737 Microsoft Simulator

[DH2WN]

Does anyone know if the MS sim is good for anything regarding training or is it pure entertainment?

 

[Midnight Mike]

Does anyone know if the MS sim is good for anything regarding training or is it pure entertainment?

From what I heard, as I am not a pilot, it falls right between entertainment & training.

 

[Yank McCobb]

What I KNOW, since I am a pilot, is that it is not even entertainment, much less training.

 

[Dennis Miller]

It has progressed over the years and the 3rd party vendors have produced software that would be a big help in learning an aircraft. One company is PMDG and a link to their 737 website is

http://www.precisionmanuals.com/html/73767.htm#737%20Detailshttp://www.precisionmanuals.com/html/73767.htm#737 Details

Has the 737 FMC and all the switches do what they are supposed to do. I think they only work on FS2004 though, you could check it out.

 

[DH2WN]

It has progressed over the years and the 3rd party vendors have produced software that would be a big help in learning an aircraft. One company is PMDG and a link to their 737 website is

http://www.precisionmanuals.com/html/73767.htm#737%20Details

Has the 737 FMC and all the switches do what they are supposed to do. I think they only work on FS2004 though, you could check it out.

Thanks. I know the guy who founded that company!! Knowing him, it's probably very worthwhile.

 

[milflyboy]

Is there a good -300 simulator out there?

 

[saabcaptain]

What I KNOW, since I am a pilot, is that it is not even entertainment, much less training.

I can't agree. PMDG's 737 sim add-on for MSFS2004 which includes an option for SWA style -700 avionics is nothing short of incredible. During training my partner and I used the sim extensively to fly our upcoming profiles because the sim is 98% the same as the real airplane (glass, overhead panel, FULL FMC system, power settings, TOGA modes, LNAV etc.) It was very helpful to me as a pilot coming from a non-FMS equiped aircraft to SWA and I used it to fly full LOFT type scenarios down to the arrivals etc. which by the way, the FMC includes a FULL world database of every airport, runway, arrival etc. just as the real aircraft would have.

Is the standard MSFS 2004 useful for an airline pilot? I would say no because it would only be useful for practicing basic scan and flying simple approaches and of course we all can do that. But is there add-on software out there that will allow you to sim some really complex aircraft like the 737-700 down to the last switch? YOU BET.

 

[Singlecoil]

I used the stock 737-400 on MS Flight Sim exclusively to prepare for an interview and I got the job. I figured if I could fly the desktop sim to standards, then I could certainly fly the real one since the real one was easier to fly.

 

[DH2WN]

I can't agree. PMDG's 737 sim add-on for MSFS2004 which includes an option for SWA style -700 avionics is nothing short of incredible. During training my partner and I used the sim extensively to fly our upcoming profiles because the sim is 98% the same as the real airplane (glass, overhead panel, FULL FMC system, power settings, TOGA modes, LNAV etc.) It was very helpful to me as a pilot coming from a non-FMS equiped aircraft to SWA and I used it to fly full LOFT type scenarios down to the arrivals etc. which by the way, the FMC includes a FULL world database of every airport, runway, arrival etc. just as the real aircraft would have.

Is the standard MSFS 2004 useful for an airline pilot? I would say no because it would only be useful for practicing basic scan and flying simple approaches and of course we all can do that. But is there add-on software out there that will allow you to sim some really complex aircraft like the 737-700 down to the last switch? YOU BET.

Thanks... The guy who started that company definitely would put out a great product. I ended up downloading it and WOW!! Even if you don't fly the thing it's great just for the overhead panel and the FMS.