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

Hi guys.I'm looking for construction information on the B377SGT"Super Guppy".So far i found and checked every webpage dealing with the topic, but found now detailed info about dimensions especially on the differnent radius concerning the fuselage as well as the wings - only some real blurry 3views.I hope for your help, concerning this topic as i want to build the Guppy in Gmax.Kind regards, Michael.

Hi,Anyone here who knows how to add drag when gear is down and flaps down?Is there also a way to add specific sounds for the drag of gear and flaps?regardsRoger

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Hello everyone,I'd like to adjust the seat height in the panel config, but dont know what numbers to adjust and how much. I can adjust the zoom which I set up for all my aircraft. But the seat height is something I'd like to know more about. Maybe if there is a good web site that talks about it also.Whatever anyone can help me on...Thanks!Ed Jenkins

HiIs it possible to check weather or not the pilot is looking around in virtual cockpit using a joysticks hatswitch? Something like, if hatswitch used, then start a timer... Anyone?

It's been a while since I did any proper gauge/module coding.(FS98 days ... )What is the best way to code vector based gauges?DirectDraw?I saw someone mention GDI+ - is that the new/better way of drawing vector gauges?Are there any tutorials/samples somewhere that will save me some headaches?ThanksPaul

Well,I'm continuing to work my way through the P-38 tutorial and have another stumbling block.Here's what the tutorial says to do in the Finishing the Propeller Spinner section..."1. Collapse the hemisphere to an editable poly by right-clicking, and choosing Convert to: Convert to Editable Poly. 2. In the Perspective viewport, select the vertex in the center of the hemisphere. 3. In the Soft Selection rollout, adjust the Falloff so the second ring of vertices turns yellow, but the last rows do not. Move the selection forward along the Y axis. "1. and 2. is no problem.I can't get 3. to work. Here's what I'm doing...First, I select the hemisphere object that I have la…

Does anybody have the default boeing 737=400 paintkit in PSD or PSP?Please share it...Mike HorstenPolarairways.comThe Gateway VA to the NorthBased At EHAM (Amsterdam Schiphol)

looking for 3d scale drawings for the following aircraftCanadair CP-144 CHALLENGERandAvro Canada CF-100 Canuckthanks

Hi,I'm having a problem getting trailing edge flaps to work in FS9. I load the same plane into FS2002 and they work fine.Any suggestions as to what could be causing this problem?Also, here is a link to a tutorial I made for creating and using alpha images in an XML gauge.http://www.epu.com/dc-9-41/Creating_Alpha_...d_BMP_files.PDFThanks,John O'Keefe

plz listen to my begginer's question. ^^I made light added panel for night lighting.normaly (like commercial panel) when press shift+L main panel changes to night light panel. If the time is night (not only tone and luminate)Do I have to edit some gauge file? connecting my lightend panel and setting night time for panel.. I don't know how..is there any manuals for question like these..:-newbie

Good day gentlemen.I hope one of you can help me with a small matter.I am trying to apply smoke FX to an aircraft and can position it forward/back, left/right, but am getting nowhere in the vertical. No matter what I try, I either get nothing at all, or else it stubbornly stays on the longitudinal axis.Phooey!!Any help here would be greatly appreciated.Sincerely,Heather

I have several *.PSP files that i would like to export to *.psd format and im not able to find a way to do so. Can anybody help me with this problem?Thanks in advanceRgds Henry William

First of all I am not a beginner with gmax. I know my way around it and i have been learning it for a year and a half now. I have been using the way of putting in viewport backgrounds that i learned with the p-38 tutorial but i have seen other people have their background images mapped onto a box with flipped normals. I am just curious how to do this and i have read some tutorials but i havent fully understood them. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks,Evan

I had a successful release of an add-on panel called FlightDeck SFX Panel. The panel is a popular success with over 3000 downloads and only 6 emails back with issues. All were operational error and not a single problem with gauges.So with that I just added several new .bmp's in several colors so simmers could match my panel up closer to their cockpits. Sounds simple enough. But I already saw an issue with my new panels (and already a user who has seen this issue as well), and I would like to get any opinions on it because of what I have been seeing randomly.1. On certain occassions, when I swap out my original brown panel plate (just the .bmp file in the aircraft panel's…

Hi,Can anyone put me on the right path of how to get a landing light working in a gmax designed plane?All other lights are working ok, strobe, beacon etc.I have put a spotlight in the gmax model, but it does not show up with the Shift + L keys. (other, generic, planes do.)I've put the 'light_landing = 0, 5 , 17.0' in the aircraft.cfg [lights] and the [electrical] seems ok for all other lights. I've even put a bat/alt switch in the panel, which works for other lights, but to no avail.I think I'm missing something that's specific for the landing lights.Any pointers very welcome.voscon.P.S:Is there something one can do in FS9 that works like the World/Scenery Library in FS …

I want to add the fpda boeing callouts that start at 500' and work down to the 10 foot mark. I think its a fpda_boeing_callout.gau How can I add this to my other jet panels, currently I have it on one of marco Spada's MD-80 Golding reworked panels.I thought all I had to do was add that gauge in the main guage area in the panel.cfg, but it does not seem to work.Thx!Hornit

I am having some problems doing this, and I was wondering if someone could help me. I did manage to do it once before, but now when I try, I only end up with a partially gray panel and the yoke is still there in silver gray. I am using DXTBMP, and here are the steps that I have followed.DXTBMP-Load extended image(also tried as normal image),Prefs-select editor-MSPaint,Image-Send to editor-MSPaint,MSPaint-Painted over the yoke with black(also tried with pure green),Saved the file and exited MSPaint,DXTBMP-loaded the extended/normal image(tried both),Alpha-Create black/green alpha chanel(tried both),Saved extended bitmap-The file name was saved as the original fs9 file name…

Hi,i have a plane that is very slow in changing heading. When i put my joystick to the left or right, it rolls ok, like it should, but the heading only changes veeeeeeerrry slow! i've looked at the air-file, and there are a couple of lines there that might change that, bt i dont know exactly what. Could someone help me?tia,Matt

SullyDoes anyone by any chance know where I can find a real nice 707 including panel that is compatable with FS 2004 that I can download?I've gone to the Avsim library,found one page of 707's,even tried to download and install a real nice Olympic 707 including P.Goldsmith's panel--no good.FS 2004 wasn't going to have any part of that download!! I really like that plane.Hope someone can help me.

Sorry if I missed this in my search of this forum. FS2002 had a nice GUI for aircraft editing. Where is it in FS9? Is there an SDK to download, if so which one? The one I see on the COF web site is for FS2002. Do I have to reload some component of FS2002? If so, how is that done?Thanks, GW

Hi,I was wondering: i have a supersonic plane for FS2002 that was designed to fly at mach 2. Now with a litle bit of tuning in the air-file and the aircraft.cfg, i was able to fly at mach 2.88. But i do net get any faster. I read some things about planes thatfly at mach 4-5 in FS2002. Can anyone tell me what lines to change to accomplish that?thank you,

Has anyone had any luck in correcting the very high fuel consumption with this aircraft. Some have done tests that show a range of only around 1200nm being possible. I can concur with this having at cruise recorded 37,000lb/hr at mach 0.84 alt 40,000ft 86-89% thrust.Can any one help with where I should start if it's not already been done. I am a complete newbie to editng cfg files in this - so be gentle with any explanations.Brian.

I'm trying to write an XML gauge that will play a sound (rumbling noise) when the spoilers are raised in flight... I've done many searches here in the forums, which has helped, but I still cannot get the XML gauge to work. Some history... - I'm writing this gauge to work in FS2002.- I'm using Bill Morad's (RIP) xmlsound gauge.In my panel.cfg, I have: gauge72=XMLSound!XML-Sound, 0,0,10,10gauge73=Rf732V2!Spoilersound, 10, 10, 10, 10The XMLSound.gau is located in the main FS gauges folder, and I placed the spoilersound.xml gauge in a folder named RF732V2, which is located in the gauges folder.After searching the forms, I understand that the xmlsound file is somewhat depen…

Hi folks,I have used 3 different panels with the SGA DC10. My latest try was with Mike Bauman's panel. Well, my problem is that I lose all sound after a few seconds in the DC10 cockpit. My speakers are normally set to 5.1 surround. After the sound crash I lose ALL OS sound as my speakers revert to "desktop stereo speakers" configuration. I can only get the sound back by manually selecting "5.1 surround" from the "Adjust audio properties" "advanced" tab in the system tray.XP pro latest patchesDX9.0bSB Audigy gamertried different fsuic.dll verions, resetting fs9.cfg file, reloading sound card drivers. No luck.I have FSSound.dll configured as OldModule=1 in fs9.cfg.All other…