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INTRODUCTION
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PMDG MD-11
controlling pitch and roll without the need for trim inputs.
To fly the MD-11 effectively, you will definitely want to understand how the
LSAS system works to reduce pilot workload. You can read about LSAS
in the SYSTEMS manual, page FLT.10.11.
The engines don’t sound very loud from the flight deck:
We have expended a tremendous amount of effort to bring you an
accurate sound experience when flying the PMDG MD-11 from the flight
deck. On the MD-11 airplane, the environmental sounds from the
slipstream, and the air conditioning system are much more noticeable than
the sound of the engines.
During takeoff for example, there is a noticeable change in sound level on
the flight deck when the power is brought to takeoff and the air
conditioning packs shut down to provide more power availability to the
engines.
This may take some getting used to for customers who are used to setting
power based on the pitch of the engines during taxi or flight. This
technique simply isn’t used on an airplane such as the MD-11, so you will
have to get accustomed to reading your engine gauges to correctly set the
power manually!
You can accidentally lock yourself out of the throttles:
For most users, we recommend that you select NEVER OVERRIDE in the
PMDG OPTIONS JOYSTICK CONTROL menu.
In this mode, if the autothrottle is active, no movement of your hardware
throttle will interrupt the thrust setting.
For user who want the ultimate realism, we recommend choosing
“Throttles Override ONLY IN CLAMP MODE.” In this mode, the throttles
will respond realistically to movement of your hardware throttles when the
autothrottle is in CLAMP mode, just as if you reached up and moved them
manually on the flight deck.
You should note that in this mode, if your throttles or hardware “spike” or
are moved accidentally, the autothrottle will adjust power to match the
setting of your hardware throttles. This can be potentially hazardous in
certain flight modes.
If you choose