FSX/FSX-SE Aircraft and Panel Design Forum - How To

Hi All,I'm trying to determine if a window view other than the defualt view can be resized. Is there a .CFG entry that would allow this? What a bonnus it would be if it were Possible("side" view improvments, etc..). Can this be done?Thanks,Tom

Downloaded ult_b747_400.zip which proposed to replace the default 747's in FS9 with realistic airlines --- Lufthansa, British Airways, Northwest, and Air Canada. Caught my eye as I am tired of Landmark, etc. Followed the installation instructions carefully, but the results were horrible. The EGT guage goes redline at takeoff and remains there, even at flight idle. N1 and N2 values are hopelessly unrealistic. Tried to locate the authors by searching on this site to no avail. Still searching for repaints of the default 747 fleet that do not change or interfere with the flight models.Ideas anyone?747fan CYYC

I'm flying a freeware plane that I really enjoy but notice a 10fps hit when I turn on the landing lights. This is not the case with the default and other aircraft.My question: Can I alter the landing lights to get a more frame rate friendly set or is this only adjustable through the source code?Thanks very much in advance.Adam

I'm not sure if this is the correct forum to ask this question, and if not, where would the correct forum be. However, my question is:Can anyone advise me what they consider to be the best retailing outlet for a military aircraft project that I want to sell on the internet.Thanks,Nick.

Anybody know which is the best 742 panel out there???? I have tried "kment747.zip", which is a good panel, but it just seems that the gauges are too small to be effective. Any advice would be great appreciatedthanksphillyflyer

Hi all.Can anyone tell me whether it's possible to stop gauge componants/bit maps from two different gauges clashing when the componants cross each other?I'm trying to develop an over-head XML-based throttle quadant. It has longish throttle levers that hang down over the panel. Below the quadrant are two other instruments - a rpm and manifold pressure gauge.The problem is that when the bottom instruments are active (needles moving) and the throttle levers are brought down over those instruments, the bit maps clash and therefore break up.Is there any way of resolving this problem?Any help would be appreciated.Cheers,Matthew.

Hi all.Would someone be good enough to show me why the following XML code does not work in FS2K2 (please see below). It's for a twin engine fuel pressure gauge, which I'm trying to apply to a Pby. I suspect the problem is in the 'Rotate' parameters. Specifially, I think the "(A:General Eng Fuel Pressure:2,psi)" code is incorrect. However, my experiments have yeilded nothing. If anyone know what code needs to be replaced or inserted, I'd really appreciate it.Cheers,Matthew.(A:General Eng Fuel Pressure:2,psi)(A:General Eng Fuel Pressure:1,psi)

hi guys, got a question for all of you. was wondering if it would be to much trouble to ask a designer of certain aircraft and or panels that i might want to download, to make a self installer for it? there are some GREAT panels and aircraft out there but sometimes or lets say alot of the times there's to much involved and i get lost trying to put certain folders and files in certain places along with changing,adding and deleting configs and moving this to that and what have you. i've heard that some designers would include a self installers but don't because they might not be where the person wants them to install to. i don't care where it installs to as long as it insta…

I am trying to add Bill Morad's excellent ATC toggle switch to one of my virtual cockpit panels. When I do, using FSPanelStudio, FS9 crashes when I try to load the plane. There is no problem adding it to any cockpit panel. Any help sure would be appreciated. Thanks, bob.

How do you all create evenly spaced tick marks on the inside of custom created gauges? I've been trying to do so in Photoshop and Illustrator,I just can't seem to get them perfect.Any help is appreciated.Have a wonderful Holiday!/Dave

Hi all Still puttering with my hawk but I have 2 problems I can't find. 1. The nose gear stopped working. Plane sits on the nosewheel ok and will roll and take off but the indicator does not turn green when down and it won't retract. Acts like it's damaged but I haven't enabled damage far as I can tell. 2. Plane leans too far in a turn on the ground, how do we stiffen up the suspension ... or do I need to reduce the movement in the struts?Thanks in advanceChuck

External visual a/c model: is there any way to have a lightsource actually illuminate part of a/c?Hi, there is several a/c which don

The variables A:EMPTY WEIGHT and A:MAX GROSS WEIGHT work in FS2004 but not in FS2002. Does anyone know of alternatives for these?I tried to get the FS2002 Panel SDK but it redirects me to the FS2004 page..boneshttp://fsaviation.nethttp://www.precisionmanuals.com/images/forum/ng_driver.jpg

Hi, New to all of this modeling.Just go FSPS and edited a GIV panel by changing the bitmap a little and adding a few guages. Saved all my work, ran it through the checker in FSPS, a-ok. Added the panel to the GIV. But, whenever I try to load the airplane on FS9, it crashes. The thing doesn't get beyond 0% loaded.Any ideas?

Sorry for asking probably an old question several times answered; but not so often in the forums I didn

Is there anyway i could simulate a Auxilary Power Unit for a Helicopter, i know FS2004 will only control one engine for the Helicopters what i basically want is when i push a button or switch it starts the APU which increases the voltage and plays a sound. i thought about using doug dawsons sound gauge but i have no idea how to increase the voltage.

Hallo,How do i read:(L:Var1,number) (L:Var2,number) - 5 / * (L:Var2,number) + (>L:Var3,number) Is that { (Var1-Var2)/5 * (Var1-Var2) } + Var2 = Var3 or{ (Var1-Var2)/5 * (Var1-Var2)/5 } + Var2 = Var3 or something else?Thanks, Jan"Beatus Ille Procul Negotiis"

http://www.amvaircraft.com/index.html-John

Im trying to make a click and drag type throttle for the BlackHawk series im wokring on. i have looked at the Baron Throttle systems and have copied it and changed it to Prop Pitch (Prop Pitch controls Throttle in helicopters in FS) there is a lot about that gauge i dont understand. if anyone could explain it better it would be greatly appreciated.

Hi,Can anyone give me a quick rundown on how to create these?I have photoshop and used that to create a shadow mask using the example in the SDK (Black bmp with graduated white alpha channel) - I then used imagetool to convert to gauge but in FS only the absolute white parts of the aplha channel are seethrough - the rest shows as black?Any ideas what I might be doing wrong?Many thanks,

Is anyone working on an update of the lovely Flight1 Cessna 421? It's my favourite tool-about-in, has a lovely flight model, but it's showing its age in MSFS terms - you couldn't exactly say it's photorealistic and the VC is very basic. Don't get me wrong - if I didn't love it so much I wouldn't be looking for an update!

I was wondering if anybody was in the works or wanted to make a tower about feet 50 or higher (or at standard tower altitude)that could be moved like a regular aircraft with A VC cockpit ??This way you could look around at AI traffic and move the tower to any place on the airport. Also, maybe add radoi stack, and TCAS a feature that displays other aircraft in your proximity and warns you when they are in or near your flight path.It would be neat to also add reflective windows inside VC of the inside stuff reflected onto the windows that are almost 100% transparent and the rain feature . I want to make this type of thing but, I just downloaded gmax and have never made anyt…

I am trying to create a gauge to show the spoilers status. I have already created the bitmaps which are 3(Down or off, Armed and Up) + the C-language files and I have compiled them into a successful static gauge. Now I need to make them capture the spoilers status.How can I do that? If someone knows the answer, please, help me out with that.- The bitmaps are 35x20 (width = 35).- I used ID

In trying to make a small gauge to display a couple of FS values I have got a bit lost in the various values for sizing. I'll try to explain..In the XML gauge I have included a 240 x 150 bitmap. Onto this I want to place two text strings using something like the following code: %A/C WT. %((A:TOTAL WEIGHT, KG) )%!d! kgIn the above I am assuming the Position statement will start the text at 25 pixels right and down from the top left corner of the bitmap. Is that correct?Next are the values for the Text line - and I would appreciate a rough guide for X, Y and Length values. How do you know how long your text will be :) Playing with these values so far has caused great co…

I would like an item to display while the parking brake is enabled. I found a parking brake lever variable in the key frame section, but I do not know how to set the "operation" and "values" in the display condition section.Thanks,Steven