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Boeing 737-700/800/900 NG
Virtual cockpit and 2D panels
Version 2.0 - 31/01/2020
Philippe Marion © 2020
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This package contains:
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- A New Boeing 737 wide panel (1280 x 768)
- An updated Boeing 737 Default panel (1024 x 768)
- An updated Boeing 737 Virtual cockpit (VC)
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INTRODUCTION
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I was working on a Boeing 737NG project and wanted to use the default VC.
While looking into the panel files, I quickly realised that some updates were needed.
I searched online for better panels but none of them were up to the job, so
I eventually decided to rework the FSX Default B737-800 panel and VC.
I also went on to make a wider 1280 pixels version of the default panel in the
process, because most of us have wide aspect ratio monitors nowadays.
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FEATURES V2.0
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New working Altimeter/Airspeed Backup gauge.
New PFD Backup gauge (optional).
New 2D panel Yoke, with icon.
Fixed ECU panel position to show previously hidden top portion. (Thanks John-George M.!)
Updated some gauge bitmaps.
Bundled the required default interior model file, previously missing.
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FEATURES V1.0
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New background panel wide bitmaps (day and night).
New 2D Boeing 737NG Overhead panel popup matching the VC.
New 2D Radio Stack panel popup to better match the VC.
New VC Camera views including Autopilot (centered) and Jumpseat. See Installation.txt file.
New VC XML Radio Stack to replace the old FS9 B737-400 gauge (for compatibility).
New VSpeed popup gauge using Aircraft weight, Flaps position and Barometric pressure.
New Ground Handling popup gauge with Fuel truck call, Doors control and Pushback.
New fully working Auto-brake switch, based on POSKY Auto-brake gauge.
New fully working Auto-taxi switch, to maintain 15 knots taxiing speed.
New Wheel Brake Sound gauge, between 7 and 16 knots, disabled if Anti-skid is on.
New Eyepoint gauge to adjust the captain's eyepoint in the 2D panel.
New fully working Autopilot annunciator in 2D panels.
New Brake pressure gauge for the wide 2D panel.
New extended Cockpit Sounds gauge.
New Auto-land (ILS CAT II & III) gauge.
Fixed Warning/Caution annunciator panel to display properly.
Fixed Gear Lever position too low in 2D main panel.
Fixed Flap Transit and Extended annunciator lights. Now working correctly.
Fixed MFD CRT screens, zoom in/out and change display through EFIS panel.
Updated Head-up Guidance System (HGS) popup to support wide screen.
Updated Altitude Callout gauge with Boeing 737 correct parameters.
Updated Autopilot panel (and clock) with light cyan LCD display for better realism.
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COMPATIBILITY
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This panel is designed for FSX, FSX acceleration and FSX Steam Edition.
It is a complete replacement for any aircraft using the default B737-800 VC.
It has been tested on the default B737-800 and the POSKY B737-700/800.
Most features should work just fine in P3D up to P3D v3. However,
some features (such as sound effects) may not work in P3D v4.
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INSTALLATION
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For instructions, please read the >>> Installation.txt <<< file.
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TESTING ENVIRONMENT
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This package was tested in Windows 10 x64.
Microsoft Flight Simulator X Steam Edition (DX9).
Microsoft Flight Simulator X + Acceleration Pack (DX10).
DX9 and DX10 Preview Mode with SteveFX DX10 Scenery Fixer v5.3.
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DESIGN TOOLS
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Textures painted with Paint.net.
Textures converted with MWGraphic's DXTBmp.
Sound files edited with Ocenaudio.
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FIXES AND IMPROVEMENTS
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For any suggestions, fixes or improvements regarding this package,
please feel free to contact me using the email address provided below.
Philippe Marion (marionphilippe [at] hotmail [dot] com)
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CREDITS
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Both panels in this package have been reworked by myself,
by correcting missing features from the original Microsoft panel,
by adding new features and gauges and fixing existing ones.
This wouldn't have been possible without the following people
and the wonderful freeware content they created over the years.
© Microsoft Corporation for the original B737 Panel and VC.
Alejandro Rojas Lucena/FSND for the advanced B737-800 VC.
Chris Evans for the Darker VC panel textures.
Garrett Smith for the essential FMC.
Deitmar Loleit for the original TCAS.
Daniel Gauthier for the original Cockpit Sounds.
Hiroshi Higami for the original Auto-brake gauge.
Stefan Liebe for the original Auto-land gauge.
Francois Dore for the modified Auto-land gauge.
Dimitrios Moschos for the updated Auto-land gauge.
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DISCLAIMER AND COPYRIGHT
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THE AUTHORS ARE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGE THAT YOU MIGHT INCUR AS A
RESULT OF INSTALLING THIS ARCHIVE. YOU ASSUME THE RISK OF USE.
The models were created under Microsoft's Game Content Usage Rules using assets from
Flight Simulator X Deluxe Edition, (c) Microsoft Corporation.
See www.xbox.com/en-US/Community/Developer/Rules
You may use the archive (or any parts of it) in any freeware aircraft, either
for your personal use or for any aircraft project you may be working on,
and destined to be published.
You may NOT however use the archive (or any parts of it) for commercial
purpose without all the authors explicit, written permission in advance.
This includes "free" CD or DVD compilations with a charge of any kind.
All Rights Reserved.
Philippe Marion (marionphilippe [at] hotmail [dot] com)
21 January 2020