Mark,Please read FAA 121.646.ETOPS - Engines Turn Or Pilots Swim.I'm old now (CML-1968) and only fly airplanes with four engines now; it was better when I was doing eight engines. :)Thanks,Bill Bridges

Bill,a shame the 121.646 is only for pax three and four engines .... new defintion of ETOPS is : Extended Operations (ETOPS) of Multi-engine Airplanes Part 121

just for giving you head up on new infos.Boeing is releasing into their FPPM for any aircraft including the 744 the chapter 2.4 the flight planning etops.this is a very old post but just to clarify what is possible or technically or operotionnally in one country is not working is another one.see youPhil

correct me if im wrong but dosent the MD-11 have an ADG backup generator like the 767 RAT?

Yes it does.