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  4. Posted

    54 minutes ago, iflygary said:

    Bob thank you.  Here's the interesting part. I have no idea. Not a clue.  I think but it's a wild guess, it was when I was out shopping because I made several trips to our local supermarket.  I wasn't wearing a mask because at the time the information given was that masks were only for people thought to have it.  Unfortunately when people are out they don't always abide by not entering your personal space( social distancing), so many times I have to make adjustments to how closely people come near me.  It's just a guess, because at this point, I'm the only person personally I know of that had it.

    Please stay safe out there are my words to everyone. I never thought it could happen to me and it did.

     

    Gary

    I was wondering, because I remember once when I got a bad flu, I knew exactly when I got it.  I went into a restaurant and seen someone that I knew.  I walked up to their table and said hello, and shook his hand.

    When I went back to my table, I seen him coughing real badly.  A few days later I was sick.

    It's so true that people just are not taking this pandemic seriously. I'm afraid that the next wave is going to be really bad.  I told my wife it will be a tsunami, not a wave. 

    People want to go about their business like nothing is different. It may be a hard lesson.

    Stay safe and healthy,

    Bob

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  6. Posted

    Thank you Gary

    On 5/1/2020 at 1:02 PM, iflygary said:

    Here you go!  This is a mod only to put the screen within the Garmin 500 within the aircraft.  The developer would have to make a modification to allow the bezel to show up.  Just copy and place these two lines at the top of your gauges in your Vcockpit04 segment of your panel.cfg. I will work on adding the GTN 650 as well but I'm just returning from a bout with Covid 19 and it hit me pretty hard.  It's trail and error making these adjustments and it takes time and patience.  It's fully functional within the screen.  Just make sure you have added it with the config tool.   I hope you enjoy😁

    2020-5-1_13-32-54-823

    //gauge00=LHC_SV_GPS500!gps_500_SLAVED,  7,109,1011,801
    gauge00=F1GTN!GTN750VC, 100,180,750,541,UNIT1.

    Gary

    Thank you.  I really appreciate this.

    I'm so sorry to hear that you had to deal with this Covid19. You are the first person that I've "met", so to speak, who has actually had it.

    Here in Alabama, most people believe it is "just a flu" designed to trip-up the coming elections. So the fact that  you have actually suffered with it let's me say that I know someone who has had it. 

    Good luck.  I hope you recuperate completely and never have to go through it again.

     

    Thanks again,

    Bob  

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  7. Posted

    3 hours ago, z06z33 said:

    I spoke to Lionheart about that,apparently no way to add it, save for a 2d pop-up. I got the same soundset,it sounds great! The flight dynamics are pretty much spot on as well!I've been flying the Super Viking in real life for 10 years.

    Wow!  That's great to know.  Thank you.

    Maybe someday Bert Pieke can show us how to put the RXP GTN750 in the dash.  I'll bet he could figure it out.

     

    Bob

  9. Posted

    Happy 2020 Everyone! May you never experience a CTD or OOM and may your FPS carry you smoothly through the virtual atmosphere.

    May you program your SIDs and STARs into your MCDUs and CDUs without errors and may you never experience a USB disconnect with your hardware.

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  10. Posted

    On 12/23/2019 at 2:41 PM, CapnOz said:

    Either way, Im still very much on the fence about the product. It looks great, but Ive been burned before from making quick descions. I will wait for more input etc...

    I definitely wouldn't buy it if I was you....luckily I'm not you.

    Over the years I've seen reviews by "experts" criticizing every major aircraft simulation, without exception, saying they don't "fly by the book". If I believed their diatribes my hanger would be empty and I'd be flying a bunch of default aircraft that really don't "fly by the book".

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  15. Posted

    4 hours ago, Rob_Ainscough said:

    Hmmm ... seems a few issues need to be addressed

    1.  Taxi 60Kts with all engines at idle?  (checked calibration of my devices, all good)

    2.  Couldn't get rid of the the cones around the aircraft no matter what I did.

    3.  Engine sounds are pretty bad (the seem to be all default sounds) inside and outside.

    Sorry but I can't recommend this aircraft at this price point in it's current state, hopefully some updates come down the pike.

    Cheers, Rob.

    Taxi with the two wing engines running.  Don't start engine 2 until you get to the runway.  It will taxi perfectly.

     Definitely use TSS sound. I think everything under the hood of this MD-11 is default P3D (FSX), just wired to different buttons.

    Pros:

    • You have what looks like an MD-11 in P3Dv4

    • Aircraft is very nice to hand-fly.  

    • Autopilot is capable of flying lateral navigation after you learn which buttons to push.

    • VC looks way better than anything that Sky Simulations has previously released.  They did a lot of work to make it look this good.

    • Uses a dedicated version of Easy FMC for the CDU, which has been around for a while and is a simplefied FMC/CDU that will get you there. 

    CONS

    • Flight systems do not work like the real MD-11 in any way (based on my experience using PMDG and TFDi).  This is an MD-11 in looks only.

    • FMC/CDU will not accept SIDs and STARs and doesn't seem to be able to update the nav-data with Navigraph.

    • Sounds are sub-par.

    • Has no VNAV capabilities at all.  You must use VS to climb or desend

    • Panel displays are a little blurry.  Must use pop-up displays to really see what is going on.

    • Taxis way too fast with three engines running.  This may be true with the real aircraft.  Taxing on two wing engines works perfectly

    • By interfacing with navigation databases:
    In order to keep it simple, EasyFMC has been designed to use the existing GPS database that every user has within FS2004 or FSX. This is convenient because you don’t need to install and maintain a navigation database. The drawback is that the GPS information is not up to date. If you have some advanced add-on, such as PMDG, Level-D or Wilco, you may have a better navigation database. (from EasyFMC manual on website) EasyFMC Doc

     

     

  16. Posted

    High-Bypass,

    Your right, Sky Simulations are definately off to a good start, but it's just a start.  There is a long way before this aircraft will be in a class with the "lite" or "mid" system aircraft released by companies like Aerosoft or QualityWings.

    For me, in order to have a valid "lite" aircraft, the flight systems must resemble the real aircraft in a way that you get the "feel" of operating an MD-11

    The fact that it has an FMC is enough for me, even if it is made by "EasyFMC", but I would like it to have an up-datable nav-data base with SIDs and STARs, so it can be flown online with confidence.

    Also the FCP does not work at all like the real MD-11 and for  me, that is a problem.  Below is what PMDG wrote about the procedure for using the FCP on their MD-11 for FSX:

    "The autothrottle and autopilot systems on the MD‐11 are NOT independent of each other in the way that they are on Boeing aircraft.
    Before takeoff, pressing the AUTOFLIGHT button on the FCP arms both the autothrottle and the autopilot takeoff modes. Advancing the throttles manually past around 60% N1 will cause the autothrottle system to actually engage and begin controlling thrust. There is an audible click sound from the panel when this happens.

    After takeoff, press Autoflight again to do the equivalent of pressing one of the autopilot CMD buttons on a Boeing. This will actually give control of the pitch and roll modes over to the AP. From this point on, the two systems are completely unified and essentially operate as a combined system until disengagement at landing." (12/22/2016  Tips for Boeing pilots learning the MD11 by PMDG Simulations)

    (brings a tear to my eye)

     

    The MD-11 that Sky Simulations released with v2.2 does not replicate this in any way.  I believe they just took the default autopilot for FSX (P3D) and wired it to the FCP buttons as best that they could.

    Kind of a long way from having an MD-11 in P3Dv4, but it looks good anyway and it does manually fly really well.  So well actually, that I wouldn't even try a full autoland with it because I don't believe it could do that any good at all.

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  17. Posted

    14 hours ago, Rob_Ainscough said:

    And "lite" on my wallet ... no expectations of PMDG or FSLabs depth ... I just love these triples, CS, JF, and now this.

    Cheers, Rob.

    i just did a full flight from KSEA to KLAS.  I've come to the conclusion that this is not so much a "lite" version, but a very inaccurate version.

    It did not catch the localizer or glide slope.  I had to use the vertical speed knob to descend until I disconnected the autopilot to land, even though the bright green annunciators showed that I was locked on the localizer and the glide slope.

    The APU finally did shut off, so it must just take a while to cool down before it cuts off.

    So many things don't work like their supposed to that I can't say them all.

    Still it is flyable and handles very good on manual.  Since it don't work like an MD-11 you have to figure out what does what in order to make use of the autopilot the best that you can.

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  18. Posted

    I got the autothrottles working.  You have to push FMS speed for them to work. On the PMDG MD-11, when you push "Auto Flight" the autothrottles would be working.

    Still no SIDs yet though.  I don't know where they are on the FMS, or where I can update the nav data yet.

    Another problem is that I cannot turn off the APU once it is started.  Just have to leave it running.

    Still it is a fun aircraft to fly.  I'll be installing my TSS MD-11 sound package next.

    It taxis perfectly on the two wing engines.

    The more I fly it, the more I'm liking it.  It's just nice to have an MD-11 in P3Dv4, even if it has some faults.

    The cockpit visuals are not too bad.  Actually better than PMDG's old MD-11 for FSX.

    I may have to install FSXSE so I can install my PMDG MD-11 and compare them.

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  19. Posted

    5 hours ago, Rob_Ainscough said:

    no expectations of PMDG or FSLabs depth

    Cheers, Rob.

    I believe there is a place for aircraft like the Aerosoft A320, QualityWings 757, and others that are not the system depth of PMDG or FSLabs.

    These aircraft can be very enjoyable to fly as long as they are well made, consistant and stable.

    Any model of the MD-11 should have some form of PROF working and a working autothrottle, because the MD-11 was a highly automated aircraft.  I don't expect Sky Simulations to be as in-depth as the PMDG MD-11 or the TFDi 717, but I do expect it to have the basic system automation of the MD-11.  This one may have that once I get everything loaded and working right.  I'm hopeful anyway.

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  20. Posted

    Looking at the .cfg file, I believe it is supposed to have autothrottle working.  Mine just was not.

    I am going to reload it and try again.  I could not get the FMC/CDU to work until I reloaded the MD-11, so some of the problems may be me.

    It also says in the manual that it is supposed to use SIDs and STARs, but the sample picture of the CDU screen on the manual doesn't show any SIDs, just runways and ILS frequencies, so I don't know where the SIDs are.

    I need to find out if the nav data can be updated.  I don't know where they are getting it from.

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  21. Posted

    I bought it. It's not bad.  Much better than the other MD-11 or DC-10 anyway.

    PROF doesn't seem to work at all, and it has no autothrottles.  Throttles must be handled manually, which I don't mind that much, but, not knowing that, I almost let it stall before I seen that I needed to push the throttles forward. 

    I don't see how SIDs or STARs can be loaded.  I took off from KSEA 16L and it didn't give me any choices for SIDs.  I have to see how to update the FMS data base.  Haven't read that far yet.

    Seems best to taxi with just one or two engines running, or you'll have to ride the brakes all the way.

    NAV works and VS works, but like I said PROF doesn't work at all and IAS doesn't seem to work, especially with no autothrottle.

    It seems to handle very good.  Feels heavy when flying manually.

    Visually, the cockpit is much better than anything else that Sky Simulations has released, but not near today's standards.  I didn't mind that too much though.  Sit in it for a while and you get used to the visuals.

    I didn't do a full flight because I have to go to bed, but I'll try to land it next time and see how that feels.

    I have to say though, it's fun to fly.  Maybe they'll update it, or maybe I'm not doing something the way it needs to be done, although I fly the TFDi 717 a lot, which is very similar to the MD-11, and I remember a lot about flying the MD-11 since I did fly it a lot when I had FSX.

    I know that when taking off with the PMDG version, I'm supposed to push "Autopilot" once and that will set the throttles for takeoff, then after taking off I'm supposed to push it again to set the autopilot.  None of that works though.

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