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INTRODUCTION
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01OCT08
PMDG MD-11
There are three modes of operation, selected from LSK R6:
MANUAL, AUTO and FMS.
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MANUAL mode: You must press the START prompt (LSK
L6) and then manually command the tank fill valves of each
tank from LSK L1 – L5. When the required quantity of a
tank is reached you must command the fill valve off.
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AUTO mode: You enter the required fuel quantities for
each tank in LSK R1 – R5 then press the START prompt
(LSK L6). The tanks will be filled automatically in a
predefined order until the required fuel quantities are
reached
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FMS mode: This mode is the best mode for most users
who are interested in setting a realistic fuel load on their
PMDG MD-11. To use the FMS mode, you must first make
an entry in the FUEL INIT page (press the INIT key, then go
to page 3) at LSK L1. This tells the system how much fuel
you need aboard the airplane for your planned flight.
Then, on the REFUELING page when FMS mode is
selected, the LSK R1 – R5 fields will automatically populate
to display the fuel quantity targets for each tank when the
desired fuel load is correctly distributed according to the fuel
loading matrix for the MD-11 airplane.
Press the *START prompt and you will see fuel being
flowing to the tanks.
During refueling the state of the fill valves is displayed on the
middle fields of the REFUELING page. The actual fuel
quantities of the tanks are also displayed. At any time refueling
can be aborted by pressing the STOP prompt at LSK L6.
Operation of fill valves and flow lines can be monitored on the
SD FUEL page during refueling.
The time it takes to fill the tanks is realistic for the MD-11 aircraft
being fueled from a wide-body capable single point high flow
rate fuel system.
NOTE: The MD-11 fuel system is designed to automatically provide a
correct fuel balance between tanks in order to manage the CG during
