This is a full package (aircraft and panel) and it is for FS 2004 only, to be displayed at 1024x768 resolution or more.

Thank you for downloading this package, I hope you'll enjoy it.

IMPORTANT!
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You MUST also insert the enclosed 'GougeSound.dll' in the Main FS2004 folder, othrwise you will experience a FS crash!!

FREEWARE!
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Feel free to make whatever you want with this product, but keep it freeware!!

FOREWORD
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The model has been created by myself with the cooperation of my collegue Capt. Giovanni Quai, using Abacus FSDS_v2.4: it features very detailed moving parts, such as all flight controls, steerable nose wheel, spinning wheels, tilting bogeys and so on.The panel background has been created modifying a previous A340 panel of mine, with reference to a picture of an A380 mokeup panel found in the net, and includes the most part of gauges expressly programmed by myself, plus a small amount of custom and default gauges.


NOTE :
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The panel layout looks rather crowded by many gauges, some of them reflecting the true positions on the real aircraft, and I would suggest to have a look to the enclosed 'A380_Tutorial.jpg.'

INSTALLATION
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Just unzip this file into your FS2004/aircraft folder and you will find the "A380-800HGW" folder with the usual subfolders, including a "A380gauges.zip", the 'GougeSound.dll' and a "Sound_required.zip" with some .wav files, then operate as follows:

Step 1-Unzip the enclosed "A380gauges.zip" in the main FS2004 'Gauge' folder. You will find in it a new folder with the same name: please, copy/paste all gauges into the main FS2004 'Gauge' folder.
Step 2-Copy/Paste the enclosed 'GougeSound.dll' in your main FS2004 folder (if you don't have it yet).
Step 3-Unzip the enclosed "Sound_required.zip" in the main FS2004 'Sound' folder. You will find in it a new folder with the same name: copy/paste all .wav's into the main FS2004 'Sound' folder.

I think this should be the end of the installation procedure.

...Have happy flights!


CREDITS
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I deeply thank:
Capt. Giovanni Quai, for his cooperation in creating many parts of the model, for his evaluation and beta testing.
FPDA people for their altitude calls .wav's.



DISCLAIMER
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THE PANEL HAS BEEN TESTED MANY TIMES TO ENSURE THE PROPER
OPERATION OF THIS SOFTWARE, AND ALL IS DONE TO AVOID ERRORS
IN THE CONFIGURATION OF THE PANEL.

WE WILL NOT ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL INCIDENTAL
OR ANY SYSTEM DAMAGE DUE TO THE FAILURE OR IMPROPER OPERATION OF
THE SOFTWARE. THERE IS NOT ANY WARRANTY EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED FOR
ANY CIRCUMSTANCE.

DO NOT MAKE ANY MONEY WITH THIS SOFTWARE!

Comments and suggestions are greatly appreciated.
Capt. I. D'Attomo, Capt. Giovanni Quai
mdattom@tiscali.it
giovanni.quai@tin.it
July, 2005