If this document opens as one very long line, turn on "Word Wrap" in your text reading program, in the format or edit menu. DC3 Photo-real Modern, Re-built Panel This panel is created from photos of a real DC3 which has been rebuilt and modernized for use today. The internal cockpit/cabin views are from two different 'rough and ready' DC3's, one passenger, and one cargo, both used as regional transport aircraft in the Carribean. The default setup uses the Passenger aircraft views. To use the Cargo aircraft views, rename the "Rear.bmp" and "Rear_Right.bmp" files, or copy them to another folder. Then, copy or move the "Rear.bmp" and "Rear_Right.bmp" files from the Cargo folder to the panel folder which has all of the other internal views. You must use a modified DC3 MDL file for the proper display of the inside views. The file "dc3_mdl.zip" by Clive Ryan is freely availble in the shareware version of this panel package. It can also be downloaded at http://www.cyberbia.us, or at any of the major flight simulator download sites. The panel features many of the modernized gauges and functions you would expect for current day aviation, including VOR, ILS, and a compact autopilot control. The real aircraft with this panel was first modified in the 1950's. Notice the old style Nav/Comm radio array mounted on the top of the panel. The default Kingair radio guage was modified to fit the unique look and display of this metal case radio assembly. This modified gauge (Kingair_Radio20.gau) must be installed in the FS2004 main gauges folder for the radios to work. To tune the Nav, Comm, and Xponder radios, use your mouse cursor to find the "+" and "-" spots on the left and right of each numerical frequency display, and click either the minus area to decrease the frequency, or the plus area to increase it. The whole number digits, and the decimal digits are tuned separately. Working radio switches are on the left end of the assembly. The single upper switch, beside the label "Radios," turns all radios on/off. The default position is "on." The row of lower switches toggle the audio on/off for each individual radio. Comm 1 is "on" by default. If you select Comm 2, Comm 1 is "off." The "both" switch turns on both Comm radios. The Nav switches toggle on/off for the Morse code audio verification of Nav frequencies. The NAV audio does not have to be on for the navigation functions to work, such as VOR and ILS. All other gauges programmed, are default gauges from several of the FS2004 aircraft, mostly the Beech King Air 350. The compact King Air autopilot is used as a post-1950's modification. Default DC3 gauges with dual needles are used for manifold pressure, RPM, and fuel flow. The GPS popup window has been repositioned to the lower-right of the panel, so that it does not block forward visibilty through the windshield. Toggle the GPS open/closed with the Shift+2 keys, or use the mini-icon button on the panel. Except for the radios, all other default popup windows for the DC3 are included - Fuel, Electrical/Light switches, and Gear/flaps. The radio assembly does not incude an ADF radio, so a separate window was added for this. Use the Shift+6 keys to toggle the ADF radio open or closed. A separate window was also added for the pilot's yoke. Toggle it open/closed with the Shift+7 keys One oddity you may notice in the various views is the different window-glass knobs, or handles, on the left and right. These are as the real windows are in an actual aircraft - oblong glass, or plexiglass knobs on the left window, and round metal knobs on the right window. Apparently the left one has been replaced, and the right one has not been. Some of the worn upholstry and metal is also evident. The DC 3 has often been refered to as a "workhorse." This cockpit and cabin show it as a well-worn, real-world workhorse. I hope you enjoy this panel as much as I do. Thanks for selecting this item, and please visit Cyberbia again, for freeware, as well as very low price shareware/payware. Happy simming! Will http://www.cyberbia.us email: will@cyberbia.us --------------------------------------------------------------------- The images included in this package are copyright 2004, by Will Fisher, and are intended for individual, non-commercial use. They may not be redistributed, reproduced, or republished, in whole, or in part, without express written permission. Any form of distribution, or non-family group use of a single download, without permission, is a violation of copyright laws. --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- These files have been successfully tested for FS 9, running with Windows XP, on a mid-range computer power configuration. Results may very slightly, depending on your system. I accept no liability for any claims of damage to any computer hardware or software. --------------------------------------------------------------------- A note about aircraft with virtual cockpits - Many simulator aircraft designers have created virtual cockpits with exceptional visual appeal and functionality, exhibiting skill, craftsmanship, and artistry to be greatly admired. However, installing photo-real views usually requires a simulator aircraft model with no virtual cockpit (vc). This is because the simulation displays the virtual cockpit views in the normal cockpit mode, as well as in the virtual cockpit mode, and the vc views will be displayed simultaneously with any installed Photo views from the Panel folder. Unlike the panel, control of the virtual cockpit display is built within the aircraft's MDL file, located within the aircraft's Model folder. This file is the coded information for displaying the entire aircraft within the simulation. If you are using an addon aircraft with a virtual cockpit, and for your personal use, wish to have the aircraft with no virtual cockpit, it is recommended that you contact the original author of that aircraft. The original author of the aircraft can produce a version of the MDL without the virtual cockpit. The MDL file can be easily modified to 'switch off' the display of the virtual cockpit, for private individual use, by those with some knowledge of the program coding used in the MDL file, and ability to use an appropriate editing tool. Addon aircraft MDL files are the intellectual property of independent developers. Because I, and www.cyberbia.us respect intellectual property rights, and declared copyrights, modified MDL files, with the virtual cockpit display switched off, will not be included with Photo-real view packages, without special arrangements for granting of permission. It is the intention that any such files, distributed with permission, be distributed in freely availble file versions with no charge, or value exchanged. Some aircraft authors who create aircraft models with virtual cockpits, also routinely produce a "no vc" version of the same aircraft. Perhaps in the future, more aircraft modelers could routinely extend this courtesy to the many simmers who enjoy the option of photo-real views. Perhaps Microsoft could also evolve the design of aircraft models to give the individual user control of a virtual cockpit 'switch' within the simulation, or so that the normal cockpit mode and virtual cockpit mode are not tied together, enabling a choice of views between the virtual and the photo-real. If you agree with these ideas, and would like your wish to be known to aircraft designers, it is recommended that you express your support in the many simulator forums available on the world wide web. Sincerely, Will Fisher