January 17Jan 17 12 minutes ago, SAS443 said: You must realize that the airframe+wing was a thing from the late 60s As are the 737 and 747. Didn't stop them from remaining succesful. Well except for the 747 eventually got phased out for the exact same reasons as the other aircraft already mentioned: Too many engines.
January 17Jan 17 19 minutes ago, Farlis said: As are the 737 and 747. Didn't stop them from remaining succesful what kind of competitor did the 747 face, until the A380 showed up? It's not like customers could choose from 3 different manufacturers when purchasing 747-size widebodies. Which would be situation with a twin engine MD. And I repeat; it would be the least attractive choice. re: 737, different matter. Boeing had the financials to continously improve it (but as you might know, they also took a few shortcut in the QA department recently). Also, airlines are locked in since it already existed in the thousands among fleets world-wide, not financially attractive to opt out. So not comparable to a hypotethic twing engine MD which would have zero commonality with a predecessor. EASA PPL SEPL + NQ / CB-IR in progress MSFS24 | X-Plane 12
January 17Jan 17 Hypothetical RW scenarios aside, we’re glad TFDi chose to fill this significant void by bringing an MD-11 to our MSFS world. At this point, TFDi seems dedicated to improving and updating the product…for a remarkable Trijet, whose time, in the RW, has come and (almost) gone… I often used to catch sight of the unmistakeable FedEx MD-11s in the skies above O’Hare, but not so much in recent years… Happy flying with it…!
January 17Jan 17 For some reason, I think since the update, I can't pick up a GS at any airport. I went on Discord and someone said it is a bug and any runway where the runway and its reciprocal (like 9 and 27) use the same ILS frequency you can't pick it up? Is that correct? Anyone else have this issue?
January 17Jan 17 28 minutes ago, P_7878 said: for a remarkable Trijet, whose time, in the RW, has come and (almost) gone… Yeah, that's something I noticed, that more and more Cargo Airlines who used to fly her, phased her out and now fly 777F instead. And who knows if she is ever allowed to fly again after the UPS incident.
January 17Jan 17 25 minutes ago, Farlis said: Yeah, that's something I noticed, that more and more Cargo Airlines who used to fly her, phased her out and now fly 777F instead. And who knows if she is ever allowed to fly again after the UPS incident. AI tells me that FedEx's MD-11s through their Chicago Hub, indeed remain grounded for now. FedEx claims that the MD-11s will be back flying this Spring after FAA inspections...to be seen...
January 18Jan 18 I don't know what it is about this plane, but I am addicted to it. Maybe because it is different than the Airbuses and Boeings. It is a handful, but a lot of fun. Still struggle on the climb, but I will figure it out...hopefully...
January 18Jan 18 How have you guys configured the Reverse Thrusters on your controllers? I have the Honeycomb Bravo throttle Quadrant but cannot seem to get all three of the Reverse thrusters to work together in the Settings of MSFS-2024. I can map two of them but when I try to map three by pulling them all back for it to register, only two will map.
January 18Jan 18 7 hours ago, lehbird said: Still struggle on the climb, but I will figure it out...hopefully... What's there to struggle? As long as the Slats are out, climb power is limited. Once you are fast enough to retract them she will climb normally.
January 18Jan 18 2 hours ago, Farlis said: What's there to struggle? As long as the Slats are out, climb power is limited. Once you are fast enough to retract them she will climb normally. I should have been more clear. Hand flying a climb, no issues; trying to engage the AP correctly, a different story....
January 18Jan 18 1 hour ago, lehbird said: I should have been more clear. Hand flying a climb, no issues; trying to engage the AP correctly, a different story.... I don’t own this MD-11, but I used to extensively fly the PMDG one. As far as I remember, once you press that AUTOFLIGHT button; with Slats out (and Throttles advanced), the aircraft always climbed rapidly (with those pleasing announcements), and had no issue…actually a rather smart and integrated system of autopilot and autothrust functions… Maybe an actual user here can chime in. Also, check the relevant manual section for correct procedures… Good luck… Edited January 18Jan 18 by P_7878
January 18Jan 18 1 hour ago, lehbird said: I should have been more clear. Hand flying a climb, no issues; trying to engage the AP correctly, a different story.... I don't get what is so difficult about it. You press Autoflight once on the ground while lining up. This arms the autothrottle. It will take over once you advanced the throttles to 70% And when you then press it again in the air it engages the autopilot. It's all in the quick start guide: https://docs.tfdidesign.com/md11/quick-start Edited January 18Jan 18 by Farlis
January 18Jan 18 He does not want to use the autopilot right away. Why do you keep going back to the AP Nothing wrong with trying to fly manual on takeoff. Lots of fun. Ron MSFS 2024 -Too many airplanes to name. Too many airports to name.
January 18Jan 18 1 hour ago, Farlis said: I don't get what is so difficult about it. You press Autoflight once on the ground while lining up. This arms the autothrottle. It will take over once you advanced the throttles to 70% And when you then press it again in the air it engages the autopilot. It's all in the quick start guide: https://docs.tfdidesign.com/md11/quick-start Have a nice day..... 46 minutes ago, Ron Lefebvre said: He does not want to use the autopilot right away. Why do you keep going back to the AP Nothing wrong with trying to fly manual on takeoff. Lots of fun. Agreed on the manual takeoff, just trying to get an understanding of the AP logic is all as it is somewhat different than Boeing and Airbus.
January 18Jan 18 48 minutes ago, Ron Lefebvre said: He does not want to use the autopilot right away. Why do you keep going back to the AP Nothing wrong with trying to fly manual on takeoff. Lots of fun. Ron: Yes one can certainly hand-fly the initial phase after takeoff. It’s good fun. However, I read that he is running into issues on engagement of autopilot. For this airliner, at some point, one is to allow the PROF and Flight Plan activation functions to take over, not that you cannot continue without it all the way to cruise. Of course, I’m no RW pilot… Moreover, as he has noticed and said, the autopilot system here operates slightly differently from what we’re used to on the (generic) A- and B- airliners. That’s actually the beauty of this one, if you ask me…
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