As promised.................The APU takes 1:06 seconds from starter engagement to APU ELEC ON.BTW, pressing the "B" key for the field baro results in a smoooooooth progression up or down the scale- very realistic- at knob turning speed!O:OOStarter Motor Engaged- INCREDIBLE SOUNDS to max motoring- marvelous job Armen!0:16N2 reaches 15%, fuel control switch to ON/RUN0:40Starter motor disengages0:56Stable start achieved- NOT AN EGT OVERTEMP IN SIGHT :)B E A U T I F U L! I cannot overstress the sound package- even setting and releasing the parking brake is a multi-dimentional affair!Best-Carl F. Avari-Cooper BAW0225http://online.vatsimindicators.net/980091/523.png| XP Pro SP3 with FS-GS System Unification | 2 x APC UPS | Coolermaster Stacker 830 SE | Asus P5E-Deluxe (X48) | e8500 @ 4gHz | Tuniq Tower 120 | EVGA 8800GT 512MB | Sony 40" Bravia XBR | NaturalPoint TrackIR Pro | 2 x 1 GB Corsair XMS2 | 500GB Seagate Barracuda 32MB SATA2 x2 (Acronis) | Corsair HX620W PS | CH Products Yoke-Pedals-Throttle Quadrant | Aerosoft 747MCP-EFIS-EICAS |

Carl, I am going to have to invest in some more speakers.My motherboard has 7.1 surround but I only have two speakers going right now.RhettFS box: E8500 (@ 3.80 ghz), AC Freezer 7 Pro, ASUS P5E3 Premium, BFG 8800GTX 756 (nVidia 169 WHQL), 4gb DDR3 1600 Patriot Cas7 7-7-7-20 (2T), PC Power 750, WD 150gb 10000rpm Raptor, Seagate 500gb, Silverstone TJ09 case, Vista Ultimate 64ASX Client: AMD 3700+ (@ 2.6 ghz), 7800GT

Any chance you could make a small video of the startup process with all the bells and whistles(and especially the sound you described)?:)Seems this is going to be the release of the year(if the FS9 version gets released this year which i really hope!!).Regards,Steven Ghion

Man that sounds so good, I am going to add a better Sound Card to my system for a better sound then what i get currently.Thank YouCapt. Eric Wade Joneswww.usairwaysva.orghttp://www.precisionmanuals.com/images/forum/1900driver.jpg

Hey Carl,Thanks so much for the time line. SEEMS SUPER!!! You also talk about the sounds and I cant wait to hear them ;-). Hopefully will see a video up on You Tube sometime in the future.I now hope all the people who were complaining earlier realize what they were waiting for and how good its going to be. If this MD11 is anything to go by, I cant wait for the NGX to come outBTW, from your signature, I am assuming you live in the UK. Any relative to Hosi and the late Sherry Cooper who live in Teddington, near Heathrow? The kids are Dinyar, Darius and Khurshed.Take care,Dinshaw.

Before everyone spends $ upgrading for the MD-11- I use onboard (7.1) sound and Bose Companion 3 speakers (2 speakers +1 sub-woofer)- that's it- nothing esoteric!Dinshaw- KTPA=Tampa,FL Best-Carl F. Avari-Cooper BAW0225http://online.vatsimindicators.net/980091/523.png| XP Pro SP3 with FS-GS System Unification | 2 x APC UPS | Coolermaster Stacker 830 SE | Asus P5E-Deluxe (X48) | e8500 @ 4gHz | Tuniq Tower 120 | EVGA 8800GT 512MB | Sony 40" Bravia XBR | NaturalPoint TrackIR Pro | 2 x 1 GB Corsair XMS2 | 500GB Seagate Barracuda 32MB SATA2 x2 (Acronis) | Corsair HX620W PS | CH Products Yoke-Pedals-Throttle Quadrant | Aerosoft 747MCP-EFIS-EICAS |

Hey,How DUMB of me, just noticed KTPA staring me in the face from your signature......Cheers and thanks for all the info and screenies.take care dikra,Dinshaw.

>Before everyone spends $ upgrading for the MD-11- I use>onboard (7.1) sound and Bose Companion 3 speakers (2 speakers>+1 sub-woofer)- that's it- nothing esoteric!>I thought you had surround from the way you described it.Of course these days, sound chips can do amazing 3D stuff with just 2 speakers.RhettFS box: E8500 (@ 3.80 ghz), AC Freezer 7 Pro, ASUS P5E3 Premium, BFG 8800GTX 756 (nVidia 169 WHQL), 4gb DDR3 1600 Patriot Cas7 7-7-7-20 (2T), PC Power 750, WD 150gb 10000rpm Raptor, Seagate 500gb, Silverstone TJ09 case, Vista Ultimate 64ASX Client: AMD 3700+ (@ 2.6 ghz), 7800GT

It's weekend!! Could someone of the MD11 beta tester please post some Martinair (Dutch) screenshots? PAX and Freighter version if not too much asked :(!