Fletcher 400HP Gauge update for FS2004

[deaneb]

I have uploaded a set of FS2004 gauges for my earlier piston powered Fletcher here (174kb)
Just place the CAB file in your FS9/gauges folder.

Tonight I will upload The new Walter Turbine Fletcher and a revised Piston Fletcher package to AVSIM and FLIGHTSIM.com.
Both packages are FS2004 compatible.

Deane

[Ian Warren]

QUOTE (deaneb @ Feb 10 2008, 11:52 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Tonight I will upload The new Walter Turbine Fletcher and a revised Piston Fletcher package to AVSIM and FLIGHTSIM.com.
Deane

Well done ! and Thanx Deane hey ya tried it off a moving Carrier yet , now thats fun

[Q300]

Yes! Thanks so much Deane!
Headin off to fly the Fletcher now, Actuly I will have to reinstal the Panel CFG first...

[Nosecone]

Great stuff. When the Fletcher was first released I added gauges from other aircraft that were the same as the gauges you had (well most of them). I came a cross a load gauge that I tweaked to work with the smoke system, as the load in the Fletcher was being released the needle on the gauge and the two green lights would in turn go to the empty position. You can start and stop the the gauge by pressing the smoke system key Works well.

[deaneb]

I assume the gauge is in a .gau format not an XML gauge ??
Could you sent it to me - deaneb@ihug.co.nz
I will have a look and see if I can do some mods to it

cheers

Deane

[ardypilot]

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I assume the gauge is in a .gau format not an XML gauge ??
Could you sent it to me - deaneb@ihug.co.nz
I will have a look and see if I can do some mods to it[/quote]
Yes it is a .gau format. It came from the cropdusting 300 by Xavier Gassó "Viper. When I finish work tomorrow morning I will send you a copy. The gauge added a nice touch as the other gauge would not work in 2004.

[deaneb]

QUOTE (Nosecone @ Feb 10 2008, 05:34 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Yes it is a .gau format. It came from the cropdusting 300 by Xavier Gassó "Viper. When I finish work tomorrow morning I will send you a copy. The gauge added a nice touch as the other gauge would not work in 2004.

Actually it is in XML. I just downloaded the chopper and had a look. It works off a timer which basically counts down the "weight", but has no effect on the actual aircraft weight, unlike my FSX system. I use the FSX glider ballast parameter to release weight as you spread, but you can't do this with FS2004

Deane

[helikiwi8]

is there anyway to add a dump (or heavy sow) button in FSX
some times i'm spreading up hill and would love a bit of insurance

thanks brett

[Bandit]

Excellent work Deane. Thanks for remembering us FS9ers.

[deaneb]

QUOTE (helikiwi8 @ Feb 10 2008, 08:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

is there anyway to add a dump (or heavy sow) button in FSX
some times i'm spreading up hill and would love a bit of insurance

thanks brett

No - not as far as I can see. The ballast parameter has a preset discharge rate, which is set up in the aircraft.cfg file.

I'd also like to be able to have a load option, but there is no way to achieve this either as I have asked some experts. I may need to look into some advanced coding within missions to see if this can be achieved by stopping close to a ground vehicle or something - but this is pie in the sky stuff just now.

Deane

[ardypilot]

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Just place the CAB file in your FS9/gauges folder.[/quote]
Did as you said and this greeted me in the 400HP model:


Perhaps I have the incorrect panel.cfg? (I'm using the original that came with the first FU24 zip- could you correct me if I'm wrong please Deane?

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[Nosecone]

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Actually it is in XML. I just downloaded the chopper and had a look[/quote]

Sorry Deane you are right . I tweaked some of the settings in the gauge file to roughly represent the amount of time it would take to empty the hopper, and as you said it does not affect the weight in fs9

[deaneb]

QUOTE (Trolly @ Feb 11 2008, 12:51 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Did as you said and this greeted me in the 400HP model:

Perhaps I have the incorrect panel.cfg? (I'm using the original that came with the first FU24 zip- could you correct me if I'm wrong please Deane?

Looks like you missed the picture out ??

[deaneb]

QUOTE (Trolly @ Feb 11 2008, 12:51 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Did as you said and this greeted me in the 400HP model:

Perhaps I have the incorrect panel.cfg? (I'm using the original that came with the first FU24 zip- could you correct me if I'm wrong please Deane?

Trolly - sorry for delayed reply - I've been in Dorkland for the last 3 days. Drop me an E-mail and I'll send you a panel.cfg File for FS2004. If that don't work, then I can't tell what the problem could be.

Deane