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

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@paulm5025 Ай бұрын

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

@FatherTime1958 Ай бұрын

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

@McDaniels777 Ай бұрын

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 Ай бұрын

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

@CaioRibeiro970 Ай бұрын

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

@FatherTime1958 Ай бұрын

@@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 Ай бұрын

@@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 Ай бұрын

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

@ootenyafoo6935 Ай бұрын

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 Ай бұрын

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!!!!

@vitalyandryushin9918 Ай бұрын

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 Ай бұрын

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

@jonyeoman Ай бұрын

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 Ай бұрын

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

@MrLtsnake Ай бұрын

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 Ай бұрын

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

@MrLtsnake Ай бұрын

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.

@lvwpy Ай бұрын

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

@FatherTime1958 Ай бұрын

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

@lvwpy Ай бұрын

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

@SpiritOfMontgomery Ай бұрын

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

@FatherTime1958 Ай бұрын

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

@davidhood2200 Ай бұрын

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 Ай бұрын

I hope that the type went well

@tj0cktj0ck Ай бұрын

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 Ай бұрын

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

@StevesSimStation Ай бұрын

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 Ай бұрын

Thank you.

@Kiwi_Dave Ай бұрын

Awesome thanks for your work and congrats to the team.

@FatherTime1958 Ай бұрын

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.

@danielschneider8548 Ай бұрын

Thank you for your insight and dedication !

@FatherTime1958 Ай бұрын

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

@Topofdescent55 Ай бұрын

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 Ай бұрын

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

@Genia620 Ай бұрын

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

@FatherTime1958 Ай бұрын

Always great to hear from you my friend. Jeff

@libertyflight1 Ай бұрын

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

@FatherTime1958 Ай бұрын

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

@libertyflight1 Ай бұрын

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

@logan7k Ай бұрын

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

@FatherTime1958 Ай бұрын

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

@logan7k Ай бұрын

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

@higor_alpha_romeo Ай бұрын

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 Ай бұрын

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

@AlpineWarren Ай бұрын

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

@FatherTime1958 Ай бұрын

Now that’s cool! Are you still flying?

@AlpineWarren Ай бұрын

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

@noisytwit Ай бұрын

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 Ай бұрын

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.

@saren6538 Ай бұрын

Excellent can’t wait to get this

@Rextheslime1 Ай бұрын

Nice video. Safe flights!

@FatherTime1958 Ай бұрын

Thank you so much for taking the time to comment!

@BUY_YOUTUB_VIEWS_842 Ай бұрын

So entertaining! Can't wait for more.

@FatherTime1958 Ай бұрын

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

@rydawg7629 Ай бұрын

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 Ай бұрын

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

@kam_a3216 Ай бұрын

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 Ай бұрын

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 Ай бұрын

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.

@johnnymnemonic461 Ай бұрын

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 Ай бұрын

I’ll get it tomorrow. Thank you!

@tvfd-thevirtualflightdispa978 Ай бұрын

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 Ай бұрын

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

@Bart-rn1dp Ай бұрын

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

@FatherTime1958 Ай бұрын

@@Bart-rn1dp are you AAL?

@Bart-rn1dp Ай бұрын

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

@FatherTime1958 Ай бұрын

@Bart-rn1dp even better

@BlatantDave Ай бұрын

great video sir!

@FatherTime1958 Ай бұрын

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

@futurepilottyler Ай бұрын

Amazing video! I found your channel recently and I’ve really enjoyed watching and learning from your guides and videos! I appreciate the work that you’ve put into your channel 😊 one question, where did you get the checklists for the md11 that were seen in this video? Thank you!

@FatherTime1958 Ай бұрын

@@futurepilottyler they are posted under “MD-11 Manuals” on my Discord Channel. If you don’t have a Discord account, you have to make one, join my server, accept the rules and then go to the section called MD-11 Manuals. Here’s the link: discord.gg/UJ2ybHgn

@futurepilottyler Ай бұрын

@@FatherTime1958thank you very much, I’ve just joined your discord and found the manuals. Really appreciate the reply 😊

@juliashenandoah3965 Ай бұрын

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 Ай бұрын

The graphics I’ll get better and better.

@dbvetter7485 28 күн бұрын

Love the MD-11, so wacky, not as much as the MD-8x but so different than Boeing or Airbus. I fly the Rotate MD-11 in X-Plane 12. I just can’t get MSFS to not crash for over a year now.

@FatherTime1958 28 күн бұрын

@@dbvetter7485 I am so happy that you love the MD-11. So do I. Unfortunately, I’m the last person qualified to help you with MSFS. However, if you come to our Discord there are lots of software rock stars who will help you.

@dbvetter7485 28 күн бұрын

@@FatherTime1958thanks , it great to have a real MD-11 pilot teach us about this awesome plane.

@FatherTime1958 28 күн бұрын

@@dbvetter7485 It's an honor to be involved with TFDi. It really is.

@joshfredr7846 Ай бұрын

Very valuable content. Thank you so much !

@FatherTime1958 Ай бұрын

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

@gorilla1988 29 күн бұрын

Hold erase if you say something inappropriate and keep cargo temp on high for the puppies. Checklist complete.

@FatherTime1958 29 күн бұрын

@@gorilla1988 hahaha. I do throw some random but true stuff in there

@CMDRSweeper Ай бұрын

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 Ай бұрын

@@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.

@340ACP Ай бұрын

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 Ай бұрын

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

@babs0195 Ай бұрын

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 Ай бұрын

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 Ай бұрын

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 Ай бұрын

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

@me-zy9fi Ай бұрын

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

@LunnarisLP Ай бұрын

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

@FatherTime1958 Ай бұрын

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

@dbvetter7485 28 күн бұрын

Do you fill out the NAV/RAD info for the ILS? I only do it sometimes.

@FatherTime1958 28 күн бұрын

No, it will auto tune within 25 miles of the airport. We never manually tuned, but we did have the habit of identifying the tuned ILS on vectors. I failed to brief or check that.

@jochenheiden Ай бұрын

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 Ай бұрын

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

@jochenheiden Ай бұрын

@@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 Ай бұрын

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

@Shadowdncer Ай бұрын

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 Ай бұрын

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 Ай бұрын

@@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 Ай бұрын

Great point! I’ll bring that up.

@Shadowdncer Ай бұрын

@@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 Ай бұрын

@@Shadowdncer thanks, you saved me a conversation!

@haseenahmad7638 Ай бұрын

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 Ай бұрын

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 Ай бұрын

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

@FatherTime1958 Ай бұрын

@@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 Ай бұрын

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 Ай бұрын

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 Ай бұрын

@@FatherTime1958 oh okay ill try that tomorrow :)

@PKerusso Ай бұрын

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 Ай бұрын

Very true!!

@Lone_GamerUK Ай бұрын

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 Ай бұрын

You can try Lossless Scaling to get Frame generation.

@Lone_GamerUK Ай бұрын

@@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 Ай бұрын

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

@juliashenandoah3965 Ай бұрын

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 Ай бұрын

@@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 👌

@knightzhou1379 19 күн бұрын

What’s the ATC MOD are you using? That sounds interesting

@FatherTime1958 19 күн бұрын

@@knightzhou1379 FSIPANEL 2020. I highly recommend the app.

@knightzhou1379 18 күн бұрын

@@FatherTime1958 thank you so much

@jay-rus4437 4 күн бұрын

Why would they even allow the voice recorder to be deleted. Same with law enforcement. There should never be the ability to turn off or delete such things.

@FatherTime1958 4 күн бұрын

I hear ya, but they do!!!!

@jay-rus4437 4 күн бұрын

Sort of an ER edition. They unfortunately decided to limit a piece of software where there was no benefit in doing so. Created a false sense of exclusivity where it wasnt needed. Its of no benefit to those that have it to not make it available to those that dont. Just makes no sense whatsoever

@FatherTime1958 Күн бұрын

I know what you are saying. A lot of people feel the same way. Unfortunately, the ER will never be available to anyone outside of the Collector’s Edition 1000. I hear you.

@dadgametime7160 Ай бұрын

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

@FatherTime1958 Ай бұрын

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 Ай бұрын

@@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 Ай бұрын

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