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A reflective shader is applied on exterior model. Take care your "Model" slider is at lease at 4/5 in the Rendering dialog
A reflective shader is applied on exterior model. Take care your "Model" slider is at lease at 4/5 in the Rendering dialog


= Howto use =
= HowTo use =
=== Electrical system ===
=== Electrical system ===
==== Electric master ====
==== Electric master ====
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=== Elevator trim ===
=== Elevator trim ===
=== Flaps ===
=== Flaps ===
Flaps handle is situated on the right of the pilot, just between pilot and copilot seat.
Pressing on the front of the handle makes flaps UP while pressing on the back makes flaps DOWN.
A warning light is light up green until flaps are not totally UP.
=== Brakes ===
=== Brakes ===
You can handle left and right brake independently. It can help for taxiing in addition of the rudder action.
Pressing "b" acts on both brakes.
Parking brake switch is situated on the top of the mixture parts, by pressing it will toggle the parking brake. 
=== Warnings ===
=== Warnings ===
The warnings are displaying the state of
The warnings are displaying the state of

Revision as of 11:17, 4 October 2013

Robin DR400 Dauphin
DR400-dauphin.jpg
Type Civilian aircraft
Author(s)
  • Bertrand Augras
  • Clément de l'Hamaide
FDM JSBSim
--aircraft= dr400-dauphin
Status Production
 FDM Stars-4.png
 Systems Stars-4.png
 Cockpit Stars-5.png
 Model Stars-4.png
Supports Dual control
Download Download the Robin DR400 Dauphin aircraft package for the current stable release (2020.3).

Rembrandtready.png


PAGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION . . .



- transponder over MP

- rembrandt

- checklists

- tutorials

- slider/knob animation

- hotspot/pick animation

- tooltip

- electric system

- breakable gears

- chronometer

- ELT

- shaders

- options menu

- liveries over MP

...

Aircraft help

Procedures

Startup

Autostart

Manual

Takeoff

Climb

Cruise

Landing

Shutdown

Keyboard shorcut

Options menu

Features

Tutorials

A list of tutorials for training purpose are available in the menu Help > Aircraft tutorials

They are also available in the DR400 Dauphin menu, see #Options menu section.

Once the tutorial dialog is opened, you can select a tutorial from the right list then press "Start", the tutorial is loading.

Checklists

A list of checklists are available in the menu Help > Aircraft checklists

They are also available in the DR400 Dauphin menu, see #Options menu section

Once the checklist dialog is opened, you can select a checklist from the top droplist.

Each items can be executed by pressing ">" and a focus marker can be displayed in the cockpit by pressing "?"

Slider/knob

Throttle and mixture use the slider animation, it means you have several possibility to handle these parts:

  • Left/Middle mouse click = Increase/Decrease
  • Draging up/down = Increase/Decrease
  • Mousewheel forward/backward = Increase/Decrease

All knobs use the knob animation, it means you can handle these parts like:

  • Left/Middle mouse click = Increase/Decrease
  • Draging left/right = Increase/Decrease
  • Mousewheel forward/backward = Increase/Decrease

Hotspot/pick

Tooltips

Tooltips are massively used for state information in the cockpit. Be sure the checbox "Tooltips" is checked in Debug > User Preferences Interface

That way you can easily know the state of:

  • Throttle (in percent %)
  • Mixture (in percent %)
  • Altimeter (in QNH)
  • Switches (ON/OFF)
  • Lights (in percent %)
  • Flaps (in degrees)
  • Avionics
  • NAV/VOR instruments

Rembrandt

The DR400 Dauphin is fully Rembrandt compliant.

Taxi light, Landing light, Nav lights, Beacon light, Panel lights.

Liveries

You can change the livery by selcting one in the Options menu > Liveries

Changing your aircraft livery is shown to other players.

Shaders

A reflective shader is applied on exterior model. Take care your "Model" slider is at lease at 4/5 in the Rendering dialog

HowTo use

Electrical system

Electric master

Alternator

Avionics master

Lights

Interior lights

Exterior lights

Chronometer

Transponder

ELT

Altimeter

Radio

GPS

Fuel pump

Fuel tank selector

Elevator trim

Flaps

Flaps handle is situated on the right of the pilot, just between pilot and copilot seat.

Pressing on the front of the handle makes flaps UP while pressing on the back makes flaps DOWN.

A warning light is light up green until flaps are not totally UP.

Brakes

You can handle left and right brake independently. It can help for taxiing in addition of the rudder action.

Pressing "b" acts on both brakes.

Parking brake switch is situated on the top of the mixture parts, by pressing it will toggle the parking brake.

Warnings

The warnings are displaying the state of

  • Starter
  • Flaps
  • Alternator
  • Fuel pressure
  • Oil pressure

The swith on the left of the warnings light has two functions:

  • Bottom hotpsot: Test for no broken warning lights - Every warning lights should lightup, that way you are sure none are out of service
  • Switch: Toggle day/night mode - At night mode, warning lights intensity is reduced

Starter

The Starter button is situated behind the fuel tank selector ??????.

You can only press it once the ?????? has moved from CLOSED position.

Throttle/Mixture

  • Left/Middle mouse click = Increase/Decrease
  • Draging up/down = Increase/Decrease
  • Mousewheel forward/backward = Increase/Decrease