This is my new, improved, version of the auto take off gauge.
This version contains logic to keep you away from,
by mistake, activate the gauge except at take off. In addition,
the gauge is also able to get you direct on the route if you
have loaded a flightplan. The look of the gauge is changed,
now giving you continueosly update of speed and altitude
(in AGL meters) until the gauge automatically switches off.
Install
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1. Place the the gauge ato.gau in your FS2002\gauge-
folder.
To use the ATO
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This gauge is very simple to use. All you have to do is to taxi
out on the runway and line up as usual.
Then, click in the upper half of the gauge (a "+" sign will be visible
when holding the mouse over the upper half of the gauge).
This click will do the following for you:
1. Panel lights ON
2. Parking brake released.
3. Flaps incremented 2 steps.
4. Pitot heat ON.
5. Decrement auto brake to RTO.
6. 100% throttle on all engines.
7. Spoilers OFF
The speed will cont. be viewed in the upper area until you push
the lower half of the gauge.
Take off and make sure you have positive climb, then click in the lower
half of the gauge (a "-" sign will be visible when holding the mouse
over the lower half of the gauge).
This click will do the following for you:
1. Gear up.
2. Flaps up.
3. Auto brake 0.
4. Auto pilot ON, setting your current heading, vertical speed to 1800,
altitude to 5000ft.
5. Auto throttle ON, setting your speed to 240kt.
The altitude (meter AGL) will cont. be viewed in the lower half of the gauge
until you reach 1000 m, when the gauge is automatically shutted off.
You will be leveled off at 5000ft and are free to do as you wish from
that moment on. (You can always change the AP-settings during climb
of course).
If you have a flighplan loaded, you can (once again) push the lower half
of the gauge. In that case, the gauge will set you in NAV/GPS-mode and
turn your a/c direct in to your route while climbing up to 10.000 ft.
You must, however, push the gauge before 1000m AGL if you want this
function.
Disclaimer
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This is freeware, use it at your own risk. I can't be held
responsible for any damage to your programs or computer.
Feel free to use this gauge in own-developed panels as well (freeware),
but insert the original author of this gauge in your text.
