Which simbrief profiles do you guys use for 737-8? I saw some on flightsim.to (184 PAX) but its MLW is above 66t which makes it a cat D airplane - am I correct? Is PMDG 737-8 MLW more than 65,3t by default (66361 kg)?
Hm this might be some instrument panel shadow glitch… not all shadows are thrown accurate sometimes the sun shines through panels and throws shadows on for the illumination angle impossible areas.
The approach category of an aircraft is based on its approach speed - not directly on its weight. If a given aircraft could potentially have a minimum approach speed of 141 knots or greater (at a certain weight), it is class D, even if that same aircraft (when lightly loaded) might have an approach speed of considerably less than 141 knots. It must observe class D minimums on every approach it flies, even if on a given day, it is capable of flying an approach at less than 141 knots.
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The 737 seem to have better wings with more lift, when loading my 737 cargo ship with 70 tons MTOW it rotates at 110 knots, my half-empty Airbus rarely takes off below 141-145 knots.
Hey mate , i bought that 737-800 as well but it says it is in the market place and it shows in the community folder but its not installed, can you help me there?
yes I confirm the copilot mod is the cause. I removed the mod as suggest from PMDG support center and the 737 is back. Thank you to everyone helped me and in particular to PMDG support center who has answered me even on sunday. Great client support.
Quick question guys…is there a frame rate difference between the -600,-700 and -800 model? I have the -700 version already but fighting with lower frame rates on this aircraft (locked at 40 but with the PMDG -700 it gets down to 25-30)
Thx for your input!
For me the PMDG 737 is very smooth, there is probably some price to pay in the fps compared to the default aircraft. All variants should be heavy to your system the same though. I own all three variants and I’ve never noticed any difference in the performance between them.
Is there a 737-800 Little Navmap aircraft performance file somewhere?
Is there any ATC freeware out there that work with the PMDG 737-800? I only have the default atc at the moment and it doesn’t work with the 737 for obvious reasons. Vatsim or something like that would be great but aren’t really options for me. Technically I could probably use vatsim and just type but that probably wouldn’t work very well. I’m just looking for atc that would work with the 737 for cheap.
Default ATC work with PMDG 737/738 when using the internal MSFS flight plan manager additional to the FMC.
I use default ATC all the time with the 737. You have to do the two stage thing with the flightplan from simbrief.
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Use the world map planner to load the simbrief flight plan into the sim for ATC use only.
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Use the FMC to load the same simbrief flight plan into the aircraft for navigation purposes.
Other aircraft need this to happen for ATC too. The CRJ is one of them.
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I use ProATC SR and it’s great. It’s not a very expensive addon, and it worth. Default ATC is horrible. See ProATC SR thread in this forum if you like: https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/pro-atc-sr-professional-air-traffic-control-is-out
If you have navigraph you can also use the msfs ingame popup to creat your flight and than export it as active msfs flightplan.
Nice about that is that i can change the plan when i arrived my first destination and want to do another flight instant.
Also very nice is that i can change destination during flight and let the ingame atc know about it.
Only thing that is bugged is the cruise altitude, but you can simply request the atc for higher/lower level.
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What´s the difference between BCF and BDSF variants?
Does anyone know how to transfer a tail number set up to another tail number - Rob’s videos do not appear to cover this?
The BCF version has a graphics glitch on the eyebrow window frame and the emergency rope hatch having the two clip into each other when activating the HUD in the cockpit.
That´s why I have removed the BCF version and enjoy the BDSF version only. 
And someone mentioned in the PMDG forum that on the outside 3D model the cargo room doors are on a different position. But I cannot verify this because the BCF version is already deleted.
BCF is a passenger aircraft that has been converted to a cargo-variant.
Edit: Apparently the bdsf is also a conversion, so I just learnt something new. Appologies for spreading an incorrect answer.
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I believe the BCF conversion was designed by Boeing and the BDSF was designed by IAI in Isreal. The BCF has a more set back cargo door meaning the pallets it can carry is slightly reduced (11.5 v 12)
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my little video to this wonderfull plane
