This is an Almost fully functional 737-300 2nd generation glass panel made from a realistic bitmap base and trying to locate the flying instruments as close as possible to their real locations.

This is my 2nd realy complex panel design attempt, I hope everything runs smoothly and that you simflyers are satisfied, Please forgive me for any errors and let me know about them. Less errors than the first time, I hope.

I use this panel with the marvelous 737-300 from FlightFX/SGA by Mike Baumann/Erick Cantu and I include here the small changes needed in the aircraft config file for the correct viewing of the flap indicator and the proper radionav frequencies selectors function.

Finaly, I would like to thank (its never enough) all the fantastic gauge designers that make all these panels layout possible... without them we would have to flight the dull and unreal original ones...., thank you again, all you guys!!

Ok! now let's get on with the instalation:


Unzip all the contents of the zip files to a temporary folder

You'll end with a Panel, a Gauge's, a sound and a module's folders

Copy & Paste or Drag & Drop or Move the bitmap and the panel.cfg file from here to the desired aricraft's panel folder after backing up the panel you have (of course), you might not like this layout.

Copy & Paste or Drag & Drop or Move the gauge's folder contents to your FS9 Main gauges folder, overwrite when prompted.(Do not unzip the cab files enclosed in the gauges folder... they work like that)

Copy & Paste or Drag & Drop or Move the sound's folder contents to your FS9 Main sound folder, no need to overwrite when prompted.

Copy & Paste or Drag & Drop or Move the module's folder contents (FSsound.DLL and SOARRec.dll) (it seems that SOARRec.dll is sometimes unnecessary so, you can try not installing it at first) to your FS9 Main modules folder. Do not overwrite if prompted, your version might be newer than this one.

Finally, to avoid recieving an error box when loading FS9 you should add this little something to your FS9.config file after doing the usual backup for safety;

For the Windows 2000 you should find the main FS9 config file under the path:

C\Documents and settings\Administrator\Application Data\Microsoft\Fs9.config

Open the file with notepad and add the following lines to it's very beggining

[OLDMODULES]
FSsound.dll=1
SOARRec.dll=1

Save and close

Now, the aircraft config file modifications....
Once I also thought it to be a big deal... well, it's not and it goes like this:

1- open your 737-300 or whatever aircraft you are using this panel with.... and find the aircraft.config file. Make a backup! don't forget...
2- open the "aircraft.config" file with notepad

3- find the (AUTOPILOT) entry and replace all its contents with the following lines:

[autopilot]
autopilot_available=1
flight_director_available=1
default_vertical_speed=800
autothrottle_available=1
autothrottle_arming_required=1
autothrottle_takeoff_ga=1
autothrottle_max_rpm=90
pitch_takeoff_ga=12
use_no_default_pitch=1 
use_no_default_bank=1
yaw_damper_gain=1.000000
default_pitch_mode=0
default_bank_mode=0
max_pitch=10.000000
max_pitch_acceleration=1.000000
max_pitch_velocity_lo_alt=2.000000
max_pitch_velocity_hi_alt=1.500000
max_pitch_velocity_lo_alt_breakpoint=20000.000000
max_pitch_velocity_hi_alt_breakpoint=28000.000000
max_bank=25.000000
max_bank_acceleration=1.800000
max_bank_velocity=3.000000
max_throttle_rate=0.100000
nav_proportional_control=9.000000
nav_integrator_control=0.250000
nav_derivative_control=0.000000
nav_integrator_boundary=2.500000
nav_derivative_boundary=0.000000
gs_proportional_control=9.520000
gs_integrator_control=0.260000
gs_derivative_control=0.000000
gs_integrator_boundary=0.700000
gs_derivative_boundary=0.000000


4- Find the  (direction_indicators) entry and replace it by:

[direction_indicators]
direction_indicator.0=3,0


5- Find the (radios) entry and replace it by:

[Radios]
// Radio Type = availiable, standby frequency, has glide slope
Audio.1       = 1
Com.1         = 1, 1
Com.2         = 1, 1
Nav.1         = 1, 1, 1
Nav.2         = 1, 1, 0
Adf.1         = 1
Transponder.1 = 1
Marker.1      = 1


6- And last but not least... find the (Flaps.0) entry and replace it by: (don't worry, the changes won't affect the aircraft's flight parameters, only the leds in the flap indicator gauge.)

[Flaps.0]
type= 1
span-outboard= 0.500
extending-time= 15.000
system_type= 1
damaging-speed= 280.000
blowout-speed= 320.000
lift_scalar= 1.300
drag_scalar= 1.100
pitch_scalar= 1.000
flaps-position.0=0.000
flaps-position.1=5.000
flaps-position.2=10.000
flaps-position.3=15.000
flaps-position.4=20.000
flaps-position.5=25.000
flaps-position.6=30.000
flaps-position.7=40.000




save and close...

Start up FS9 
  



Go, fly and enjoy!

Lus ad Costa Pereira

lcparq@netcabo.pt
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I hold no rights to these files. 
You can do what ever you like with them, as long as you do not infringe Microsoft's copyrights!

Gauges are from so many authors that I cannot remmember all their names. I just want to thank them all for the wonderfull job tey've done and still do.

and now the usual legal stuff...
DISCLAIMER
==========
THE PANEL HAS BEEN TESTED MANY TIMES TO ENSURE THE PROPER 
OPERATION OF THIS SOFTWARE, AND ALL IS DONE TO AVOID ERRORS
IN THE CONFIGURATION OF THE PANEL. 

I WILL NOT ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL INCIDENTAL 
OR ANY SYSTEM DAMAGE DUE TO THE FAILURE OR IMPROPER OPERATION OF 
THE SOFTWARE. THERE IS NOT ANY WARRANTY EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED FOR 
ANY CIRCUMSTANCE.

DO NOT MAKE ANY MONEY WITH THIS SOFTWARE!  

