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DVA3884
Captain, B767-300
Joined on January 03 2007
East Ayrshire, GB
38 legs, 69.6 hours
26 legs,
52.5 hours online 31 legs,
50.2 hours ACARS 1 legs,
11.6 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
March 16 2010 05:37 ET by Shand Stewart
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Does anyone know of a good MD-11 package (preferably free) for using with FSX as the one from the fleet library only seems to be fs2004 or earlier...........
I have been looking at the PDMG package but the price seems a bit much for 1 aircraft. Either that or I'm just tight...........................
Shand StewartCaptain, B767-300
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DVA3931
Senior Captain, L-1011-100
OLP, COMM
Joined on January 19 2007
50 State Club
Tri-Jet Triumph
Million Mile Club
Online Quadruple Century Club
Flying Colonel
Globetrotter
Burbank 500 Club
Eurocap Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
"De oppresso liber" Surry, ME
1,882 legs, 3,806.7 hours
478 legs,
767.8 hours online 1,107 legs,
1,674.5 hours ACARS 55 legs,
114.8 hours event 195 legs dispatched, 134.4
hours
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Posted onPost created on
March 16 2010 07:02 ET by Andrew Kaufmann
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Look in our web resources section under aircraft and you find the following:
http://www.flightsimworld.com/reviews/showcat.php?cat=13
http://www.flightsimulatorguide.com/reviews/aircraft/index.php
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DVA8105
Captain, B747-400
Joined on December 20 2009
Century Club
Online Century Club
50 State Club
"Are you gangsters? No we are Russian" Seattle, WA USA
180 legs, 627.7 hours
168 legs,
599.7 hours online 179 legs,
625.9 hours ACARS 2 legs,
5.0 hours event 407 legs, 1,136.9 hours total
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Posted onPost created on
March 16 2010 10:00 ET by Matthew Kerby
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Shand Stewart wrote:
Does anyone know of a good MD-11 package (preferably free) for using with FSX as the one from the fleet library only seems to be fs2004 or earlier...........
I have been looking at the PDMG package but the price seems a bit much for 1 aircraft. Either that or I'm just tight...........................
I think someone said best buy had PMDG 747 on sale for like 20 bucks. Just keep your eyes peeled you can probably find the MD-11 at some other source for less than they want.
Matthew KerbyCaptain, B747-400
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DVA5279
Chief Pilot, MD-11
OLP DISPATCHER
Joined on December 12 2007
50 State Club
Globetrotter
DVA Fleet Master
US Coastal Club
Everett Millennium Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
Eight Million Mile Club
Tri-Millennium Club
US Mountaineer Club
Wright, MN
3,146 legs, 18,413.8 hours
53 legs,
248.6 hours online 3,107 legs,
18,192.7 hours ACARS 16 legs dispatched, 185.8
hours
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Posted onPost created on
April 06 2010 20:25 ET by Kris Goodrich
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Yep, I picked up the 747 for 29.99. I have been looking but have not seen the MD-11 at Best Buy.
The free Overland Md-11 is still available. I think it is fs2002 and Fs9 compatible though. I have it installed in FSX, but have not used it yet.
Kris GoodrichChief Pilot, MD-11
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DVA5929
Senior Captain, B747-400
OLP
Joined on May 10 2008
Million Mile Club
Online Quadruple Century Club
Everett 500 Club
Globetrotter
Six Century Club
50 State Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
"It's buried under a big W!" TX USA
651 legs, 3,806.1 hours
472 legs,
2,922.9 hours online 565 legs,
3,319.5 hours ACARS 8 legs,
18.9 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
April 06 2010 22:07 ET by Nicholas Carpenter
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That'd be me Matt, Best-Buy is blowing out the PMDG 747X for 29.99
Why not just get the 747 instead? Four engines are better than three
Nicholas CarpenterSenior Captain, B747-400
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DVA3884
Captain, B767-300
Joined on January 03 2007
East Ayrshire, GB
38 legs, 69.6 hours
26 legs,
52.5 hours online 31 legs,
50.2 hours ACARS 1 legs,
11.6 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
April 07 2010 05:47 ET by Shand Stewart
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Guys, thank you for your responses. I had a look around various sites at the free alternatives..............not too impressed. In the end I just bought the PMDG ones I was looking at (747X and MD-11). Only problem I have now is that both those aircraft seem to slow FSX down SO much compared to a standard airplane...............
Shand StewartCaptain, B767-300
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DVA5929
Senior Captain, B747-400
OLP
Joined on May 10 2008
Million Mile Club
Online Quadruple Century Club
Everett 500 Club
Globetrotter
Six Century Club
50 State Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
"It's buried under a big W!" TX USA
651 legs, 3,806.1 hours
472 legs,
2,922.9 hours online 565 legs,
3,319.5 hours ACARS 8 legs,
18.9 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
April 07 2010 15:56 ET by Nicholas Carpenter
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My cpu is very old and less than stellar, When I use a default C172 with med-hi and hi settings (no traffic or ground vehicles, etc.) I only get about 17 FPS but I find that I can fly just as well as the guy who gets 60FPS. I getapprox. 15FPS in the PMDG747X but I still fly it just fine.
Nicholas CarpenterSenior Captain, B747-400
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DVA5919
Captain, MD-11
Joined on May 13 2008
Everett Century Club
50 State Club
Quatercentenary Club
Commuter Conquest
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
"...and don't call me Shirley" Hillsboro, OR USA
494 legs, 1,357.8 hours
4 legs,
3.7 hours online 493 legs,
1,355.3 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
April 07 2010 16:44 ET by Jack Vogel
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Welcome to the elite, to the best planes out there, however as you now have PMDG on FSX you
need to go read thru this forum and make the system tuning changes suggested, it will not only
save you some grief it will also improve your performance on FSX a lot:
http://forums1.avsim.net/index.php?showtopic=280688
Ryan (dev from PMDG) has some recommendations in the beginning of that thread, I would do
everything he suggests. Well, I should qualify that, read the WHOLE thread and do what's
recommended ultimately, the beginning he was having people disable sound, and that really
has nothing to do with the solution as it was finally worked out. There are a few different
threads on avsim on this stuff that should be looked over.
Some of these bugs were made even worse if you flew the new Concorde-X, but the solutions
help every one using FSX I believe.
Cheers,
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DVA5279
Chief Pilot, MD-11
OLP DISPATCHER
Joined on December 12 2007
50 State Club
Globetrotter
DVA Fleet Master
US Coastal Club
Everett Millennium Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
Eight Million Mile Club
Tri-Millennium Club
US Mountaineer Club
Wright, MN
3,146 legs, 18,413.8 hours
53 legs,
248.6 hours online 3,107 legs,
18,192.7 hours ACARS 16 legs dispatched, 185.8
hours
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Posted onPost created on
May 29 2010 10:21 ET by Kris Goodrich
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You can use the ifdg MD-11. Unfortunately, the ACS panel does not work. There are very few three engine panels out there for FSX. I found one with steam gauges and used it for a bit. If you do go to http://www.flightsimworld.com/reviews/showcat.php?cat=13 go to the downloads section and search for MD-11. One of the first entries is an FSX MD-11 panel with Gauges by Ken Mitchell.
Kris GoodrichChief Pilot, MD-11
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