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

could someone help suggest a cause? my default radio stacks work fine,able to select and alter stand-by frequencies,but addon panels, i have several , have the standby frequency with ( - - - - ) where a number should go,and is unalterable, hence i cannot select a freq.so i cannot enter an ils ,or other freq.Help would be appreciated.i am also having trouble getting interior sounds while in cockpit view.i am using windows xp, pentium4 ,ge force 4 ti 4800

Is anyone willing to design me a panel for teh B737 with the following things on it and upload it onto Avsim for download?1) Seatbelt switch2) No Smoking switch3) cabin lights switch (operates the cabin lights speretly from the land lights)4) GPS system on the actual panel5) Landlights button6) autopilot that works!7) compas on the panel8) fuel gages (so i can see how much fuel the plane has)9) a switch that wen pressed both engines start at the smae time (and not one after the other normally causing only one engint to be operated by F3!)10) realistic sounds (including reverse thrust!)If someone can please E-mail me at [email protected] youAlistair…

Hello everyone.I am trying to better the AIR file dynamics from a recent release to the community, but I am stumped by the fact that I do not know where the datum of the plane is located. No, not the datum of the real plane. I mean the datum of the FS plane, so that I can make references to it such as position of the engines, main wing, bla bla bla.I think it would be impossible to realy modify anything without knowing this parameter.Is this data available somewhere in a file, or do I have to contact the designer?

I want to try and build more realistic strode lights. that rotate rather than just blink. If that makes sense. Is there any way of doing that?Cheers Clod

Ok.. my question is this: I'm using install maker to create an autoinstaller. (Yes, yes.. I know, hehe). I'd like the program to check the registry for the location of FS2002 but I don't know what values I have to use in the install maker wizard for that to work. Any help is appreciated.Torsten

Is anybody out there willing to repaint one or more of the original FS2002 aircraft in WBA colors. if anyone would like to I will e-mail them how I want itthxBest regards,Christian, WBA

Hi,Hoping someone can explain this line in the aircraft.cfg file to me. According the SDK this is the minimum flap setting for the spoilerons to become active. My model has 4 flap settings and I want the spoilerons to function at settings 3 and 4. I've got them to work all the time using 0 after this line but if I enter 3 or 4 after this line they don't work at all. What should I be entering?Thanks,Andrew

I've built an airplane in GMAX, and have added lights using geometry. How do I control the rate of blinking for the strobe lights. Right now, they blink very slow.Thanks in advance for your help!Luhiss

I've been trying to modify the ground handling. I've stared to much at SDK's and fourms, I feel like I'm going blind so I'll finally ask. Sorry If i'm overlooking something right in front of my nose. The aircraft when taxied on rough ground will start bouncing on the nose wheel and unless you stop movement you get a prop strike. the type should be able to handle the terrain though. I've been through every part of the contact points in notpad also through CFG Edit I havn't found anything that seams to fix this. So what have I overlooked? Or what have I looked right at and missed?Having funGrey_Wolf

Is it possible to create a gauge in XML that does absolutely nothing when clicked on, except changing the bitmap? I am working on a Cessna 152 panel, and want to include the glove compartment, similar to the gauge on the Dreamfleet C177 Cardinal panel. The reason I ask is that I am a non-programmer when it comes to both XML and C++, and I am having to rely on existing gauges, but I cannot find a decent sized gauge that would allow me to do this.CheersMalcolm

I have set up my taxi and landing lights on my gmax model, and they show up fine in spot view, and illuminate the runway.When in 2D panel view, the lights don't always light up the runway. Every now and then they do, but it is rare.Any suggestions?Thanks in advance.Luhiss

Hi GuysI have been trying to contact a designer called Rob Beard, who did a Robinson R22 Helicopter For either FS98/2000, for inclusion as a static in my Scenery designI have this email which been returned to me; [email protected] download was a repaint by[ol][li]Repaint Copyright © Gaylen Cates 2000[li]Paradise Helipad....http://hometown.aol.com/paradisehelipad/home.html[/ol] The site above has moved and none of the above has helped me much at all. The repaint dates back to Sept 2000, so I guess the original must be olderI take the issue of other people's copyright seriously and have up to now not used anybodies work, but it gets frustrating when you can…

Is this possible? If so, what bmp format. I had set up a nice alpha channel for transparency with a 444 format, but when I added reflective tetures to the rest of the bird and checked "reflective map" in makemdl, my windows became reflective and opaque. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.Luhiss

I'm new to this whole a/c design thing ... but willing to learn :-)Right now I'm just looking to make a few mods to the stock 182 panel to more closely mirror what's in my real airplane. Tried FSEdit, but it barfed anytime I tried to open a panel.Looking for recommendations on a decent panel editor .. freeware or payware (as long as it's not too much pay!).Ultimately, I'd also like to design a KLN94 GPS for GA panels (not all GA planes run Garmins ya know!!) ... so I guess I'm looking for any gauge design tools as well.Thanks in advance ..

Hi !There are a couple of (military) aircraft that feature fantastic optical and acustical afterburner effect,but none (?) that really shows an increase in fuel flow and speed gain. Can someone recommend a good flightmodel (the optics dont' count !) of a military fighter that really has a !!working!! afterburner ? ? ? I have downloaded 8 aircraft with afterburner effects so far, but in noone it really seems to work (And i know how to activate them, they work excellently in the Concorde, but it looks a little bit stupid to fly her at 1000 ft AGL....;-)Thanks, J

Hi all... I'm in need of some help here... I'm working on a great new DC-10. But i would like some pictures of slat and flaps to accuratly model them. Also does anyone know where I could find the CG of a DC-10-30..Thanks againDAN

HiI'm looking for someone from former PFG to grant permission for me to make a repaint of the PFG B737-300. Preferably Ron Freimuth. I've tried with the mail in the read me file but it's not valid.Best RegardsHenrik

1. Is there a way to make transparent or glass in FSDS2 have a reflective coating to make it look like real glass?2. Can a fuel selector be animated in a VC to select tank, Left, Right, Centre and off?thanks

Yes....... I'ts the start of a PC-12. I've been wanting one for a while now so I figured it was time to get off my backside and do one.This is about 3 hours worth of work.... the winshield is a bear.Brian

Antonov An-22 AntheusModel and painting: Dimitri Samborski, february 2003 Panel: Dimitri Dobronravinthe latest [today] at avsim doesn't seem any different from the last fs2000 panel. any ideas?billhttp://members.shaw.ca/wji2/an22/antonov_an-22-tn.gif

OK, I have painted my new POSKY paint kit and gotten the textures looking pretty good for a first attempt. Now I am trying to get the aircraft to show up correctly in FS2k2. Is shows up as POSKY Paint Kit. How do I change the file to show up as my paint variant?Thanks alot guys. You have all been a great help to a new painter.May the ground rise up to meet you....just not too fast!!

I don't know if I'll release it, but things are going pretty well so far and such, so I'm just posting these pics to see what all you guys think of how it looks so far and all that jazz. I am working on making this model extremely detailed, as the pics help to illustrate. Comments welcome.

Hello guys.Alright, back to basics here.I am trying the old technique of using a background image in 3ds. But I run into this problem.After the image is added, you can lock it so it will pan and zoom with that view, be it a top, side, or front view. Or you can unlock it so you can move the view around, or zoom in or out, without actually moving the image (which is the desired thing to do when you first load the image, for positioning).The problem is after I load the image, move the view around to where I want, and lock the background image, it snaps back to the original position it first showed up at.Is there a fix for this? I seem to have seen one before, but can't fi…

Thought I would do a little paint test to see how it would look. Trying to go for the prototype N199L paint scheme. LONG way to go, and lot's of fixes needed, but it's coming along. (Ugh!!)Later Bob C.

I need a few people to test a freeware panel that I created utilizing the Reality XP 530. It is for Mike Stone's Meridian but it will work with any aircraft (without a VC). Thanks in advance!BTW, testers need to own a copy of the PAYWARE Reality XP GPS [email protected]