Out of curiosity, I switched off all three generators and deployed the RAT. I was overwhelmed by seeing dozens of alerts and warnings showing up, some DUs went off completely and with them familiar information sources were suddenly gone, overhead panel parts weren't lighted anymore etc. etc.I guess some are familiar with events like this, but this was the first time for me to seriously ask for a training source with which I could prepare to handle emergencies properly.Since things happen fast in the air, at the moment I would be incapable to detect the root cause of a problem quickly enough. Even after reading through the manuals (and even original material) during the last months, I guess a deeper understanding of the connections between the systems and the dependencies is needed: E.g. the loss of DUs, I have no information how they reconfigure; same for e.g. hydraulics if there's no "feedback" on the overhead anymore and the SD is completely gone, how to tell what the hydraulics do at all? And the list goes on...So, what do you recommend? Curently, if I'd have an all gen loss I'd be in big trouble and feel I'd not be able to handle the situation correctly even when pausing the sim and do some studies (again)...I'm puzzled at times how complex the MD-11 is...Andreas

Out of curiosity, I switched off all three generators and deployed the RAT. I was overwhelmed by seeing dozens of alerts and warnings showing up, some DUs went off completely and with them familiar information sources were suddenly gone, overhead panel parts weren't lighted anymore etc. etc.I guess some are familiar with events like this, but this was the first time for me to seriously ask for a training source with which I could prepare to handle emergencies properly.Since things happen fast in the air, at the moment I would be incapable to detect the root cause of a problem quickly enough. Even after reading through the manuals (and even original material) during the last months, I guess a deeper understanding of the connections between the systems and the dependencies is needed: E.g. the loss of DUs, I have no information how they reconfigure; same for e.g. hydraulics if there's no "feedback" on the overhead anymore and the SD is completely gone, how to tell what the hydraulics do at all? And the list goes on...So, what do you recommend? Curently, if I'd have an all gen loss I'd be in big trouble and feel I'd not be able to handle the situation correctly even when pausing the sim and do some studies (again)...I'm puzzled at times how complex the MD-11 is...Andreas

Well for one thing, you might be setting yourself up to crash and burn here. :-)Bear in mind a triple generator failure would be a bit of a cruddy day at the office, so maybe you'd be better off setting up some smaller failures first. Program in a single hydraulic failure first, print the relevant section of the QRH and then go try it out. Once you've got the response well rehearsed, try a double hydraulic failure, and so on.Very briefly, here's some good principles to follow in any emergency.- ALWAYS fly the airplane first and foremost. There is no emergency severe enough to warrant abandoning control of the machine. This includes engine fires or failures on takeoff, where you should focus on getting the aircraft airborne, Autoflight engaged, THEN start fixing things- Once you have the basic issue of control sorted out (ie aircraft in a safe stable configuration and on autoflight) you can look at what critical issues need addressing first. Fix anything that is responsible for keeping you aloft. Then fix anything which is responsible for keeping you right-side-up and pointing in the right direction. Only after you have the basic 'platform' re-established should you think about the other things.As a side note, a gentleman who flies at my aeroclub is a retired Swissair MD11 captain. I got to talking to him about the PMDG MD11 and he was most intruiged. When I told him it had a very comprehensive failure module, he told me that if you have an engine issue on takeoff close to MTOW in a hot and/or high environment, start dumping fuel as soon as you can, like, right now. Apparently the aircraft can become quite a marginal performer if you lose an engine under those circumstances. :-)