davidbartoli

If PROF ARMED is shown on PFD it should ARM at 400 ft. If this does not happen, on the real airplane, there could be some problem in the ground/flight shifting or some data is missing on the FMS. But may be it s just a problem on this flight. try to reset the flight doing everything from the beginning

the maintenance on the MD11 is certainly an issue, it is an aircraft demanding constant attention. In my 14 years experience flying this airplane I have seen how it's reliability decreased drammaticaly when the maint. quality (whatever is the reason) is reduced. It s still a great freighter anyway. with the actual leasing cost of a 777F you can have at least 4 MD11, but of the 200 built, only a handful is available in the desert so even getting one is not so easy. Regarding the cargo capacity, on the weight the 777 wins but on the volume the capacity is very similar with the 777 capable of 37 standard pallets vs 36 of the MD11 I m not an airline business expert, just an MD11 cqptain but if i'd have to start a cargo airline with MD11s, my major concern would be having a VERY well qualified staff, both, pilots and maint.staff or i wiould see my fleet spending more time in the hangar than in the air, ater all the newest MD11 built is already 14 years old.