Panel for Flight Simulator 2004 Default Boeing 737 or can be used on any plane.
The panel is designed to have all gauges including the throttle, radio stack and most other gauges on the main panel along with minimal use of the keyboard when flying.
Install
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1) Copy all files from gauges folder into the fs9 gauges folder.
2) Copy all files from sound folder into the main fs9 sound folder.
3) Copy FSsound.dll file from Modules folder into the fs9 Modules folder.
4) Copy all files from panel folder into the panel folder located in /Flight Simulator 9/Aircraft/b737_400
If you didn't already have the FSsound.dll in your module folder you will need to add this line to your fs9.cfg file in order to stop FS2004 asking if it should load the file every time you start FS2004. FSsound.dll must be loaded for the crew annoucements and Altitude callouts to work.
Open up fs9.cfg with notepad and just copy and paste these two lines into it. The very top of it will do.
[OLDMODULES]
FSsound.dll=1
FS9.cfg can be found in C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Microsoft\FS9
The cockpit zoom modes are changed to 0.6 zoom which I feel gives a more realistic look from the cockpit and gives a greater sense of speed when taxi-ing, taking off, landing and an all round better view.
With these settings you can also see out of the windows when looking back-left, back-right and upwards.
If you want to reset it back to default view then simply open up the panel.cfg file in notepad and remove the [views] section from near the top or change them to your own personal preferences.
Clickable ATC, click with the mouse instead of using the keyboard. The first button being the same as pressing 1 and so on. See guide.jpg
Wind Indicator shows wind speed direction in knots relative to the direction the plane is facing.
The 5 digit number above the altimeter and to the left of the toggle atc icon is ground altitude. This isn't the same as the indicated altitude on the altimeter, it's the elevation of the ground directly below the plane, it's height above sea level. For example - Ground altitude is 00250 and your altimeter says 1000 then you're 750 above the ground.
Clicking the Arm Spoiler switch down turns the spoiler next to the throttles to 100% full and clicking it back up moves the spoiler lever back to 0% off.
Cut throttle switch is the same as pressing F1 for idle throttle so no matter which way the switch is facing it will always be the same as pressing F1 when clicking it.
The same with the Shutdown Engines switch. It will always be the same as pressing Ctrl Shift 1 when clicking it.
Open Door Switch - Click down to open main exit, up to close main exit.
Auto Engine Start button will turn green when clicked and begin starting up the left engine. The left start up engine light underneath the button will light up and once the engine has started it will then start up the right engine and light up the right engine light before turning both lights out once up and running.
Pushback Guage - see below
Auto Taxispeed guage - see below
Arm-l: : Activate Taxispeed control after landing - see below
Raise Seat - Raises eyepoint, the same as pressing Shift + Enter on keyboard
Reset Seat - Resets eyepoint back to default view, same as pressing Spacebar.
Deploy Reverse Thrust icon - Turns on reverse thrust after landing, same as pressing F2 on keyboard.
Turn off reverse thrust icon - Turns it off, the same as pressing F1 which is the same as Cut Throttle so will do exactly the same as the cut throttle switch on the top panel.
Working Reverser-Unlockers lights - will light up when reverse thrust is activated.
Autoland - See below.
Cabin Crew announcements - See cabincrew.jpg for details on when to press them.
Fuel Gauge - Click the buttons below the display to change to Gallons Per Hour, Gallons Remaining, Gallons Used, Time to empty. Click the display to change to pounds or litres.
Digital Clock - Click SEL button for Universal Time, Local Time, Flight Time, Elapsed Time. The upper red button cycles through temperatures in F or C.
Icons next to reverse thrust buttons from left to right -
1) Toggle ATC window
2) Toggle GPS - GPS will appear over Main Set and Radio Stack
3) Hide radio stack - replaces it with Oil guages
4) Open Kneepad
5) Open map.
Altitude Callouts - Starting from 2500, through minimums and ending with 50, 40, 30, 20, 10.
GPWS Callouts - Pull Up, Gear Down etc warnings.
Fuel Gauges for left, right and centre fuel tanks.
Autobrake selector with Autobreak Armed light is below the Autopilot display.
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AUTO LAND VERSION 2.
Following pre-conditions are assumed:
1. Your are heading towards an ILS-slope with at least 10 nm left to the airport.
Your heading should not differ more than +-40 degrees from the runway.
2. You have tuned the ILS-frequency on Nav1-radio.
3. You have an altitude of at least 2000 ft above ground.
4. Your speed is not above 250 kt.
When aboved stated preconditions are fulfilled, you simply click at the gauge and everything will be set.
In short, the following happens:
1. ILS-approach mode is selected.
2. Speed is reduced.
3. Flaps are extended.
At radio-altitude 1500 ft:
4. Speed is reduced once again.
5. Flaps extended to maximum.
6. Gear is lowered.
7. Landing lights on
8. Spoilers armed.
At radio-altitude 50 ft:
9. AP and auto-throttle is disengaged.
At touch-down:
10. Full brakes applied.
11. Flaps retracted.
At full stop:
12. Spoilers disengaged.
13. The gauge is resetted.
Remember that you can always change the settings at the auto pilot panel although the gauge is activated. You can also disengage the gauge whenever you want during the approach. This make it easy to practice different things at different times.
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PUSHBACK GAUGE
- Set the Parking Brakes.
The RED light goes off.
- Set the Straightback counter: number of meters before a turn.
- Select the Turn type: None, Left or Right.
- If Left/Right, adjust the turnangle if needed,
- Activate the Pushback procedure by clicking the Pushback button.
The GREEN light starts flashing.
Cockpit: "Ground from cockpit"
Ground: "Go ahead"
Cockpit: "Ready for pushback"
Ground: "OK. Steering pin inserted, release brakes"
- The gauge now waits untill you release the Parking Brakes; a ticker sound is
played in the mean time, to indicate that the gauge awaits a Parking Brakes
operation.
Cockpit: "Brakes are released"
Ground (if engine1 is running): "OK. Pushing back"
Ground (if engine1 NOT running: "OK. Pushing back. All engines cleared for
startup"
The following Pushback sequence is performed:
- The light goes solid GREEN.
- If the StraightBack Timer was set, it counts down to 0 while the aircraft is
pushed straight back.
- If the LeftTurn or RightTurn Counter was set, the aircraft is pushed straight
back ANOTHER FULL LENGTH, and then turns the angle dialed into the Counter.
During the turn the Counter indicates the remaining turn angle, and therefore
counts down to 0.
- After the turn is completed, the aircraft is pushed straight back again for
the new time you dialed into the StraightBack Timer (default: 2 second).
While a Pushback is active, an aircraft "rolling" sound is played; this sound
is especially noticeable when the engines are off during the pushback.
Ground: "Set parking brakes"
- The AMBER light start flashing.
The gauge waits untill you set the Parking Brakes; the ticker sound is played
again.
- The light goes solid AMBER.
Cockpit: "Parking brakes are set. Prepare aircraft for taxi and give
handsignal on left side"
Ground: "OK. Towing system removed. Wait for handsignal on left-hand side"
- Now the pushback is terminated, and the light goes off.
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AUTO TAXISPEED GUAGE
The gauge consists of 3 clickable areas:
- A pushbutton, to activate/deactivate the gauge.
This button has an indicator light, colored as follows:
- RED: Gauge cannot be activated.
The gauge can only be activated when:
- the Parking Brakes are released.
- the aircraft is on the ground.
- the engines are running.
- pushback is inactive.
- OFF: Click button to activate the gauge.
- GREEN: The Taxispeed control is Active.
- The Target Taxispeed (the Left two digits). Default: 15 knots.
Click to increment or decrement the value.
You can change the target speed at any time, even if the gauge is active.
- The Actual Groundspeed (the Right two digits).
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ARM-L: : ACTIVATE TAXISPEED CONTROL AFTER LANDING
This pushbutton switch allows you to Arm the Taxispeed controller, and is
colored as follows:
- RED: Gauge cannot be activated.
The gauge can only be activated when the aircraft is in the air.
- Off: Click to arm the Taxispeed controller.
- GREEN: The Taxispeed controller is armed. Click to disarm.
When active, the aircraft has landed AND the groundspeed has decreased to below
40 Knots:
- The Taxispeed controller is automatically activated.
- Spoilers and Flaps are retracted.
- Autobrakes are set Off.
- Reverse Thrusters are deactivated.
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Credits:
Orignal cockpit design by Felipe Gonzalez
Richard Probst for some of his gauges
Björn Karlsson for the autoland
Rob Barendregt for his Groundhandling gauges, Autotaxi and Pushback
Fuel status gauge by Robert K. Guy
