I posted this on the panel forum the other day and got no response, so I was wondering if anyone here can see what I am doing wrong. I did manage to do it once before on another aircraft, but now when I try, I only end up with a partially gray panel and the yoke is still there in silvery gray. I am using DXTBMP, and here are the steps that I have followed.DXTBMP-Load extended image(also tried as normal image),Prefs-select editor-MSPaint,Image-Send to editor-MSPaint,MSPaint-Painted over the yoke with black(also tried with pure green),Saved the file and exited MSPaint,DXTBMP-loaded the extended/normal image(tried both),Alpha-Create black/green alpha channel(tried both),Saved extended bitmap-The file name was saved as the original fs9 file name. FS9-Copied extended bitmap file to the texture file of the aircraft. I just can't figure out what I'm doing wrong. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Check out this topic at Simflight and refer to reply #5 for detailed instructions and some illustrations on yoke removal in the VC:http://forums.simflight.com/viewtopic.php?t=13514&highlight=This was for the MS B737-400, but the procedure should work on other aircraft also. If you still can't make it work then send me a private message and I'll work with you on it.

Thank you very much for your help Douglas! It worked like a charm. The instructions you gave on the other forum were very well written, and easy to follow. Thanks again for taking the time out to help!

You're welcome. I'm glad you got it working.