Cockpit Construction Continued (Part 29) -FSXpand-

[JBaymore]

FSXpand Version 5.3 released

I have purchased the FSXpand flight controls / gauge software finally.

[JBaymore]

OK..... here is version two of the synoptic page for hydraulics:



I changed the aircraft diagram to be functional for a number of synoptic functions for other screens, like doors, control surfaces, and so on.  I also cleaned up the drawing a lot.

This is fun!

best,

...................john

[JBaymore]

And yet the THIRD revision.  This one takes into account that the colors for the labels are not "holding" for certain of the label functions when pasted OVER the enlarged bitmap image.  Had to remove them and use another "tactic".



Added a "title" to the information page of "HYDRAULICS"..... all of the pages will have a title in the same position.  Also added engine numbers.

best,

......................john

[JBaymore]

Now moving on to a fuel management synoptic panel.

[SilverFox441]

It looks very interesting John!

[JBaymore]

And..... one more added........





best,

....john

[JBaymore]

And another panel (just started on this one....not done yet) that will be #1 in the switchable views:




best,

.........john

[JSpahn]

Cool Im gonna purchase fsxpand to fill in the gap that free fd leaves, Im impressed with how you programed fsxpand into a custom solution!

Is the programming of fsxpand pretty easy, and a tutorial, if you have time, would be nice!

[JBaymore]

masternerd,

You won't regret it!

[JBaymore]

It looks very interesting John!

Thanks Steve!

[JBaymore]

The following screen shows a "CONCEPT idea screen that I am HOPING might be someday avaialbe in FSXpand.

[SilverFox441]

This is looking very cool John... I have a couple of questions if you don't mind.

To start, how do you change screens? Is it an assigned keypress of a switch input? Are screens direct accessed or is the selection sequential? What I mean is do you have a switch that accesses the hydraulics page, or do you have to cycle through the pages to get there?

Most of my flying is twin corporate types and light tubeliners (737/CRJ) or the Baron, this seems pretty ideal for the task of making a panel... what might it be missing at the moment?

[JBaymore]

This is looking very cool John... I have a couple of questions if you don't mind.

To start, how do you change screens? Is it an assigned keypress of a switch input? Are screens direct accessed or is the selection sequential? What I mean is do you have a switch that accesses the hydraulics page, or do you have to cycle through the pages to get there?

Most of my flying is twin corporate types and light tubeliners (737/CRJ) or the Baron, this seems pretty ideal for the task of making a panel... what might it be missing at the moment?

Steve,

I haven't yet set up the screen changing thing ........ but from reading the docs it seems that you can set it up so that you can select a SPECIFIC page.

[JBaymore]

FSXpand Synoptic Panel Bitmaps

While I was at it with my own four engine jet work for my own use, I drew up a set of panel backgrounds to fit most configurations of air transport craft.

[SilverFox441]

Thanks for the info John... this is really starting to look like the missing piece in my cockpit development.

The generic guage system you describe would be a real boon... and shouldn't be too hard.

I'm going to watch you developments keenly... my own cockpit is getting closer everyday and I'd really like to know what I'm doing with the panel before I get that far!