FSX Avro RJ100 Panel For Dual Monitors

Avro RJ100 Panel For Dual Monitors. This panel is for use with computer operating systems and video cards that can horizontally span the display across two monitors. It contains the captain and first officer panels which in most commercial airliners are not exact duplicates providing a more realistic flight sim experience. The panel includes framed windshields, side shields, modified pedestal and a new overhead panel. Includes panel and all gauges. By Alan M. Harvey.

[INSTALLATION]

The installation is the same as for any other panel, if you know what you're doing you can skip this.

1) Backup the folder called 'panel' in your aircraft folder so that you can change back to it if you need to.

2) Copy the folder called 'panel' into your aircraft folder.

3) Open the folder called Gauges and copy the contents into your main FSX gauges folder. Warning if asked to replace a gauge the call is yours. If in doubt then backup the original gauge first!

That's it!

[Technical Bit]

This panel was developed and tested using Microsoft XP Professional and NVIDIA GTX275 and 8800GTX dual output video cards. The displays should be set for horizontal span using the card provider's software. With FSX running in full screen mode set the display resolution to 2048x768 or greater so that the 'cockpit view' displays scenery and planes that are not stretched or squashed.

If frame rate is a problem the displays can be used in the 'Windows' environment by setting the XP desktop to span both monitors and selecting a screen resolution that shows scenery and planes in the correct proportions as above.

There should not be a problem using this panel with other operating systems provided the display can be horizontally spanned using the card provider's software.

For the best effect both monitors should be the same model and make.

The default heading set by the 'Views' parameter in the Panel.cfg file, is the captain flying. When taxiing or on the runway, the centre line will be in the captain's window in the left hand monitor. When this forms a straight line ahead the aircraft's front wheels are on the centre line. This is a compromise which allows the 'cockpit view' to be spanned across both displays avoiding the need for separate windows. The 'cockpit view' zoom should set automatically to 0.5. If the aircraft appears to skew down the runway then the 'cockpit view' zoom will need to be manually set to 0.50.

[FSX KNOWN ISSUES]

This panel was made for FS2004 and adapted for FSX.
On loading the panel, FSX may return 'gauge error' messages. As the errors do not relate to gauges used in the panel click on 'close' and the panel will continue to load.

Due to a lack of FSX compatible gauges substitutes have been used for effect.
The engine main set is duplicated so engines 1 & 3 and 2 & 4 show at the same time. The manual engine start does not always work. Reloading the aircraft or using Ctl+E engine (autostart) normally sorts this problem.

[Disclaimer]

Although I have never had any problems using this panel it is used entirely at your own risk.

Alan M Harvey

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