This AIRBUS A340 Panel is for FS 2002 Professional only, to be displayed at 1024x768 resolution.
Thank you for downloading this package, I hope you'll enjoy it.
FREEWARE!
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INSTALLATION
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You MUST have the fs2000 gauge file "concorde.gau" in your fs2002 gauge folder.
Step 1- Place the whole contents of the enclosed 'Panel.zip' in the Panel folder of a four engines aircraft of your choice (I would recommend to use the original Air Canada A330-343 'a343-aca.zip' by Kyle Duncan - kduncan@3web.net ).
Don't forget to backup the original panel.cfg.
Step 2- Place the whole contents of the enclosed 'Gauges.zip' in the main fs2k2 'Gauge' folder.
NOTE 1
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IMPORTANT: THIS PACKAGE CONTAINS A FEATURE ALLOWING YOU TO HEAR CREW DIALOGUES AND TO PERFORM VERY REALISTIC PUSHBACKS.
SINCE ITS USE IS QUITE UNUSUAL, YOU MUST READ CAREFULLY THE ENCLOSED 'CrewDialogReadme.txt'.
THE WAV FILES MENTIONED IN THE ABOVE .TXT MUST BE DOWNLOADED FROM http://www.acsoft.ch ("Produits" chapter) AND PLACED AS INSTRUCTED.
I PLACED THE LITTLE WINDOW CONTAINING THE THREE BUTTONS FOR THE DIALOGUES AND PUSHBACK JUST IN THE MID RIGHT SIDE OF THE PANEL : IT IS IMMEDIATELY VISIBLE WHEN THE MAIN PANEL IS DISPLAYED, BUT IT IS NOT VERY LARGE SINCE IT IS NOT PART OF THE REAL A340 PANEL.
NOTE 2
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One more interesting feature of this panel is an FMC window providing lots of useful flight informations and aural calls, like i.e. actual A/c weights in Kgs.,T/O Speeds, gear, flap positions calls and so on. It can be called clicking over the little button 'FMC' placed in the left side of the Autopilot panel. This window shows several types of A/c's at each click, starting from the A300 and sorted alphabetically by type; just remember TO CHOOSE THE A340-200 A/c: Selecting this aircraft, the figures and calls seem to work well enough.
WARNING: IF YOU DON'T SELECT THE CORRECT TYPE OF AIRCRAFT YOU'LL GET WRONG FIGURES AND CALLS!
YOU CAN USE THE CREW DIALOG FEATURE MENTIONED IN NOTE 1 AND THE FMC AT THE SAME TIME, PROVIDED YOU SET ON THE LITTLE PUSHBACK PANEL A V2 LOWER THAN VR (See 'CrewDialogReadme.txt'), IN ORDER TO AVOID DOUBLE/OVERLAPPING CALLS FROM THE TWO SYSTEMS WORKING TOGETHER DURING TAKEOFF!
By the way, my best congratulations to Mr. Tom Corson, programmer of the TC.FMC.gau !
I think this should be the end of the installation procedure.
...Have happy flying!
CREDITS
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I deeply thank all the gauges Programmers (so many it would be too long to name them all!) and Mr Kyle Duncan for his original A 340.
DISCLAIMER
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THE PANEL HAS BEEN TESTED MANY TIMES TO ENSURE THE PROPER
OPERATION OF THIS SOFTWARE, AND ALL IS DONE TO AVOID ERRORS
IN THE CONFIGURATION OF THE PANEL.
I WILL NOT ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL INCIDENTAL
OR ANY SYSTEM DAMAGE DUE TO THE FAILURE OR IMPROPER OPERATION OF
THE SOFTWARE. THERE IS NOT ANY WARRANTY EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED FOR
ANY CIRCUMSTANCE.
DO NOT MAKE ANY MONEY WITH THIS SOFTWARE!
Comments and suggestions are greatly appreciated.
Capt. I. D'Attomo
mdattom@tiscali.it
February, 2002
