9 hours ago, Maxis said:

Can someone with the product comment on how resource heavy the MD-11 is vs the PMDG 777 ? And on systems depth ? Is this product systems complete and is the flight model a good representation of the real  MD 11 ? Especially with the somewhat unstable tendencies of the real thing on landing. All approach modes are present and working such as RNAV/RNP ? Any issues with VNAV and observing and respecting  SID/STAR constraints ?

One of the best Add's for Flightsimulation in case to fly Airliners and for me in the same Boot as the PMDG 777, at least, but you fly a MD-11 so not a that modern AC as the PMDG 777 is..

But that's the point: anyone who wants to fly an MD-11 doesn't want to fly a 777, both in terms of systems and flight characteristics, and TFDi has implemented that very well. And yes, it does RNAV and more, and the VNAV flight is also perfectly fine for an MD-11, in my opinion.

RESOURCES are about the same as the 777 is i would say, at least on my PC system..

cheers 😉

Edited February 13Feb 13 by pmplayer

On 2/11/2026 at 5:44 PM, Joshua757 said:

Haha sorry about that. I too saw the post at the top of the list earlier in the day and thought it was a new update. Turns out someone else replied to the topic, thus shifting it to the top of the feed page. 🙂

No problem!  No biggie 🙂👍

On 2/12/2026 at 10:23 PM, Maxis said:

Can someone with the product comment on how resource heavy the MD-11 is vs the PMDG 777 ? And on systems depth ? Is this product systems complete and is the flight model a good representation of the real  MD 11 ? Especially with the somewhat unstable tendencies of the real thing on landing. All approach modes are present and working such as RNAV/RNP ? Any issues with VNAV and observing and respecting  SID/STAR constraints ?

For me:-

- It's definitely heavier on resources that the PMDG 777, but not disastrously so. The passenger model in particular has a lot of detail and polygons going on in that cabin.

- Systems for the most part work well and appear comprehensive.  I don't use failures but for normal ops it's very functionally detailed.  The flight modes are the biggest area of learning, if you're coming from Airbus or Boeing.  In some ways it's like Boeing, but in others it's similar to Airbus with 'managed' and 'selected' modes (although it doesn't refer to them as that).  The colours shown on the PFD FMA are key to understanding what the aircraft is doing.  Purple text means you're in a managed situation.  White text means you're in a selected situation. 

Where it catches you out is that 'Profile' is the equivalent mode to VNAV, when taking off. You should pre-select 'Profile' on the ground. However, after take off 'Profile' disappears from the FMA so the only way you know whether the aircraft is climbing as per it's profile (eg VNAV), or whether it's climbing to a selected IAS (eg. FLCH) is by the colour of the FMA text (Eg "320 PITCH"). It will show that same FMA whether in managed (magenta, VNAV or profile), or selected (white, FLCH).

It takes some adapating to but once you master it's very enjoyable because it's so different to other airliners of the age.

The only thing I don't like about it is that I do find the lower section of the approach very difficult. My flare and landings are smooth but for the 1000' just prior to that, it wallows around like an uncoordinated Beluga whale.  Add to that the fact that the A/T is slow to react and it becomes a challenging aircraft to perform a smooth approach with.  I've become lazy and tend to leave the AP on until 500'.   Even sometimes then I manage to mess that remaining 500' up 😄 But once I'm over the threshold, it's easy to flare and land.

2 hours ago, JYW said:

For me:-

- It's definitely heavier on resources that the PMDG 777, but not disastrously so. The passenger model in particular has a lot of detail and polygons going on in that cabin.

- Systems for the most part work well and appear comprehensive.  I don't use failures but for normal ops it's very functionally detailed.  The flight modes are the biggest area of learning, if you're coming from Airbus or Boeing.  In some ways it's like Boeing, but in others it's similar to Airbus with 'managed' and 'selected' modes (although it doesn't refer to them as that).  The colours shown on the PFD FMA are key to understanding what the aircraft is doing.  Purple text means you're in a managed situation.  White text means you're in a selected situation. 

Where it catches you out is that 'Profile' is the equivalent mode to VNAV, when taking off. You should pre-select 'Profile' on the ground. However, after take off 'Profile' disappears from the FMA so the only way you know whether the aircraft is climbing as per it's profile (eg VNAV), or whether it's climbing to a selected IAS (eg. FLCH) is by the colour of the FMA text (Eg "320 PITCH"). It will show that same FMA whether in managed (magenta, VNAV or profile), or selected (white, FLCH).

It takes some adapating to but once you master it's very enjoyable because it's so different to other airliners of the age.

The only thing I don't like about it is that I do find the lower section of the approach very difficult. My flare and landings are smooth but for the 1000' just prior to that, it wallows around like an uncoordinated Beluga whale.  Add to that the fact that the A/T is slow to react and it becomes a challenging aircraft to perform a smooth approach with.  I've become lazy and tend to leave the AP on until 500'.   Even sometimes then I manage to mess that remaining 500' up 😄 But once I'm over the threshold, it's easy to flare and land.

Brilliant points. 

And with the "new" update from some days, the online model is a complete disaster like before and the recorded video that I did, sad, and they touched some LODs (regarding changelog) but not those related to their online aircrafts.

Do they read these topics?, or a link to send them this video easily or so?
 

 

I dropped $90 on this one and it is early, so take my comments as initial impressions. First, the cockpit textures are not very good. And i would say that applies to the exterior textures as well. Now some will argue that for a study level a/c the visuals don’t matter that much, but i disagree. I want an immersive experience, and the visuals are bad enough in the MD-11 to break that immersion. Performance is definitely worse than the 777, A320 or A350. So poor performance and poor visuals…it is a bad combo imo. The EFB is pretty weak, too. This I knew going in, but still. 

Hoping to eventually get what all the hype is about with this thing. I will stick it out, mainly because I have too much into it, but also because i think so many positive comments cannot be this wrong. 

On a more positive note, I had another flight with the 777F, which i also initially didn’t really care for, and I am warming up to it a bit. It is just so darn easy. I feel more engaged with the Fenix lol. This is another reason why i bought the MD-11, as i want to be more engaged. 

Early days. 

The issue I’ve run into with this one is having it freeze the entire sim when using the built in pause at TOD.  I’ve seen other reports on discord.  I haven’t flown it since the last patch, but didn’t see anything mentioned in those patch notes.

16 minutes ago, regis9 said:

The issue I’ve run into with this one is having it freeze the entire sim when using the built in pause at TOD.

It does that for me too 👍

But strangely, a number of complex aircraft (from different devs) have the same issue at my end. The Ini A340 dies if I let it pause at TOD too.  The only aircraft that has a "Pause at TOD" that works for me is the PMDGs.   I think it's something to do with MSFS's convoluted, multiple pause methods. Perhaps. Maybe not!

But yes, the first time I let the MD-11 pause at TOD, it froze the entire sim and could not be saved. I still enjoy the MD-11 but never use that feature now.

Edited March 14Mar 14 by JYW

1 hour ago, regis9 said:

The issue I’ve run into with this one is having it freeze the entire sim when using the built in pause at TOD.  I’ve seen other reports on discord.  I haven’t flown it since the last patch, but didn’t see anything mentioned in those patch notes.

There is a known issue.  It’s reported on their discord page by numerous users.  For some reason, they (TFDi) cannot replicate it and there for no immediate fix is available.  Extremely frustrating and with the way I need to sim, I cannot use the airplane.  I need airplanes to function when I unpause them.

Edited March 14Mar 14 by Dreamflight767

It’s unfortunate that they can’t duplicate it, it’s been 100% reproducible for me since the second to last patch.  I’ll need to use a third party jump ahead app instead in the meantime.

An Update to the Update Thread. Released April 2, 2026 Ain’t no joke. 

-B

Hi all, we've released version 1.1.27 of the MD-11! The changes are minor, but improve some minor display issues, correct a typo, and fix to the control mapping for brakes. We've also updated the libraries/SDK versions to be more inline with current standards.

## 1.1.27 (02 April 2026)
- 🔧 **FIXED** - PFD altitude tape indicator line sizes
- 🔧 **FIXED** - EAD dial engine limit line sizes
- 🔧 **FIXED** - Lack of clipping on edge of PFD compass
- 🔧 **FIXED** - Incorrect drawing size of EAD dial ignition bolt
- 🔧 **FIXED** - Slight misalignment of GE EAD dial values
- 🔧 **FIXED** - Lines on edge of SD and EAD extending slightly too far
- 🔧 **FIXED** - Cargo door test not running on subsequent flights
- 🔧 **FIXED** - BRAKES_RIGHT mapping to left brake pedal
- 🔧 **FIXED** - [MSFS/FS24] Typo in freighter cabin decal
- ✏️ **CHANGED** - Optimized memory usage
- ✏️ **CHANGED** - Updated to release mode and newer SDK
- ✏️ **CHANGED** - [FS24] Core systems now run as a "Systems" module instead of a "Gauge"

DARN IT!!!   Nothing about un-pause at TOD frozen airplane.