Aircraft support · MSFS 2024 · Free

PMDG 737 in FlightFabric: voice commands, cockpit controls and live data

Call out a switch and watch it move, tap the same controls on a phone or tablet beside you, and see the cockpit state read back from the aircraft. This page lists everything FlightFabric 0.10.2 can do with the PMDG 737, taken from the app’s own catalogue.

Applies to FlightFabric 0.10.2 public alpha · Supported aircraft · Generated from the app’s aircraft catalogue on

Development preview of the FlightFabric Aircraft page for the PMDG 737, showing its cockpit-system sections, presets and controls with sample data
The Aircraft page for the PMDG 737 · Development preview · Sample data

Aircraft covered

Load any of these in MSFS 2024 and FlightFabric switches to its cockpit layout and control set by itself. There is nothing to configure in the app.

  • PMDG Boeing 737-800
  • PMDG Boeing 737-600
  • PMDG Boeing 737-700
  • PMDG Boeing 737-900/900ER

Vendor: PMDG. Other 737 products from other developers are not covered by this page.

What you need

  • FlightFabric 0.10.2 on the Windows PC that runs Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, with one of the aircraft installed. MSFS and the aircraft are separate products; FlightFabric is free and needs no account.
  • PMDG’s SDK data broadcast. In 737_Options.ini (737NG3_Options.ini on older versions), under the existing [SDK] section, set EnableDataBroadcast=1 and reload the aircraft. FlightFabric starts its PMDG SDK connection by itself and does not edit this file.
  • Voice control is optional and runs offline in the desktop app; the voice-control guide covers microphone and push-to-talk setup in five steps.

Try saying

Hold push-to-talk, say one of these, and release. Numbers are spoken as digits, so 270 is “two seven zero”. Each phrase below is accepted by FlightFabric 0.10.2 for the PMDG 737.

  • “Set heading two seven zero”

    Selected heading: 270 deg

  • “Set altitude ten thousand”

    Selected altitude: 10,000 ft

  • “Start apu”

    Request APU selector START. Requires aircraft electrical power.

  • “Set courses two seven zero”

    Set both MCP course windows to the same course.

  • “Strobe lights on”

    Strobe lights: on

  • “Squawk one two zero zero”

    Squawk: 1,200

Every command

The full list, grouped by cockpit system. Every control here is also available from the Aircraft page and its control library, so you can tap it on a tablet instead of saying it. Setting a target such as a heading does not engage the autopilot; the aircraft’s current mode decides how it uses the target.

Flight guidance

Flight guidance · 22 controls
ControlSayValue
Selected heading“set heading valueor 1 other phrasing0–359 deg · step 1
Selected altitude“set altitude valueor 3 other phrasings0–50,000 ft · step 100
Selected speed“set speed valueor 1 other phrasing100–399 kt · step 1
Selected Mach“set mach valueor 1 other phrasing0.4–0.99 Mach · step 0.01
Selected vertical speed“set vertical speed valueor 1 other phrasing-7,900–6,000 ft/min · step 100
Autopilot 1“engage autopilot one”or 6 other phrasingsOne action
Heading select“engage heading select”One action
Altitude hold“engage altitude hold”or 1 other phrasingOne action
Vertical speed mode“engage vertical speed mode”or 2 other phrasingsOne action
Level change“engage level change”or 4 other phrasingsOne action
VOR/LOC“engage vor/loc”or 4 other phrasingsOne action
Approach mode“engage approach mode”or 4 other phrasingsOne action
LNAV“engage lnav”or 5 other phrasingsOne action
VNAV“engage vnav”or 3 other phrasingsOne action
Autopilot 2“engage autopilot two”or 5 other phrasingsOne action
MCP speed“engage mcp speed”or 1 other phrasingOne action
N1 mode“engage n one”or 1 other phrasingOne action
Autothrottle arm“autothrottle arm valueor 1 other phrasingOn / off
Captain flight director“captain flight director valueor 4 other phrasingsOn / off
Captain course“captain course valueor 1 other phrasing0–359 deg · step 1
First Officer flight director“first officer flight director valueor 4 other phrasingsOn / off
First officer course“first officer course valueor 1 other phrasing0–359 deg · step 1

Transponder and surveillance

Transponder and surveillance · 2 controls
ControlSayValue
Squawk“squawk valueor 3 other phrasingsFour digits, each 0–7
IDENT“ident”or 2 other phrasingsOne action

Approach setup

Approach setup · 2 controls
ControlSayValue
Captain minimums referenceSelects the EFIS minimums reference. Enter the numeric minimums in the cockpit.“captain minimums valueor 2 other phrasingsbaro · radio
First officer minimums referenceSelects the EFIS minimums reference. Enter the numeric minimums in the cockpit.“first officer minimums valueor 2 other phrasingsbaro · radio

Flight controls

Flight controls · 7 controls
ControlSayValue
Landing gear“gear valueor 1 other phrasingup · down
Flap detent“set flaps valueor 1 other phrasingup · 1 · 2 · 5 · 10 · 15 · 25 · 30 · 40
Parking brake“parking brake valueor 1 other phrasingSet / release
Ground spoilers“ground spoilers valueor 6 other phrasingsArm / disarm
Autobrake“set autobrake valueor 5 other phrasingsrto · off · 1 · 2 · 3 · max
Spoilers“spoilers valueor 7 other phrasingsretracted · half · full
Yaw damper“yaw damper valueor 1 other phrasingOn / off

Exterior lights

Exterior lights · 13 controls
ControlSayValue
Strobe lights“strobe lights valueor 7 other phrasingsOn / off
Taxi lights“taxi lights valueor 9 other phrasingsOn / off
Left landing lights“left landing lights valueor 7 other phrasingsOn / off
Right landing lights“right landing lights valueor 7 other phrasingsOn / off
Landing lightsAll four landing lights. OFF retracts both retractable lights and switches off both fixed lights.“landing lights valueor 9 other phrasingsOn / off
Runway turnoff lights“runway turnoff lights valueor 19 other phrasingsOn / off
Left runway turnoff lights“left runway turnoff lights valueor 15 other phrasingsOn / off
Right runway turnoff lights“right runway turnoff lights valueor 15 other phrasingsOn / off
Wing lights“wing lights valueor 1 other phrasingOn / off
Logo lights“logo lights valueor 1 other phrasingOn / off
Beacon lights“beacon lights valueor 7 other phrasingsOn / off
Wheel well lights“wheel well lights valueor 1 other phrasingOn / off
Position lights“position lights valueor 1 other phrasingoff · steady · strobe

Aircraft systems

Aircraft systems · 10 controls
ControlSayValue
APU master“apu master valueor 1 other phrasingOn / off
APU bleed“apu bleed valueor 1 other phrasingoff · on
Wing anti ice“wing anti ice valueor 1 other phrasingoff · on
External power“external power valueor 1 other phrasingOn / off
Pack 1“pack one valueor 3 other phrasingsoff · auto · high
Engine 1 bleed“engine one bleed valueor 3 other phrasingsoff · on
Engine 1 anti ice“engine one anti ice valueor 3 other phrasingsoff · on
Pack 2“pack two valueor 3 other phrasingsoff · auto · high
Engine 2 bleed“engine two bleed valueor 3 other phrasingsoff · on
Engine 2 anti ice“engine two anti ice valueor 3 other phrasingsoff · on

Cabin signs

Cabin signs · 3 controls
ControlSayValue
Seat belts“seat belts valueor 5 other phrasingsoff · auto · on
No smoking signs“no smoking valueor 3 other phrasingsoff · auto · on
Emergency lights“emergency lights valueor 3 other phrasingsoff · arm · on

Wipers and visibility

Wipers and visibility · 2 controls
ControlSayValue
Captain wiper“captain wiper valueor 1 other phrasingoff · intermittent · low · high
First officer wiper“first officer wiper valueor 1 other phrasingoff · intermittent · low · high

Navigation

Navigation · 2 controls
ControlSayValue
Captain ND range“captain range valueor 2 other phrasings5 · 10 · 20 · 40 · 80 · 160 · 320 · 640
First officer ND range“first officer range valueor 2 other phrasings5 · 10 · 20 · 40 · 80 · 160 · 320 · 640

Presets

A preset works through several switches in order and reports each step, the way a pilot monitoring runs a flow. It stops, rather than retrying, when the aircraft does not confirm a step.

Presets

Presets · 9 presets
ControlSayValue
Start APURequest APU selector START. Requires aircraft electrical power.“start apu”or 7 other phrasingsOne action
Captain + FO course windowsSet both MCP course windows to the same course.“set course valueor 5 other phrasingsFor example: “set courses two seven zero”0–359 deg · step 1
Cockpit lighting16 dimmers · panel backlighting · flood lighting · flight displays“set cockpit lighting valueor 2 other phrasings0–100 % · step 1
NAV 1 + NAV 2 active frequencySet both active NAV radios to the same frequency.“set nav radios valueor 2 other phrasingsFor example: “set nav radios one one zero decimal three”108–117.95 MHz · step 0.05
Takeoff lightsLanding L/R ON · Runway turnoffs ON · Taxi ON · Position STROBE + STEADY“set lights for takeoff”or 7 other phrasingsOne action
After-takeoff lightsRetractables RETRACT · Fixed landing OFF · Runway turnoffs OFF · Taxi OFF“set lights after takeoff”or 10 other phrasingsOne action
Lights for landingLanding L/R ON · Runway turnoffs ON · Taxi ON · Position STROBE + STEADY“set lights for landing”or 5 other phrasingsOne action
After-landing lightsPosition STEADY · Retractables RETRACT · Fixed landing OFF · Taxi ON · Runway turnoffs ON“set lights after landing”or 5 other phrasingsOne action
Flight displays8 dimmers · PFD, navigation and engine displays“set display brightness valueor 6 other phrasings0–100 % · step 1

More cockpit controls

Individual switches in the system sections of the Aircraft page, with the positions each one can be set to. The control library search finds them too.

Autoflight and flight directors 2
  • Cws A engage One action
  • Cws B engage One action
NAV 1 radio 3
  • Transfer One action
  • Inner decrement · increment
  • Outer decrement · increment
NAV 2 radio 3
  • Transfer One action
  • Inner decrement · increment
  • Outer decrement · increment
Flight controls 1
  • Stab trim main electric normal · cutout
Landing gear and brakes 1
  • Handle off One action
Exterior lights 2
  • Landing retractable left extend One action
  • Landing retractable right extend One action
Aircraft systems 10
  • Electrical battery off · bat · on
  • Electrical standby power bat · off · auto
  • Electrical bus transfer off · on
  • IRS left off · align · NAV · att
  • IRS right off · align · NAV · att
  • Window heat captain forward off · on
  • Window heat first officer forward off · on
  • Window heat captain side off · on
  • Window heat first officer side off · on
  • Electrical APU generators connect One action

Live cockpit data

The Aircraft page shows these 130 values as the aircraft reports them, next to the controls that change them. What you see is the switch position in the cockpit, not what the app last asked for.

Mode control panel 6
  • Altitude ft
  • Heading deg
  • Speed
  • Vertical speed fpm
  • Course captain deg
  • Course first officer deg
Autoflight and flight directors 19
  • AP engaged
  • Autothrottle active
  • Altitude hold
  • Approach
  • Autothrottle arm
  • CMD A
  • CMD B
  • Cws A
  • Cws B
  • Flight director captain
  • Flight director first officer
  • Heading select
  • LNAV
  • Level change
  • N1
  • Speed
  • VNAV
  • VOR loc
  • Vertical speed
Radios 4
  • NAV 1 active mhz
  • NAV 1 standby mhz
  • NAV 2 active mhz
  • NAV 2 standby mhz
Transponder and surveillance 3
  • Squawk
  • Powered
  • Transmitting
Flight controls 12
  • Flap needle left
  • Flap needle right
  • Flap handle index
  • Leading edge extended
  • Leading edge transit
  • Speedbrake armed
  • Speedbrake percent
  • Speedbrake do not arm
  • Speedbrake extended
  • Yaw damper
  • Auto slat fail
  • Stab trim main electric cutout
Landing gear and brakes 11
  • Nose unsafe
  • Nose safe
  • Left unsafe
  • Right unsafe
  • Left safe
  • Right safe
  • Handle mode
  • Autobrake mode
  • Autobrake disarm
  • Anti skid inoperative
  • Parking brake
Exterior lights 13
  • Landing retractable left mode
  • Landing retractable right mode
  • Landing left
  • Landing right
  • Turnoff left
  • Turnoff right
  • Taxi
  • Logo
  • Position mode
  • Beacon
  • Wing
  • Wheel well
  • Emergency mode
Cockpit lighting 16
  • Overhead circuit breaker percent
  • Overhead panel percent
  • Main panel captain percent
  • Main panel first officer percent
  • Background percent
  • AFDS flood percent
  • Pedestal flood percent
  • Pedestal panel percent
  • Display captain outboard percent
  • Display captain inboard percent
  • Display captain map percent
  • Display upper percent
  • Display lower percent
  • Display first officer outboard percent
  • Display first officer inboard percent
  • Display first officer map percent
Aircraft systems 34
  • Electrical battery mode
  • Electrical standby power mode
  • Electrical ground power available
  • Electrical ground connection available
  • Electrical bus transfer auto
  • Electrical transfer bus 1 powered
  • Electrical transfer bus 2 powered
  • Electrical APU generator off bus
  • Electrical battery discharge
  • Electrical standby power off
  • IRS left mode
  • IRS right mode
  • IRS left align
  • IRS right align
  • IRS left fault
  • IRS right fault
  • Wing anti ice
  • Engine anti ice left
  • Engine anti ice right
  • Window heat captain forward
  • Window heat first officer forward
  • Window heat captain side
  • Window heat first officer side
  • Pack left mode
  • Pack right mode
  • Engine bleed left
  • Engine bleed right
  • APU bleed
  • IRS aligned
  • APU mode
  • APU egt
  • APU low oil pressure
  • APU fault
  • APU overspeed
Cabin signs 2
  • No smoking mode
  • Seat belts mode
Wipers and visibility 2
  • Wiper left mode
  • Wiper right mode
EFIS 4
  • Captain range nm
  • Captain minimums mode
  • First officer range nm
  • First officer minimums mode
Warnings 2
  • Master warning
  • Master caution
Voice queries 1
  • Flaps handle
Aircraft 1
  • Model

Verification status

All 187 aircraft-specific controls on this page are mapped from PMDG’s SDK. The project has not yet confirmed them one by one in a live simulator session, so the app lists each of them as awaiting verification. That is a statement about the project’s own testing, not a known fault: wherever the aircraft exposes the switch state, the app reads it back before reporting success.

Every control is guarded the same way: FlightFabric sends it once, waits for the aircraft to report the new switch position, and shows a failure instead of retrying. A few momentary controls are confirmed only by the simulator accepting the command. If a control does not respond on your installation, please report it on GitHub with the aircraft version so it can be fixed.