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Look what they did to her!
Oct 15th, 2012 at 7:54am
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Must admit, I would fly that thing in the sim. But isn't it a strange mix of old plane vs. glass cockpit? It's the (early) classic 737, I know.
  
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Reply #1 - Oct 15th, 2012 at 2:02pm
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It looks fake. Shocked
  

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Reply #2 - Oct 15th, 2012 at 2:32pm
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I agree. But expect this to be a more advanced system than in the 737NG. If you look closer, you can see that the PFD features synthetic vision. It gets explained here http://www.uasc.com/products/vision1.aspx and won't come in very cheap for that commercial airliner installation.

From http://www.uasc.com/media/.

Check the 'exocentric' view. That looks like in the sim, but you are in that plane for real.  Shocked
  
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Re: Look what they did to her!
Reply #3 - Oct 15th, 2012 at 3:32pm
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I cant remember but one of the operator's has the mula and did invest in this. I'll have to ask one of our mechanics as they would know. Around the Canadian North Hanger the mechanics always mention putting in modern avionics displays and other gadgets. But as always the bean counters have another thing to say and usually win Angry.  Yes you can redo a 737 cockpit into many options, 737's are king in that area of convertibility and life cycle's. The 737 is the most universal aircraft in the world with many options. Think of the 737 like the B52 of the USAF. Soon she'll go into the Max Generation series. So sooner or later my employer will probably purchase and install a new avionics suite kit as the price goes down.
  

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Reply #4 - Oct 15th, 2012 at 4:57pm
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Do you rw folks run your 737 with some extra gadgets these days? Means apart from the GPS. Is this your flight deck? http://www.airliners.net/photo/Canadian-North/Boeing-737-2T2C-Adv/0282419/M/

Good point on the prices of the stuff. From looking at the list, they seem to add at least two zeros when somebody mentions that the installation is meant for a commercial plane. I wonder where that 737 retrofit from above came in.  Shocked It wasn't cheap for sure.

By the way, since you are from Corpus Christi, there's some nice freeware here. http://www.flightsim.com/vbfs/fslib.php?do=search&fname=kngp_fsx.zip Edited:
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Reply #5 - Oct 15th, 2012 at 10:46pm
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When I'm back home in Yellowknife, at Canadian North yep most the 737's are equipped with FMC, no more CIVA.  CIVA is so old most new pilots grew up to hate it and refuse to learn it. Me, I use FMC and Polar Navigation grid maps and my head and experience. I'm on leave for USCG Duty from Canadian North. I cant see the last link as FS.com dont like hot linking Wink If it was FSX by Jim, KNGP, that's a excellent scenery and my faverite. Wish someone would do MUGM NAS with Mc Calla Field and Traverse City CGAS and a FSX detailed native CYZF.
  

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Reply #6 - Oct 16th, 2012 at 3:15am
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I've edited the link. You were right, it's the one from Jim Dhaenens.

I'd love to see the 737 with some kind of modern device added to access the most northern and southern spheres, allowing for a true North reference and proper RNAV. So mainly the setup from the Canadian North cockpit shot, perhaps with the SP177 panel. And we need a working flight director of course.
  
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