Hi,

I purchased the PMDG MD11 a while ago. I started to test it but it was so complicated. The hardest part to figure out was the FMC but i learned how to apply the flightpath into the computer. One thing i don´t understand is to set the FMC up for take off and landnings. I tried the tutorial for Zurich and it is much easier to know wich numbers to put where in the computer. But how do i do if i want to fly to a destination that i have made by myself. How do i suppose to know what to dial in and where? It is a million things to programme.

How do you guys do? Do you use some kind of charts that you take info from?

Where do i start if i want to learn to fly this aircraft??

I have read the whole London - Zurich tutorial now and the thing i have learned is that i should load the flightplan then add the SID for the departure route and the star for the approach route. The thing is that i can program the route but not the SID and star. Where do i get this information?

If i, for example, want to fly the Finnair route from Helsinki to Bangkok. How do i get the SID ands star information for this flight? On the FMC tutorials on the tube i saw him download this on a website but this website seems to be  US. airport only?

I testprogrammed a route now and just took random departure runway and random SID but this route does not connect with my flightpath/airway.