[25MAY23] Possibly Some Good News for Marketplace and Xbox users...

[Ryan95]

It finally here 👌👌👌👌

[Ryan95]

The time has come enjoy everyone !!

What a time for the community

Ryan Poultney

[SirPsychoT]

The 737 flies amazingly, best handling plane in the sim by far, doesn't respond too fast like other airliners but doesnt seem too big either, things like the flaps and gear retract and extend in just the right amount of time, even the smallest adjustment it noticed and does the corresponding move to plane, amazing work

[Joulz]

Is there any manual ?

[Jacobes]

All I can say is Thank You! It’s amazing and I’ve barely scratched the surface of this beauty!

Also very impressed with the performance on the Series X. It actually runs 10* cooler than say the LVFR A320 products, and no noticeable frame drops. Loaded into DD KRNT and was just amazed.

Now if you excuse me, I need to draft an email about calling in sick tomorrow hehe!

Thanks again Robert and Team PMDG!

[rsrandazzo]

Jason- The Lovely Dr. Randazzo can sign a doctor's note to get you off from work. Buuuut she is psychologist so probably best be careful offering her services. Not sure if they let you bring the Xbox in there... - RSR

[Tomcole]

Actually crying with laughter at your reply Robert 🤣- tom cole

[BourneY]

Firstly, thank you so much for this product! Beyond excited!

Question for the group, have noticed that using a mouse is a bit tricky. On other planes you'd left click then scroll for up or down (as an example) so cycling through switches would be left click, then scroll for each option.

I noticed that I've got to be bang on with where a click because it will move that switch to the position of the mouse.

Is this something that can be customised within the FMC?

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David Bourne

[Sawakawi]

Yeah it's finally here, ready to take my first flight in 737-800.
thanks again for all your hard work and determination to get it on X-box.
Early christmas for me.

[CadenP]

Just finishing my first ever flight in the 737-800. First and foremost I would like to thank everybody at PMDG for finally bringing this beauty to Xbox and its community. I came across one pretty big bug along the way however. For some switches (most notably the barometer), it would select it (highlight it in blue) and nonstop turn in a direction. I couldn’t get the barometer to act correctly and had to fly the approach manually while the displays flickered between STD and inHg (which went all the way down to 22 due to the bug). Other than that, I am loving this aircraft, and thank you so much again.

Caden Priebe

[cmakris]

Just finishing my first ever flight in the 737-800. First and foremost I would like to thank everybody at PMDG for finally bringing this beauty to Xbox and its community. I came across one pretty big bug along the way however. For some switches (most notably the barometer), it would select it (highlight it in blue) and nonstop turn in a direction. I couldn’t get the barometer to act correctly and had to fly the approach manually while the displays flickered between STD and inHg (which went all the way down to 22 due to the bug). Other than that, I am loving this aircraft, and thank you so much again.

Caden Priebe

This will happen if you press A and then A again. You need to press A and then LT/RT to adjust the values.

[CadenP]

This will happen if you press A and then A again. You need to press A and then LT/RT to adjust the values.

That’s what I thought I did, I finicked with all sorts of buttons and combinations, but it still didn’t make a difference.

[AerMingus]

Firstly, thank you so much for this product! Beyond excited!

Question for the group, have noticed that using a mouse is a bit tricky. On other planes you'd left click then scroll for up or down (as an example) so cycling through switches would be left click, then scroll for each option.

I noticed that I've got to be bang on with where a click because it will move that switch to the position of the mouse.

Is this something that can be customised within the FMC?

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David Bourne

I second this. It feels like you have to click certain spots on the switches to dictate which way they’ll flick, and it can be quite difficult to click it in just the right spot. On other aircraft, you can click and hold the mouse button and flick your mouse in the direction you want to flick the switch, which is much more intuitive. I absolutely love the addon so far, this is my only gripe.

Alex Smith

[Andrei Abraham]

Just had my first flight.I am really impressed how it runs on the S series using third party scenery as well.I am really pleased so far, gotta do some more flights and see how it behaves on a CAT 3. Love you PMDG! -Andrei Abraham

[CadenP]

This will happen if you press A and then A again. You need to press A and then LT/RT to adjust the values.

Just tested it, it still continues to roll and won’t stop while pressing A and the triggers.

Caden Priebe

[cmakris]

Just tested it, it still continues to roll and won’t stop while pressing A and the triggers.

Caden Priebe

Here it works OK. Pressing A will highlight it yellow. RT/LT will move it to the proper position and then pressing B will exit this "yellow" mode

[CadenP]

Here it works OK. Pressing A will highlight it yellow. RT/LT will move it to the proper position and then pressing B will exit this "yellow" mode

That’s really odd, I don’t know why mine isn’t doing the same. If it helps it’s the 800 passenger variant. Usually hardware could be the issue but I don’t have it binded to anything that I know of.

Edit: it looks like the STD button does the same, it continuously clicks in and out by clicking A twice.

Caden Priebe

[cmakris]

That’s really odd, I don’t know why mine isn’t doing the same. If it helps it’s the 800 passenger variant. Usually hardware could be the issue but I don’t have it binded to anything that I know of.

Edit: it looks like the STD button does the same, it continuously clicks in and out by clicking A twice.

Caden Priebe

As I wrote do not click A twice. This will happen. You need to click A once, use RT/LT to set the switch and then B to get out of the yellow highlight option. This is how it works here with default XBOX controller settings.

[alexhurtos]

Hello, congratulations for this great achievement!
I have the t.flight hotas one for the xbox there ir any sensibility configuration for the pmdg 738 ? thanks in advance

Alex.h

[davidkenobi]

Hey guys! Couple of hours in! Where can I report a couple of issues I noticed?

- Flickering textures on the EFIS panels
- Can't control the trim wheel with the controller or mouse outside of 3.9 and 4.1
- Big freeze at loading into the plane (10 to 20s)
- Got some CTD trying to load in big addon airport such as Renton addon by Drzewiecki Design.

Other than that guys it's a blast, well done pmdg, incredible job

[cmakris]

Hey guys! Couple of hours in! Where can I report a couple of issues I noticed?

- Flickering textures on the EFIS panels
- Can't control the trim wheel with the controller or mouse outside of 3.9 and 4.1
- Big freeze at loading into the plane (10 to 20s)
- Got some CTD trying to load in big addon airport such as Renton addon by Drzewiecki Design.

Other than that guys it's a blast, well done pmdg, incredible job

support.pmdg.com for any issues some of the ones you mention though

2. Trim depends if you are on ground or air and if I recall trim settings
3. happens on default airports as well? Have not seen this here
4. Not sure what we can do in this case. It could be that XBOX is running out of resources.

[Philsbits]

I have noticed the Nav data is showing as out of date.

also Will simbrief be coming to the Xbox version?

[Joulz]

Hello ! Yes it seems navdata is not updating and stuck at 2204.

[cmakris]

I have noticed the Nav data is showing as out of date.

also Will simbrief be coming to the Xbox version?

That is correct behavior. Currently there is no way to update XBOX navdata with Navigraph. We are using Navigaph as provider of Navdata, if in the future there will be a way to update them somehow then this will be offered as an option.

Simbrief will be evaluated when the tablet is out. We do not know currently if the tablet will operate under XBOX enviroment. This will be tested when the tablet is released.

[davidkenobi]

support.pmdg.com for any issues some of the ones you mention though

2. Trim depends if you are on ground or air and if I recall trim settings
3. happens on default airports as well? Have not seen this here
4. Not sure what we can do in this case. It could be that XBOX is running out of resources.

2. I was trying to set my trim wheel for takeoff.
3. Yes, everytime, just after the MSFS loading screen.
4. Most likely yes. Unfortunately there's nothing you can do... And I've tried a lot of addon airport, this is the only one where I find an issue, and believe me there is some less advanced aircraft that are far worse ^^

Thx, I'll go report the flickering textures issue

Edit : everything is on video, I won't put the link here obviously but I can send it to you if needed

[cmakris]

2. I was trying to set my trim wheel for takeoff.
3. Yes, everytime, just after the MSFS loading screen.
4. Most likely yes. Unfortunately there's nothing you can do... And I've tried a lot of addon airport, this is the only one where I find an issue, and believe me there is some less advanced aircraft that are far worse ^^

Thx, I'll go report the flickering textures issue

Edit : everything is on video, I won't put the link here obviously but I can send it to you if needed

You can put it in the ticket as link

[davidkenobi]

Noted, will do 👍🏼

[gfilip]

I have been waiting for such quality aircraft to come to XBOX X where we only had the Inibuilds A310 to talk about! Thanks to the PMDG team for working hard and making this possible. About liveries, if I read correctly in the past, PMDG doesn't allow 3rd party to develop them and given that on XBOX we are stuck with what is in Marketplace I hope that you will keep us happy with a wide choice of liveries to use. Unlike others I won't mind having to fork out 5 dollars or similar for them. Desperate for a JAL livery personally but each one will have a own favourite one... Off to spend some money on Marketplace now!

Gianni Filippini

[jsmarko3]

PMDG has no issues with people developing liveries for their products, there's a ton of free ones floating around the Internet.

They probably don't let people make money on them, though, which will be a sticking point for Xbox users.

[Steve Dra]

Correct. Folks can paint all the liveries they want (I've done a few myself), they just can't sell them or otherwise make money off them. I hope in the future MS/Asobo figures out a way for freeware painters to upload their liveries to the MP so all who own the PMDG birds purchased thru the MP can enjoy them as well.

[xm1976]

Hi guys, first of all congrats on the great plane! I'm playing on Xbox series X, and I'm experiencing some problems which I didn't see reported by sobebody else. Before takeoff and after landing, all the instruments and screens in the cockpit turn off. However, the plane keeps functioning, and I'm able to fly it. This happened at all 3 airports which I tried (located in Southeast Europe). I hope this will be fixed with upcoming updates.

[Mbroz]

I second that.

Great job PMDG, The plane looks very impressive. Looking forward to many hours with this plane.

I'm also seeing issues and have not been able to have a successful flight yeh due to power and engine issues.

In regards the screens going off:

I have the plane setup correctly so know its not.the ac configured incorrectly.
While the power is being provided by the engine driven generator switches after turning off the APU. Sometimes on the taxiout, all the displays and MCP lighting goes completely dark, yet the engines are still running and no master caution or warning lights as the whole flightdeck is dark.

Also, I've had instances where the engines are just spooling down randomly on the upper and lower DU'S N1 @ N2 while the engines are still running on the outside view. There's no thrust available.. and this is all on the ground (so the engines arnt windmilling giving the impression they are running)... Ive also had a few instances of the engines randomly spooling down in the air ( I think it was after Loc or glideslope cature) and all the pmdg failures are turned off in the FMC options so that's not the issue. I also have all the assistance setting turned off in MSFS options.

Thanks,
Mark B.

[gfilip]

First flight for me on XBOX X and all I can say, what a fantastic work you have done! A part from minor cosmetic fixes like the slight flicker on one of the panel which is hardly noticeable I had an amazing first flight and despite having to learn a lot I worked out some basic autopilot function and landed at YCVR add-on airport which is quite a heavy airport on Xbox. No issues whatsoever for me apart from those cosmetic issues of flickering lights on one of the panels (hardly noticeable unless you really close up on them ) and some difficulty in operating some of the switches from off to on position ( I use a mouse and flight stick on console ). I feel FPS are better than what I used to get on the Inibuilds A310 for example, which could stutter a little at a larger airport like that. Waiting for the liveries next! Thanks!

[CCOBB2 RNAV]

So my nephew has an XBOX and has always flown the default Airbus. We always take flights together almost every week online as he lives far away. I’d always fly the PMDG 737 on pc (favorite plane) and he’d fly the Airbus. He couldn’t wait to get a “real” plane.

He purchased the 738 this afternoon so we met up at KPHL online. I walked him through the setup prior to takeoff which took two hours 😂. He was getting so pissed at everything you had to do and how different it is than the Airbus. I felt like that ATC controller in the movies talking a passenger down who’s flying the plane.

He was so frustrated by how complex it was and that he couldn’t just turn on the engines and go. He wanted to take short cuts like, for example, not enter wind speeds for VNAV and then would get mad when it wouldn’t follow the VNAV path. Or not switch over the APU GENs and the plane would die. Took 30 minutes to set the IRS because he told me he set the GPS coordinates but didn’t actually do it. I was laughing for the entire flight as he was cussing different things 😂.

Good job PMDG you made a great complex plane that incredibly frustrated my nephew and made me laugh for hours 😂

[skyhawk783sf]

After buying the 737NG for FSX in 2013 while I was in high school and spending many hours flying it, I just recently got back into simming on the Xbox and it’s awesome to see things come full circle and be able to experience this awesome work of engineering and art. I’m on Xbox Series X and have had flawless flights so far with the 737-800. Just wanted to say thanks to PMDG for the hard work and attention to detail, and most importantly for keeping the 737 alive through all these years.

Grant Savage

[VBHB]

Cool EFB and 773 cheers.