852: BKSQ Duke Shared Altimeter Released

Hybrid-style instruments are always my favoritesMSFS_B60_DukeSHR_ALT_GIFS as they not only look nicer but also provide more references.  The new Altimeter for the Black Square (BKSQ) Dukes is one of them, which, in fact, is not only good for the B60 Piston, Grand and Turbine Dukes, but also can be used on all other MSFS aircraft.

Two versions were created for the instrument.  The Clean Version on the left Continue reading

771: Scrolling FUN with DHC-6 Altimeter

The hybrid-style altimeter which has analog needles and digit display are always my favorite.  While flying the Aerosoft DHC-6 lately, I noticed that the “thousand” and “10-thousand” digits on the altimeter are not simply linear scrolling according to height.  The numbers start to scroll up or down to the next value only from the last “50” and “500” at every hundred and thousand segment respectively.

I then thought it would be fun to add this little effect to the DHC-6 altimeter as such, although I tend to prefer the flipping style as it is more precise and easier to read. 


So here’s the updated DHC-6 altimeter.  The Clean Version with the new scrolling effect is on the left, and the Extended Version with the digit flipping on the right.  Continue reading

308: Switching Between inHg and mBar

A friend recently asked if there is a simple way to change the barometric units from inHg to mBar on the Altimeter.   Unfortunately, no, it is NOT possible on the earlier free gauges.   But YES, it is possible on the paid gauges as their codings and image designs have been rewritten.

This automatic barometric unit switching feature should have been implemented earlier.   Anyway, here it comes at last.

C172_ALT_inHg-mBar

Users of  the current Continue reading

291: Standalone Gauges Preview

Here are the preview images of the standalone C172 Gauges.    Although they are, in theory, the extractions from the current Integrated Gauge Series, C172-ALL-Gauges-ANImany of the artworks and layouts are newly drawn.  So do some programming for optimization.

At present, all these standalone gauges are taking up the full footprint (320 x 240) of the Flight Instrument Panel (FIP).   All knobs and buttons work as they should be.

Two things are yet to be decided: Continue reading

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