PMDG General Forum

Hi again,I realized yesterday that 3rd FMC (located on the centerpost right below the engine quadrant) was dead. I tried to make it active, but I was prohibited to do so, since it stated NOT ALLOWED.Any thought?Thanks againDmitriy

Hello i have a problem after innstalling the MD-11 for fs9.When i try get fuel and paylod from the loadmanager to the aircraft it doesnt show :( The fuel only 7,9...Someone have a clew what can cause the loadmanager not innstall properly??

Ok we know PMDG have all the bases covered when it comes to systems so I want to ask a basic question. I understand there are no reflections in the VC does that mean there are no rain effects on the windshields? also I noticed in the videos the wipers make a noise, is this feature included in FS9?ThanksRob

Hi, I plan on purchasing the MD11 tonight, My setup with the 744 has the Lower EICAS, FMC, STATUS buttons,Throttle panel (for fuel cut off switches) and The comms panel (which can be hiddden with the panel switcher) all running off 2 seperate screens.Is this possible with the FS9 MD11? I understand a alternate panel.cfg is being created but how much can I move to my other screens in the aircrafts current state?Thanks and well done to all at PMDGRob

Hello all and good morning to you! I seem to be having a problem with my UPS liv. When I load the aircraft and go to the VC the textures are incomplete and you can see right thru to the ground or wherever. Very strange....then I load it again and it works fine. Any ideas?ThanksMatthew

Hi,First of all, my hat is off for such a beaty that PMDG team finally delivered.The one thing that I missed is how to operate strobes - I could not find them on OVH. Also, a part of the manual that describes lighting is deadly silent about the strobes. Any thought about that?Thanks for your helpDmitriy.

HelloI have both versions the FSX one loads saved panel states flawlessly but the FS9 version doesn't seem to work for me.I tested it out mid flight FL360 saved my flight and panel state, quit FS and restarted.When I loaded the flight and panel state the engines were running, the flight controls working BUT all the screens were dark. I dont know the Aircraft well enough to try and get the PFD etc back up mid flight the overhead had no lights on and didn't respond to button presses (but that could be because of automatic mode?)I had to finish the flight with the "mini guages" (w key the little ones along the bottom of the screen)which was interesting to say the least! :( N…

hello, i am 71years of age, i am not looking for sympathy, but a bit of understanding. i downloaded the fs9 md11 today and tried using the tutorial for the fsx model but found discrepancies in the load manager with the data given in the fsx tutorial not being compatable with the fs9 model. there were a few kgs of a difference in the weight of passengers and zfw,togw etc, whereby i could not continue following Markus Mburkhard instructions as a result. is there a difference in the two models to cause this. i realise this is just a fiddly thing, and i am not making a big issue over it. many thanks. richard welsh.

I've remained well clear of FSX since launch although it is a very beautiful sim and I have my copy from the AVSIM fest quite a long time ago. I remain firmly in FS9-land with all my add-ons including several PMDG products. Seeing the latest MD-11 screenies here and elsewhere, which totally blew me away, I am wondering about a re-think. My question is: what kind of PC should one consider to be able to run PMDG add-ons smoothly and fluidly with FSX? I would need something that can display on Matrox Triplehead with three LCDs (possibly large 24" or 28" apiece) and use nearly 20 pieces of add-on hardware from CH and GoFlight which is my current set-up with an ancient DEL…

Are there any wingviews for the MD 11 FS9 version that we can add into the panel.cfg file?I know there are for the 737 but I was wondering if they are available for this new aircraft.Regards and what a great product!Teo

Hi folks,I have a quite strange problem with my MD-11 (FSX): during taxiing for takeoff, a few minutes after starting to taxi (but always before I reach the runway), FSX occasionally (i.e. every 2-3 times) crashes to desktop with a message like "Application stopped working". My workaround is to save the flight just before taxiing and reload it after the crash - FSX runs perfectly fine afterwards even on the longest flights.Now what makes the situation more strange: I have never experienced this issue in the US, only outside, for example today in St. Maarten (where I have no additional scenery etc. installed).I know this is not much info for troubleshooting, but I have not…

Good evening,Just downloaded the combo package, and, while being on my fsx pc anyway, straight away installed the there included version 1.00.0050 of the fsx md-11 over my in october released version 1.00.0003. Understand this version 1.00.0050 is the promised update for the fsx md-11, right?? Or did i miss something...Anyhow, am of the impression the installation of this ver 1.00.0050 update was remarkably quick, despite the size of the exe-file, weighing in at about 157 MByte. Good, am lucky enough to have a pretty fast pc both processor and drive-wise (Intel QE9650 and 2 x 300GB WD velociraptor in raid-0), but that fast!?!? Therefore am having doubts the update install…

I am re-visiting the NG for the first time in ages and getting refamiliarized with the MCP. I see HDG SEL and that works fine. But I don't think I see HDG HOLD anywhere. Is there a HDG HOLD function in the NG? Suppose I want to roll wings level in the middle of a turn: what do I hit on the MCP to do that? Thanks!Jonathan

I have put up with the low resolution of most the the VC textures in the MD-11 for a while but they are starting to bug me, I know this isn't normal and I have fiddled around with many settings within FSX to no avail.Yes the Jpeg compression of the pic doesnt help but it shouldn't matter, look at the FO seat, the actual digital parts of the plane are very clear but the textures including text are very blurry and often unreadable, any ideas?I can supply more pictures if required.FSX SP2Vista 64Intel i76gb DDR3ATI 4870x2ThanksJay V

I am currently running all the PMDG addons great on my older xps gen 2 laptop with 2 gig ram/ awesome res etc.... the PMDG 744 gives me very smooth locked 25fps on FS9, default scenery but high terrain and detail sliders, full AA etc.. so the PMDG 744 and LDS 767 are perfect.. thus I don't use any addon airliners in FSX... and am guessing if I run those great this new MD-11 will also be the same performance in FS9. Is that true??? Or since those products are so old now - is the MD-11 just "too new" for me to run that great? This is probably going to be my last great purchase for FS9 as all new designs are in FSX, and it will be a while before I can get a new laptop (the …

Just want to make sure I have my a/c installed correctly. I am currently using the DL ribbons livery and not seeing any VC window reflections. Is this correct?

I've tried the ATL - MCO run and everything is a ok system wise, but when I ask the autopilot/autoflight to fly the profile, the FMA indicate correctly, but the aircraft pitches up to much then the airspeed gets into the alpha range then the plane pitches down and goes into MCT thrust to get out then pitches up and the falls back into the alpha range or the autopilot overshoots an alt restriction or ceiling as set on the MCP.

At me the following problem is observed: At introduction of airport of departure and appointment(UUEE/UNNT) the simulator hangs, in what there can be a problem? Version FS9.

To all members of staff at PMDG,To all programmers, painters, testers, and all who I might forget here,THANKS !!!We (I) have waited, anticipated, drooled over preview pictures, and waited some more, ...Only to find us drooling some more over some more previews...Was it worth it? You bet it was.This is a gem, the pinacle for fs9-programming and I seriously doubt this will be ever be surpassed.After reading the printed manual for some weeks, I finally could take this bird to the air.Started her up, took off, flew for about half an hour to land her back at KSEA.Not a glitch, framerates rocksolid at 25 both in 2D and VC.I am in heaven...THANKS !!!Luc BrusselmansBelgium

Hi guys,First of all happy new year,a little bit off topic but i hope you can help me with thisi need to get a new graphic card but don't no wich one is the best for fsx.I searched through the hardware forums ,read articles on tom's hardware but couldn't find a good answer for this.Wich one is the best?Geforce 260 core 216 896 mbGeforce 9800 gtx+ 512 mbAti 4870 1024 mbThe cpu is a q6600 overclocked, windows vista 64 ultimate with 4 gb ,zalman 1000w psuAny help is very appreciated,Best regards,G

Hey guys!Just a quick question.No matter how many times I press Shift E to close the cabin doors, the main cabin door on the aircraft remains Open.If I use FSPassengers it detects the door closing but the aircraft still has the door open.I can't seem to get it to close properly.Any suggestion on what could be the problem?BTW I am writing about the MD 11 for FS9.Thanks much in advance.Teo

Good evening,I am very happy with the PMDG's MD11 product for FSX. I bought it last sunday. I have an alienware Aurora 101B desktop and here are the system specs. I installed around 8 pmdg liveries for the MD11.Alienware Aurora 101B desktopAMD Phenom X4 Q9550 2.2 GHZ [quadcore processor]Dual ATI HD 4850 graphics card 1GB.HDD 500GB4.0 GB DDR2 RAMWindows Vista Home Premium 64bitDirect X 9.0CFSX Gold edition pack installed [ which comes with fsx deluxe and fsaccelerator which includes both Service packs for FSX]This whole week i flew the PMDG MD11 on the IVAO network and i have encountered some issues while flying the whole flight in the VCPanel. The first thing i noticed wa…

trying starting up an unwilling MD-11 at ORBI I pushed a button(s) too much - when engines were still OFF - and theDRIVE 1/2/3 DISC/FAULT Switch - amberstarted showingsays in the manual:"Do not disconnect an IDG with engine speed less than ground idle. Disconnecting an IDG with engine speed less than ground idle will cause damage to the IDG input shaft and seal."BUT, when engines not running / there should be a way to reset the amber?otherwise,perhaps, when DISC pushed to amber, and then starting the Engines, will surely wreck the generator connect?but stillwhen not running engines, there must be a way to reset DISC to normal? / couldnt get the amber to turn offI had to r…

I finally updated my Nvidia drivers a couple weeks back, but prior to that I had a version installed that didn't allow the user to delete the FS9 profile in Nhancer, so I had to disable the default profile and create a custom one for FS9 to get AA and AF to work.Now, that I've updated my drivers, the situation in Nhancer looks the same (one disabled, one custom), however, the AA and AF settings don't work. They look fine within Nhancer, but everytime I run the sim I have to Alt-Tab and rerun Nhancer and reclick the AA/AF boxes to get it to work. Do I need to delete the custom profile and make a new one? Are the newer drivers handling this process completely different n…

I understand the new fuel load concept from the PMDG menu on fs, but my question is this, when I load cargo, do I need to reset the airplane then go to the PMDG drop down menu and load fuel that way. Will my cargo weight be in the cfg file or can I just us the load manager and push save to file without going to aircraft menu and selecting the md11...make sence?Brett LucasP.S. So far Im more in favor of the FSX version, but it is nice to get the performance back with FS9. I guess its just gonna take some time to get used to the fs9 version....