PMDG updates the MSFS 737 product line

So far prolific aircraft manufacturer PMDG has brought three variants of its hugely popular Boeing 737 to Microsoft Flight Simulator, the -600, -700 and -800.

On Wednesday (October 13th) rsrandazzo went to PMDG forum, issuing an announcement confirming two updates to the 737 product line in quick succession that address a number of items, with the latest version now being 3.00.0042. Additionally, there is a quick update on the long-awaited PMDG Universal Flight Tablet and -900 variants. Both products were expected to be released for Beta testing last month, but unforeseen issues have meant they’ve been kept to internal testing until now, with rsrandazzo citing quirks in the -900 and platform-side challenges for the Universal Flight Tablet. Although work continues, it will be a while before beta testing begins.

Change log

The changelog for 3.00.0042 is as follows:
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0011989: [General – SDK] SDK will be added when stable for all 737 variants (rsrandazzo)

The changelog for 3.00.0041 is as follows:
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0011941: [External Model – Geometry] Bad topology on tail (jbrown)
0011939: [Virtual Cockpit – Functionality/Click-Spots] Screen dimming during the day (vscimone)
0011910: [General – Unsure] SPD BRK steps do not match mouse click points (vscimone)
0011217: [AFDS – Pitch Modes] New pitch channel: ALT ACQ model at low altitudes and ALT HLD during yaw (emvaos)
0011885: [AFDS – Pitch Modes] New pitch channel: Level change and VNAV SPD (emvaos)
0011546: [FMS/AFDS – VNAV] New pitch mode : VNAV PTH DES mode (emvaos)
0011935: [General – SDK] Output MCP height (abashkatov)
0011936: [General – Ground Operations] Request to load stairs without using a bus (hvanrensburg)
0011928: [Virtual Cockpit – Geometry/Textures] VC texture fixes (vscimone)
0011933: [Virtual Cockpit – Geometry/Textures] Texture Clipping Pilot Glareshield and Transponder Panel (vscimone)
0011855: [Main Panel – ND] X track error should start appearing from 0.01, not from 0.04 as we have (abashkatov)
0011930: [External Model – Liveries] 738 BDSF structure protruding from L2 gate (jbrown)
0011931: [General – Unsure] Duplicate entries in CFG files (hvanrensburg)
0011913: [Pedestal – Radios/Comms/Navs] TCAS ON ND (abashkatov)
0011919: [Pedestal – Radios/Comms/Navs] ADF Radio behavior (abashkatov)
0011926: [External Model – Geometry] Nose gear rubber goes through the gear door (jbrown)
0011909: [Virtual Cockpit – Geometry/Textures] Parasols hooked through HGS (hvanrensburg)
0011912: [Systems – Pressurization] SWITCH FOR PASSENGER OXYGEN (hvanrensburg)
0011918: [Pedestal – Radios/Comms/Navs] 2. ADF (Hwanrensburg)
0011907: [External Model – Geometry] Hole in the floor 737-700BBJ (jbrown)
0011905: [Virtual Cockpit – Functionality/Click-Spots] Visors disappear when clicked when cockpit interactions are set to LOCK (vscimone)
0011818: [External Model – Geometry] Shadow problem on left hull (jbraon)
0011858: [External Model – Geometry] The cabin partition is black without textures (jbrown)
0011232: [External Model – Geometry] The PIP options are incorrectly linked to the LED light option selection. (jbrown)
0011850: [External Model – Geometry] Decals on both tailgates not attached to tailgate (jbraon)
0011882: [External Model – Geometry] Frames drop when the plane is viewed from outside (jbraon)
0011824: [External Model – Geometry] Blinking window in lower left corner (jbrown)
0011815: [External Model – Geometry] 800 aft cabin clearance (jbrown)
0011851: [External Model – Geometry] 737-800 wingspan (jbrown)
0011868: [External Model – Liveries] PMDG House livery N738BA BB2 has wrong title name (jbrown)
0011884: [External Model – Geometry] Airstairs Hatch UV Map Error in 738 Paint kit (jbrown)
0011900: [External Model – Geometry] Wrong type of cargo containers used in Cargo variant (jbrown)
0011839: [Main Panel – PFD] Round Rad Alt “Alive” box offset (abashkatov)
0011881: [General – Flight Model] Left and right trim wheel “White Band/Handle” offset (vscimone)
0011877: [General – Unsure] External view instruments are props, not jets (hvanrensburg)
0011897: [General – Unsure] Clock time compression button not working with PMDG mouse clicks (hvanrensburg)
0011870: [FMS – Performance Pages] Distance to various vertical track markers now show decimals if within 10 nm (emvaos)
0011863: [Virtual Cockpit – Geometry/Textures] Small VC anomalies (vscimons)
0011861: [Virtual Cockpit – Geometry/Textures] 737 VC floating labels and screw (vscimone)
0011857: [General – Documentation] Introduction documentation needs to be updated (hvanrensburg)
0011848: [General – Unsure] Aircraft.cfg entries for 800 should be B738 not B737 (cbpowell)
0011843: [General – Unsure] Escape slides should not always be armed when doors are closed (hvanrensburg)
0011846: [Virtual Cockpit – Functionality/Click-Spots] Small gaps aft of cockpit window (vscimone)