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FS2002 Schweizer 300C by Jordan Moore
With Dynamic Load Control Weight Management Utility
contact: jordan@hovercontrol.com
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Copyright 2002 All Rights Reserved
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VERSION 2.0 01/05/2002

This version of the Schweizer 300C features reflective textures, dynamic virtual cockpit, accurate flight dynamics (per manufacture's specifications), as well night lighting and several fun to fly variations including: Standard Model, Floats, Spray (crop dusting), and a new Sling Load Trainer.

The Load Trainer's external load can be displayed by making sure the helicopter's lights are on.

Aircraft Installation
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This helicopter can be installed much like every other add-on aircraft for FS2002. This installation includes 2 sets of Schweizer 300C helicopter variations. The first set is for use WITHOUT the Load Control Utility by Jordan Moore. The second set is for using WITH the Load Control Utility. Both can be installed (recommended) at the same time. Just make sure that you are in a LoadControl enabled helicopter if you intend to use the utility. The S300 requires no special guages that aren't already included with either edition of FS2002.

Copy the following 2 folders:

1. S300
2. S300withLoadControl

Place the above two folders into the FS2002 aircraft folder. Normally this folder is located at:
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\FS2002\aircraft

Load Control Installation
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Place the HC_LoadControl.exe anywhere you please. The desktop or the task bar is a good place to copy a shortcut to this program, so that it can easily be started AFTER you start up FS2002. This program requires FSUIPC.DLL to be installed in your MODULES directory. You can download FSUIPC from the Utilities download section of Hovercontrol.com

Using Load Control
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After starting FS2002 and selecting one of the Load Control enabled Schweizer 300 models. Start the Load Control utility by launching HC_LoadControl.exe

The user interface is very simple. It will attempt to default all of your load values to 0 pounds, except for the Fuel which will default to 5 gallons. This is because if the Fuel gets to 0 gallons, it will cause your engine to quit until you load more fuel. Simply enter the values for the loads you want, and the amount of fuel you will be needing in the text fields. And click the Set button associated with each value. You should see the values on the left change to match the values you entered. If the engine is running, the Fuel load value will decrease as you consume fuel during the flight. Normally once you set the values for your flight, you will not need to revisit the program very often, but it is recommended that you leave it up. Certain conditions like reloading aircraft and landing on Fuel squares can cause you to need to readjust the load weights. The utility makes it quick and easy to check that the values are where you last set them, by checking the values on the left again. The values on the left are the true load values as recognized by the running FS2002 software.

Developers: Want to Add Load Control to Your Next Helicopter Project?
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Please contact the author via Hovercontrol.com message forums or at jordan@hovercontrol.com

Permissions and Re-Distribution
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No Part of this project may be modified or redistributed in any way without prior consent from the author. The Load Control Utility can not be redistributed with any other package without prior consent from the Author. The author of this package reserves all rights.

Help and Support and Developer Requests
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We are always interested in hearing suggestions and ideas, as well as questions and concerns. Please visit the message forums at Hovercontrol.com to post any questions or comments you may have.

Reminder
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Please do not email the author for technical "how-to" questions regarding repainting, modeling, or customizations. There isn't enough time in the day to respond to them all. Feel free to visit us at www.hovercontrol.com and submit your questions in the forums where the many helpful members of hovercontrol can try to help you!

Special Thanks to the Following:
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Dave Eckert - For the freeware pilot .fsc file. (thanks for the time saver Dave!)
Bill Lyons - Not sure, but he may have contributed the original sound files for the H300.
John Vrbanac - For encouragement and humor during the tedious times.
Hovercontrol Members - For making new designs worth wile.
Fred Banting - For his advice.