PMDG News

Capt. Randazzo from PMDG was kind enough to give a status update yesterday! Highlights:

1. An update to the MD-11 will be out shortly. Mostly bugfixes. Good to see them making a very high-quality product even better.
2. Their 737 NGX (2.0) is coming along swell. No info as to a release timetable yet, but they will keep us posted.
3. (The biggie) They are going to unveil a surprise new product soon, possibly in March! w00t! Speculaton is rampant over at AVSIM as to what this might possibly be. Many of us (myself included) would love to see a PMDG 777, since nobody has done a really good one yet. This is one of the most popular long-haul birds in service today, and it is a shame there isn't a high-quality one available in Flight Simulator yet. Another contender might possibly be a 717, which would make sense since its cockpit is almost identical to the MD-11. Lots of people want to see PMDG do a Dash 8 turboprop as well. Capt. Randazzo only says that it is not the A320 (as previously hinted by PMDG), nor is it one of the upcoming products that McPhat Studios have hinted at. Whatever it is, I can't wait to find out!
   

This is one of the things I really admire about PMDG: their willingness to engage their fanbase, and keep us informed about what they're working on. I understand not committing to release dates, but I just like to hear about how things are progressing.

P.S. I strongly suspect that the Q3 product from McPhat invovles feelThere/Wilco's next baby. The Q1 product is a bit of a mystery though. Don't quote me on this, though...