FS 2002 Douglas DC-6 Val-U-Prop Plane and Panel by James Underwood
From the original work of Tom Gibson and Harry Follas
Flight Dynamics by Harry Follas


NOTE: You will probably have to size the main panel of this package vertically to fit your screen. To do so, simply grab the bottom of the main panel with the mouse. The panel will "pop-up" an inch or so, then drag (contract) it up another inch and hit "alt" twice. You should have some sky showing at the top, so grab the top edge of the panel and drag (expand) it up to the top.
You will also have to size the outside view window, so that it goes all the way to the top of the screen, and the lowest "blackout" portion is dragged (expanded) down to the extreme lower left of the left side window. Once you get this right, save it as a flight and the panel will be correctly sized every time you open it.


KEYBOARD COMMANDS

shift+2 = gps
shift+3 = yoke (a real frame rate killer - use only on cruise)
shift+4 = default radio stack (You will need this sometimes to set the ADF, which has a four digit setting, rather than the three dogot setting we are used to and the radio gauge reflects.)

PAN

To see wing, side and cabin views, simply use (with numpad off) the shift+numpad9, etc. method. shift+numpad8 resets main cockpit.

Val-U-Prop
Some of us are seriously working to make Val-U-Prop a real Virtual Airline, compatable with FS98, FS2k, and FS2002. If you're interested, drop me a line and give me some feedback.
One thing for sure: It will be a constantly changing, user interactive and FUN VA.
I'll also add you to the list of future Val-U-Prop pilots and let you knwo when we're online. I'm at jcumus@bluemarble.net


INSTALLATION:
1) Unzip the zip file into a temporary directory.
2) Unzip the gauges directly into the MAIN FS2002 folder. It's OK to overwrite files as anything I've changed I've renamed. When prompted click "yes".
3) In the aircraft directory of FS2002 make a new folder (click "file" then "new" then "folder") and name it Douglas DC-6 Val-U-Prop (right mouse click on folder, then hit "rename" when the drop box comes down, then type Douglas DC-6 Val-U-Prop).
4) Move or copy aircraft.cfg (aircraft) and .air file (DC6valu.air) into this folder.
5) Unzip the files marked MODEL, PANEL, SOUND, TEXTURE. These should form folders which you can then move or copy into the folder you've made called "Douglas DC-6 Val-U-Prop".

I've aliased the cessna sounds to this aircraft, but only as a temporary measure. There are many fine sound files for the DC-3/4/6 at SurClaro and other sites and I suggest you find one you like and install it instead.

That's it!

Thanks: To Tom Gibson and Harry Follas for their excellent work, and to Thomas Klein, Jonathan Derden, Stefanie Pleshinger and Mike of AirNikon for their great photography. And to Kevin Trinkle and Ernie Kennedy for their gauges.

LEGAL

This package has been tested in FS2002 in Windows 98 2nd Edition. It has caused no problems on my system and should not on yours. However, I accept no liability whatsoever in case you think it has. USE AT YOUR OWN RISK!

James Underwood
Bloomington, IN
jcumus@bluemarble.net