iainso Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 I've been practicing on the stock FSX 737, but wondering if it's worth paying the £40 for the PMDG 737, in order to get more out of my proper flight simulator session? Also, is it possible to resell PMDG software, or are they once-only internet activated? I see a few used ones on ebay, but for FS2004. Iain AMD Ryzen 5 3600X AMD RADEON RX 5700XT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccb777 Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 If you don't get PMDG's 737NGX before you do your simulation, I think you will be verry tempted to get it afterwards. As for reselling it. ?... I don't think you would want too after you have seen what you have been missing. Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il88pp Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Yes, worth it. Official sources (boeing themselves I think!) say it is so accurate someone who can fly the pmdg could practically control a real boeing. But, it takes some time to learn all the new systems. The manual for the pmdg is several hundred pages long. It's not 'jump in and go'. Even just starting the engines is complicated. And before starting them you need to program the flight in the FMC. I don't own a copy, but I think if realism is your thing you can't do without it. il88pp. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidjones Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 It's a very good sim and would help you greatly. You may not resell it per the EULA. You may have different laws in Oz, like the EU, but PMDG is not required to transfer the license to a new user. DJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W2DR Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 Let me take the other side of the coin. I've been lucky enough to spend a few hours in a level-D 737-700 simulator and, IMNSHO, the last thing you want to do is worry about fooling around with the systems. I don't know what it's costing you but I'd use the time wisely and fly the airplane. The instructor can bring it up take-off-ready on any runway you choose. You'll not get any more out of the PMDG than you will out of any other FSX 737. The real simulator is vastly different from anything you've experienced. You have to fly the airplane by feel and that's something that no amount of time with any model in FSX can duplicate. Anyone can push the buttons on the A/P but you need to use the simulator to really FLY the aircraft. Landing without the crash alarms going off is a great feeling. Doug Intel 10700K @ 5.0 Ghz, Asus Maxumus XII Hero MB, Noctua NH-U12A Cooler, Corsair Vengence Pro 32GB 3200Mhz, Geforce RTX 2060 Super GPU, Cooler Master HAF 932 Tower, Thermaltake 1000W Toughpower PSU, Windows 10 Professional 64-Bit, and other good stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbear Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 I might have an isolated case but I am very sorry I wasted the money on it. I have not been able to load a saved flight, the plane comes back unresponsive and my controls do not work. Even the throttle leavers do not work with this plane. I have also found there support to be almost non existent. Bruce I5-2700 3.10GHz,Dual AMD Radeon 6850,6 gb Ram. Win 7 64, ASE,AH 3 X 32" monitors, 1 17 inch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidjones Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 I might have an isolated case but I am very sorry I wasted the money on it. I have not been able to load a saved flight, the plane comes back unresponsive and my controls do not work. Even the throttle leavers do not work with this plane. I have also found there support to be almost non existent. Bruce You most certainly have an isolated case since it works for thousands of others. If you need support you must file a ticket with PMDG support. The forum is for unofficial chit-chat. DJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbear Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 You most certainly have an isolated case since it works for thousands of others. If you need support you must file a ticket with PMDG support. The forum is for unofficial chit-chat. DJ I have a ticket open, they suggested reinstalling, when that failed I replied and it has been sitting for 3 days with no response. Bruce. I5-2700 3.10GHz,Dual AMD Radeon 6850,6 gb Ram. Win 7 64, ASE,AH 3 X 32" monitors, 1 17 inch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainso Posted February 28, 2015 Author Share Posted February 28, 2015 Thanks for all the replies everyone, I think I will get it, but as W2DR suggested, I'll focus on the flying rather than the systems when I'm in the simulator. I'll probably just ask to operate the yoke, rudder, throttle, flaps, trim, and spoilers, and leave the rest to the instructor - but having practised with PMDG beforehand, I should at least know what he is doing. Iain AMD Ryzen 5 3600X AMD RADEON RX 5700XT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainso Posted February 28, 2015 Author Share Posted February 28, 2015 one other question on the licensing of PMDG, I'll be upgrading my PC hardware probably later this year. Will this be a problem? Iain AMD Ryzen 5 3600X AMD RADEON RX 5700XT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miloguy Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 G'day Iain, I had been wondering this myself as I'm going into a flight sim in sydney (Australia) got a gift certificate for christmas.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainso Posted February 28, 2015 Author Share Posted February 28, 2015 :) got exactly the same for my birthday. Just reading the minimum and recommended requirements for PMDG 737, and my FSX system meets the minimum, but not the recommended which is 64-bit. I'm toying with the idea of installing FSX on my much more powerful work laptop, a lenovo W540 and getting PMDG for this - but I may want to move PMDG it to my new home PC when I upgrade it, hence the question about licensing. It says internet activation, but is that internet activation only once, on one PC? Iain AMD Ryzen 5 3600X AMD RADEON RX 5700XT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidjones Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 You may deactivate your license to move to a new PC and license it there. DJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBKHOU Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 You would have to double check with PMDG, but seems I remember them saying you could have it installed on up to two puters. So you could have it on a desktop and laptop both. But like I say, I would verify that with them if that is critical. Changing computers, etc is no problem. It can be reactivated as many times as you need. I think it comes with three?? reactivation's, and then if you need more, you can send them an email at support, and they will reset the activations. So it can be reinstalled as many times as you need forever as you can have them reset it every time you run out of activations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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