Rotate has recently released an update for their popular MD-11 aircraft which is available for both Xplane 11 and 12. This latest update focuses mainly on a large variety of improvements and fixes and will without a doubt improve our overall experience with the aircraft.
The MD-11 can be updated through the Skunkcrafts updater or through a fresh download from your store of purchase!
The Lengthy Changelog includes:
-Improved LNAV trajectory calculations.
– Fixed various issues found in SID/STAR procedures LNAV display and guidance.
– Improved VNAV flight path calculations and guidance.
– Implemented flight path interception after early descent command.
– Fixed a bug in performance predictions due to ISA deviation influence.
– Fixed some FMA modes displayed during descent and approach.
– Improved deceleration distance calculations.
– Improved thrust prediction during IDLE configuration.
– Fixed a bug affecting V/S mode when flying with speed brakes extended.
– Fixed a bug in AFS not acquiring VCL target after acceleration phase.
– Added FMC GO AROUND page.
– Fixed a bug in AIRWAYS page.
– Made throttle and reverser hardware configuration more user-friendly.
– Added support for throttle beta/reverse axis configuration.
– Allow brake commands and toe brakes to work together.
– Improved product license check to eliminate unnecessary activation requests.
– Fixed altitude clearance enforcement in T/O CLAMP mode.
– Fixed centre landing gear geometry.
– Fixed landing gear bogie tilt.
– Fixed a bug in Navaids auto-tuning system.
– Fixed a bug in Fuel Tail Management System.
– Fixed a bug in temperature dissipation through Fuel System components.
– Fixed a bug in engine EGT indication.
– Fixed a bug in ILS selection by frequency in NAV/RAD page.
– Fixed a bug in Autobrake ARM TO warning.
– Fixed a bug in CG calculation (XP12 only).
– Fixed aircraft sometimes sitting on tail on startup.
– Fixed indications in ND during ND alignment.
– Fixed WXR RNG and TLT indications logic.
– Fixed flight time indication logic.
– Fixed a bug in FIX reference info radial.
– Fixed a bug in deletion function deleting the wrong waypoint.
– Fixed a bug in HDG bug arc command.
– Fixed a bug in AFS that prevented the transition from LOC ARM back to NAV.
– Fixed a bug in overspeed protection.
– Include FMC slope/wind FMC fields in Situations presets.
– Fixed a bug in HDG bug indication during LOC mode.
– Fixed a bug in the ND aircraft icon during TRK mode.
– Fixed a bug that affected reception and audio control of navaids morse signals.
– Fixed TCAS symbols showing outside the HDG arc in ND.
– Added dashes to altimeter readout above +/- 3000fpm.
– Removed navaid information in ND for auto-tuned navaids.
– Fixed a bug in the CAB PRESS RATE indication.
– Improved compatibility with the Better PushBack plugin.
– Fixed problem with VRAM usage in VR floating windows.
– Tuned exterior and cockpit lights (XP12 only).
– Improved wing-flex animation.
– Removed excessive dirtiness from engine smoke.
– Fixed animations in copilot MCDU keys.
– Fixed some visual errors in the cockpit.
