Panel for the Dh Chipmunk aircraft for FS2004.
(by David Booker and Saverio Maurri ) & A tiny bit by Rick Piper (this bad Manual) ;o)
Hello and thank you for downloading this panel!
This panel was made for Rick Piper's
Dh Chipmunk aircraft for FS2004.
It has been created from recent real photographs of a similar aircraft. (Chipmunk
T10@ Brooklands Museum & original Pilots notes dated 1955)
See the thanks and acknowledgements section at the end.
The photos were taken on many separate visits to the aircraft, by Dave Booker.
Radio/Transponder unit by David Maltby & Dave Booker.
This is why it is very much a joint project, and many thanks, equally must
also go to Sav.
Main Panel Description
The main panel is quite straightforward to use, nothing hi-tech in here!
The instruments are numbered in YELLOW.
Mouseable areas are shown in the PINK boxes
They are as follows:
Fuel panel.
The fuel panel consists of : Contents indicators Left & Right also seen outside cockpit on upper wing root.
Can be displayed/hidden, by clicking the little fuel
pump simicon.
Throttle/Mixture Panel.
Basically self explanatory, the PINK boxes are the mouse areas.
Mouse-wheel scrolling will also control these functions on selected lever.
The controls are as follows:
Can be displayed/hidden, by clicking the little Propeller simicon.
Electrics Panel.
This panel allows control of lights, starting, and other systems.
Can be displayed/hidden, by clicking the little Electrics simicon.
Radio/Transponder Panel.
(This Radio & Transponder are not the actual ones used in the Chipmunk but are of the same period)
This panel allows control of the Radio & Transponder.
Can be displayed/hidden, by clicking the little Radio simicon.
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ATC Panel.
Use this button to contact Air Traffic Control.
Can be displayed/hidden, by clicking the little ATC simicon.
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"G" Meter Panel.
Click Mouse to reset "Tell Tale Needles".
Can be displayed/hidden, by clicking the little "G" Meter simicon.
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Compass Panel.
This panel allows control of lights, starting, and other systems.
Can be displayed/hidden, by clicking the little Compass simicon.
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Checklist & Reference (Kneeboard) Panel.
Can be displayed/hidden, by clicking the little Kneeboard simicon.
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GPS Panel.
(Not in real Chipmunk but to help varying levels of flight-simmers)
Can be displayed/hidden, by clicking the little GPS simicon.
Acknowledgements and thanks
This panel has been constructed for the enjoyment of other like minded flight
simmers and enthusiasts.
There has been a lot of help on this project from many good people.
So, my sincerest thanks to,
Dave Booker, for his work on creating the view bitmaps, his ideas, testing, enthusiasm, time, patience....and lots of other help! The photos the panels are based on were also Dave's work. These were obtained from Brooklands Museum, Weybridge.
So....
A special note of
thanks must go to Bill Dempster and the Brooklands Museum, Weybridge for their
help
in providing access to and information on the Viking/Valetta/Varsity series
of aircraft. Brooklands have been extremely helpful with this, and they must be
thanked and congratulated for that.
Everyone on the Classic British Flightsim Forum for the support throughout.
If I have missed anyone out it is not intentional, and I very much appreciate all the help I have received.
Rick Piper, August 2004