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FSX Icon A5 2D Panel V2.12

Icon A5 pilots get a photorealistic 2D panel that mirrors the real aircraft, pairing refreshed gauges with an authentic layout and clear readability in the virtual cockpit workflow for Microsoft Flight Simulator X. Version 2.12 fixes misnamed gauge CAB files, adds seawings and panel light switches, and introduces matching lighting gauges and aircraft.cfg effects; requires Dan Cownan’s Icon A5 base.

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Flight Simulator X Prepar3D

A photorealistic 2D panel for the Dan Cownan Icon A5 (A5.ZIP). Contains all new gauges (except for GPS), to fully match the actual aircraft. Includes installation instructions and full PDF manual for panel and gauges. This update corrects incorrectly named gauge CAB files and adds some lighting gauges and effects. By Darrel Woodhouse.

Screenshot of Icon A5 2D panel.

This version corrects the incorrectly named gauge CAB files, adds the "seawings" and panel light switches and adds appropriate lighting effects to the aircraft.cfg file.

If you managed to install the previous version by swapping the names of the 2 CAB files, you DO NOT need to copy and replace the A5.AIR file but you will still need the complete PANEL folder and the AIRCRAFT.CFG file to use the additional features.

If you are installing for the first time, follow the steps below.

Unzip the downloaded file (you must have already done that or you wouldn't be reading this file).
Open Windows Explorer.
Go to your Microsoft Games/Microsoft Flight Simulator X/SimObjects/Airplanes/A5/ folder.
Rename the panel folder by naming it something different (like PANELORIG).
Rename the aircraft.cfg file by naming it something different (like AIRCRAFTORIG.CFG).
Rename the A5.air file by naming it something different (like A5ORIG.AIR).

This is important, as these files need to be replaced with the ones in the downloaded panel folder. You will need them if you wish to replace the original panel.

After you have done that, copy the -

Panel folder.
A5.air file.
Aircraft.cfg file.

- into the A5 folder. (The renamed files will remain.)

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a5_2d_panel_ver2_12.zip

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Requires dependencies

This add-on may require the following files to function properly. If this is a repaint, the dependency below is likely the base aircraft package.

a5.zip

How to install this mod

FSX / P3D panel / gauge

Extract the downloaded archive

Use 7-Zip (free) or WinRAR to extract the ZIP to a temporary folder. Don't install while still zipped — the simulator can't read inside ZIP files.
Place panel files

Panel files go inside FSX\SimObjects\Airplanes\{aircraft}\panel\. Back up the existing panel folder first.
Always read the included readme

Every mod ships with a readme.txt or README file. It tells you exactly where files go, what dependencies are needed, and any quirks specific to this add-on.

What’s inside this archive

The archive a5_2d_panel_ver2_12.zip has 14 files and directories contained within it.

File Contents

This list displays the first 500 files in the package. If the package has more, you will need to download it to view them.

Filename/Directory	File Date	File Size
A5 2D Panel Ver2.12.GIF	03.04.12	6.39 kB
A5 Readme.txt	03.06.12	1.78 kB
A5.air	03.05.12	11.95 kB
aircraft.cfg	03.06.12	13.65 kB
Panel	03.06.12	0 B
DW Icon A5 GPS.cab	03.05.12	262.00 kB
DW Icon A5.cab	03.06.12	1.36 MB
How to use the Garmin GPS500.pdf	03.03.12	1.38 MB
Icon A5 Full Panel.bmp	10.18.11	3.89 MB
MANUAL FOR 2D PANEL FOR ICON A5 AIRCRAFT.pdf	03.06.12	1.49 MB
Overhead Panel.bmp	03.06.12	654.66 kB
panel.cfg	03.06.12	6.69 kB
flyawaysimulation.txt	10.29.13	959 B
Go to Fly Away Simulation.url	01.22.16	52 B