After a LONG time in development, the full instrument set for the Aerosoft CRJ is now available.
This includes the full overhead and pedestal instrument collection, as well as the bezels for PFD / MFD and side panel.
Each knob and switch was meticulously hand crafted by our 3D modeller Jonathan, who does 3D modelling work for the film industry, for the utmost in realism.
Just like our CJ4 suite of instruments, these instruments are fully backlit, and when used in conjunction with our Ambient Light Dimmer instrument (can be found natively in the AM community store under GENERIC), these panels will darken and lighten with ambient light conditions, so you can have yourself an auto-dimming cockpit that darkens at night as it would IRL,
Overhead Day:
All these instruments, including pre-made panel layouts, can be downloaded at our GitHub page linked below. If you wish to download the instruments in 1 download vs downloading each instrument individually, scroll to the very bottom of the page to the EASY SINGLE IMPORT DOWNLOAD section for links to those files.
A great big thank you to @FLRob27 , @CaptainTick433 and Jonathan for their hard work on this amazing collection of instruments.
MAJOR RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENT!! Flysimware Cessna 414AW Chancellor Essential Instrument Collection!
Another long-awaited instrument set is now available for download at simstrumentation.com. Weâve been diligently working on these gauges, switches and other controls for the past several weeks and weâre finally ready to release them to the public.
This includes all the essential gauges and switches required for operation of the C414AW. Thereâs a total of 27 instruments available.
Also its not on this update but i tried the only fuel digital gauge for the 414 and its showing weird number, any idea? any chance you are adding one to this wave?
Another thing wouldn´t be possible to add some kind of metal panel we can use behind the gauges?
so those screws dont look so lost haha
The fuel gauge you have in that image is our fuel gauge for the 414. What issue are you seeing with it? In testing, it always matched that the fuel gauge in the VC was showing. If youâre seeing something different, please let us know.
As for a background, thatâs so individual to users. Itâs hard to make one that will work for everyone due to people having different layouts, screen sizes, etc. What I use for mine with a pair of 22" monitors likely wouldnât work for someone with a single small monitor. Thatâs why we donât make full panels. You could always select a grey background for your panel in Air Manager.
This is what I built for mine. It definitely wouldnât work with your layout.
â â â â thats so nice. would you mind sharing them? I use a 24" display. Im used to photoshop, so maybe i can edit or at least have some inspiration to try something.
About the manifold, look closer you will see on the edges there are some marks, only showning on this one specifically.
Im about to make some more tests to the fuel gauge and will let you know.
Would be cool to have some options available at least in some basic resolutions
Ahhh I really had to look to see that small edge I see it now. Iâll fix that ASAP and get a fresh version uploaded. Since I was using a light background, I guess I didnât see that in mine.
Here are my 2 background images for left and right screens. The right has holes in it for the transparency for the GTN750. I guess if you only have 1 screen, you wonât be needing that one.
Oh, and itâs less about resolution for layouts than it is about people using different layouts based on the physical size of their monitors. People with 15.6" screens (the most common for AM panels) wonât be able to use my layout because everything will be way too small.
Itâs just much easier to let people make their own backgrounds as they see fit or just use a solid background colour. I have no issue sharing the ones I make for myself though as you can tell.
Hereâs the original PSD file if you want. The raised panels are all vector objects, so you can resize / move them around as you see fit. All the effects for bezels , inner shadow, etc are there as well so theyâll move with the panels. You can apply that rustic texture you speak of.
That gets a bit more complicated. You need to cut a hole in the background image (like in my right panel
side image) for the sim popout to show through.
I would recommend watching @Sling380 's video on that.
Actually, Iâd recommend watching his videos in general if youâre just learning to use Air Manager.
The numbers for each screen size thing is an interesting debate. I actually wonder what the most common size is. Before Russ did that video about the Wimaxit branded ones almost no one was using the smaller 15.6â. Iâm betting the longer time AM users have the larger screens as that was what was originally demonstrated and that demographic has now been diluted somewhat by the introduction of more affordable but smaller touch screens. I wouldnât also mind betting that some are tempted to upsize like you did now they have the bug.
You are correct that a background will be different for each user, but nevertheless, there is a âcorrectâ layout for the instruments.
People may need to scale it up or down to fit their display, or may need to chop it into bits to fit onto several displays, but a convincing panel background would make a far better starting point.
You really need to watch that video I posted. It will tell you everything you need to know about running popouts with AM and correctly setting background images with transparency.
Once you have it set up correctly, have the correct holes cut out in your background image for popouts, etc, everything will layer properly and you wonât see the white header bar on the popout window.
Iâm betting youâre probably correct. His video was the catalyst that drove that. And with others, myself included, having followed that path and been public with our stuff, thatâs influenced others. And I still think itâs a good budget entry point for a lot of folks.
The other element at play is that the demographic of flight sim has also changed drastically. Traditionally, flight simming was a âDad hobbyâ. Typically, middle age guys and up with more disposable income who didnât mind spending that extra cash on their hobby. With MSFS, that age group (and available disposable income) has decreased drastically. So the availability of sub-$200 touch monitors, vs a single larger touch screen that can cost $400 and up is an attractive option to younger folks with a stricter budget.
But I canât argue that bigger (to a point) is better. I recommend people get AT LEAST a 19" touch monitor now as a starting point if they can afford it. The 15.6 are still good, and I still stand by them as being a good budget choice. But if youâre really diving into this, bigger is definitely the way to go. Youâll eventually end up doing that anyway. You donât really realize how you were missing the extra size and screen real estate until you have a larger screen.
Some good points there. I like that there is at least more choice now. At least I have a choice now for my pedestal. Iâll likely go 15.6â as that is just about right for what I need. Now I just need a new mb with dual gpu slots and Iâve got all the monitors I need straight into a gpu.
15.6 is actually perfect for a pedestal for most planes. It would be a bit small for airliners, obviously, but for GA, it works great.
I still havenât decided what Iâm going to do with my spare 15.6. I plan on eventually using it in my cockpit again. I just have to wait until I move over to my more dedicated setup for extra physical space for it. I have the option of using it as an overhead, which will work for most GA planes that have limited overhead controls. The other option is to mount it in portrait mode on the left side of my 22" screens so that I have some extra space for side panels. Like the switch panel for C414 or C310 as an example.
