Readme file for PILATUS PC-21 TURBTRAINER
For FS2002 PRO
Thanks for downloading this plane!
Pilatus's 21st century follow-up to their world famous PC-7,PC-9 series of turboprop trainers. Small highly loaded wing, spoilers, lots of power, and jet-like controls help the PC-21 better simulate jet performance at a turboprop price. This model has full VC, animations, and custom gauges.


Installation:
Make new Folder in your FS2002\Aircraft folder, label it PC-21
After downloading the zip, locate it, using your Computer Explorer, Winfile, etc. Double-click on it and extract the file to your PC-21 folder. Everything should end up in the right place/folder.
If you desire, you can copy the textures into the Sim's Texture folder. Either way should be OK.

Copy the attached gauges into your sim's gauge folder.

This plane was made with the 1% Spreadsheet Process, made possible by the 714th Test Sqn. at AvHistory.org.
AvHistory.org is the best site for the Airfile Arts.

3_View Drawing was provided by the Pilatus PR Dept.
www.pilatus-aircraft.com

Special Thanks to Dave Friswell(Guruswarmyoz) for letting me use his PC-9 1% Spreadsheet as a start;)

The gauges are my first attempt with Easygauge 2.0, so if something's amiss, please bear with me:) I'm still learning! Also, while the panel is pretty accurate, the gauges are my best guess, as my refs only show an unpowered "glass" cockpit.
One gauge is from FSD(?)
Another is from Jerry Beckwith. Hope you guys don't mind:)

The HUD at present is empty. If you find some decent/cool HUD gauges, just put them in the panel .cfg file. The model and panel.cfg have built-in support for HUD gauges. Look for window 04 and vc panel 08. And let me know, so I can have fun too.


Flying the PC-21.
No special skills or knowledge are needed to fly the PC-21. Due to the small wing, sink rates will be steeper than a PC-9, or other same size/weight aircraft, so be alert. A light touch on the stick is all you need.
In FS2002's Realism Menu, disable prop torque to simulate the PC-21's torque compensation system.


This aircraft was tested in FS2002
Flight Model set to HARD
Plane Textures set to Massive
Screen res set to 1024X768X32
Realism Settings per 1% Spreadsheet instructions.

Computer:
P4 1.5 GHZ
768 MB RAM
GeForce4 Ti 4600 128 MB
TM Cougar HOTAS/CH Pro Pedals
Results with your Computer and Sim Settings may vary.

Enjoy!

These files shouldn't harm your computer, but I accept no responsability for their use and effect.
Play with it , hack it, do repaints, use my gauges, give to friends or enemies, but do not make money off of it without my express approval.
Tim Piglet Conrad
Piglet's Peculiar Planes
pigletxx@earthlink.net