The
General Aviation IFR panel is aimed at instrument
rated pilots wishing to maintain proficiency or for
pilots undergoing instrument flight Training within a
flight school. This is not a gauge-based FS
panel to be used within Microsoft Flight simulator,
it connects to MSFS.
This
software was written for Microsoft FS98, FS2000, FS2002,
FS2004 and FSX.
The
panel has been designed with a basic set of
instruments which should be sufficient for most IFR
procedures. It does not attempt nor will it attempt
to cover the vast number of different types of GA
instruments. Actual aircraft instruments may differ
slightly due to the various manufacturers. The
quality and resolution of the instruments is such
that pilots should be able to fly accurate approaches,
radials and all the necessary instrument procedures
with a high degree of accuracy required for this type
of training.
It is
important to stress that this panel has been designed
to be used in a certain fashion, most namely with
dedicated hardware that will provide the pilot with
the necessary immediate spatial and control he is
used to in the actual aircraft environment. The
diagram below gives a general overview of how the
concept is envisaged - of course there can be
variations on this theme.__ ____ ____
Features:
very clear rendition
of instruments, using OpenGL graphics
you can use both the
internal nav database as well as the FS nav
data
very smooth setting of
OBS, heading
standby instruments,
separate DME channel
position mode, a
simple map with all selected navaids and
radials
several display
options, dimming of instruments and panel
selectors and
frequencies can be hidden if you have a
separate interface
directly clickable
failure, pause, slew, acceleration modes
extra options for more
advanced instruments
special twin panel and
re-positionable gauges
helicopter gauges (torque
and turbine/rotor RPM) in 'black panel'
constant development
and expansion, will be turned into a stand-alone
sim eventually
Great care is being put into making the
graphics as clear as possible, experimenting with new
techniques which will be applied throughout our
product range. You will be able to use any screen
resolution up to 2048 pixels across without any
deterioration of the graphics quality. Here for
instance is a screenshot (440KB+) in 1600 x 1200 resolution.
It can go higher without loss of quality if your
graphics card can take it.
Should you have any questions, please
contact us at support@projectmagenta.com
HSI and RMI (swapped
with V/S)
detail of the panel
(click for full screen)
