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UNIVERSAL FMC Update to upgrade x03 to x04 |
Update Version X04
For FSX®
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UNIVERSAL FMC for Microsoft Flight Simulator FSX ©
Microsoft Flight Simulator FSX and Windows are Copyright Microsoft.
All rights reserved to these companies for
all their respective materials and products.
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THIS IS THE UPDATE TO
UPGRADE YOUR UNIVERSAL FMC from version x03 to version x04.
Author: JSGPanels
email: gjLafaye@wanadoo.fr
Please do not use hotmail, yahoo, gmail,... or we won't
have the ability to send you back any reply !!!
WHAT IS NEW IN
THIS VERSION x04:
1 – FOREWORDS CONCERNING THIS NEW UPDATE X04:
PROGRAM NAME: the name of the FMC gauge is not changed sor
you have no change to do in your panel.cfg files.
But MAKE A BACKUP copy of your present FMC gauge files before installing
this new update. (folder
JSG-FMCGen in .../Gauges folder)
NIGHT LIGHTING: the new FMC has been adapted to the aicraft
lighting. But some aircraft use the panel of another aircraft. In this case
some difference can appear in the color. We have tried to get the most
realistic color according to the actual aircraft.
CRUISE ALTITUDE parameter is VERY IMPORTANT: it generates the
ECON CRUISE SPEED computing.
AIRCRAFT RECOGNITION:
1 - The FMC identify
the aircraft reading the "ATC MODEL" in the aircraft.cfg file.
Many designers use
some fancyful names for this parameter: for exemple B747-MyAircraft or B744 for
the Boeing 747. In this case the FMC cannot recognize the aircraft type. Just
type and enter the aircraft type for exemple "747" in the
"IDENT" parameter of the FMC. The accepted codes are listed in the
attached sheet "AIRCRAFT CHARACTERISTICS" (green column).
2 – Some packages use
an aircraft type and a different panel, for exemple a 737 panel for a 727
aircraft. In this case the FMC is displayed with the aircraft color which may
be different of the one of the panel.
On request, some more
aircraft will be added in future version of the FMC. All your remarks and
suggestions will be welcome.
LOAD AND FUEL:
For heavy aircraft,
the weight and fuel load are the ones in the aircraft.cfg files.
Depending on the
designer these can be a different.
The "fuel
consumption", MDTF and MFT in the “PROGRESS” page are average ones. The MDTF
depends on the speed, the altitude, ... and cannot be 1 nm precise.
SLOW AIRCRAFT: Cessna,...
The usual ECON climb
speed is 280/300 knots and descent 300 for jets.
Using the FMC with
small aircraft such as the CESSNA 172 these speeds are not compatible.
In this case enter the
desired speed in the FMC or do not use VNAV.
Same thing for the
ALTITUDE. The usual VERTICAL SPEED 1000 or 1500 feet/mn is not compatible.
In this case do not
use the VNAV function of the FMC and enter the ALTITUDE and V/S in your autopilot.
The LNAV and other
functions remain operational.
COST INDEX: this is used by jet only. It is not used for
small aircraft.
BIG/SMALL AIRCRAFT AND
SPEEDS: the FMC makes difference between big aircraft such as B747 and small
aircraft like Cessna 172. For big aircraft the FMC computes the ECON CRUISE
SPEED, V1 ,VR and V2 according to the cruise altitude and COST INDEX and load.
For small these SPEEDS are fixed.
Refer to the attached
sheet “AIRCRAFT CHARACTERISTICS”.
FMC WINDOW SIZE ADJUSTING: the FMC window size depends on the
initial panel definition. This may be too large or too small.
You can adjust the FMC window size. Modify
the following line in the panel.cfg file:
windowsize_ratio=1.000
and modify 1.000. For
exemple replace 1.000 by 0.500 will make a half sized window. Or 1.2 and size
will be
1.5 times greater.
.....
//****** FMC WINDOW *********
[Window15]
size_mm=315,385
windowsize_ratio=1.000
position=7
window_size=315,385
VISIBLE=1
ident=999
gauge00= JSGx03SoundGen!GLX03SoundGen,0,0 JSGPanels
gauge01=JSG-FMCGen!glx03-FMCGEN,0,0,315,385 JSGPanels
.....
NEW SUPPORTED AIRCRAFT
A
lot of new aircraft are supported in this version. The following aircraft are
supported by the FMC:
PUSHBACK:
This new line is added in the panel.cfg
to display the trucker when pushing back:
// TRUCK DISPLAY Optional
*********************
gauge98=JSG-FMCGen!glx04-Truck,449,190 JSGPanels
You can adjust the position on the
screen changing the values 449 and/or 190.
2– PERFORMANCES AND TESTING
summary of
the document
This product was designed and tested
on a Pentium IV 3.0 GHz machine with 2 Gbytes memory, with an MSI video card
and a Creative Labs sound card and Windows XP ©. It runs correctly on this machine
and there should be no problems with running it on a more powerful machine but
it is possible that it will not run correctly on a less powerful one and so
this cannot be guaranteed.
3 – CREDITS summary of
the document
a)
Jean
Luc BOINET for the excellent photographs he allowed us include in this product
and also for beta-testing the product.
b)
Bill
HICKMAN for editing the whole documentation and support.
c)
PLUS
all those who participated in the preceding versions of this product. AND
again:
d)
BOEING
for the 747-8 itself, a truly marvellous aircraft. We have tried to be as
accurate as possible to the photographs on their Internet site. We hope we have
managed to do the aircraft justice.
e)
FLIGHTSIM.COM
for such a great Internet site, providing help and housing so many files to
make flight simulation such a fantastic experience.
f)
FS
PILOT SHOP who supports us and sales JSGPANELS products.
g)
MICROSOFT
(last but not least!) and the people who have over so many years developed the
software which allows each of us the opportunity to try to 'fly' such aircraft
as the 747-8. The evolution from the earliest versions of Flight Simulator to
the present one is truly amazing.
4– AUTHOR’S RESPONSIBILITY
summary of
the document
The product has been extensively tested before
being released. If you install it as described above we cannot see how it could
harm your computer. However, since its use is of course outside our control, we
have to say that you use it at your own risk.
5– GUARANTEE summary of
the document
The product is described in detail in the
documentation so that you can have a very good idea of what it is and what it
does before purchasing it. As with any software, it cannot be guaranteed to be
bug free but, if you do encounter a problem, we will do our best to provide a
correction as soon as possible. However it is assumed that anyone using the
product will already have sufficient knowledge of both Flight Simulator FSX AND
the Boeing 747-400 to use it intelligently and the author reserves the right to
refuse to enter into correspondence about problems arising from a lack of basic
knowledge in these areas. The pictures presented in this document are not
contractual.
6 - COPYRIGHT AND DISTRIBUTION
summary of
the document
a)
THIS PRODUCT
IS RELEASED WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND.
b)
THE
PRODUCT CANNOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES BE RE-DISTRIBUTED IN WHOLE OR IN PART
WITHOUT THE PRIOR WRITTEN PERMISSION OF THE AUTHOR.
c)
THE
INCLUSION OF ANY INDIVIDUAL FILE FROM THIS PRODUCT IN ANY OTHER PRODUCT WITHOUT
THE PRIOR WRITTEN PERMISSION OF THE AUTHOR IS PROHIBITED.
d)
NO
EXTRA CHARGE MAY FOR ANY REASON BE MADE FOR ANY PART OF THIS PRODUCT.
e)
ALL
GAUGES ARE THE COPYRIGHT (C) OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AUTHORS. THE product, .BMP
FILES AND .CFG FILES ARE COPYRIGHT (C) TO ME, Gérard LAFAYE. THE ORIGINAL
PHOTOGRAPHS ARE COPYRIGHT (C) TO Jean Luc BOINET. THE DOCUMENTATION IS
COPYRIGHT TO Bill HICKMAN. NO GAUGES CAN BE REDISTRIBUTED EITHER BY THEMSELVES
OR AS PART OF ANY OTHER PRODUCT WITHOUT PRIOR WRITTEN PERMISSION FROM THEIR
RESPECTIVE AUTHORS.
f)
ALL
PARTS OF THE GAUGES ARE INCLUDED IN THE RESPECTIVE COPYRIGHTS. THIS INCLUDES
THE CODE, THE BITMAPS AND THE SOUNDS!
g)
THE
AUTHOR'S RIGHTS AND WISHES CONCERNING THIS PRODUCT MUST BE RESPECTED.
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ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
HAPPY LANDINGS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
8-2009
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