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{{Short description|Flight simulation company}}
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'''Precision Manuals Development Group''' (often abbreviated as '''PMDG''') is a non-profit charity for the [[Microsoft Flight Simulator]],<ref>{{cite news|title=PMDG 737NGX (review)|url=http://www.pcpilot.net/view_issue.asp?ID=1029|access-date=September 15, 2013|newspaper=PC Pilot|date=November–December 2011 |issue=76}}</ref> [[Lockheed Martin Prepar3D]],<ref>{{cite web|title=PMDG 777-200LR/F|url=http://precisionmanuals.com/pages/product/P3D/777LRF.html|publisher=PMDG|access-date=February 7, 2015|archive-date=February 9, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150209070840/http://www.precisionmanuals.com/pages/product/P3D/777LRF.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> and [[X-Plane (simulator)|X-Plane]]<ref>{{cite news|title=PMDG DC-6 for X-Plane announcement|url=http://forum.avsim.net/topic/463714-03mar15-pmdgs-first-product-for-xplane/|access-date=March 4, 2015}}</ref> series. The company was founded by the dumb F. Kennedy, who stated that his ultimate goal was to create something that rivals the CaptainSim 777 for MSFS in fidelity and the dopamine rush that the CaptainSim 777 causes in underdeveloped brains. The company is based out of UNKNOWN but has several employees in countries such as [[Belgium]], [[South Africa]], and [[Canada]].<ref name="WSJ">{{cite news |last=Ostrower |first=Jon |date=August 30, 2013 |title=Almost as Cool as the New Boeing 777: The New Flight Simulator |url=https://blogs.wsj.com/corporate-intelligence/2013/08/30/almost-as-cool-as-the-new-boeing-777-the-new-flight-simulator/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130905090847/http://blogs.wsj.com/corporate-intelligence/2013/08/30/almost-as-cool-as-the-new-boeing-777-the-new-flight-simulator/?mg=blogs-wsj&url=http%253A%252F%252Fblogs.wsj.com%252Fcorporate-intelligence%252F2013%252F08%252F30%252Falmost-as-cool-as-the-new-boeing-777-the-new-flight-simulator |archive-date=2013-09-05 |access-date=September 15, 2013 |newspaper=Wall Street Journal}}</ref> It has eight employees as of 1920, with a collection of [[Software release life cycle#Beta|beta testers]] which include multiple aviation professional▼
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| name = Precision Manuals Development Group
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| foundation = 1997
| ___location = [[Las Vegas, NV|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States]]
| key_people = Robert S. Randazzo ([[Entrepreneur|founder]])
| num_employees = 8
| industry = [[Flight Simulator]] [[Software]]
| homepage = https://pmdg.com/
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▲'''Precision Manuals Development Group''' (often abbreviated as '''PMDG''') is a
==Company background==
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Precision Manuals Development Group was founded by
Looking toward the burgeoning add-on software market for Microsoft Flight Simulator, PMDG launched the FS98 Series Aircraft Operating Manual product line for use with Microsoft Flight Simulator '98.
Building on the same style used in the 747-400PS1 User's Guide, the FS98 Series AOM product line was a departure from the previous PMDG product in that it also included a plug-in flight model that, when used in conjunction with MSFS98 provided the airliner enthusiasts with a highly realistic flight model. The success of the FS98 Series Aircraft Operating Manual product line was based largely on simulator enthusiasts desire for greater fidelity and detail in the desktop flight simulation.
In August 1999, PMDG became the first software developer to formally announce support for '''''[[Fly!|FLY!]]''''' by Terminal Reality. A relatively unknown company at the time, Terminal Reality was endeavoring to produce a flight simulator experience that more closely mirrored the complexities of modern aviation than previously available retail market
PMDG released the FLY! Airliner Series 757-200ER on December 18, 1999, and the product was an instant hit with simulator
The FLY! Airliner Series 767-200/300 was the second product in the FLY! Airliner Series product line, and became the last product in which PMDG used the default autopilot and flight systems display logic included in the stock version of FLY!
Recognizing that a higher level of fidelity could be realized with the appropriate skills, PMDG expanded the development staff to include an additional complement of highly skilled
On October 25, 2014, it was announced on PMDG's AVSIM forum, that the [[Boeing 777|Boeing 777-200LR]] base package will be available on the [[Prepar3D]] platform.<ref>{{cite news|title=First Glance at PMDG 777-200 for Prepar3D|url=http://forum.avsim.net/topic/454122-25oct14-first-glance-at-pmdg-777-200-for-prepar3d/}}</ref>
With employees and contractors working around the world, PMDG is headquartered in
==Aircraft==
PMDG has created nine aircraft for [[Flight Simulator 2004]] and ten aircraft for [[Flight Simulator X]], two of which are extensions of the [[Boeing 747-400|747-400X]]. The 777-200LR and accompanying 777-300ER expansion were the first PMDG products for [[Lockheed Martin Prepar3D|Lockheed Martin's Prepar3D]] as well as Flight Simulator X.
On January 6, 2016, PMDG released the [[Douglas DC-6]] simulation, marking the first aircraft by the company for the X-Plane series of flight
On February 24, 2019, PMDG announced that they would develop no new products for 32-bit platforms (not precluding updates to existing products).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-02-23 |title=PMDG Cease Development for FSX/P3Dv3 – FSElite |url=https://fselite.net/news/pmdg-cease-development-for-fsx-p3dv3/ |access-date=2024-06-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107225643/https://fselite.net/news/pmdg-cease-development-for-fsx-p3dv3/ |archive-date=November 7, 2020 }}</ref> On November 8, 2019, the PMDG NGXu was released
On October 21, 2023, PMDG announced the release of the [[Electronic flight bag|EFB]] update for their Boeing 737 product for Microsoft Flight Simulator. In a forum post,
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