Hardware and Software

Hardware and Software

Here you will find a run down of my P.C. hardware specification together with the software used to run the simulator and record the flight, and where you can find the files should you want to. All software not produced by Microsoft is freeware.

A huge thankyou to all those who produced files I've used, but I've been unable to personally credit as I'm unaware of the author details.

System Hardware:

	AMD Athlon 1800+ Processor
	512mb 333mhz SD Ram
	40gb 7,200 rpm Maxtor Hard Drive
	GeForce 4 MMX 440 Graphics Card
	Microsoft Sidewinder Precision 2 Joystick (Not Force feedback)

Software:

General:

	Microsoft Windows XP Professional The operating system.
	Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002 Professional Edition The simulator itself.
	Microsoft FrontPage 2000 Website authoring program used to create this site.
	FSScreen by Matthias Holzer Utility for taking screenshots. fsscreen.zip available from Flightsim.com Note that my use of this program has since been superceded by the following: MulitiGrab by Martin Wright Icon on the page available from MW Graphics
	FS98/FS2000/FS20002 FSReal Time 2002 by Joshua Robertson 3D Softworks Keeps FS2002's time accurate. realtime.zip available from Flightsim.com
	FS2002 ActiveSky 2002 by Damian Clark Provides real weather. actiyv11.zip available from Flightsim.com
	Weathermaker by calibre software Off-line weather generator for when I can't be on-line at the time of the flight. weathermakerfiles.zip available from http://www.calibresoftware.com/
	FSUIPC by Peter Dowson Module that allows all sorts of interaction with the simulator. FSUIPC.zip available from http://www.schiratti.com/dowson.html
	Edit Voice Pack by Lars Møllebjerg Updates ATC with additional airline callsigns etc. EditVoicepack21.zip available from Flightsim.com
	Display.cfg update for GeForce 4 MX version graphics cards by Scott Jelinek Essential update that allows these type of cards to display animated water, reflections etc. gf4mxdsp.zip - available from Flightsim.com
	FS Sky World Se V2.3 by FSW group Improved clouds and sky colour. FSkyal23.zip from FSW.com

Scenery:

Numerous add-on files, particularly for the U.K. Too many to mention all the authors I'm afraid. If you see any of your scenery in any of my screenshots, rest assured that you have my thanks for producing it.

Aircraft:

	Paint job by Chris Klein* The only slight modification to this is the propeller spinners which have been restored to chrome. aqua.zip available from Avsim.com
	Personally revised aircraft.cfg and airfile to provide realistic flight dynamics based on a combination of files by Touradg Morassaei and F.S.D. and information provided by Raytheon Aircraft. Provides realistic airspeeds, fuel capacity and useage, and flight handling. bb58rd.zip (Touradg Morassaei) available from Flightsim.com FSDtwinS.zip (F.S.D.) available from Simviation.com. Additional Information obtained from Raytheon Aircraft
	My own panel based on a panel re-work done by G. Coca* I changed the clock to the Mooney Bravo version, (better visibility and more consistent appearance with the other gauges), and added: Ice warning and parking brake lights ATC command buttons Digital Windspeed Gauge TCAS display and switches Overhead panel (switchable on or off with sim icon) Digital Bank Angle Gauge Digital Fuel use and calculation Gauge (by Rob Guy) Numerous gauges repositioned. Unless otherwise indicated, I'm unaware of the authors of the additional gauges but thanks again to them for producing them. panelsgc.zip available from Flightsim.com My Panel is now available for download! Go to Simviation.com, and search the FS2002 Panels section - you'll se it under the heading: "FS2002 Pro only Baron 58 RTW 2003 Panel V2.1" At the time of writing, you can access it direct via this link: http://www.simviation.com/fs2002panels22.htm
	Sound Package by Aaron R. Swindle, Skysong Soundworks I retained the original flap sounds as I prefer them. bbsndrv1.zip available from Flightsim.com
	Added landing light reflections on the fuselage by Kaveh Payandeh In any screenshots taken at night, you'll see the landing lights shining on the the underside of the nose thanks to this file. (Note that the file name is r n l e.zip, not mle.zip.) rnle.zip available from Flightsim.com.
	Added Taxi light reflections on the fuselage Unfortunately author unknown, but works in the same way as the landing light reflections except that it's hooked to the taxi lights only.
	Cockpit view of aircraft lights by Marcel Felde - Enables Nav, Strobe and Beacon lights to be seen from within the 2D cockpit. mm_ltfx.zip available from Flightsim.com
	Aircraft damage effects enabled - Add "Visual_damage=1" to your aircraft.cfg file just above "description" entry.

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*Note - The paintjob file has white spinners, and the panel file does not include the additional gauges mentioned or the overhead panel.