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Actually, two arrivals. First one coming in from the west, but overflying the city and turning in to come in from the seaward side And then - No idea what happened. Suddenly the aircraft just went all over the shop and ditched. Now I understand that phrase "better to travel than arrive". So went back and tried again. This time from landside. Reasonably clean landing (for me) but didn't have a lot of room left by the time I managed to stop. I think I need to re-calibrate my pedals. The VABB is a freeware from .to ( https://flightsim.to/file/11495/vabb-chhatrapati-shivaji-international-airport-bom)

I felt like I needed to say something to the PMDG team in recognition for their DNA which is that of absolutely outstanding products for the flight sim enthusiast. I recently had to reinstall all my PMDG addons to update them, and decided that while I was at it, I might as well reinstall the MD11 even though it is no longer supported by PMDG. Whilst I understand that the MD11 was a commercial failure both in real life and for its PMDG counterpart - it makes it no less of an incredible aircraft, a bundle of innovation way ahead of its time in terms of its systems and automations, only let down by an aging airframe and increasing oil prices that made it uneconomical to run. Today I flew the MD11 again for the first time in maybe five years. And it was fantastic. Yes, the graphics have aged slightly. Yes, some pmdg innovations of recent years are absent that make it a slightly more quirky addon to use. But from a systems and programming perspective.. what a beast. It flew an approach into Gdańsk (don’t ask why) absolutely perfectly. Despite the winds the descent path was followed spot on, respecting speed and altitude constraints all the way down. The controls on Final approach were smooth and clean, and just after touchdown it really felt like you had to get some brakes on to slow the beast down from its (nowadays) unusually fast touchdown speed. If you ignore the slightly aged graphics in the (fully functional) 3D cockpit, this addon is still an outstanding product to spend hours and hours on, displaying that PMDG smooth DNA, which immerses you fully in the aircraft, completely suspending disbelief, because everything just works as it should. When I compare this to more recent addons, such as a certain 787 that has recently come out (and is a respectable product), it still blows them out of the water entirely. Give that aircraft a graphic refresh and you could sell it for a 100 bucks all over again. Though admittedly, no-one would buy it, because seemingly no-one really cares. Shame. It’s a beautiful, beautiful piece of machinery that MD11. Unlike that other certain 787, it’ll never blow through an altitude constraint. It’ll never display pounds instead of kilos. It’ll always show the right flap and approach speeds. It’ll always follow its flight director as it should. It’ll always make you feel like you truly are on that flight deck with tons of cargo behind you. So I must say a big, enormous thank you to the PMDG team, veterans and newcomers, for the work they do. I never reached my dream of becoming an airline pilot. But PMDG’s product are as close as I’m ever gonna get, and it just feels like it’s pretty damn close. Whether I’m flying their 2009 vintage or their 2017 novelty, it just always feels just as close to the real thing. Can’t wait to see what’s next.

If you would like to see the full flight in full sound and motion check here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KSNIgi1C-4

Hello,Originally i posted this into the FSX forum and was asked to post here for additional help.I am aware that this has been asked before but does anybody have a fix for high TAT affecting climb performance?I use AS 2012 and the only aircraft i have seen this happen with is the PMDG-MD11, however i don't remember this happening with ASE.I do not use FSINN, just the programs mentioned above. A refresh of AS2012 does absolutely nothing; temp at 21,000 currently +45c, after refresh exactly the same. Shutting down AS2012 does nothing, and i am unable to restart it because doing so crashes FSX (recovers to a black screen, sounds audiable, then crash)I have attempted to use standard mode rather than direct, this has not corrected the problem.It happens perhaps 90% of the time, the remaining 10% it works completely fine.Any ideas?

Question: I've noticed that when using the instant replay for the 737NGx (and even the MD11), no animations, instruments etc, work. Wingflex is gone, the engines do not spin, the spoilers are in whatever position they were when you hit instant replay, and all instruments are frozen. Is this normal due to the complexity?Thanks.

Quick question i want a long haul modern airliner and have been looking at the PMDG MD11, any thoughts on this? The cockpit looks quite rough on Youtube, what are your general impressions, how has she aged?Or what about another airliner?Thank you in anticipation

Hello, I have the MD11 in P3D and I want FS2Crew for it. Before I buy it, can anyone who has the old Lady, FS2Crew and P3D test it. Thank You

Hello,I am aware that this has been asked before but does anybody have a fix for high TAT affecting climb performance?I use AS 2012 and the only aircraft i have seen this happen with is the PMDG-MD11, however i don't remember this happening with ASE.I do not use FSINN, just the programs mentioned above. A refresh of AS2012 does absolutely nothing; temp at 21,000 currently +45c, after refresh exactly the same. Shutting down AS2012 does nothing, and i am unable to restart it because doing so crashes FSX (recovers to a black screen, sounds audiable, then crash)Any ideas?