// FS2000 Panel
//Commander "Shrike" 500s panel for FS2000, by Scott Thomas, ibuild@prodigy.net
                  


This panel was prepared from a photograph of a real early sixties commander panel in wood trim. I have made every attempt to duplicate the real panel within the limits of available freeware gauges, functionality, and viewing area of FS2k. This panel is optimized for VFR touring (and with the wonderful terrain mesh scenery available, you wont want to miss a thing!), but retains all the IFR capabilities!


First, Gauge Credits.
   I would like to appologize for not listing all the wonderful gauge programmers, without    whom no aircraft panel would be possible. I have downloaded literally hundreds of panels    in search of the gauges i feel best fit any particular application, so i forget who all     the credit for such gauges should go to! . If you see something and feel you should be      given the gauge credit for it, please contact me and i will amend this readme.

     Some credits i know of:                
         HGHB Instruments (The HGHB files are freeware versions.)
         The FPDA for their switches, sounds, etc
         Dai Griffiths for his invaluable help with my gauge programming education as well           as his Dragonflight Design Gauges
         Rolf Dieter Buckmann for his Learrdb gauges
         Chuck Dome for his gauges and gauge utilities
         Roy Chaffin for his RCS_OP,OT,CHT gauges
         Michael Tscherdantzew Jr. for use of his drawing elements
Notes: 

           Gauges have been updated with "Make Pink" gauge lighting utility by Chuck Dome

           Gauges with the "alba_" or "ST_" prefix are not my gauges, but only existing       gauges with modified bitmaps 

           Due to the size of the instrumentation required to get all this on one panel,this   panel recommended in full screen @ 1024x768 res.   


Second, Installation. 
  Simply extract the gauges.zip into fs2k\gauges...
              the panel zip into your "aircraft"\panel folder... 
              

  Everything outside of these zips is just pictures and stuff...not needed! 
              

Third, The legal stuff!
   This is freeware! Dont make money with it! Please, if you modify or include any of it in   any file for upload, please give myself, and the above credit for thier work!

I claim no responsibility for incorrect installation or improper system operation following installation of this panel.  This panel works in fs2k, on a 17" screen, in 1024x768 Full Screen, 32 bit color, Savage 3D, and has not been tested any other way.

Hope ya enjoy flying this as much as i enjoy building it!

Scott Thomas
ibuild@prodigy.net