Click with the left mouse button on aircraft name text area and enter a new one (max 8 char) and then press <return> key. A dialog Box appears to cancel or confirm this creation, click OK or CANCEL to continue. An easy solution consist to choose an existing plane model close to your needs.
If your prefer to create an airplane from nothing, click on aircraft name area and give the new aircraft name, and then click OK to create it.
Change the engine type and engine number as you want, click on OK to re-init the panel at each time, this is necessary to re-init the panel if you change the engine type or number.
Click on ? to obtain some help for the requested parameters value.
Click on ? to obtain some help for the requested parameters value.
This version does not includes verification of aircraft model, if you enter some strange parameters in editors you will get strange behavior in FLY NOW section, therefore don't hesitate to contact us by sending your aircraft parameters by e-mail if something goes wrong. To send aircraft parameters, select aircraft name and click on export button, all aircraft parameters will be in EXP directory. Send only .CNF and .PAR files.
Click on assist button in front of aircraft name text area and then select an aircraft name from the proposed list.
Click on assist button in front of engine type text area and then select an engine type from the proposed list.
Changing this parameter will reset the panel editor. I.e. the built panel for the selected aircraft will be deleted. Therefore, when you define an aircraft, start first by setting engine type and number before creating a panel.
This is a normal operation when you define an aircraft.
Click on assist button in front of engine number text area and then select an engine number from the proposed list.
Warning:
Changing this parameter will reset the panel editor. I.e. the built panel for the selected aircraft will be deleted. Therefore, when you define an aircraft, start first by setting engine type and number before creating a panel.
This is a normal operation when you define an aircraft.
Click on assist button in front of aircraft name text area and then select an aircraft name from the proposed list.
Click on delete button to delete it, A dialog Box appears to cancel or confirm this deletion, click OK or CANCEL to continue.
Click on assist button in front of aircraft name text area and then select an aircraft name from the proposed list.
Click on Copy button to duplicate it, A dialog Box appears to cancel or confirm this copy, click OK or CANCEL to continue.
Click on assist button in front of aircraft name text area and then select an aircraft name from the proposed list.
Click on Export button to export it, A dialog Box appears to cancel or confirm this export, click OK or CANCEL to continue.
All files will be exported in AFS\EXP directory.
First you should put all aircraft files in AFS\IMP directory.
For example if you get an aircraft from FTP, copy all aircraft files in AFS\IMP before start AFS.
Click on Import button to import a new aircraft, A dialog Box appears in order to get its name, all the files should be in AFS\IMP directory. Enter the filename and click OK or CANCEL to continue.
Click on assist button in front of aircraft name text area and then select an aircraft name from the proposed list.
Click on assist button in front of aircraft name text area and then select an aircraft name from the proposed list.
Click on assist button in front of aircraft name text area and then select an aircraft name from the proposed list.
Click on Panel icon to modify or create a panel for the given aircraft, then the panel editor appears, available functions are depending of the engine type and engine number declared. If engine number is set to 1 you could only put one RPM instrument, if engine number is set to 2 you could put one LEFT RPM, one RIGHT RPM or a double RPM, and so on.
1 | Left or alone instrument |
2 | secondary left |
3 | Right |
4 | secondary right |
x2 | double instrument LEFT and RIGHT |
x4 | quad instrument |
Engine number. | Available buttons |
1 | 1 |
2 | 1 3 x2 |
4 | 1 2 3 4 x4 |
Click on DELETE button, then the current panel appears, click with the left mouse button on the instrument to be deleted or click with the right mouse button to return.
Click on right mouse button to cancel.
When the current panel appears click on left mouse button to set current instrument position or click on right mouse button to cancel.
When you click on ICON button a dialog box appears in order to enter a filename containing your aircraft picture, the file must be in BMP format not compressed, only the upper left corner is captured (0,0 100,220). The BMP file must be in AFS\BMP directory and dithered with .pal palette.
Click on corresponding instrument button to get and assist box in order to select one out of proposed instrument picture.
Following instrument are available :
To change a sound click on assist button in front of sound text area, then select a sound from the proposed list. If the sound setup was done before, you could listen the selected sound by clicking on it.