How do you like the 747X-8i/F?

[hawkhero 11]

Hi, I was thinking of buying the 747-400X -8i/F add-on. Any opinions on the add-on?Thanks,Greg

[shamrockMD11 0]

Hello Greg,Quite simply outstanding!

[Matt2218 4]

Greg;I agree with Mick, the 748i/F are beautiful. Be advised that it uses the same panel/FDE as the 744 so you're not getting more range/payload :) The liveries on the PMDG site for it are outstanding...

[Guest SK8RBOI7478i]

Love it! Not only does it look great, I actually believe it introduces some internal tweaks that make both the 400 and -8 run smoother and more reliably on my rig.Heck, just the Boeing livery in that looongg fuselage of the -8 Freighter makes this add-on worthwhile!Cheers!Pat

[ohsirus 241]

I also get better FPS with them.

[BrokPiloot 0]

Go for it, i'm getting 5fps more with the PMDG 747-8 compared to the original 747 in the VC. It's just a external overhaul but the framerates are very good. I find the Taxiing is a little bit harder due to the larger size.

[AIRHOG 1]

Greg, you'll love it!

[Eric_Parker 4]

I am a little disappointed there wasn't a new version of the configuration manager. The -8 is capable of weighing an additional 100,000 pounds but the -400 configuration manager can't handle that. PMDG warns this is not an upgrade to the airframe, but I am puzzled as to why the produced this update but didn't follow up with routine items.

[KriVa 307]

Your post described exactly why it didn't do that... Because it's a visual model ONLY.

No added systems, complexity, functionality etc. etc.

By the time PMDG released the -8 extension, pretty much no official data for it was available, so a visual model was all they reasonably could do.

If you want the added systems, functionality and all that... Wait for v2.

[X_Man 8]

Basically $25 for a livery! PMDG owes me the 777-300 as I see it - warned or not!

[KriVa 307]

How do you figure that? What you got is what you paid for, nothing more and nothing less.

As far as I can remember, the product page clearly states that you will receive a visual model only.

Failing to read those clear, unambiguous, remarks, is, quite frankly, your fault, not theirs.

[kevinh 409]

I'm sure the quality is the usual high standard, but it's a partial expansion for an obsolescent product. So it's a bit pricey for my taste. The 747 base package is discounted by 31% but the expansion packs remains full price. If they applied a similar discount to the -8i/F expansion I might be interested. Otherwise I'm happy to wait for the new version. It doesn't make sense to spend more money on an older product which is being replaced.

[KriVa 307]

To be honest, if you don't have it yet, I don't really see much sense in investing in the 747-400X at all.

It will still be a while before the 747v2 comes out, but why not spend a little more, get the 777, use it as a substitute, and buy the 747v2 when it comes out?

Both add ons are, and will, be very much worth it.

[Capt Speirs 52]

I'm happy to wait for the new version.

 

Make yourself comfortable. 

[Nuno Pinto 1,394]

Make yourself comfortable. 

 

True. It's basically coming out in 2016 and i'm not joking.