PMDG B777-300ER - The Best Long Hauler In MSFS | Full Review, Tips & Highlights

The PMDG B777-300ER release date is just around the corner and after our live stream showcasing the aircraft yesterday, there were many questions asked which I probably missed in the chat. So in this video, we'll go through all the main features of the aircraft which I think makes this the best long haul aircraft choice in MSFS 2020 at the moment.
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[@Rhinozherous]

I loved the PMDG 777 in P3D and I am happy that we will soon be able to hop into it again in MSFS! One tiny little detail that I cannot unsee now is the fact that the hand that holds the tablet in the center position looks like the hand of a corpse xD.

[@HERD599]

Haha yes it looks very weird. Would be funny if we could change the look of it or something

[@MoonHowlerGaming]

Yeah, as much as I love flying, I generally don't do flights longer than two hours, three max, it feels like I'm wasting my time staring at a screen for hours on end unable to do anything else except watch KZbin during the flight on my PC. Using the Auto Cruise feature sounds like an excellent way to do long haul without having to sit here for 7 - 10 hours. I'm just wondering if "A Pilot's Life - Chapter 2" will function normally with Auto Cruise (Time Compression).

[@enriqueosuna]

APLv2 works well with auto time compression. I use it in the PMDG737 for longer than 4 hour flights and with the obvious result that you will only get credit for 1 hour flight, if you were flying a 4 hour duration flight, and use 4X auto compression. The advantage is that now you can fly from KJFK to EGLL in 2 hours using a 4X compression, and over water you can go to 8X.

[@fortel7939]

I am using APL2 and I am often using the auto cruise of the 737. It will work normally, the only thing is that it use the actual flight time and not the in-sim flight time. Meaning that you will be payed less. For exemple : if you are flying an 8h flight but do 4x acceleration, you will only be payed for 2h of flying and it will be registered like that in the logbook

[@MoonHowlerGaming]

@@enriqueosuna Ah, good to know. So it works, but only credits real world time, kind of what I was afraid of.

[@mammid9622]

Why do you feel that you have to sit down the whole flight? I thought it was pretty obvious that you can just leave when cruise begins

[@MoonHowlerGaming]

@@mammid9622 My PC is my only source of entertainment. If I am flying for 6, 7, 8 hours, I can't do anything else on the PC except browse the internet or watch youtube or a movie. I have ADHD and get bored easily. I would easily decide 2 hours into a 6 hour flight, "nope" alt+f4, and launch Cyberpunk, RDR2, Star Citizen, depends on my mood. So 2 - 3 hours is about my max flight length in APLv2 or NeoFly.

[@gazzarethx]

Looking forward to it, although I will probably wait for the freighter...

[@rashidyacine]

Auto cruise is a brilliant feature. They had it on the 777 and 747V3 in FSX.

[@rashidyacine]

Oh, and in the older ones you could right click the “clock” button on the glareshield to toggle Auto Cruise on or off. I don’t know if they’ve implemented here (obviously, it’s not out yet lol)

[@incarnateTheGreat]

Wow! They actually took Fuel Density into account! That's a great unique feature!

[@BlueMax717]

Its unique feature in the sim because the only people who would ever use it would be the A&P after changing a compensator or something like that. No pilot is ever going to actually mess with that. I doubt the pilot even knows where to go to change it, much less actually change it.

[@Apilot-yo6ex]

3:17 even them are stunned by the 777

[@royvankan2723]

Very good explanation Gav. I can’t wait any longer. The time compression option is adapted from their 737s which is indeed a very nice feature. Use quite a lot. For those who don’t know it, It is activated on the captains clock. Color of the LCD will change in green, yellow and red and will reduce to normal speed around waypoint changes and big background calculation. So nice they implemented it also in this big jet. Thanks again for the preview.

[@stevewhan7308]

Just thinking of the feature of moving the EFB around, Airbus modules should use the tray table as an option to place the EFB or some reference items, as it is also fwd facing and more ergonomic, rather than moving views Left and Right.

[@gdwnet]

so I go and buy a PMDG 777 and I have to walk around it and maintain it?! I already said TAKE MY MONEY and now you're just making it even more of a must buy!

[@martincraig2453]

Absolutely can't wait for this !!

[@mpede6248]

Thank you very much for good tips and review. I really appreciate it. 😊❤

[@karans9228]

For those of us who don't care about real life routes, this is great. I don't need to do a YYZ - EGLL flight with this, I can do a YYZ - CYUL flight happily.

[@shollie]

There are a many real life flights in the 777-300 ER that actually are only 1-2 hours long. It’s not exclusively used for Long haul, even if it’s meant to be for that by Boeing.

[@canadianflightsimmer]

Air Canada does Vancouver to Montreal in the 300er

[@themorethemerrier281]

Auto Cruise already worked quite well in the PMDG 777 for FSX.

[@Triple7-id3]

Definitely buying this. Amazing preview! Keep it up. Just wondering, will this effect FPS and performance etc. 😅

[@Aleksandar6ix]

auto cruise and automatic time compression existed in their P3D version which is why this was my go to long hauler in the past. I am genuinely interested in this one too, even if it's missing some things I'd like to see. For lighting... You can click the words of landing light and turnoff...can switch all on and off together.

[@graemecrawford3869]

exists!

[@hergi-tp9ve]

15:35 shy trim angle there

[@Easyjetsimpilot]

Replay tool issue 😉

[@fabiozatz2651]

Really looking forward to flying this bird. It looks awesome. I have been flying mostly the Fenix A320. I hope this bird is available for purchase on the 25th.

[@andydaigneault4462]

Thank you for the video. Beautiful aircraft. Do you have any idea if a tail camera has been modelled or will be in the future?

[@Easyjetsimpilot]

Only the usual showcase camera which has the tailcam.

[@andydaigneault4462]

@@Easyjetsimpilot thank you for answering. Much appreciated.

[@richardmyers73]

Great insight. A small comment not related to the aircraft. The scenes on approach to LEBL have some abnormally tall buildings?

[@Mr_Realworld]

I was enthralled with this until I discovered the trim does not work. And then it rained. I turned on the windshield wipers and suddenly realized that immersion is an overused word. Cmon Randizzle, you may possibly be the only modern developer that can't figure out working windshield wipers. FSS even managed to get that right even if it's the only thing they got right.

[@Mr_Realworld]

Very nice review! Any word on when to expect the 200?

[@jaymac7203]

2:20 Those engines are massive lol

[@pilotocarlos01]

I like the plane but the trim is trying to stall me out at landing speeds

[@ryano6071]

what’s the performance like?

[@Morst434]

The Ground handling looks very stiff (lige the 737) and not heavy/fluent like the fenix/fbw. What is your thoughts about Ground handling ??

[@Easyjetsimpilot]

I don't haven't a problem with it to be honest. Feels very sturdy, bit like you're going to veer off in any given direction.

[@Morst434]

@@Easyjetsimpilot thank you for answer. Have a great sunday.

[@DanielDuhon]

There’s no question it will be the best long hauler in MSFS.

[@AviationGamingINC.]

i think the future A350 nor inibuilds will take over mate

[@muffmat]

FBW A380

[@levaughn9742]

@@muffmat FBW is still behind Fenix and PMDG. A great developer but i doubt it'll overtake the 777

[@CAL1MBO]

This won't carry over to MSFS 2024. FBW and Inibuilds Will be better.

[@colinwest6722]

Its a bit mean to over critize before public have even downloaded the product. Expectations are high on every level considering the time its taken to develop and thats also understandable. I was a little disapointed when pmdg 737 came out with how bland the cockpit looked compared to fenix but it ran smoother and i grew to love it. I feel the 777 may turn out the same way but Im glad to have a high quality long haul in the library.

[@martincharles2783]

Will the weather radar work accurately with active sky?

[@thecaryrailfan3704]

Nice! Is the wear and tare feature reset everytime you load in the plane or no?

[@HERD599]

No, saved to tail number. Read up on the forums

[@digitalflightdeck4050]

Definitely getting it as soon as it is released. Looking forward to it.

[@Easyjetsimpilot]

Even I have to admit... Pretty awesome (for a Boeing)

[@Lone_GamerUK]

What if it’s £150 though at double the 737? Nervous I am.

[@danielmalmros8532]

@@Lone_GamerUK well PMDG has said that the price will be in line with the 737 products so i assume that means that it will be around same as the 737-800 maybe a bit more.

[@Lone_GamerUK]

@@danielmalmros8532 🤞🤞

[@digitalflightdeck4050]

@@Lone_GamerUK Can't see it being that much more than one of the 737s. Maybe a little bit, since it is a bigger plane with a few additional features.... But I think quality is worth it.

[@Part_121]

What's going on with the horizontal stab at 11:57 ? It looks like it's trimmed all the way nose-up. Looks like the aft end is sticking way up in the air.

[@Easyjetsimpilot]

This will be a bug of the replay system, not the aircraft.

[@CAL1MBO]

Aircraft is bugged

[@FSAviation]

Is there a way to turn off failures for all of your aircraft, and not have to do it for each registration? That would be very annoying to have to turn them off for each livery, stuff like the tire stuff

[@simulacrae]

Waste of time to develop the ground stuff when gsx exist, but nice to hear that gsx works. But what’s the point of checking tires and pins if nothing happens if you ignore wear and tear?

[@HERD599]

Not like everybody is a customer of GSX. Not sure about wear and tear, but could cause the tires to burst or something, unless I am wrong, but I'm certain from what i've read in the forums

[@erickalonji4408]

@@HERD599 If you go with the PMDG 737s, when the tires aren't looked after, it bursts. And you can't taxi anywhere, the aircraft won't move, even for take-offs... Maybe that has been implemented here as well.

[@simulacrae]

@@HERD599 And what happens if the tires burst? will the plane veer off the runway? Can the brakes break so you can only use rev thrust or end up in the grass with a broken plane?

[@killerbsting1621]

I want this now

[@user-mc7bh9yg9k]

I thought this thing was being released today. 🤔(6/25)

[@GodfatherCZ1]

Hello , is it possible to link automated turnaround with GSX ? like is it fully integrated or is it only for PMDG ground services ? thx .

[@Easyjetsimpilot]

PMDG services and GSX are both seperate.

[@anbrod1]

Looking forward!!!!!!!

[@alchemist_x79]

I'm gonna miss flying the 787-8 for my long-hauls - my favorite airplane in sim and irl - but I'm super-excited about the 777. I hope the learning curve isn't significantly higher than it was for the 737 which was a bear for a right-brained, non-pilot like me to learn to fly… I still follow a large Word doc checklist I made every time I fly that plane… Hopefully, a lot of the automated systems in the 777 will help with that respect. Also, I hope it's possible to turn off the maintenance stuff. That's a level of realism I'm not looking for. I just want to fly the plane, I'd like to let an imaginary maintenance crew worry about the tires and brakes. And I'm glad there's a GSX profile. I was worried about that. I was worried someone would have to adapt one from the Captain Scam 777 and hope it was in the ballpark to start out. Thank goodness that isn't the case.

[@ThePamapink]

I think that the 787 and the 777 share the same type rating in real life because of the similariy of the system / cockpit / procedures, so I think you already are at 90% knowledge of the procedures if you fly the 787 often. I think PMDG said that you can turn off the failures in the options inside the FMS. Because of all the customization options I think this plane will really adapt to anyone, from the most hardcore to the most casual simmers :)

[@alchemist_x79]

​@@ThePamapink I'm hoping for some overlap between the 787 and Triple, my only misgiving is the Horizon 787-8 is backed by the default Asobo model, so a lot of systems and procedures aren't modeled in that plane that will be in the PMDG. Probably nothing a good checklist won't be able to make up for haha.

[@CactusBravo42]

@@alchemist_x79The Horizon 787 is actually quite advanced systems wise thanks to Working Title. You will find most things almost identical including autopilot/auto throttle, FMC, and the overhead panel. Obviously PMDG will have more functionality but you won’t struggle.

[@HERD599]

787 and 777 are similar, however most systems are automated compared to the 737, the trim speed however will take time. Not in defense of captain sim and most people intend for it to be a joke but Captain Sim isn't a scam, they say they include default systems and if you have a problem with that scream at captain sim and leave them a shit review.

[@sky173]

Love my PMDG aircraft, but I can't stand the wing flex animations, it's not smooth like in the FBW or Fenix. I hope they corrected this.

[@vip3rnb762]

They said they did make this much smoother. In streams it looks amazing too + engine wobble

[@enriqueosuna]

Tha'ts the way the B777 wings flex in real life. They were designed that way to make the flight smoother for passengers. Google ii.

[@g_pazzini]

nothing wrong with the wingflex… don’t compare it with A320, which has stiffer wingflex.

[@MustafaGT]

@@g_pazziniWhat he means is that the PMDG 737 wingflex/bumping is too much and looks like a paper wing. In real life the 737 wingflex/bumping is smoother and more subtle

[@venmal1805]

When is it coming out next year?

[@personagoldy6003]

So how are the sounds?

[@JoshuaLescarretSailing]

Nice one !

[@DerGrieche2007]

Did you use LSFG?

[@xtavenge5024]

Is there is a built in EFB(not the tablet but the one Boeing provides) like in P3d

[@Ratherbflyin]

No, it only includes the UFT.

[@HERD599]

As said, only the UFT Wondering why? Most airlines have opted out the efb that boeing provides given it doesn't have many features and have opted for a tablet instead. Tl;dr Literally a actual tablet is better than the EFB boeing provides

[@MustafaGT]

People are so hyped for this 777 and A380 when in reality will never spend as much time flying them. I just don’t see many people flying 3+ hours.

[@shollie]

There are a many real life flights in the 777-300 ER that actually are only 1-2 hours long. It’s not exclusively used for Long haul, even if it’s meant to be for that by Boeing.

[@Mrgabrielgmachado]

If only you knew the satisfying sensation of landing after a long haul...

[@douglaskeane1792]

Yeah one irl flight is air New Zealand Melbourne to Auckland 3 hour flight I believe

[@cinematicnewbie1448]

I do flown long haul from Asia to Europe and back at least twice a week. Yes there are many insane simmer like me. There’s nothing comparable to long cruise and change freq control while you past many foreign airspace in vatsim or ivao.

[@shollie]

@@douglaskeane1792 there are many regular routes below 3 hours or slightly above, which are flown by 777 300 ER. Especially in the Arabic region, Qatar and Emirates, or Turkish is also flying from Istanbul to Amsterdam and London.

[@brianbinu4998]

Hi can we use Xbox controller for 777 upon it's release or do we need to go for keyboard and mouse

[@HERD599]

It'll be available on Xbox anyway, MSFS supports controller so why else would the 777 not? Not sure why you would use a controller though.. unless you cant afford a joystick

[@Andy.Gledhill.Models.]

The price of some of these aircraft add ons is getting ridiculous. Over £62.

[@pm110978]

No one is forcing you to buy this mate

[@Andy.Gledhill.Models.]

@@pm110978 So what? I am within my rights to say the price is a joke.

[@luiscurtolo]

Will it be portable to FS2024?

[@ismailali3250]

Is this available on series X

[@HERD599]

It'll be avalible in the in sim marketplace after a few weeks

[@AjsPlanes]

Do you have to speed up the time to have auto step climb or can you have auto step climb on for those overnight flights while having real time?

[@Unknown_Ooh]

Looks spectacular yet it is not worth $75

[@sxm151]

do you know if we can control the CDU and the UFT from an external device? If not, please please please ask PMDG to look into developing the option. If PMDG is not willing to add that feature, do you know of any third-party developer that’s planning on doing so? Currently, I’m using a third-party program to control my B738 CDU and I never regret purchasing the program. As a matter of fact, I got two tablets to control bother captain and first officer CDU.

[@ikerlaves]

What's the name of that addon for the 737???

[@graemecrawford3869]

some people need to get a life jeez lol not even released yet. fannies abound

[@DanielDuhon]

The 777 is newer than the A320, especially the 300ER

[@raf444]

and yet, it feels so much older

[@Easyjetsimpilot]

Yes, I got this the wrong way around in the vid, meant to say 'much younger'.. Not older. A320 was late 80s. B777 was '94.

[@frankrose4869]

Hos

[@markjackson5333]

I just wish they added a auto save. Because ms is known for ctds. Worst thing is to fly for 8 hours just for it ti crash. So bad of them to be so lazy

[@TriJetSimPilot]

The best until July 2 😂

[@nswdgredsquadron1502]

Whats on july 2nd?

[@vkobi8208]

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[@raxzor8274]

@@nswdgredsquadron1502the tfdi md11 releases

[@zbvmn1525]

@@nswdgredsquadron1502MD-11

[@jackfromtitanic233]

Not really impressed with the sounds maybe they will update that later on

[@Lone_GamerUK]

Yeah heard some day that, we have to see. I’m worried like a few days out and all the lifting of embargoes on showing aircraft they not named the price! I can only assume that if that was good, it be marketed ahead so I assuming it expensive like £100 or something - I guess we find out soon.

[@erickalonji4408]

@@Lone_GamerUK I agree... they still haven't mentioned the price.

[@Lone_GamerUK]

@@erickalonji4408 yeah get everyone excited and wanting them - boom here is the price! Hope I’m wrong but if the prices was a plus for what you getting they advertise and market that which there not so much expecting a shock - I know it took a long time and high quality but think there is a cut off on prices and that high many won’t buy and will wait

[@hugothecrafteur38]

I love the scripted 2fps ultra basic engine wobble animation... at least if it was dynamic it wouldn't give that impression of a 1 second loop animation... Honestly, PMDG is really far far from superior quality now a days in terms of sound and art. Now a days you have companies that want to push themselves forward and propose real game changer addons, and on the other hand, you have old companies like PMDG that are just trying to make a much money as possible with an already very well profitable +10year old addon without giving too much effort. Think twice before giving them your money guys, specially if you already bought their T7 2 times ;)

[@riclam66]

just another boring again modern aircraft by adding gimmick features to what already out there, no one develop the classic like flyjsim did amazing jobs with, very boring, won't spend a penny on this one

[@semprequevoceolharoscoment1843]

Complete high-level product, but with poor immersion. These GE90 are more like a vacuum cleaner. You need Boris before launching this product so high level and so poor in immersion

[@HERD599]

Just look at the p3d sounds of the 777-200ER In external view. Now that. That is a vacuum cleaner. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eKHViJp_fKureJo&t

[@bushmaster9576]

can i fly this with the airbus sidestick?

[@HERD599]

Yes of course... It's a stick used to control the planes... why else wouldn't you be able to use it lol

[@Easyjetsimpilot]

I did 😁

[@bushmaster9576]

@@Easyjetsimpilot but how do you trim the aircraft while manual flying because as far as i know unlike the airbus the Boeing needs to be trimmed ?

[@AviationGamingINC.]

Question: Im an AirBus person, would you recomend this to me/an AirBus person considering the future A350 of inibuild about to come out near December+. So would you consider this plane or not? Also can you Butter it real well? 🍞🍞🍞🍞🍞🍞🍞🍞🍞🍞🍞🍞🍞🍞🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈🧈

[@HERD599]

Well PMDG is in talks with boeing of putting a 777X in the sim, basically a 787. I would just use the free 787's that are avaliable. If you have premium deluxe. Even for an airbus person I'd recommend the 777, lovely plane. I fly a mix of airbus and boeing

[@Easyjetsimpilot]

I'm an Airbus guy, and I do like this 777. It's also very easy to land thanks to it's tilted bogey wheels.

[@AviationGamingINC.]

Ok thanks guys for the help