June 14, 20179 yr 10 hours ago, JYW said: I think I'd rather see PMDG facing forward, to their exciting new, forthcoming projects. ...and TFDi to produce a MD-11, seeing as they now have a rather well functioning 717/MD-11 avionics deck* *I know they're not the same - eg. overhead is very different, plus 3 engines .... but there are a number of assets that would be of use to them in a MD-11 development; FCU is identical, FMGC is very similar, many EIS screens are similar, etc. The similarities are superficial. The MD-11 is far more complex. All the overhead systems have automatic systems controllers to facilitate two crew operation. Maybe TFDi could take it on but it's almost a start from scratch project.
June 14, 20179 yr Not going to happen. Best thing is to eventually purchase the X-Plane versions (two to choose from) when it's released. Jude BradleyBeech Baron: Uh, Tower, verify you want me to taxi in front of the 747?ATC: Yeah, it's OK. He's not hungry. X-Plane 12 and MSFS2020 🙂 System specs: Windows 11 Pro 64-bit, Ubuntu Linux 20.04 i7-13700KF Gigabyte Z790 RTX-4060-Ti , 32GB RAM 1X 2TB M2 for X-Plane 12, 1x256GB SSD for OS. 1TB drive MSFS2020
June 14, 20179 yr 16 hours ago, vc10man said: There is one from Just Flight, Alan, but I will agree with you on this one. Yup, I have the JF one, and some of the expansions for it, and indeed the (very old) AeroSim Japan one too, and the JF is okay, quite good in many respects. But I'd love to see one done to the kind of level PMDG would do one. Alan Bradbury Check out my youtube flight sim videos: Here
June 14, 20179 yr If PMDG make one with the level like 747Q2 I will buy it. But I will not push them to do it. I have the old one but not installed. Per W Sweden Programmer since 30+ years (now retired) and a avid flightsimmer since SubLogic on Vic64. Now I enjoy XP 12.1.3r2 and Scenery fixing. Also did some real pilot training back in 1979-80. Win10 Pro, i5-11600K, Water Cooling, ASUS MB 32GB, nVidia 4060Ti 16 GB, 27" ASUS TUF Gaming VG27AQZ 2560x1440 monitor, 2 NVMe drives + 4 SSDs and 1 HDD for downloads/storage. Honeycomb Yoke + throttle and MFG Crosswind rudders. I always build my PCs myself so I know what is inside them.
June 14, 20179 yr 4 hours ago, kevinh said: The similarities are superficial. The MD-11 is far more complex. All the overhead systems have automatic systems controllers to facilitate two crew operation. Maybe TFDi could take it on but it's almost a start from scratch project. The similarities may be superficial in the real aircraft... less so in the simulated world. I did state clearly that the overheads were very different. The point is that coding for aspects like the FCU modes could be used as a basis, with values adjusted for the performance differences between the aircraft. Model and texture assets for Knobs, buttons, fuel control levers, etc, etc could all be utilized. This was where I was coming from, rather than the fundamental vast differences between a small to medium twin-engined jet, and a huge three-pot. Bill 😎 FS2024 • PMDG 738, 777F & 777-200LR • Fenix A319, A320, A321 • TFDi MD-11 • AS/ToLiss A346 • iFly 737 MAX8 • Ini A340 • AS CRJ v2 • Ini A300 Premium • FSS 727F • FFX HJET, Visionjet and P180 2024 • A2A Comanche 2024 & Aerostar • All BLACKSQUARE aircraft • COWS DA40 & DA42 • FSW C24R Sierra & C414 TrackIR • BeyondATC • PMS GTN Payware • RealTurb • Axis & Ohs • FS Realistic Pro 9800X3D • RTX 3080 • 64GB DDR5-6000 NPPL licence holder in the UK
June 14, 20179 yr 9 hours ago, FSXtreme said: I believe I would rather see PMDG do a full line of 787s and leave the MD11 for TFDi, if they are willing to do it. Yearh, me too... We'll see how the QualityWings pans out, allthough I must admit, that I haven't gotten the highest confidence in them... Best regards,--Anders Bermann-- ____________________Scandinavian VAPilot-ID: SAS2471
June 14, 20179 yr 1 hour ago, JYW said: The similarities may be superficial in the real aircraft... less so in the simulated world. I did state clearly that the overheads were very different. The point is that coding for aspects like the FCU modes could be used as a basis, with values adjusted for the performance differences between the aircraft. Model and texture assets for Knobs, buttons, fuel control levers, etc, etc could all be utilized. This was where I was coming from, rather than the fundamental vast differences between a small to medium twin-engined jet, and a huge three-pot. All those things you mention could be common in the real aircraft too. Every little helps of course. The deeper the simulation the more it must reflect the differences in the real aircraft.
June 14, 20179 yr Yes. I flew the -11 and may yet fly it again one day and appreciate the complexity of PMDG's model for FSX. Just as I'm flying the 767 now and hope for an update from someone like LevelD to bring it into the 64-bit age. These airframes aren't going away anytime soon and the fan base is enthusiastic. Just my $0.02... David Rosenblum Atlas Air Boeing 767 Captain; previously a Boeing 747-400/-8 First Officer Jetline Gravity GTX | Aorus Z370 Gaming 7 motherboard | i7 8700K overclocked to 5 GHz | 32GB 3 GHz Corsair DDR4 SDRAM | 11GB GTX 1080 Ti | 1TB Samsung 960 Pro m.2 SSD | 2TB WD Black 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s HDD | Corsair Hydro H100i v2 Dual Stage Liquid Cooling | 3 Dell S2716DG G-Sync monitors on Jestik Arc stand | Thrustmaster HOTAS Warthog | Logitech G Saitek Pro Flight Yoke System, Throttles and Pedals
June 14, 20179 yr On 2017-6-13 at 8:58 PM, Captain Kevin said: , I personally would not pay for an MD-11 as this is not an aircraft that interests me. That's because you have never flown one. Dave Taylor
June 14, 20179 yr 4 minutes ago, G7USL said: That's because you have never flow one. And you know this for a fact....how? Captain Kevin Air Kevin 124 heavy, wind calm, runway 4 left, cleared for take-off. Live streams of my flights here.
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