You can't remove the gauge bezel for the GPS, as its part of the model, but you can comment out the code for the gauge in the panel.cfgI also tried to remove the right seat gauges but then I remembered (duh) they were part of the model tooAnyway, for the GPS gauge removal go to the panel.cfg and add two of these // in front of the GPS gaugegauge07=fs9gps!RAS_gps_500, 0, 444, 700, 580WILL then look like this://gauge07=fs9gps!RAS_gps_500, 0, 444, 700, 580

Hi Rian,I did exactly your modification but for some reason the GPS does still appear. Thanks anyway.On another subject, I'd like to report that on some liveries the red and blue textures for the mixture and prop levers are not displayed even though I load the C172 first and then switch to the Duke as recommended by the manual.

I would imagine black lever tops is a customer option of the real aircraft rather than a bug in the RealAir Duke.

Hi Rian,I did exactly your modification but for some reason the GPS does still appear. Thanks anyway.On another subject, I'd like to report that on some liveries the red and blue textures for the mixture and prop levers are not displayed even though I load the C172 first and then switch to the Duke as recommended by the manual.

Hi Simicro....I think I know you from this forum name. Forgive me if I have the wrong person, but good to see you are back in the powered flight world. How is the gliding?The black levers are NOT a mistake. They are a variation as seen on some real Dukes. We would have noticed if they were a mistake. Also answering your other post about a frame rate boost by hiding the co-pilot gauges, I don't think you would gain much here...maybe one or half a frame per second, if anything at all.Nice to hear from you anyway.All the best,Rob - RealAir

That's weird....be sure to add the correct slashes in front // and not \\Doing that won't remove the gauge frame, just the flat 2D gauge itself.... You'll still have the black bezel with push buttons and knobs on it....

Hi Rob,Yes it's Tony. You have good memory, it is ages I haven't posted here on AVSIM due to my practice of Condor: The Competition Soaring Simulator and the management of the french speaking community for that sim. Last week I was home due to a bad cold and then took the opportunity of the Duke release to make a come back. So in a matter of hours, I bought all the necessary stuff to get back in business: FSX, Acceleration Pack, Duke, SF-260. I'm happy to hear from you too!Rian,Yes your tip works because I understand now what you mean 'by the black bezel remains... it won't remove the gauge frame, just the flat 2D gauge itself.' Thanks.

I have not purchased the Duke as of yet, but from the Youtube videos I've watched the engine sounds don't register as being accurate to my ears. If you watch an actual Duke video and compare it to the RealAir Duke, it's pretty clear the sounds aren't similar. I'm no expert, maybe the videos I saw were a different engine type, but I was wondering if the early customers were happy with the engine sounds?Curt

I have not purchased the Duke as of yet, but from the Youtube videos I've watched the engine sounds don't register as being accurate to my ears. If you watch an actual Duke video and compare it to the RealAir Duke, it's pretty clear the sounds aren't similar. I'm no expert, maybe the videos I saw were a different engine type, but I was wondering if the early customers were happy with the engine sounds?Curt

"No surprises here. Its just as you would expect. I have a mid range dual core setup and tweeked as such. First thing I noticed was the sounds. VERY well done."http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/showthread.php?t=15363------------------------"Oh, yeah - the sounds are wonderful. I'll let the screen shots above speak for themselves. My first landing was to a full stall, horn going off at the right time. Perfect."http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/showthread.php?t=15363-------------------------"Wow, wow, wow !!!! I was a little concerned as I taxied towards take-off that the engines sounded a little wimpy. Well, that went away real quick when I advanced the throttles and the engine sounds came alive. Think I rattled the front windows a bit."http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/showthread.php?t=15363---------------------------" I have made it my default plane, and I'm really enjoying the polished metal (silver) variation. The sounds alone are worth every penny"http://forums1.avsim.net/index.php?showtopic=249281-------------------------

I have not purchased the Duke as of yet, but from the Youtube videos I've watched the engine sounds don't register as being accurate to my ears. If you watch an actual Duke video and compare it to the RealAir Duke, it's pretty clear the sounds aren't similar. I'm no expert, maybe the videos I saw were a different engine type, but I was wondering if the early customers were happy with the engine sounds?Curt

I personally wouldn't use a Youtube video to determine if the sounds were realistic or not. I can tell you from actual experience with a few Dukes that the RealAir simulation is quite realistic. The sound of the turbochargers kicking in and the RPM's quickly rising is quite well done.

I hope the update also allows input from my PFC Cirrus II console for heading, OBS1 and altitude/vs assignments for the autopilot. It is programmed for standard FS variables but those sometimes get left off from custom gauge programming. Someone without the expensive hardware would never notice but those of us that do REALLY notice it.

Zane--you might try looking at mouse macro programming in FSUIPC. It's a little-known and fairly new capability that allows you to map specific windows mouse events from the panel and then trigger them through FSUIPC, which is how the PFC boxes talk to FS anyway. CheersBob ScottColonel, USAF (ret)ATP IMEL Gulfstream II-III-IV-VColorado Springs, CO

Zane--you might try looking at mouse macro programming in FSUIPC. It's a little-known and fairly new capability that allows you to map specific windows mouse events from the panel and then trigger them through FSUIPC, which is how the PFC boxes talk to FS anyway. CheersBob ScottColonel, USAF (ret)ATP IMEL Gulfstream II-III-IV-VColorado Springs, CO

Thanks for trying to help Bob but this has been mentioned in the thread already, it doesn't work because of the unique click and drag system that RealAir use.