Hi, I planned a trip from EKCH to VTBSSoon after passing the Baltic Sea I was to enter the russian airspace where the levels are in METER - iinitial FL was 330 and thenit should be 10100m or FL331 ( as to be entered in the 747 )The FMC accepted 330/331/367/370/390 for the route.I changed in the MD11 to METER indication and entered 10100mThe airplanne started to climb to 10100 but stopped at 10058 m and on the PFD a blue indication came up with 10090mAlso it showed "PROF to 10100""HOLD 10058m"The a/c was ready for FL331 but did not climb all the way up to 10100mI started to climb with V/S to 10100m - but the the planned altitudes in FMC disappeared and could not be entered again . . . Any ideas ?

H'mm that's wierd.Does it establish the correct altitudes if you keep it in feet? Maybe you'll just have to keep it in Imperial and take a quick glance at metric every once a while...Ohh an another thing...it's spelt metre..except in the States...lol...just one of my pet peeves.Patrick H

Try changing the values on the INIT page to the ft equivalent of the metric altitudes.Paul

1. You can't enter FL331 or FL367 in the MD11 for 10100m or 11100m like in the 7472. the INIT page would not accept 330/10100/11100/370/390 but it has accepted 330/331/367/370/390

Looking round in other forums, etc it seems that if the a/c has only a feet altimeter then the pilot/copilot looks at a chart with conversions and flies to that. If a metric/feet altimeter then it's flown as altiude hold.Seem the planes built in China/Russia have the same problem flying into the rest of the world and have to use a conversion chart as well.I believe it's Turkmenistan now uses metric below FL120 and feet above.... no wonder it's confusing.John Ellison