graemeb

I have to agree the library is nowhere near as clear and easy to use as previously. why change things for the worse? I will definitely not be resuming my current subscription to this site.

No longer available, although you may find some second-hand on Ebay. I picked up a couple last year that way.

Glad you got it resolved - all the best.

I had the same problem. Look inside the texture folder and you will find two large 16Mb files: Os748Fbody_l_t.bmp and Os748Fbody_r_t.bmp. Use a utility like DXTBMP to reduce those files down to 1024 x 1024 size and re-save them. This seemed to work for me. Those files are too big for FS2004 (2048 x 2048).

Good luck.

I think the best way is to check out HJG support forums, where all the aircraft options are explained:

https://tonymadgehjg.proboards.com/board/2/boeing-support-forum

Hi again,

I am puzzled by your experience, so I downloaded the HUD gauge and installed it in the default Cessna 172. I tried three different optons, as per the attached images and the panel.cfg excerpts below:

Image1 - default centre position as per Bob Kellogg's installation instructions

//--------------------------------------------------------

[Window06]

Background_color=0,0,0

size_mm=202,168

window_size_ratio=1.000

position=7

visible=0

ident=304

window_size= 0.316, 0.350

window_pos= 0.330, 0.020

gauge00=gaHud29!hud2A9, 0,0,200,166

//--------------------------------------------------------

Image2 - moved the HUD over to the left

//--------------------------------------------------------

[Window06]

Background_color=0,0,0

size_mm=202,168

window_size_ratio=1.000

position=7

visible=0

ident=304

window_size= 0.316, 0.350

window_pos= 0.050, 0.020

gauge00=gaHud29!hud2A9, 0,0,200,166

//--------------------------------------------------------

Image2 - moved left and downward

//--------------------------------------------------------

[Window06]

Background_color=0,0,0

size_mm=202,168

window_size_ratio=1.000

position=7

visible=0

ident=304

window_size= 0.316, 0.350

window_pos= 0.050, 0.390

gauge00=gaHud29!hud2A9, 0,0,200,166

//--------------------------------------------------------

As you can see the HUD is easily moved to different positions on my system. Sorry I have no idea why it is not working for you.

Graeme thank you. I have FS Panel Studio but it has negative effects on this gauge. You comment about "These x/y values are fractions of 1.0, so 0.33 means about one-third of the way across from the left side." has me interested. I will play with these. What do I have to lose. I've tried playing with every other number.

Hi there,

If you want to display the HUD window in the bottom left corner of the screen, then you would want the x value to be very low, and the y value to be higher. A rough guess, from your image, would be:

window_pos = 0.10 , 0.50

This would put the top left corner of the gauge window close to the left edge (1/10th of the total screen width), and half way down from the top (.50 = 1/2 the screen height)

I hope this makes sense. I am not sure how FS Panel Studio could have any affect on this gauge - I have used it for many years with no problems.

In the panel.cfg your line...

window_pos=0.33, 0.02

...sets the position of the gauge on the screen. These x/y values are fractions of 1.0, so 0.33 means about one-third of the way across from the left side. The 0.02 would mean a very short distance from the top of the screen. (Remember that the top left corner of the screen is 0,0)

This sort of thing is much easier if you use a program like FS Panel Studio.

Good luck!

Took this out of the hanger the other day. Does anyone remember the key combo to get the landing lights to extend from the wings.

On my version (2.2 I think), you need to use the 'spoiler' command to extend and retract the landing lights. I have the spoilers linked to a lever on my CH Yoke, so it is easy to operate.

Thanks for that Graeme. Of course I altered the numbers in the wrong direction first but in the end I got there.

Excellent news!

Cheers - and thanks for all the great scenery.

You need to change the aircraft.cfg [contact points]. Usually the first entry is the nose/tail wheel. I have pasted an entry for a C-185 taildragger:

point.0 = 1, -22.35, 0.0, -0.71, 2500, 0, 0.42, 60, 0.15, 2.5, 0.6, 0, 0, 0

I think the third parameter (-0.71) is the vertical distance to alter for the wheel height.

Good luck.

Graeme

On my system, Eaglesoft manuals go into "C:\Eaglesoft Development Group\ESDG Documentation", and in there is a folder "ESTC Documents" with the Twin Comanche stuff.

I'm pretty sure that is a default setting, as I don't recall ever changing it.

In the Flightsim.com library:

https://www.flightsim.com/vbfs/fslib.php?searchid=72995547