PMDG 737 0.00.29
INTRODUCTION
For Simulator Use Only DO NOT DUPLICATE NOVEMBER 2022
THE PMDG 737 DIDN’T DO WHAT YOU EXPECTED?
Here is a collection of items and features that we saw during development
and testing that we think might be likely to trip you up:
The plane is behaving erratically:
Over the years, many developers have gone to great lengths to add
realism into the sim. The tools are wide ranging but can negatively impact
the aircraft in just as many ways. Certain camera add-ons move the
viewpoint to simulate turbulence/breathing/vibration, which can look like
the aircraft behaving oddly, while others inject motion into the air. Other
programs inject weather in odd ways, which can cause the aircraft to
behave erratically, or perform poorly. When you are flying the aircraft and
notice any odd behavior, it is best to try flying without one of those
programs to narrow down the cause. From there, you can usually find a
setting in the other program to help eliminate the issue.
I can’t load full fuel:
The density of fuel will vary slightly, depending on where you are in the
world. (Fuel Density is essentially the mass of a gallon or liter of fuel. This
value is defined by industry standards and varies depending upon where
the fuel was extracted, where it was refined and its temperature at time of
boarding. None of this is important to you UNTIL you get fuel that is low
density (6.4lbs/gal, say) and very warm. Suddenly you may find that you
cannot load the desired fuel weight aboard the airplane because the
tanks have a limited volume.
This has been modeled in the PMDG 737.
When you are boarding fuel, you can tell if your fuel density will prevent
full weight of the tanks from being usable by looking at the density figure
shown on the refueling page. In this case the density will be shown with
the density value in reverse video (or a bright background behind the
text). If you are in a place with poor fuel density, such as China on a hot
day in August, you may not be able to get the full advertised range of the
aircraft. Something to consider when planning flights!
In the 747 or 777 it worked like this…:
One thing the Beta team consistently noted was that the PMDG 737 is
definitely not what you have become accustomed to with the PMDG 747
Queen of the Skies II or PMDG 777. While there are many similarities in
that they are both Boeings, the differences between them are numerous