I could use a few pushes in the right direction here. First off, how do I get the gauges to come on? I have read the manual, but it is a bit in depth for me. I have the APU turned on, the battery engaged, and engines on. I can fly the plane well. I used to go over to a friends apartment who had it, but I wanted my own copy. We often worked as a team, working through the checklists. He would also almost always take care of pre-flight prep and taxi, while I took care of fuel management, takeoff and landing. I was never as good at the gauge stuff, so he took care of it. Ahhhh memory lane...
PS. Should this be in the payware section?
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There's even a tutorial flight which starts cold and dark. ;) 
