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FLIGHT SIMULATOR II
SOF-DOC
BY
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NOTE: I HAVE TRIED TO MAKE THIS EASY
TO READ IF YOU ARE READING IT ON A 40
COLUMN PRINTER/SCREEN... AND I ALSO
HAVE NOT INCLUDED LOWER CASE. IF YOU
WOULD LIKE A VERSION WITH 80 COL
LOWER CASE, PLEASE CONTACT ME.
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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
APPLE //,+,E
AT LEAST 48K RAM
DISK DRIVE
OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT:
JOYSTICK OR OTHER ANALOG CONTROLLER
16K (OR BIGGER) RAM CARD (ALLOWS EXTRA GOODIES IN THE PGM)
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QUICK TEST FLIGHT:
1] BOOT DISK
2] PRESS (A) FOR COLOR (B) FOR B/W [I HAVE YET TO SEE A DIF.]
3] PRESS (B) TO FLY [ BAD DEMO ]
4] PRESS (B) THREE TIMES QUICKLY [ RAISES ELEVATORS ]
5] PRESS (->) [RIGHT ARROW] 16 TIMES QUICKLY
6] SOON THE PLANE WILL TAKE OFF BY ITSELF
7] HIT (F) .. THE PLANE WILL BANK
8] LEVEL OFF [PRESS (G)]
9] PRESS (ESC).. A MENU APPEAR [ WE WILL DISCUSS LATER ]
10] PRESS (ESC) AGAIN
11] PRESS (H) FIVE TIMES AND WAIT FOR THE PLANE TO CRASH
12] THE SIMULATOR WILL RESET ITSELF
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THE INSTRUMENT PANEL (EXCUSE THE ARTWORK)
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! !
! 3-D DISPLAY !
! !
!____________________________14_____!
! !
! 3 11 13 15 16 !
! 1 2 5 7,9 17 18 !
! 4 6,8 !
! 12 19 20 !
! 48 46 41 40 39 21 !
! 47 45,44 42 37,35 23 22 !
! 43 38,36 24,25,26!
! 34,33,32 28,27 !
! 29 !
! 31 30 !
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1- AIRSPEED GUAGE
2- ATTITUDE GUAGE
3- BANK GUAGE
4- ALTITUDE SET KNOB
5- ALTIMETER
(VOR1)
6- OMNI-BEARING KNOB
7- COURSE DEVIATION NEEDLE
8- RECIPROCAL COURSE SELECTOR
9- GLIDESCOPE NEEDLE
11- COURSE SELECTOR
12- ELEVATOR TRIM TAB POS.
13- FLAPS-POS. INDICATOR
14- MAGNETIC COMPASS
15- COM RADIO
16- OUTER, MIDDLE,INNER BEACON LGTS.
17- NAV RADIO
18- DIST. MEASURING EQUIP.
19- NAV RADIO (2)
20- TRANSPONDER
21- CLOCK
22- LGHTS ON/OFF
23- MAGNETO SWITCH INDICATOR
24- LFT. FUEL TANK GUAGE
25- RGT. FUEL TANK GUAGE
26- FUEL GUAGE SELECTOR
27- OIL PRESSURE
28- OIL TEMP
29- DIGITAL TACHOMETER
30- SUCTION GUAGE
31- CARB HEAT INDICATOR
32- MIXTURE CONTROL INDICATOR
33- THROTTLE CONTROL INDICATOR
34- ENGINE CONTROL
(VOR2)
35- TO-FROM-OFF FLAG
36- RECIPROCAL COURSE SELECTOR
37- COURSE DEVIATION
38- OMNI-BEARING KNOB
39- COURSE SELECTOR
40- VERTICAL SPEED INDICATOR
41- AILERON POS.
42- ELEVATOR POS.
43- RUDDER POS.
(HEADING INDICATOR)
44- RECIPROCAL INDICATOR
45- TRIM KNOB
46- HEADING INDICATOR
(TURN COORDINATOR)
47- SLIP INDICATOR
48- TURN COORDINATOR
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AIRSPEED (1)- SHOWS AIRSPEED O-N-L-Y
ATTITUDE INDICATOR (2,3)- HELPS DETERMINE PITCH, AND BANK
ALTIMETER (4,5)- ABOVE SEA LEVEL READ LIKE A CLOCK
TURN COORDINATOR (47,48)- INDICATE RATE OF TURN
HEADING INDICATOR (44,45,46)- GYRO COMPASS
VERTICAL SPEED INDICATOR (40)- SHOWS RATE OF CLIMB/DECENT
MAGNETIC COMPASS (14)- STANDARD MAGNETIC COMPASS
OMNI INDICATOR (6-11)- NAV AND LANDING AID
CLOCK (21)- STANDARD CLOCK
LIGHTS (22)- LIGHTS ON/OFF
MAGNETOS INDICATOR (23)- LFT/RGHT
CARB HEAT (31)- ON/OFF
O,M,I LIGHTS (16)- FOR INSTR. APR.
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CONTROLS (ABOUT TIME!)
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FLIGHT CONTROLS:
R T Y <- ->
F G H
C V B N M /
[ SPACE ]
ELEVATORS-
T: DOWN [SPACE]: BRAKES
B: UP ->: THROTTLE UP
AILERONS- <-: THROTTLE DWN
F: LEFT /: FULL/ CUT ^
G: CENTER
H: RIGHT
ELEVATOR TRIM-
R: DOWN
V: UP
FLAPS-
Y: UP
N: DOWN
ENGINE CONTROLS:
CNTRL-I: CARB HEAT ON/OFF
CNTRL-M,
1: OFF 4: BOTH
2: RIGHT 5: START
3: LEFT
CNTRL-M (<,>) MIXTURE LEAN,RICH
CNTRL-F (<,>) LEFT OR RIGHT TANK
RADIOS:
CNTRL-C (<,>) INC/DEC HIGH DIGITS
CNTRL-C,CNTRL-C (<,>) INC/DEC LOW
CNTRL-N,
1: NAV 1
2: NAV 2
3: (<,>) INC/DEC HIGH
CNTRL-N (<,>) INC/DEC LOW
CNTRL-A (<,>) ADF (1,2,3)
CNTRL-V,
1: VOR OBS 1
2: VOR OBS 2
(<,>) INC/DEC BEARING
CNTRL-T (1-4 TIMES) - TRANSPONDER
(<,>)
VIEWS:
CENTERS AROUND G KEY (LIKE CONTROL CLUSTER) HIT 5- THEN THE DIRECTION
(8 CHOICES)
5- 3D VIEW
4- RADAR (<,>) ZOOM IN/OUT
MISC.
L :LIGHTS
CNTRL-B: ALT. ADJUST
CNTRL-D: HEADING ADJ.
CNTRL-Z: SAVE MODE LIB. TO DISK
CNTRL-X: READ MODE LIB. FRM DISK
ESC: EDIT MODE
P: PAUSE
+: RESET
S: SAVE FLIGHT PARMS
THAT'S ABOUT IT FOR NOW... IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT
SOMEWHERE... (I AM LOCATED IN IL. (312)).
I WILL DO A BETTER SOF-DOC WHEN I HAVE MORE TIME.
HAPPY FLYING!
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