to get what they were hoping for with this one. Although a study level aircraft, it looks like something newer users will get enjoyment from as well while learning it. For me, that makes it a great product. I know there has been some criticism of the price, but I bought a PDMG 737 base pack with the 600/700 extension for FSX in 2017 and this new 2022 product with it's higher fidelity everything is cheaper. It looks to me like very good value. Thanks for such a thorough review. Good wishes. :)
Yes; I don't think that the MSFS version necessarily pushes any boundaries, when compared with what PMDG have achieved before, but it's PMDG, they already set some of the highest standards around - and they have certainly delivered on what they were promising.
As far as "study level" aircraft go, I think the 737 is a good starting point in most respects. It's a fairly intuitive aircraft to operate; turn the switch on and the system operates, turn it off again and the system stops haha. A little bit easier to wrap ones head around.
The price I think is fair. Not cheap of course (and Fenix may disrupt the whole market there), but decent value for money vs the competition. The new pricing structure is good, if one only wants one variant of the aircraft (I'm sure many will really only be after the 800 for example); it does really start to add up if you want the whole NG family though!
Thanks as always! All the best : )
Your reviews are the best in my view. Keep up the good work.
Thanks very much Rob! Very Kind of you to say and thoroughly appreciated - I shall certainly try my best : )
Cheers!
Fantastic review as always. Thank you. Because of your reviews Concorde and now this are going onto my wish list. Just a couple of questions if I may. What do you use for the cabin noise and ATC chatter? Thank you again and I can’t wait to fly this
Thanks very much Alec, glad you enjoyed it!
Haha, well in terms of fidelity, the 737 and the Concorde are pretty different offerings - but both are good fun in their own right!
For the cabin noise; sometimes it's FSRealistic, but here I simply edited in some real-world audio. For the ATC, I edit in recordings from LiveATC.net; I believe there is an ATC chatter app available for MSFS though, if that's the sort of thing you're after.
Thank you very much once again. Happy flying and all the best : )
A wonderful detailed and objective review as always. Probably one of the most anticipated aircraft for MSFS that I can remember. Currently, I am sitting refreshing the PMDG store page waiting on the aircraft releasing tonight. Aircraft looks beautiful and I also invested in Pilot's Life 2 to become a virtual pilot and provide a reason to fly this lovely aircraft all around the planet :-). Thanks again ITBS, superb review :-)
Is this aircraft available for XBOX series x?
@@HariShankar-ic9ku Not yet, I think they first release it on website, then in the MSFS2020 itself on PC and maybe Xbox later.
@@HariShankar-ic9ku unfortunately not at the moment Hari.
Thanks very much James : )
Indeed and in a few days time we will have the next "most anticipated" MSFS aircraft coming along it seems haha XD
I gather things got off to a bit of a rocky start on the PMDG store, but I trust you're flying / enjoying the aircraft now? : )
A pleasure as always sir!
Superb video as usual. Many thanks.
Thanks very much Andy, much appreciated! Glad you enjoyed it : )
All the best!
It's at a lower price point than I expected. I have to save a little but I've been waiting so long for this!
Yes indeed Troya; if one wants to buy the entire 737 family, the new pricing model ends up being rather expensive, but if you're just after the one variant, the aircraft is fairly reasonably priced overall.
Hope the saving goes well : )
All the best!
Ok i have to admit. I would have bought it anyway but your review is again another argument for the buy. Not to mention the really good price for the value. Thank you for your time and effort to show us the details of this product. Great review!
“The really good price for the value” dude i love PMDG but selling each version for 70 or 75 dollars is very expensive. So if you want all the versions you would have to spend around 300 dollars.. while the only difference between them is the size.
@@yasinparti4385 that's an argument. I don't know if you have to pay the full price if you already own one of the others. For me, I'm happy with the 700 version and don't need the other ones.
Yes Yasin; the pricing model works well if you only want the one variant (I expect many will only really want the 800), but the costs certainly add up if one wants the whole family. To be fair, I gather the differences between the various airframes are more than cosmetic (some systems differences etc for example), but it would have been nice to get a discount when purchasing multiple variants. I think the reason that PMDG have moved away from this pricing model, is simply that the in-sim Marketplace doesn't support it.
Cheers and all the best! : )
Thanks very much Ron! Whilst I'm never looking to try and "sell" a product during a review, I try and showcase them as honestly and accurately as I can and overall the 737 is a really great, quality product.
I'm really glad you enjoyed the video, it was my pleasure making it! Thanks for the kind words and all the best : )
Those are some incredibly fluffy seats. Looks like a pretty decent plane. It ain't for me but should please the ravenous hordes of tubeliner fans out there so good for them! Those customisation options looked quite tasty. I did read on the forum thread that there's no actual full manual for this product, a decent tutorial flight manual but it doesn't cover everything. Apparently PMDG used to license out the real life docs from Boeing but not for a few years now. Still you'd expect a nice and precise manual from the Precision Manuals Development group eh? Ah well, I'm sure the tubliner fans already have extensive collections of various jetliner real life manuals they can use. Tickles the funny bone a bit though considering the name.
Cheers for the great vid as always. Been slowly catching up with them the past week and only a couple more to go unless you do something dastardly like release half a dozen more in the time it takes for me to get around to watching them!
They are very fluffy indeed! I wonder to myself how many fps all that fluff is costing me XD
I thought exactly the same regarding the manuals (and it was something I had meant to mention during the video actually). I'm sure it's not cheap and perhaps not easy these days, to offer these things out to the public (and as you say, most of this stuff is readily available in the public domain at any rate). All that being said, we have seen some great custom documentation from other devs and it does seem like a dev calling themselves PMDG, ought to have some good sturdy books behind their product haha.
"Releasing half a dozen more vids in the intervening period". . . no comment XD
Thanks as always! : )
@@IntotheBlueSimulations I think you've actually released 5 more videos since I posted that lol.
It's now for sale on their website! Thanks for the review.
Thanks very much Wayne, my pleasure!
Thanks for watching and all the best : )
Not bad at all for a Bus driver !! Not bad at all !! A few errors and omissions but overall a sterling job. Our rosters here in Oz on the 737 are getting back to normal, hope yours are as well. Fly safe.
Haha, thank you very much sir!
Seeee, we Airbus guys can do more than just press the “on” button - seems I even just about remembered how to trim! : P
I’ve no doubt there were a few dodgy practices along the way haha; if there was anything particularly egregious and you have the time, please feel free to let me know - I’m always keen to pick up a few tips for my next outing.
Glad everything is going well on your end. Life is certainly interesting here at the moment; I’ve temporarily swapped my sidestick for dirty nappies and (more) sleepless nights! XD
Thanks as always! I don’t know whether you’re picking up the PMDG 737, or whether it’s too much of a “busman’s holiday”, but I hope you enjoy it if you do!
All the best : )
@@IntotheBlueSimulations LOL - imagine trimming an aircraft !!!! Notwithstanding its excellence, I don't think I'll get the PMDG-737 as it's "too much like work" - you'll know what I mean. My airline gets the Max next year so I will have my hands full with real life 737 flying ! Ironically, I am waiting for the Fenix A320 as it's an aircraft that interests me. I will be watching your review when it launches and am more interested in your assessment of its systems accuracy. In general, for flight sims, I tend to concentrate on DCS and BMS given my RAAF background. A couple of minor points with your video. We use the Left Fuel tank FWD switch ON (instead of the AFT) to feed the APU on the ground because it activates a scavenge pump to first use any remaining centre tank fuel to feed the APU (yes there can be residual fuel in the centre tank even if it indicates empty !). On the first flight of the day or crew change, the ignition select switch is selected to Right (because it gets its power from the AC standby bus and it confirms the AC standby bus is being powered) - for subsequent starts, Left is used. The fire test is done by first selecting Fault/Inop to check integrity of the detection system, then Fire/Overheat and finally, over on the right there is the extinguisher squib test (it has two positions, check three green lights illuminate in both positions). Nomenclature: they are "Start Switches" and "Start Levers" (yes I'm being picky but you are up for the challenge...). We set V2 in the MCP for takeoff, not V2 +10. We start engine 2 first, then engine No 1 (unless we are doing a cross-bleed start (APU bleed inoperative) , then we start No 1 first on the bay - because the air cart is plugged in on the right hand side). In my airline the engine bleeds are left on all the time - unless in the rare instance you are doing a no bleeds takeoff for performance reasons. On finals, we carry a minimum of 5 knots above Vref. After landing, the flaps should be up (they were at 1) and you inadvertently selected the No2 start switch to GND instead of off - did you notice the Start valve Open light illuminate when you shut down No 2 ? - we don't want to do that with an engine running ! Great job though and I thought a very fair assessment of the PMDG 737. As an aside, if you want some more detail on procedures, 737NG Driver has a great series on youtube and is a real life 737 driver as well - th-cam.com/channels/Jku5jC23Y0MkmPqU7CZhog.html Oooooh look @49:24 a Virgin Australia 737 - how about that ;-)
Great video! Thanks for your review. Keep up the good work. @23:56 it's good to see that Easyjet finally went trans-atlantic 😂
Hi Stray,
Thanks very much, glad you enjoyed it!
Haha, yeah; it was quite a hop in an A320, they had to dump the passengers bags on the apron, in order to upload more fuel : P
Thanks for the kind words! Much appreciated and all the best : )
Oh my ... that rumble when the engines started ... that wing vibration on takeoff ... I wasn't going to, I really wasn't, but how can I not after that ! Easily as it happens because the servers for my neck of the woods are turned off at the moment, but once the US goes to bed which is about the start of my simming window they should be switched on again and that trigger is getting pulled !
Haha, well then I guess PMDG have done their job well ceegnz! To the point where they literally couldn't sell the 737 fast enough by the sounds of it XD
I hope that once PMDG were reconnected with the rest of the planet, you were able to pick the aircraft up and have some fun! : )
All the best!
I reckon all the commercial jets coming out will bring a much deserved boost to ITBS subscribers. Here's to 20k and onwards.
Wouldn't that be nice Roland! : D
I certainly don't think it can do any harm (and I think that's what the majority of the TH-cam audience tends to be searching for).
I don't think a lot of people associate the channel with the commercial jet stuff (I suppose given that I had a pretty heavy GA / warbird period, that makes sense), but I've been trying to redress the balance a little bit recently, as I do want to keep a mix of content on the channel.
I'm looking forward to getting stuck into the Fenix 320 when it arrives - that should offer the perfect opportunity to get some quality Airbus content on the go!
Thanks as always! : )
Old good PMDG 737… Great effort as usual. In the world of flight sim for years PMDG in good shape. Txh for good and informative review. As usual also price of PMDG product is not so low. Anyway many working hours is inside this 737…👍
Yeah, PMDG have been putting out consistently excellent (albeit somewhat pricey), products for many years now and the 737 in MSFS is no exception. Their aircraft might not be cheap, but you certainly do get what you pay for!
My pleasure on the review, glad you enjoyed it! Thanks and happy flying : )
A must buy! Great video!
Indeed Sam, a cracking product and highly recommended for any MSFS tubeliner enthusiasts!
Glad you enjoyed the video! Thanks for watching and all the best : )
Thank you for a great stream. Spoilers work fine for me with honeycomb throttle I have them assigned to spoilers axis.
My pleasure Matrosov, glad you enjoyed it!
I guess perhaps the spoiler works assigned to an axis and not a keypress then. I don't really mind if the keypress doesn't work, but it would be nice if the spoiler handle could be actuated a little bit more quickly using the mouse haha.
Thanks for the info and all the best! : )
Excellent review 💸💸💸
Thx and take care
Thank you very much Mr Shark! : )
Out of our bank accounts and into PMDG's this time XD
Cheers!
Fantastic flight 👍🏻great module; PMDG seem to do it best for me, I remember when they brought Queen of the skies out for FSX, absolutely amazing.
Go look at the Fenix A320.
Cheers Sibzy!
Yeah, PMDG certainly know what they're doing. They've been putting out quality products for many years now and never really set a major foot wrong (so far as I am aware). The 737 is another very solid effort and it's great to now have the jet in MSFS.
Cheers and all the best! : )
Also looking like an incredible piece of work J McC!
Got this bad boy and haven't had time to mess with but i had it back in the FSX days. The sim seems to be finally getting good stuff, hopefully DLSS isn't too far behind, thats also going to be a game changer.
And FSR2.0. It just dropped and it looks like it is nearly as good as DLSS but any card can use it, not just RTX cards (I own a pair of 3080s, though, but the more the merrier)
Indeed Daniel - quite amazing how far the sim has come in the space of a few weeks and DLSS will certainly be a great addition as well!
Enjoy the 737! : )
Best Jetliner for Fs2020, very happy about it.
That’s probably a fair statement overall HW. Really glad you’re enjoying the jet : )
Happy flying and all the best!
This brings back the nostalgic memories of flying PMDG 737 on MSFS 2006, I'm definitely going to buy this one!
Bro MSFS 2006 is called FSX 💀
Just call it FSX lol
Yeah, I had the original PMDG 737 package and spent many hours in the aircraft. I've never been a big fan of the NG, as compared with the classics and the 200, but the PMDG version kept me coming back for the systems depth and the failure modelling; I guess the same is still true today haha.
All the best! : )
San Diego to Phoenix, nice 👌
Also gonna say that the 737-7 is probably my all time favorite aircraft next to the 747-4 (I'm old school, I know 😂)
Thanks very much Matt, glad you enjoyed the flight!
Haha, I suppose the 744 is a little bit old-school these days - I guess the 100 / 200 are dinosaurs at this point XD
I always liked the classic 737's, particular the 300 (the proportions just look right), so I like the 700 for the same reasons.
Cheers and all the best! : )
Unless they significantly changed the NGX from when it was in FSX/P3D you most certainly can do a V1, V2 and VR cut. If it’s not in the top level failures menu, go into the subsystems list and look under the ENGINES menu. Looks like you might’ve misinterpreted the service-based failures simulation part of it.
Hi Kyle,
Thanks very much for the information! It was indeed an error on my part; as I ran an engine fire scenario, I was in the "Fire" subsection, which seemingly only allows for a time-based failure. Under "Engines", I gather a V1 cut etc can indeed be set.
Thanks again and all the best! : )
@@IntotheBlueSimulations Welcome! Yeah, the menus can be a bit confusing for sure. Glad to help! I've been enjoying your reviews of the various planes in the sim (watching the Magister at the moment).
Thank you for a perfect review!
Thank you very much indeed Heiko! My pleasure : )
Glad you enjoyed it / found it to be of use. All the best!
Another great review.
Thanks very much Clive, glad you enjoyed it!
All the best : )
Come on release it already PMDG!!!!
an hour and a half to go til the release window!!
Where in the hell is it at? Should have been out Friday!!!!!!!!!!¡!!!
Fly the Maddog!
@@Rage-td9wv overpriced, the BAe 146 is better
@@GriffonVoid nah, DC 6 to the MD, nobody in the US ever heard of 146.
Brilliant review and flight 👍
Thanks very much Soup Dragon, glad you enjoyed it : )
Cheers and all the best!
There’s a button on the side of the throttle handle to disengage the A/T. You should use that. Don’t disengage it with A/T arm switch.
You want your A/T to be arm so you can use the TOGA button in case you need to go around.
Hi Ton,
Thanks very much for the pointer. I was aware, but the reason I do it this way, is simply to avoid being heads-down, trying to hit the click-spot on short final. Taking out the auto-throttle altogether is not ideal of course, but at least this way I can focus more fully on landing the aircraft - it’s a little concession given the limitations of the sim : )
Cheers and all the best!
@@IntotheBlueSimulations Just map it to one of your joystick button. If you use a Hotas there should be plenty of options available on the throttle and if you don’t use a Hotas, then you should get a Hotas.
I think on PMDG planes they do have an option in the FMC to make it easier for you to map these buttons.
Great video, many thanks.
Thanks very much Julian, my pleasure! Glad you enjoyed it : )
All the best!
Impressed that QantasLink are flying long haul to Pheonix in the 717
Haha, indeed! A ruddy long jump for a kangaroo and worst of all, they operate it as a TURNAROUND!! XD
Cheers and all the best : P
Really looking forward to the release of the 737-600 I like the smaller 737s
I wish for a 737-200
@@lorent0591 I do too
I generally prefer the smaller 737’s as well Jadin and I prefer the classics; I’d love to see a 200 and the 300, 400, 500.
All the best! : )
Me too Lorenzo! I was hoping we’d see the Captainsim 737-200 one day, but sadly it seems that Captainsim are a bit of a lost cause at this point. . .
Cheers! : )
I was waiting for the step from LNav/VNav to Appr mode? You seemed to go to ils without any mode selection? The aircraft does a nice autoland, you may want to show that if you do another video. Thanks for this one, she's a beauty!
Hi David,
Yes, unfortunately that got edited out. I had some hardware issues on the approach (not through any fault on PMDG's part) and had to record the scene again - I cut things as they logically fit together and that did necessitate cutting out the mode selections. I did of course change the modes to fly the ILS though and no problems there.
I did try an autoland with the 737 and whilst it worked, I found it a little bit less than optimal. The aircraft got itself down on the runway just fine, but there was a bit of oscillating coming down the glideslope and it didn't quite get itself down on the centerline (or track it very well thereafter); it's always tricky to know with MSFS though, perhaps I just got unlucky with that particular ILS etc. I will give it another go at a later date for sure.
My pleasure on the video! Glad you're finally able to enjoy the 737 : )
All the best!
Great video QF 717, was strange to see parked
Thanks very much Craig, glad you enjoyed it!
Haha, yeah - it must have been a long way for those boys in a 717! I need to sort my AIG traffic issues out at some point XD
Cheers and all the best : )
V1/VR/V2 cuts are supported by the way, under engine failures
Ahhh, thanks Ilari! That makes sense. I didn't see them, as I went into the "Fire" section to simulate the failure. Well that's great to know.
Thanks for the info : )
I like the depth of the default a320 as I get to push buttons but don’t need a checklist in my lap just to start it. I wish this came with a simplified mode I love the variants and model I’d pay 80$ just don’t have the time to learn something this complex
That's understandable IPTDB - we all have different preferences when it comes to aircraft fidelity etc. The PMDG 737 does come with the option to select the aircraft state, ie you can select the aircraft with the systems configured "ready for takeoff" etc (though one would still need to set up the flight computer, configure the autopilot etc).
It's not quite as pretty internally, but have you considered the Bredok3D 737 MAX? It sounds more like the kind of thing you're looking for (the addon has mixed reviews mind you and I can't say that I have tried it myself).
All the best! : )
@@IntotheBlueSimulations that’s good to know thanks! yeah the B3D stuff is not exactly what I’m looking for. I want full interiors and sounds but also want to just use the map screen to plan ifr in sim and don’t want to mess with an fms. The new AN225 detail level is perfect for me. I’ve also been enjoying the Kodiak 100
Great video and review! But I noticed during shutdown after the main flight, you put engine two start switch to GRD, not OFF. Obviously not a big deal, but it was bugging me the whole end of the checklist! ;)
Thanks very much Chieze, glad you enjoyed it overall!
Haha yeah, noticed that one myself when I was watching the video back. I can assure you it bugged *me* a lot more once I noticed it XD
Bit of a miss-click there, but I should have picked it up with the checklist I suppose. . .
Cheers and all the best : )
Good heavens!!!! The A320 way easier to fly! HOWEVER- this is pretty cool and you seem a bit busier in this aircraft! I LIKE it!
Haha, they're different for sure Keyz. One is more intuitive (the 737), but the other has a much more modern and straightforward workload (the Airbus). I love flying the 737 in the sim though, it's much more hands on and keeps one busier as you say - It's an aircraft I've always quite fancied in the real world actually : )
All the best!
Now there's a pilot who knows how to keep a 73 on the centre line!
21:17 - 21:30 - Taxing to the Hold but Flaps not visually deployed externally yet set internally? Hoping that's not an external view fault on PMDG front?
Haha, thank you sir! I try my best ; )
The flaps on the taxi were a mistake on my part; I recorded the taxi section of the video later on and forgot to re-deploy the flaps. I noticed when watching the video back, but was hoping there wouldn't be too many eagle-eyed viewers amongst you XD
Cheers and all the best! : )
Haha, exactly Matt, a little bit of an editing error there on my part (I shall fire my editor immediately haha); there's certainly enough "flap action" on the PMDG 737, to satisfy even the most ardent lover of high lift devices XD
All the best! : )
Love to see a decent 707 sim offering for the 2020 version
Likewise Mark! A 707 and a 737-200 would be brilliant; both of which used to be Captainsim offerings, but sadly I can't see them pulling off an offering worthy of purchase these days. Hopefully someone else will come along and take up the mantle. . .
All the best! : )
You have the cadence of a flight attendant announcing arrival.
Haha, I do get that from time to time FCM XD
For better or worse, it's a cadence I seemed to have picked up as I've progressed with TH-cam (quite possibly it is a habit from work) and now I don't seem to be able to shift it ha (it's not intentional at any rate).
All the best : )
Nice Video !!!! More Detail on cockpit but there no big improvement on system.... Hopefully PMDG support share cockpit in the future....
Thanks very much Michael, glad you enjoyed it!
Yes, the MSFS version of the 737 is an evolution of the product, rather than an revolution I would say. No massive upgrade on the systems fidelity (so far as I am aware), but then it was already really rather excellent.
I'm certainly hoping we'll see shared-cockpit support in the future as well : )
Cheers and all the best!
Well, I have owned several PMDG sims for FSX and they're all study level products. I had the 737-800, the 747-400 and the 777. This looks par for the course. Not many at this level of detail.
Exactly UncommonSense; par for the course - but that's pretty high praise when talking about PMDG! : )
Cheers and all the best!
MSFS can't actaully intigrate the wipers to slide the water off the windshield? I noticed this on other planes as well.
Hi V1,
Yes, that is unfortunately a current limitation within the sim. I don't imagine it would be that hard to achieve, but I guess it is somewhere on a long list of issues that Asobo needs to address haha.
All the best! : )
Well they can now with the Fenix a320
Beautiful of course, but after buying the justflight b146, I doubt this one is more fun. The 146 is far more hands on, more things to manage, and just more fun because of that. I am gonna buy the 737, but oh man the 146 is gonna give it serious competion and probably gets my attention the most.
Bae146 is no competition to PMDG It will not be competition to the FenixA320 when it releases in a few weeks. Those products are fully simulated with failures and full FMC/MCDU functions something Just Flight can't claim.
@@fsx-legend4602 Not talking about 100 percent simulation, only prefer the more old skool style of the the 146, while still being an excellent simulated aircraft, we are not all avionic purists who wants everything completely simulated. I am not criticizing pmdg at all, I would not dare, just expressing my thoughts about the two planes.
@@kiekiek I agree with you. Don't really need the coffee machine electrical system modeled to enjoy a plane. Also the failures are cool but probably not even touched by 99 percent of users. Love flying the bae 146 but am looking forward to flying 737, hope the physics are great.
I agree, 146 is just cooler.
"Horses for courses" as always Kiekek. There's no doubting that the 737 is unrivaled in terms of systems fidelity currently but like you, I really enjoy my older, more "hands on" jets in the sim - been having a blast with both the 146 and the Maddog! I'm sure others will prefer the automation etc of the Boeing : )
All the best!
Review starts at 53:37
Ahh, well I consider the flight to be part of the review, since I tend to talk about things as I go and it's a great way of seeing the flight model, systems fidelity, sounds etc in action; but yes, the conclusion does indeed start at the 53 minute mark and I realise that may be more than enough for some ; )
All the best!
Great video as always ITBS, your graphics are so smooth, do you mind sharing your settings?
Thanks very much 494, glad you enjoyed it!
I don't have any crazy clever settings tweaks I'm afraid, but I'm certainly happy to share my settings:
- “High End” preset
- Pre-Cache = Ultra
- Terrain and Object visibility sliders set at 125% (sorry, I forget the actual names of them)
- Motion Blur = Off
- Glass Cockpit Refresh = Medium
- AI Traffic = Off
- VSync = On / 60fps
That gives a nice balance between graphics and performance. I only run at 1080p and without VSync, that will give me around 90fps. The things I’ve turned off / down are known to be famerate hogs.
I only run at 1080p as that's all that my monitor supports. That's the main reason I get nice smooth gameplay for the most part.
I hope that helps a little. Cheers and all the best! : )
@@IntotheBlueSimulations thank you I’ll try these out. Cheers!
that is what flightdeck2sim also said...x plane is still ahead in kinds of flight model...juts SHOWS how unbelievabely good the physic calculation in this simulator is
Hi Peter,
Well he'd certainly know more than me when it comes to the 737 haha!
But yeah, I flew the Zibo recently to prepare for this video and was pleasantly surprised just how good the flight model felt (not having used X-Plane all that much previously); when I took the autopilot out to hand fly, I had a bit of a "whooaa" moment haha). Thereafter for about a week, all I was doing was flying X-Plane XD
The same is true of the Toliss 321; it's not perfect, but I've had a couple of really quite impressive experiences with it.
X-Plane has its strengths and weaknesses, but it's still top of the class (for civilian sims at least) when it comes to flight modelling. It's still my go-to when I want to do some "serious" simming - although that is slowly starting to change with the likes of PMDG etc coming into MSFS.
Cheers and all the best! : )
@@IntotheBlueSimulations thanks for your reply (:!
I'm still a little disappointed with their pricing and release schedule. To sell each variant at full price "sounds" like it's better for the customer but in reality, it would've been nice to just have an option to buy 2, or all 4 variants for a package price. Because of this decision, I'm only going to be buying the variant I want the most (-800).
@Jerome Jackman spot on.
@Jerome Jackman They won't trick me. I'm waiting for the 800 ;o)
The time the 800 comes out PDMG and the 737 will be months ago news and new stuff will be out to buy. Simplify it... Old news! How many are going to wait for the 800? Hell, you'll want something else by then. Fly the Maddog.
@@TurboLerssi no doubt! PDMG has taken longer and working longer than manufactures manufacturer them.
PMDG won't trick me either I will just fly the Maddog and Fenix and get the 738 when it releases.
Fantastic!
Yeah, the 737 is another brilliant effort from PMDG : )
Cheers Jason, all the best!
nice to know u can use it already I bought it and cant even download it... good stuff PMDG...
Sorry to hear that thedisciple - I see many others have been having the same issue. I guess PMDG got overloaded with sales perhaps. I hope things are fixed up for you very soon!
All the best!
@@IntotheBlueSimulations thanks man :) yeah was able to download it last night, also realised popup blocker in firefox was blocking my download lol, great plane love it :)
Ah great, glad you got it sorted!
Happy flying : )
Can we save flight states? One at take off and one on approach.
Takeoff state helps to simulate a engine failure and just look at procedures. The old pmdg for 777 it did save few flight states which worked most of the time.
Can this do it?
Hi Santosh,
I haven't tested out the system exhaustively, but you can indeed save and load custom panel states (as well as some presets).
I hope that helps. All the best! : )
Best plane in the sim, hands down. I can't see many cons, if any. One could be missing tablet/EFB, but it's planned to be added later. Some people are complaining about the pricing, if you want all variants, it's pretty expensive. But for people like me who have no intention to buy other variants (as they are very similar) pricing is very good. I'll rather enjoy this -700 and wait for 777. Thanks for the review, but this was instant buy. Cheers
I think the Fenix A320 beats it... easy second though.
Hi Tomas,
Yep, agree with all of that: A missing EFB was something I has meant to mention in the review and there was one other things I missed, although my memory fails me as to what that was now. . . It's a stellar product though and certainly good value if one is just looking to purchase a single variant.
Thanks for watching! Happy flying : )
Haha. Definitely looking forward to getting stuck into the Fenix 320 as well Zachary! : )
your head movements look so real especially when looking around the overhead. Are you using track IR, if not what are you using?
It's in the channel info he is using Track IR 5 .
Indeed LoneRanger. Thanks for offering up the help, much appreciated! : )
Hi Roger,
I am indeed using TrackIR for the head movements. By default it doesn't tend to be quite so smooth, but a little bit of tweaking to the profile and one can get some quite nice results.
Cheers and all the best! : )
PMDG aircraft in MSFS = next level, imho
Yeah, they're definitely at the top of their game generally speaking Ramba. The 737 in MSFS is certainly another excellent effort from the PMDG team : )
All the best!
Is the PMDG 737 only available for the steam addition? I have MSFS on PC that I got through the Microsoft store with gamepass ultimate. I currently use the flybywire A32NX mod so I assume I can use the 737?
Hi SPS,
The PMDG 737 will work with either PC version of the sim : )
All the best!
Excellent stuff, sir. I won't be able to obtain this on release (as my simming is on a Series X, with a Velocity One) So I'll have to wait. Looks excellent though. May wait until the -800 though, that's the definitive 737 for me.
And I have to say, the idiosyncrasies of the 737 flight deck are growing on me haha! It is actually fairly intuitive, isn't it. I've been looking at quite a few videos and had a little look at the POH to try and familiarise, as I will certainly get it.
I do know that it requires a fair bit of thrust to taxi (30-35% N1) and that the engine BRM (motoring) only happens on the 737MAX, I believe.
Something else interesting I've seen is that 737 pilots tend to remove the climb D-rates when above 15000ft, to give them more power in the climb.
Hope you're well, mate. 👍
It's coming for Xbox
@@siyaaviation3659 I know, but not for a while mate.
I'm curious about something. How does the console version of MSFS compare to the PC version? Did they have to dumb it down any?
@@PluckyUnderdog when's it coming
@@siyaaviation3659 not a clue mate. I've heard after SU10 (July) but it's anyone's guess really.
Got just one problem, when I try to engage VS mode, it automatically switches to LVL change and maintains altitude when I'm trying to descend.
Any advice?
Hi GB,
Did I reply to this question on another vid per chance (perhaps I’m going mad but, I feel like I did haha)? The only suggestion that I can think to offer, would be to make sure you select a new altitude on the MCP (autopilot) first.
All the best : )
I believe you did, and I have tried that, and I'm not sure what else it could be.
Love the vids!
When i "end" my flight and I park at the gate. The game doesn't think i have arrived and still showing all the taxi ribbons. But if i take another aircraft it ends the game and saves it.
Does anyone know what this is causing? Now all the nav/taxi ribbons are still in my screen instead of ending the landing->taxi sequence. I know i can turn it off but i do use them, and normally they turn off themself? Also the rudder does funky stuff while other planes it works fine.
Hi Mx5,
Well the sim does now have the option to turn off the “End Flight” logbook page, so perhaps the PMDG 737 does this by default (I’m not sure). Also, different things seem to trigger the end flight window; ie sometimes it’s cutting the engines, sometimes the avionics master, sometimes the battery etc. So if you aren’t completely shutting down the 737, perhaps that’s why you aren’t seeing the Logbook page?
The rudder options can be changed in the FMC / CDU. You can choose to have rudder and tiller operate together, or off of separate axis. I’m guessing perhaps you have them operating off separate axis and that’s why you’re getting the strange behaviour?
I hope that helps a little. All the best! : )
And that answers my question that still the windshield wipers don’t do anything… thanks.
Its simulation limit from Microsoft not pmdg fault on that
Haha, they do not sir.
To be fair to PMDG, it obviously isn't natively supported in the sim, but then again Fenix seem to have managed it - so when there's a will there's a way!
All the best : )
What’s your opinion of the cabin and engine sounds and how does the the MSFS 737 compare to the Prepar3d 737
I’m guessing you use TraciR ?
Would you consider making a video on your settings or just sharing them.
Thanks for all the great content.
Hi SuperNeutral,
I do indeed. Sure, send me an email to intotheblueinbox@gmail.com and I'll send over my profile when I can : )
All the best!
@@IntotheBlueSimulations Much appreciated, whenever you get time!
Wow what a lovely 10fps windshield wipers!
Haha, maybe that's why they aren't clearing any rain : P
those engines leave a lot to be desired sound wise, the plane looks OK, cockpit could be better but still better than anything out there by far
Hi Anthony,
I've certainly heard better engine sounds, I've heard worse also though haha; personally I think they're adequate and get the job done. The 737 looks good, but it isn't quite on a par graphically with some of the other competition within MSFS. I gather that PMDG are planning on some texture upgrades for the aircraft though, so I guess they are aware of the 737's shortfalls and planning to address them in due course.
Cheers and all the best : )
The ATC traffic radio that could be heard once in a while, is that part of the sound scape that comes with the aircraft ?
Hi HR,
No, the ATC effects are something I added in myself. There is an ATC chatter app available for MSFS though, if that’s the sort of thing you’re after : )
I hope that helps. All the best!
@@IntotheBlueSimulations Thanks, loved the video and now I bought the plane. This will get me started.
This plane is more complicated than the f18 hornet for sure.
In comparison to the default F-18, without a doubt HG. The systems of the 737 are certainly more extensive than the Hornet's, but I'd imagine the F-18 has quite a bit more going on in terms of its avionics.
Cheers, all the best! : )
Looks great. Can you undock and have 2D Instrument panels? i.e. 2D PFD or ND?
Yeah, it's a very nice offering Jmoss and the 600 is an absolute steal (at nearly half the price)! I know that on release, it wasn't possible to undock the display unit screens. I gather this how now been "fixed" but from what I have read, people are still having issues with doing so (might be worth reading up on Avsim or the PMDG forums).
All the best! : )
Thanks!
My absolute pleasure WLKS! Thank you very much for the generous donation, it’s hugely appreciated and I’m really glad you enjoyed the video to such a degree : )
Cheers and all the best!
I will rarely, maybe never have time to learn it by the numbers, buyt i manually flew the heck out of my PMDG 737 in P3D and will do the same with this one.
Haha, "you do you" Aaron! I'm glad you're enjoying the 737 as you see fit - I'm sure there will be plenty more fun to be had in MSFS : )
Happy flying!
@@IntotheBlueSimulations Did a manual flight last night and flew it in VR some tonight, I love it.
I wonder, when will be available this jewel?yet have not released anything on the store pmdg
Sounds like the release was a little bit shaky, but I hope you're enjoying the aircraft now Typhoon : )
All the best!
Helllo I have question out of way , but did you make some overclocking of CPU or you have default motherboard setting?
Hi Samuel,
At the moment I’m just running my CPU at stock speed (4.7GHz). I may try bumping that up one day, but I’m currently pretty happy with the performance I’m getting in MSFS : )
I hope that helps. All the best!
@@IntotheBlueSimulations Thank a lot for answer. I was asking because i m at stock as well and i suffer from hge stuttering and significant drops at app and landing. I have the same system specification. Simple while landing my processor strats to sleep with clock speeed of 2Gz I do not know why....
Hmm, that’s very odd Samuel. I run at 1080p, which I think is the main reason I get pretty decent fps. What are you running at? If you’re at 4K, perhaps your graphics card can’t keep up and so the CPU doesn’t have much to do? I’m by no means a computer expert I’m afraid haha, but I can’t really think what else might be causing such issues. . .
All the best!
Nice addon, very clean.
Too clean, the textures in the cockpit are grainy and not very well weathered. It's not Asobo quality, probably my only misgiving about this review. It was picked up but at this price point, you expect the best.
@@dtrjones i'm Shrek...
Yeah, pretty flawless overall. As with any addon, there is certainly room for improvement, but it was quite hard to find anything major to fault. The 737 perhaps doesn't push any boundaries, but it lives up to PMDG's usual high standards and that in itself is saying a lot!
All the best : )
Haha, well actually David, I would agree with you on that! I had meant to mention that I would like to see more weathering, but sometimes my memory gets the better of me - the same goes for the lack of EFB. I gather an EFB is on the way though and I believe a texture update at some point as well also.
Cheers and all the best! : )
Thanks for the video! Bought it. Overall, it works very nice. If you are used to the PMDGs on FS or P3D, you feel at home immediately. The inoperative weather radar is a disappointment, however. I found the nose wheel steering combined with rudder a bit unrealistic. While manually flying, the reaction to the elevator feels strange to me. Besides that, there are only minor things. E-g., is there really a configuration that does not show the flight controls on the SYS page?
Hi Paul,
My pleasure, glad you enjoyed it!
Absolutely; the MSFS 737 is definitely an evolution of its predecessors and you can certainly feel that when entering the flight deck; not to say it's a bad thing, since the FSX / P3D version was pretty excellent.
The weather radar is a shame, but I think it was a fair call on PMDG's part, as the sim's default weather radar is rather poor at this time. The SDK improvements shouldn't be too far around the corner and I'm sure we'll see a working weather radar not too far after that.
The noswheel steering + rudder is odd and doesn't feel right, but I guess it's a necessary option for those with more limited hardware and just in case you weren't aware, the tiller / rudder can be changed to separate axis' (via the CDU), thus making things more manageable.
Agreed as well that the aircraft seems a little sensitive in pitch, but this seems to be true of almost every MSFS offering. PMDG have said that a number of patches will be following the product's release, so if the issue is raised by enough users, it might be revisited.
and I believe there really is a DU configuration option such as you describe haha. No idea what the benefit of it would be, but it's been modelled on the PMDG 737 since the product originally released in FSX (or was it FS2004) - so I doubt it's unintentional.
Anyway, hope you enjoy it! Cheers and all the best : )
@@IntotheBlueSimulations After flying a bit more, I have more severe issues. I get some flicker in the PFD artificial horizon like many other users. PMDG claims it is Asobo's fault, but they are on it. Then the LNAV/VNAV function is not precise enough, overshooting turns and altitudes by unacceptable margins. They are also working on that issue. Still, it is enjoyable.
You can go IRS straight to NAV? I thought you had to put it on align first for about 8 minutes if using real time. Or are you not using real time?
Hi Andrew,
I'm not really a man "in the know" when it comes to the 737 (I'm an Airbus guy in actuality), but I believe it is perfectly ok (normal even) to go straight through to NAV. The IRS's will still align in the NAV position, based off the reference given. An educated guess would be that "Align" only has the IRS align, but not actually start calculating their position thereafter (so not accruing any errors, until placed into the NAV position). I believe in the older INS units, one did have to go into Align first, but as I say, I don't think that's necessary here with the IRS's.
Hopefully someone else more clued up might come along and fill in my blanks, if there are any.
I hope that helps. All the best! : )
Can you help me with one issue i have with 737, i mostly fly airbus so i'm still learning about 737 systems. On takeoff i don't get vertical magenta line (climb guidance) without vnav being turned on, when it's turned off i get nothing, only horizontal line is diplayed during takeoff, only when i pass 3000 feet and tun vnav on is when line shows up on display, what am i doing wrong? Airplane is set up correctly, as far as i understand, all the neccesary data is put into fmc, course and heading are also correct, both FDs are on, so i'm not sure what i'm doing wrong?
Hi c1berg,
Haha, well I mostly fly Airbus too, so I'm perhaps not the most qualified person to answer your question: I did a couple of trials in different configurations, to see if I could replicate the same behaviour - I didn't seem to be able to. The immediate possibility that springs to mind - are you using the TOGA push button for the takeoff (either on the throttles, or the hidden clickspot on the MCP)? Without it, I suspect you won't get any vertical guidance (outside of VNAV). If you're just bringing the throttles up manually, then you won't be getting the correct modes for the takeoff. Does that sound like it could be the issue?
I hope that maybe helps? Cheers and all the best! : )
@@IntotheBlueSimulations Yeah, i figured it out few days ago, you're right it was TOGA button, i thought the plane would auto activate toga on certain trottle percentage instead of pressing the button, it's hard getting out of an Airbus mindset when flying something else. Thanks anyway.
Ah great, well I’m glad you got it sorted! Happy flying : )
12:13 ok i’m getting this plane now! i thought i’m gonna wait for the 800 or 900 series! the passenger cabin view sold me! that is amazing!
You can’t enter it…this is the drone camera view. From the cockpit you can’t enter the cabin
Haha, fair enough Camo!
Just so you know, the cabin is modelled, but I had to access it via the drone cam (I couldn't seem to find a way to access it from the cockpit directly - but perhaps that was a mistake on my part); also the cabin announcement was a recording I added in myself, just for the effect.
I hope that helps! All the best : )
@@IntotheBlueSimulations no worries man, the details is amazing. I don’t mind if I have to access it via drone cam but man.. worth every penny. Also, I have the PACX and I believe it goes well in this plane 👍😁
Haha, awesome. Enjoy then! : )
How are you getting your camera to move like that? Is it TrackIR?
Hi Cameron,
It is indeed TrackIR yes : )
All the best!
Waitaminute - who's 757 is that parked off the nose at the start? watching this because I like your take on things ( I'm not getting any 737s myself ) but that bird made me take note...
Hi Richard,
Ahh, nothing to get too excited about there I am afraid, that is just part of my AIG AI traffic installation. I gather Just Flight recently announced that they have a 757 in development though (I don't think I imagined it haha).
Thanks very much for watching then! It's always nice to know that someone wants to watch a video, even when they aren't after the product specifically : )
Cheers and all the best!
Sooooo no one is gonna bring up the Aer Lingus plane at 2:07 is a 757…. Cuz I wanna know what’s up with that and if it’s a flyable model
Hi Liam,
Haha, nothing to get too excited about there I'm afraid - that was just some AI traffic (AIG). I believe there is a 757 in the works for MSFS though, I think it may have been Just Flight that announced it recently.
Sorry to rain on your parade haha. Cheers and all the best! : )
Mate, your reviews are good. Clinical, but good.
If you want them to be 'Great', please consider adding info re: FPS performance. Maybe a simple comparison in terms of GPU usage and FPS at a default airport compared to a default airliner.
This is a very important factor.
Regards ... 😁😁👍😎
Cheers TB!
Haha, it’s actually not the first time I’ve seen my style referred to as “clinical” - It’s a fair comment too. I’m likely never going to be the most entertaining TH-camr (there are plenty out there who do a much better job than me on that front), so I figure I’ll stick to what I’m generally good at (not to say that I wouldn’t like to lighten the mood a little haha).
I do actually cover FPS in the vast majority of my reviews (I did in this one for what it’s worth), usually during the conclusion / last 10 minutes. I always use the default C152 as a base reference and then compare the addon against it, using the exact same scenario. I figure that’s a fair way of testing. I tend to give overall frames, but also the number of frames I dropped vs the C152, as I think that’s more representative, given that we all have different systems etc.
So. . . hopefully that nudges me a little closer towards greatness! : P
Thanks and all the best! : )
@@IntotheBlueSimulations
OK. Missed that. My bad. I must listen to every minute then !
And, nothing "wrong" with being clinical: just a matter of style, and thus viewer preference. You are the "Consultant" vs the nurse. Both important: not a competition !
But... your review of a new addon, is the first one I go to ... for what that's worth 😉👍👍👍
Hi. I love ur trackir movements. Any chance if u can share ur settings?
Hi Ian,
Sure. Send me an email to intotheblueinbox@gmail.com and I’ll send my profile over when I can : )
All the best!
I love the systems depth but I think I will wait for the 800 to come out which means I can get a few more miles out of the 146 during the wait.
I distinctly remeber the pmdg 737 for fsx having an amazing sound depth and the was years ago. Now I only fly in VR I am very much looking forward to hearing the sounds in a more immersive experience!
That’s fair enough Chris. I’m sure many (who possess a similar level of willpower) will be doing the same haha. I have to say, I was originally eyeing up the 800 primarily, but the more I look at the 700, the more I like the aesthetic of it - looks a bit more like the classic 737’s.
Either way, certainly a good excuse to continue having some more fun in the 146 for the time being!
Cheers and all the best! : )
I'm waiting for the 800 as well, I've bought too many planes recently :) I have plenty to do with the 146, Concorde, and Cessna 414 in the meantime, it's crazy how many great planes are suddenly coming out all at once this year!
Excellent review again. One question, how is the FPS hit compared to the Just Flight 146. The 146 is giving me a hard time on my system, barley can reach 20 t0 22 FPS while the TBM930 flies around with 38 to 40 FPS on my GTX 1080TI. 20-22 FPS is not that great for the user experience in MSFS2020, hope the PMDG 737 is not that FPS hungry.
@@mikellandings5076 It isn't.
RTX or die
Thanks for offering up the helps sledge, Much appreciated : )
Thanks very much Harold, glad you enjoyed it!
Apologies for the slow reply (it may be a bit late to be of use now): I can't remember the exact fps values off the top of my head, but I did make mention of them during the video. I usually cover fps during my conclusion, ie the last 10 mins of the vid, as I did here. I seem to recall being pleasantly surprised overall - I think I lost just shy of 20 fps, which I guess would put the aircraft about on a par with the 146 by the sounds of it.
I hope that helps. All the best! : )
@@IntotheBlueSimulations I have bought the PMDG 737 a couple of days ago and it is an amazing product for the Sim. Not only the FPS is really great, getting between 35 and 40 FPS on a GTX1080 with most settings in Ultra, but also the operation on the Flight Deck is insane. Almost everything is working like a real aircraft. I am a licensed Avionics Aircraft Engineer (744, 777, 787) with a little 737 experience and so far I cannot find a lot that does not behaves like a real aircraft. Even programming the FMC is top notch. Cannot wait PMDG to bring the 777 to the Sim. Instant buy.