Overall Opinion of PMDG 777

[europrodave 24]

Ciao Fellow Simmers.

 

Curious to find out what your overall opinion of the PMDG T7 is now its out and flying.

Your honest thoughts and feed back of weather you are completely satisfied or a little disappointed would be appreciated.

Or,... maybe its too early and the jury is still out.

It would be interesting to hear what's hot and what's not.

Thanks in advance.

 

Best regards.

 

[Sartanius 399]

I am very impressed with the T7!  Undoubtedly the most refined simulation of a commercial aircraft I've ever used.  VNAV and LNAV transitions are the smoothest I've seen.  The realism is immersive and I love the checklists on the FMC.  This aircraft nails airspeed and altitude targets and maintains consistency throughout a route.  ILS approaches are solid.  Engine sounds are the best I've heard.  And my frames are every bit as good as the NGX.  All in all, extremely satisfied with the T7.

[Luis_KMIA 242]

PMDG has raised the bar yet again. It's worth the $$$

[Kailiang Seah 44]

I hope they will release a fuel planner like how aerosoft did for thier ABX

 

I have no money for pfpx :(  

[zmak 331]

I am very impressed with the T7!  Undoubtedly the most refined simulation of a commercial aircraft I've ever used.  VNAV and LNAV transitions are the smoothest I've seen.  The realism is immersive and I love the checklists on the FMC.  This aircraft nails airspeed and altitude targets and maintains consistency throughout a route.  ILS approaches are solid.  Engine sounds are the best I've heard.  And my frames are every bit as good as the NGX.  All in all, extremely satisfied with the T7.

Cant word any better than this. AAA rating!

[et31 39]

I hope they will release a fuel planner like how aerosoft did for thier ABX

 

I have no money for pfpx :(

 

You can use the FMC like the NGX.

[g_precentralis 191]

Price is too high, fps are horrendous, no other complains.

 

As I said, superb addon. 

[regisb 18]

I hate it so good. My wife is jealous, goes to show you.

This airplane pales everything I have seen in FSX to insignificance...

 

Microsoft should give the FSX code to PMDG to improve it....PMDG do not dicker when it comes to excellence.

 

I hereby declare PMDG 777, the sexiest plane on the planet...

 

Regis

[Fabo 213]

 

 

I hope they will release a fuel planner like how aerosoft did for thier ABX
 
I have no money for pfpx  
 

You can use plenty of free options on the internet. simbrief.com can be recommended

[barramundilure 152]

While I do like the 777, my experience is a little different to the others responding. I have had some difficulty assigning autopilot commands to buttons on my controller that suddenly resolved itself after hours of trying to sort it out. Not a deal breaker but certainly frustrating.

The other things I have found is that on my system it is a little heavier on frames than the NGX despite claims it was lighter by the beta testers. I know everybody's experiences will vary but that is honestly mine. I do not have all my setting to the right, autogen in normal and ai modest at around 20%.

I am also suffering some long texture loading times if switching between the spot and vc views at a graphically heavy airport at night, YBBN.

While its only early days I do not expect anywhere to be much more challenging than YBBN but this was also without any weather injected so the jury is still out on that one. While frames are down to about 16 fps at times it is still petty smooth.

Plenty of things to like about the product as well but I assumed you would want a no bs assessment of people's experiences so far.

Regards

Tim Carter

[g_precentralis 191]

Yep, T7 turns out to be heavier on fps than NGX. and texture loading is long indeed. It's pita but not a deal breaker for me.

[Kailiang Seah 44]

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While I do like the 777, my experience is a little different to the others responding. I have had some difficulty assigning autopilot commands to buttons on my controller that suddenly resolved itself after hours of trying to sort it out. Not a deal breaker but certainly frustrating.
The other things I have found is that on my system it is a little heavier on frames than the NGX despite claims it was lighter by the beta testers. I know everybody's experiences will vary but that is honestly mine. I do not have all my setting to the right, autogen in normal and ai modest at around 20%.
I am also suffering some long texture loading times if switching between the spot and vc views at a graphically heavy airport at night, YBBN.
While its only early days I do not expect anywhere to be much more challenging than YBBN but this was also without any weather injected so the jury is still out on that one. While frames are down to about 16 fps at times it is still petty smooth.
Plenty of things to like about the product as well but I assumed you would want a no bs assessment of people's experiences so far.
Regards
Tim Carter

I have an i5 2500k 4.3 and a 7850 i got like 5fps improvement on 777. In 737 i got about 20~30, in 777 i got 30~35 
Never had to wait for the texture to load when switch views. Maybe becoz of the overclock? If you havent overclock i will recommend to do so but at your own risk! 

[liamgiles 5]

So far I'm loving it, getting 35-40fps in cruise and 20ish on the ground. The systems and sounds are just incredible. Well worth the £58.

[Avwriter 85]

While I do like the 777, my experience is a little different to the others responding. I have had some difficulty assigning autopilot commands to buttons on my controller that suddenly resolved itself after hours of trying to sort it out. Not a deal breaker but certainly frustrating.

The other things I have found is that on my system it is a little heavier on frames than the NGX despite claims it was lighter by the beta testers. I know everybody's experiences will vary but that is honestly mine. I do not have all my setting to the right, autogen in normal and ai modest at around 20%.

I am also suffering some long texture loading times if switching between the spot and vc views at a graphically heavy airport at night, YBBN.

While its only early days I do not expect anywhere to be much more challenging than YBBN but this was also without any weather injected so the jury is still out on that one. While frames are down to about 16 fps at times it is still petty smooth.

Plenty of things to like about the product as well but I assumed you would want a no bs assessment of people's experiences so far.

Regards

Tim Carter

I would suggest submitting a ticket to PMDG's support system, and make it to Ryan's attention.  In the past, time permitting, He has been willing to get together with customers online and help them configure their systems for improved performance.  He might do the same for you if you ask nicely.  Just a thought.

 

Andrew Jones

[zmak 331]

agreed overclock overclock , join Oc forums they have plenty of tutorials and there is not much to fear blue screens are a part of overclocking . And apart from unleashing the power its also good fun and will help FSX.