TFDI MD-11 Progress Check | Seoul - Osaka | Real Airline Pilot

[@ca3340h3993]

I bought this aircraft not too long after the initial release and I generally love it. I agree that the taxi behavior as a bit quirky compared to anything else I've flown on MSFS, but any trijet is a good airplane IMO. We just need the DC-10 from AeroDynamics and an L-1011 now. I'm glad to see they've added terrain and weather displays too.

[@frap9965]

How? I don’t get weather and terrain. Is there a new update?

[@anticooperativ8398]

@@frap9965 uh did you watch the video at all? he talked about it multiple times in this video

[@frap9965]

@@anticooperativ8398 maybe because it’s exactly that. I didn’t check I’m busy

[@CicaeMeow]

Sounds are terrible though

[@anticooperativ8398]

@@CicaeMeow grab a sounds addon then if you find the Standart Sounds so bad

[@Kam_MD11]

Aside from a few minor issues this aircraft flies and handles very well. The one thing you missed was entering climb and cruise winds. Other than that great video captain.

[@baomao7243]

I love listening to the itineraries of seasoned pilots and traveled. It’s like listening to astronauts - the distances and flight phases are talked about so casually. Theyre talking about the TRUE scale of things vs our generally super-limited street scale thinking. Don’t know why but I like it. One gets a real “we are all in this together” and not just the common “I am the world” thinking. 👍

[@CaptainSazzman]

The taxi behaves realistically actually. The MD11 nose touches the ground at an angle with relatively little contact compared to the mass of the plane. To turn sharply properly: 1) you have to be at less than 10 knots 2) slowly advance the tiller and allow the nose gear to follow through with the weight of the AC 3) if you go full left or full right immediately you will skid

[@A330Driver]

That doesn't work though. Only if you're below 3kt it works (I figured out after playing with it some more after the recording).

[@CaptainSazzman]

@@A330Driver it works at 8 knots for me, according to an ex MD11 pilot its the 5-8 knot range thats the best

[@A330Driver]

@@CaptainSazzman You saw me do exactly what you described in the vid and the plane almost went off the taxiway if I didn't use maximum differential braking to force it into the turn.

[@CaptainSazzman]

@@A330Driver My technique involves gradually increasing the tiller during the turn. if I sense the plane is skidding I gradually reduce the tiller deflection until I reach a nose angle where the steering become much more responsive. The FSLabs A320 has a similar taxi technique.

[@CaptainSazzman]

@@A330Driver I hardly use differential braking

[@TheCrjflyr]

There are videos of MD-11’s in the real world skidding the nose wheel during turns if they are taxiing quickly. It’s a tail heavy jet with a strange nose wheel geometry that lifts one tire off the ground at full deflection. You can see the same behavior on the nose wheels of Gulfstreams during tight turns. I would be curious to see a test of this add-on with the payload set to a full nose heavy CG. I WONDER IF THE CG is being calculated in the taxi performance? If not, then it definitely needs to be tuned by the developers.

[@Christopher-Cairns]

Another great video. Thank you!!

[@1CAG]

Hey Emi, great video again! Just one note: you entered the acceleration altitude incorrectly as 11000' instead of 1100' into the FMC- that's why it did not accelerate at your desired lower altitude.

[@A330Driver]

Hi, yep, noticed that lateron in the flight as well.

[@yowie69]

This is my favourite longhauler in MSFS until we get some 747 love.

[@davidecarucci1073]

the pmdg one is coming within the end of this geological era

[@A330Driver]

PMDG has not indicated anything about doing an MD-11. I wouldn't count on it @david.

[@davidecarucci1073]

@@A330Driver Im talking about the 747 since the comment mentioned it

[@hansgrietjes7310]

Thrustsetting on final still seems to high. With Flaps 35 we used 65% N1 with 200T and 1% +/- for every 10T Weight or 1000ft. Dens. Alt. (72% N1 for FL50).

[@efrenreyes-c3y]

Correct Hans, I posted that a long time ago at the TFDI discord...

[@melb00m21]

Love the MD-11. I just wish it had better sounds and a PMDG-style auto-cruise function.

[@A330Driver]

It kinda has - you can use time accel manually and the MD-11 can actually do step climbs "automatically" (the real one can!).

[@melb00m21]

@@A330Driver I do use it with time acceleration, but sometimes the autopilot and/or autothrottle start oscillating quite badly. I’ve heard they are working on the A/T issues, though. It still is a lot of fun to fly. Lots of character. I flew the old Lufthansa Cargo polar route to Japan via Fairbanks recently, and it was tons of fun.

[@A330Driver]

@@melb00m21 I used to have those problems with past versions but the present one works rather well. Haven't had those issues since a couple months ago.

[@737-Sim-Pilot]

Man, emi I thank you for reviewing the plane as it saved me from wasting 6 hours of work to afford it. This was a great video shitty plane but great video lol. Brayden

[@Fastbikkel]

This looks amazing and makes me want to return to MSFS. Im in the process of preparing a new pc that can run this. Im a bit rusty though. Haven't done any serious MSFS since the 2004 version. I loved Level D767 back then. Now im looking at the MD-11 or that maddog MD-80 release. I have a preference for older planes and even the 777 almost falls into that category so im also looking at PMDG 777 to buy.

[@A330Driver]

The MD80 is a lot more complete than the MD11, in fact it is one of the best simulations available for MSFS these days. I can highly recommend it. The 777 is also a very very good simulation, I’d recommend it without any hesitation. In fact it is probably one of the best addons out there these days.

[@EdVonPelt]

The FSS 727 might also be down your alley. Currently only available as a freighter, but it looks nice and is probably the best "old" jetliner in the game right now.

[@ZiggyAir]

I do find that this plane performs well under time acceleration up to 8x, except when you have tight turns in your flight plan. I also find random up pitch behavior on takeoff, and I haven't been able to figure it out.

[@A330Driver]

I tried 8x just now, that didn't go tooooooo well, but 4x works perfectly, I'm happy with that!

[@intentionallyleftblank-m2g]

Still, we can't fly with PW MD-11 which was a major engine option throughout MD-11's operating history

[@A330Driver]

Coming...

[@bioacid]

25C Cold? I find that rather hot here in the northern part of the world :P

[@lha987]

Many MSFS planes (especially the default planes) have this weird ground-turning issue. The default C172 and B747-8 can't turn with only nose wheel steering and under 10kts. It feels like the plane has tremendous inertia when taxing. I think they just copied the default ground physics to MD-11.

[@A330Driver]

Mmh I don’t seem to have that issue on either the 172 or 747.

[@epeeplanes]

Does anyone know why McDonnald Douglas went with such an unusual voice for the warning and GPWS callouts?

[@higor_alpha_romeo]

7:10 I'm not sure if the real aircraft behave like this, but in this addon the APU will go to 100% after you turn one of the ignitions on.

[@A330Driver]

Interesting, but it would make sense: Save fuel when it's not required.

[@pabloagustin220]

As a TFDI MD11 enjoyer i can tell you the behaviour of the aircraft is very quirky. I usually take turns below 7kt on ground and never apply full input below 3 (the majority of aircraft in MSFS doesn't behave well with full input on ground anyway). Another thing is keep a constant eye on the speed when taxi (on idle power you will get 25kt on a blink of an eye). It's a shame that you can't modify certain fuel numbers on the second page of the init, like alternate airport fuel or the trip fuel (i think you only can modify the final time fuel at this current state). Other than that, its a beautiful aircraft to fly! PS: ACARS seems to work fine to me.

[@CaptainSazzman]

The taxi behaves realistically actually. The MD11 nose touches the ground at an angle with relatively little contact compared to the mass of the plane. To turn sharply properly: 1) you have to be at less than 10 knots 2) slowly advance the tiller and allow the nose gear to follow through with the weight of the AC 3) if you go full left or full right immediately you will skid

[@A330Driver]

@CaptainSazzman Your described procedure doesn't work. That's exactly what I tried and how we ended up almost in the grass.

[@CAL1MBO]

Taxi is broken. Unrealistic behaviour

[@CaptainSazzman]

@@CAL1MBO you gotta learn how to taxi the plane properly. Its like using rudder pedals for the first time, it feels weird but it’s how it’s supposed to be.

[@jwhitey2035]

@@CaptainSazzman Yeah taxi works fine for me. Unlike the PMDG products which taxi around like your on an ice rink.

[@adennis200]

which version are you using? Im still at 1.0.19 since quite a long time so I was wondering wether there is a new one available

[@SavageBambi]

i love the md1 1

[@ryanfleming433]

GSX makes you disconnect the GPU before removing the stairs, at least that’s what I’ve noticed.

[@A330Driver]

Strange, there's no operational need to do so... well, GSX. LOL

[@frap9965]

Not true. If yes then it’s an option you can remove because mine doesn’t do that

[@TwitchGavi]

Can we get an update on the FWB a320? 🙂

[@RevalEdits]

how do you increase the simulation speed?

[@djytonly5653]

Doesn't look too bad. But the engine sounds are very weird from the cockpit. And they sound as if they were spooling up all the time, even on idle. Strange that no one seemed to complain about that during the test phase, since that should be a relatively easy fix. I personally find this sound pretty irritating.

[@noahglavan]

One thing I also note about is to armed the profile before takeoff. But I will fly with Garuda Indonesia on PMDG MD 11 from Bali to Los Angeles via Biak and Honolulu in FSX.

[@balintszij7126]

As standard the tfdi MD-11 only speeds up to 240 below FL100. I don't know why.

[@balintszij7126]

The DIR logic is realistic according to an ex MD11 driver. He is on YT as FatherTime. He ha cool content worth checking out!

[@NathanieiWard-h3n]

Pedro Fields

[@francobobfred]

Are you and GSX married? You two always seem to be arguing with each other 😂

[@N728DA]

I wonder when the pilots will be added in the flight deck? Kinda tired of the ghost flights Lol

[@A330Driver]

Suggest it in their discord and see what they reply!

[@N728DA]

@@A330Driver I have already done so, including their GitHub a while back. Probably more important items right now anyway

[@ChapmanElaine-h2t]

Kaylah Coves

[@ThelmaMonson-u5j]

Hope Dam

[@qantas105]

i do Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

[@simpilotspud8296]

When are they releasing the PW engine variant?

[@CAL1MBO]

When they fix the default variant to be feature complete and worth the price. Nobody cares about engine selections on a broken payware

[@themacallan978]

I fully disagree with your statement that time acceleration is an extremely important feature for a long-haul plane. Much more important is the ability to enter the correct winds-either the overall component or for each waypoint. Fuel calculation isn‘t working, and how can you do RTA‘s or get reliable ETA‘s without. This is the most expensive plane for MSFS and it lacks this kind of basic functionality, which other (cheaper!) add-ons have.

[@A330Driver]

So with all those features you mentioned, how is the average simmer going to fly the long haul plane realistically if he doesn't have the time to use it? Fly the 777 from FRA to MUC? You'll probably agree that that's not quite realistic, is it?

[@themacallan978]

@@A330Driver So, using time acceleration is now ”realistic“. Okay. Leaving time acceleration aside, what are your comments regarding the other points I made? Are they negligible for simmers? Guess we could also call it realistic refueling the plane mid-flight then…

[@Xenthera]

@@themacallan978I think he’s saying realistic in terms of practicality, not authenticity.

[@zdp-189]

Most of us w mortal lives wouldn’t sim any long haul routes (unless they start paying me for sim miles 😂 be a nice career!) hence miss fueling planes fuller and experiencing difference of flight physics w heavier TOW- but all points noted. Unfort simulating is just that, always compromises we need make between sim n developers planes.

[@A330Driver]

@@themacallan978 I just don't see what any of the other points you mentioned would have to do with my original claim that time acceleration is extremely important. It's like comparing apples and oranges.

[@michaelchenal5288]

I've watched most of your videos it's very pleasant and useful. Unfortunately I'll not watch this one because this MD-11 still not join the accuracy of PMDG and takes a long time to be updated. PW engines are still not available. I hope it'll be a study level until end of year.

[@A330Driver]

I seriously doubt it ever will become study level.

[@JoshPorter-l7o]

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