// FS2000 Panel
//Beechcraft D-17 "Staggerwing" Panel for FS2000, by Scott Thomas, ibuild@prodigy.net
This panel was prepared from photographs of real Staggerwing panels with the wood trim added . I have made every attempt to duplicate the real panel within the limits of available freeware gauges, functionality, and viewing area of FS2k. This panel is optimized for VFR touring (and with the wonderful terrain mesh scenery available, you wont want to miss a thing!), but retains all the IFR capabilities! Includes cockpit, forward left & right views and left & right views. Later update will complete the other views. (Note: I have never been in a staggerwing, so the interior views are only a guess...if you can help, please drop me a line!)
First, Gauge Credits.
I would like to appologize for not listing all the wonderful gauge programmers, without whom no aircraft panel would be possible. I have downloaded literally hundreds of panels in search of the gauges i feel best fit any particular application, so i forget who all the credit for such gauges should go to! . If you see something and feel you should be given the gauge credit for it, please contact me and i will amend this readme.
Some credits i know of:
HGHB Instruments (The HGHB files are freeware versions.)
The FPDA for their switches, sounds, etc
Dai Griffiths for his invaluable help with my gauge programming education as well as his Dragonflight Design Gauges
Chuck Dome for his gauges and gauge utilities
Greg Vaughn for the use of his Panel Photograph
Roy Chaffin for his RCS_OP,OT,CHT gauges
Notes:
Gauges have been updated with "Make Pink" gauge lighting utility by Chuck Dome
Gauges with the "alba_" or "ST_" prefix are not my gauges, but only existing gauges with modified bitmaps
Due to the size of the instrumentation required to get all this on one panel,this panel recommended in full screen @ 1024x768 res.
Second, Installation.
Simply extract the gauges.zip into fs2k\gauges...
the panel zip into your "aircraft"\panel folder...
Everything outside of these zips is just pictures and stuff...not needed!
Third, The legal stuff!
This is freeware! Dont make money with it! Please, if you modify or include any of it in any file for upload, please give myself, and the above credit for thier work!
I claim no responsibility for incorrect installation or improper system operation following installation of this panel. This panel works in fs2k, on a 17" screen, in 1024x768 Full Screen, 32 bit color, Savage 3D, and has not been tested any other way.
Hope ya enjoy flying this as much as i enjoy building it!
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