Pre-buy comparison: PDMG and iFly 747's

[Staiduk]

'Lo!

This might have been addressed earlier, but a search didn't find it.

I'd like input from folks who have both the iFly and PDMG 747's - the latter, I'm told, being the best of the payware 747's. The question is - before plunking down rather a lot of dough on the aircraft, how does it stack up to the freeware model?

I like complexity. Any aircraft that can be started with [Ctrl-E] is boring to me and the iFly's complex checklists and starting procedures, nav and electronic setup is just what I want when flying an airliner. After all, without it, it's simply a matter of turning on the AP wand waiting a long...long...time without anything happening.

The iFly would be ideal for me except for one serious problem: it's a total frame-rate killer. Taking off from any major airport quickly turns into a slideshow and frequently ends in disaster as I go hurtling down the runway at 1FPS. Which - after forty minutes of preflight, loading, starting and taxiing - is real irritating.

So, given the popularity of the PDMG, I'd love to know how it compares with the iFly; and whether it's worth my money.

Thanks!

[Rich H]

By looking at the system requirements, I think you might need an even better pc for the PMDG 747 rather than the iFly one.

[Ferrari308guy]

If your computer can't handle ther iFly, then don't bother with the PMDG, becuase it will be even more of a slideshow. I have the PMDG, but I don't fly it because it's too much of an FPS hit, I'm just waiting to update my computer. It's a sweet plane to have, but don't cough up that large sum of cash for it when you can't fly it.

[Staiduk]

OK good to know. Thanks guys.