I'm not sure... I was on the 320 before then came to LCAG for my command, there is years of MD11 flying left here. Maybe go onto the T7 or maybe go back to LH passenger fleet.

I'm not sure... I was on the 320 before then came to LCAG for my command, there is years of MD11 flying left here. Maybe go onto the T7 or maybe go back to LH passenger fleet.

Thank you for that reply, Dennis. I do hope you are in some way still connected to the ubiquitous MD-11F as we already have one or two or more R/L 737 pilots within Avsim, but unearthing a R/L MD-11F 'jock' is a real find. Your inputs are that much valued.

Yes very much still flying her at the moment, there are a few people within LCAG who have the PMDG sim... Just have to wait until they are bored down route somewhere and they may pop onto avsim.

Hi,

 

Once or twice a year, I come across EDDF (I don't live very far away, near the lake of Constanz (Bodensee)). I always enjoy to see the beautiful Lufthansa Cargo birds that close, after the landing, when we taxi to the gate. I hope I will have the chance to do so the next several years ;).

 

The aircraft has two touchscreen display units mounted either side of the flightdeck, and at the back of the flightdeck are two laptop docking stations where the crew member places his / her laptop this then powers the EFB, there is of course the function for crosstalk between the two units and the imput of GPS data etc from the aircraft.

 

Can you may be so kind and show us a pic of those EFBs in the MD-11? Ofcourse only if you are allowed to. ;)

I just can't imagine how such a device looks inside the flight deck.

 

Thank you,

 

Jonathan

 

 

Hi,

 

Once or twice a year, I come across EDDF (I don't live very far away, near the lake of Constanz (Bodensee)). I always enjoy to see the beautiful Lufthansa Cargo birds that close, after the landing, when we taxi to the gate. I hope I will have the chance to do so the next several years ;).

 

The aircraft has two touchscreen display units mounted either side of the flightdeck, and at the back of the flightdeck are two laptop docking stations where the crew member places his / her laptop this then powers the EFB, there is of course the function for crosstalk between the two units and the imput of GPS data etc from the aircraft.

 

Can you may be so kind and show us a pic of those EFBs in the MD-11? Ofcourse only if you are allowed to. ;)

I just can't imagine how such a device looks inside the flight deck.

 

Thank you,

 

Jonathan

 

Jonathan,

 

I just tried to link a couple of pictures on here but it did not allow it.

 

Just do a search on airliners . net and search for Lufthansa Cargo, Flightdeck

 

Should bring up a couple of good pictures of the EFB

 

D

Should bring up a couple of good pictures of the EFB

Got one only of the simulator at Zurich. Those EFBs look impressive. Wish the PMDG MD-11 could be so upgraded, but I very much doubt it would happen.

It is exactly the same size as the iPad... Actually the iPad works better as apples touchscreen is more user friendly.

 

Much better having your "EFB" working on a display unit such as the iPad than within the simulator itself, it would be just too small within the sim.

 

I just need to work out how to get the GPS out from FSX into the iPad then I can have the aircraft position on our company charts :)

 

If you search on airliners . Net for just Lufthansa cargo and Flightdeck you should get 2 or 3 pictures of the display unit, as I say that runs to basically two laptop docking stations.. And it is each crew members laptop that powers the display.

If you search on airliners . Net for just Lufthansa cargo and Flightdeck you should get 2 or 3 pictures

Tried that. Came up blank. Showed me flightdecks of a Martinair enroute c 1998.

Drop me a PM with your email.

 

D

This is the homepage for the systems: http://www.lhsystems.com/solutions/airline-solutions/airline-operations-solutions/lido-navigation.htm

Also found this, don't fully know what it is. Anyone who knows? http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/lido-iroutemanual-aeronautical/id413078249?mt=8

 

Manfred

Hi Manfred,

 

The application on the iTunes store is a sample set of LIDO charts, they also make another program for the iPad which is free to download... However will only work if your airline is a LIDO customer. (however you then get your airlines full route manual)

 

 

 

This is what we have fitted on the MD11 and across the LH fleet.

 

Here is another link... It's in German, however as we got talking about the Lufthansa way of doing things and the IT we use to calculate things such as takeoff distance.

 

Anyway, the first part of this video is in the LCAG crew room at FRA.. You can see the crews preparing for their flights and updating their workpads via the company network prior to flight.

 

Also has soon good footage of the main deck on the MD11 while she is being loaded.

 

Enjoy!

 

Some impressive footage there, Dennis. Thanks for sharing. Even though I do not speak German, I got the drift of who was who and who was what and who did what. To hear that Fire checklist voice so well replicated by PMDG was assuring.

The arrival itself was about the night flying ban at Frankfurt, but it gives some "rare" footage inside our briefing department.

 

Here is one for the 737 fans.. Filmed a few years ago, so no EFB in this.. Only the workpad http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqOg8xvmG-Q&feature=youtube_gdata_player

http://www.boeing.com/commercial/airports/acaps/md11sec3.pdf Pages 11-16 for take off length requirements.