steven winslow

My understanding is that any new Carenado and Alabeo products will be 64 bit compatible. Anything built previous to the A36 will need to be updated.

Doh!! You're absolutely right! It's late and I should have read the post more carefully. So, below is a screenie of the C337 with the SASL plugin that comes with it and another after I replaced the stock SASL plugin folder with the SASL folder that comes with the A36.

This statement is not true. I just flew the Carenado A36 in X-Plane 10.20r3 64 bit and there is no pilot head blocking the view. The A36 flies fine and displays properly in V10.20r3. There is no need to replace the SASL plugin in the A36. Below are some screenies to prove the view:

You might check out Carenado's Beechcraft Bonanza A36. She's got all your requirements covered. Their C337 Skymaster is a very sweet ride, too. http://www.carenado.com/CarSite/Portal/index.php?accion=product&correl=82

I "liked" the post only because I am sure there is something more to the story as well. Not arguing. Just waiting for the other shoe to fall.

....and I totally forgot about someone to develop and maintain routes and schedules...... I agree with Mike Hotel. There are many VA's to choose from that have a wide variety of features to choose from. Many of them are looking for management members to help with the workload and would be happy to have you on board.

Beautiful work! Will it work in both V9.7 and V10? I assume it replaces the panel of the stock 172, right?

Ummmm.....I disagree. I started in the darkroom when I was 12 and I've been a professional photographer for 23 years. This may very well be an HDR image, but I doubt it is stitched. There is probably some sort of post production Photoshop filter applied to add texture and detail, but there is definitely a lot of post processing on this image. edit: Apologies for the highjack.

On a Mac, Command-shift-4 works like a charm for stills.

You can also use Overlay Editor to do your exclusion boxes and place objects only where you want them. Also, any time you find an airport in X-Plane with incorrect data, like the wrong ICAO code or incorrect runway headings or numbering, you should send the correct information to Robin Peel so it can be included in the next data update. Here's his e-mail: robin@xsquawkbox.net

Indeed! Pretty exciting stuff! I was thinking the same thing! That and I still need to finish up some Caravan liveries....and the Skymaster is begging for some love, too. So much to do....so little time!

Okay, after some playing around and experimentation, here's what I have discovered: Without SASL, NONE of the Aspen works. Neither the graphics, nor the logic, nor the pop-up window, nor its interaction with the autopilot, nor the knobs, nor the click zones, etc. It appears the way it's programmed, it makes use of some pixel graphics, some fonts, and some vector graphics. Functionality seems to be all programmed from scratch, tapping into some X-Plane datarefs, but most of the datarefs are custom. There's NOTHING "X-Plane default" about this Aspen. Not the graphics (ALL graphics are high-quality, high-resolution custom graphics), not the logic, not the pop-up functionality. Only some datarefs used to display stuff like artificial horizon are X-Plane's and even these datarefs are subject to custom plugin commands to reflect the real EFD1000's functionality. Even the database used to show the moving map is custom-compiled and calling in this database is done with SASL. Drawing the stuff on the map is done with SASL as well. X-Plane's datarefs are used also to interact with the Aspen, so that things like Moving Map de-cluttering and zoom functionality or barometer settings or speed, altitude, and heading bugs are in sync with X-Plane's commands. The source files are not locked. It's all there: the graphics, the code, even SASL as a plugin is open-source, so you can feel free to look under the hood all you want. I'm attaching some screenies of the EFD1000 popup showing the menu pages.EFD1000_screenies.zip

She's certainly a challenge, but I wouldn't say she's a pain in the ass. Tom's MU-2 was the first payware aircraft I ever invested in and is still one of my all-time favorites. With a very true flight model and a beautiful exterior and cockpit, I still think she'd be an awesome plane to create a home cockpit with.

And now that rc3 IS out, that makes the original post valid, right?

I was suggesting he attach his log.txt so we could see what errors are occurring. I was not suggesting his log.txt was missing.

Log.txt?

According to Dan, the Aspen is not using X-Plane's default moving map, otherwise it would not work as a 2D pop-up window. I'll get some more specifics tomorrow.

Cameron, You're referring to Aspen's Multi Function Display. The A36 comes with the Aspen Primary Function Display, not the Multi Function Display. From what I have experimented with so far, it has most of the functionality of the PFD, but does not emulate the Multi Function Display. I'm attaching the real world Aspen EFD1000 user's manual. Pages 1-2 and 1-3 describe how you can install multiple EFD1000's and configure them as MFD's. EFD1000_PFD_Pilots_Guide_V1.1.pdf.zip

Carenado's next X-Plane model is available now!! This Beechcraft A36 is awesome! She's got an Aspen EFD1000 and dual GNS430's. I've flown her a couple of hours now and I think she ranks right up there with the Skymaster and the Caravan. The EFD1000 implementation is a welcome addition!

I concur! I've flown for VA's for over 5 years and I've owned Air Northwest for the past 3. The key to running a successful VA is a good team. You need someone to build and maintain the website, someone to paint and maintain your aircraft, someone to build and maintain your scenery, someone to build, maintain and moderate your forums, someone to promote and advertise your VA........

Heh! Well then, there you have it!

That's what I run it on. That and my iPhone 4. Runs great on either one.

As nascar99 says, each individual will have to do it themselves. It's not something you should do for them. Maybe just add a ReadMe.txt file with the livery explaining the steps to change the tail number and ATC call-sign if the user so desires.

Dude, wasn't meant to be an attack at all! I wan't "taking you down" for being a teenager. I was just like you when I was your age. Only appreciated my dad when he did or said what I wanted him to. Good luck with the cockpit. XHSI rocks. You might take a look at AirTrack, too, if you want to use iPods or iPads for your instruments. As for projectors, you can find them from around $200 up. Just remember you get what you pay for. http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?Ns=p_PRICE_2%7c0&ci=2116&N=4294546233&srtclk=sort I recommend Epson projectors. I have one I bought 8 years ago for $2800 and have only replaced the $350 lamp once. We use it to project our images for sales. But it is high resolution and way overkill for what you want. I think the Epsons start around $399.

You do that in Plane-Maker under the Standard>Viewpoint menu. Upper left-hand corner is where you change the tail number. Then, to the right there is a "call-sign for ATC" box where you type in the call-sign you want ATC to use.