Theres a bug in my gauge salad ?

[BLAZE]

Been there, done that and it never ever gets old. I love this sound! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qocMoTOVn6Q

[Fozzer]

Alan... ...!

A little gauge treat for you...for your FS Panel Studio collection!

Sim V > F16 Viper, by Kirk Olsson.

http://simviation.com/1/search?submit=1 ... er&x=0&y=0

Download it, and have a peek amongst the Gauges..>>> (f162k_config) gauge

A wonderful little panel gauge, with illuminated animations to show the positions of your; Wheels, Flaps, and Air Brake!

I fit it into most of my aircraft as a visual warning to something which I may have forgotten to switch on/off at vital moments!

One of those useful little gauges!

You will notice it fitted in the upper-right of my Cessna panel!

The pic also shows a handy little digital Radio Altimeter..(height above ground).

Paul.... ...!

[ViperPilot]

Pics of the Panels referenced in my previous post...

Navion:


Cessna 172:


I have a particular liking towards gauges made by Glenn Copeland, such as the 'TriAlt' gauge (VS, ALT, RA) and the SuperTimer...

[Hawkeye07]

Hi Blaze,
Here's a suggestion from someone with a short memory and too many modified aircraft. I ran into a similar dilemma as yours quite a while ago and I came up with a simple solution. Whenever I modify an aircraft or instrument panel CFG I make a note of it using Notepad and I just install it in that aircraft's file folder. Lately I've reduced that idea down to making a double slash ( // ) entry at the top of the aircraft CFG. It doesn't hurt anything and it's readily available. After I've finished modifying an aircraft I'll download a copy of it to a disc too.
I also don't care too much for "aliasing" (No offense Paul!) as I like to keep all aircraft as independent as possible so when I modify a panel with gauges from another aircraft I'll copy the Cab file or whatever into the modified aircraft. That way even if I "off load" certain aircraft I won't sabotage any others and my main gauge file doesn't get bloated. Just a suggestion.

[garymbuska]

A better idea is if you are going to Alis a aircraft's panel than what I do is to make a copy of the panel I want to use in the folder of the plane I am going to use it on, this way I can make changes to it and not effect the other panel at all.
The other reason I do not like to Alis any part of a airplane is that it slows things down somewhat as the system has to go and find the panel or other part you Alised .
But I also do not like aircraft that do mot have there own panel. I really hate it when some one uses the panel of the B737 for a B747 Now you have the panel of a two engine airplane that is in a four engine airplane that is just plane stupidity in my book but you see it a lot.

[Fozzer]

Another couple of very useful gauges I always like to add to the panels on my piston-props, if they are not already fitted, are...

(a) Exhaust Gas Temp + Cylinder Head Temp.
(b) Engine Manifold Pressure.

Both very useful to keep a wary eye on engine power and overall condition!

(They can be found on the default Beech Baron 58).

The Exhaust Gas Temp Gauge is particularly useful when flying above 5,000 feet ASL, whilst adjusting the mixture strength, to obtain the maximum power = maximum exhaust Gas Temp!

The Manifold Pressure Gauge is useful for economical cruising...(ie: slow!).

Its fun when money is no object, when fitting out your cockpit panel with all sorts of lush goodies!... ...!

..and as for "Alias"....>>>

Paul...Alias; Mad Bill Hitchcock!... ...!

[ViperPilot]

Gotta have EGT/ CHT here in my neck of the woods... I adjust Mixture (avg. 1/2 out) to LOP during the Run-up (RWY Elev. 5885'). A MAP gauge is installed in all of my piston birds (exc. PT6's).

Another handy gauge to have is the Lift Reserve Indicator (LRI), especially if you fly into off airport or STOL situations.



You can find it at FlightSim.com...

[url]lri-dcbv1.zip[/url]

Alan

(alias) ViperPilot, (alias) Ghostrider, (alias) that little &$#&@!! piece of !*&#%$.

[BLAZE]

Well its official, This (by a long shot!) is the longest I've ever been involved in a single hobbie, at one time. I can't beleve its been two
years since getting the FS9 package and joining Simviation. Two freekin' years!! Time is just flying along.

Hi Hawkeye,
Yeah thats a cool idea you got. The thing I'm doing is, as I load each and almost every aircraft package, I modify both the aircraft &
panel Cfg's to my liking. I also (using the DXT.Bmp converter) make copys of the textures that I want to do some repainting on. I keep
them separate in each aircrafts folder, then make shortcuts to them and keep them in one folder on the desk top.


Hey Paul,
Thank you for the thought my friend, and I do understand why that would be a problem on my end if you sent me the C150's panel.Cfg.
the Super Fast Cessna C150 with the exhaust driven turbo-charger, fed on Methanol, compressed oxygen, and dynamite.<---

Hey did I ever tell ya how you can make a bomb with a toilet paper roll and a stick of dynamite?

[BLAZE]

Another handy gauge to have is the Lift Reserve Indicator (LRI), especially if you fly into off airport or STOL situations.

That's a good looking gauge Alan. What exactly does the Lift Reserve Indicator mean, or what does it do? Inquiring minds and such.

[Fozzer]

Hello Alan...

I believe the "LRI" gauge you are referring to, is the one that appears on my C150 Panel, horizontal + vertical gauges, coloured Green+Yellow+Red....I think you reminded me of it some time ago!... ...!

Dwayne.....Plans for toilet paper roll and stick of dynamite may come in handy...(scare the Cats off my garden lawn)..... ...!

Paul....Gauging the overall Mood... ...!

[ViperPilot]

Another handy gauge to have is the Lift Reserve Indicator (LRI), especially if you fly into off airport or STOL situations.

That's a good looking gauge Alan. What exactly does the Lift Reserve Indicator mean, or what does it do? Inquiring minds and such.

Blaze,

The Lift Reserve Indicator is basically an Angle of Attack (AoA) monitor, giving you a visual reference as to when the AoA is sufficient to stall the wing.

GREEN - All clear, normal operation (cruise).
WHITE - On APP into a short field (STOL), your IAS is dropping and you want to fly right at the edge of Stall speed (VS0), keeping it in the White area, until...
RED - STALL (VS) or landing...

In a lot of cases I end up using the LRI for Approach as much, if not more than the ASI. I think you'll like it a lot!

Paul - Yep. It's just like your 'digital' AoA indicator, and yes, we did have this conversation a while ago.
You know us Gauge Junkies; always looking for that next 'fix', wondering what sacred cow will be eliminated, and where's it going to go.

[BLAZE]

Thanks Alan, You answered two questions at the same time. I feel kinda stupid about this but I didn't fully understand
what the AoA gauge did either until you just told me. Thanks

[Jetranger]

1st PHOTO is a Mack truck

2nd Photo is that of a Peterbilt Truck, I can tell by the corner shape of the Dash and the layout of the Gauges, and how that particular Dash is slightly Warped around towards the driver.

probably most likely a newer model peterbilt, that of the newer 389 series Peterbilt.

Definetly not a 379 series as they Quit making the 379 series a few years ago,,, last one rolled off the Assembly line down in Texas a few years ago.

Personally, I'm still addicted to the ol' 70's style Kenworth Aerodyne Cabovers, like BJ & the Bear had,,,,,

former Trucker of 23 years , Quit retired in 2007 at 50 yrs.old ~ !

Jetranger / dats me in the photo, back in 1996 at the Tokawana Oklahoma Chrome Truck Shop in oklahome just south of the Kansas State line along I-35.

[Fozzer]

My favourite...>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peterbilt_281

Second only to my British Army Scammell Pioneer Centurion Tank transporter!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scammell_P ... mi-trailer

Lots of fun on the German Autobahns in 1956!

Paul.... ...!

[BLAZE]

Damn Jetranger!
You could have a family of four living in the back of that puppy. She's a real beauty! That's what ya call a mobile address.

"Where do I live?.. Where ever I'm at!" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vK6TN8L9-U <-- Just a little diddy for ya!

Thanks for the info on the pic's I posted J.R.