FS2002 DC9-xx series aircraft and panel
Aircraft designed: Apichart Owcharoenporn
Panel designed: David Durst
Version 5.0 May 2002
Please view the enclosed instructions.jpg for panel info.
CHANGES:
Photo Enhanced background and all cockpit interior views
New gauges and Thottle panel
This Readme File is divided into several parts as listed:
Introduction
Known Issue's
Layout
Tips
Installation
Credits/Thanks
Copyright Notice
INTRODUCTION:
The concept for this panel comes from Mike Vidal, he wanted to put a plane/panel package together that as he says, "will blow there minds!". Mike was impressed with other work that I have done with my Caravan, Turboprop, Kingair and the redesign of the CRJ Panel. When I started this project I did have my doubts to finish it as I knew he wanted a close as you can get panel. The design for panel, comes from scanned DC-9 POH of the entire
Cockpit layout. I have tried to keep the instruments as Detailed in shape/form and design as the actual cockpit itself. Of course there are limitations I have as well as FS98, but I believe after flying this panel for 10+ hours testing, it truely is incredible! The panel itself tested my imagination as Mike suggested Idea's to really bring this panel together. It is complex by all means even though it is only 1 screen! The thought on this and all my other Panels is, Why try to fumble with Flying looking for keys to change screens? When you
Fly an actual plane, do you stare at the throttles etc? No, you use the instruments! So enough of this and on to the actual panel.
Note:
This panel was designed to integrate to the aircraft by Apichart Owcharoenporn.
Its suggested to best view this panel at 1024x768x32 or higher
LAYOUT:
All Instruments are FULLY Functional!
Main Instrument Cluster:
1. Turn coordinator
2. Airspeed
3. Attitude
4. RMI/ADF
5. HSI
6. Vertical Speed
7. Altimeter 1 and 2
8. Radio Altimeter
9. OMI
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Center panel:
1. Outise Air Temp
2 Standby Attitude
3. Top row: Pressure Ratio 1/2
4. Second row: Engine 1/2 N1
5. Third row: Fuel Gauge Tank 1/2 - Engine 1/2 EGT - Engine Oil Gauge 1
6. Fourth row: Fuel Temp L/R - Fuel Flow - Engine 1/2 N2 - Fuel Flow - Engine Oil Gauge 2
Flaps Indicator
7. Gear Selector
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Glare Panel Upper:
1. Autopilot Controls for HDG/ALT/APR/BC/NAV1
Vertical Speed Control and Autopilot Master
AutoThrottle Arm and IAS Arm Selectors
Glare Panel Lower:
1. Fire Engine Controls
2. Gear Indicators
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Throttle Panel:
1. Clicking on the thrust lever icon under the RMI will pull up the
Throttle, flaps, spoiler and radios.
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Most of this is self explantory, Please view the enclosed Instructions.jpg to see the locations
of smaller items. Instrument clusters you should recognize.
INSTALLATION:
Unzip the archive to a temp folder.
You should have a gauges.zip and either a panel.zip or the dc9-32 series aircraft.zip archive.
Unzip the gauges.zip to your FS\gauges folder.
Unzip either the panel.zip to a panels folder if this is all you have.
Unzip the dc9-32 series aircraft.zip file to your FS\aircraft folder.
The aircraft should be in the McDonnell Douglas catagory and you should see a selection of 4 DC9-32 series aircraft to choose from
As always you can find all my panels and others on my home page.
David Durst
dpdurst@cox.net
http://www.japan.co.jp/~durst
CREDITS/THANKS: Mike Vidal for Asking me to do this panel!
My Wife for putting up with all the time I spent on it!
Marco Ravanello for his programming help
EASYgauge for a great program to make gauges with!
You may not use this panel for ANY payware activities. This panel is solely intended to used
as freeware. If you would like to modify this panel, please contact me first.. Thanks.
