PMDG 777 Feature Previews: The UPGRADED Universal Flight Tablet

[@sirkelzgaming318]

They are really dialing this plane in. It is going to be worth the wait. Now I have to spend this weekend planning out my 777 ops so I am ready to rock when it’s released next week.

[@pm110978]

👍

[@justwilly6778]

the EFB placement is fantastic - especially being able to hold it above the FMC - that is just pure genius

[@managed9348]

That’s outside the box thinking what makes them who they are (Going to be great for quick turnarounds :)

[@davidwestwoodharrison]

Remember when PMDG told us all that having these features on an EFB was unrealistic and that theirs would be completely different? Yeah... this is basically the same as Aerosoft and Fenix.

[@iamjames8200]

As usual, PMDG knows best, until they don’t.

[@lactoese]

⁠maybe they saw the ff777v2

[@CaptainSazzman]

They said having it on the built in EFB was unrealistic hence why they created a custom one. Bad faith.

[@countryflyboy8255]

Well.. its in high demand by the community, and the community is spending a lot of money. So I don't see why they wouldn't.

[@andysim232]

Don't see an issue. We asked enough so they did. I'd rather change settings in a efb than on the FMC personalty

[@stevesutherland8247]

It's been a few years since I've lived in the FS world, I was on FSX back then. Just back into it and finding my way around MSFS and PMDG sure has come a long way since those days of FSX. I'm looking forward to this coming out, though it's going to take a little bit of a learning curve to get back into it

[@OZOZ-to4sr]

The automated turnaround is crazyyyy this is something I've always found a bit off about flight sim planes, even very well-made ones. A lot of manual button pushing to do turnarounds, when as a real pilot you're probably not paying too much attention to any of those things. To do proper turnarounds I'd ideally like everything as automated as possible. I guess Fenix does a good job with this, but I'd still prefer a bit less attention to ground handling when I go fly. The only issue with that is how long they are when done realistically lol... the "short" turnaround being 55 minutes? Don't know if I have time to sit around for 55 minutes haha. But in any case this is a cool feature

[@OpinionatedHuman]

Thanks for pushing the feature where the tablet can be placed above the CDU!!! Although I have head tracking, it was always annoying to go back and forth between those 2.

[@Eraser18574]

I loved my 777 on FSX, this looks like a great evolution of that beautiful plane.

[@slushpuppi5s]

Thanks Emi, great overview and really nice to see the new features being added based on user feedback. I can't wait to see some videos of the bird in action / get the keys to her myself!

[@marcschmidt2786]

Thanks again for continuing on this feature preview.

[@Sevlagoth]

I can’t wait to get my hands on this plane! And of course for your videos on how to properly operate it! Keep up the good work ❤

[@A330Driver]

Tomorrow!

[@matness8879]

This is indeed a lot of good stuff that makes me very happy! 🎉 I still hope someone will develope some kind of Vpilot interface for the tablet. This would make my VR parts of the flight so much more imersive 😅 Thanks for the update CAP!

[@glen2997]

Imagine sitting in Triple 7 in VR!

[@Brandon01110]

i will be next week on release

[@captlonghaul1641]

i wish we can pre order i’m crazy ready!

[@jjsmallpiece9234]

You've got a problem if you hydraulic oil levels are dropping too much, Hydraulics are a closed/sealed system. Check for leaks..

[@AeroMaize]

Super appreciate all your videos. I cannot wait for tutorials because you do really good ones.

[@A330Driver]

Thank you! Coming soon!

[@alchemist_x79]

Looks good. I really hope it filters down to the 737 as well, eventually.

[@A330Driver]

It will!

[@vip3rnb762]

If you have GSX I'm guessing we should still use GSX instead of that automated ground services. Does GSX work nicely with the 777?

[@yourloneaviator]

To be honest, I think this should have been the version 1.0, the first one to be released. The EFB on the 737 is clearly lacking compared to other more modern EFBs. But it's great to see PMDG is moving in the right direction. One thing I'd like to be implemented is the possibility to change units (kg/lbs mostly) and the screen brigthness in any page, without having to go into the settings tab of the tablet. Just a small QoL improvement but still. The *thing* looks a bit weird but I think I like it, I'll get used to it and it'll be great to read data from the tablet when inserting them into the FMC without having to swap view all the time.

[@RamiKattan]

Exactly, the 737 EFB has little utility for me, I even disabled it altogether to have a better view from the window. They still need to make the EFB manage the customization settings of the aircraft (those where you have to go 15-20 pages on the FMC to set the aircraft options)

[@gwalker3092]

Certainly impressive hopefully it will negate most of GSX and I just have use aerosoft pushback. Definitely significantly more features than I was expecting. Really looking forward to the release next week hopefully

[@FlyBySimulations]

Great showcase as usual Emi! In my most recent video dissecting the trailer, I also managed to find the automatic cruise options that were shown on the UFT. This includes the ability to speed up the sim rate, have automatic step climbs (which can be very handy for long-haul flying) and ofc pause at TOD features. Just thought I’d mention it here as supplementary info for those interested in the UFT even more :)

[@A330Driver]

The Autocruise functions are really good indeed! I'll show them in my preview video tomorrow!

[@dolf1010]

So many good things coming . 👍 It's really impressive !

[@757Spy]

Super excited about the arrival of this airplane!

[@0llieJS]

Will we see you showing off the 777 live at 18z? I really hope so!! Watching someone expert on it show all the little cool features would be great

[@bourne-jagt1716]

Excellent as always!

[@romaviation]

A slat is missing on the left wing. There are 6 on the left and 7 on the right.

[@sirkelzgaming318]

Emi, I can’t wait until you get to release videos and live stream this plane!!!

[@Aleksandar6ix]

All this stuff involved in operating this aircraft, but no flight crew sounds i'll bet. The one thing which would be the cherry on top and truly make it a complete experience.

[@pm110978]

Thanks for the video Captain.Not long to go now 😀

[@westtx50]

I never cared about the ground services options that were included with the PMDG 737. The ground vehicles were not that great model or texture wise in my opinion. Are these vehicles the same or improved? I like the screenshot where they are white with small PMDG logos.

[@operatordirt4611]

A feature I wish we had would be the ability to connect jetways to the L2 door similar to how the headwind A330 did it. Im not sure how hard it is to implement but I think it would make ground operations that much more realistic

[@A330Driver]

You might be in for a surprise ;-)

[@operatordirt4611]

@@A330DriverI was pleasantly surprised when I checked the forums! Awesome job PMDG for taking onboard customer feedback!!

[@TheflyingTurk]

Love yohr channel! Keep up the good work

[@infinitewisdom9619]

I think it would be perfect, if >absolutely everything< regarding configuration (like company specific things) would be available on the tablet instead of the FMC. In my opinion the FMC should only be an FMC. Regardless, all the things you showed here are some huge steps forward and very much appreciated.

[@enriqueosuna]

How does integrate with GSX? I've not seen anything about it, besides the PMDG ground services integrated in the EFB. Thanks

[@kittealand]

As others have said, I only wish the tablet could be used on a real tablet too.

[@Aceuchiha.]

Hey Emi thanks for the updates! Will the Gate dock at entry 1L (first/business) or 2L where the Gate always docks irl?

[@decimal237]

Thanks for the upload. These features are great, but personally I want to see how good the ACARS really is. PMDG aircrafts seem to be too "disconnected" from the Airline. A robust ACARS will be a game changer. Fenix comes close to it. Looking forward to your next video

[@jamaicaaviationspotters2770]

The ground ops page also has an option for custom time. How do you set the time

[@aiman6457]

When is it going to be established in game marketplace ?

[@landingmission2203]

Today I did planespotting and on each aircraft the wing light was on but it was during the day. I thought that the wing light is only used during the night?!

[@airflo_muc]

Depends on company SOP. Mine doesn‘t use it at all.

[@A330Driver]

Are you sure you don't confuse wing- and landing lights? Wing lights during daytime is a complete waste of resources. You're only wearing out your lights and causing maintenance cost. It won't improve your visibility to others in any way and will do absolutely nothing for yourself.

[@landingmission2203]

@@A330Driver I am sure it was wing light. It was located on the side of the fuselage and pointing to the engines. The A330 I saw had 2 wing lights on each side(maybe it was an A340 cannot remember)

[@hflx]

Hopefully this will be added to the 737s as well. I really miss this as the 777 does not have as many turnarounds, nice features! I think people noticed the weather radar, even if it's not perfect is better then not having it. If this is better than the 737 , which for more is still one of the most realistic and fun add-ons for MSFS, 777 will be a huge sucess!

[@A330Driver]

It's miles ahead of the 737! The weather "radar" though... if you have the slightest idea of how to work with a real weather radar, it's completly useless. Imagine flying in a dark night, you can't see anything. You're at FL370, the radar shows you a large red return in front of you. You'd immediately deviate around it. But in MSFS, that red area might as well just be at 1000AGL and have nothing, absolultely nothing to do with you.

[@hflx]

@@A330Driver tks for the reply, got it! Hope they fix in the FS2024 as probably they wont do that soon on this version.... probably radar tilt also cannot work at all...

[@goalski134]

i cannot wait. have i said i cannot wait? well, just in case, i cannot wait!

[@AV8R417]

I see an auto cruise option on the EFB too

[@A330Driver]

yep! More on that soon!

[@SPARTS3000]

Will the universal EFB have options to select automated panel states (cold/dark, APU, GPU, rdy to taxi, rdy for take off) ?

[@PBW891]

Ready to give a Boeing aircraft a shot. Been flying the Fenix for 2 years now and its starting to get a bit stale. I hope there are a ton of training videos that come out with its release as were when the Fenix was released.

[@A330Driver]

You can be sure there will be a whole lot of information available to master the 777!

[@mdhazeldine]

Also, what about GSX integration? Obvious question I suppose.

[@ScepticGinger89]

Looks like there won't be any GSX integration.

[@mdhazeldine]

@@ScepticGinger89 Shame. I hope they add it soon!

[@pupaepedorra]

Are the vehicles and ground services compatible with gsx?

[@TheAvde]

I would like to see an option also for fuel quantity being saved from last flight. Other than that, it looks awesome. Is it just me, or are the days becoming longer the closer release date gets😅

[@markjackson5333]

Let's just hope the sounds are good

[@nicholasdir]

PC users see a well crafted 777 while Xbox users see CTDs, black screens, crashes, and reports. Hardware issue, not software

[@hey8you]

I can't wait for this. Going to hate setting up my controllers for this, lol.

[@VelocityFilmsCO]

Nothing better than the relief you get once all that shit is out of the way haha. have fun!

[@hey8you]

@@VelocityFilmsCO Very true.

[@davidduhme7780]

Kinda unfortunate that the slides cannot be deployed tbh, I hoped for that but didn't expect it. Would've been cool though, especially with such a large aircraft. Nonetheless, plenty of awesome features. Especially the ghost hand position is extremely useful I think. Thanks for pushing that!

[@DanielDuhon]

Makes you wonder why the slides specifically would violate an agreement. Seems like a dumb thing to disallow in my opinion, especially when you could make a visual representation that doesn’t necessarily model the inner-mechanisms they may want to be hiding. Realism is great and all, but sometimes it is ok to deviate on things that won’t make a visual difference.

[@davidduhme7780]

@@DanielDuhon I don't think they want to hide the mechanisms etc, after all it's just emergency equipment. I think they're not really comfortable with emergency simulations to this degree. They may view this as maybe sensitive in some way? But then again, many other things are gonna be simulated. Makes no real sense if you ask me. Curious about the cabin emergency lighting though, since the switches are simulated, and now we have actual cabin lighting. Maybe Emi could say something about that once the NDA lifts?

[@JohnVanderbeck]

@@DanielDuhon I bet it's more of the typical "show the product in the best light" and associating it with slides means an emergency situation that doesn't look good to the company. Especially now :)

[@landingmission2203]

What is the difference between landing dispatch and landing enroute in the EFB?

[@A330Driver]

Dispatch is done before the flight to ensure you can actually land where you are going. Enroute... is done enroute.

[@alchemist_x79]

Not gonna lie. Landing dispatch is the one thing I always forget to do. Probably good I’m not a real pilot, heh.

[@landingmission2203]

@@A330Driver thanks for explanation

[@AviationGamingINC.]

Will there be a cargo version?

[@Richardwarcup1]

Yes they are doing the 777-200LR freighter , I think the 200 freighter is the next one after the -300ER

[@AviationGamingINC.]

@@Richardwarcup1 so will PMDG release is the same time as the 300 er???

[@wintersplash2256]

Why didn't they make the EFB that is integrated in the actual aircraft like on P3D?

[@A330Driver]

Because that's an outdated system that is getting scrapped by more and more airlines. Indeed only very few airlines remain that still use it.

[@makvynas9]

you probably wont see this, but auto ground ops do not work for me, could you explain how to use it? (when i press short turn type the progress bars fill up, but nothing actually happens when i check the weights in the FMC...

[@A330Driver]

Hi, best to write in the PMDG forums or send them a support ticket. I gotta admit, I’m not that much of an expert with auto ground ops.

[@travelcaribbean2009]

Will the jet bridge connect to Door 2L like IRL?

[@LukasK.725]

Hello Emanuel and thanks for the interesting Video, only one question, do you know how good and easy the Simbrief integration of flightplans in the 777 is? (In the FCU, that the Pilot dont have to enter the whole flightolan by hand).

[@casrexyt7302]

man the efb really bugs me I hope they will add the 777 build in efb in the future

[@ArrRoh]

I hope they bring these enhancements to the 737’s too?

[@Londresslevenski104]

Im sure they will

[@echosierrakilo2089]

Great to hear this from you. In 737 there is builtin pushback option available. Is it also available in the 777? I don’t see it on the UTF Ground Operations app screenshots. I have GSX though, and I hope it doesn’t conflict with the PMDG’s ground services. Thanks! Looking forward to more previews!

[@HERD599]

Same as the 737, gsx doesn't conflict with the pmdg in-built..

[@echosierrakilo2089]

@@HERD599 thanks. So, it’s still in the FMC, not in the UFT, right?

[@HERD599]

@@echosierrakilo2089 yep

[@echosierrakilo2089]

@@HERD599 however, Mathijs said the opposite on the forum: “We have removed the pushback. A new, updated one is planned, though.”

[@HERD599]

@echosierrakilo2089 I didn't catch this. I guess it'll be an update some point after release? Wasn't shown in the UFT previews.

[@stevenkirkpatrick2917]

Great video. Will PMDG upgrade the EFB features to the 737?

[@A330Driver]

yes

[@mdhazeldine]

What's the difference between Landing Dispatch and Landing Enroute?

[@donkando]

Will you do tutorial series?

[@dishantlalwani]

waiting waiting for the release

[@ThijsF28]

Looking forward to the 777 on Xbox, will all these UFT features also come to 737 fleet ?

[@A330Driver]

They will!

[@Till21N]

Hi Emi, thanks again for the preview! Since I love to use a tablet in real life for the efb, will pmdg implement a web version (like in the fenix) any time soon?

[@gillik7801]

inside the cabin had some low res textures made me a little sad. Fenix textures was high res everywhere. Although outside looks the most realistic mfs 2020 ever seen

[@A330Driver]

Fenix also has a LOT worse fps than PMDG aircraft. We got to ask ourselves: Is the tiny improvement in visual quality worth that impact?

[@Trip_on_the_Sky]

Some of these features will be implemented in the 737?

[@JamesDabbagian]

Is there an ETA to this getting to the 737?

[@A330Driver]

None has been published.

[@spence07]

Question!!! If I buy the 777 pmdg will it be accessible in msfs 2024??

[@A330Driver]

Most likely - but since developers don't have access to the new sim yet, we can not know for certain.

[@spence07]

@@A330Driver ahh I see thank you so much !😁

[@sinpasaporte5478]

How much it will cost

[@virtualunitedpilot]

Will the efb features be added to the 737?

[@A330Driver]

Yes

[@virtualunitedpilot]

@@A330Driver will the update for the efb come out same day as the 777 of will it be scheduled on a different date?

[@jrod_pilot_miami]

Excellent explanation as always. I'm curious how long it'll take PMDG to incorporate these changes into the 73 line. I have to imagine their dev team has shifted at least some resources to the 73 by now.

[@robertoats1517]

Nah they will shift some resources, but they will likely be keeping some back on the 777 to monitor the release. But as they have maintained publically this is the PMDG UFT, keyword 'universal', so all these features will be backported to the 737

[@18skaterboy18]

Is it possible to open the tablet on a real tablet?

[@hitgu1]

Will the cockpit door be able to be opened?

[@FlightSimMega]

Yes!

[@hitgu1]

@@FlightSimMega I wish they would add that to their 737

[@FlightSimMega]

@@hitgu1 I agree! But at least you can ''walk'' thru the door😆

[@peterregan8691]

@@FlightSimMegathe new GSX Pro cabin passengers simulation uses the cockpit door as a ‘switch’ to make those pax visible/not visible so it would be a great option to have.

[@Rhinozherous]

Looks awesome!

[@guyrandom1]

Does it fly like shit? Like the fenix?

[@A330Driver]

The pitch and power settings are certainly not 5 degrees out of place, like they were on the Fenix at the time.

[@felipeturbayr]

i hope the NDA will be over soon, so that you can start sharing more details! :-)

[@_Aeroguy]

So far, everything looks awesome as you would expect from PMDG, let's hope it is not heavier than the Fenix a320 in terms of PC resources😅

[@A330Driver]

I find it much lighter. Similar to the PMDG 737.

[@_Aeroguy]

@A330Driver well, if that's the case, I guess my credit card is ready for takeoff! 😀

[@737-Sim-Pilot]

Great video emi, This plane will just be amazing, I am curious though will the amazing features (I.e universal flight tablet) of the 777 eventually added to the 737

[@A330Driver]

Thank you! Yes, they will!

[@737-Sim-Pilot]

@@A330Driver awesome thank you so much.

[@KartingDriver]

All these features yet still no weight and balance page. This is ridicules.

[@brentmeister2710]

Most of the features are already included in the MCDU on the PMDG 737. The only new feature I wanted was an improved airport navigation system to aid taxiing to runways and gates. This simple feature is standard in the basic 747 MCDU. It's all faffing around the edges IMHO. Personally I won't be buying the PMDG 777 until I can see a considerable improvement to the cabin detail and specifically the passenger windows. Thanks for the update.

[@endura9883]

Great Video as always! Will the wear and tear of the aircraft be linked to a livery? So if i do a flight in another livery it resets?

[@CaptainSazzman]

Yes. Has been this way for 10 years.

[@manzoorhussain2520]

Let me guess that this is payware just please just make it freeware for 24 hours and after 24 hours just put whatever price you want it to be these products are so expensive that I have to be forced to miss out please PMDG please

[@A330Driver]

Of course it is payware, developing these things takes years with teams of a dozen people involved. How shall they pay their bills?

[@scottfox7223]

If you aren’t a navigraph/simbrief user, what are you doing with your life 😂

[@A330Driver]

You're certainly missing out a lot!

[@jay-rus4437]

Personal opinion, but I hate the brown that boeing used on some aircraft.

[@hendrixgonzalez7515]

Sad that PMDG didn’t use the 777’s own EFB instead for an iPad tablet. Hope this tablet doesn’t cause so many troubles like in a 737. Can’t wait to experience it!

[@CaptainSazzman]

They have to pay Boeing a license fee to use it and it wont have all the extra features. Also real airlines use iPad EFBs with AI and all sorts of stuff. The internal EFB is mostly used to take notes these days. Source: my Air France 777-300ER pilot buds.

[@DanielDuhon]

The built-in EFB is pretty much obsolete now, with many airlines actually using iPad’s (or similar tablets). There are many benefits to using an external device as opposed to a built-in one.

[@hendrixgonzalez7515]

@@DanielDuhon I could agree with you but still something EFB cool to have since all 777s still use it!

[@markjackson5333]

Take my money

[@Cessna172SNavIII]

Bro I was the 777th like