<s>
Precision	B-Application
Manuals	I-Application
Development	I-Application
Group	I-Application
(	O
often	O
abbreviated	O
as	O
PMDG	B-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
commercial	O
add-on	O
aircraft	O
developer	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Flight	I-Application
Simulator	I-Application
,	O
Lockheed	O
Martin	O
Prepar3D	O
,	O
and	O
X-Plane	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PMDG	B-Application
's	O
software	O
has	O
received	O
praise	O
for	O
its	O
realism	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Precision	B-Application
Manuals	I-Application
Development	I-Application
Group	I-Application
was	O
founded	O
by	O
Robert	O
S	O
.	O
Randazzo	O
,	O
Senior	O
Developer	B-Application
,	O
in	O
January	O
,	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
conceived	O
as	O
a	O
small	O
technical	O
publishing	O
company	O
,	O
PMDG	B-Application
's	O
first	O
product	O
,	O
the	O
747-400PS1	O
User	O
's	O
Guide	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
February	O
of	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Looking	O
toward	O
the	O
burgeoning	O
add-on	O
software	O
market	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Flight	I-Application
Simulator	I-Application
,	O
PMDG	B-Application
launched	O
the	O
FS98	O
Series	O
Aircraft	O
Operating	O
Manual	O
product	O
line	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Flight	I-Application
Simulator	I-Application
'	O
98	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Building	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
detailed	O
,	O
reality-driven	O
style	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
747-400PS1	O
User	O
's	O
Guide	O
,	O
the	O
FS98	O
Series	O
AOM	O
product	O
line	O
was	O
a	O
departure	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
PMDG	B-Application
product	O
in	O
that	O
it	O
also	O
included	O
a	O
plug-in	O
flight	O
model	O
that	O
,	O
when	O
used	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
MSFS98	O
provided	O
the	O
airliner	O
enthusiasts	O
with	O
a	O
highly	O
realistic	O
flight	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
of	O
1999	O
,	O
PMDG	B-Application
became	O
the	O
first	O
software	B-Application
developer	I-Application
to	O
formally	O
announce	O
support	O
for	O
FLY	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
A	O
relatively	O
unknown	O
company	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
Terminal	O
Reality	O
was	O
endeavoring	O
to	O
produce	O
a	O
flight	B-Application
simulator	I-Application
experience	O
that	O
more	O
closely	O
mirrored	O
the	O
complexities	O
of	O
modern	O
aviation	O
than	O
previously	O
available	O
retail	O
market	O
simulators	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
this	O
end	O
they	O
succeeded	O
at	O
the	O
general	O
aviation	O
level	O
,	O
but	O
PMDG	B-Application
sought	O
to	O
revolutionize	O
the	O
modeling	O
of	O
airliner	O
simulations	O
by	O
using	O
FLY	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Described	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
most	O
ambitious	O
airliner	O
modeling	O
project	O
yet	O
undertaken	O
for	O
the	O
desktop	O
PC	O
,	O
"	O
PMDG	B-Application
released	O
the	O
FLY	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Designed	O
to	O
provide	O
a	O
complete	O
airliner	O
experience	O
,	O
the	O
FLY	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
With	O
hundreds	O
of	O
switches	O
and	O
dozens	O
of	O
complicated	O
systems	O
and	O
procedures	O
to	O
learn	O
,	O
the	O
FLY	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
FLY	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Airliner	O
Series	O
767-200/300	O
was	O
the	O
second	O
product	O
in	O
the	O
FLY	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Airliner	O
Series	O
product	O
line	O
,	O
and	O
became	O
the	O
last	O
product	O
in	O
which	O
PMDG	B-Application
used	O
the	O
default	O
autopilot	O
and	O
flight	O
systems	O
display	O
logic	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
stock	O
version	O
of	O
FLY	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Recognizing	O
that	O
a	O
higher	O
level	O
of	O
fidelity	O
could	O
be	O
realized	O
with	O
the	O
appropriate	O
skills	O
,	O
PMDG	B-Application
expanded	O
the	O
development	O
staff	O
to	O
include	O
an	O
additional	O
complement	O
of	O
highly	O
skilled	O
developers	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
25	O
October	O
2014	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
PMDG	B-Application
's	O
AVSIM	O
forum	O
,	O
that	O
the	O
Boeing	O
777-200LR	O
base	O
package	O
will	O
be	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
Prepar3D	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
employees	O
and	O
contractors	O
working	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
PMDG	B-Application
is	O
headquartered	O
in	O
Northern	O
Nevada	O
,	O
approximately	O
15nm	O
north	O
of	O
Reno-Tahoe	O
International	O
Airport	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
4	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
PMDG	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
move	O
back	O
to	O
Virginia	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
company	O
was	O
founded	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PMDG	B-Application
has	O
created	O
nine	O
aircraft	O
for	O
Flight	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
2004	I-Application
and	O
ten	O
aircraft	O
for	O
Flight	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
X	I-Application
,	O
two	O
of	O
which	O
are	O
extensions	O
of	O
the	O
747-400X	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PMDG	B-Application
Boeing	O
737	O
NGX	O
is	O
for	O
Flight	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
X	I-Application
and	O
Prepar3d	O
only	O
and	O
is	O
currently	O
available	O
in	O
737-800/900	O
winglet/non	O
-winglet	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
777-200LR	O
and	O
accompanying	O
777-300ER	O
expansion	O
were	O
the	O
first	O
PMDG	B-Application
products	O
for	O
Lockheed	O
Martin	O
's	O
Prepar3D	O
V2	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
7	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Flight	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
X	I-Application
(	O
the	O
NGX	O
was	O
patched	O
to	O
P3D	O
V2	O
compatibility	O
after	O
the	O
777	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
1	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
PMDG	B-Application
released	O
the	O
Douglas	O
DC-6	O
simulation	O
,	O
marking	O
the	O
first	O
aircraft	O
by	O
the	O
company	O
for	O
the	O
X-Plane	O
series	O
of	O
flight	B-Application
simulators	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thus	O
,	O
the	O
B747-8	O
was	O
the	O
last	O
release	O
for	O
32-bit	O
platforms	O
,	O
notably	O
marking	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
13	O
years	O
of	O
FSX	B-Application
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
8	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
the	O
PMDG	B-Application
NGXu	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NG3	O
itself	O
will	O
only	O
be	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
new	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Flight	I-Application
Simulator	I-Application
due	O
in	O
2020	O
,	O
with	O
expansion	O
packs	O
covering	O
the	O
entire	O
NG	O
,	O
BBJ	O
,	O
and	O
MAX	O
product	O
lines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PMDG	B-Application
announced	O
the	O
previous	O
day	O
that	O
all	O
development	O
for	O
the	O
X-Plane	O
platform	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
all	O
32-bit	O
platforms	O
would	O
be	O
canceled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
20	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
PMDG	B-Application
announced	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
777X	O
family	O
of	O
airliners	O
was	O
in	O
an	O
early	O
stage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
mid	O
June	O
2021	O
,	O
all	O
products	O
for	O
X-Plane	O
and	O
FSX	B-Application
were	O
retired	O
ahead	O
of	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
their	O
first	O
product	O
for	O
the	O
new	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Flight	I-Application
Simulator	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
24th	O
2022	O
,	O
the	O
PMDG	B-Application
737-800	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Flight	I-Application
Simulator	I-Application
.	O
</s>
