how to enter course pmdg 777

by Dr. Alberto Goodwin Jr. 8 min read

To do this in PMDG 777 you need to go to NAV RAD page of your FMC and set VOR frequency (or ID) and the course you need to follow (CRS). Actually you will enter the VOR and the course together – like this BLH/090. Radial 90 from BLH RAD NAV – CRS:090 There is a dashed green line on the Navigation Display now.

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 · Welcome to this PMDG 777 FMC tutorial, or how to program the PMDG 777 FMC before your flight. It applies to all variants of the B777.The sequence of actions ...

Why do I write about radionavigation in 777?

When I fly to exotic places I often struggle finding current charts and procedures. The ones that I find date back to 2010 or even 2003! Since then the procedures changed and I have a choice of flying by the chart that I downloaded or using my FMC database as the only source of data about my approach.

What do they do in real world?

When I looked at the real world aviation related forums I saw a surprise reaction when someone (clearly a sim pilot) asked about classic (obsolete) radionavigation techniques in 777.

Is it a review or a tutorial?

777 PMDG does not require a review. PMDG brand and 777 add-on excellence are well known and are commonly treated as examples of highest quality in the flight sim market. I could write a standard review, rating each and every feature of this plane with 5 or 6 start but that makes no sens.

Installation

The installer is fully automatic. It may install some Microsoft libraries – they are necessary for this product to work correctly.

Activation

Activation is required on the first run of this plane. In my case it went through without a slightest problem – I entered the key – it was verified online in a moment.

PMDG-777-Introduction

Like all other manuals PMDG-777-Introduction is located in FSX\PMDG\PMDG 777X\Flight Manuals (“FSX” being the name of the main FSX folder on my PC).

PMDG-777-Tutorial-1

Only 128 pages are sufficient to explain how to take this plane for a short flight from Dubai to Maldives – from the startup to shutdown. Do not worry – illustrations take a lot of space in this tutorial.

Manuals – read this before you run away

I know that three and half thousand pages sounds scary. Especially when compared to an ordinary FSX add-on that has only 30 or 50 page manual. My first though was – “how people find time to read this?”. I will share my experience – I never considered it an obligatory reading.

PMDG Operations Center

This nice piece of software solves all the problems I have with other FSX add-ons. What it does is:

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