Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler - PMDG B747-400 Issues

Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler | PC Support | PMDG B747-400 Issues - FSX

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Posted onPost created on March 15 2010 02:11 ET by Tom Scholl

Hi,

I'm having some difficulties with the PMDG B747-400 PFD.

Whenever flying, it seems as if the PFD is not tracking things correctly. If I'm flying straight, it seems as if waypoints on the PFD are moving in an upper right to bottom left motion. When I go to LNAV, I see the same behavior. Its as if the aircrafts PFD is not reflecting straight flight. I've tried this without any weather/winds at all, and the problem is still there. Its almost impossible to follow a SID correctly. Has anyone seen this issue where the PFD does not seem to look right or match up with reality?

Tom Scholl

Captain, B767-300

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Captain, B767-300

Joined on April 11 2009

Seattle, WA USA

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Posted onPost created on March 15 2010 09:59 ET by John Byre

On the PMDG 747 the waypoints show up on the ND, not the PFD.

The reason this could be happening is because of wind. The autopilot is crabbing the plane itself to prevent wind drift. If you need it to be straight, there's a switch on the main panel to toggle between true, and normal heading. Another reason could be because your ND mode is on PLAN instead of MAP.

A 2D picture of the problem would help alot too.

Posted onPost created on March 15 2010 16:28 ET by Tom Scholl

Sorry, I meant the ND. There is no wind at all. I'm pretty sure I was i MAP, but I'll take a look later today and take a screenshot.

Thanks.

Tom Scholl

Captain, B767-300

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