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FS2002 Avro York Version 1
Panel by Dave Haskell 04/02 e-mail:- dave@haskell.demon.co.uk
For 1024x768 resolution or higher.
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PropKT*.gau gauges by Kevin Trinkle, bitmaps by Tom Gibson.
prop2ERK*.gau Propliner gauges by Ernie Kennedy, bitmaps by Tom Gibson.
GBYJ*.gau series by Jay Crawford
FSD*.gau Switches, B57.VOR* and B2.mfd* switches by the FSD Group
AA5_Trim gauge by Richard Melville
Oap*.gau, Rap*.gau and dh89*.gau gauges by Jon Shepherd and J L Stubbs
DHC-2*.gau by Fred Banting
DFD*.gau gauges by Dai Griffiths (Dragonflight Design)
Carp*.gau gauges by Richard Probst
Lanc*.gau gauges from Phil Perrott
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TEXT FILE CONTENTS
Introduction
Details
How to Use the Startup gauges
Troubleshooting
Legal Text
INTRODUCTION
Welcome, and thanks for downloading my panel.
This is version 1 of my Avro York panel.
I have included some great gauges by Kevin Trinkle which include
fully operational Start, Magnetos, and Cowlflaps. I would also like to thank Tom Gibson for
introducing me to these great gauges through his excellent DC-6 panels and the use of
his instruction sheet for using them.
DETAILS
I also have to thank Ernie Kennedy for his radio gauges that
work more like the old prop ones did (although they were actually with
the radio operator rather than the main panel. He did a great
job.
I used Jay Crawfords fuel gauges as they were a nice fit especially when accompanied by his
Fuel selector gauge. They will indicate the percentage of fuel remaining in the left/right main and auxillary tanks although not all FS aircraft have auxillary tanks they are not difficult to add thanks to the Tankmod program by Chuck Dome, (available at http://home.att.net/~chdome/).
I would like to thank all the other gauge programmers and repainters
listed at the top of this file; they are really doing the FS community a
service by providing these great gauges. Please honor the legal
restrictions at the bottom of this file.
HOW TO USE THE NEW GAUGES (Thanks to Tom Gibson)
START, MAGNETOS, and BOOST PUMPS: These gauges by Kevin Trinkle
simulate the actual start sequence used on the old propliners and are
found on the main and sub panels. If you follow the proper procedure, you
will have a very realistic piston startup, complete with sound!
For the proper visual appearance, you MUST have Magnetos active in FS2002.
In FS2002 go to Aircraft/Aircraft Settings/Engines and check the Magnetos
box. You may need to change to the default Cessna and then switch back
to get Prop control back - this is an FS bug. Save a Flight at this point
and when the Flight is loaded (or make it your default Flight) things will
be set up properly.
To start the engines, first you MUST turn on the Boost Pumps (these are
booster fuel pumps) - the engines won't start without them! Second, use
the Engine Selector knob to select the desired engine to start.
Now press the START switch - the PRIME, (ignition) BOOST, and SAFETY switches
will automatically throw at the same time.
If you have an Aircraft Animator moving parts plane, you will see
the prop begin to turn slowly. Allow at least 6 prop blades to pass
before throwing the proper MAGNETO knob to BOTH (3 clicks on +); the
engine will then come to life and you will hear the engine start up. If
you have a non-animated aircraft the sequence is the same, but the props
won't slowly turn, and no external change will be visible before you start
engine #1. The START switch must be in the OFF position before selecting
another engine; it will turn off automatically or you may turn it off yourself.
If you don't want to flip all the switches, just throw the magnetos to
BOTH (or press M+++) and the engines will start right up. If you later
try to use the proper start sequence, the switches won't all be in their
proper positions, but the start sequence will still work fine.
SUCTION GAUGE: You can check the vacuum system with the small gauge on
the bottom right. Author unknown.
OUTSIDE AIR TEMPERATURE: This gauge by Richard Probst displays
the outside air temperature in degrees C., important for IAS/TAS
conversions, etc.
TROUBLESHOOTING
1. THE ENGINES WON'T START!: If you use the Start gauge to start the
the engines, you MUST turn on the boost pumps first.
2. THE MAGNETO KNOBS ARE MOVING TO BOTH BY THEMSELVES: If you use the
keyboard to turn off the engines, the knob positions will no longer
always be correct. This will also happen if you let the start switch
time out (15 seconds) without starting the engine with the magnetos.
The start sequence will still work fine; just click on the + side of
the magneto and the engine will start (if everything else is correct).
3. WHEN I MOVE THE ENGINE SELECT KNOB THE ENGINES DIE: If you move the
engine selector knob before the start switch has gone back to OFF you
will kill the engine(s). The start switch will automatically go back to
OFF after ~15 seconds, or you can turn it off yourself.
4. I CAN'T GET MY PROPS TO TURN SLOWLY AFTER I PRESS THE START SWITCH:
You must have Mixture control activated in FS98. If not, the engines
will start as soon as you press the Start switch. If you aren't
using a plane animated with Aircraft Animator, you will not see the
slowly moving props. In fact, you won't see anything happen (outside
the cockpit) until you start engine #1 with the magnetos.
5. THE PLANE THAT I HAVE ASSIGNED THIS PANEL DOES NOT SHOW UP IN
THE SELECT PLANE MENU: you have installed this panel or modified
the plane's panel.cfg file incorrectly! Go through and double check
that you have done each step correctly. This is almost always the
problem. Also see #7.
6. THE PANEL APPEARS BUT THERE ARE ALMOST NO GAUGES: did you unzip the
embedded gauges.zip file and then copy all the *.gau files into your
FS98 GAUGES folder? All of the *.gau files need to be within the
main FS98 GAUGES folder. Did you download the DC6PNLIFR3 panel and
unzip the gauges.zip file into your FS98 GAUGES folder?
The other problem might be that your unzipping program can't
handle long Win95 filenames; check your unzipped gauges and
check if they have names like Prop2ERKadf.gau (differences
in uppercase/lowercase is not important). If not, you need to
download a new unzipper. I suggest either WinZip or the
*latest* version of PKUNZIP - it must mention that it will work
with long filenames in the text file. You can get these from
places like www.jumbo.com and www.shareware.com.
7. THE RPM OF ENGINE 1 IS LOWER THAN ALL THE REST: try pressing Shift-4,
and then Shift-4 again. If this doesn't work, go to the World/Time &
Season menu, and click on the Set Actual Time button. Set the time
for 2200 (10 pm). Click OK. Now go there again and set the time
back to what you want. Engine 1 RPM should now be OK. This is an
FS98 bug.
8. THE ENTIRE PANEL APPEARS DISORTED, OR THE SUBPANELS ARE SMALL SQUARES
IN THE UPPER LEFT CORNER, OR THEY ARE NOT IN THEIR PROPER LOCATIONS:
you have probably used this panel in a Flight that originally used a
different panel. Just select a plane that uses a different panel (like
the Cessna), and then select your original plane again. If you want to,
you can then resave the Flight and the panel will appear correctly after
loading that Flight.
9. I CAN'T CHANGE THE COM 1 FREQUENCY, AND THE DME IS ALWAYS ZERO: You
need to turn the RADIO MASTER and the DME switches to ON.
10. I CAN'T CHANGE THE NUMBERS ON THE AUTOPILOT OR THE RADIOS: the
numbers on the autopilot and radio gauges are changed by clicking
the mouse on the little knobs below the digits; decrease them by
clicking to the left of the knobs, right of the knobs for increase.
Also see the help file for the Sperry Autopilot.
12. If you have problems that cannot be corrected by the steps above,
feel free to email me. However, I will expect that if you have
one of the problems listed above that you will tell me that you
tried the fix and it didn't work - otherwise I will just guide you
to this section!! If you don't have any of the problems above,
make sure that you READ EACH STEP in the instructions again and
double check that it was performed correctly. I will expect you in
your email to tell me you have done this. My email address is:
dave@haskell.demon.co.uk
FILE ARCHIVE COPYRIGHT 2002 BY DAVE HASKELL, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
PropKT*.GAU's COPYRIGHT 2002 BY KEVIN TRINKLE, Prop2ERK*.GAU's COPYRIGHT
2002 BY ERNIE KENNEDY.
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PANELS. PLEASE GIVE PROPER CREDIT TO THE AUTHORS. BITMAPS BY TOM GIBSON;
THESE BITMAPS MAY NOT BE REPAINTED WITHOUT PERMISSION.
OAP*.GAU, RAP*.GAU AND DH-89*.gau BITMAPS COPYRIGHT 2002 BY JON SHEPHARD AND JL STUBBS.
BEAUGEAR.GAU COPYRIGHT CHUCK DOME 2002, BITMAP BY DAVE HASKELL
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originally in the DC-6 IFR panel by Tom Gibson; this panel is available
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