CONCORDE PANEL



                 For Microsoft Flight Simulator 98





 Designed by Rob Thorne.



 Conpn398.zip           Version 1.3 Oct-Nov 97

 Conpn498.zip           Version 1.4 Sep-Oct 98



 Note: This panel along with a Concorde aircraft as a complete package

       can be found at the same Internet site as this panel software,

       File name Contr498.zip



 Please read all of this Conpn498 text file, as it includes important

 information on installing and using the panel.



 What's Included:  1 main folder    : Conpn498 - containing:



                   1 Conpn498.txt   : The file you are reading now

                   1 GPSreadme.txt  : How to use the GPS gauge

                   1 Conpn498.doc   : Shows Instrument panel

                   1 conpn498.jpg   : Picture - you can delete this

                   1 conpn498.bmp   : Picture - you can delete this

                  41 .gau files

                   1 folder         : panel



 System Requirements:



      Microsoft Windows 95

      Microsoft Flight Simulator 98



 Installation: 



 1 - Copy and Paste (or) Drag and Drop the 41 files with the .gau

     extensions into your Flight Sim 98\Gauges folder.



 2 - Decide which aircraft you would like to use, then open that

     aicraft folder. For example, if you want to use the panel with

     the Boeing 737-400 aircraft, double click your Flt-Sim98 folder

     then double click the Aircraft folder, you will then see all of

     the aircraft you have available. Double click the B737_400

     folder, then rename the panel folder 'or-panel', so that you can

     quickly revert back to the original panel when you require.

     Now that you have renamed that folder, copy and paste (or) drag

     and drop the new panel folder into the B737_400 folder.



     That's it, yes it's that simple. Now just close all of the

     folders and start Flight Simulator 98 as normal.



     Now when you select the Boeing 737-400 aircraft you will see the

     concorde panel.

     If you want to use the panel with other aircraft simply move it

     to that aircraft after renaming the original panel folder to

     'or-panel' and then you can simply restore the original panel by

     just swopping the panel folder names.





 Display:



 This panel is best used in FULL SCREEN mode, at a resolution of

 800 x 600 as it will distort in lower or higher resolutions.

 I use a 3D STB AGP video card and have found that it requires that

 Filture Texturemaps need to be turned off, also with this card do not

 select 8 Bit Image Textures, as it will lock-up. See the Microsoft

 Flight Simulator 98 ReadMe.txt file for more information on this

 suject.





 Using the panel properly:



 Click on Options, select Preferences then click on the Instrument Tab, 

 on this menu make sure that the Button's next to:



 'Allow for non-rectangular panel windows', and also:



 'Allow panel to resize with parent window', ARE BOTH LIT and show a

  TICK on them.



  The Button below them:



 'Display indicated airspeed', SHOULD NOT BE LIT for this panel or show

  a tick on it.







 Operation of windows:



 Window 1   : Compass.



 Window 2   : Always on as this is part of the instrument panel.



 Window 3   : Always on as this is part of the instrument panel.



 Window 4   : Radio panel, can be Opened and Closed by the switch to

              the right of the Auto-pilot controls.





 Problem solving:



 Occasionly the panel can get missaligned, e.g. you click on a gauge

 but move the screen by accident, to reslove this problem if you can

 not drag it back into the correct place, select another aircraft then

 reselect Concorde again and the panel will be displayed correctly.



 Also note that if you use Save Flight with this panel it will not be

 shown correctly when you start it as a Default flight, you will need

 select another aircraft then reselect the plane again.



 Note: Because of the number of windows involved in the panel, you

       will find that it takes quite a long time for menus to appear,

       and they can also be slow, this is normal so please just be

       patient. When flying you will find that frame rates should

       be o.k.



 Keep the original Conpn498.zip file safe in case you need to

 re-install it at a later date.





 Copyright:



 Feel free to distribute this Freeware panel software, but do not

 upload it to any site that charges.

 The files should not be altered and cannot be incorporated into other 

 shareware or freeware programs or published on any electronic or

 mechanical media anywhere in the world without my written permission.

 You must leave this Conpn498.txt file and the Conpn498.doc file in

 place unaltered.



 All trademarks and brands are trademarkes or registered trademarks

 of their respective oweners.

 The GPS gauge was designed by David Markovitch.



 The Author declines every responsability for contingent malfunctions,

 deceleration and any drawback that should arise, using this software.









 Any comments to firstsim98@aol.com

 (or) firstsim@sim98.freeserve.co.uk