AirWeGo Aircraft and FSX

Installing AirWeGo Aircraft

The aircraft no longer go in the main FS folder, but in the FSX/SimObjects/Airplanes folder.

For those aircraft using an installer .exe, you should specify this folder when asked to.   Alternatively, you can specify a temporary folder, then copy and paste the aircraft to the FSX/SimObjects/Airplanes folder

When unzipping a .zip file, unzip the contents into a temporary folder to check it has unzipped correctly, then copy into the FSX/SimObjects/Airplanes folder

All aircraft perform fine in FSX and have been tested using the following panels, since some FS9 panels seem to have issues with displaying gauges.

Panels For AirWeGo Fixed Wing Fleet

Embraer 120 - Graeme Williams' EMB120 panel (embpanel.zip) from flightsim.com, but you can also use the FSX default King Air panel

Embraer 135 and 145 - Marco Spada's FSX ERJ145 panel from arch-spada.com/panels/ but you can also use the FSX default CRJ700 panel

Embraer 170 - Marco Spada's FSX ERJ170 panel from arch-spada.com/panels/ but you can also use the FSX default CRJ700 or Boeing 737 panel

ATR72 - Marco Spada's FSX ATR panel from arch-spada.com/panels/ but you can also use the FSX default King Air panel

Jetstream 31 - Default King Air panel

Boeing 737 - Default Boeing 737 panel

Airbus A320 - Default FSX A321 panel

Boeing 757 - Default Boeing 737 panel

Boeing 747 - Default Boeing 747 panel

To get the full range of panel sounds, I recommend copying the sounds from the default aircraft to the AWG aircraft folder, otherwise some effects may not have sounds associated with them (eg no smoking signs, flaps etc).

I also recommend copying the radio section from the default Aircraft Config file (.cfg) whose panel you are using over to the AWG Config file.   It should look something like this:

[Radios]

// Radio Type = available, standby frequency, has glide slope

Audio.1       = 1

Com.1         = 1, 1

Com.2         = 1, 1

Nav.1         = 1, 1, 1

Nav.2         = 1, 1, 0

Adf.1         = 1, 1

Transponder.1 = 1

Marker.1      = 1

Copy and paste over the section in the AWG Aircraft file to ensure the Radios and Nav console has the correct functionality.

Camera Views

Those of you using FSX will notice that the default aircraft have extra views from the wings, undercarriage etc.

To transfer these, simply open a default Aircraft Config file in the aircraft folder and look for the sections beginning with

[CameraDefinition.0]

Title = "Right Side Window"

Guid = {54F54B8A-3EC2-2D4E-8D10-B8F9D0F16ACC}

Description = View of the right wing from the passenger cabin

Origin = Center . . .etc

Copy all these sections into the Config file for the AWG aircraft and you should have these views when you cycle through using the "A" and "C" keys.

Jetways and Cargo Truck

If you're using advanced animations and full scenery complexity, FSX has some cute effects when parked at airports.   If you are next to a jetway, Ctrl-J will get the jetway to dock with the aircraft and, if there is a baggage loader and truck next to your gate, opening the cargo door (Shift-E 2) will call the loader and truck up to your aircraft and it will begin unloading.

However, the default aircraft have certain lines in their Aircraft.cfg files that tell FSX where the doors are, and to enable these effects in the AWG Fleet, you need to add exit parameters in the Aircraft .cfg file.

In your AWG Aircraft file, you will see a section with the header

[exits]

Copy and paste the following lines over the exit section in the Aircraft.cfg file for that particular aircraft:

Airbus A320

[exits]
number_of_exits = 2
exit.0 = 0.4, 35.0, -6.5, 3.0, 0  //openclose rate percent per second, longitudinal, lateral, vertical positions from datum (feet), type (0=Main 1=Cargo 2=Emergency)
exit.1 = 0.4, -25.0, 6.5, -2.0, 1  //openclose rate percent per second, longitudinal, lateral, vertical positions from datum (feet), type (0=Main 1=Cargo 2=Emergency)

Boeing 737-700

[exits]
number_of_exits=4
exit.0 = 0.4,  36.6, -5.0,  3.0, 0   //openclose rate percent per second, longitudinal, lateral, vertical positions from datum (feet), type (0=Main 1=Cargo 2=Emergency)
exit.1 = 0.2, -17.5,  4.5, -3.0, 1   //openclose rate percent per second, longitudinal, lateral, vertical positions from datum (feet), type (0=Main 1=Cargo 2=Emergency)
exit_rate.2=0.4                               ;Percent/second
exit_rate.3=0.4                               ;Percent/second

Boeing 757-200

[exits]
number_of_exits = 2
exit.0 = 0.1,  30.5, -7.0,  3.0, 0   //openclose rate percent per second, longitudinal, lateral, vertical positions from datum (feet), type (0=Main 1=Cargo 2=Emergency)
exit.1 = 0.1, -28.0,  6.0, -2.5, 1   //openclose rate percent per second, longitudinal, lateral, vertical positions from datum (feet), type (0=Main 1=Cargo 2=Emergency)

Embraer ERJ170

[exits]
number_of_exits=2
exit.0 = 0.4,  34.0, -5.0,  0.5, 0   //openclose rate percent per second, longitudinal, lateral, vertical positions from datum (feet), type (0=Main 1=Cargo 2=Emergency)
exit.1=0.1, -12.0,  5.0, -3.0, 1   //openclose rate percent per second, longitudinal, lateral, vertical positions from datum (feet), type (0=Main 1=Cargo 2=Emergency)

For the Boeing 747, just copy the section from the default 747 Aircraft.cfg file:

[exits]
number_of_exits = 2
exit.0 = 0.4, -30.30,  -9.0,  0.88,0 //openclose rate percent per second, longitudinal, lateral, vertical positions from datum (feet), type (0=Main 1=Cargo 2=Emergency)
exit.1 = 0.4, -146.0,   8.0, -7.5, 1 //openclose rate percent per second, longitudinal, lateral, vertical positions from datum (feet), type (0=Main 1=Cargo 2=Emergency)
exit.2 = 0.4, -42.30,   9.0, -7,   2 //openclose rate percent per second, longitudinal, lateral, vertical positions from datum (feet), type (0=Main 1=Cargo 2=Emergency)

As the other aircraft have airstairs, and the cargo doors are on the port side, these effects will not work with the ERJ 135/145, J31, EMB120 and ATR.