PMDG Development Update, 737-600 Release Status

PMDG has finally announced an expected release date for the Boeing 737-600. The 737-600, if all goes well, will be out to customers during this week. With the release, the long awaited update for the LNAV will also be included. This should be a significant update over the current LNAV logic, and allow for more advanced and new flying behaviour of your PMDG plane. However, PMDG is still tracking down a few last issues, so the release is still subject to these.

PMDG’s Robert Randazzo also made a statement regarding the release window of the highly anticipated 737-800. The release window is currently set for Mid August, but this is still subject to change. Another statement was made regarding MSFS Sim Update 10, which is scheduled to bring some major overhaul to our simulators in August as well. The team is slowly starting to investigate some new features that Asobo is bringing along with that update, such as a weather radar. Sim Update 10 will also fix the ‘gauge flicker’ that some users have been experiencing in their 737-700 so far.

Last but not least, Randazzo announced an update for the 737-700. The update solves several issues and bugs to various aspects of the plane, and the changelog can be found down below. Upon release of the 737-600, PMDG anticipates another -700 update to add the new LNAV module to this plane as well.

Changelog

• 0011603: [FMS – Functionality Problems (General)] DTO Incorrect Display (abashkatov)
• 0011434: [External Model – Liveries] Texture Mapping. Element Moves Depending on viewing Angle (jbrown)
• 0011446: [External Model – Liveries] Injestion Warning Decal (jbrown)
• 0011447: [External Model – Liveries] Gaps in Left Side Injestion Waring Line (jbrown)
• 0011483: [Virtual Cockpit – Geometry/Textures] Aux Fuel Panel shows pasrt of the Nose Wheel Steering Panel on BBJ (vscimone)
• 0011486: [Virtual Cockpit – Geometry/Textures] Space missing between R and WIPER (vscimone)
• 0011487: [Virtual Cockpit – Geometry/Textures] ‘NORMAL’ missing from overhead panel temp control panel (vscimone)
• 0011488: [Virtual Cockpit – Geometry/Textures] ‘ENGINE START’ missing from overhead panel (vscimone)
• 0011490: [Virtual Cockpit – Geometry/Textures] Floating decal text on fuel control levers (vscimone)
• 0011491: [Virtual Cockpit – Geometry/Textures] Engine 2 fire handle floats when pulled (vscimone)
• 0011492: [Virtual Cockpit – Geometry/Textures] Glareshield document holder lacks visible bottom (vscimone)
• 0011493: [Virtual Cockpit – Geometry/Textures] Lines missing from cabin pressure gauge (vscimone)
• 0011494: [Virtual Cockpit – Geometry/Textures] Inside of stab trim cutout guards should be red (vscimone)
• 0011495: [Virtual Cockpit – Geometry/Textures] Text on yoke is crooked (vscimone)
• 0011496: [Virtual Cockpit – Geometry/Textures] Text remnant to the right of “AILERON” (vscimone)
• 0011497: [Virtual Cockpit – Geometry/Textures] + missing from cargo fire panel (vscimone)
• 0011498: [Virtual Cockpit – Geometry/Textures] Dots missing from crew oxygen pressure gauge (vscimone)
• 0011499: [Virtual Cockpit – Geometry/Textures] Placard missing from back of jump seat (vscimone)
• 0011501: [Virtual Cockpit – Geometry/Textures] Pass oxygen guard should be safety wired (vscimone)
• 0011503: [Virtual Cockpit – Geometry/Textures] Rudder trim off flag missing (vscimone)
• 0011505: [Virtual Cockpit – Geometry/Textures] AO spots on ACP panels (vscimone)
• 0011615: [General – Ground Operations] Fuel Truck Dangerous Goods shield wrong number (jbrown)
• 0011166: [Systems – Wheels & Brakes] Maingear not recognized as extended after manual gear extension (rsrandazzo)
• 0011175: [Main Panel – PFD] White Speed Bug should not be removed on touchdown (abashkatov)
• 0011187: [Sounds – Internal/Cockpit] Add seatbelt sound chime on aircraft power up from cold and dark (abashkatov)
• 0011534: [Systems – Flight Controls] Hyd System B providing inadequate pressure to rudder actuators (rsrandazzo)
• 0011601: [Systems – Hydraulic] EMDP 1 and 2 control switches wired to incorrect busses. (model code xml reversed due to numbering inversion on panel) (rsrandazzo)
• 0011612: [FMS/AFDS – LNAV] LFP v2 : Reduced distance cut-off between WPTs for creating arcs (emvaos)
• 0011613: [Systems – General/Not Sure] Alternate Landing Gear Extension needs modification to take advantage of MSFS independent gear operation (rsrandazzo)
• 0011238: [Virtual Cockpit – Geometry/Textures] FO Window Handle wrong style (vscimone)
• 0011018: [Main Panel – Aural/Visual Warning Systems] GPWS INOP light should be ON with IRS off (abashkatov)
• 0011113: [General – Engines] Engine shutdown – Simvar N1 engine values reach zero far quicker than expected (acholakian)
• 0011608: [Virtual Cockpit – Geometry/Textures] RECIR FAN panel background color differnt than rest of panel (vscimone)
• 0011573: [Virtual Cockpit – Geometry/Textures] Errant shadow spots on ACP panels on Overhead (vscimone)
• 0010454: [Main Panel – ND] VOR/ILS ident not being displayed (abashkatov)
• 0010989: [General – Unsure] BBJ, AUX Tank gauge at MIP not showing any Fuel quantity when weights are set to LBS (abashkatov)
• 0011596: [General – Suggested/Missing Features] Removal of not needed files from Data/Dynamics (cbpowell)
• 0011605: [External Model – Geometry] APU Drain mast missing (jbrown)
• 0011600: [Sounds – Internal/Cockpit] airspeed callouts sounds missing (acholakian)
• 0011594: [Apps – LightsNSwitches] no smoking / chime only switch does not move (vscimone)
• 0011604: [Virtual Cockpit – Functionality/Click-Spots] GEN switch click spots should be limited to the switch tips (vscimone)
• 0011599: [External Model – Geometry] Mismatch Vortex Generators (jbrown)
• 0011602: [Virtual Cockpit – Geometry/Textures] Aileron trim switches should be offset, not centered, on switch posts (vscimone)
• 0011589: [Virtual Cockpit – Geometry/Textures] Standby Artificial Horizon knobs are low resolution (vscimone)
• 0011587: [General – Ground Operations] Stairs at Door 1 misaligned (hvanrensburg)
• 0010959: [Main Panel – ND] Green line on terrain display with water option on (abashkatov)
• 0010732: [Main Panel – ND] Terrain depiction on ND ‘ghosts’ as you move and turn. (abashkatov)
• 0011309: [Main Panel – ND] Memory Leak when Lower Eicas is set to ND and terrain display is on (abashkatov)
• 0008442: [Systems – Pressurization] Addition of the new style Pressurization panel (vscimone)
• 0011512: [Systems – Electrical] Battery Voltage low. (rsrandazzo)
• 0011548: [FREEZES – All Types] Cockpit Freeze Upon Increasing ND MAP Range to 640, have Terrain Data on and Terrain Sweep to OFF (abashkatov)
• 0011554: [External Model – Geometry] Landing Light Illuminating Inside of Engine Cowling (jbrown)
• 0011557: [FMS/AFDS – LNAV] Routing should be recalculated from PPOS when wings level on a heading to intercept leg (emvaos)
• 0011562: [General – Flight Model] BBJ variant only, nose wheel does not animate when XBOX controller is used for the rudder (jbrown)
• 0011572: [External Model – Liveries] F1 Norm Map Adjustment (jbrown)
• 0011574: [Virtual Cockpit – Geometry/Textures] Engine start text is not illuminated (vscimone)
• 0011575: [Virtual Cockpit – Geometry/Textures] Aft window pillars collision box needs tweaking. (jbrown)
• 0011577: [External Model – Geometry] Brief orange splash on nose of the aircraft when turning on the strobes (jbrown)
• 0010578: [Virtual Cockpit – Geometry/Textures] Overhead Switches need HD texturing (vscimone)
• 0011462: [General – Flight Model] Backcourse APP not working correctly. (emvaos)
• 0011507: [Systems – General/Not Sure] Use last OIL option although enabled not working correctly (emvaos)
• 0011514: [Virtual Cockpit – Geometry/Textures] Oxy. Press. needle does not illuminate with overhead backlighting (vscimone)
• 0011518: [Virtual Cockpit – Geometry/Textures] Speed Brake Handle Textures are Blurry (vscimone)
• 0011595: [Virtual Cockpit – Geometry/Textures] Attendant Switch not animated (vscimone)