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I. OVERVIEW
II. INSTALLATION
III. NOTES FOR THE NOVICE
IV. USING THE PANEL
V. CREDITS
VI. LEGAL STUFF
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I. OVERVIEW
The T-39 Sabreliner served as a trainer and utility/VIP transport with the United States Air Force from the early 1960s until the 1980s, when they were replaced by the C-21A (Lear 35A). A handful of Sabreliners were retained for test duties at Edwards AFB, where they can still be found in service with the 418th Flight Test Squadron. The Air Force operated 143 T-39A (most of which were later redesignated CT-39A) and 6 T-39B aircraft, with deliveries from 1961 to 1963.
This panel represents an early '60s-era T-39A. It is designed to replicate the "look and feel" of the cockpit with as much technical accuracy as possible, although due to my lack of computer skills it does not have as much "functionality" as I would have liked. The panel and interior views are based on a USAF T-39A/B Flight Manual and some personal photos taken of T-39A interiors in the late '70s and early '80s.
I am very grateful to the authors listed below for their kind permission to use their gauges. Every attempt has been made to use those gauges which most closely resemble the ones found in the real aircraft. Where a reasonably suitable working gauge could not be found (i.e. the engine syncronization indicator, UHF radios, annunciator panel, etc.), I elected to hand-draw the instrument to keep the panel's look as true to the real aircraft as possible. Similarly, "dummy" switches are used in most locations...not as functional, but more realistic in appearance than I could have otherwise made it.
Finally, this and future panel projects are intended as a way to say thanks to all the freeware designers whose work I have downloaded and enjoyed. This is the first panel I have uploaded, so any comments, feedback or suggestions to improve the quality are welcome. Thanks for downloading it, and I hope you enjoy the panel!
Wayne Brown
dc9super80@earthlink.net
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II. INSTALLATION
(To download an outstanding USAF Sabreliner for FS2002, go to Mike Stone's homepage at www.pmstone.com)
1. Unzip to a temporary folder (any empty folder will do). You will find 3 folders (labeled "documents", "panel" and "gauges") and this readme file.
2. Navigate to the Sabreliner aircraft folder (usually found at C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\FS2002\Aircraft\sabreliner) and delete the existing panel folder inside the sabreliner folder. Replace it with the "panel" folder found in this zipfile (see "Notes for the Novice" below).
3. Open the "gauges" folder found in this zipfile and drag its contents to your FS2002 Gauges folder (usually found at C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\FS2002\Gauges). Important: One of these gauges does not look like the others. It is a zipfile labeled "cpt.toggles.steel.2". Do NOT unzip it. Simply drag it and drop it into your FS2002 Gauges folder just like the rest of them.
Note: All non-default gauges needed for this panel are included except Concorde.gau from FS2K (no big deal if you don't have it- the only difference is that your machmeter won't work)
4. That's it...go fly! I have included some photos and items which may be of interest in the folder labeled "documents". These can be kept in the panel folder (or wherever), or discarded at your option.
Tested on 800MHz PIII, 256MB SDRAM, 16MB ATI Rage 128 Pro video card,
Windows 98SE
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III. NOTES FOR THE NOVICE
If you are new at panel add-ons, an excellent step-by-step tutorial by Andrew Herd can be found at www.SurClaro (go to Main Menu and select "How To's", then scroll down and click on "How to Install FS2002 Panels").
You will find that while the fundamentals of installing a new panel are the same, some variations on the theme will be found when the download is unzipped. Some authors package their panels in a nice, almost idiot-proof automatic-install program (the only downside being that you don't always know exactly what is going where in your computer), some are sorted into folders ready to be manually installed (like this one), some are in a loose collection of components which must be organized into folders and then installed, etc.
As a technique, I usually begin installing a new panel by navigating to and opening the FS2002 Main Folder (C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\FS2002). I then "size" it to cover the right half of my screen. Then I will navigate to the empty temporary folder that I have created to use as a "workbench" (i.e. C:\Junk or C:\Temp) and size it to cover the left half of my screen. Next, navigate to wherever you downloaded the panel zipfile and unzip it (using WinZip or a similar program) to C:\Junk (or whatever you named your temporary folder). In other words, think of it as a bag of stuff that you want to open and dump onto your workbench on the left half of your screen. Depending on how the author packaged it, you may then need to do a little organizing or further unzipping, but basically you want to end up with a panel folder that is ready to install and a gauge folder containing gauges to be installed (if any) on the left side. Then it is just a matter of dragging the stuff from the left side of your screen and putting it in the appropriate places on the right side of your screen (FS2002). Let me emphasize that this is just a personal technique for installing add-on planes, panels, or scenery that in my opinion keeps the process simple. You can even use this method for the auto-install programs included with some add-ons: just browse to your temporary folder and unzip it there instead of straight into FS2002. That way you can see what is going to end up where (handy to know if you later want to uninstall). If you like what you see, you can install manually as just described, or you can avoid tedious clicking-and-dragging of numerous gauges or scenery files by simply deleting the stuff you just dumped into your temporary folder, clicking on the auto-install program again, and this time browsing to your FS2002 Main Folder, then selecting "Install".
One final thought on the subject: When all else fails, read the directions.
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IV. USING THE PANEL
Shift+2 Control Yoke (clean)
Shift+3 GPS
Shift+4 Overhead Panel
Shift+5 Center Pedestal
Shift+6 Radio Panel
Shift+7 Lower Switch Panel
Shift+8 Control Yoke (w/ Scott AFB ILS/TACAN RWY32 appr plate)
Shift+9 Control Yoke (w/ Scott AFB taxi diagram chart)
(Note: Shift+2/8/9 can be used interchangeably to select various charts on the yoke-mounted approach plate holder, or to select no chart at all, or no yoke at all. Readable enlargements of the plates used are found in the documents folder. Keep in mind that these are vintage charts, not to be used for navigation. The former Scott AFB, now Scott AFB/MidAmerica Airport at Belleville, IL was home of the 1401st Military Airlift Squadron, a T-39 unit from 1975 to 1984, with detachments at Offutt AFB, Wright-Patterson AFB and Barksdale AFB.)
Use your hat switch (or Shift+NumPad) to select interior views.
The exterior lights on the lower switch panel are functional (although the switch labeled "ICE CHECK" actually operates the landing lights). Other than that, most toggle switches are simply clickable dummy switches.
An ADF is included on the radio stack (Shift+6), but it is useless to you because the bearing-distance-heading indicator (RMI) is on the copilot's panel (not included).
The USAF Sabreliners of this era were not equipped with autopilots, so I did not include one with this panel.
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V. CREDITS
First, thanks to my wife and son for their enthusiastic support of my aeronautical zeal, including this and many other addictive hobbies!
I love you!
Secondly, this panel would not be possible without the generous support of the gauge authors who allowed their gauges to be included in this panel. Every effort was made to contact the following authors for permission prior to including their work in this panel, although I was not successful in reaching every author. If you own a gauge included in this panel and did not receive proper credit, or if you own a gauge found here and do not want your gauge included in this panel, please contact me and I will remedy the situation.
In any event, the work of all the gauge authors is gratefully acknowledged, and I apologize if I failed to give proper credit to anyone. Your work is very appreciated!
Thanks to:
Tim Dickens/FSD (creators of the fantastic FSD T-38!)
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fsd_rf4.adi
fsd_rf4.hsi
fsd_rf4.vsi
fsd_mig29.clock
fsd_left.fuel
fsd_right.fuel
fsd_f84.oil_press
fsd_f84.oil_press2
fsd_throttle.twin_jet
Jorge 'eko' Salas
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cpt.toggles.steel.2
(Found in Ken Mitchell's excellent F-86 panel. Ken has also produced his own version of a Sabreliner panel depicting a more modern aircraft, in both military and civil variants.)
Tom Gibson/Alan Jennings
(Tom did the programming, Alan did the bitmaps)
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cv580asi!cv580asi
Mick Williams
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nomad_altimeter
Dave McQueen
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Propliner.FLAPS
Chris Grabow/Arik Hohmeyer (gauges by Brian Horsey?)
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prop2ERKxpnd
prop2ERKadf
prop2ERKnav2
prop2ERKnav1
prop2ERKcom1
Paul Golding
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pg.1-11.cd.epr1 (based on gauge by Chuck Dome)
pg.1-11.cd.epr2 (based on gauge by Chuck Dome)
pg.1-11.ee.n11 (based on gauge by Eric Ernst)
pg.1-11.ee.n12 (based on gauge by Eric Ernst)
pg.1-11.cd.egt1 (based on gauge by Chuck Dome)
pg.1-11.cd.egt2 (based on gauge by Chuck Dome)
pg.1-11.cd.ff.1 (based on gauge by Chuck Dome)
pg.1-11.cd.ff.2 (based on gauge by Chuck Dome)
And thanks to Mike Stone for producing a great Sabreliner model for FS2002.
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VI. LEGAL STUFF
This panel Copyright (C)2003 by Wayne Brown. All rights reserved.
This panel is given as FREEWARE to the flight simulation community. This panel may not be redistributed or uploaded elsewhere, in whole or in part, without the written consent of the author.
In providing this panel, no warranty, either implied or specific, is given. Any damage to your computer, programs, or files resulting from the use of these files is the responsibility of the person unzipping the files. The downloading, unzipping and use of the contents of this zipfile is at your own risk, and the author cannot be held responsible for any damages or problems which may occur in connection with the use of this zipfile and/or its contents.
The author's rights and wishes concerning this archive must be
respected.
