FS2002 Val-U-Prop Douglas DC-3 Plane and Panel Package. By James Underwood. Based on Daniel Gazzano's DC-3 Pluna which is based upon the original by Jan Visser.
NOTE: The default Microsoft ADF radio (Bendix-King) has a four-digit-plus-decimal (xxxx.xx) tuner, to tune in AM radio stations. Everything else seems to be slaved around this, so when you tune my ADF radio to, say, 414, you may actually have set it to 1414 - which may pick up a radio station in Pascaloosa, but won't tune in any NDB in the Known World. So, to be sure, I've included the whole default radio stack as a pop-up (shift+3) so you can tune the ADF there if it doesn't work. I tried like hell to solve this - spent whole days trying other digit-only ADFs - and to my dismay have had to resign myself to Bendix-King. Sigh. If anyone knows a fix for this please let me know and we'll upload it.
NOTE2: BE SURE YOU HIT 'L' TWICE BEFORE STARTING OR YOU WILL BE FLYING WITH THE PASSENGER DOOR OPEN AND RAMP ATTACHED. OR TURN THE NAV LIGHTS ON AND OFF AND ALWAYS FLY WITH THE NAV LIGHTS ON.
KEYBOARD COMMANDS
shift+2 = Default GPS
shift+3 = Default radio stack
STERN LEGAL WARNING
This aircraft is based on the extraordinary work of Jan Visser, to whom we owe many thanks for his superb work. Any re-use of this aircraft without his express permission is strictly forbidden. Please consult the text file "Designer" included with this package for further details.
The main paint job is by Daniel Grazzano, from his DC-3 Pluna, and the same restrictions as above apply.
I thank Jan and Daniel for the generous use of their material.
The photographs included in this package are protected by the copyright of their authors and any further use of them, except to sites that distribute them as FREEWARE, without the written consent of the photographers, is forbidden. The photographers can all be reached through www.airliners.net and are:
Main Panel: Compiled from photos by Bill Blanchard (lower) and Shawn Clark (upper)
Wing: Thomas Andre Hjelmen
Cabin: Ben Wang with additional passengers by James Underwood
I wish to thank these nice folks for their generous cooperation and superb photography. Please respect their rights!
INSTALLATION:
1) Unzip the zip file into a temporary directory.
2) Unzip the gauges directly into the MAIN FS2002 Gauges 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-3 Valu (right mouse click on folder, then hit "rename" when the drop box comes down, then type in Douglas DC-3 Valu).
4) Move or copy aircraft.cfg (aircraft) and air file (DC-3 OH-LCH) 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-3 Valu".
I've aliased the Beechcraft Baron 58 sounds to this aircraft, but only as a temporary measure. There are many fine sound files for the DC-3 at SurClaro and other sites and I suggest you find one you like and install it instead.
That's it!
VIEWS
Making sure that the "num lock" is off, you can enjoy the wing views by hitting shift+numpad 4 or 6, and you can watch the celebs in the cabin by hitting shift+numpad 2
HELP
Does anyone know how to make a Val-U-Prop ATC designation? Way over my head, but if you can do it, let's upload it, giving you all credit. Thanks
IDEA
I'm thinking about starting a Val-U-Prop Virtual Airline. It would be a different sort of airline, incorporating Real World weather; flights added daily; ATC Adventures; weather hazards, and, in general, some constantly updated, changing CRAZINESS to put some ZING into FS2002. I also have a Val-U-Prop DC-4, DC-6 and DC-8, so there would be many options.
If anyone knows about these things, or even wishes to express interest or opinions, just let me know.
MORE STERN LEGAL STUFF
I have thoroughly tested this package in Win98 2nd edition on an AMD Athlon 1200 mghz CPU; Nvidia GEForce4 Ti video card with 128 megs of ram; and an AWE 128 Soundblaster sound card. It works fine on my system and should on any reasonably compatible system as well. NOTE: This package has NOT been tested in Windows XP. It will do no harm to your computer, or software, but if you think it has, I accept no liability whatsoever. USE AT YOUR OWN RISK.
Happy flying!
James Underwood, Bloomington, IN USA jcumus@bluemarble.net
13 February, 2003
