Real MD-11 pilot and TFDI Quality Assurance pilot does full-preflight and multiple approaches at LGB

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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
00:00- Introduction to FreakyD KLGB Scenery
02:20- Version 1.01 Cabin Tour- Wow!
06:25- Origination Pre-flight
1:05:45-- Pushback and Start
1:15:49- Taxi and Takeoff
1:33:10- First ILS to Autoland
1:39:45-OMG!!!! FSIPanel approach program approach #1
1:47:10- FSIPanel Approach 2
1:52:45- Taxi-in and shutdown

[@777FreakyD]

A couple historical points... the MD11 program launched in 1986, LN001 rolled out in 1989, first flight was early 1990, first delivery was end of 1990

[@FatherTime1958]

Thanks Mike. I’ll use that in the future. Jeff

[@vitalyandryushin9918]

So much fun to watch real pilot who actually knows aircraft. Thank you sir again! Absolutely loved it!❤

[@FatherTime1958]

Thank you. So much.

[@AllThingsFlightSim]

Man this is a great video! I'm typed on the 737 but the MD logic is very different so your video really helped get me up to speed!!

[@FatherTime1958]

Thank you so much. It’s so great to have such positive feedback. Consider joining our Discord. It’s a great community, and there’s a lot of MD-11 stalk over there right now.

[@anarkia2004tj]

I mean this with the greatest of respects, you remind me of a captain named Warren Vanderburgh. The way you explain things and how you share your experience is incredibly refreshing. I also love the little comments I've seen in other videos like "take that you nasty old runway!" Made me chuckle. I'm so glad I ran into your channel!

[@FatherTime1958]

Thank you so much. I remember Warren very well, and I attended his presentations when the Advanced Aircraft Maneuvering Program (AAMP) was implemented at AAL. At that moment in time the fighter pilots took over AAL. The takeover was short-lived as a result of AAL 587 and the realization that transport category jets don’t like large rudder inputs. I definitely take your comparison as a compliment.

[@anarkia2004tj]

@@FatherTime1958 that's awesome! Keep the content coming, I'm sure thousands more will enjoy the knowledge and humor!0

[@nabilelhamdaoui7209]

Hello Father Time, just wanted to share you seem like an incredible individual. Can't help but smile all the way through this entire video. Great job, can't wait to fly her.

[@FatherTime1958]

Well, you just made my night. I love hearing back, whether it’s positive or negative. Mostly I like the positives if I’m being honest:) thanks again. Jeff

[@nabilelhamdaoui7209]

@@FatherTime1958 Absolutely. Enjoy your retirement, but if you can find some time to continue these videos… we’d be very grateful!

[@FatherTime1958]

@@nabilelhamdaoui7209 thank you. They are part of my plan.

[@cameronmartin428]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge about this aircraft. Awesome video, keep it up!

[@FatherTime1958]

Thank you. The flight sim community is so positive and supportive. It has been a great experience.

[@Tinfoilhat1000]

I’m buying this as soon as it comes out. The DC-10 was my most traveled airliner back in the day. We’d fly LAX to JFK every other weekend when my Dad got transferred to NYAIR. Must have flown that on American non-reving at least 40 round trips. Back in those days they would put nonrevs in first class if there was space for free. Talk about service, the meal service was second to none back then. The younger folks never experienced what has been lost due to deregulation. The “good old days” I suppose.

[@FatherTime1958]

I inherited fine china from the Flagship service that AA had on the 707. My Grandfather was a PW engineer and confiscated the china on an inauguration Flght. My gene pool is sketchy.

[@FedExVirtualAirCargo]

A bunch of us cannot wait for tomorrow to come! Thank you so much so this video!

[@FatherTime1958]

Judging by your name, I can see why this release is huge to you. 🙏 😃

[@FedExVirtualAirCargo]

@@FatherTime1958 Ohhh yeah...Everyone is excited. Thank you for taking the time and making these videos.

[@JobuRum]

Awesome video. Can’t wait!

[@1CAG]

Thanks to a close friend of mine I was able to accumulate more than 70 hours on the flightdeck jumpseats aboard Lufthansa Cargo MD-11Fs during twelve flights in the years 2012 to 2016. I cannot wait to do LH Cargo ops with this bird in the sim. Looks fantastic!

[@FatherTime1958]

I know that you’ll love it. The Cargo enthusiasts have been waiting for a high fidelity, long range cargo plane in MSFS for a very long time!

[@Paradyski]

Great stuff, very informative. Many thanks :)

[@FatherTime1958]

Thank you very much for taking the time to comment! It helps.

[@ABeech-zv5ri]

Thanks for doing these videos! Loving your takes on my upcoming bird and jealous you got to fly her! 😜 I’ve always had a thing for trijets!

[@FatherTime1958]

Tri-Jets are the best, but they just couldn’t hang with those big, economical twins. Kind of sad!

[@stretchedits]

Hi Father Time, what a great video. I love the systems on the MD11, just something different from the usual Boeings and Airbus aircraft. I have the old PMDG MD11 and it's great, but the graphics are no where near as good as todays Tfdi MD11, but I am stuck in FSX world still. Good news though, I have sorted my Seitek Throttle issues and now have a brand new Bravo Throttle, it's awesome and so cool. So I am building up my profiles and back flying again, the MD11 and Tristar are going to get a work out now, yay. Hope you keeping well and enjoying retirement still. Great video............All the very best Dave.

[@FatherTime1958]

Always so great to hear from you my friend. I hope that all is well. I have so much to do now that the TFDI MD-11 and PMDG 777have finally arrived! All the best. Jeff

[@stretchedits]

@FatherTime1958 yeah that MD11 is a super aircraft.

[@Flying-Doctor]

Very nice video , Thank you for sharing your years of experience with us as a real MD-11 pilot. After watching your videos, I decided to buy an MD-11 and I bought it today. I am very unfamiliar with this aircraft, but I will enjoy learning it by watching you 🙂

[@FatherTime1958]

Thank you so much. The product is going to get better and better.

[@jet-inairwaysvirtual.4290]

I gave you a big shout out on my latest stream, hope thats ok, You do a great job and I wanted to say thank you for your inspiration, from amature beginer. William.

[@FatherTime1958]

Thank you so much for everything. Your words and shout-out are truly motivating. This is such a great way to give back to the aviation community. Thanks again. Jeff

[@oscarpapa8]

Your videos are truly amazing sir. Just one recommendation to make these videos better, try using Frame-Gen mod so the video looks smooth 60fps. Currently it looks very choppy and stuttery for us viewers. Lossless scaling will fix it for you but wont help these videos capture it! Hope this helps!

[@FatherTime1958]

Thanks for the tip. Frame Gen Mod. I’ll look at it tomorrow.

[@D3llav8r]

Pretty impressive hop by that bus! lol

[@FatherTime1958]

I know. There was all sorts of crazy stuff going on out there!

[@juliashenandoah3965]

Ah I like how you can enjoy and spend over an hour inside the cockpit without even flying, just pre-programming the FMC and the route and calculating the aircraft details. I did the same back then when the Fenix Airbus released two years ago just to enjoy all thes awesome avionics and navigation computers. TFDI has a second classic jet in their hangar too that is waiting to be brought to Microsoft Flight Simulator no other development team will ever faithfully recreate for a sim: A good old Boeing 717.

[@FatherTime1958]

Thank you. I guess that I could break my presentations down to six twenty minute videos, but I’ll leave that to others. I’ll always take it in real time, as that is what I bring to the table. I time-stamp my videos for guys to fast-forward and rewind as they progress. Thanks so much for taking the time to comment. I hope that they do bring the 717 over to MSFS. I don’t know what their next aircraft is, but I do know that they have one! I hope that they include me again, because I learned so much. Thanks again. Jeff.

[@yke90]

This vid is going to determine if I get this plane or not. 🤔

[@kam_a3216]

Great video captain. Watching a couple more before I embark on an actual flight. So is it standard to land the MD11 with A/T engaged? I am so used to flying everything on manual and work the trim and throttles as in the MD80 that I worry I would not know what to do with myself on approach :)

[@FatherTime1958]

They de-clutch in the flare, so we used to never disconnect them.

[@owenklein1917]

Have you remembered how to fly the Md-11 over all these years?

[@FatherTime1958]

It came back quickly, but I had to study quite a bit. I still have my old AAL MD-11 MANUALS.

[@owenklein1917]

@@FatherTime1958 oh that’s awesome. You’re a lucky man for the fact that you’ve gotten the opportunity to fly so many aircraft in American’s fleet

[@FatherTime1958]

@@owenklein1917 I had a great career. I'm happy to stay home, but it sure was a wonderful ride.

[@FYI9102]

well if its got your stamp of approval on it im gonna get it

[@FatherTime1958]

You’ll love it, and it will get better and better. Don’t forget to join their Discord as they give you a voice at TFDI.

[@FYI9102]

@@FatherTime1958 thanks captn

[@dadgametime7160]

Where I can find those checklists you use

[@FatherTime1958]

They’re Betas that I have to TFDI to clean up. They should be on their website, but I’ll have them in the format you saw after r they clear NDA

[@wingviewproductions]

Any chance you could make a video showing how to fly an rnav approach with the autopilot? I can't get the md11 to descend below the lowest altitude on the descent, when at the FAF and beyond I can't get the plane to descend lower, I end up turning off AP to hand fly the final 10 miles.

[@FatherTime1958]

I’ll definitely make one today or tomorrow.

[@wingviewproductions]

@@FatherTime1958 thanks, enjoy your videos and real world knowledge! Been very helpful learning to fly the MD11

[@FatherTime1958]

@@wingviewproductions I’m happy that I’m helping. It’s a relatively complicated plane. It is one generation earlier than today’s jets, an MD had a little different philosophy than Boeing.

[@FatherTime1958]

@@wingviewproductions Thank you very much.

[@FatherTime1958]

Former MD-11 Pilot and TFDI Quality Assurance member demonstrates RNAV Approaches in the MD-11 kzbin.info/www/bejne/hIHInIdtp5iasNE

[@Fcreceptor]

I really want to have a nice MD-11, but the duplicate call-outs and high-pitched "pressure washer" reverse sounds need to be addressed. I can't imagine the landing and rollout being much more than a low rumble. I appreciate the real world perspective.

[@FatherTime1958]

Hahahaha haha! Like all add-one, they are a work in progress. This one will get better each day. Join their Discord and write stuff up. They are very responsive and sensitive to legitimate concerns.

[@Fcreceptor]

@@FatherTime1958 I gotcha. I’ll check it out. They’ll be hit hard on lots of things now that it’s fully public released. 😃