problem that MSFS water physics is too simplified, like visual waves does not affect “aircraft” motion anyhow. with same result he was able to release payware helicopter which can’t fly but only taxi with remark “wait until asobo will fix it”
Which helicopter was that?
I mean, hypothetically 
My point - boats taxiing on water flat surface, not float.
Ah, understood. I’m sure some will enjoy the boat as a novelty. I say a couple of other boat packages available on SimMarket too. Not something I would purchase tbh, but I am sure they will appeal to some.
It looks like a nice static model. Pity we don’t have the ability to have moving carriers. I’ll probably pick this one up though.
Aeroplane Heaven released their P51D last night as well. Looks very nice, but evidently the sounds are (once again) a bit flat.
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Yeah, thats going to need to be on my hard drive.
I wonder. Do you place it? Or is it spawned various places?
They are fixed assets at this point…
Copied from the official description:
USS America LHA-6
- Near Los Angeles (F-35 operations)
- Sea trials (near Pescagoula)
- Sasebo, Japan (current homeport)
- Hawaii
- Arabic Gulf
USS Tripoli LHA-7
- Sea trials (near Pescagoula)
- San Diego (current homeport)
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I can almost hear Kenny Loggins in the background.
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Some more PMDG moaning and groaning and some info on pricing (but not the actual price). I am keen to buy this, because a good 737 would be nice, but so loathed to give such an old bore my cash. Such is life:
Let’s Talk About Pricing:
So one of the key components in the pending PMDG 737 for MSFS release process is that we are changing our traditional layout for how you purchase airplane addons from PMDG. In the past, we have marketed each airplane type with a base package, and then added airframes by releasing expansion packages. Effective with the 737 product line for MSFS, that paradigm will go away because we want to lower the bar of entry for folks who perhaps, just want one type of 737 and not ALL of them. If, for example, you wanted to fly the 700 series airplane in our historic product line, you would need to purchase our base package and then add the 600/700 expansion package to it. If you wanted to add the 700BCF, you’d also need to add that package, with each additional package giving you some airframes that perhaps you didn’t want.Effective with this new product line, we are going to break them into body types so that you can purchase just the body type you want. For example, our initial release will focus on the 700 series airframe. It will come with the 737-700 body in a couple of iterations and winglet options. It will also come with the 737-700BCF (also with winglet options) and of course the venerable BBJ with winglet options and the whole fuel tank configuration range.
Then we will offer a similar roundup for the 737-800 series. It will include the 800 (in various formats) the 800BCF and the BBJ2. We will then treat the 600 and 900s similarly, grouping nearly all of the possible NG dirvations together by body style and offering them individually rather than as a base-package/expansion package combination.
Why do this?
Easy. The MSFS market is an enormous marketplace, which we feel allows us to shift our product pricing point to make it far more approachable for far more users, because if all you really want is a 737-600 to fly your Janet flights out of KLAS to Area 51- we would like you to be able to make the decision to purchase just that airplane as it suits you. If you then joined a VA that operates some cool flights in the 800BCF, then you can come back for just the 800 series, and you will still have spent less than you would have under our old pricing.
Pricing points will be announced a bit later (they haven’t been finalized, I’m not being cagey- i just really don’t know!) as well as a bit more clarity on what airplanes will be included in each package. (There are a few oddballers such as fire-fighting airplanes, military derivatives, etc that we need to figure out how we would fit in… they won’t likely be in the initial batches, but perhaps get added later as updates? we’ll see…)
Overall, our goal is to make the product line more approachable to more users.
We anticipate about 6 weeks lag time between each release, with the 700 series being first. We haven’t determined the final order for the remainder, as there are a few moving parts still to be nailed down. Once we have those sorted the release order will flow naturally from that. (We are leaning to the 800 because we know that is one you guys really want!)
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I guess I will be getting the 700 series then, seeing as that includes the BBJ…. That is if I get the 737 at all. To be perfectly honest, of all the PMDG lineup, they released the most interesting one (to me) first with the DC6.
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I sort of want them all, as a big tube fan - so I’m going to be in the hole x 4 potentially (the -700 at launch, 800 and then the 900 / 600). I don’t know which one I could give up - maybe the 900? My no-info-or-knowledge best guess is that it’ll be something like $60 x 4 = $240 all in. So I’m doomed. 
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The Aeroplane Heaven P51D…
I actually quite like it. The sounds could be better, but they are not as bad as some would have you believe. There is some cool stuff here, such as the way the tailwheel lock works. The 3D model is excellent. Flight model feels reasonable etc etc. Study level it is not, but I’m not crying into my beer after buying this one.
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She sure is pretty.
New PMDG 737 pic that came with the msg “Stick around, we may have some good news for you later this week.”. They love the drama, that’s for sure.
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Its only dramatic for those who actually care. 
I’ve found that as I grow older, my patience is trending towards the infinite, and very little stresses me anymore…
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I think it’s less about the drama and more that they’ve turned the hype switch to ON.
There’s still a lot we haven’t seen but it certainly seems like they’re making progress and getting somewhat close to release.
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The head guy is sort of oscillating between ‘Asobo is a complete disaster - they ignore us!’ which gets the home crowd apostles all fired up, and then switches back to ‘The community should really learn to calm down - things are all perfectly on-track 
’. If he’s doing it deliberately rather than some sort of male menopause mini crisis then marketing hats off to him - it’s making it all interesting and lots of people to look in.
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