TFDi Design has rolled out a substantial stability update for its MD-11 on both Microsoft Flight Simulator and Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, delivering a wide-ranging set of improvements aimed squarely at refinement, reliability, and day-to-day usability.
Version 1.1.18 introduces several quality-of-life additions, including optional automatic window shades, in-sim viewing of SimBrief operational flight plans, normalised yoke position exports for third-party hardware, and a new engine wobble animation that adds subtle life to the aircraft. There are also minor sound refinements, electrical audio tweaks, and reduced memory usage, alongside installer improvements that now automatically resolve long-path issues.
Much of the update focuses on an extensive list of fixes spanning visuals, systems, flight modelling, and performance. Cockpit textures, weather radar behaviour, door animations, lighting logic, flap and slat drag, braking temperatures, anti-ice interaction, and EFB stability have all received attention. TFDi has also addressed numerous edge-case crashes, flight plan handling issues, avionics quirks, and hydraulic and electrical system inconsistencies, alongside refinements to climb performance predictions and taxi handling.
