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I just installed the F-14 Tomcat. Nice plane, but I do not see any guages...

How do I fix the problem ?

Below is the cfg file

[fltsim.0]
title=F-14b Tomcat
sim=f14d
model=
panel=
sound=
texture=
kb_checklists=f14d_check
kb_reference=f14d_ref
atc_id=AA100
atc_airline=Navy
atc_flight_number=000
atc_heavy=0
ui_manufacturer=Grumman
ui_type=F-14B
ui_variation=Long Range Interception
description=The F-14 Tomcat is a supersonic, twin-engine, variable sweep wing, two-place fighter signed to attack and destroy enemy aircraft at night and in all weather conditions. The F-14 can track up to 24 targets simultaneously with its advanced weapons control system and attack six with Phoenix AIM-54A missiles while continuing to scan the airspace. Armament also ncludes a mix of other air intercept missiles, rockets and bombs.
visual_damage=1
[General]
atc_type=Navy
atc_model=F14
editable=1
performance=Function: Carrier-based multi-role strike fighter\nUnit Cost: $38 million\nPropulsion:
[weight_and_balance]
empty_weight= 30000.000
reference_datum_position= 0.000, 0.000, 0.000
empty_weight_CG_position= 0.000, 0.000, 0.000
max_number_of_stations=11
// Payload
// Constant=1141 lbs
station_load.0= 841.000, 30.000, 0.000, 0.000
station_load.1= 175.000, 16.000, 0.000, 0.000
station_load.2= 175.000, 18.000, 0.000, 0.000
// A to A=10622 lbs

Below is the panel cfg file
// Panel Configuration file
// Grumman F-14B Tomcat
// Copyright (c) 2000 Dino Cattaneo.
[Window Titles]
Window00=Pilot Panel
Window01=CRT Flight Director
Window02=Radio Stack
Window03=GPS
[VIEWS]
VIEW_FORWARD_ZOOM=1.0
VIEW_FORWARD_DIR=7.0, 0.0, 0.0
[Window00]
file=tomheadup.bmp
windowsize_ratio=1.000
position=4
size_mm=800,600
window_pos=0.0,0.0
window_size=1.000,1.000
visible=1
ident=0
gauge00=Tomcat/f14toggle!Panel.toggle.30,488,504,40,33
gauge01=Tomcat/fsd_rf4.sadi!FSD_RF4.SAdi,545,415,67,67
gauge02=Tomcat/fsd_rf4.hsi!FSD_RF4.Hsi,541,488,101,100
gauge03=Tomcat/fsd_rf4.gmeter!FSD_RF4.gmeter,616,415,67,66
gauge04=Tomcat/fsd_rf4.alt!FSD_RF4.Alt,153,494,105,96
gauge05=Tomcat/fsd_tdo.asi!FSD_Tdo.Asi,159,407,89,83
gauge06=Tomcat/fsd_rf4.radalt!FSD_RF4.radalt,50,495,91,91
gauge07=Tomcat/fsd_rf4.vsi!FSD_RF4.Vsi,92,428,63,61
gauge08=Tomcat/fsd_warn.stall!FSD_warn.stall,205,167,32,10
gauge09=Tomcat/fsd_warn.parkbrake!FSD_warn.parkbrake,205,207,32,10
gauge10=Tomcat/fsd_warn.overspeed!FSD_warn.overspeed,205,177,32,10
gauge11=Tomcat/fsd_warn.gear!FSD_warn.gear,205,187,32,10
gauge12=Tomcat/fsd_warn.dh!FSD_warn.dh,205,197,32,10
gauge15=Extra-300!Avionics Switch,505,545,20,20
gauge16=Extra-300!Strobe-Light-Switch,267,540,20,20
gauge17=Extra-300!Master-Switch,500,575,20,20
gauge18=Extra-300!Interior-Light-Switch,273,570,20,20
gauge19=CESSNA!Avionics Display Toggle,291,403,12,6
gauge20=CESSNA!GPS Display Toggle,339,405,12,6
gauge27=Tomcat/Hdghud!hdghud,387,431,25,12
gauge28=Tomcat/f18e_aoaind!aoaind,225,223,16,45
gauge29=Tomcat/Igear!igear,208,223,9,10
gauge30=Tomcat/Isplr!isplr,208,233,9,10
gauge31=Tomcat/F18eng!f18eng,350,554,90,33
gauge32=Tomcat/fa18adi!EFPanels.ADI,315,435,160,158
gauge33=Tomcat/fsd_f84.tc!FSD.F84.tc,375,385,47,40
gauge34=Schweizer!Whiskey_Compass,548,186,77,79
gauge35=rcb-gauges!F14EffectControl, 0,0          // Only add this to 2D cockpit, not VC
[Window01]
file=tomheadd.bmp
windowsize_ratio=1.000
position=4
size_mm=800,600
window_pos=0.0,0.0
window_size=1.000,1.000
visible=0
ident=30
gauge00=milils!milils,350,430,50,60
[Window02]
BACKGROUND_COLOR=2,2,2
size_mm=156,308
window_size_ratio=1.0
position=8
visible=0
ident=RADIO_STACK_PANEL
gauge00=Bendix_King_Radio!Bendix-King Radio Audio, 0, 0
gauge01=Bendix_King_Radio!Bendix-King Radio Nav-Comm 1, 0, 29
gauge02=Bendix_King_Radio!Bendix-King Radio Nav-Comm 2, 0, 86
gauge03=Bendix_King_Radio!Bendix-King Radio ADF, 0, 142
gauge04=Bendix_King_Radio!Bendix-King Radio DME, 0, 180
gauge05=Bendix_King_Radio!Bendix-King Radio Xpndr, 0, 217
gauge06=Bendix_King_Radio!Bendix-King Radio AP, 0, 262
[Window03]
windowsize_ratio=1.000
position=8
size_mm=150,250
window_pos=0.806,0.587
window_size=0.196,0.416
background_color=16,16,16
visible=0
ident=GPS_PANEL
gauge00=gps!gps,0,0,150,250
[VCockpit01]
size_mm=512,512
pixel_size=512,512
texture=$F14b
background_color=1,1,1
visible=0
gauge01=TomcatVC/fsd_rf4.vsi!FSD_RF4.Vsi,256,128,128,128
gauge02=TomcatVC/fsd_rf4.sadi!FSD_RF4.SAdi,0,0,128,128
gauge03=TomcatVC/fsd_rf4.hsi!FSD_RF4.Hsi,128,0,128,128
gauge04=TomcatVC/fsd_rf4.gmeter!FSD_RF4.gmeter,256,0,128,128
gauge05=TomcatVC/fsd_rf4.alt!FSD_RF4.Alt,384,0,128,128
gauge06=TomcatVC/fsd_tdo.asi!FSD_Tdo.Asi,0,128,128,128
gauge07=TomcatVC/fsd_rf4.radalt!FSD_RF4.radalt,128,128,128,128
gauge08=TomcatVC/fsd_warn.stall!FSD_warn.stall,384,384,128,25
gauge09=TomcatVC/fsd_warn.parkbrake!FSD_warn.parkbrake,384,409,128,25
gauge10=TomcatVC/fsd_warn.overspeed!FSD_warn.overspeed,384,434,128,25
gauge11=TomcatVC/fsd_warn.gear!FSD_warn.gear,384,459,128,25
gauge12=TomcatVC/fsd_warn.dh!FSD_warn.dh,384,484,128,25
gauge13=TomcatVC/f14eng, 388, 128, 124, 128
gauge14=TomcatVC/f14fue, 0, 256, 128,128
gauge15=TomcatVC/nl_fsd_f84.clock,128,256,128,128
gauge16=Schweizer!Whiskey_Compass,256,256,128,128
gauge17=TomcatVC/f14.config,128,448,64,64
gauge18=TomcatVC/f18e_aoaind!aoaind,192,384,64,128
gauge19=TomcatVC/339fuel,256,384,64,64
gauge20=TomcatVC/fsd_mig29.clock,256,448,64,64
[VCockpit05]
size_mm=512,512
pixel_size=512,512
texture=$f14b2
background_color=0,0,0
visible=0
gauge00=TomcatVC/fa18hsi,-40,-60,360,700
gauge01=TomcatVC/fa18adi,256,20, 256, 512
gauge02=TomcatVC/Hdghud,355,40,68,32
gauge03=TomcatVC/F18eng,300,400,170,80
[Color]
Day=255,255,255
Night=130,68,68
Luminous=130,68,68
[Default View]
X=0
Y=0
SIZE_X=8192
SIZE_Y=5400

You should have gotten the gauges in a seperate folder within the download. Looking at the panel.cfg, some of the gauges are default FS9 gauges, BUT, you should have two folders, one  titled Tomcat with several gauges inside and one folder TomcatVC with gauges inside of it. The first is for your normal acft. panel and the second is for the Virtual Cockpit. These two folders should be placed inside your FS9 Gauges folder intact. DO NOT take the gauges out of those folders and place them directly into the FS9 gauges folder.

You panel should display the gauges then.

IF you already dumped them into your FS9 Gauges folder, then just erase any line in the panel.cfg that says Tomcat/ and TomcatVC, leaving just the gauges name. Example, you would take the gauge:
gauge00=Tomcat/f14toggle!Panel.toggle (numbers) and remove the Tomcat/ thus leaving:
gauge00=f14toggle!Panel.toggle (numbers)

Do this for all the gauges that have the Tomcat/ or TomcatVC/ entry. This is ONLY if you have already dumped all the gauges that came with the download directly into the Main FS9 Gauges Folder.

Hope you get it worked out. Good luck.

Works great now..


Great plane to fly...

So that's why my gauges wouldn't show up....... Thanks!

Yep, common mistake pilots. If you are not sure when you download an acft., then check the panel.cfg and see how the gauges are listed. If listed with a folder extension first before the actual name of the gauge, then that whole folder must go into your FS's Main Gauge folder. If no folder extension first, then they can just be dumped straight into the Main Gauges folder.

I have been flying the F-14 for a while now plus two of
the new "carrier panels".  On one of them I get an
FSUIPC warning when I switch to the TCAS radar view.

After I hit OK on the warning the radar seems to work fine.
Before you ask I have the latest version of FSUIPC right
off of Peter's site.

Anyone else have this problem?

FaxCap

Are you getting the fsuipc warning when you start up FS9 and select the acft. you want to fly or some other time?

If it is what I am thinking, then you can eliminate that warning by going into your FS9.cfg file. Look for an entry, probably towards the bottom, like this:

[OldModules]

If there is not such an entry, add it just as above. Copy and paste if you like. Then add this line:

fsuipc.dll=1  

When all is done it should look like this:

[OldModules]
fsuipc.dll=1

No more fsuipc warnings.

Good luck pilot.
                       

Are you getting the fsuipc warning when you start up FS9 and select the acft. you want to fly or some other time?

Hi Fireman

Nope....only when I bring up the F-14 "backseat" cockpit view. I "think" it's the TCAS radar but the FSUIPC log doesn't seem to tel me much as to what gauge is causing the warning.

FaxCap