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INTRODUCTION
01OCT08
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PMDG MD-11
Units:
At purchase, airlines could select various units on the airplane to
be displayed in Metric or Standard units depending upon their needs. We
have given you the option to change these options to suit your needs as
displayed below:
Airline Options – Equipment:
During development and production of
the MD-11, McDonnell Douglas was continually updating the product to
bring greater value to airline customers. We have offered you some of
the options offered to MD-11 customers in the Airline Options –
Equipment menu.
Equipment & Performance Options:
From this menu you may choose
whether or not your airplane carries such equipment as GPS/GNS,
Control Wheel Steering, Deflected Ailerons and higher energy
autobrakes.
FMS Software Load:
During the service life of the MD-11, the airplane
has received some software and computing upgrades in order to take
advantage of updated technology. Most of these upgrades are
transparent to the crews who fly the airplane. One technology upgrade
which is very visible to crews is the addition of the Pegasus
FMS/Software update, also known as “Update -920.”
The -920 FMS and software has greater processing power than the
original -912 software/hardware combination. While functionally almost
indistinguishable, the most notable difference is the speed with which the
