Knowing that, you can expect all bells and whistles to be present in this product. It’s fully adjustable, and all zones can be controlled individually. Night lighting in the VC also looks good. Very detailed, and looking very realistic. Again, both model and texture work here are outstanding. The flight deck in itself is quite big, but the panels are very full, owing to the fact that there are 4 engines and lots of fuel tanks, all needing controls. It just so different from those other PMDG jets, the 737 and 777. When looking at the virtual cockpit, there’s once again that very specific 747 impression. My first impressions are that the texture work on the 747 is quite a step up from the 777X. Good detail in panel lines, rivets and the like. I also get the impression PMDG made very good use of the so-called ‘bump maps’ on this 747. But for all normal zoom levels, they’re detailed and sharp. The textures covering the model get blurry if you zoom in as to try and read warning placards. The landing gear, see-through windows, all doors (and there’s a lot of those!). But there is more: lots and lots of detail. The bump on the fuselage, distinctive nose with the very high cockpit, those 4 engines, that unique landing gear configuration… All that is of course there in the exterior model. The very first aspect to note is of course that iconic 747 look. One feature which is there for the NGX and 777X that seems to have not made it into the 747, is changing aircraft specific options through the Operations Center. This is a huge improvement in user-friendliness. A huge new feature with the 747, is the ability to push micro updates through the ops center. It also has links to the documentation, as well as a version checker. This Ops Center functions as a livery manager and a livery downloader for the official PMDG liveries (there are lot!). For me, it worked flawlessly.Īs with the PMDG NGX and PMDG 777X previously, the 747 QotS II uses the PMDG Operations Center.
#Pmdg 747 400 serial number
Activation using a serial number is done upon first running any of the 747 variants in your simulator of choice.
#Pmdg 747 400 download
Download the installer from the link in your confirmation email (a download coming in at just over 1GB) and go through the usual steps. Considering that many of these also come with 3 engine options (General Electric CF6-80C2B1F, Pratt & Whitney PW4056 and Rolls Royce RB211-524), that’s no less than 15 variants!Īctual installation is straight forward. Unlike with that 777 though, you get a lot of versions for your money. While this price is high to say the least, it is the same as for the PMDG 777X, so no price hike at least. Unfortunately, there is no discount for owners of previous versions, or for a bundle when you buy both. The FSX versions will set you back US $89.99, the P3D version $134.99. If you want the 747v3 in your simulator, you’re confronted with a not-insignificant investment. Just keep all this in mind when reading these first impressions.
This is just human nature, and I’m human last time I checked. The good becomes great, the bad becomes terrible.
Also, by human nature, first impressions tend to be amplified beyond the objective. I’m still getting used to the Queen of the Skies when everything works normally. For example, I’ve not yet touched the failures or non-normal operations. This means that this review is not comprehensive and I did not test everything I could think of yet. Passenger-to-freight conversion programs give used airframes a new lease on life.īefore I dive into the product, something about this review. Both passenger, freight and combi variants were built, as well as domestic (short range) and extended range versions.
#Pmdg 747 400 update
This revolutionary update of the 747 line resulted in a bestselling model, with 694 airframes built.
First flight happened in 1988, followed by an entry-into-service in 1989 with Northwest Airlines. The Boeing 747-400 was announced in 1984 as an update to Boeing’s successful 747 widebody airliner. The Queen of the Skies II is their third product covering this iconic Boeing airliner, hence you’ll also see it being called the 747v3, and the second product bearing the Queen of the Skies moniker in its official name, hence the v2 in that sense. One might say the 747-400 is almost PMDG’s ‘raison d’être’. The PMDG 747-400 Queen of the Skies II was released a bit over a month ago. If said product is a remake of their almost-legendary 747, anticipation goes ballistic.
#Pmdg 747 400 manual
When Precision Manual Development Group (PMDG for short) announce a new product, you can rest assured it will be very highly anticipated by the flightsim community.
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