Can we honestly say that this pmdg 737-800 will 100% cone to xbox ive seen alot of posts saying they are expecting it too but nothing concrete
WASM support will need to be added on Xbox to even allow the PMDG to be used on Xbox. This was supposed to be added in SU10, but has been pushed to SU11.
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So we hoping that after sim update 11 we should be ok 
Nothing is missing. The real Boeing 737 FMS does not use destination barometric pressure in its descent calculations. It will take descent winds into account (if they are entered into the Forecast page).
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Very useful website, thanks for the tip!
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Thanks for the info! So just curious, why does the FMS allow to enter the baro pressure in the first place, if it’s not using it?
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That makes me very curious:
The real EFB computers airplanes use seem to be car-like navigation system for airport taxiways and to have a moving map while flying. At least this is what´s show in YouTube videos.
What kind of EFB is PMDG programming that is better than current Boeing EFB´s? 
Where does the FMS have an entry for barometric pressure?
In a forum post RSR said the Boeing tablet is not fun to use, in terms of UX. So he wanted a tablet that had the featured we want, but with a modern, enjoyable UX.
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Entering the barometric pressure on the Descent page of the FMC affects the rate of descent of the cabin pressure. It doesn’t affect the descent flight path.
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Descent page / Forecast. @MikeB54331 answered my question…
When climbing and following ATC altitude directives while in VNAV, I realize there are several methods to accomplish this. What seems to work well for me is to await levelling off at last directed altitude, dial in the new altitude and then toggle the VNAV button off and on again. The autothrottle power increases, climb resumes perfectly and VNAV continues to guide the ascent. I rinse and repeat until reaching cruise altitude. Is this an incorrect procedure?
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The things you see on YouTube, especially for the 737s, are not the ones that ship with the plane. That’s the “new tech” I was referring to, the ones on iPad-like tablets. The EFB that PMDG has had up till now, has been the type that originally comes with the airplane, and it’s clunky and old. It’s the ones you see on YouTube (of course, similar, not exact, for obvious copyright reasons), that PMDG is modeling, and they’re doing that from the ground up, meaning that they’re not porting anything from their previous EFBs. At least that’s what I understood from RSR’s post regarding the subject.
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Alt intv ( altitude intervention) button next to alt dial is the best method no need to toggle vnav off/on. Just set new alt them hit alt intv and wait for autothrittlevto pick up and climb will start.
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Ty. Will use your suggestion next flight. Just wondering what RL 737 drivers use and curious about the reasoning.
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Alt intervention is the way they do it in real life too.
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Of course the real 737 uses the QNH to calculate descent (and the average ISA deviation) from the DES FORECAST page.
Sometime during the descent the pilots will switch from STD to QNH and that will instantly make the altimeter reading change. Of course if the QNH just 29.90 there will be not a big difference but if the QNH is a lot lower or higher than STD then you could have an altitude difference of more than 500ft and that could mean not meeting an altitude restriction along the descent. If the QNH is higher than STD, the TOD will be earlier because when you switch to QNH the altimeter reading will increase (and you’ll be high). If the QNH is lower than STD, the TOD will be later.
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In this case I really hope PMDG adds some nice weather-page to their new EFB, to check the full METAR of the departure and arrival airport with one click.
And a moving map would be great. Moving maps and being able to check immediately where my airplane is, even at full nighttime or IFR conditions, is great! “Aha below me is Boston, ah we are now turning in to Wales, the coastline of Scotland is near, awesome right below us is Centralia the real counterpart of Silent Hill…”
By the way Centralia, PA, has it´s own VOR radial and I love to implement this into my flight plans as often as possible 
VOR code is ENL, 2 miles southeast of Centralia. VOR can be entered via the high airway J71. Frequency 115.00.
Enjoy the true Silent Hill when watching out the windows! Here is a nice sightseeing flight from the Great Lakes to Centralia PA for your Boeing:
Start on KORD Chicago O`Hare Intl - RBS (VOR) - JARKE (fix) on the J71 airway direct to ENL Centralia VOR. Back to Chicago O´Hare with ILS approach of your choice.
In the meantime I find what works for me is using Volanta to log my flights. When you start it up and load your flightplan it shows weather at departure and arrival airports and it updates that data enroute too. You can obviously get METAR from the in game METAR forecast too (but it doesn’t seem to give updates for me unless in range to ATIS or something like that) or you can get a (when generated) METAR forecast from simbrief flight plan, but I find myself more often than not switching to Volanta for a quick ‘live’ weather METAR check.
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I do the same as you with Volanta but often I just press B at the transition alt lol. This is another useful tool, it tells you the RWY in use gives you the BARO and shows wind direction, it is Live and I find it 99% matches what the SIM, VATSIM, Pilot2ATC says etc. It is not aware of closed/blocked runways etc, but thats minor tbh.
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