Aircraft Panel

[eormn04]

I just installed the Beechcraft King Air B200C to my FS2002. Aircraft showed a blank panel when pulled up to fly. The read me file stated that a separate panel might have to be downloaded, so I found it and downloaded it. The panels show under the aircraft file but still not in the actual aircraft. Can anyone help me? This is the first time I have tried any add on to my FS so I really think I don't know quite what I am doing.
Thanks,
Ed

[old_doggie]

Ed,

After installing the panels you got to reference it in the aircrafts panels folder.

In you case go to your aircrafts folder and open up the King Air B200C folder.. King Air B200C/
Model
Panel <<<<<<< Open This one
Sound
Texture
In there shound be a file called panel.cfg
Open this file in note pad and type in the location of the king air panel you installed. See example below.

[fltsim]
alias=C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\FS2002\AIRCRAFT\FSFSCONV\Panel.737sab

Your location may vary but simply stated just type in the locaion of the king air panel which might look something like this

[fltsim]
alias=C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\FS2002\Panels\King Air B200C

thats it now go fly and it should show. BTW you can do this for any aircraft you want.

hope this helps ya.

Douglas

http://ca.geocities.com/fsflightline...com/index.html

:-jumpy

[eormn04]

Douglas, I have copied the file from notepad to this message. I know it is long (and probably overkill) but I don't understand or know where to type in location of King Air Panel. Under "aircraft" mine is C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\FS2002\aircraft\RFDS_Kingair_B200C. What do I do with it and where? And thanks for your help..!!!!

// This Panel.cfg file created by FS Panel Studio - http://www.fspanelstudio.com
// Built Monday, November 24, 2003 at 12:06 FSPS Build:8294

[Window Titles]
Window00=Main Panel
Window01=Radio Stack
Window02=GPS
Window03=Throttle Quadrant
Window04=Caution Annunciator
Window05=Warning Annunciator
Window06=Compass
Window07=KLN90B


[VIEWS]
VIEW_FORWARD_WINDOWS=MAIN_PANEL,RADIO_STACK_PANEL,GPS_PANEL,THROTTLE_PANEL,ANNUNCIATOR_PANEL,ANNUNCIATOR2_PANEL,COMPASS_PANEL,80

VIEW_FORWARD_DIR=1.0, 0.0, 0.0



//--------------------------------------------------------
[Window00]
file=Panel_Background_640.bmp
file_1024=Panel_Background_1024.bmp
size_mm=640
window_size_ratio=1.000
position=7
visible=1
ident=MAIN_PANEL

gauge00=KingAir!Avionics Switch, 2,300,31,35
gauge01=KingAir!AutoFeather_Switch, 34,300,53,35
gauge02=KingAir!AntiIce_Switch, 88,300,41,34
gauge03=KingAir!Pitot_Switch, 130,300,24,35
gauge04=KingAir!CrossFeed_Switch, 213,289,38,44
gauge05=KingAir!Land_Light, 310,299,26,33
gauge06=KingAir!Taxi_Light, 336,299,26,33
gauge07=KingAir!Nav_Light, 362,299,26,33
gauge08=KingAir!Beacon_Light, 388,299,24,30
gauge09=KingAir!Strobe_Light, 412,299,26,33
gauge10=KingAir!Battery, 3,262,19,31
gauge11=KingAir!Torque1, 452,87,48,47
gauge12=KingAir!Rpm1, 452,187,48,48
gauge13=KingAir!FuelFlow1, 452,236,48,48
gauge14=KingAir!Oil_PT1, 452, 285 ,48,48
gauge15=KingAir!Torque2, 501,87,48,47
gauge16=KingAir!Rpm2, 501,187,48,48
gauge17=KingAir!FuelFlow2, 501,236,48,48
gauge18=KingAir!Oil_PT2, 501,285,48,48
gauge19=KingAir!Rmi, 99,151,100,100
gauge20=KingAir!Dme, 0,202,100,48
gauge21=KingAir!Fuel_Quantity_Left, 156,288,56,46
gauge22=KingAir!Fuel_Quantity_Right, 252,288,56,46
gauge23=KingAir!Left Ignition, 80,258,23,41
gauge24=KingAir!Altimeter, 339,38,104,103
gauge25=KingAir!Attitude, 202,38,129,120
gauge26=KingAir!Hsi, 201,162,129,122
gauge27=KingAir!Altimeter_Selector, 553,43,85,42
gauge28=KingAir!Autopilot, 552,106,45,71
gauge29=KingAir!Prop_Sync, 413,226,25,24
gauge30=KingAir!Rudder_Trim, 591,258,48,27
gauge31=KingAir!Landing_Gear_Indicator, 602,296,30,29
gauge32=KingAir!Landing_Gear, 555,272,34,63
gauge33=KingAir!Aileron_Trim, 591,196,47,53
gauge34=KingAir!Flaps, 599,111,39,66
gauge35=KingAir!Pitch_Trim, 557,194,32,76
gauge36=KingAir!Master_Caution, 267,3,33,20
gauge37=KingAir!Master_Warning, 233,3,33,20
gauge38=KingAir!AutoFeather_Light, 456,2,120,19
gauge39=KingAir!Clock, 40,80,56,55
gauge40=KingAir!Prop_Sync_Spinner, 414,251,20,20
gauge41=KingAir!OMI Lights, 602,95,33,12
gauge42=KingAir!Left Generator, 27,262,19,31
gauge43=KingAir!Right Generator, 51,262,19,31
gauge44=KingAir!Right Ignition, 103,258,38,42
gauge45=SimIcons!Kneeboard Icon, 407,5,12,12
gauge46=SimIcons!ATC Icon, 422,5,12,12
gauge47=SimIcons!Compass Icon, 623,5,12,12
gauge48=SimIcons!ECU Icon, 609,5,12,12
gauge49=SimIcons!Map Icon, 437,5,12,12
gauge50=SimIcons!Avionics Icon, 581,5,12,12
gauge51=SimIcons!GPS Icon, 595,5,12,12
gauge52=cessna208!Vertical-Speed, 340,145,80,78
gauge53=cessna208!Radio-Altimeter, 349,226,50,49
gauge54=beech_baron!Turn Coordinator, 13,138,66,66
gauge55=kingair!Airspeed, 105,61,90,90
gauge56=kingair!PropRpm1, 452,137,48,47
gauge57=kingair!PropRpm2, 501,137,48,47
gauge58=kingair!Itt1, 452,37,48,47
gauge59=kingair!Itt2, 501,37,48,47


//--------------------------------------------------------
[Window01]
file=Radio_Stack_bg.bmp
size_mm=196,349
position=8
visible=0
ident=RADIO_STACK_PANEL

gauge00=KingAir_Radio!Com1, 0,59,88,95
gauge01=KingAir_Radio!Com2, 106,59,88,95
gauge02=KingAir_Radio!Nav1, 0,155,88,95
gauge03=KingAir_Radio!Nav2, 106,155,88,95
gauge04=KingAir_Radio!Adf, 0,251,88,95
gauge05=KingAir_Radio!Xpndr, 106,251,88,95
gauge06=KingAir_Radio!Audio, 0,0,196,58


//--------------------------------------------------------
[Window02]
Background_color=16,16,16
size_mm=150,250
position=8
visible=0
ident=GPS_PANEL

gauge00=gps!gps, 0,0,150,250


//--------------------------------------------------------
[Window03]
size_mm=234,198
position=0
visible=0
ident=THROTTLE_PANEL

gauge00=KingAir!Throttle Quadrant, 0,0,234,198


//--------------------------------------------------------
[Window04]
Background_color=2,2,2
size_mm=400,36
window_size_ratio=0.625
position=2
visible=0
ident=ANNUNCIATOR_PANEL

gauge00=KingAir!Caution_Annunciator, 0,0,400,36


//--------------------------------------------------------
[Window05]
Background_color=2,2,2
size_mm=100,36
window_size_ratio=0.156
position=0
visible=0
ident=ANNUNCIATOR2_PANEL

gauge00=KingAir!Warning_Annunciator, 0,0,100,36


//--------------------------------------------------------
[Window06]
file=Compass.bmp
size_mm=70
position=2
visible=0
ident=COMPASS_PANEL

gauge00=Magnetic_Compass!Magnetic-Compass, 0,0


//--------------------------------------------------------
[Window07]
file=kln90background.bmp
file_1024=kln90background.bmp
size_mm=300
window_size_ratio=1.000
position=0
visible=0
ident=80
window_size= 0.470, 0.160
window_pos= 0.000, 0.000

gauge00=cad_kln90bro!gpsro, 3,1,295,96


//--------------------------------------------------------
[Vcockpit01]
Background_color=0,0,0
size_mm=512,512
visible=0
pixel_size=512,512
texture=$Kingair_1

gauge00=KingAir!Itt1, 0,0,74,74
gauge01=KingAir!Itt2, 79,0,74,74
gauge02=KingAir!Torque1, 0,74,74,74
gauge03=KingAir!Torque2, 79,74,74,74
gauge04=KingAir!PropRpm1, 0,148,74,74
gauge05=KingAir!PropRpm2, 79,148,74,74
gauge06=KingAir!Rpm1, 0,222,74,74
gauge07=KingAir!Rpm2, 79,222,74,74
gauge08=KingAir!FuelFlow1, 0,296,74,74
gauge09=KingAir!FuelFlow2, 79,296,74,74
gauge10=KingAir!Oil_PT1, 0,371,74,74
gauge11=KingAir!Oil_PT2, 79,371,74,74
gauge12=KingAir!Altimeter_Selector, 2,447,123,65
gauge13=KingAir!Rmi, 157,156,157,160
gauge14=KingAir!Altimeter, 154, 317 ,157,160
gauge15=KingAir!Attitude, 317,0,196,183
gauge16=KingAir!Hsi, 317,184,196,183
gauge17=KingAir!Airspeed, 367,369,144,144
gauge18=KingAir!Landing_Gear_Indicator, 323,385,28,28
gauge19=KingAir!Prop_Sync, 125,451,25,25
gauge20=KingAir!AutoFeather_Light, 131,481,174,28
gauge21=KingAir!Prop_Sync_Spinner, 321,414,35,35
gauge22=KingAir!Master_Warning, 314,452,46,30
gauge23=KingAir!Master_Caution, 314,482,46,30
gauge24=KingAir!OMI Lights, 320,369,38,13
gauge25=cessna208!Vertical-Speed, 158,0,154,154


//--------------------------------------------------------
[Vcockpit02]
file=Kingair_Panel_Decals.bmp
Background_color=0,0,0
size_mm=512,512
visible=0
pixel_size=512,512
texture=$Kingair_2

gauge00=KingAir_Radio!Com1, 310,0,100,110
gauge01=KingAir_Radio!Nav1, 410,0,100,110
gauge02=KingAir_Radio!Com2, 310,110,100,110
gauge03=KingAir_Radio!Nav2, 410,110,100,110
gauge04=KingAir_Radio!Xpndr, 310,220,100,110
gauge05=KingAir_Radio!Adf, 410,220,100,110
gauge06=KingAir!Dme, 366,333,144,76
gauge07=KingAir!Fuel_Quantity_Right, 96,0,107,94
gauge08=KingAir!Fuel_Quantity_Left, 202,0,107,94
gauge09=KingAir!Clock, 1,1,90,93
gauge10=KingAir!Autopilot, 451,414,61,95
gauge11=beech_baron!Turn Coordinator, 351,415,97,97


//--------------------------------------------------------
[Vcockpit03]
Background_color=0,0,0
size_mm=512,512
visible=0
pixel_size=512,512
texture=$Kingair_3

gauge00=cessna208!Radio-Altimeter, 0,0,86,86
gauge01=kingair!Aileron_Trim, 2,238,47,53
gauge02=kingair!AntiIce_Switch, 137,4,41,35
gauge03=kingair!AutoFeather_Switch, 182,3,53,35
gauge04=kingair!Avionics Switch, 237,3,31,35
gauge05=kingair!Battery, 272,4,19,32
gauge06=kingair!Beacon_Light, 292,4,24,31
gauge07=kingair!CrossFeed_Switch, 317,2,38,43
gauge08=kingair!Flaps, 94,4,39,66
gauge09=kingair!Land_Light, 356,4,26,33
gauge10=kingair!Landing_Gear, 98,81,34,63
gauge11=kingair!Landing_Gear_Indicator, 98,148,30,29
gauge12=kingair!Left Generator, 435,2,19,31
gauge13=kingair!Left Ignition, 0,184,31,51
gauge14=kingair!Nav_Light, 477, 3 ,26,33
gauge15=kingair!Pitch_Trim, 472,291,35,85
gauge16=kingair!Pitot_Switch, 135,42,24,36
gauge17=kingair!Right Generator, 456,2,19,31
gauge18=kingair!Right Ignition, 32,184,47,51
gauge19=kingair!Rudder_Trim, 53,277,48,26
gauge20=kingair!Strobe_Light, 383,5,26,32
gauge21=kingair!Taxi_Light, 411,4,26,33
gauge22=kingair!Warning_Annunciator, 109,267,100,36
gauge23=kingair!Throttle Quadrant, 0,313,234,198
gauge24=cad_kln90bro!gpsro, 140,84,354,115
gauge25=beech_baron!Altimeter, 238,259,118,118
gauge26=beech_baron!Horizontal Situation Indicator, 374,380,137,131
gauge27=cessna!Attitude, 238,383,127,127
gauge28=kingair!Caution_Annunciator, 86,202,400,35
gauge29=KingairB200.flaps, 380,290,88,86
gauge30=extra-300.wiskey-compass, -1,90,92,90



[Color]
Day=255,255,255
Night=225,117,89
Luminous=233,109,72

[Default View]
X=0
Y=0
SIZE_X=8191
SIZE_Y=2750

[old_doggie]

Ed,

Below is an example of how the folder is laid out(missing are the little yellow folders)

C:\
Program Files
\Microsoft Games
\FS2002
\aircraft
\RFDS_Kingair_B200C .... A
Model .... B
Panel .... C
Sound .. D
Texture... E


A. Contains aircraft config file and air file some other files as well
B. Contains your kig air model file
C. Contains the panel.cfg file which has two user options. Option 1 is called "using an alias" in other words you can assign for example a boeing 737 panel to your king air by typing in the following in your panel.cfg file
[fltsim]
alias=B737_400\panel or Option 2

Use the panel cfg file included with your king air( which is that file you pasted). All the gauges required for the king air panel must be present in your gauges fold for the panel to display correctly.

**** NOTE *** You do not have to use option 1 since a complete panel.cfg file is included with your package. Flight sim will look in your aircrafts respective folders for the files it requires to dispay your model correctly. Just ensure that all files supplied are installed correctly, that includes all gauges, textures etc.

D. Contains all sound files or a similar config file indicating which sound package is assigned to your king air

E. Contains the texture files which display the paint and so on.

good luck,

Douglas






http://ca.geocities.com/fsflightline...com/index.html

:?

[eormn04]

Douglas,
Well, I guess I am dumber than I thought - this New Year is not starting out good -
Anyway, I can see, find, and get into everything you are talking about, but I still do not understand WHERE I am supposed to type in WHAT information! Where are the "options 1 & 2"? Nothing like that comes up on my notepad.
Maybe I installed or unzipped wrong. I am thinking of deleting the files and starting over.....
Can you make it any plainer for a newbie?
Thanks for all the trouble you have gone to...!
Ed

[old_doggie]

Ed,

Maybe you can zip up the king air folder and send it to me at

old_doggie@hotmail.com

I'll try it out and see whats happening with it.

Douglas

[eormn04]

Douglas,
It is scanning and sending right now. Hope it comes thru okay.
Thanks,
Ed

[eormn04]

Douglas,
This is what came back to me...I sent it to myself also, it came thru.

The following addresses had delivery problems:

<ld_doggie@hotmail.com>
Permanent Failure: 550_Requested_action_not_taken:_mailbox_unavailable
Delivery last attempted at Mon, 3 Jan 2005 16:30:35 -0000

[moth01]

Hi Ed,
You may be making it more difficult than needed.
First, almost all new panels will come with it's own panel.cfg file.
Your new panel will come with it's own panel folder, inside are the bitmaps for the panel background, and a panel.cfg file.
You simply replace the default panel with the new one. You can RENAME the old panel folder and save it where it is now, in case you want to switch back.
You CANNOT HAVE 2 panel folders in your particular aircraft folder (Beech 200). So either use the old or the new one.FS can't read both.
When you fire up the plane from now on, FS will read the panel.cfg file, and load it. You should be able to see it when you then load the plane.
Some downloaded panel files come with it's own set of gauges, These must be aded to the main GAUGES folder. Dont put the folder in the folder, but rather put the individual gauges in with the rest of the gauges. Gauges have the .gau extension.
You should not have to edit any file to see your new panel, if it is in the same folder as your plane.
Try this and see if it works. For now do it this way. Then read about aliasing below.

BTW, there is another method of adding a panel to a plane, called "aliasing".
For example. Lets say you have several seperate Beech aircraft, and you want to use the same panel for all of them.
You COULD install that panel in each plane. But that takes up HD space, ti install to each. You are able to "assign" or alias a panel from any other aircraft you have, or have a folder with several panels inside.
You will then need to assign that panel like this.
Inside of the panel folder you see the 'panel.cfg file'. This tells FS which gauges to use, etc. But you will need to edit, or write in the panel.cfg file, telling FS where the panel is AND the path to it.
Make a backup of the drfault panel.cfg file
Then rename the cfg file as "panel.cfgOLD"
You now have 2 panle.cfg files in the drfault folder. With me so far?
Leave the backup alone. Open the first cfg file with Wordpad or Notepad. You will see lots of entries like the gauges etc.
Highlight all this and delete the text.
Now at the top of that notepad file, you will then tell FS the path where that panel is.
For example, just for illustration: If you want to add the Lear45 panel to your Beechcraft, you will write this text in the cfg file:

[fltsim]
alias=lear45\panel

Then save and close the file. Now, when FS loads your Beech, it will see you want it to load the Lear panel for the Beech. Got it?
alias means to find the panel elsewhere, you specify the path,
Lear45\panel
This is simple, saves space. You may want a special panel for your Beechcrafts. You can put the folder,You can name it (addonpanls) (or whatever) with all new panel in a folder in the Main Aircraft folder.

You may have one De Luxe panel named BeechSpecial for example. Your text in your beech panel.cfg would only say:
[fltsim]
alias=addonpanls\BeechSpecial

I will leave you with a link to the Flightsim.com's How-To of adding panels:
http://www.flightsim.com/cgi/kds?OIr...2p/fs2002p.htm
If you have any problems come on back.
Good luck!
Gary Rabbitt

[old_doggie]

sorry bout that. The email is. i had to put a two spaces in the address otherwise it comes up with some id thing.

old_doggie @ hotmail.com

i do not know how the id thing got in there.

Douglas