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Well, I wonder how to make a slight modification to a virtual cockpit. I am asking this because I have the Southwest 737 MAX 8 on my wishlist, but the VC of that package lacks a HUD. Forget about the layout (which is not the actual 737 MAX layout but a 737 NG one), I just wanna include a HUD (the HUD of any civilian aircraft/military cargo aircraft) to the VC of the 737 MAX package I have mentioned. The rest of the VC- will be left untouched like how it originally was. Thanks.

You need to edit the panel.cfg file to add the hud and then add the HUD gauge to the panel folder (or Gauges folder in FSX)

1 Using Notepad edit the [Window titles] like this

[Window Titles]
Window00=Main Panel
Window01=GPS
Window02=Radio Stack/Pedestal
Window03=Overhead
Window04=CRT2 Popup
Window05=GPS2
Window06=Radar
Window07=Radar Settings
Window08=CRT1 Popup
Window09=GPS2 Popup
Window10=HUD
Window11=FMC
Window12=Debug
Window13=Util
Window14=V-Speeds
Window15=Audio/Pushback
Window16=Mini Panel
Window17=Hgs


2. Now add the HGS window to the end of the 2d panel configs


//--------------------------------------------------------
[Window17]
Background_color=0,0,0
size_mm=735,370
position=0
visible=0
ident=270

gauge00=B737NG!B737NG Head-up Guidance System, 0,0,735,370


//--------------------------------------------------------



3 Now add the HUD gauge to the panel folder - in this case it is B737NG.cab

You can find that gauge in the panel folder in this file for example https://simviation.com/1/search?submit= ... &x=14&y=11


Alternatively you can find a 737 panel with the HUD included (such as the one above) - and copy the whole panel folder into your aircraft. But it won't include the KW mods for Max 8.

Cool! I will see if it works.

TransportFan2014 wrote:Cool! I will see if it works.

It will if you do it correctly just DO NOT MISS SPELL a FILE NAME they have to be an exact match letter for letter case for case
so if your file name is B737-hgs then the entry in the cfg file has to be exact b737-HGS will not work
Also cab files are unique you will see them look something this gauge00=Beech_Baron!Annunciator Gear Up, 130, 22
notice the ! this has to be here
the cab file in this case is Beech_Baron THE ! is the name of the actual gauge that will be used
so you cannot use beech_baron annunciator as you will get a gauge not found error message

That seems to over complicate things a bit Gary

In this case all he has to do is what I said. No typing. Just copy and paste.
It's veryvery easy once you have done it and see how it works.

Just done.

Now my 737 MAX has the VC equipped with then HUD, thus making me have some feeling of flying an actual 737 MAX. The HUD worked perfectly.

Thanks a lot.