Bimmerpilot

Thanks Tatfsn. The Ice gauge is one of those indispensable gauges for me. I have it installed in all of my regularly flown FSX aircraft. I tried adding it as a window and couldn't get it right.. I'll try again. Regards, Chad

Really nice work Cody!

sorry that it took so long to respond. I eliminated mine by editing a file in the MU-2 sound config file. Though I may have found a easier way. In your FSX Sound Folder there should be a folder titled "MT", open the folder and scroll to the "SND63" .wav file file. If you replace it with a silent .wav file that should eliminate the beacon sound. silent .wav's can be found on the net for free. Back-up your original SND63 .wav just in case. let me know if it works or you need more assistance. Cheers, Chad

I'm attempting to install a gauge into the MU-2 VC panel and for the life of me cannot figure it out. I have FSPS and have successfully changed gauges in other payware aircraft. Does Flysimware do something different than say Carenado or Flight1? I have read that some builders have the VC panel as a part of the .mdl and therefore add-on gauges can't be easily added. Thanks. PS; here's the gauge http://library.avsim.net/search.php?SearchTerm=icev10.zip&CatID=root&Go=Search I've been using it for several years in all of my FS aircraft.

A quick edit of the MU_2B_60 Cab file and the rotating beacon sound is now gone. I'm happy!

I re-installed the MU-2 and the GPU is now functioning. The rotating beacon sound is driving me nuts! With all volume control sliders in FSX set to 50% the rotating beacon is still audible. Others have brought this up and have been told that it's "realistic". As a rw pilot with time in everything from a C152 to a B200 I can assure you that once the engine/s are started you would not hear anything but the engine/s. If you were wearing a David Clark headset and you heard a constant "whir-whir" sound it would signify a short in the electrical system. Flysimware did a pretty good job with their MU-2. Most of us Moo2 fans have been waiting for the Milviz release (and I quit holding my breath about 2-years ago). Those of us that have XP10 have the X-Aviation's Mu-2. I bought my FSW Mu-2 on-sale for $18 at PCAviator. Had I paid close to $50.00 for it as many of you original (Ver. 1.4) owners I would be sorely disappointed. All I want for Christmas is a mod that gets rid of the rotating beacon sound. SC

Hello all! I've had the MU-2 for a couple of weeks and have been busy tuning it to my preferences. There are a few things that I'm having difficulty with. 1. Has anyone found a way to disable the really annoying rotating beacon sound? I've checked the sound folder and the sound .cfg file and I can find no reference to it. It's my only real squawk so far. The odd thing is that it continues to play even when FSX is paused (Is it taking a sound .wav from within Windows?). 2. What is the procedure for activating the GPU (Ground Power Unit)? I do have update 2.0 installed. From "Cold & Dark" when I go into Views->Instrument->Aircraft Options and click on the GPU nothing happens. 3. I want to add a few gauges to the VC panel. I have FS Panel Studio though I can't find the appropriate window to install and position add-on gauges. Thanks in advance!

Thanks for the response and really good tech info on cleaning the pots WK6KD!I also read a post regarding Saitek's use of "trim" pots in their TQ's.. Whether or not they actually are one time "set it and forget it" ("trim") pots I'm not sure, though I have researched the heck out of replacement pots (with a higher-cyclic life) that could "pot-entialy" (no pun intended) be used to "directly" replace the ones that Saitek uses. I did find a supplier in China that manufactures a pot that looks exactly like and has the same specs (size, resistance, linear taper, etc.) that "might" replace the ones used in the Saitek TQ, though in the end it would still be just another "cheap" pot with a very limited cyclic life that you would have to replace (which is NOT a fun job) every week, month, year or two depending on how many hours you fly (TBO on TQ?! ;) ).As much as I like my Saitek yoke and panels; I feel that the TQ "pot" issue will not be addressed (fixed) until Saitek decides to address it; and as long as the average "Joe-consumer" continues to buy the product and it works/lasts as long as the warranty is good for (or not) Saitek really has no motivation to improve (fix) it.BP

My thoughts on the "Saitek Repair Question"?I purchased my Saitek Pro Flight Yoke System in December of 2009 with a additional/add-on USB Pro Flight Throttle Quadrant (as I fly mostly piston twins, turbo-props, and occasionally a Lear 35) and used it less than a 100hrs. Last year I got back into flight-simming and added both a Saitek Pro Flight Radio Panel and a Pro Flight Multi-Panel to my set-up and have since logged about 300 more hours .For the most part the Yoke System has been a GREAT addition to my flight-sim immersion/experience, the only issue being that since new the yoke has always had a very slight tendency to roll ("spike") to the right (which I corrected by adjusting the null zone within FS and will fix by adjusting the yoke internally and implementing Ken Wier's rubber-band mod).Now the Pro Flight Throttle Quadrant/s are another story.3-months ago one the levers began spiking, as it was assigned as a "mixture" control; though annoying; I pretty much lived with it, that was until the lever next to it (assigned as a prop control began spiking as well). I went through "the dance" of calibrating the system, adding a powered USB hub in the event that my PC wasn't handling the demands of the additional hardware, and finally came to the conclusion that the pots in the quadrant needed cleaning or replacing.Here comes the "fun part".While researching the Saitek Pro Flight Throttle Quadrant potentiometer issue on-line (BTW: this IS a common issue) I was able to find quite a bit of information about disassembling a quadrant, cleaning the pots with alcohol, and re-assembling it (which I did and the spiking issue went away only to resurfaced a few weeks later). I also found that when the pots used in the quadrant do die; they are pretty much non-replaceable/unobtainable (Saitek proprietary(?)) which will facilitate either purchasing new Saitek quadrants at about $65.00 each (that will eventually succumb to the “pot issue” too), purchasing a CH Throttle Quadrant (which IMHO in fugly), or modding the dead Saitek unit to replace the original pots with more reliable components (which I am currently in the process of researching/engineering).This post is not meant to bash Saitek, as mentioned above the Saitek Pro Flight "yoke" is GREAT ('looks good, feels good, and all the buttons are in all the right places (‘has a built-in chrono too!)), and I'm VERY satisfied with the functionality and build quality of both the Radio Panel and Multi-Panel. As for the throttle quadrants: Saitek should have spent a few more cents/sense on the quality of the components (both the pots and the wiring/solder connections to the PCB) and charged a few dollars more for a product that not only looks great, but would perform equally as well.Bimmerpilot