[03JUN22] PMDG 737 for MSFS Update to 3.00.0020 is released

[PelicanEagle]

Thank you Robert great update you guys at PMDG are the best of the best!

[jg175]

Was the engine sounds changed? It sounds different on takeoff. much less bass

[bpoore61]

I noticed that also.

Brandon Poore

[jg175]

I followed what the NOTAM said and restarted sim on top of that and the sounds are just different. Can anyone confirm?

[Airboss007]

Is each 737 body going to come with additional costs for those who have the 700 body alraedy?

[TH454]

The -600 -800.-900 are additional cost.

[Shimmergloom667]

It really made me happy to see that you are DCS addicts as well AND to see praise comgin their way as well. A lot of the DCS community suffers from bad entitlement issues, and I am always happy to see their hard work recognized!

Thanks a lot for the update

[Reynolds Number]

Was the engine sounds changed? It sounds different on takeoff. much less bass

Hi Jose,

Thanks for the feedback - I added a new grind sound that was clashing a bit with the bass sounds - the bass sounds on takeoff were redesigned a little to accomodate the new grind sound. There is now more sub bass than bass actually - so with a sub woofer they will sound more rumbly.

However, you have a point - in the next update, I will add back more of the bass that you were hearing before - most likely it will be even more bassy!

Coming soon!

[Numerobiss]

Is it normal that we expect the rumbling sound normally audible only at the front of the engines. We now hear them even at the back of the device. Is this normal?

[jg175]

Thank you!

[Bob_Z]

Can't get pop-ups to work with right ALT and left mouse click. Do I need to change something in MSFS control config?

[von]

You could, as a double check, bring up one of the default aircraft with a glass cockpit (Cessna / with floats) and test the key/mouse combo to see if it works.

[Bob_Z]

Works there, but not with the 737.

[Numerobiss]

Hello PMDG, thank you for your wonderful work. I would like to know if you plan to add the raindrops and the ice on the portholes?

[jg175]

Is there a way to disable those tints on the cabin window? Do those even exist in real life 737s? I’m not a fan

[JBrown]

Window tint wasn’t supposed to be there, a stray reflection profile was inadvertently applied and has already been restored for next update.

[KWAiRT]

Is it possible to get a refund for this product? Microsoft/Asobo will not be putting out any updates to late July which means we will be waiting until September for fixes to rudder and flickering displays. We already have the next plane up front and showcased with the 600 and some of us don't even have a working plane. This update is leaving a bad taste in my mouth. Not only was my critical issues not fixed but plenty more critical issues with sound and visuals have also been added. Sound mixing has changed. Window tints and other changes to textures and what not. I'm all for making things better but visual and audio downgrades compound my already jarring issue with no rudder control.

That said I was actually happy with the plane as it was and was not complaining about stuff but after one update here we go with diminishing returns and onto the next product cycle already. Just not impressed at all.

[Crabby]

This cracks me up. So many contradictions and mis-applied or missing logic.

[Airrich]

OK I am loving this thing! Yes, I vented on another thread the other day. But that was mostly about the Cockpitmaster FMC interfacing. It's still quirky, but I get it working faster than I used to. Also, I still haven't had a successful ILS landing. But that is mostly because I am an airliner noobie still learning all the buttons and switches and protocols. On the plus side...I haven't crashed it so far...and I have made 3 solid landings. Yes, in real life they would revoke my license for those landings, but they were all fun and relatively easy. So....at least I can get the bird in the air and on the ground now. Everything else will come eventually. Thanks for all the updates!

[fmloyola]

Awesome! Thanks a lot PMDG crew!

[Saucey12]

I got the update fine.. One question.. When I move my mouse over the PFD's and the FMS I get the finger on the mouse location but when I click it does not open up the PFD or FMS into a new window. What am I missing?

[matrosov]

It's right alt plus mouse click by default. But if you created custom profile for it like I did you might have unmapped everything so you need to remap right alt back to New UI window mode command

[Captain Kevin]

Is it possible to get a refund for this product? Microsoft/Asobo will not be putting out any updates to late July which means we will be waiting until September for fixes to rudder and flickering displays. We already have the next plane up front and showcased with the 600 and some of us don't even have a working plane. This update is leaving a bad taste in my mouth. Not only was my critical issues not fixed but plenty more critical issues with sound and visuals have also been added. Sound mixing has changed. Window tints and other changes to textures and what not. I'm all for making things better but visual and audio downgrades compound my already jarring issue with no rudder control.

That said I was actually happy with the plane as it was and was not complaining about stuff but after one update here we go with diminishing returns and onto the next product cycle already. Just not impressed at all.

I don't think you can get a refund once you've activated it. They said in another post that they were still trying to fix the rudder issue. Have a look here:

https://forum.pmdg.com/forum/main-fo...ers#post194544
https://forum.pmdg.com/forum/main-fo...ge2#post194525

Right before your post, Jason responded saying the window tint was inadvertently applied and would be fixed in the next update, as per this post:

https://forum.pmdg.com/forum/main-fo...965#post194965

Lastly, just because they've continued working on another plane doesn't mean they aren't going to keep updating the -700, so I guess I'm not sure I understand what the issue is. I realize you're having issues with the plane, but it's not like they completely stopped trying to fix them altogether and all they're doing is working on the -600.

I got the update fine.. One question.. When I move my mouse over the PFD's and the FMS I get the finger on the mouse location but when I click it does not open up the PFD or FMS into a new window. What am I missing?

Have a look here:

https://forum.pmdg.com/forum/main-fo...426#post194426

[Saucey12]

I don't think you can get a refund once you've activated it. They said in another post that they were still trying to fix the rudder issue. Have a look here:

https://forum.pmdg.com/forum/main-fo...ers#post194544
https://forum.pmdg.com/forum/main-fo...ge2#post194525

Right before your post, Jason responded saying the window tint was inadvertently applied and would be fixed in the next update, as per this post:

https://forum.pmdg.com/forum/main-fo...965#post194965

Lastly, just because they've continued working on another plane doesn't mean they aren't going to keep updating the -700, so I guess I'm not sure I understand what the issue is. I realize you're having issues with the plane, but it's not like they completely stopped trying to fix them altogether and all they're doing is working on the -600.

Have a look here:

https://forum.pmdg.com/forum/main-fo...426#post194426

very well sir thank you. I searched the recent forum but did not see that. Right ALT key.. copy

[cmakris]

I got the update fine.. One question.. When I move my mouse over the PFD's and the FMS I get the finger on the mouse location but when I click it does not open up the PFD or FMS into a new window. What am I missing?

You need to press right ALT and click on the window to pop up

[Bob_Z]

I knew that, but for some reason it doesn't work. It does with default MSFS planes such as the C 172.

[TOMASZIMA44]

Robert. please put away the tinted windows.

[Crabby]

Bloody hell, I love it when someone says bloody hell. I wish we would adopt that in the US.

[Captain Kevin]

Bloody hell, I am in the United States.

[NegativeApproach]

Hehe. It perfectly encapsules my emotions when I see two posts about the same topic, in the same thread, only one post apart from each other, from the same user!! (one is now deleted, thankfully). The sentence is by the way best pronounced with the voice of Nicko MCBrain.

[Captain Kevin]

Robert. please put away the tinted windows.

Already confirmed that it was inadvertently applied.

https://forum.pmdg.com/forum/main-fo...965#post194965

[Numerobiss]

Is there a way to disable those tints on the cabin window? Do those even exist in real life 737s? I’m not a fan

Hello, not having the patience to wait for the update to correct the tint of the portholes, I made a small patch available here:
https://we.tl/t-GvLNqdn7DF
Enjoy

[phrgflyer419]

Screenshot_148.pngI think the Download counter is off, 170 of 135 files.

[DrVenkman]

I think the Download counter is off, 170 of 135 files.

It’s a graphical/formatting glitch. It’s like 1,535 files or something huge.

[Kevin Hall]

You need to press right ALT and click on the window to pop up

I added an assignment for NEW UI WINDOW MODE to the mouse control (left click). That way you can open the popups with just a left click, no need to press right alt as well. Feels much more natural.

Is there any way to control the size of the popup wiundows? They are far too large for my screen resolution.

[Oleg737]

Hello. Still, the plane is very light and sensitive. Many users have written about it

[S3rg1o]

Is there any way to control the size of the popup wiundows? They are far too large for my screen resolution.

Point the mouse on the lower-right corner of the window to resize it, but I don't think it saves it...

[S3rg1o]

so a strange think happened to me twice, while cruising in autopilot, suddenly the A/C banks hardly to the left and into a step dive. I have to switch the A/P off and flight it manualy, and if I turn it back ON the same happens. While flying manualy I had to trim the yoke way to the right to level it off. So I switch to external view and noticed the rudder half to the left, and a slightly tap on the pedals made it to the original position, and then I could turn the A/P again and fly steady and level.
I wounder what did happen as I never touch anything with A/P ON. Was it a PMDG or Asobo issue?
Did the same or similar problem happened to anyone?

[Arty57]

Look for a hydraulic fault. In my experience it fails far too often and delivers outcomes just like you are seeing.
-Braun Tacon

[S3rg1o]

Well...I found the issue, one of my cats lied by the keyboard and rested his head in the key assigned to rudder by default, and pressed it!... and the A/C went crazy (obviously)! I dind't know about that assignment... I deleted it and it solved the problem, aparently!

[Kevin Hall]

Point the mouse on the lower-right corner of the window to resize it, but I don't think it saves it...

That's the problem, it doesn't save it. Not even temporarily. It's almost useless as it is. Especially the FMC CDU popup which only shows the screen.

[Want2BFlyin]

Where can I report a bug with this new update?

You can mention it here in the forums, and someone from PMDG might see it amidst all of the noise. However, if you want to be absolutely certain that someone from PMDG sees it, then you'll want to report it through their support portal. If you haven't used it before, you'll need to create a new account there.

Also, don't forget to include your full name on your posts (see rule # 1 at the top of this page), which you agreed to do when you created your account. We would hate to see your posts disappear because you aren't following the forum rules.

[Want2BFlyin]

Wait. So resetting your sound settings fixed the problem that you were having with your lights? That's... strange.

[s0l0m0n004]

Good evening,
As a person who works with Boeing 737 aircraft on the daily basis, I have to say I am a little unsatisfied with how are Wing Shake is simulated during pushback, taxi, and in flight phases of flight. It seems to me that no matter what the aircraft is doing (Pushback, taxiing, hard touchdowns, going over uneven surfaces, turbulence), the wing doesn't react appropriately to these events. Instead, we get a rapid small up & down bursts every couple seconds regardless of what the aircraft is actually doing. This is very noticeable during taxiing, when the wing makes rapid up/down bursts every 4-5 seconds in a repeated very noticeable cycle; then the wings would be motionless when you go through bumps/ uneven surfaces, when the cycle is in-between it's bursts and the wing is static.
I am unsure if this already had been said before, but I thought I'd put this here incase it hasn't been brought up yet.