READ ME file for the Halcom StarLite. This is version 1.0 by Don Halcom for the FS2002 PRO.
This is FREEWARE and that means you cannot sell it. You are free to use it and even give copies away but nothing else. If you like the files (gauges, etc.) and you want to use them elsewhere in your flight simulator feel free to do so. If you use them in one of your models for other FREEWARE distribution, it is considered common courtesy to obtain the permission of the original person who made the item you want to use and to cite them in your FREEWARE. This is what I do now.
CREDITS
Thanks to Byron Warwick for his absolutely wonderful FSC file of the Rotax 912 engine. Without this engine this project would never have been attempted. I converted this engine from tractor to pusher for the StarLite.
Byron Warwick
b.warwick1@ntlworld.com
Thanks to Barry Blaisdell for his excellent Rotax 912 sound files. As far as I know these are the only Rotax 912 sound files on the internet. There are other Rotax sound files just not Rotax 912 sound files.
Barry Blaisdell
barrywb@snet.net
Thanks to Ike H. Slack for his "gpsmap295.gau" file that is used in conjuction with the gps.gau file that comes with FS2002. This gauge simulates the Garmin GPSMAP295.
Ike H. Slack
islack@bellsouth.net
Thanks to Microsoft for some of the gauges used in this model were the gauges that came with FS2002 PRO and should be in your FS2002 simulator. These gauges are shown in the panel.cfg file and should be present on your computer or the plane will not fly correctly.
I did all of the gauges in the "StarLite.cab" file. As FREEWARE you are free to use them in any way you like except to make money.
Don Halcom
drdon.halcom@verizon.net
DESCRIPTION
This StarLite would fly in the USA under Special Light Sport Aircraft (SLSA) restrictions.
This plane should be made from composites and aluminum. Here is a set of specifications:
SPECIFICATIONS Halcom StarLite
LENGTH 21 Ft.
HEIGHT 7 Ft.
WING SPAN 30 Ft.
WING AREA 108 SQ.FT.
EMPTY WEIGHT 700 LBS.
DESIGN GROSS WEIGHT 1320 LBS.
FUEL CAPACITY (Standard) 2X15 Gal.
CABIN WIDTH 36 INCHES
POWER 100 hp Rotax 912S
DESIGN LOAD FACTOR + 6, - 3
NEVER EXCEED SPEED (VNE) 130 KNOTS
75% POWER CRUISE 110 KNOTS
STALL SPEED 38 KNOTS
This flight simulator model has a lot of moving parts and the canopy opens. The exterior has reflective surfaces.
