PMDG has recently released their rendition of the Boeing 737-900 for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, nearly 50 days after bringing over the first member of the 737 lineup to the new simulator.

It’s their second product built natively for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 (the 777 was mostly just a compatibility patch), with a lidar-scanned flight deck, improved textures and lighting, new sounds, upgraded systems, and more.

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As did the 738, it leverages the simulator’s capabilities to lay the groundwork for a truly native product line that will follow after all the 737 lineup members are out (only the -700 and -600 are pending now). The complete changelog follows below:

• Fully customized, professional grade system simulation for all major and minor aircraft systems and components.
• Highly sophisticated logical simulation of onboard information systems and aircraft management.
• PMDG's customized, flight model with enhanced physics augmentation.
• Rigid body physics for wing and tail surfaces.
• Fully customized flight control and landing gear systems with normal, standby and reversionary capability.
• Accurate resolution cockpit displays
• Interchangeable equipment options for cockpit instrumentation
• Numerous user configurable options from throughout the global 737 operator fleet.
• Updated 737 options packages reflecting operational improvements and changes to the global 737 fleet.
• Full featured failures simulation to cover nearly all QRH scenarios as well as real-world mean time to failure simulations model.
• Datalink simulation compatible with simBrief integration and SayIntentions AI.
• Tablet displays at each pilot position fully compatible with navigraph charting including conformal indication.
• Incandescent and LED lighting packages, as well as fully dimming flight deck lights and annunciators.
• Heads up display with configurable modes.
• Entirely new 3D sound environment built specifically for this 737.
• Highly integrated exterior, interior cabin and flight deck sound environments affected by proximity and direction.
• Sound environment built using recordings from a purpose-instrumented multiple aircraft recording effort.
• Fully integrated cabin interior for the passenger and cargo airplanes.
• Operable suite of doors and lighting controls located in the cabin.
• Includes the 737-900 in passenger configuration with both blended winglets and split scimitar winglet configurations.
• Includes the 737-900ER in passenger configuration with both blended winglets and split scimitar winglet configurations.
• Full set of ground equipment for each aircraft type, including passenger servicing vehicles.
• Virtual cockpit model, with ultra high detail textures, 3D rendering and reflective properties and all new material surface properties..
• Advanced animations techniques leveraging the new MSFS engine to truly bring the 737 flight deck to life.
• Cockpit differences between the passenger, cargo and BBJ airplanes are accurately rendered.
• A full featured tutorial will guide you through proper operation of the 737 from power up to power down.
• Free customer support both at our customer forum and directly from our support team if necessary.
• This product comes with a free sample of Navigraph navigation data.

It’s available on PMDG.com for roughly $50, and owners of the MSFS 2020 version are entitled to a 60% discount ($20 total).

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