PMDG General Forum

HiDownloaded and installed the latest MD-11 FSX update and jumped in quickly to check 2 specific things...1. Blurry text still present on autopilot panel buttons when zoomed out to 0.30 - no perceptible difference I can see both day and night? When zoomed in they do seem more clear but from my personal flying position it all looks the same.2. The VC night lighting flood textures "seem" to have improved in some places but the panel area to the left of the PFD is still very blocky. The centre panel flood light effect is also pretty poor? Also seems like the Dome light does not light up much at all - just makes whatever panel is already flood lit a little bit brighter. The r…

Hi there,first let me congratulate PMDG for this awesome aircraft. I first had it in FSX and now in FS9 (now I will stay with FS9 for sure!!!) and it's an absolutely awesome aircraft.Just one question - i'm missing the "trim sound" "Stabilizer Motion" - it is in the sound folder but I never heard it played. When do you hear this sound on the real aircraft (I heard it quite alot on videos on youtube) or isn't it implented in the sim?regards from a very pleased customerJohann

Well, after last nights .dll error, i'm now reliving history, by flying from Manchester to Atlanta in a DL MD-11, of course now in the hands of a 767.I've been waiting for this for a while, and my word was it well worth the wait. The way you've done it guys is mind blowing, and for me its the best addon around for FS2004. For me, it even beats your very own 747!Thanks for all your hard work on it, i'm looking forward to many hours on this fine machine!And here is a quick pick of me lining up on 23R, next stop, Atlanta!

As the nose attitude is quite high with flaps 35, I would like to enlarge my outside view by pressing 'W'. Doing so shows the default cessna instruments which is not very nice. Would it be possible to create a custom mini panel showing only the PFD, ND and possibly engine instruments without any panel borders?Thanks!Mark

OK so I actually it is on but I get the warning?

Just DL and hand flew a circuit around KSEA in the FS9 MD11--Wow, this is an awsome plane, the VC frame rate is amazingly high (22+) with the gauges updating at 20fps (+100% AI + FT KSEA + weather)!Been a great week, finally got the Maddog2008 and now the definitive MD11 from PMDG :( AA MD11 brings back memories of countless DFW<>NRT trips on this A/C not too long ago... Now I can experience virtual flight from the front seats, looking forward to it!Thanks PMDG, Pat

I just completed another near perfect flight from KMCO to KMEM (FDX 1209) using Active Sky Advanced (ASA). Got some turbulence in flight that didn't disturb the AP, even a couple quick gusts climbing out that didn't effect the AP/AT. ASA performed perfectly, so I can't understand why so many are having problems.This plane is so darn exciting to finally have! Been a great start to a new year.Flight plan details from FlightAware.com are as follows:FDX 1209KMCO --> KMEMCAMDT CTY SZW VUZ LARUE3FL360Departure 9:59 PM ESTFlight time is about 1 hour 42 minutes. A perfect short haul to play with this wonderful bird.

Thanks guys for update and MD11 for FSX, my life as I know it is overKim

Hello,i have this one little problem with my FS9 MD11-Freighter (Version FS9.1 with CD 4, Active Sky):When i load the MD11F with absolutely zero payload just to fly with ballast fuel only, the loadmanager generates the above mentioned warning for ZFW & TO CG. Ignoring this message and loading the MD11F anyway results in a failure with the MD11F panel: e. g. black DU's / even with engines running no switch clickable / VC only partly shown. When ichange the settings in the loadmanager so that the CG's are in range and restart the MD11F everything is working fine. But i guess it must be possible to use ballast fuel instead of ballast payload to get the plane ion trim. A…

I've made the tutorial flight trying to follow each step.However I've ended up with three alerts not willing to be cured in any way:I wonder why since:- I made sure there is no door open- clicking the HYD test on the overhead panel brought no resultsAnd what about the MISC alert?Best regards,Rafal

OK I took off passing 65 N1 T/O Activated but the AC will not follow the rule bellow 10000 feet 250kts it goes directly to 340kts bellow 10k.

Not really a bug, just a spelling correction. The tooltip for the timer switch on the far left side of the panel says "Timer counts up/own", which I am sure should read "Timer counts up/down".I know the PMDG guys are perfectionists, so I felt compelled to advise you. :(

Hello,for starters, superb addon PMDG! It's a masterpiece and certainly the best simulation I've seen to date! Now over to my question, does somebody here have some information about FedEx, e.g. what Cost Index they have, or whether they use the faster or slower FMC, Policy/Econ descend etc.I'm asking this because it's my favorite freight airline and I'd like to fly their MD11 routes as accurate as possible. :(

Hi thereI've carried out a quick search and couldn't find anything concrete on the topic of PMDG addons being compatible with Vista 64bit.Can someone please confirm that PMDG fs9 and FSX addons will work on Vista 64 Bit systems?Many thanks!!!!

Hi PMDG team first tanks for this airplane is very marveleous!!! but I have a question. I'm using Radar Contact addon and always fly more or less at 30.000 ft or more but i can't follow the management descend because at 130- 135 nM to airport of destination the program tell me to start descend but FMC of my plane is not ready for descend (no T/D point reaching) in what king of way I can modify the T/D point om my FMC? thanks and for great planes tooDani

Captains-Sometime during the day on Friday, we will be issuing an updated MD-11 for FS9. This update will include a half dozen or so fixes to items that we've seen you identify that didn't require much work to correct. The PRIMARY purpose to the fix is to correct the nose gear door animation, but we figured we could throw a few other fixes since they were easily adaptable.I'll provide a list shortly- so there is not need to populate the thread with 200 questions asking of X or Y or Z is included. We'll tell you shortly. ;-)This update will bring the FS9 version up to v1.10.0051For those awaiting the promised FSX update- we will issue v1.10.0051 of the MD-11X during th…

Now the MD11 is out, the next project now is the 737NGX, but really, what do the teammembers of the PMDG team dreams about to make and fly in Flightsim?(Always wanted to ask that) :( Regards, Truls Petter ElvenSarpsborgNorway

THANK YOU!!!

PMDG team,thanks for the MD11, my favorite aircraft.Just to let you know on a recent discovery. I configured the aircraft with no Cargo and no fuel. Upon loadin it it would not show the innitialization countdown and all screens remained blank, no chance to power up etc.Loading one cargo station solved the issue. You folks may want to look into this one..And now on to planning my first long flight!Cheers,Kris GamaggioFleetcaptain Stevens VA

Hi,how can i assign a Joystick switch for the engine cut off switch? The FS9 standart entry is not Work ("Engine 1(2,3,4)Fuel Valve open/close") I use FSuipc full version. sorry for poor english and thx for help :(

Cannot extend the speedbrakes on the MD-11 FS9 with the corresponding lever (Lever A)on my GoFlight TQ6 throttle. However can retract it but not in individual steps. Reverse setting does not help.All other levers are working correct. Also the speedbrake is working on the other aircraftsincluding PMDG 747. It

hello pmdg,first of all thank you for the great product the md11 but i have 1 question when i load my fuel almost all my fuel gets in the center tank of the aircraft but in reallive the most aircraft wants as most &amp;@(&#036;* possible fuel in the wings is there any option for to choose in witch tank you would your fuel??Regards Patrick

I just discovered that when I playback a video in FSX on the MD-11, the cockpit is pretty much cold and dark with all the displays turned off and no switches illuminated. During the landing sequence, the gear comes down but the flaps don't move. Is that a bug or just the way videos record in FSX?

Evening all,What looks like to be a excellent product, keeps crashing on me :( I haven't got the bird into the air yet!1st CTD, i set her up in Mount Pleasant EGYP, panel loads fine, I click the X to get rid of the panel where external lights etc are, and bang, she goes.2nd CTD, again at EGYP, went from 2d to VC ok, then once I went to the external view, bang, she goes again.3rd time, took her to SEA, in case it was EGYP that was crashing it, it wasn't. It loaded fine, then tried to go to the VC, bang, another CTD3 times in a row! Any ideas whats the matter? Specs are P4 2.5GHz, 3GB of RAM, 512MB on the graphics.Please help, I really want to get her airbourne!

I doubt anyone can help me but I am experiencing a major problem with the MD11 that's taking the fun out of this new aircraft.For some reason with the MD11 track IR gets really twitchy and jumps around when I undock screens to other monitors or move the mouse to the overhead panels in VC. I spent about 4 hours last night testing this to make sure I wasn't going mad but if I load up the 744 (which I have 1000's of hours on with trackir) it works perfectly, same with the default Cessna.I know it's a long shot but is anyone else seeing this? This aircraft is amazing but this problem is driving me crazy!ThanksRob