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<h1 align="left"><font face="Arial">Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 panel for
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004</font> </h1>
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<h3 align="left"><font face="Arial">Created by Dmitry Stepin aka Bravo aka
Sterk</font> </h3>
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<h4 align="left"><font face="Arial">Compatibility</font> </h4>
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This panel has been
created for and tested under Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004. </font> </p>
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However,since it's fully XML-based,it may work also in MSFX,except
FSpassengers control panel and panel switches sounds, </font> </p>
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because </font><font
face=Arial>these features use .gau files,designed for MSFS2004.</font> </p>
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This
panel has been built especialy for <strong>Dreamwings Dash 8-400 model</strong>
, </font> </p>
<p ><font face="Arial">although can be used with any other
model,</font> </p>
<p ><font face="Arial">but note that exits controls and wing
views are Dreamwings model's specific and may not work correctly with other
models.</font> </p>
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<h4><font face="Arial">Installation</font></h4>
<p><font face="Arial">Unzip the "Dash8Q400.zip" folder into temporary
location.</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">Copy "panel"
folder into your \Aircraft\Dreamwings_Dash_8Q-400
folder</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><font color="#ff0000">BACK UP OR RENAME YOUR EXISTING "PANEL" FOLDER BEFORE OVERWRITING
IT!</font>Otherwise it will be replaced with this panel.</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">Copy "Dash8_400" folder,wich contains panel
swithes sounds into Flight Simulator's "Sound" folder.</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">Copy aircraft.cfg and DASH8Q400DS.air files into your
\Aircraft\Dreamwings_Dash_8Q-400 folder.Press "Yes" to overwrite.</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" color="#ff0000">BACK UP OR RENAME YOUR EXISTING .CFG AND .AIR
FILES BEFORE OVERWRITING!</font></p>
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<h4><font face="Arial">Flight dynamics</font> </h4>
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The package includes modified Dreamwings Dash8-400's aircarft.cfg and new .air
file.</font></p>
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These files has been modified
to work correctly with the panel,because original Dreamwings' files
contain</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">some incorrect data(weight,flaps positions and
other).</font></p>
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<h4><font face="Arial">FSPassengers control panel</font></h4>
<p><font face="Arial">This Dash 8 Q400 panel has built-in controls
for seven FSPassengers most important commands:</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">Seatbelts switch.</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">Minidisplay toggle switch</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">Serve drinks,sandwiches and hot meal buttons</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">Play music and movie buttons.</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">The FSP control panel is based on "FsP Crew Panel"
(Copyright (c) 2007 Jan Wieck).</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">According to terms of license agreement this package
contains full original version of "FsP Crew Panel".</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">
However you don't need all original
files for my panel to work.</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">
FsP_LvarSupport.gau file is only required and it is already placed in
appropriate location,so there is no any</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">"copypaste" actions needed to perform, unless you want
to install full original version(in that case see original readme inside "FsP
Crew Panel" folder).</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">Decribed in "Installation" section is all you need to
do.</font></p>
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<img style="Z-INDEX: 100; LEFT: 764px; POSITION: absolute; TOP: 1000px"
height=194 hspace=0 src="FSP_Panel.jpg" width=343 border=0></font>
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<h4><font face="Arial">Radiopanel click spots</font></h4>
<p><font face="Arial">Radiopanel buttons have no labels,so
these buttons' assignments require explanation:</font></p>
<p><img height="422" hspace="0" src="Radiopanel.jpg" width="361"
border=0></p>
<p><font face="Arial">Changing frequencies is performed
directly on panel display by mouse left clicks or by mouse wheel.</font></p>
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<h4><font face="Arial">Credits</font></h4>
<p><font face="Arial">Panel artwork and gauges by Dmitry Stepin.</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">FSPassengers controls are based on "FsP Crew Panel" by Jan
Wieck.</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">Panel uses "dsd_xml_sound" gauge by Doug Dawson.</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">Special thanks to Bill Leaming for his patience and help
with learning XML gauges building.</font></p>
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<p><font face="Arial"><strong>This panel is released as
freeware.</strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Gauges or panel modifying and
improving are welcomed.</strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Redistrubution original or modified panel and
gauges is allowed,but please give credit.</strong></font></p>
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<p><font face="Arial">Copyright © 2007 Dmitry Stepin.</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">[email protected]</font></p>
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