Hi,

I have installed a new vintage prop on my FS2002. It has a very nice gmax model - but from cockpit position there is nothing left or right behind me. I would like it to see the turning props and the wings. I had used some other older models where such a feature was included.  Is it depend from the exterior model? Is there a possibility to use the existing (of course) exterior wings an blades for an "active wing view" from cockpit position?

Thank you all for your help. I hope you know, what I wanted to ask.

Denis (EDNY)

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Hi Zacke...!
..like Andrew says, not all designers include the bitmap files for the external view of the wings, etc, from the cockpit.
Some of my favourite old planes, (often from FS 2000), don't include the files.
It's a shame but I don't think you can do anything about it... ...!

Cheers mate...
Paul.
(England).

P.S. some of the side views from the cockpit can be completely black...!

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Fozzer. There are 2 different methods for interior views. The FS2000 default aircraft have no DVC & the interior views are part of the panel. Very few 3rd party aircraft designed for FS2000 have a DVC either so this feature became popular with panel designers. Most of the FS2002 defaults have a proper DVC including interior views of the aircraft visual model. This means they no longer need the extra views in FS2000-style panels.

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This is not right. I suspect these aircraft have FS2000-style panels with a bug in the side view windows. Give me an example & I'll check it out.

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This is what I meant by aircraft without a DVC. The interior views are part of the panel, not the visual model & nothing to do with the AIR file. The easiest way to fix it would be to find a 3rd party FS2000-style panel for a similar aircraft & install it. The only problem with this method is that it's only suitable for one particular aircraft as the views of exterior parts will not match.

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You old rascal. I know you enjoy winding me up & I fall for it every time.  

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No they don't. If they have their own panels the exterior views are not compulsory. LOL
As I'm sure you're well aware, a lot of 3rd party aircraft have aliased panels. In this case it would depend on which aircraft they're aliased to. If it's the FS2002 default Lear45 or Mooney you might get some very strange effects as these are straight out of FS2000.  ???  

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All my DH Beavers, (radial engines), for FS 2002 have a "virtual cockpit", using the "S" key... ...!



All the controls can be accessed from this screen...!

Cheers...
Paul.
(England).

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Hi Hagar....!
A pic of the FS 2002 Radial Beaver VC panel....



The controls respond to the Keyboard and Joystick buttons/movements.
The gauges/radios respond to actual conditions.

This particular shot shows the main switch flipped to "on", the flaps set to climb, the throttle set to minimium, the Prop control set to coarse, the Mixture control set to rich, and the yoke pushed forward.....

My confusion....the controls are not "mouse-able", but respond to keyboard/joystick inputs on the fly...

The bitmap panel on the latest FS 2002 Beavers are slightly different to Fred Bantings original FS 2000 ones, (which, actually, I prefer, but I think they gave me probs with external views from the cockpit...)...!

...need another Paracetamol....LOL...!

Cheers...
Paul.
(England).

P.S. a couple of my lovely Beavers appear on the "Raw Screen Shots" thread....Lost Isle...

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Hi Hagar....
While you have been lying down and resting, as is your wont, I have been searching the internet in an attemot to find the source of my DH Beavers....
Try Avsim.....
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Category: FS2002 Original Aircraft

DeHavilland DHC-2 Beaver   


Other files which are parts of this package:


Beaver Pak Panel Fix (Download #22338)
DeHavilland DHC-2 Beaver (Download #22212)

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File Description:
DHC-2 Beaver package. It comes in 5 different versions: Standard wheels, tundra tires, floats, amphibious, and skis. It's done with 32 bit textures and includes a new panel and a dynamic virtual cockpit. Updated 5th November, 2145GMT with texture fixes. (RR/MJ)



Filename: bvrpak.zip
License: Freeware
Added: 5th November 2002
Downloads: 9723
Author: Steven Grant, Fred Choate, Aaron Swindle
Size: 8143kb
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I'm pretty sure this is the pack....

It's always the same. I can never remember where I got my files from when someone asks me..... ....!

Give them a try, you will like them...trust me... ...LOL...!

Cheers Doug....
Paul.
(England).

P.S. As you say, I expect Zacke has gone permanently over to Avsim by now to get some sensible answers to his original question... ...!
LOL...LOL...LOL...!