BigBadStato

Gentlemen, Whilst I didn't want to hear it, I think you were both right. Not so much over controlling but more so incorrect use of the trim...I was in the middle of typing my rebuke when I thought I better go and do some testing before I argue with you. I have found what I was doing is rather than progressively trimming as the airspeed bled off, I was simply trimming too much...ammature mistake, thanks for helping me realize what I was doing...a bit too used to the MD-11. Sim pilot since 2008, always learning....I need to go and have a good hard look at myself... Cheers John

Captains, When I disconnect the autopilot to handfly my approach I get big variations in vertical speed and can not get it to hold a steady descent profile....I'm aware of the fbw trim indicator and I have it positioned for my approach speed but no matter what I do it wont sit steady...it'll drop the nose and all of a sudden im descending at 1500fpm so I intervene and pull the nose up a little and it then reduces the sink rate to the point where i end up high..so basically i end up wallowing up and down the glideslope...anyone have a similar issue? Do i have a bug..need a fresh install? Just for comparison, I have no problem in hand flying and getting good steady descent profiles in the 737 and MD-11 Thanks in advance John Davis

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mZNAOHuECA The best for engine sound that I have found. Turn it up, I dare you! John

Just thought I would throw my 2 cents in. When I bought the MD-11 back in 2010 i think, I also found the TSS sound pack online and bought it straight away....thought it was cool and I think I made a similar post on this forum, one of the PMDG staff also advised me that the sounds were not accurate and that the sounds in the PMDG MD-11 cockpit were correct. I have recently bought a new gaming PC and still fly the MD-11 and no longer have the TSS sound pack, I'm not sure what I was thinking before, but the sounds that PMDG have recorded are amazing! Particularly during engine start, I get a very nice deep basey rumble as N2 builds! Absolutely love it, and also the sounds during the cruise, what sounds like the wind over the fuselage is much more enjoyable than hearing the TSS sounds constantly adjusting the engine speed. So I say, great work PMDG! Again, just my two cents. Blue skies to all and bring on the 777!

Just thought I'd give my 2 cents, if you haven't already bought it after all these positive reviews! Here's another one. The PMDG MD-11 was the second Airliner addon I bought, after the LevelD 767. I've had it since 2010 and have not stopped flying it since, I got bored with the LEVELD 767 although it is very well done...but for some reason the MD-11 still captures my interest! It is great to hand fly and as someone else suggested, get the AoA flight training vids and you'll be set! Hand flying VORDME ARC and visual approaches in this bird are just so rewarding! Happy days

Thankyou Harvester21 , You're a champ! Ironically ,I just flew this route EHAM-LEPA and did the VORDME approach into Rwy 24L, was great fun!

Hey guys, i haven't seen this ITVV video, can you post a link? Thankyou John

Thanks for the lightning quick reply Bank_Angle!

G'day Captains, Anyone know where I can find takeoff performance charts for this bird, I've found landing charts in the FCOM but no takeoff?? Thanks in advance. regards John

Sweeet! I love the sound set of the NGX! Been cranking the speakers all weekend! neighbors will be sick of it! But i love it!

Thanks for quick reply, I will check next time i fly!regards John

G'day everyone, I have had this problem too...aircraft seems to run out of thrust and therefore airspeed begins to bleed off...usually above fl200...even disabling A/T and manually advancing thrust levers makes no diff...i have to pitch down to build up airspeed.....funny thing i have notice....i have another addon, the LevelD Boeing 767, it also happens on this....now the Boeing 737....i don't know if it is something i am doing wrong with the Boeing product because I have never had this problem with the PMDG MD-11...regards John

check your FMC gents, Menu then aircraft or options..can't remember....call outs are in there somewhere

Yup, go to your FMC, press menu, then PMDG setup, then options, then performance ...you'll see your frames for VC on the right...type 99 in scratch pad and then lines select key r1,r2,r3,r4....give it ago...see what happens

G'day everyone, just wanted to share another option for improving fps.I spent a bit of time trying different settings within FSX...(I guess all comps will be different,also set the target fps to 99 in fsx settings), added to that I have also set in the ngx fmc...menu-options-performance (i think) the 3d targets to 99..all 4 of them...(i left the 2d at 15)This seems to have made the best improvement along with the fsx settings...I am now getting an improvement of about 5-6 fps which doesn't sound like much but it is enough to make it run smoothly....this is at night time with all lighting on plus HUG plus both capt and FO displays working and approaching the runway.Hope this helps some others.I'd almost given up hope and parked the plane until i get some new hardware...but not now! time to stand em up!!