Nick is back with another PMDG 737NGX video, this one weighing in under 50 minutes in length. Everyone here is starting to wonder if it would be possible for Nick to make anything that isn’t almost an hour long, but that’s besides the point.

In this video Nick goes through a quick and dirty initial setup of the aircraft to get it ready for departure. This is by no means how we teach this setup in our actual video training product, but it does give you a lot of nice little bits of knowledge.

Nick later goes through a raw data takeoff, and eventually climbs up and goes through a pretty awesome explanation of the Yaw Damper system on the 737. Yaw damper? Awesome? Yes. It’s very interesting what’s being showed here!

This disclaimer is worth taking a look at:

This video does not reflect the standard of our final training product. It is rough, and my informal, off the cuff explanations may at times be inaccurate.
Our final product is meticulously scripted and structured so as to provide the best learning experience.
This video was intended solely to put across my initial thoughts and a quick look at the incredible depth to which PMDG have simulated the 737NG.

Throttle On!

Angle of Attack Crew

Discussion:

What are your thoughts on this video? Did you enjoy the takeoff? And what about the yaw damper explanation?

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=653851277 Tom Rino Knudsen

Could you provide an download link for your trackIR/EzDoc config and your ENB series config please? That would be allmost the same joy as downloading PMDG NGX LOL
Stevek

Hi Nick,

Once again, awesome video mate. You mentioned that you use GE for your ground textures and that really looks very good. As previously living in the UK, it does seem very authentic. If you don’t mind me asking, what airport scenery are you using? EGKK looks really good and well designed.
- Stevek
  
  Nevermind, I found the answer further down, I should have done a search, my apologies, but great video nonetheless, thanks Nick.
- Stevek
  
  Nevermind, I found the answer further down, I should have done a search, my apologies, but great video nonetheless, thanks Nick.
Stevek

Hi Nick,

Once again, awesome video mate. You mentioned that you use GE for your ground textures and that really looks very good. As previously living in the UK, it does seem very authentic. If you don’t mind me asking, what airport scenery are you using? EGKK looks really good and well designed.
Stevek

Hi Nick,

Once again, awesome video mate. You mentioned that you use GE for your ground textures and that really looks very good. As previously living in the UK, it does seem very authentic. If you don’t mind me asking, what airport scenery are you using? EGKK looks really good and well designed.
Stevek

Hi Nick,

Once again, awesome video mate. You mentioned that you use GE for your ground textures and that really looks very good. As previously living in the UK, it does seem very authentic. If you don’t mind me asking, what airport scenery are you using? EGKK looks really good and well designed.
Stevek

Hi Nick,

Once again, awesome video mate. You mentioned that you use GE for your ground textures and that really looks very good. As previously living in the UK, it does seem very authentic. If you don’t mind me asking, what airport scenery are you using? EGKK looks really good and well designed.
Stevek

Hi Nick,

Once again, awesome video mate. You mentioned that you use GE for your ground textures and that really looks very good. As previously living in the UK, it does seem very authentic. If you don’t mind me asking, what airport scenery are you using? EGKK looks really good and well designed.
Madflyingdutchman

AWESOME video Nick. Job well done, despite the computer blue screening on you.
Madflyingdutchman

AWESOME video Nick. Job well done, despite the computer blue screening on you.
Will WIlson

You mentioned you used trackIR and later in the video EZdok. I didn’t think those two could work together.
Will WIlson

You mentioned you used trackIR and later in the video EZdok. I didn’t think those two could work together.
Bruce AOA005

Chris, & especially Nick, what a great initial look at the a/c in action. It demonstrates the in depth background knowledge that Nick has gained in studying for the forthcoming release of the 737NGX which I am sure will be a runaway success for AOA & all serious 737 fans.
So it’s a big THROTTLE ON x2 from me to ALL the AOA team.
Bruce AOA005

Chris, & especially Nick, what a great initial look at the a/c in action. It demonstrates the in depth background knowledge that Nick has gained in studying for the forthcoming release of the 737NGX which I am sure will be a runaway success for AOA & all serious 737 fans.
So it’s a big THROTTLE ON x2 from me to ALL the AOA team.
Phil05

Chris great video I lived on these for the days and hours leading to the release.
A question for you I have tried to replicate this flight but on my release version, each time I line insert 200 or FL200 or 20000 into the cruise altitude the FMC throws a wobbler firstly all the crossing altitudes and speeds disappear in the legs page, also although I can line select and insert data with great difficulty it doesn’t update also the ND wont update you can turn the heading knob on the MCP and the value changes but the magenta dotted line in the ND won’t move. If I insert a cruise alt of 6000 the CDU ND all work normally it calculates the rest of the crossing Alts and speed and you can take off fly in auto with LNAV and VNAV and complete the flight!!!!! Any comments or advise.
- Dan
  
  Sorry no one replied to you. If you check flightaware.com, you’ll find that no cross-channel short flights are allowed at the flight levels you tried. 6000 feet is, AFAIK, the max out of Gatwick. IIRC, there’s at least three airports very close together there: Gatwick, London City, and Heathrow (EGKK, EGCC, EGLL).
Herman Nienhuis

I wonder: when the yaw damper is engaged and the AP is partially in control, does the pilot only use the wheel to make a turn, not using his feet to control the rudder?
Terry

Nick can you publish your config xml file for trackir 5 please
Steve Shaw

what add-on did you use for the scenery?
- http://www.flyaoamedia.com Chris Palmer
  
  UK2000 Gatwick
lintdrummer

What is the addon Nick is using to create such a realistick viewpoint? He mentions it a couple of times. Sounds like trap A.R. or something?
- Chris
  
  Track I.R.
Don Houtman

What scenery did you use Nick?
Adib Afraj

I know Nick also put out a similar video flying over the mountains. I can’t seem to find the link to it. Any Help
- Adib Afraj
  
  Never mind i found it.
http://profile.yahoo.com/TYLXVCJOPEMIRRXE27NDJELLXY Tim

As a avid Flight simmer and profoundly deaf myself, could you please, please add subtitles to your excellent videos?
Many thanks.
Henry Headmaster

I’m a BA 777 Captain based at LHR and just wanted to say how much I enjoyed your video. I noted during your commentary that you stated you are “very keen to be corrected”. How does my pulling your underpants down, bending you over and giving your perky buttocks a good smacking until they are bright red sound?
- http://www.flyaoamedia.com Chris Palmer
  
  This is going to make Nick’s day
Bradley

Hello, may I ask if you are using a camera add on to make it so realistic and easy to navigate around the cockpit, or is this from the default pmgd aircraft? Thank you, Brad
- Bradley
  
  is it EZdoc?
  - http://www.flyaoamedia.com Chris Palmer
    
    Sure is!
    - Bradley
      
      Thanks! Sorry one question…do all the manuals come with the aircraft that are advertised to buy in their website), especially how to use the FMC? I wonder how you know what to do for the fmc?
Bradley

A++ video