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Ok I am using the PMDG 747-400. I used routefinder to generate a flight plan.

route finder flightplan:

NAT: Eastbound track message identification is 75
NAT: Westbound track message identification is 75
Computed route from HEATHROW (EGLL, EG) to SAN FRANCISCO INTL (KSFO, K2): 41 fixes, 5131.9 nautical miles

Cruise altitude between FL250 and FL350
EGLL (0.0nm) -SID-> CPT (28.4nm) -UL9-> KENET (37.3nm) -UL9->
BASET (47.2nm) -UL9-> DIKAS (106.3nm) -UP4-> EG190 (209.8nm) -UP4->
EVRIN (229.0nm) -UL607-> CRK (300.8nm) -UN523-> DOLIP (430.9nm) -UN523->
LIMRI (541.8nm) -NATB-> 51N020W (738.1nm) -NATB-> 50N030W (1124.3nm) -NATB->
49N040W (1518.6nm) -NATB-> 48N050W (1920.6nm) -NATB-> NOVEP (1962.1nm) -NATB->
YYT (2039.8nm) -J575-> LEXAK (2063.1nm) -J575-> YQY (2346.3nm) -J509->
YYG (2473.8nm) -J509-> YQM (2534.4nm) -J509-> HUL (2670.5nm) -J509->
PATTA (2744.1nm) -J509-> VLV (2796.4nm) -J565-> CATOG (2881.5nm) -J565->
YMX (2943.9nm) -J513-> YMW (3012.4nm) -J513-> BOBRA (3036.7nm) -J513->
SMARE (3104.3nm) -J513-> YYB (3157.1nm) -J500-> BILPA (3281.3nm) -J500->
SSM (3359.2nm) -J140-> DLH (3685.2nm) -J32-> ABR (3954.9nm) -J32->
DPR (4097.8nm) -J32-> CZI (4309.9nm) -J32-> BOY (4397.0nm) -J32->
MLD (4594.9nm) -J32-> BAM (4818.8nm) -J94-> LLC (4899.1nm) -J32->
FMG (4960.2nm) -STAR-> KSFO (5131.9nm)

Details:

ID      FREQ   TRK   DIST   Coords                       Name/Remarks
EGLL             0      0   N51

I have the PMDG B737-600/700 series and if the 747 uses the same FMC that I have It will not hold all of the leggs at one time. I tried to input a shorter route from KFLL(Ft Lauderdale) to KJAX (Jacksonville)
and it would not even hold all of those legs which was about eight or so. Or at least I have not figured out a way to add the other legs yet. I noticed that while flying the route it would remove a waypoint after it passed it so I just added another waypoint from the list. I had to press the execute after adding each waypoint.
Now mind you I just got this package the other day and have not had a good chance to look into this problem. I also noticed that the FMC I use does not seem to have a import function at all. Or at least I did not see one at first glance. I hope to dig into this aircraft over the coming weekend.
I will keep up with this post to see what others have to say about this. 8-)

I have the PMDG B737-600/700 series and if the 747 uses the same FMC that I have It will not hold all of the leggs at one time. I tried to input a shorter route from KFLL(Ft Lauderdale) to KJAX (Jacksonville)
and it would not even hold all of those legs which was about eight or so. Or at least I have not figured out a way to add the other legs yet. I noticed that while flying the route it would remove a waypoint after it passed it so I just added another waypoint from the list. I had to press the execute after adding each waypoint.
Now mind you I just got this package the other day and have not had a good chance to look into this problem. I also noticed that the FMC I use does not seem to have a import function at all. Or at least I did not see one at first glance. I hope to dig into this aircraft over the coming weekend.
I will keep up with this post to see what others have to say about this. 8-)

Actually what I did now was create the flight plan in Flight sim. Then I printed out the nav sheet that has all of the waypoints and then I went to simroutes.com and inputed the route into the generator and created the flight plan and saved it for use for the PMDG. Then I went into the FMC and imported the flight plan and all of the way points are entered in the legs page. I have 17 waypoints for a flight from KLAX to KDTW.

I went to the Flight Aware site and looked at some of the IFR routes that were used previously, specifically, the IFR routes from LAX to DTW and I copied those into the route generator and created the flight plan, saved, then imported that plan into the FMC and I was getting the "DISCO." eh oh well. The other way seems to work better for me. Now I just gotta get this reacurring stuttering problem away AGAIN!