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fsxpaul Ex Member	Trim and Center of Gravity Gauge Apr 4^th, 2012 at 3:33pm	Print Post
	Setting the CG value in the CDU and then trying to interpret the graphical value has always been a bit of a guessing game for me. I recently started programming XML gauges and came up with this simple but useful gauge to address this issue. How it works: You simply enter the CG value that's displayed on the very lowest right (see image) into the CG line (LSK 4R). Adjust the elevator trim normally until the value matches the calculated CDU value. No more guessing. The trim display accuracy of the gauge is within the green band trim section only (0.5 to 7.0 trim units). I'm posting here first to see if there's any interest in this gauge. Please let me know!


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Pinatubo Senior Member Offline Posts: 486 Location: Rio de Janeiro Brazil Joined: Apr 29^th, 2010 Gender:	Re: Trim and Center of Gravity Gauge Reply #1 - Apr 4^th, 2012 at 7:44pm	Print Post
	Of course, I am very interested to find out about this gauge! Pinatubo.

	My fleet (CS and from others developers): L1011; B777-200/F; B777-200/F (LR); MD-11/F;B737-600/700/800/900NG; B767-300/200/F/KC ; B757-300/200/F ; C130 X-perience All-In-One; B707-300/300C; B727-100/200; B737-200/200ADV; WX Radar
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Markoz CS Team Offline Posts: 12361 Location: Victoria, Australia Joined: Apr 24^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Trim and Center of Gravity Gauge Reply #2 - Apr 5^th, 2012 at 1:56am	Print Post
	I'm interested too.

	Mark Fletcher PC: i7 10700K @3.8/5.1GHz \| 64GB DDR4 3200 \| 12GB RTX 4070 Super \| 32" LCD Monitor \| 1TB SSD & 2x2TB SSD \| Win 11 Pro - FSX/FSX-SE/P3D3/P3D4/P3D5/P3D6/MSFS2020 15.6" Gaming Laptop: i7 7700HQ \| 32GB DDR4 \| 6GB GTX 1060 \| 256GB SSD & 1TB HDD \| Win 10 Pro 64bit - FSX-SE/P3D4
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fsxpaul Ex Member	Re: Trim and Center of Gravity Gauge Reply #3 - Apr 5^th, 2012 at 7:26am	Print Post
	To install this gauge: Place CG_Trim.xml in your CS 757-200 panel directory. https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B5Daz07NnS0JU1dhXzg4V0dTMzJMeXlPX3dHNmJHdw Change/add the following lines in red to the panel.cfg located in your CS 757-200 panel directory: [Window06] Background_color=16,16,16 size_mm=447, 725 position=2 visible=0 zorder=85 ident=12105 windowsize_ratio=1.00 gauge00=Captain_Sim.b757.fms!cdu, 0, �0, 447, 699 gauge01=!CG_Trim,0,699 Please provide comments or suggestion!


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mbucholski Full Member Offline Posts: 142 Location: Kolobrzeg, Poland Joined: Feb 20^th, 2010 Gender:	Re: Trim and Center of Gravity Gauge Reply #4 - Apr 5^th, 2012 at 11:11am	Print Post
	Wow, that's great!


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R. Aranda S. Full Member Offline Posts: 206 Location: MMMX Joined: Jul 21^st, 2011 Gender:	Re: Trim and Center of Gravity Gauge Reply #5 - Apr 5^th, 2012 at 4:29pm	Print Post
	Very nice! will it work with the 767?

	R. Aranda S. C152/C172/C310/B762
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fsxpaul Ex Member	Re: Trim and Center of Gravity Gauge Reply #6 - Apr 5^th, 2012 at 9:06pm	Print Post
	R. Aranda S. wrote on Apr 5^th, 2012 at 4:29pm: Very nice! will it work with the 767? I'm certain it can work with only slight modifications. Although I don't recall there being much of an issue with the 767...I'll have to look into that.


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Markoz CS Team Offline Posts: 12361 Location: Victoria, Australia Joined: Apr 24^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Trim and Center of Gravity Gauge Reply #7 - Apr 6^th, 2012 at 3:09am	Print Post
	Quote: R. Aranda S. wrote on Apr 5^th, 2012 at 4:29pm: Very nice! will it work with the 767? I'm certain it can work with only slight modifications. Although I don't recall there being much of an issue with the 767...I'll have to look into that. The 757 CG works very well in v4.6, but it somehow missed being corrected in the 767 v1.5 update (it is the same as it was in v1.4). Mark

	Mark Fletcher PC: i7 10700K @3.8/5.1GHz \| 64GB DDR4 3200 \| 12GB RTX 4070 Super \| 32" LCD Monitor \| 1TB SSD & 2x2TB SSD \| Win 11 Pro - FSX/FSX-SE/P3D3/P3D4/P3D5/P3D6/MSFS2020 15.6" Gaming Laptop: i7 7700HQ \| 32GB DDR4 \| 6GB GTX 1060 \| 256GB SSD & 1TB HDD \| Win 10 Pro 64bit - FSX-SE/P3D4
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fuzzy11 Full Member Offline Posts: 81 Joined: Aug 20^th, 2011	Re: Trim and Center of Gravity Gauge Reply #8 - Apr 6^th, 2012 at 12:09pm	Print Post
	Thanks a million!


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fsxpaul Ex Member	Re: Trim and Center of Gravity Gauge Reply #9 - May 22^nd, 2012 at 4:04pm	Print Post
	I have updated this gauge to display *red* when outside of the 0.5 to 7.0 trim unit range. https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B5Daz07NnS0JU1dhXzg4V0dTMzJMeXlPX3dHNmJHdw


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MartyB Full Member Offline Posts: 28 Location: Stansbury Park UT � USA Joined: Jun 7^th, 2011 Gender:	Re: Trim and Center of Gravity Gauge Reply #10 - May 22^nd, 2012 at 8:58pm	Print Post
	Nice Addition No More Guessing Thanks Much !!!!!

	Marty Baclawski
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simboy_al Full Member Offline Posts: 9 Joined: Dec 12^th, 2009	Re: Trim and Center of Gravity Gauge Reply #11 - May 27^th, 2012 at 2:14am	Print Post
	Marty: Thanks for the gauge! Not a biggie. I found for my flight that the CG was 26.8 and when I entered it I got an "invalid entry." If I rounded it to 27 I got 4.20. So I guess the entry has to be a rounded 2 digit value to work properly. Al


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fsxpaul Ex Member	Re: Trim and Center of Gravity Gauge Reply #12 - May 28^th, 2012 at 4:09am	Print Post
	simboy_al wrote on May 27^th, 2012 at 2:14am: Marty: Thanks for the gauge! �Not a biggie. �I found for my flight that the CG was 26.8 and when I entered it I got an "invalid entry." �If I rounded it to 27 I got 4.20. �So I guess the entry has to be a rounded 2 digit value to work properly. Al � Yes, that's correct...a limitation of the CDU, not the gauge. Only whole numbers can be entered.


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cessna_man Full Member Offline Posts: 40 Joined: Oct 11^th, 2010 Gender:	Re: Trim and Center of Gravity Gauge Reply #13 - Dec 14^th, 2012 at 12:21pm	Print Post
	Link for the CG_Trim.xml is not working. Is their another link. Thanks


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fsxpaul Ex Member	Re: Trim and Center of Gravity Gauge Reply #14 - Dec 14^th, 2012 at 1:11pm	Print Post
	cessna_man wrote on Dec 14^th, 2012 at 12:21pm: Link for the CG_Trim.xml is not working. Is their another link. Thanks The link has been restored. Enjoy �


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cessna_man Full Member Offline Posts: 40 Joined: Oct 11^th, 2010 Gender:	Re: Trim and Center of Gravity Gauge Reply #15 - Dec 14^th, 2012 at 1:46pm	Print Post
	Thanks FSXPAUL, but I still can't download. I'll try again when I get home from work today.


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fsxpaul Ex Member	Re: Trim and Center of Gravity Gauge Reply #16 - Dec 14^th, 2012 at 2:04pm	Print Post
	cessna_man wrote on Dec 14^th, 2012 at 1:46pm: Thanks FSXPAUL, but I still can't download. I'll try again when I get home from work today. Not all web browsers will work properly for downloads. Try Google Chrome.


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cessna_man Full Member Offline Posts: 40 Joined: Oct 11^th, 2010 Gender:	Re: Trim and Center of Gravity Gauge Reply #17 - Dec 14^th, 2012 at 2:17pm	Print Post
	I tried google chrome here at work, but still nothing. Check atrtachment. Could be something blocking here at work. I'll try at home. If any problems can you PM the XML. Thanks

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fsxpaul Ex Member	Re: Trim and Center of Gravity Gauge Reply #18 - Dec 14^th, 2012 at 2:37pm	Print Post
	cessna_man wrote on Dec 14^th, 2012 at 2:17pm: I tried google chrome here at work, but still nothing. Check atrtachment. Could be something blocking here at work. I'll try at home. If any problems can you PM the XML. Thanks Choose 'File' then 'Download' in the browser window or the little arrow just below 'File'. That's it �


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cessna_man Full Member Offline Posts: 40 Joined: Oct 11^th, 2010 Gender:	Re: Trim and Center of Gravity Gauge Reply #19 - Dec 14^th, 2012 at 3:14pm	Print Post
	Sorry, but when I chose file no download option and small arrow is greyed out. Gotta be something with my computer here at work that's blocking.


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fsxpaul Ex Member	Re: Trim and Center of Gravity Gauge Reply #20 - Dec 14^th, 2012 at 5:12pm	Print Post
	cessna_man wrote on Dec 14^th, 2012 at 3:14pm: Sorry, but when I chose file no download option and small arrow is greyed out. Gotta be something with my computer here at work that's blocking. Try again...the problem was on my end. Sorry about that �


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cessna_man Full Member Offline Posts: 40 Joined: Oct 11^th, 2010 Gender:	Re: Trim and Center of Gravity Gauge Reply #21 - Dec 14^th, 2012 at 5:24pm	Print Post
	Got it. Thanks a bunch


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SEAN ZARELLA Full Member Offline Posts: 36 Joined: Sep 18^th, 2013	Re: Trim and Center of Gravity Gauge Reply #22 - May 29^th, 2016 at 2:17pm	Print Post
	I know this is late, But i Run cs757 for FS9 is this available to FS9? I tried installing .Gua into //panels/ and edited the .cfg and doesnt work. Thank you


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fsxpaul Full Member Offline Posts: 165 Joined: Mar 11^th, 2013	Re: Trim and Center of Gravity Gauge Reply #23 - Sep 12^th, 2016 at 8:20pm	Print Post
	SEAN ZARELLA wrote on May 29^th, 2016 at 2:17pm: I know this is late, But i Run cs757 for FS9 is this available to FS9? I tried installing .Gua into //panels/ and edited the .cfg and doesnt work. Thank you Let me know if you're still interested in this gauge for FS9. I have written one that should work for you but I can't test it on my system. After upgrading to Windows 10 my FS9 installation is completely non-functional.


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SEAN ZARELLA Full Member Offline Posts: 36 Joined: Sep 18^th, 2013	Re: Trim and Center of Gravity Gauge Reply #24 - Sep 26^th, 2016 at 6:19pm	Print Post
	I would love to test this out for you Paul please PM me if you need. Thank you !


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fsxpaul Full Member Offline Posts: 165 Joined: Mar 11^th, 2013	Re: Trim and Center of Gravity Gauge Reply #25 - Oct 2^nd, 2016 at 7:44pm	Print Post
	SEAN ZARELLA wrote on Sep 26^th, 2016 at 6:19pm: I would love to test this out for you Paul please PM me if you need. Thank you ! PM sent.


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hbrammer New Member Offline Posts: 3 Joined: Aug 17^th, 2014 Gender:	Re: Trim and Center of Gravity Gauge Reply #26 - Jan 31^st, 2017 at 2:28am	Print Post
	My config is different: [Window06] Background_color=16,16,16 size_mm=360,750 window_pos=0.775,0.07 visible=0 zorder=85 ident=12105 gauge00=Captain_Sim.b757.fms!cdu, 0, 0, 360,750 Will it still work?


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