Aircraft Update : Boeing 777 Worldliner Pro/Extended v1.8 by FlightFactor/VMax

 

FlightFactor/VMax have updated their excellent Boeing 777 Series Pro and Extended versions to v1.8. This update is basically revolves around the cockpit and not many changes to the flight or external sections of the aircraft.

 

This aircraft is quite mature now (as I have noted in other updates) but the odd tweak now and again does not hurt the design. There was a lot of discussion around the cockpit textures since the release of the aircraft, most notable was that they were average or poor. Personally I couldn't see the argument to the point of how notably the textures of being that bad, not perfect I admit as were the gaping holes in the windshield. Even a 3rd party redid the whole lot of textures to which again I couldn't see the really big significant difference? and it was worse on your framerate. But everyone was happy, and what we need in X-Plane is happiness.

 

So FlightFactor/VMax has redone the cockpit textures and cleaned up a lot of the knobs and switchgear and the right hand side MFD can now be used. At first it doesn't look much different (because it is so familiar) but after a short period of flying the aircraft you do notice how much more sharper and cleaner everything is, notice the active lighting on the buttons and you can see how much more realistic they are, and some areas are based on the textures used by the 3rd party (pumper) that was significant in the redefining of the cockpit textures. The side (autopilot) eyebrow/glareshield form is much more better as well, and finally you can't finally see the outside scenery through the main instrument panel (top under the glareshield) so your eyes are picking off the changes all over the place and overall it looks far better. There has been far more changes here than meets the eyes, but most will be overlooked as we are very used to most of it.

 

 

The older night textures looked like this...

 

 

They have gone from a yellowish glow to a greenish glow, but the newer upper images version does look more restrained and more natural. Spot light lighting is also improved as you can see behind the pilot's chairs, these lights are well up and behind and buried in the rear of the cockpit. Side airport map panel looks better as well for quality and readability. There is now also new mouse wheel support (Microsoft C++ redistributable 2013 is required for this to work) for Windows users.

 

Another change is that now you click the actual speedbrake lever and not the area by the side of the lever. For me this is welcome because you actually had to move you point of view to arm the speedbrakes, a small thing but nice...

I also found you can now see the Co (company) route to load it into the FMC system. That will save you having to go to the aircraft file and delving through the plugins folders to remember what route "Co" name you saved it under, a nice time saver.

 

 

There is no doubt the Boeing 777 philosophy in this being a great aircraft for simulation in X-Plane. FlightFactor/VMax have been very good in the updates and keeping the aircraft as one of the best for deep simulation and incredible systems that give you a real understanding and feel of what the Boeing 777 is as an aircraft.

 

I will just re-note the packages in the Boeing 777 Series.

 

Boeing 777-200 LR - (Boeing Worldliner Professional)

Boeing 777-200 ER - (Extended Pack - With PW4090 engines)

Boeing 777-300 ER - (Extended Pack)

Boeing 777-200 F    - (Extended Pack)

 

777- 200LR

 

 

 

777-200ER

 

 

 

The -200ER is significant because the Pratt&Whitney PW4090 engines are noticeably smaller than those giant GE90-115B turbofans on the -200LR.

PW4090

GE90-115B

 

777-300ER

 

 

 

The B777-300ER is a 33ft stretch over the standard Boeing 777. Now one of the most common B777 version with 721 ordered and only 250 aircraft left to be delivered, you will see plenty of these at your major local hub.

 

777-200F (Cargo)

 

 

 

The excellent 777-200F comes with a huge side loading cargo door, great for all the haulers...

The v1.8 update covers all versions including the Professional and Extended packages.

 

Summary

No doubt any update is a good update and again this is a good one, the greenish texture colour is debatable but far better than the ghastly yellow hues. Some areas that should have been addressed, like the over animated wingflex and still none opening front doors? and still you have no-accessible second officer separate FMC (input) unlike what you have on the FF B757 and that is surprising considering how long the aircraft has been released.

 

But this is a great aircraft, extensive systems machine designed to work like the thing with an accurate flight model. It is certainly a classic in X-Plane and one of the top ten in the simulator. Yes get the Boeing 777, in fact get all of the versions in the extended package you will be wanting nothing.

 

 

Full changelog:

1.8.0  change log (all X-Plane 10.30+ 64bit)
- added mouse wheel option
- added new panel 3d and textures (based partially on pumper's add-on)
- added right side mirror control and MFD screen manegment
- changed the way the speedbrakes are armed - click on the lever
Note: starting from v1.8.0 FMS version and model version might differ. This is done for the convenience of the customer which does NOT need to update this libraries and redisributables.

 

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The 1.8 update is now available from the X-Plane.Org Store here :

Price is US$59.95 - Boeing 777 Worldliner Professional

Price is US$84.95 - Boeing 777 Worldliner Professional - Extended Pack

- Designed by FlightFactor (Philipp and Ramzzess) and produced by VMAX

The 1.8 update is free to all users that have purchased the Boeing 777 (Pro and Ext) Series. Just go to to your X-Plane.Org Store account and log-in to download.

 

Features:

Fully Functional FMS - Plan your routes like a real pilot

    Custom designed Flight Management Computer, integrated with other plane systems

    Custom programmed LNAV logic for terminal procedures

    Custom designed Navigation Display

    Tterminal procedure database with RNAV approaches and transitions

    VNAV managed climbs and descends

    Takeoff and approach speed calculation

    Custom autopilot modes for autoland

    Optimum cruise performance and step climb calculation

    True-to-life radio navigation with procedural-, route-, and navigation support auto-tuning

    Custom programmed FMC navigation using GPS-, radio- or inertial navigation with individual position errors and management of actual and required navigation performance

    Magnetic, true and polar grid course reference

    Alternate airports, diversion and arrival management

    Ground proximity warning system using real sounds

    FMC can be used on external touchscreen or tablet, optimized for the new iPad

Excellent 3D modeling:

    Amazing virtual cockpit with crisp details - Dynamic reflections

    Custom 3D sounds and Announcements

    Add-ons: Push-back truck, Fuel Truck, Passenger bus and Emergency slides ...

    On-Screen Menus: Configuration and loading menu, Quick Zoom

    new in v1.80: Superb night lighting in cockpit. see cockpit pictures at night

 

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Developer Site: facebook

Dev Thread : X-Plane.org

 

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Technical Requirements:
Windows XP , Vista, 7 / 8/ 10 (32 or 64 bits) or MAC OS 10.7 (or higher), Linux Ubuntu 14.04LTS or compatible (older versions are not supported)
X-Plane 10.30+. 32 or 64 bit (64bit recommended)
4GB RAM/512 MB VRAM (1GB VRAM Recommended)- 1Gb available hard disk space
Current version : 1.80 (last updated June 23rd 2015)

 

Update Review By Stephen Dutton

27th June 2014

Copyright©2015: X-Plane Reviews

 

 

On 5/29/2016 at 7:43 AM, Stephen said:

No offence Henry but you are trying to run (too fast) before you can actually walk...  The battery is always the first thing that you switch on, so yes you will get multiple alarms as the system is confused. These Boeing heavies have serious systems and you need to know your way around them and be able to interpret the system diagrams on the central EICAS Display before attempting to use them correctly. My advice is to learn and start on something a lot (lot) simpler, and learn how aircraft electrical systems work (via engine, APU and GPU feeds on the EICAS or similar), then understand "Bleeds" to start engines and hydraulics and you will start to get the right set ups to start and fly the aircraft, as there is no point in watching and copying a video, if you don't know what is actually going on when a switch is switched or used...  The B777 is the top of the tree and you need to start lower and work your way up to it, that is part of the deal with simulation as the learning curve is steep and long, but you do get it in time and learn and like me finally can fly like a pro....  but it took me years to get there... SD

Hello Stephen. Can you please refer me to some good materials preferably online that would clearly explain airplane electrical, engine and hydraulic systems as you mention above? Thanks in advance

I have a question on why I only get paint jobs on the 200LR and none on the 300ER, for example, it is just a plain white body even though a paint job is selected. Thank you!

 

The liveries are different in that the 300 is a longer aircraft...  the 300 liveries have the "300 - airline" tag as does the "Cargo - airline" tag is for the cargo version, check your livery folder.

On 11/2/2017 at 1:59 AM, Stephen said:

The liveries are different in that the 300 is a longer aircraft...  the 300 liveries have the "300 - airline" tag as does the "Cargo - airline" tag is for the cargo version, check your livery folder.

Hello, you are right, best idea is to make system of liveries for 777 extended pack. For example,200-airline; 200LR-airline; 300-airline; cargo-airline.It helps user to avoid confusion with liveries for different aircraft in pack

I hope I'm not the only one who thinks this is overpriced. And who thinks the graphics aren't terrific.

Well the issue is it wasn't, but X-Plane has moved a long way past the level that was normal only a few years ago, I hear is comprehensive update is coming for the FF B777, so that should put things right. SD

can you guys help me because i've bought flight factor 777 extended and I don't know how to install and when i verify my code and opens the plane it says the acf file has problem

 

On 11/24/2018 at 2:21 PM, erickdhdock said:

can you guys help me because i've bought flight factor 777 extended and I don't know how to install and when i verify my code and opens the plane it says the acf file has problem

 

 

I think this was resolved because you used the XP10 acf folder and not the XP11 acf?

I get an ERROR.

" The 777 could not be initialized because of no NAVDATA"

 

I have a new computer with a 1070card and xplane 11

Can anyone help me please???

Thank u in advance.

 Cheers

Sorry not enough information? need or check the log file?

Anyone else having issues with their ATC communication being inaudible but can hear the pilot speak clearly?  For example[le, I contact clearance and it goes silent, then the radio button appears to readback information, no text or sound from ATC. .Also the auto-tune freq is sputtering and never actually selects the correct frequency?

DON'T BUY IT!.

 

I've been trying to get it to work for 3 days, and always loads with errors.. tons of research and time used to figure it out the problem and nothing works. 

I contact directly to FF and follow all their instructions or re installing MV C++, Java, deactivating my Anti virus, re installing the B777 folder and still loads with errors saying that is missing the "de.philippmuenzel.t7avionics missing plugin" and "FF mouse handler missing plugin" which in fact, ARE on the folders.

 

Its a great plane, but be aware that you may have the same problem as I have, and risk 85 bucks for it!!

 

 

Obviously you didn't read the manual? This is early FlightFactor so you will need ALL the Visual C++ Redistributables installed for the B777 to activate...

 

 

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10 hours ago, SK1 said:

Already had all required Microsoft Visual C++ installed, plus Java and it still shows the missing plugins Stephen. 

 

On 9/14/2019 at 7:48 PM, Stephen said:

Obviously you didn't read the manual? This is early FlightFactor so you will need ALL the Visual C++ Redistributables installed for the B777 to activate...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Already had all required Microsoft Visual C++ installed, plus Java and it still shows the missing plugins Stephen.  And Antivirus deactivated so it won't interfere with x plane.. dont know why it wont work.

I do remember the B777 had an odd visual C++ that was required, send me your XP log text after running the sim.

On 9/17/2019 at 8:07 PM, Stephen said:

I do remember the B777 had an odd visual C++ that was required, send me your XP log text after running the sim.

 

 

 Hi Stephen, here is the Log.txt form my last login into xplane. Also all my Microsoft Visual C++ installed on my pc.. 

Log.txt

Your log says you are missing these plugin elements or they are damaged...

 

Fetching plugins for C:\Users/svenkohlitz/Desktop/X-Plane 11/Aircraft/Boeing777Extended/plugins

C:\Users/svenkohlitz/Desktop/X-Plane 11/Aircraft/Boeing777Extended/plugins/FF_MouseHandler/64/win.xpl : Error Code = 126 : The specified module could not be found.
Loaded: C:\Users/svenkohlitz/Desktop/X-Plane 11/Aircraft/Boeing777Extended/plugins/FF_PluginManager/64/win.xpl (FFSTSpluginmanager).

C:\Users/svenkohlitz/Desktop/X-Plane 11/Aircraft/Boeing777Extended/plugins/T7Avionics/64/win.xpl : Error Code = 126 : The specified module could not be found.
[SASL] Starting...
X-Plane scriptable avionics library plugin snapshot 2.6.1 20181026 Commercial Edition
Loaded: C:\Users/svenkohlitz/Desktop/X-Plane 11/Aircraft/Boeing777Extended/plugins/sasl/64/win.xpl (1-sim.sasl).

 

your plugin folder should look like this

 

 

I would do a full redownload first to see if it was a damaged download file... Stephen

I've been contemplating getting the FF 777, but wanted to know if there are current users in 2020 flying it with no or little issues. 

 

Thanks,

P

Well Perry, the FlightFactor B777 is now very dated, it does fly fine as I use it all the time, but a highly updated XP11 aircraft is due later this year, just to note to have every Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable installed as the aircraft requires every one of them....  SD

I recently made a flight and any issues.

In the last recent update they made some bug-fixing

is the extended pack recommended?my favorite variant is the -300ER and i want to do cathay flights with it but its a bit pricey...

CX looks good on the B777-200LR, yes the -300 would be nice, but it depends on how much you would use it...

 

 

You do however get the CX B777F with the extended pack as well?

36 minutes ago, Stephen said:

CX looks good on the B777-200LR, yes the -300 would be nice, but it depends on how much you would use it...

 

 

You do however get the CX B777F with the extended pack as well?

yes, i like to do more realistic flights so it would be nice to have the exact variant they actually have, but i guess the -200LR normal one would work.

i think i would go with the regular version because buying the extended just to use one of the planes is not really worth it... thanks!

 

btw im getting a GTX 1070 external GPU to run better planes like toliss

how does the a350 compare to the 777?