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Addon Basic Information This is a review of the PMDG 747 Queen of the Skies 2 V3, NOT the original PMDG 747. This addon is available for both FSX, P3D V3 and P3D V4 on the For FSX users, it costs $89.99 and $134.99 for P3D. In the single package, PMDG have included all variants of the 747-400 including the 400 passenger variant, the 400 Freighter, the converted cargo BCF, both the extended range variants (400ER and 400ERF), the 400M Combi variant and the rare domestic variant used in Japan (the 400D). Unfortunately, the 747-8 isn’t currently available as an expansion. The package also includes several comprehensive documents sourced from Boeing including the FCOM and QRH.
The 747 comes in direct download and is simple to install. After installing, when you open your sim and choose your variant, it will prompt you for your license key that you would have been emailed when you purchased the product. The PMDG Operations Centre is very easy to use when it comes to installing liveries. The Operations Centre is already full of great liveries for many real world airlines. Some of these are even checked against their real-world counterpart and has been confirmed to be correctly configured by the airline. 747-400 Background Information The 747-400 variant was produced as an improvement of the 747-300, which was the best selling variant of the 747. Although it mainly kept the main features of the previous variants, it was made more efficient to run.
One of the main identifying features of the 747-400 are the 6ft winglets on the 6ft wing expansion. It was introduced on 9th February 1989 with Northwest Airlines. During it’s production, 694 -400s were ever built, so they are still quite common in the air today. Another one of the 747-400s unique feature was the 2 person glass cockpit, which dispenses the need for a flight engineer, thus cheaper for the airlines to crew. The Documentation After you’ve installed your nice new 747, I think, one of the most important things to notice is the PDF equivalent to a ton of documentation. Now, I’m not saying that everyone needs to trawl through all 1606 pages of the FCOM before they start, however, if you are relatively new to this rather unique hobby, I do highly recommend you have a browse through the tutorial. However, even some of the old pros may have to stop now and then to see why it won’t start for example, so don’t feel embarrassed to have to read the manual or use the QRH when something breaks.
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In my opinion, I value the fact that PMDG have included the real documentation sourced from Boeing. It shows to us that PMDG, as a company, are passionate about the community getting the best out of their amazing products. However, you do have to understand that this isn’t “Just another Boeing”, it may appear to be relatively similar to other Boeing Widebody jets and in ways, it is. But it still takes skill and determination to fly this magnificent beast. The PMDG Operations Center Now, this next piece of software that you get with all PMDG products now days will make your life so much easier when it comes to installing liveries.
Please welcome, the PMDG Operations Center (yes, American spelling is allowed here). In this handy little piece of software, you can download a selection of liveries that PMDG supply you with aswell as installing liveries you can download off the web. For this, I recommend. For the purpose of this review, we are going to install the Air France livery. To do this, we start off by clicking the download button next to the thumbnail. The little clipboard next to the title indicates that this livery has been confirmed to be correctly configured by Air France themselves.
You can see that the livery has not already been installed by the colour of the button aswell as the text. Once you have clicked on Download, that’s all the input you need to put in. The Operations Center will go and install all the necessary files plus adding it to the aircraft.cfg. Once it’s installed, you will see this: That is the livery installed.
However, if you want to install a livery that isn’t supplied, there is simple way to do this, which I’m not going to explain here, but shall do in a separate article. Also in the Operations Center, you can view the Documentation through this aswell. The Aircraft Now, I feel that I’ve done enough waffling for all the other stuff, it’s now time to go and take a look at the main reason you will be reading this. The aircraft itself. For the purpose of this review, I will be demonstrating the Air France livery we installed earlier on.
From accurately modelled CRT displays, to the bouncing affect on the MCP, the 747 has obviously had every single effort put into it. Also, just to put it out there, as a genuine buyer (meaning not having it sent to me), I am extremely pleased that my money went to such an amazing product.
Not having much experience with the real world counterparts, I’m not overly sure how accurate the systems are modelled, but for me, they are certainly modelled extremely well. You are able to load in the fuel and the payload by using any one of the three functional FMCs. I feel like it’s time that we crack on and get the Queen airborne, where I shall go through my thoughts and feeling about the 747 in depth.
Considering the weight of the 747, it elegantly lifts itself into the air in a matter of seconds, giving you the thrill of knowing, although it’s virtual, that you find yourself at the controls of this icon of the sky. Our cruise today will be up to 17,000 feet. During this time, I shall share with you the systems, the way it handles aswell as my overall verdict on this marvellous piece of engineering. PMDG’s level of detail in this 747 is just overwhelming. For example, they have implemented the effects of dirt building up on the rudder. A look at the flightdeck in flight will show you that this is a living, breathing piece of machinery.
During a long flight, I find nothing more satisfying than sitting in the virtual Captain’s seat and watching the world go. There is nothing more satisfying (I’m going to refer to my favourite 747 route, Heathrow – Cape Town as BA43) than going to bed leaving your sim going, then waking up to find yourself in a different continent. I know that you can get that feeling from a 777 or similar, but it really hits you when you think how long the 747 has been providing moments like that. Not just the -400, but all variants to all different types of people.
In flight, she handles like a dream, powering through the air like a knife through butter. The poundings that mother nature can throw at them and they still deliver themselves safely to their destination. Another thing that I enjoy doing on long flights is outside views of the aircraft.