FSX-MS Add radio and transponder to Vertigo Studios PT17 Stearman

[DeskPilot518 15]

Hello Everyone,

 

Is there a way to add a transponder and radio to an aircraft that does not 

have it.  (As a pop up).

 

Want to add a transponder and radio to Vertigo Studios PT17 Stearman.

This will allow me to practice VFR/ATC communication with VoxATC6.

 

Thanks,

B.

[charliearon 3,023]

Do you have a radio/transponder in mind?  Would a radio stack from a default aircraft work?  Would an example

 

of adding a radio stack to, say, something like the piper cub, showing how the panel.cfg file needs to be edited be

 

useful?

 

[DeskPilot518 15]

Hello Charliearon,

 

Any generic radio stack and transponder is fine as long as it works.  Default is fine.

Obviously it will be a pop up (i.e. shift +4 or 5 shows radio or transponder).

Simply something that adds the functionality to the aircraft.

 

Thank you!

B.

[charliearon 3,023]

I borrowed the radio stack from a POSKY 737.  I drew out an arrow where the changes were made. The

 

addition was [window06].  Shift+7 to make it pop up.

// Panel Configuration file
// Piper J3 Cub
// Copyright (c) 2002 Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.

[Window Titles]
Window00=Main Panel
Window01=Radio Stack
Window02=GPS
Window03=Electrical Panel
Window04=Clock
Window05=Mini Panel
window06= Raido/Transponder stack <------------------------------------------


[Window00]
file=Piper_J3Cub_background.bmp
size_mm=1024, 768
position=7
visible=1
ident=MAIN_PANEL

gauge01=Piper_J3Cub!throttle,                 2, 591
gauge02=Piper_J3Cub!trim_indicator,          87, 698
gauge03=Piper_J3Cub!rpm,                    198, 484
gauge04=Piper_J3Cub!airspeed,               337, 492
gauge05=Piper_J3Cub!compass,                460, 492
gauge06=Piper_J3Cub!fuel,                   513, 195
gauge07=Piper_J3Cub!altimeter,              584, 492
gauge08=Piper_J3Cub!oil,                    709, 484
gauge09=Piper_J3Cub!engine_primer,          811, 596
gauge10=Piper_J3Cub!mixture_carb_heat_knobs,920, 666

gauge11=SimIcons1024!Kneeboard Icon,        192, 622
gauge12=SimIcons1024!ATC Icon,              216, 622
gauge13=SimIcons1024!Map Icon,              240, 622
gauge14=SimIcons1024!GPS Icon,              264, 622
gauge15=SimIcons1024!Electrical Panel Icon, 288, 622
gauge16=SimIcons1024!Radio Icon,            312, 622
gauge17=SimIcons1024!Clock Icon,            336, 622

[Window01]
BACKGROUND_COLOR=0,0,0
size_mm=208,129
position=7
visible=0
ident=RADIO_STACK_PANEL

gauge00=Handheld_Radio!radio,0,0

[Window02]
size_mm=545,354
window_size=0.5,0.3625
position=2
BACKGROUND_COLOR=0,0,0
VISIBLE=0
ident=GPS_PANEL

gauge00=KRON_fs9gps!gps_500WX,            0,0

[Window03]
size_mm=178,313
position=0
visible=0
ident=125

gauge00=Piper_J3Cub!starter,2,2

[Window04]
size_mm=107,148
visible=0
position=2
BACKGROUND_COLOR=0,0,0
ident=270

gauge00=fs9_clock!Clock, 0, 0

[Window05]
position=7
size_mm=342,105
child_3d=1
background_color=0,0,0
ident=MINIPANEL

gauge00=Piper_J3Cub!airspeed,                 0, 2
gauge01=Piper_J3Cub!compass,                119, 1
gauge02=Piper_J3Cub!altimeter,              240, 0

[Window06]<---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------l
size_mm=159,441
position=8
visible=0
BACKGROUND_COLOR=16,16,16
ident=RADIO_STACK_PANEL

gauge00=737-400!Comm 1,         0,   0,159, 68
gauge01=737-400!Comm 2,         0,  68,159, 68
gauge02=737-400!Nav 1,             0, 135,159, 68
gauge03=737-400!Nav 2,             0, 203,159, 68
gauge04=737-400!Transponder,     0, 271,159, 68
gauge05=737-400!ADF,             0, 340,159, 68
gauge06=737-400!Audio,             0, 409,159, 32

<--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------l

[DeskPilot518 15]

Thank you very much!  I will try it out tonight and let you know how it works out.

 

B.

[DeskPilot518 15]

Thanks again!

 

I was able to add the default C172 radio stack to the Stearman by following along with what you did for the cub.

Changed it a bit to take out the autopilot.   Worked great last night.  Might post a video in a while.

B.

 

Below is the Code I added, although VOXATC then goes in an adds some windows too.

 

[Window Titles]

Window00=AUX

Window01=GPS

window02= Raido/Transponder stack

////<VoxATC

Window03=VoxATC

Window04=VoxATC Recent Comms

////>VoxATC

 

[VIEWS]

VIEW_FORWARD_DIR=8.000, 0.000, 0.000

 

 

 

//--------------------------------------------------------

[Window00]

BACKGROUND_COLOR=0,0,0

size_mm=500,284

position=7

visible=0

ident=AUX

gauge00=realflight_gauges!Reset,  0,0,20,20

 

 

 

 

//--------------------------------------------------------

[Window01]

Background_color=0,0,0 

size_mm=545,354

position=2

visible=0

ident=GPS_PANEL

window_size= 0.500, 0.362

window_pos= 0.000, 0.000

 

gauge00=fs9gps!gps_295,  0,0,545,354

 

//--------------------------------------------------------

 

 

[Window02]

BACKGROUND_COLOR=2,2,2

size_mm=156,308

position=8

visible=0

ident=RADIO_STACK_PANEL

zorder=3

 

gauge00=Bendix_King_Radio!Bendix-King Radio Audio,        0,  0,156,31

gauge01=Bendix_King_Radio!Bendix-King Radio Nav-Comm 1,   0, 29,156,59

gauge02=Bendix_King_Radio!Bendix-King Radio Nav-Comm 2,   0, 86,156,59

 

gauge05=Bendix_King_Radio!Bendix-King Radio Xpndr,        0,217,156,49

 

windowsize_ratio=1.000

window_pos=0.756,0.358

window_size=0.243,0.641

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

//--------------------------------------------------------

 

////<VoxATC

[Window03]

visible=1

size_mm=400,200

pixel_size = 400, 200

position=4

background_color=0,0,0

ident=14077

zorder=5

alpha_blend=0.65

gauge00=VAGauge!VoxATCPrompt,0,0

////>VoxATC

 

 

////<VoxATC

[Window04]

visible=0

size_mm=400,600

pixel_size = 400, 600

position=5

background_color=255,255,255

ident=14078

zorder=5

gauge00=VAInfo!VoxATCInfo,0,0,400,600

////>VoxATC

 

[Vcockpit01]

Background_color=0,0,0 

size_mm=500,500

visible=1

pixel_size=400,400

texture=$VC1

 

 

//gauge00=

 

Day=255,255,255

Night=225,117,89

Luminous=200,200,101

 

//

//Day=255,255,255

//Night=255,255,255

//Luminous=201,64,64

 

[Default View]

X=0

Y=0

SIZE_X=8192

SIZE_Y=6143

[charliearon 3,023]

Hey, as long as it works....that's what counts! :wink: