Well everybody is entitled to their opinion. I for one LOVE this A/C. I have none of the issues that I am hearing complaints about. I think PMDG just reaffirmed their status as THE maker of Quality add on aircraft.As for the engine sound ( whoever posted it), have you sat in a MD11 cockpit or you just want loud noise? They modeled it from the real thing. You can adjust the volume in FSX. I hear some of these complaints and just wonder if for the money spent, they want an actual cockpit in their homes? I read in another thread how someone was upset about the lack of wing views for FS9 ( BTW unreleased and they are complaining about it). Can you see the wings from the cockpit? NO. You want realism and fantasy all in one.The cockpits, 2D and VC , look spectacular. Maybe its a matter of some tweaks on the machines to get them to look right. No 2 computers work the same.Great Job PMDG!Richie

As a 3D modeler who is not affiliated with PMDG, I would like to state my opinion, which is that the MD-11 is not only techically, but also visually a step forward from 747X.But as any professional graphic designer knows, sometimes the client wants things that actually look uglier. :)We all have different tastes. Perhaps the MD-11 cockpit design just doesnt please your eye? You can blame McDonnell Douglas for that. ;) But in terms of accuracy and visual quality, the PMDG version is by far the best in their line. And they managed to do it with incredible frame rates!I feel a bit sorry for the team, because this is the best airline simulation so far for FS, and they have to read these comments. They have really done an amazing job brining out the MD-11.Btw, to the complaint that the panels look too cartoonish: I disagree. They look very realistic and are in perfect balance with how FSX looks like.

I bought the MD-11 Monday morning before school and I have to say, when compared to the queen this thing is BESTLY. The VC looks great. The systems are AWESOME and throw that in with FS2crew you get a simulator that I can't tear myself away from to go to school. GREAT JOB PMDG!!!!:-beerchug James Lunsford

>Perhaps the MD-11 cockpit design>just doesnt please your eye? You can blame McDonnell Douglas>for that. ;) I think you may be onto something here. MD-11 instrument panel definitely looks a bit more spartan, more metallic and less "homey" than your 747-400. The psychological factor may play a role. This in combination with smaller/thinner fonts can generate the comments it did...Michael J.http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/9320/apollo17vf7.jpg

Well,it is nice to post also 'not only positive' posts,but it would fit to forums of other developers,MD-11 cockpit is nicely readable,extremely detailed,I would recommend to guys who complain about everything to try create simple shapes in 3D and than present their work.....In my opinion MD11 at all is excellent.You guys(complaining) better check you PC config and mess you have there before you blame somebody,it is simply disrespect to hard work of team,even if you pay 90**....Rado

I think you guys hit the nail on the head. The MD-11 cockpit IS spartan and flat looking. It's a (McDonnell) Douglas aircraft! It just looks like that. Now, you can take 10 photos and say "look here, it's shiny!" but how many lighting variations is one going to model in a VC?I think it looks realistic and great, in all of it's plain Douglas-ness!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

Since everyone else is throwing their two cents in, I'll do the same.I think what PMDG has accomplished with this aircraft puts it far ahead of any other developer (I'm also part of a non-PMDG development team, so kudos). I am very happy I can fly this plane without killing my laptop. In fact it has been performing far beyond my expectations.As for the details in the VC, it looks perfect to me. Resolution might have a LOT to do with the font. I know people can experience issues seeing text and even smaller model details at lower resolutions.The 2D panel has got to be the best one I've ever seen. I really don't know where the 2D criticisms are coming from.So far the only issue I have with the plane is that the lighting appears like a bunch of dots on my VC. I've seen others discussing this on the forum too. I use the 2D panel predominantly so it doesn't bother me much.Congrats to PMDG for making perhaps the best addon yet. It is the perfect balance of detail and performance.William M.

Hi Robert and team,- I love the MD-11 which is with no contest a "real PMDG" product but I also have an issue with fonts/VC which are not readable.- I am not complaining but speaking about facts. - My purpose is to help.Let's try to be concrete:1) I run a 8800GTX 768M with the latest WHQL driver at 1600x1200 and a powerful e8500 @4Ghz with 4Gigs of PC2000 RAM.2) I use Vista x64 and DX103) FSX (included the 744) runs very smooth4) I use O&O for defragmentation and my PC is clean with professional maintenance.5) I have reinstalled the MD-11 twice.Here is what I get with the 3D cockpit:http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/5449/20...18184536yf1.jpghttp://img157.imageshack.us/img157/1764/57152260nl2.jpghttp://img157.imageshack.us/img157/6633/12214110pu0.jpghttp://img157.imageshack.us/img157/1359/42605949rs9.jpgBest regards,David

I am looking at those pics on a Sharp aquos lcd 32 inch @ 1920x1080 and cannot read the fonts on the buttons.In flight I zoom in at 60 in the vr and really cannot read most of what all is displayed.Its not just this plane but FSX and CRT displays just do not get along.Pick any plane or heli with displays and chances are on my above average system, the displays will be hard if not impossible to read and the performance will be bad.In my case, I have accepted that FSX is what it is.I mean just look at those twisted,jaggy taxi lines!Makes me feel better knowing i am not alone.

>Hi Robert and team,>- I love the MD-11 which is with no contest a "real PMDG">product but I also have an issue with fonts/VC which are not>readable.>- I am not complaining but speaking about facts. >- My purpose is to help.>>>Best regards,>DavidDavid... Did you try with AA 8Q?AA is here the keyword ;-)http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y156/awf1/sign.jpg

Well I forgot to say that I am using a CRT 24 inch monitor and I have no problem at all with the PMDG 744 or the LDS 763

Hello Andr

HiI would like to add that my MD-11 VC is as "blurry" as what you see in David's post above. Zoomed back in what I would consider a normal sitting position it is very hard to make out the text on the buttons and reading the display screens is also an issue. Have to zoom in or hit A to use/read anything.Will try higher AA settings.For this reason am missing the ability to have both the main flight displays "zoomed in" at the same time. Can only zoom-in one or the other on the MD-11...Other than that,Still struggling a bit with the FPS performance of the MD-11 which seems more "sluggish" than the 744X to me. I have had to lower a few settings which I would not normally have to with the 744X... Having been in and out of both the MD-11 and 744X VC's a lot in the last 2 days I must say that I prefer the MD-11! The 744X VC feels like home but looks a lot less sophisticated alongside the MD-11's.The MD-11 visual model is really excellent but the 744X model just seems that little bit sharper, crisper, more polished somehow. The nightlighting in the MD-11 VC is a HUGE step up from the 744X! Konrad

>Hi Robert and team,>- I love the MD-11 which is with no contest a "real PMDG">product but I also have an issue with fonts/VC which are not>readable.>- I am not complaining but speaking about facts. >- My purpose is to help.>>>Let's try to be concrete:>1) I run a 8800GTX 768M with the latest WHQL driver at>1600x1200 and a powerful e8500 @4Ghz with 4Gigs of PC2000>RAM.>2) I use Vista x64 and DX10>3) FSX (included the 744) runs very smooth>4) I use O&O for defragmentation and my PC is clean with>professional maintenance.>5) I have reinstalled the MD-11 twice.>David did you try DX9? as for DX10 is there any AA applied because if I look at the line outside it seems there is a problem...Due to the lightning technique used and FSX is aliasing stuff you have to turn on at least some lightning (a texture with a different rgb value ;)) so FSX can better apply aliasing the default start value is to low for FSX and gives aliasing problems between black (transparent) and the grey value of the text on the panel...http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y156/awf1/sign.jpg

Andr