INSTALLING APOLLO RADIO STACKS


This archive contains 16 Apollo radio gauges:
AUD_Apollo_SL10MS.gau   - Audio panel SL10-MS
AUD_Apollo_SL15.gau     - Audio panel SL15
GPS_Apollo_GX50.gau     - GPS GX50 radio
GPSCOM1_Apollo_GX60.gau - GPS/COM1 GX60 radio
GPSCOM2_Apollo_GX60.gau - GPS/COM2 GX60 radio
GPSACU_Apollo_hor.gau   - GPS Annunciator Control Unit in horizontal configuration
GPSACU_Apollo_ver.gau   - GPS Annunciator Control Unit in vertical configuration
GPS_Apollo_SL50.gau     - GPS SL50 radio
GPSCOM_Apollo_SL60.gau  - GPS/COM1 SL60 radio
NAVCOM1_Apollo_SL30.gau - NAV1/COM1 SL30 radio
NAVCOM2_Apollo_SL30.gau - NAV2/COM2 SL30 radio
COM1_Apollo_SL40.gau    - COM1 SL40 radio
COM2_Apollo_SL40.gau    - COM2 SL40 radio
XPDR_Apollo_SL70_us.gau - Transponder SL70 radio with preselected VFR code 1200
XPDR_Apollo_SL70_eu.gau - Transponder SL70 radio with preselected VFR code 7000
XPDR_Apollo_SL70_ge.gau - Transponder SL70 radio with preselected VFR code 0021


With the upper gauges you can build completely Apollo slimline radio stacks as
descripted below. I suggest to use a panel editor like FS Panel Studio.

Make a backup copy of the panel.cfg file before you make any changes.
Edit the panel.cfg file of the aircraft you want the Apollo radio gauges to
use with.

Pay attention when building radio stacks and the GPS Annunciator Control Unit
(ACU) in a separate panel window: The ACU works only with one of the GPS radios
an will normally be installed in the main panel window. If so, make sure that
the radio panel is loaded at the same time with the main panel. Otherwise FS2002
doesn't load the panel at all in some conputer configurations.

In your panel.cfg file make the entry:
visible=1
for the radio panel window. Now it shall show up with the main panel window.


If you want to replace an existing radio panel, here is an replacement example
(see also the picture ApolloRadioStack2.bmp) for the FS2002 default C172:

...
//--------------------------------------------------------
[Window00]
...
gauge34=GPSACU_Apollo_hor!GPSACU_Apollo,  326,293,112,42

//--------------------------------------------------------
[Window01]
Background_color=2,2,2 
size_mm=156,128
window_size_ratio=1.000  
position=8
visible=1
ident=RADIO_STACK_PANEL
window_size= 0.364, 0.452
window_pos= 0.636, 0.478

gauge00=AUD_Apollo_SL10MS!AUD_Apollo_SL10MS,  0,0,156,32
gauge01=GPSCOM_Apollo_SL60!GPSCOM_Apollo_SL60,  0,32,155,32
gauge02=COM1_Apollo_SL40!COM1_Apollo_SL40,  0,64,155,32
gauge03=XPDR_Apollo_SL70_ge!XPDR_Apollo_SL70_ge,  0,96,156,32
...

If you want to have the Apollo radio gauges in a separate window, you have to
append the panel.cfg with a new window number:
a. Under [Window Titles] find the highest Window0x entry
        Window0x=is the lastwindow

Add the following line after the highest window number x
        Window0y=Apollo radio stack        

If the last window number x is Window02, make the new window number y Window03.

b. Add the following block of text about two lines after the end of the block
of text for the last window number Window0x:

If the last window number is [window02] window y is [window03]
//----------------------------------------
[Window03]
Background_color=2,2,2 
size_mm=156,128
window_size_ratio=1.000  
position=8
visible=1
ident=RADIO_STACK_PANEL
window_size= 0.364, 0.452
window_pos= 0.636, 0.478

gauge00=AUD_Apollo_SL10MS!AUD_Apollo_SL10MS,  0,0,156,32
gauge01=GPSCOM_Apollo_SL60!GPSCOM_Apollo_SL60,  0,32,155,32
gauge02=COM1_Apollo_SL40!COM1_Apollo_SL40,  0,64,155,32
gauge03=XPDR_Apollo_SL70_ge!XPDR_Apollo_SL70_ge,  0,96,156,32

Use Window0y with y being the next number after the highest Window0x in your
panel, in the example we use Window03.

Save your panel.cfg file.
Unzip the *.gau files from the archives into your FS Gauges folder.
Unzip the *.ttf files from the archiv into your Windows Font folder.
Unzip the *.wav files from the archive into your FS Sound folder.
Run FS with the aircraft you have made the changes in the panel.cfg file.

Enjoy it.
Gerd R. Nehr
GeRoN Brainware