272: P3D Clouds Part 2 – Thickness Calls

Perhaps some of you have figured out that the remaining five (5) thresholds that decisively transform cumulus cloud appearance besides the Base Height are all related to the Cloud Thickness.

CloudSample2

It’s true that varying cloud coverages Continue reading

271: P3D Clouds Part 1 – Height Matters

Although by changing the base, ceiling, thickness and coverage values of the cumulus cloud from P3D’s Advanced Weather option, one can generate different cloud effects, there are Eight (8) Basic Thresholds that actually determine the ultimate appearance of the cumulus cloud in the simulator.

CloudSample

The first three (3) relates to Continue reading

270: Attitude Indicator with Announciator

Was originally planning to finish the Heading Indicator in coming January but couldn’t help to get this Attitude Indicator with Announciator jumping the line, as I found the showing of information corresponding to the status of the aircraft more prevailing.

C172_ATTAN

In addition to the newly made Attitude Indicator and Announciator Panel, extra displays for ADF, NAV1, NAV2, DME1, DME2 and XPDR were also implemented so that single Radio Panel users like me don’t have to switch frequently just for Continue reading

Cockpit: Jean Gabriel (LFLD, France)

Here’s the cockpit of Jean Gabriel, who is the second person so far putting a car seat in the cockpit.

Builder: Jean Gabriel
Location: Baugy, France
ICAO: LFLD, Bourges Airport


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Cockpit: Didier Misery (LFLS, France)

Didier Misery says he wrote a letter to Father Christmas for an FIP and TPM so as to complete his setup.  Following is the one he is having.

Builder: Didier Misery
Location: Grenoble, France
ICAO: LFLS, Alpes–Isère Airport

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269: Enhanced Fuel Gauges

This is the enhanced version of the existing Integrated Fuel Gauges based on my project revealed in Post 216: Squeezing In.   In addition to the Fuel Selection Lever and other fuel related options added to it, codes have been optimized as well.

C172_INTFG

Note that this enhanced version is not a must-have replacement if you are happy with my existing gauges already.  It is because Continue reading

268: Sunglare Effect

Not sure how many of you knew about this Sunglare Effect tweak I recently found on YouTube as well.    Picture below explains the result without me saying much about it.

LensFlareEffect

The tweak is good for both FSX and P3D.   Download link can be found from the description of the author’s video.

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267: New Gauges are Here

Pardon to those who expressed interests to my integrated gauges proposed in Post 250: New Gauges – Sorry, Not Free back in June.   Finally, they are here.   Extra displays for VOR and NDB directions are added as a making up for the delay of them.

C172_ALVOR C172_VSADF

Although these two new integrated gauges are not free, Continue reading

Cockpit: Stephan Schlitzer (EDDL, Germany)

Here’s the cockpit of Stephan Schlitzer, who is active as a bushpilot at msflights.net and a member of the VA “HotDogAirservice” at FsArlines.net.

Builder: Stephan Schlitzer
Location: Dusseldorf, Germany
ICAO: EDDL, Düsseldorf Airport


Project Notes:
Hardware
Computer: i74790K @4,4Ghz, Asus Maximus Hero VII, 16Gb Corsair Venegance
@1866Mhz, GTX780OC, Corsair WC 100Hi, OS and FSX on SSD

Software
Win7-64, FSX+ACC, FSUIPC/WideFS, Plan-G, FSGRW, REX and all of ORBX

Cockpit is made of 6mm wood and covered with artificial leather.

Saitek:
2 Radios, Switch panel, Multipanel, TPM, Trimwheel, Rudder and Cessna Yoke with two Throttles and finally 6 Instrument panels (gauges from Tom)

GoFlight:
2 Radios G-166A VRP, GF-46, GF-T8, GF-RP48 and GF-P8

Activities:
Acitve as bushpilot at http://www.msflights.net – Flying online via FSOpen Session of msflights.net and member of the VA “HotDogAirservice” at FsArlines.net