Hi,

I followed the instructions contained at page 22 of 707 CAPTAIN FLIGHT MANUAL - PART II –AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS, as below:

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"...If you have CIVA INS installed you should use CIVA INS panel.cfg file:
1. Backup (rename) original panel.cfg file in ...\SimObjects\Airplanes\CS_B707-300\panel\ folder.
2. Rename civa_panel.cfg file to panel.cfg file..."

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I did it:

civa_panel.cfg (renamed to panel.cfg)

panel.cfg (deleted)

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Now my panel.cfg is as below:

[Window Titles]
Window00=Simicons
Window01=Animations Control
Window02=CS Weather Radar
Window03=Map
Window04=Autopilot
Window05=Crew Messenger
Window06=INS Control Display Unit
window07=INS Mode Select Unit
window08=INS ADEU

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But the icons 03, 06, 07, 08 don't appear at SimIcons panel, and when I try to open them (06, 07 and 08) using FS > Views > Instrument panel > INS Control Display Unit / INS Mode Select Unit / INS ADEU, all I get are black rectangles. Map (03) opens ok.

Someone can help me to fix the problem?

Thanks,

Pinatubo.

Hi Pinatubo.

Have you downloaded and installed the CIVA INS? If not, get it from here: http://www.simufly.com/ins/download.html. Without that installed, it would explain the black boxes you are seeing.

Pinatubo wrote on Apr 20^th, 2011 at 5:55pm:

I take it that you deleted the original panel.cfg, then renamed the civa_panel.cfg to panel.cfg. If that is so, then the naming of the panels as you have done (shown in the quote), is correct and so you don't need to change anything there.

Mark

Yes,Mark is correct,I have Civa installed and both alternative panel.cfg files work properly.
Clearly,I replied without properly checking and I apologise.
The installation should look like this...

which is where the panel.cfg file directs FSX to look for the gauges.

Regards,
Nick

I am very grateful to colleagues Nick Cooper, Mark and CoolP, by the correct information. Yes, indeed CIVA_INS was not completely installed, but now, after downloading, the CIVA_INS displays appear and work well.

Before and after:



Right now, it is 03:30 AM (Rio de Janeiro time) (06:30 AM GMT) and I finished a B-707 turbulent flight (by my guilty, of course) from Johannesburg (FAJS) to Cape Town (FACT) with just two engines running (the two inboard ones were flame out) and I didn't get to restart them again during the flight. Well, the flight should take 2 hours but it took 3.5 hours. Fortunatelly it was a beautiful landing, despite the distressed passengers...LOL

Now I'm going to sleep. I'm tired.

Thanks again,

Pinatubo.