PMDG在支持论坛上发布消息说其产品MD-11进入了beta测试阶段，将于不久后推出。价格方面会继续体现pmdg的水准，一如既往的不便宜，还会在发行产品之前发布手册。另fs9版本和fsx版本将被当作两个独立的产品，fs9版本会在fsx之后发布。

"Captains-

I thought you all might be interested to know that the PMDG MD-11 for FSX went into BETA testing overnight!

Over the next few days, we will share with you some of the feedback and trend information that we are getting from the testing team. We have a few larger "cleanup" and "polish" items left to accomplish on the airplane, but from a development standpoint the project is nearly completed.

For those who are interested, the PMDG MD-11 is (in my opinion) in a better overall product quality state than any product we have yet produced. This is due in large part to the care and attention the product has received during development.

In the past, our BETA testing process has taken anywhere from two to nine months. I anticipate that this will not be a lengthy BETA period, as this product was subjected to extensive ALPHA testing throughout the course of it's development.

To answer a couple of anticipated questions:

When will we release?: We will not project at this point, as we want to focus on product completion without setting artificial timelines for development.

How is the FS9 version going?: The FS9 version is behind the FSX version. This is due in part to the inferior capabilities of FS9, and the need to build new, or in some cases, re-engineer aspects of the product that will be specific to FS9. (In effect, this is really like building 1.75 products because the versions are so different.) Our goal currently is that the FS9 version should be released within sixty days of the FSX version barring any technical hurdles that we haven't yet cracked our kneecaps on. If we don't hit any further hurdles, we are hoping to keep the FS9 release as close to the FSX release as possible- as in: within weeks. (No promises)

What will pricing be?: We anticipate pricing will be in line with our current product offerings. No surprises here. We will be treating the FSX and FS9 versions as two different products, but we will offer a SIGNIFICANT price break for anyone who wants to own versions in both FSX and FS9. (Details to be announced...)

Will you be able to obtain the manuals prior to release: Yes.

Will we allow the beta testers to post images and notes here in the forum for you to read: Most likely, yes.

Do we need any more beta testers?: No, but thank you for offering.

We will post more information for you during the coming days. Start getting excited- the MD-11 is almost here!
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