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FMC PMDG747 - "WHAT??!" I don't get it!! (Read 498 times)
Jun 13th, 2008 at 1:03am

Conan Edogawa   Offline
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Hey guys,

for all of you, who are familiar with the FMC of the PMDG, please help me! It HAS to be possible, to switch a ILS-frequency without programming all this enroute-stuff. I'd do it, but since I know that up-to-date NAVDATA costs money and I don't want to spend more money for an already payed aircraft, I'd like to have it just taking my frequency without saying "INVALID ENTRY"! I could kill this thing!!!

Why can't NAVRAD just take my entry like "111.10/231"?? Why can he take VORs and not ILS? How can I get the ILS to work? PLEASEE!!! Cry Cry

Thanks,

Conan  Embarrassed

EDIT: I'm flying online on IVAO. That's why I need something, which works fast, in case the controller advises me to do anything different to my flightplan! And programming a goddamn bullish FMC is NOT FAST!!
 

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Reply #1 - Jun 13th, 2008 at 1:40am
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PMDG 747 comes with resonably new nav data. Newer free ones are availible from the PMDG website. You enter nav frequencies into the NAV RADIO section of the FMC, I think this is ILS only though...

To track a VOR:

http://ops.precisionmanuals.com/wiki/PMDG_747-400_FAQ#How_do_I_intercept_and_tra...

This should be in the payware board.
 
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Reply #2 - Jun 13th, 2008 at 2:44am

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I just tried it with mine, and it worked perfectly, here are the steps I took:

I took a "Dummy" ILS frequency for Heathrow's 09R (109.5) and line-selected it into the ILS-MLS line (the one where PARK is displayed) in the format: 109.5/090, and the computer accepted it.

If you can't do it exactly as shown, talk to the folks at PMDG, as it might be a technical problem. Wink

Also, get the 1.2 update if you don't already have it, as it comes with 0802 cycle NavData (current cycle is 0805), and fixes a LOT of minor problems.
 
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Reply #3 - Jun 13th, 2008 at 12:39pm

Conan Edogawa   Offline
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Maybe the FMC just needed a member of this forum to tell him that it actually works!

...beause now it works just fine. Thanks a lot to you guys! Wink
 

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