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@@RocksterSAMA that’s what I was looking for!!! Thank you!!

Thank you. Thus far it's just aching body with no fever, so it's like being 10 years older than I am!

Yes, I've flown VATSIM many times, but it's difficult to cover subject matter to instruct. FSIPanel has runway changes, medical emergencies, engine fires, Missed approaches, holding, diversions, and many, many more topics that lend themselves to instructional videos. If I did this stuff in VATSIM I would mess up the experience for all of the other people. However, I love VATSIM, and I do fly it on occasion. Their Cross-the-Pond events are awesome.

Well, that certainly makes my day! Thank you very much for taking the time to comment, that means a lot.

Thank you. As a pilot, you sometimes have to be the final word about safety, as the company finds out that it has become unsafe about 30 minutes after it has become unsafe!

@@Tinfoilhat1000 thanks buddy. I was international for 90 percent of my career, but one time I did de-ice in Syracuse. It was probably around 1999. I was in an MD-82, and after we pushed back on an icy ramp and disconnected, we started to slide forward towards the terminal. We had to go to reverse to stop sliding. We got re-connected with a tug, engines in reverse, and we pushed back onto the taxiway.

@@FatherTime1958 you know gate 5 in Syracuse had a slope to it. We had issues there every winter storm. Normally we Wouk push nose right and get you guys away from that.

@Tinfoilhat1000 that was it. We tried to taxi away, but the turn was too tight, and the cocked nose gear just slid forward.

@@FatherTime1958braking was nil very often in Syracuse but those guys on the runway crew were incredible.

Thank you for taking the time to comment. It is very motivational when a viewer takes a moment out of their day to give their thoughts. Positive or negative, it shows me people care, but the positive comments always feel better!

@@garystewart3110 it’s FSIPanel 2020 and it’s an amazing training tool. I have the link in the description. The pattern work tool within it is invaluable. If you have one of the fully integrated airplanes. And there are several, there is a full abnormal menu. It’s pretty cool.

@@swisscowswiss I was hoping there was a Swiss person out there!!

@@pulitzarl5697 thank you for taking time out of your day to leave a positive comment. It is always so motivating.

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

@@FatherTime1958 thank you so much

Thanks once again Peter!

I’m not working with P3D, but I know ow that TFDI is really working on the program.

@@Greazer hahaha. No one wants to watch a JFK-EZE 12 hour video. I consider these to be training videos.

All valid points and I will correct going forward. Thank you so much!!!

PMDG?

@@TriJetSimPilot I know! You're the first person to mention that! I've been bouncing back and forth between the aircraft!

Hi Dave. Always wonderful to hear from you. Busy days here with the rollout of my two favorite aircraft within several days of each other!

@TriJetSimPilot Hi, yes I bought the MD11 for fsx many years back. It was one of PMDGs first aircraft, the graphics were good but not up to today's sim, but the systems modelling and functionality were really good. It also is very frame rate friendly as a result, which suits my computer, so I use it alot. A shame PMDG stopped selling the MD11 when they concentrated on P3d aircraft.

@FatherTime1958 Hi, always a pleasure to watch you flying so effortlessly.

TFDI is super heavy handed with Discord bans. It was brutal when the CE channel went live.

@@softreset82 ….they dont want realistic reviews or posted issues. They want us to be thankful for paying that much and having a plane that clearly is not finished. I understand that there are always going to be things to overcome or improve on, but these issues make the plane unusable for true IFR flights right now.

@@jay-rus4437 Regrettably, this is the new norm and it started years ago. These small teams release an MVP so they can infuse cash to pay their people. But even look at INI, when the A306 released they've had what... 2? 3? patches to address critical flaws as a result of patches? That plane was not ready on day one either. I had zero expectations that the MD-11 would be enjoyable before the .3 release. Still bought it, but I've learned to just accept it as part of the transaction experience.

@@softreset82 Well, I’m just not seeing the downsides that many are seeing. When I am cruising at FL350 with everything more or less the same as the real thing, I think to myself this is a f’ing miracle! It’s worth every penny and more to me. I think a big issue is releasing without a manual, but then again, how many these days would read a manual to answer their questions?

Hi Jay. Well, all that I can say is that I am not involved with the Discord Channel. TFDi makes their own decisions over there. I have noticed, while lurking, that there is a certain intolerance when they attempt to answer the question and their answer is rejected. They usually don't spend a lot of time trying to argue/debate/discuss. I love the plane, and I have zero issues operating it in any condition.

@@EduardoMCfly I don’t think that the Sky Simulation MD-11 is anywhere near the quality of the TFDI MD-11, but I haven’t flown it it many, many months.

@@FatherTime1958 Thanks!

@@alexvargas1989 thank you much for taking the time to comment. It means a lot.

Please consider joining our Discord and keeping our community updated on your progress. There are so many people like you with dreams or in the pipeline!

@@olafrostvei I will do an example in my next video. You can definitely change the fix and put in course or DME

@@FatherTime1958 Great!I have used the fix-page for the distance to the initial approach fix.Where i prepare for speed and flaps for the approach phase.

@@stephenmckinnell7791 it does work. Go to the TFDI MD-11 questions in their. discord and ask. They talk about that stuff all of the time. I rarely do IVAO or VATSIM, so I don’t really know how to use it. Sorry.

@@FatherTime1958 For anyone else with this problem. Apparently you have to Refill even the Auto-filled bits/squares to get it to show the Send Option. For example it had pre filled the aircraft type on my Pre Departure Clearance - you need to type MD11 again, over this. We’ll get there! 😉

It still isn’t working for me. TFDI reckon they’ll let me know as soon as they post an article about how this particular Acars system should work. Se la vie 😊

The PROF back in 1997 was not smooth. It hunted and the pitch would fluctuate. Our guidance was to use level change for altitude changes greater than 2,000 feet and V/S for altitude changes less than 2,000 feet. It may work better IRL now, but PROF not smooth back in 1997.

Thanks a lot, Captain !

There was a major flight characteristics package last week. We are all going back to “default “ on the sensitivity setting. It now flies great. It was too sensitive.

@@FatherTime1958 Thanks for your reply ! Eagerly awaiting the public release. Otherwise love this bird

I’m always thankful when people take a moment to comment. It makes my day.

Hahaha! I get the biggest thrill with the level of detail in these high end add-ons.

@@paulm5025 I know that they program the transmissions based on position, but I’m not sure if you could get previous messages. Naturally, there is the say again function. Therefore, it’s probably just the next r3corded message. They would definitely let you know on the FSIPanel Discord.

@@FatherTime1958 Thanks! I will do some more testing and will go to the Discord if I need help. 👍

Thank you for taking the time to say that.

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

Love the indecent exposure stories too. Need to check my six when I check my gig

@FSXpilotman I’ve never been the same!

I should have come over for a beer!

@@FatherTime1958 Yes , you're invited . 👍

Wow, I’m going to read about that one! Thank you.

@@b3njroverr67 wow! The mins setting thing is huge! That’s half my presentation! Thank you a thousand times!

@@samarmstrong5543 yes, the dialogue absolutely changes a tad when there’s a woman in our presence. That goes for life as well. Call me Old Fashioned lol. I try to keep my presentations inoffensive, but every now and then I let the high school side of me “creep” through!!!

@@stretchedits Dave, you are my favorite visitor. You and I bonded over flying a P3D 777 into your local airstrip. Always a pleasure my friend.

@@FatherTime1958 Yes I remember that. Funny I thought it was really cool that a professional pilot, you hadn't retired then, was willing to mess about flying to my local airstrip to try something. I think that's why I like following your channel, because you love to pass on all of your vast knowledge and experience gained over many years to us amateur simmers so we can all enjoy the experience together. I think deep down you like to see us all succeed, like our mentor or something. Not sure where all that came from........but I love your content.

@@stretchedits thanks Dave. It is definitely my “calling” in retirement among other things. I love being accepted and respected in what I consider to be a fascinating community. You never know who you’re talking to!!

@@FatherTime1958 Yeah I think it is really great that in this hobby professionals and amateurs can happily mix along together in order to enjoy something many of us will never get to do in real life, and our sims are the nearest thing to it.

I had a generator failure enroute (FSiPanel programmed a surprise for me), so the APU was running per procedure. Thanks for the heads-up, I always appreciate people taking time to comment.

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It's a great app.

@@FatherTime1958 Thanks for the link!

I really like the iNiBuilds A300-600. I've done about 17 videos on the A300: czcams.com/video/JBr_QtRrDh8/video.html

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@@buzzlite3 thank you!!!! I did not know that!

@@787gal2 wow, it’s so great to hear from a fellow AAL person. I just retired in September and started flight simming a little over a year ago. I was flying with a guy who recommended that I get into it, and now I’m hooked. Picking up the 777 should be pretty easy after being rated in the 78. Horizon has a great freeware version of the 787-9, but it can’t compare to the PMDG product. They are the gold-standard of add-on aircraft. It’s scary how accurate the model is. Take a look at the hardware I have in the description. I swear by the Boeing a yoke, Honeycomb throttles and pendulum rudder pedals. Great to hear from you!

I always adjusted my seat so that I could just barely see down the glareshield. This was to be acclimated to that position in the event of a low-visibility approach where the runway was late to become visible. It gave me that extra nano-second to see the lights. This always left me slightly more forward than most. The sitting position in the simulator is a little more aft than I sat in the actual airplane.

The TFDI MD-11 is capable of flying RF legs and absolutely should be able to distinguish between a fly-over and fly-by point. The fact that it failed to distinguish that on your approach is a write-up. I’ll definitely try it, although I 100 percent believe you. However, if the points are too close together it will go direct if it can’t physically make to small arc. I haven’t even looked at the approach. Thank you!

@@FatherTime1958 Thank you very much captain!

I love the program. I believe that it is an invaluable training aid. Thank you for taking the time to let me know, and don’t forget to join the FSIPanel Discord. As a matter of fact, please feel welcome to join mine!!🌝

I’m very sorry that your Dad has passed. I’m sure that he is remembered within the F-4 community. I had several very close friends transitioning the F-4 world between 1981 and 1987. They were based at George, Seymour-Johnson and Spang in Germany. It was a small community in the 80s.

@@FatherTime1958 Thanks for the kind words, his name was Robert Prest, he was based in Germany when I was a child. flying the F4 out of RAF Wildenrath

Thank you for saying that. At American our pilots were from all around the country and sometimes the world. Sense of humor from region to region and certainly country to country. I usually just kept it calm and professional and kept my sense of humor to myself. However, I loved learning about each person that I flew with, their lives, their families, their background etc. I find people fascinating. I wasn’t everyone’s “cup of tea”, but I think most guys liked flying with me!