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Simplugins Panel Builder Review
I haven't seen a single credible review of this product, so here's a moderately-detailed look at Panel Builder 2.4, from Simplugins. This is based on a walk-through of a prototype panel for the Aerosoft Catalina.
UPDATE 16-03-13
I noticed there was a 2.41 patch release that addresses some of the issues mentioned in my review, so I went ahead and installed it. The VSI now works out of the box and the MAP guage has been fixed. The CHT guage now has graduations (tick marks) but doesn't seem to work properly when you set it to fahrenheit. There is a new Carburettor temperature guage although, as I suspected, it doesn't work with the Catalina, which presumably has its own internal model of carb temperature.
You can find the update on the RC Simulations web site (if you look hard enough) or on the SimPlugins web site. The lamentable 'technical support' has not improved.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ej-LNccWSeg
UPDATE 16-03-13
I noticed there was a 2.41 patch release that addresses some of the issues mentioned in my review, so I went ahead and installed it. The VSI now works out of the box and the MAP guage has been fixed. The CHT guage now has graduations (tick marks) but doesn't seem to work properly when you set it to fahrenheit. There is a new Carburettor temperature guage although, as I suspected, it doesn't work with the Catalina, which presumably has its own internal model of carb temperature.
You can find the update on the RC Simulations web site (if you look hard enough) or on the SimPlugins web site. The lamentable 'technical support' has not improved.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ej-LNccWSeg
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