I cannot get the darn CIVA ins to work. I installed the ins 1st then the 707. The I make sure the ins panel cfg is right. I then go into the 707 turn on the batt and grd power and then turn the ins to standby. The thing does not turn on.

I have tried this install and reinstall 5 times today. In the sequence I mentioned above. I even reversed it on the last attempt. I have spent the last 2.5 hours messing with the Fing thing. Pleas sombody help before I break the thing.

The first thing to do to get the CIVA-INS to work is to rename the panel.cfg (something like panel-BAK.cfg), then rename the CIVA_panel.cfg to panel.cfg. Once FSX is started with the CS707, if you are in the VC, press F10 to go to the 2D cockpit (it is just a window with the SimIcons 2D panel) to initialize the INS in the 707. There are instructions on how to move this from [Window00] to [Vcockpit01] in the panel.cfg in the Topic that Barnes pointed out to you.

Mark

I will try these ideas when I get home again thank you.

Markoz wrote on Dec 24^th, 2011 at 4:45am:

which isn't easy reading some strong language on the rather small sim problems. Thumbs up on the supporter's attitude.   And I hope grant has the INS running by now. If not, you know where to ask.

not sure if this problem was mentioned before but i'm unable to enter my longitude. has anyone scene this before?, how do you fix it?

Al77994 wrote on Jan 4^th, 2012 at 9:21am:

Don't worry. I think the thing with the initial position is the #1 mistake for the folks being new to the INS.

Quote:

Sorry, but that's not true at all.

I have the CIVA INS installed, I use the civa_panel.cfg renamed as panel.cfg (with minor modifications) and I can use Doppler Navigation, INS Navigation or follow an FS Flight Plan.

Here is how my minor modification looks:
[Window Titles]
Window00=Simicons
Window01=Animations Control
Window02=CS Weather Radar
Window03=Map
Window04=Autopilot
Window05=Crew Messenger
Window06=GPS
Window07=INS Control Display Unit

;CIVA
[Window07]
size_mm=250,368
background_color=0,0,0
window_pos=0.0, 0.050
position=0
visible=0
ident=11041
no_luminous=1

gauge00=../civa/INS!Cdu1,           0,   0, 250, 196
gauge01=../civa/INS!Msu1,           0, 197, 250,  71
gauge02=../civa/INS!Adeu1,          0, 268, 250, 101

As you can see, SHIFT+7 brings up all three parts of the CIVA-INS units. And I have added a default FS GPS 500 (SHIFT+8)as well.

Quote:

‘707 Captain’ FLIGHT MANUAL Part II – Aircraft and Systems (cs707_manual2.pdf) page 22 - L17. DOPPLER-INS SWITCH
My guess is you did not switch the DOPPLER-INS SWITCH from DOPPLER to INS.

Mark

If you add the Update indicator to the CDU you get better feedback when you use VOR updating.

[Window06]
size_mm=337,196
background_color=0,0,0
window_pos=0.300, 0.070
position=0
visible=0
ident=11041
no_luminous=1
gauge00=../civa/INS!Cdu1,       87,   0, 250, 196
gauge02=../civa/INS!UpdateFlags, 0,   0,  87,  52

As Markoz mentioned, back up the panel.cfg in case you don't like it.

This puts the Indicator at the top left of the CDU. I usually drag all the gauges to the top right so they are out of the way. I have left them separate as the bottom two gauges are only used on start up and the CDU/Update gauge is used constantly and takes up less screen space by itself.

Dave