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yes, it sounds dramatically, but speaking for the B737 family the FCC's are relative "old fashioned" they have the FD and AP functions as well as Mach Trim with AP on and Speed Trim with AP off, Autothrottle has it's own computer, same for the Yaw Damping. There was no basically change between the Classic and the NG, for the Max they introduced an additional Stall Managagement Yaw Damper Computer and included the AT functions into FCC's. Of course they all have Bits and BITE and internal logics to compare and protect, connect, disengage, indicate and so on, but this is valid for all the Boeing FCC's, from the classic B757/767 3-FCC architecture to the B744 and 748 - here the AT functions are incuded in the FMC's then B777 with a new idea of Autoflight Director Computer, Actuator Control Electronics and Primary Flight Computers and finally the card architecture of the B787's or the two FCC each with two independant chanel architecture of the MD11 from Douglas, not speaking about Airbus, since it's a PMDG thread... It's an interesting chapter of different methods but after all they do the same: controlling the plane. Best regards

The autopilot FCC is an electrical component with no mechanical input, electrical position and force signals transferred from CC/CW to FCC A/B. The meaning of the sentense seems to be: if due to overforce and shear off the mechanically system the position and force signals as FCC inputs are invalid, no further calculation of these signals will be made inside the FCC, meaning the AP channel is inoperative and could not be restored during flight since it is sheared off = mechanically damaged. The first PMDG product, the handbook for Hardys 747 PS1 Precision Simulator was also used as login precedure and state of the art for the time beeing. Best regards

Hello Nuno, thank you for your effort to bring the pilot callouts back to life, one question: since I have most of the TFDI MD11 functions successfully set to my Goflight modules I'd like to know if it possible to use to lua-script along with the Pollypot Goflight Interface Tool (GFIT), it has it's own Lua-interpreter which is started everytime the GFIT software is activated or do I have to set the script in every case to the FSUIPC directory? I'm not familiar with lua-coding or programming unfortunately. Best regards and again thank you.

I've clicked "Install" then yellow "Installing" message was present, then the lightred "Remove" message. After some seconds "Remove" going to blue "Install" button again. Tried this several times, and finally after the third Removal/Installation procedure of the navigraph hub software the installation went through and the actual NavDB was seen on FMC MCDU. Seems to be an "inconsistent" navigraph hub problem on my PC, I don't know, however happy to have it now. Thank you for your help in this matter... btw have you seen the removal of the last 2 digits at ALT scale if VS is more than +/-3000 ft. It's amazing this level of detail.... Best regards

Hello, yes I'm using MD11 since last update frequently without any problems. After navdata update today the navigraph hub is unable to install the DB into sim. Removed MD11 completely and installed new, with original deliverd DB plane is working, at the moment all additional liveries deleted, only flagships in community folder. Whenever I try to install new DB the old DB is gone and no new DB is availalable in AC. Does anybody know, where the DB ist installed in TFDI / MSFS2020? Best regards

Hello all, could not install navdata update via navigraph hub for cycle 2601, have MD11 MSFS2020 and all updated. Navigraph hub is going to blue install field after trying to update. Is it just me or anyone else - please note it's MSFS 2020 cargo and pax. Thanks and best regards

I'm using BATC because of it's easy to handle user interface and the price with FSTL models and beeing satisfied most of the time. Occassionally I'm missing the possibility to quick reset the traffic e.g. before collision during taxiing and also missing the opportunity to edit the Simbrief transferred flightplan directly in BATC, sometimes it will not accept the star or a waypoint although MSFS and the aircraft has accepted the plan. Mayby the possibilities were there, but could not resolve both items, discord is not the solution since it confuse me more then enlighting me. For Pushback using pushback helper and it is working fine, and at least I have an enroute chatter until the approach. Satisfied (with both exceptions noted) customer here. Best regards

I "feel" more comfortable than the TO'ner with the plane, but there may different points of view: for me it's more importand that the fuel schedule for long haul flight is programmed correctly (and it's a very complicated system, belive me) than a clickable armrest. The systems are working well, major bugs ironed out, EFB, WX and TERR are implemented and finally I have to say for me that plane is programmed in the spirit of Bill Grabowski - love it. PMDG never will develop a MD11 again since Lefteris has done the major parts of development for PMDG MD11, but they went on different paths and for P3D there was no MD11 available, only a B717 from TFDI. So it seem the only MD11 we have at the moment, I've been waiting for the extension module which including failure simulation, CB handling and more. From my side a clear recommendation if you are willing to dive deep into the divas systems. And regarding the price - you get the pax or freighter and for a small amount the other one - at PMDG you have to pay the T7-300 and then again the T7-freighter fully. Best regards

same here, what a mess with MS and their experiments

a walk-around for checking brake wear pins for minimums after some time of operation, general tire conditions, oil+fuel leaks, bird-strikes at blades, slats, radome, missing panels and so on. If this is implemented a walk-around makes sense, otherwise you can visit plane spotter websites to check the beauty of aircrafts. Best regards

sorry, Development instead of Design was meant

hopefully one day Precision Manuals Design Group will return to their roots, writing and now developing something new with Aerowinx, just a dream... Best regards

for me LOC capture is working when enter the 4-letter identifier / heading instead of frequency / heading manually.

I can see the reason for the parallel XBox implementation more in the fact, that here MS is earning a lot of money - AddOn developer have to pay a MS Marketplace fee to be present in the XBox world. In the PC enviroment this is avoidable by AddOn developers. Best regards.

and from their discord today: WX/TERR are in progress, pictures shown there. Best regards

Why we should be thankful for XBox (performance wise) We should not, the decision to develop MSFS as one edition for PC/XBox was a mistake, comperable only with the FSX one-core strategie idea. Instead of splitting the software for each system they modifying, fiddling and optimizing and finally get not the best result for both of them, they loose the chance for future developing most modern possible software for each the PC and Xbox. For me as PC user the XBox application is totally useles and only a source of errors and there any many of them in the last four years. Bad idea. This and the fragile server structure without a minimum resilince and specious reliability are both the biggest disadvantages of the MSFS. Best regards

please use the MD11F, checked actual with plan from KMIA to KDEN with 77T Cargo Freight also you may set PAX to 0. Best regards

I'm using following procedures: generate flt.pln in Simbrief, initializing MD11, importing pln into EFB, then sending W&B data to the FMC and doing the performance calculation, then continuing until TO. Have set all frequently required controls including AP to external hardware, have no mods in community folder and the MSFS settings to moderate to get a smooth output to the 55" and two 21" with Panel Popout Manager for the four screens. Set time compression during long hauls max 2x with FsSimRate and the plane is flying well, ILS frequency input into FMC manually, LOC capture with HDG SEL and landing manually from about 1500 - 1000 ft. Until now no CTD, blackouts or bluescreens, it is working. As next I'm trying to operate the ELEC/HYD/FUEL/AIR Panels one at a time in MAN mode to see what happens then. Is a lot of fun to operate the AC. What I'm missing are the WX/TERR displays. Best regards

Hi, finished several long haul and short leg without crashing, MCDU entries working well, LOC/GS captured accurate exept one time I was approaching LOC with wrong angle, step climb also working here. What do you mean with EET and what do you think is poor in regard to the EFB? And for the fuel - check the fuel system transfer behaviour during long haul route and compare with the books, it seem to be modelled accurate. Best regards

maybe it has something to do with the MS Store windows alert and clock update on 08.08. I have had to sync my clock under system / date and time. then the PC started but as written with 12 minutes loading time and is still in this condition.

.. it sounds more as a threat than a promise in regards to the MS server structure

since 8th of August again MS server issues, MS store and system updated, time syncronized but loading times (if it is connecting to MS server) up to 12 minutes normally 3-4, had nothing todo with Asobo update. What a mess, same procedure every week again and again. Then inflight the usual red brainless disconnect warnings in the middle of the screen. Best regards

Hello, using ancient I7-7700K / 1080Ti with moderate settings at 55" and two 21" screens for the displays by Panel Popout manager I have not one CTD, the plane is working stable and without stutterings. But I have no mod's in my community folder, only sceneries and aircrafts. Maybe that is a reason for, and for the GPWS question - unfortunately there is no EGPWS included, so the GPWS TERR OVRD SW has no function ,,, and for me the discord(s) are annoying, but maybe thats a question of age. Best regards

Pushing TERR OVRD Switch diables enhanced GPWS features during TO/APP/LDG and should be used within 15NM of RWY not contained in EGPWS database and did not affect Basic GPWS modes (this can only done by pushing the Ditching SW). But since EGPWS is not included in TFDI MD11 the TERR OVRD SW seems to be without function. Best regards

hopefully you found out, that you have to advance the throttles at least to 75%N1 to activate the ATS during TO, but as Dreamflight767 says read the manuals, watch the YT videos - it helps. Best regards