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Probably best to just manual fly it. You can put the runway on the ND and then use some fix range rings to make distance from the airport. Otherwise what you can do is find a waypoint on the approach (FAF for example) and make some place, bearing, range waypoints (PBR)... for example (try this if you want) go to CYYC runway 16 and put in these waypoints:SESDOSESDO073/5ZYC073/5ZYCRWY 16 This will give you a fairly tight traffic pattern with a 4 mile final. Cam

Hey on the NG if you're flying a dual channel approach the autopilot will remain on during go-around. If only a single channel the autopilot will disconnect.Cam

You mean on the MCP or the FMA? On the MCP it's normal. It just means you can't deselect LNAV/VNAV by pushing the button again.. i.e. it's locked in. On the FMA you will see LNAV/VNAV indicated there though. Cam Jones

Hey Shane, Norton is bloatware these days as far as I'm concerned, and it's protection value in my mind is questionable. That said, I myself have been quite happy with Microsoft Security Essentials, I never notice it's running and it's protected me in a couple cases so far. Seems like you have a nice clean system otherwise so this would be what I would try...Cam Jones

The two possible voltages are 24V and 28V.... although I'm not sure what voltages drive each light.. it would go through the master bright/dim circuit as well. I'm not sure how much difference you'd actually really notice. Do you have any example pictures? I've never seen this...Cam

Hey Dinshaw,You are correct that the blue lights can be two different intensities. The normal state is dim, however if a valve (such as the fuel cross feed valve, wing anti-ice) does not agree with the position of the switch the light will be brighter. What this means if you turn the fuel cross feed valve open, in the time the valve is in transit the light will be brighter. Once it reaches the full open position you'll get the dim light. I'm sure you'll find PMDG has simulated this and all the timings are accurate to the speed of the valves in the real airplane.Cam Jones

Provided dual engine failure was not caused by fuel starvation you have the APU. If you don't have the APU then you have limited standby electrical power provided by the battery. Your ailerons and elevators will be very difficult to move but still possible as it's not a fly by wire aircraft. The control surfaces are attached to the controls in the cockpit by steel cables. This is known as a "manual reversion".Cam Jones

Hey,The range rings are a customer option, which is probably why they aren't on the shots that have been posted. But I'm pretty sure PMDG will include this.Cam Jones

Ryan is right, since on a lot of NGs, the No Smoking Signs in the cabin are wired to be always on, the switch does not control the no-smoking signs anymore but will still make a chime. So they re-purposed the switch in this case.Cam Jones

Which aircraft and which SID/Runway?You'll often get route disconnects between SIDs and the next waypoint. You just need to connect them. In the 744 for example, just line select the next waypoint up, or on the MD11 delete the disconnect.Cam Jones

In order for a simulator to be certified to a level D simulator you need to meet or exceed certain requirements.- Six degrees of freedom motion system.- Minimum 150 degree visual system that can simulate any time of day and accurate weather conditions.- All controls/instruments etc must be the exact same as the real aircraft.- Continuous testing. This is probably the most important aspect, there are dozens of test that need to be preformed at regular intervals and the results much be within a certain tolerance of the real aircraft. There's more then just this, and each requirement has a lot more details. You should be able to find this information in the FAA simulator regulations.So to summarize, it's probably impossible to get close to level D simulation. There is a separate category called flight training devices (FTDs) and that would be something that you could probably do at home.Cam Jones

Hey Ronald,They mean North, East, West, South for inputting coordinates using the CDU.---Cameron Jones

It's on the center pedestal, the exact location will depend on airline, but I would think usually closer to the captain. The FO will also have a indicator panel directly below his clock in order to show current HUD mode indications so he can know what the captain is seeing.Cam Jones

Yeah, just a side effect of filming them. The clocks will do the same. You don't see that in real life.Cam Jones

Hi Simon,There are two different Mode Control Panels available, one made by Honeywell (smaller rectangular buttons) and one made by Collins (bigger square buttons). The team has mentioned that both will be simulated and options.----Cam Jones

I think due to the high heat and lack of any air flow/cooling, they would burst in the gear bay. There are lots of components in the main landing gear bay so if one blew up there it could take out a lot of stuff.----Cam Jones

I can answer this with some authority... This I don't know.... even if it was simulated smoke, that seems to be a lot. Those are for air conditioning. Some sims only have one, but as you pack more electronics in you need to keep them cool. The mirror that the pilot's look at is a very thin mylar material. Similar to the inside of a chip bag. It's pulled across the dome and held perfectly flat by a vacuum pump. The images are not actually projected onto the mirror though, what you see is a reflection of a screen above your head. Because the mylar mirror is collimated you get an illusion of depth, which makes it easier to judge distances. Let me know if you have any other sim questions.Cam J

Edit: My reading skills are lacking. Dan already got the right answer... can't seem to delete this.Cam Jones

Sounds good to me. From a maintenance perspective, on the real aircraft you could preform a DU Loop Test through the MAINT BITE pages on the FMC and determine where the fault is coming from. White generally means one of the GG (Graphic Generators) is faulty. If you lose a whole DEU (Two GGs) the flag would be amber.Cam Jones

I hope Jack doesn't mind me posting a question while he's away on his red eye.What does CDS MAINT mean when displayed on the bottom left of the PFD?Cam Jones

Red indicates gear not locked. Provided overhead right main gear light is green it's likely a sensor problem and it is safe to land.Cam Jones

Hey Richard. You are right. There are two different types of MCPs for the NG. One has the "flatter" switch and smaller rectangular buttons, the other has the round A/T Arm switch with larger square buttons.Cam Jones

The rivets and line exist on some DUs but not others in real life. It depends on the part number of the display unit. Both are interchangeable but they obviously have some differences. I'm pretty sure the two rivets and the line are so that if the ambient light sensor needs to be replaced you don't have to pull off the entire bezel.I also don't think it would be uncommon to see a mix of the two different DU types in a real aircraft.Cam Jones

My mistake, I should have done a search!Thanks,Cam Jones

Hey everyone,I'm not sure if this is normal for the MD11 but a friend and I have noticed that when it autotunes, the PMDG MD11 tunes to the same VOR station on both Nav 1 and 2. Is this normal? I know the 747/767 etc will try to tune to different ones if they are available.Thanks,Cam Jones