is an orphan as no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . april 2014 precision manuals development group type software developer industry flight simulator software founded 1997 headquarters alexandria va key people captain robert s. randazzo founder ryan maziarz development number of employees 8 website http www.precisionmanuals.com precision manuals development group often abbreviated as pmdg is a commercial add on aircraft developer for the microsoft flight simulator 1 lockheed martin prepar3d 2 and x plane 3 series . the company was founded by airline pilot robert randazzo who stated that his ultimate goal was to develop the software to the point where it could be used by airlines and manufacturers to supplement pilot training . 4 the company is based out of virginia but has several employees in countries such belgium south africa and canada . 4 it has nine employees as of 2009 with a collection of beta testers which include multiple aviation professionals . pmdg s software has received praise for its realism . 4 5 this led the company to be one of several flight simulation companies that were criticized in the wake of the september 11 attacks as some critics felt that the software made it easier for potential terrorists to learn to fly commercial planes . 6 contents 1 company background 2 aircraft 3 references 4 external links company background edit the company began by producing detailed flight manuals hence its name . however the company soon moved on to developing add on aircraft after creating only two manuals for the microsoft flight simulator 747 and 757 . the first aircraft development was a package of the boeing 757 and boeing 767 for the fly simulator which could be played on macintosh or pc . on 25 october 2014 it was announced on pmdg s avsim forum that the boeing 777 200lr base package will be available on the prepar3d platform . 7 with employees and contractors working around the world pmdg is headquartered in northern nevada approximately 15 nm north of reno tahoe international airport . on june 4 2012 pmdg announced that they would move back to virginia where the company was founded . aircraft edit pmdg has created nine aircraft for flight simulator 2004 and nine aircraft for flight simulator x two of which are extensions of the 747 400x . the pmdg boeing 737 ngx is for flight simulator x and prepar3d only and is currently available in 737 800 900 winglet non winglet models . the 737 600 700 winglet non winglet models are a continuation of the base package and are available as an expansion . the 777 200lr and accompanying 777 300er expansion were the first pmdg products for lockheed martin s prepar3d v2 which was released on february 7 2015 as well as flight simulator x the ngx was patched to p3d v2 compatibility after the 777 . these two products are widely regarded as some of the best offerings for flight simulation in terms of system depth fidelity and function as well as faithful exterior modelling sound and flight dynamics . flight simulator 2004 release date flight simulator x release date prepar3d v2 v3 release date x plane 10 release date 737 600 747 400 x september 26 2007 boeing 777 200lr f february 7 2015 dc 6 june 1 2016 737 700 md 11 boeing 777 300er extension february 7 2015 737 800 747 8i f extension boeing 737 800 900 ngx march 6 2015 737 900 js4100 september 9 2009 boeing 737 600 700 ngx extension march 6 2015 beechcraft 1900c 747 lcf extension september 26 2010 beechcraft 1900d boeing 737 800 900 ngx august 4 2011 747 400 boeing 737 600 700 ngx extension october 29 2011 747 400 f boeing 777 200lr f september 5 2013 md 11 october 14 2008 boeing 777 300er extension july 18 2014 747 400 v3 2016 screenshot of pmdg 737 running on fsx references edit pmdg 737ngx review . pc pilot 76 . november december 2011 . retrieved 15 september 2013 . pmdg 777 200lr f . pmdg . retrieved 7 february 2015 . pmdg dc 6 for x plane announcement . retrieved 4 march 2015 . a b c ostrower jon august 30 2013 . almost as cool as the new boeing 777 the new flight simulator . wall street journal . retrieved 15 september 2013 . pmdg 747 400 queen of the skies review . pc pilot issue 37 . november december 2005 . retrieved 15 september 2013 . tompkins joshua . air osama . salon . retrieved 15 september 2013 . first glance at pmdg 777 200 for prepar3d . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title precision manuals development group & oldid 727978450 categories microsoft flight simulator add onsmicrosoft flight simulatorsoftware companies based in virginiacompanies based in virginiahidden categories orphaned articles from april 2014all orphaned articlespages using infobox company with unsupported parameters navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more 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