Ex-MD-11 Pilot and TFDI Quality Assurance member flies a comprehensive flight. Buy this add-on.

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Allow me to first emphasize how thankful I am to have been included in the development of the TFDI MD-11 as a Quality Assurance Team member (read; unpaid intern!). I love this organization, and I have nothing but respect for their incredible development team. Oh, the product also rocks, and will get better and better with each passing revision. I have no doubt.
I have been waiting so long for the PMDG 777 and the TFDi MD-11 to make it to MSFS. I flew the PMDG 777 a lot on P3D, and I am part of the TFDi Quality Assurance team, so my dreams are coming true! Both of these airplanes are incredible, and both are "buy now" add-ons in my opinion.
I went over to P3D for the PMDG 777 as I was a real 777 Captain, and flying several aircraft on MSFS was affecting my job performance. On the other hand, flying the 777 on P3D actually helped me at work. No rap on P3D, as I really loved the honesty and performance accuracy of the study level PMDG 777. However, I am trying to build a following, and MSFS is by far the most followed, so I switched over to MSFS when I retired.
I am a 1958 vintage pilot with over 21,000 flight hours. I currently reside in Connecticut. I am a 1980 US Air Force Academy graduate and a seven-year Air Force instructor pilot. I have flown for a major US Airline since 1987 and I retired in September of 2023. I have been type-rated in the MD-80, B-737, B-757, B-767, B-777, A-300-600 and the MD-11. I am a recently retired (9/6/23) 777 Captain.
I have traveled the world and I have come to the conclusion that there is no place like home. It's been a great ride. I am very new to the MSFS and P3D world and I love it. Please feel welcome to offer any advice that you deem helpful.
My System as of October 8th, 2023:
HP OMEN 30 L Gaming Desktop AMD RYZEN
7 5800X Processor
GE FORCE RTX 3080
16 GB DDR4 RAM
1 TB PCLE SSD
Samsung 49-inch monitor
TCA BOEING YOKE
TPR RUDDER PEDALS
HONEYCOMB BRAVO THROTTLES
NEXT LEVEL RACING BOEING CHAIR
TURTLE BEACH STEALTH HEADSET
Time Stamps
Time Stamps
00:00- Introduction
04:10- FSIPanel Introduction
08:30- Cockpit orientation and Origination Preflight
55:20- Clearance, Pushback and Start
1:09:45- Taxi, Takeoff and SID
1:28:00- Briefing the Arrival, Approach and Taxi-in
1:40:50- Flying the STAR
1:58:00- Flying the ILS 22L
2:03:25- Side-step to 22R visual
2:04:43- Landing, Taxi-in and Shutdown

[@paulm5025]

Fantastic! Congrats on your involvement with the testing... they were lucky to have you on the Test team! 👍

[@FatherTime1958]

Thank you so much. That means a lot to me.

[@McDaniels777]

Very emotional for me also, I flew so many flights in reallife with Swissair MD11 and will never forget the day we lost so many souls with Swissair 111, HB-IWF. Let's focus on the positive, I will always remember my travels with this beautiful birds and will do some of the flights as remembrance. 🥰♥️🥰♥️💪😎

[@FatherTime1958]

I will never get over a few accidents, and Swiss Air 111 is one of them. So, so very sad.

[@CaioRibeiro970]

when i get the TFDI, it'll be the first flight i'll make...

[@FatherTime1958]

@@CaioRibeiro970 I try to stay away from accidents in my videos, but I flew over Nova Scotia for 30 years after the accident and I never once forgot about them. It led to many cockpit conversations about what we would so different as a result of their loss. They never had a chance.

[@CaioRibeiro970]

@@FatherTime1958 Exactly, Captain! One of the saddest stories, for sure. It's simply heartbraking listein to te ATC of that night. Thank you so much for the videos and the teachings, congratulations on the journey!

[@FatherTime1958]

Thank you. Your participation in the discussion is very much respected and appreciated. Consider joining my Discord. We could use you.

[@davidhood2200]

Can’t wait to fly this when I get home! Currently in Indianapolis doing my E175 type rating but am looking forward to flying the MD-11.

[@FatherTime1958]

I hope that the type went well

[@MrLtsnake]

Thank you very much, Sir for your fantastic content and sharing your experience. I am very much looking forward to the TFDI MD11, as these used to fly for our former national carrier. Your videos will getting used to this quite unique plane a lot easier. Greetings from Zurich, Switzerland!

[@FatherTime1958]

I think of Swiss Air 111 all of the time. One of the sadest events in aviation history. They never had a chance.

[@MrLtsnake]

Yes, I remember that one well too. I was 17 at the time. A friend of mine went to school with the Captain‘s daughter. What a tragedy, especially given the fact that the likely culprit was the newly installed inflight entertainment system. While some say that SR111 was the beginning of the end for Swissair, their crisis management and communications in my view was one of their finest hours.

[@vitalyandryushin9918]

I was wondering if I would get to hear from real MD-11 pilot😊 Thank you sir for your input in TFDI MD-11 development!👍🏻

[@FatherTime1958]

I’m free from the NDA, BUT IT WAS AN HONOR!

[@SpiritOfMontgomery]

Just found your channel and am an instant fan. Looking forward to more content!

[@FatherTime1958]

Thank you so much. Please also feel welcome to join our Discord. It’s a very nice group of people.

[@jonyeoman]

Great video! I wasn’t planning on picking this one up but I may have to reconsider. Looking forward to more MD-11 videos.

[@FatherTime1958]

It’s a great addition to MSFS. The long range freighter was definitely missing for the MSFS hanger.

[@lvwpy]

Loved this flight! As an E190 maintainer at Ezeiza airport in Buenos Aires I always love whenever an MD-11 comes around!!!

[@FatherTime1958]

I flew the MD-11 so many times to BA. Wonderful people and city.

[@lvwpy]

@@FatherTime1958 Great! Then I'm looking forward to see you flying here in the sim too!

[@StevesSimStation]

Welcome to the Flight Sim world! I was trying to get my media preview version of this plane for my channel... but was late to the party.

[@FatherTime1958]

Thank you.

[@danielschneider8548]

Thank you for your insight and dedication !

[@FatherTime1958]

Thank you, and thank you for taking the time to comment. It means a lot.

[@Genia620]

Thank you, Captain Richard! As always, much, much appreciated, sir!

[@FatherTime1958]

Always great to hear from you my friend. Jeff

[@Kiwi_Dave]

Awesome thanks for your work and congrats to the team.

[@FatherTime1958]

They are pretty excited over there. They should be very proud. MSFS is a very difficult platform to work with. It seemed to me, as a mere unpaid intern, that the entire process was one step forward and a half step back.

[@tj0cktj0ck]

Hats off, great video and very educational. Thank you. I have a feeling i will be in Memphis a lot doing FedEx flights in the upcoming future.

[@FatherTime1958]

Thank you. It’s a very exciting day tomorrow as the release has finally arrived!!!!

[@ootenyafoo6935]

Thanks so much for your great videos on the MD-11. I'm an old retired guy (33 years in IT) and loved the PMDG MD-11 in FSX years ago. I still have all of the massive documentation that PMDG included with their MD-11 - Full FCOM, QRH etc. I also had FSipanel for FSX back then. Looking forward to flying this beautiful bird! Clear skies!

[@FatherTime1958]

Thank you so much for the positive words. They mean a lot to me. This is one of my hobbies in my new retirement life. I don’t golf, so it’s the most rewarding thing that I do other than take care of my family. PMDG is so detailed in their manuals. I guess that’s where the name Precision Manual Development Group comes from!!!!

[@saren6538]

Excellent can’t wait to get this

[@Topofdescent55]

Thanks for all the videos you have made for this. I have the CE and have really enjoyed flying it. I hope a fix comes for the approach trim issue, l saw that your trim was at 15.5 on landing too

[@FatherTime1958]

I know, and I reported that to the big guys. It actually corresponds to the high AOA that I see in the flare.

[@logan7k]

Great video, glad to see your community grow each day!

[@FatherTime1958]

It all started with you and a few others my friend. I’ll never forget.

[@logan7k]

@@FatherTime1958 Happy to be a part of it! Do you ever plan on live streaming anytime soon?

[@libertyflight1]

Love your channel big fan. Great content for learning for sure. Thank you for service ✈️. Captain.

[@FatherTime1958]

That means so much! Thank you for taking the time to make my day!

[@libertyflight1]

@@FatherTime1958 absolutely. 😃 Aviation is my passion after watching this video. I’m definitely gonna be picking up the MD-11 TFDI

[@BUY_YOUTUB_VIEWS_842]

So entertaining! Can't wait for more.

[@FatherTime1958]

Thank you so much, that means a lot to me, it really does.

[@BlatantDave]

great video sir!

[@FatherTime1958]

Thank you so much for taking the time to comment. Honestly, it means everything.

[@AlpineWarren]

Great overview for sure - She was my first ride as a new FO at Delta in 1992!

[@FatherTime1958]

Now that’s cool! Are you still flying?

[@AlpineWarren]

@@FatherTime1958 only privately. Lost ability to get anything but a 3rd class medical 5 years ago.

[@Bart-rn1dp]

Just found your channel - Great stuff- subscribed! (retired in 2023 myself / NJ!)

[@FatherTime1958]

@@Bart-rn1dp are you AAL?

[@Bart-rn1dp]

@@FatherTime1958 lol no (I wish) - fmr banker

[@FatherTime1958]

@Bart-rn1dp even better

[@Rextheslime1]

Nice video. Safe flights!

[@FatherTime1958]

Thank you so much for taking the time to comment!

[@tvfd-thevirtualflightdispa978]

Excellent presentation. Great to learn about this bird from someone who has flown her. Looking forward to dispatch and fly her. Of course, need to survive the IROP tomorrow in ZNY/ZDC. GDPs will be ugly. Will be here tomorrow night…🎉

[@FatherTime1958]

Thank you for your observations and positive feedback. It means a lot to me to hear from people so involved with the sim world.

[@higor_alpha_romeo]

You know, I think my dream to be a pilot will never be 100% completed. Because more than that, I always wanted to be an MD-11 pilot. Now I can only feel a little bit of it with this bird in MSFS. It's really nice to see a real MD-11 pilot flying it. 😊

[@FatherTime1958]

The DC-10/MD-11 family of airplanes was pretty special.

[@kam_a3216]

Nice Nice captain. I am hoping there are at least a little similarity between the Md11 systems and the Md80 to help with the learning curve. Looking forward to dissecting this video. Many thanks

[@zk9058]

I found that the two are nothing a like. It’s much more automated…..more akin to airbus than the maddog. Both are phenomenal planes tho! Enjoy it.

[@FatherTime1958]

Other than the “dial-a-flap”, the MADDOG knowledge doesn’t help a lot. Thank you so much for chiming in. I really do appreciate it.

[@rydawg7629]

There appears to be a bug with the spoilers. As I was descending I extended them. I was unable to retract them for the remainder of the flight.

[@FatherTime1958]

Mmmmm....I haven't seen that one. Leave a message on their Discord. Thank you.

[@johnnymnemonic461]

Thank you for the very detailed overview sir, this a plane I really can't wait but never use in any sim before :D Just a suggestion to reduce stutter try lossless scaling, it can 2x or 3x your FPS and has been working like a charm on my end. Not sure how it will work with OBS or the recording software you're using, but worth a try for sure

[@FatherTime1958]

I’ll get it tomorrow. Thank you!

[@noisytwit]

Wasn't planning on buying this aircraft till I watched your video but I am now seriously considering it! Great video, loved the little explanations around each system as you worked through them!

[@FatherTime1958]

Thank you. That means a lot. Thee TFDi Design team will make this airplane better and better. You won't regret it. She was a quirky airplane when I flew her, and this model takes some getting used to. I love the plane.

[@juliashenandoah3965]

The cargo cabin did not look very impressive, but the cockpit of this plane has wonderful quality, outstanding details everywhere, great textures. Lovely! So the first retro-trijet has finally arrived in the flight sim (or it will, soon.)

[@FatherTime1958]

The graphics I’ll get better and better.

[@babs0195]

Capt. Time to get yourself a mega cpu now and pump those videos out. Cant have u disappearing for long periods of time anymore. Now with all these new birds being released, I'm excited to learn from the best.

[@FatherTime1958]

Thank you. Priced them out yesterday. Ran it up the chain of command and it was placed somewhere between new curtains or a new couch. :(

[@me-zy9fi]

HI FatherTimes, great video and thanks for sharing., because of this i have brought the MD11F today. In your video you show the TDFI documents/checklist etc...Where can i find these please? as i can't find on the website or in the downloads.

[@FatherTime1958]

Join our Discord and go to the MD-11 section.

[@me-zy9fi]

Hi, sorry but the link to the discord is unclickable😢

[@joshfredr7846]

Very valuable content. Thank you so much !

[@FatherTime1958]

That means a lot to me. I’m excited to be part of the TFDI team.

[@340ACP]

Hello FT, I’ve been flying the Rotate MD-11 in x-plane 12 and really enjoy it, have you tried it and if so how does it stack up against the MSFS version?

[@FatherTime1958]

I have never flown the Rotate MD-11, but I heard good things about

[@CMDRSweeper]

Figured I have to leave a comment here as well, as there are questions regarding the TFDi module. Have they done the same mistake with the throttles as Rotate did? If you push your at home throttles to 100% it goes past the overboost bar and triggers that and its associated flurry of warnings, or is that one reserved for a button? Number 2, do they feature the PW4462 engines? These were the most powerful engines you could get on the MD-11 with 62000 pounds of thrust per engine compared to 60000 for the GEs. Do you get the GPS / GNS equipped variant for navigation? Usually identified by the changed standby instruments in the cockpit, rather than the 2 old school steam gauges, it is replaced by one gauge similar to the standby altimeter / Artificial Horizon that you find in the Boeing 777. Nice flight, even though the landing was a bit squirmy compared to how you flew the 777, seems like either the weather or the simism habbits are starting to catch up! I guess I feel less bad now though.

[@FatherTime1958]

@@CMDRSweeper hahaha! I can always count on you to tell it like it is. No argument here! The PWs are the 4462, but they are still a work in progress. As for the GPS/GNS variant, IDK.

[@Shadowdncer]

How well does the plane work with Lock interaction? Are all the rotary knobs and multi-way toggles properly draggable, push/pull on secondary/tertiary interaction, etc.?

[@FatherTime1958]

Yes and no. I wish that the SPD, HDG and ALT windows were NOT a mouse-scroll, but instead the standard MSFS hover, click and hold. However, the real MD-11’s push to hold what you got and pull to select speed, heading select or FL CHG is impossible to do any other way than they are doing it where you hover and find the up-arrow for push or the down arrow to pull. Your add-on panels such as Logitech multi or comm panels will all work.

[@Shadowdncer]

@@FatherTime1958 it's not impossible, Fenix and FBW are doing it perfectly fine using secondary and tertiary interaction buttons (forward/back buttons, MB4&5 on the mouse).

[@FatherTime1958]

Great point! I’ll bring that up.

[@Shadowdncer]

@@FatherTime1958 I mentioned it on their Discord server, and apparently it was brought up but would take too much effort to implement at the moment. Guess I'll wait and see, I cannot stand FSX interaction any more.

[@FatherTime1958]

@@Shadowdncer thanks, you saved me a conversation!

[@LunnarisLP]

Which addon made the emergency which forced you to switch the runway? Nice video was fun to watch

[@FatherTime1958]

They didn’t say, they just said that I needed to side-step.

[@haseenahmad7638]

Dear Sir: How do I know whether I am pulling the knob or pushing it in the FCP? Is there any arrow when I hover the mouse on a particular knob? Regards, -Engr. Haseen Ahmad Avionics, 777, 787, 737NG Biman, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

[@FatherTime1958]

Hover over the top of a FCP knob and an up arrow will appear which is the "push" function, and slight below the knob a down arrow will appear and that is the "pull" function.

[@haseenahmad7638]

@@FatherTime1958 Thanks for replying! About the ALT knob, how can I select 100 ft increaments and then back to 1000/500 ft increament?

[@FatherTime1958]

@@haseenahmad7638 Altitude select knob. One detent is “slow mode” and it move the altitude in 500 foot increments from 10,000 feet and above. One detent is “slow mode” below 10,000, and it moves the altitude in 100 foot increments. If you select “BARO” on the minimums, not RA, you can then manipulate the altitude knob on the FCP theoretically in one foot increments! I’ll have to double check to see if this is modeled.

[@userDFboeing]

Do you feel like the pitch sensitivity is realistic to the real plane? I’ve heard quite a lot of different things about it. Thanks :)

[@FatherTime1958]

I think that you should go to -50 sensitivity on the pitch and you’ll love it. I’m used to it being sensitive, but most guys are going with the elevator sensitivity to -50- to -60 to make it feel heavier.

[@userDFboeing]

@@FatherTime1958 oh okay ill try that tomorrow :)

[@jochenheiden]

Just curious, is the very bad FPS due to your computer specs or poor optimization of the TDFi aircraft? Not meant as a jab, just asking. I know sometimes early releases are not well optimized. I would say this is unplayable with as laggy/stuttery as it seems in this video at this time.

[@FatherTime1958]

@@jochenheiden it’s my computer. I had to make some adjustments. Sorry about that.

[@jochenheiden]

@@FatherTime1958 I read back my comment and it reads a bit disrespectful and I apologize for that. I wasn’t trying to be that way. Thanks for the video! I fly the Rotate MD-11 for X Plane 12 and I like to see both aircraft’s systems performing similarly.

[@FatherTime1958]

@@jochenheiden thank you, but you asked an absolutely relevant and fair question.

[@PKerusso]

Those EGTs, dont look right when you shut down. they fell pretty quickly below 100 c...Realistically wouldnt they hover around 280-300 for a while?

[@FatherTime1958]

Very true!!

[@dadgametime7160]

Super choppy video. What video card are you using? Did they improve the FPS for the final product?

[@FatherTime1958]

It was my PC, not the product. I did a few things to help yesterday, and today’s flight was way better. I have another thing I’ll be trying tomorrow. Please feel free to offer any tips or tricks.

[@oscarpapa8]

@@FatherTime1958 your 3080 and 5800x should be more than fine to get 60fps constant with frame gen mod sir. I would suggest trying that.

[@dadgametime7160]

@@FatherTime1958 your system should be fine. That’s why I was worried about the product. Glad to hear it’s not the plane!

[@Lone_GamerUK]

Great Masterclass thanks very much, the MD-11 & 777 all look great. Are you able to tweak your game settings for less laf & boost fps at all? I struggle with me old rtx 980 but on some med settings still can use the sim for 20-25fps but really need some new tech to enjoy all the good planes, and stuff now in the sim. Thanks for showcase. ❤

[@NotTheRambo]

You can try Lossless Scaling to get Frame generation.

[@Lone_GamerUK]

@@NotTheRambo yeah tried already makes everything worse for me with such a low base it seems oh well but for some it works it seems 🤔

[@FatherTime1958]

Thank you! I just did a few things last night that someone recommended, and it helped with today’s production a lot!

[@juliashenandoah3965]

I recommend flying in Canada and Alaska when your PC is slowly getting older. Fluid as a river of clear Alaskan water is flying up there, no matter what DLC airport I chose - while most bigger American DLC airports have 15 FPS on my computer. The performance of the Flight Sim 2020 fully depends on the scenery, not on the plane. :)

[@Lone_GamerUK]

@@juliashenandoah3965 definitely should do more Canada & Alaska flying so pretty over there for sure. MSFS can still be like free trip to see all the amazing sights for sure 👌

[@happyteenpost5165]

Is this plane out

[@FatherTime1958]

It could be out as early as tomorrow!

[@DanielDuhon]

Actually Boeing bought MD, and then made terrible decisions from there…

[@FatherTime1958]

I think the MD-11 had long since been beaten in the long haul market by the twins by the time Boeing bought them. I lived it at AAL.