******** Ultralight Machine FLY SYNTHESIS STORCH 582 CL powered by Rotax 582 **************
******** FSDS model for MSFS 2002 ONLY ****************
*** by Stefano Vele * e-mail: velestefano@tin.it ***
HISTORY
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My first flight simulator was a Microsoft software made for the Commodore 64 about 20 or more years ago.
Then I have bought all the others Microsoft's simulators until now (FS2002PRO), but it's too difficult to fly with the big aircrafts like Boeing, Airbus ecct.
In the top websites, like SurClaro and SurClaro.com, it's impossible to find an ultralight machine to fly (I found only the t-bird.zip and the savannah.zip).
After the upload of the beatiful "friuli_2.zip" scenery (the italian region where I live) where are inserted all the ultralight's strips, I have thought to build a ultralight machine to use as training in the raining days.
So I have bought FS Design Studio, Aircraft Animator and FS Panel Studio. Then I have taken more of 200 digital photos of my ultralight machine.
Because this is my first attempt to built a aircraft, I had to do a miscellaneous of gauges, aircraft.cfg, *.air ecct., downloaded in many years because I'm unable to built it.
After many attempts I have done this model for me and for all the flightsimmers that, like me, don't like to fly the big aircrafts.
I'd like to thanks all the authors of the files that I have used. If there someone, who wants me to remove his creation , just let me know and I'll do it. I don't want to have any hard feelings with anyone....
FSDS Model
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In Fs Design Studio I have used the fuselage's tubes with 32 points.
The model has the following moving parts: propeller, ailerons, elevators, rudder, rolling wheels and steerable nose wheel, strobe light, nav and landing lights.
To finish the model I have done 174 parts. Refer the moving parts I have used AA Aircraft Animator and SDL Edit. The "fsc" file (2.67 MB) and the "macros" too are available on request.
Programs: FS Design Studio v. 1.6 by Abacus Computer: Pentium III 800 mhz
AA Aircraft Animator by Abacus RAM 256 MB
SDL Edit v. 2.12 by Mike Crosthwaite ASUS AGP-V7100 32MB
FS Panel Studio v. 1.1 by Ed Struzynski CH USB Yoke and Pedals
Gaubzr.exe v. 1.1 by Benjamin Chen
Gaubmp2.exe by Chuck Dome
REAL AIRCRAFT
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The Storch is a ultralight machine very popular in Italy where more of 300 are flying.
Easy to fly, is used by many ULM flight schools. Usually is powered by a Rotax 582, but some models are equipped with Jabiru 80 HP or Rotax 912.
The specifications are reported in the STORCH_582CL_ref.txt (refer my ultralight only, because the new models are just a little differents).
For any further information you can visit the site:
http://www.flysynthesis.com
VIRTUAL AIRCRAFT
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I have tried to built the model the most possible adherent to the reality (you can check the difference in the DOCUMENTS/SCREENSHOTS folder).
In the real aircraft I have the flaperons instead of the flaps and three fuel tanks instead of two.
SETTINGS
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The best resolution is 1024x768x32, FULL SCREEN and 1.50 ZOOM.
FLYING
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Because the aircraft.cfg and the *.air file are not exact for this ultralight, you have to fly with the following rules and use often the trim as for as in the reality:
1. take off : flap set to 15°
trim set to full climb
full power
rotate at 75/80 kmh
flap up at 100 kmh
trim neutral as required
rpm at 3500/4000
2. cruise : trim neutral as required
rpm at 4500/5000
2. approach : speed less than 100 kmh
3500/4000 rpm
flap set to 15°
trim to climb as required
3. landing : speed 70/80 kmh
full flap (30°)
trim to climb as required
More informations in the STORCH_582CL_check.txt
PANEL
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For a better visibility and reality I have splitted the cockpit in two parts: Main and Lower cockpit.
In the MAIN you'll find all the navigation gauges, in the LOWER all the starter and switches gauges.
Two gps are included, the Garmin pilot 3 as for as in the reality and one Avmap (because the Garmin is too small to read).
In the PANEL/DOC folder you can find the gps's manuals.
The starter procedure is same same the real:
1. Open the two fuel selectors (check that your MIXTURE is ON)
2. Turn ON the battery key
3. Turn ON the Magneto 1 and 2
4. Push the starter button
Please check the "jpg" files in the PANEL/DOC folder refer all the commands and the toggle switches.
If you'd like to see the fixed window "UP", you have to make the following changes in the OPTIONS - CONTROL - ASSIGNMENTS - BUTTON KEYS - Event category - view commands of your FS2002:
Look ahead "SHIFT + 5(Tn) * Look up "SHIFT + 8(Tn)".
INSTALLATION
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Unzip the file in a temporary folder (where do you want) then:
MOVE the "582CL" folder in your FS2002 AIRCRAFT folder
OPEN the "GAUGES" folder and MOVE all the files with extension *.gau in the FS2002 GAUGES folder
That's all.
If you'd like to have the brake sounds, you must have the "hghbbrks.zip" by HGHB (the gauge's position is just inserted in the panel.cfg because it's one of the most popular gauge and I think that all the flightsimmers have this gauge).
Anyway the zip file is included in the PANEL/DOC folder.
Refer the sound, I suggest to use one of the following 2 files:
"c152snds.zip" by Aaron R. Swindle "Skysong Soundsworks" made for the "Cessna 152 Soundpackage for FS2000" or
"rotax_503_sounds.zip" by Hennie van Rooyen.
Refer the modules, I don't know if the old "FSSound.dll" has to be installed, so, if you need it, read the file "PLEASE READ.txt" by Fred Banting in the MODULES folder (FSSound.dll included).
Refer the effects, no effects are included, this for a better frame rate.
If somebody likes to have the effects, you can find it on the bottom of the "aircraft.cfg" file.
You have to delete the ";" in every lines, then download the following files: "mmltfx.zip" by Marcel Felde and "b58smoke.zip" by Andreas Feilner, Kyle Bateman and Owen Hewitt.
UNINSTALL
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Delete the "582CL" folder in your FS2002 AIRCRAFT folder
Delete all the "582CL_*.gau" in your FS2002 GAUGES folder
Delete the "brakes sound" and the "FSSound.dll" if installed with this aircraft (check the relative instructions).
CREDITS
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FLIGHT DYNAMICS
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Because I'm unable to make the aircraft.cfg and the *.air file, I have revised just a little the files that I found on an other ultralight machine "t-bird.zip" by Jeridan Light.
Many thanks to him. If someboby likes to make a new *.cfg. and *.air file, please e-mail me and I'll send him the "fsc" file.
GAUGES
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No only one gauges are mine, but I had to repaint all the gauges to make it similar as soon as possible to the real gauges.
I have taken the gauges from the freeware aircrafts and panels downloaded for FS98, 2000 and 2002 too.
I have renamed all the gauges with 582CL_xx.gau, so if somebody don'ts like the aircraft and wants to unistall it, this is easier.
So I want to thank all the following developers for the hard work to built the gauges.
I tried to contact by e-mail a lot of them, but I think some e-mail address old.
Moreover for some gauges it's impossible to get the e-mail adress because in many years I have downloaded a lot of files and I have no more the original zip files.
MY GAUGES ORIGINAL DEVELOPER
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582CL_A Engines Instruments for AS 350 arne.bartels@nwn.de and
" (volmeter) jplanger@mcn.mc
582CL_airspeed PZL PR-015 ASI Fox Instruments
582CL_altimeter Extra-300.Altimeter Microsoft Corporation
582CL_avionics FB_Switch_Avionics Your Company
582CL_avmapgps avmapgps Coyote Avionics Design 2002
582CL_B (flap Ext) Microsoft Corporation
582CL_ball Cessna_182.Turn_Coordinator Microsoft Corporation
582CL_cabin_heater_switch tog44 ?
582CL_clock Bell_206B.clock Microsoft Corporation
582CL_compass Extra-300.Wiskey-Compass Microsoft Corporation
582CL_dummy_switch FSD_generic.anti.ice Flightsim Developers
582CL_egt Extra-300.egt Microsoft Corporation
582CL_FSD_fuel_left FSD_leftfuel Flightsim Developers
582CL_FSD_fuel_right FSD_rightfuel Flightsim Developers
582CL_fuel_lever1 C182_fuel_lever Nick Jacobs
582CL_gpspilot3 gpspilot3 Coyote Avionics Design 2002
582CL_HGHB_brake_sound HGHB_brake_sound HGHB
582CL_landing_lights_switch FSD_generic.landing_lights Flightsim Developers
582CL_magneto_left yl_mag_left Your Company
582CL_magneto_right yl_mag_right Your Company
582CL_master_lite yl_master_batt_gen Your Company
582CL_master_switch yl_master_batt_gen Your Company
582CL_oat SDK.Temperature Tim Dickens (FSD)
582CL_panel_lights_switch FSD_generic.panel_lights Flightsim Developers
582CL_radio Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000 Microsoft Corporation
582CL_rpm Cessna_182.rmp Microsoft Corporation
582CL_simicons simicons.cab Microsoft Corporation
582CL_starter yl_starter Your Company
582CL_stick stikhand ?
582CL_strobe_lights_switch FSD_generic.strobe_lights Flightsim Developers
582CL_toggle_40 Toggle_panel Mike Weerasinghe
582CL_toggle 40A Toggle_panel Mike Weerasinghe
582CL_vertical_speed Cessna_182.Vertical_Speed Microsoft Corporation
582CL_water_temp dhc2.cht Your Company
FSDS PARTS:
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I have downloaded a lot of "fsc" files from the site: http://www.freeflightdesign.com/, to try to understand how the program works.
Very helpfull are the tutorials written by Ron Andersen "Viking" (translated in italian language by Max Taccoli) and Dave Eckert about the landing lights.
Moreover the tutorials written by Mike Crosthwaite about the SDL Edit program.
PARTS ORIGINAL DEVELOPER
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pilot Arrow-3x.zip Rien Cornelissen
wing's structure Arrow-3x.zip Rien Cornelissen
brakes Arrow-3x.zip Rien Cornelissen
seats Arrow-3x.zip Rien Cornelissen
tires Arrow-3x.zip Rien Cornelissen
Nose gear Nose Gear.fsc Chanan Epstein
crabes SV_Katana.fsc Abacus FSDS v 1.6
blades fsds_parts1.fsc Brian Gladden
spinner WarriorII ph-sfv.fsc Rien Cornelissen
nav lights Arrow-3x.zip Rien Cornelissen
TEXTURES:
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TEXTURE ORIGINAL DEVELOPER
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pilot head z142_sgi.zip Milan Lisner
pilot clothes (trousers) Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002 Microsoft Corporation
Beech Baron B58
Special thanks to:
Rien Cornelissen for the fsc.file of his Arrow-3x.zip
Freeflightdesign.com for the very interesting site
Milan Lisner for his texture
Jeridan Light for the flight dynamics
Coyote Avionics 2002 for the beatiful gps
Microsoft for FS2002
LEGAL STUFF
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1. The software contained in this archive is supplied for your use as "freeware". No fee or charge is made for its use.
2. Do not include this package on any commercial add-on CD (because a lot of sotfware is not mine).
3. The original authors (reported in the CREDITS section) retain full ownership of these files and reserve all rights and privileges under U.S. and international copyright laws.
4. This archive may be freely redistributed provided that the entire archive is distributed, as is, without modification. No fee of any kind may be charged for the software, or its distribution.
5. The software, or any part of it, may not be included in any other product that is sold or distributed for a fee.
6. The software, or any part of it, may be distributed as part of other "freeware" products only at the express permission of all the authors just reported in the CREDITS section.
7. I know of no harm it can do to your computer, however you use it at your own risk.
Any comments or suggestion, please let me know:
Stefano Vele
e-mail: velestefano@tin.it
