Hey all!
Small problem:
After FSX reinstall, and aircraft reinstall, and update, my PMDG MD-11 has a problem.
When I jump into the plane, no matter what panel state, it shows all the MFDs with blue Xs on the screen.
I thought that there would be an EICAS switch or button, or even an avionics power button, but no.
The blue Xs say to me that the avionics bus is powered, but avionics are off? Dunno.
Below the throttle quadrant, and the fuel cutoff and engine start switches, it looks like the panel below there is an EICAS or other kind of MFD mode selection switch panel, but is INOP. Maybe this is the problem?
Anybody have a solution to this kind of thing?

BlackAce wrote on Aug 2^nd, 2012 at 6:52pm:


Gosh, I hope its not the latter.
So I think while the IRU is alligning, it ought to still have a couple MFDs available for EICAS, but there is no EICAS button/switch either. In fact, today is the first time I've tried the cold and dark option with it. I may be just doing something wrong.
Maybe I should try reading the manual, instead of assuming I can just fire up this bird by myself...
In any event, I'll just keep trying to figure it out.

BlackAce wrote on Aug 2^nd, 2012 at 7:19pm:


Got it working. I made a mistake on the start sequence.
Furthermore, just a "class" thing, it should not be the first assumption that someone is a software pirate...

Lots of variables in making it work properly.
For example, the default saved flight causes issues if saved with wrong aircraft, many others.
From what I have read, typically, the cockpit is inop altogether, and plenty of other issues if attained illegally.
That is just wrong to assume it is because of someone's fraudulent actions first.
Jeeze. This forum used to be friendly.

c130lover wrote on Aug 5^th, 2012 at 1:40pm:


It's something to do with manners. They seem to have died off in the 90s