cockpit issues in the 707

[goldenage007]

hey together,

downloaded yesterday the 707-420 and the 727-100 early and just wanted to ask if theres some issues with the cockpit, or better saiud, is the cockpit compatible with FSx cause

half of my cockpit wont work and is not pressable, i hope this is fixable

Best Regards
Noah

[Nathan Ford - HJG]

Hi Noah and welcome to another fabulous aircraft. The good news is the 707 is portable to FSX/FSX-SE. 😊

Mark has put together a fantastic thread on how to fly the 707’s and how their panels are operated.

Have a read through, it helps to explain everything that is modelled in the panel and if you have any questions, or aren’t sure about something, we are here to help.

link_marks_thread

Cheers,
Nathan

[aerofoto - HJG Admin]

All HJG B707 PANELS are both FS2004 and FSX compatible.

There's no known restrictions (or problems) associated with either.

just wanted to ask if theres some issues with the cockpit, or better saiud, is the cockpit compatible with FSx cause

half of my cockpit wont work and is not pressable, i hope this is fixable

You say you downloaded the PANEL .... but .... did you also download and install the supporting PANELS GAUGES & CORE FILES

From what you describe it seems, to me, you've installed the panel and it's displaying, but, you haven't downloaded and installed the separate PANEL GAUGES/CORE FILES elements .... and which is why nothing's working in your panel.

Download and install the B707 PANELS GAUGES/CORE FILES. Ensure all elements are installed inside their respective/correct/intended destination folders and that should/will solve your problem.

I also strongly recommend you review our forum located B707 MANUAL too .... linked-below ....

tonymadgehjg.proboards.com/thread/9861/b707-installation-handling-notes

You'll find similar manuals for each of our simulations (including the DC-9's too) located on their respective aircraft type support forum pages.

Kindly review this data .... "THOROUGHLY"

Mark C
AKL/NZ

[goldenage007]

hmm, weird, canz´t download the corefiles, i press download but it wont start the download

[goldenage007]

on the 727 the same thing

[goldenage007]

nevermind, it downloaded really slow

[goldenage007]

Does the 707 feature a flight engineer panel?

[aerofoto - HJG Admin]

canz´t download the corefiles, i press download but it wont start the download ....

.... on the 727 the same thing ....

.... it downloaded really slow

That's likely a IT problem at your end. We have no control over and can't assist with that. I've checked the file/s (both of them) and each downloads perfectly fine and extremely rapidly.

Does the 707 feature a flight engineer panel?

Short answer: "YES" .... but not all of our panels do.

Long and detailed answer: P-L-E-A-S-E .... review the files you've downloaded .... AND ALSO .... review the B707 manual I (we've both) referred/linked you to and "prior to seeking assistance". Everything that's "essential" and needs to be understood, and practiced, in order to get the very best performance and enjoyment using our B707 simulations is "very clearly" covered within this manual. Same also applies in respect of the manuals for each of our other simulations too

ALSO .... I "strongly recommend" you try'n gain familiarity with "one simulation at a time and not everything all at once". HJG produce "fairly complex" simulations. Each are "different" (very different in many respects) and there's a necessary learning curve associated with each one and which takes time and patience to master/adapt to

MRC

[goldenage007]

next issues, i miss some panels on my 707-320 and the -420, when i click on the flight engineer panel i only get a view outside the aircraft with no panel, i only got captain, copilot and takeoff config view, no other views, i already took a look on the manual but cant find how to get this views

[aerofoto - HJG Admin]

i miss some panels on my 707-320 and the -420, when i click on the flight engineer panel i only get a view outside the aircraft with no panel

When you installed the B707-320 and B707-420 panels .... Did you activate the FSX specific PANEL.CFG file ?

2X PANEL.CFG files are included within each HJG supplied B707 panel.

The Panel CFG file named "PANEL" (or "PANEL.CFG") is active by default but is the FS2004 only Panel CFG file version.

The 2nd Panel CFG file named "PANEL FSX" (or "PANEL FSX.CFG) is the FSX specific/only Panel CFG file version .... this Panel CFG version must be "manually activated" for FSX use.

FSX users should delete the Panel CFG file named "PANEL" (or "PANEL.CFG") .... then .... rename the remaining Panel CFG file named "PANEL FSX" (or "PANEL FSX.CFG) to read PANEL or PANEL.CFG in accordance with file naming conventions relevant to one's PC.

Failure to do this "may" result in panel view related problems.

This may "possibly" be the cause of your particular difficulty.

PLEASE NOTE ALSO: The following is an "FSX" tutorial video for ou B707 panels ....

www.youtube.com/watch?v=062yK9nppZA

As can be seen within the above-linked FSX video the FE sub panel is accessible in all HJG supplied B707 panel versions .... provided these files are correctly installed.

i only got captain, copilot and takeoff config view, no other views

Side FD views are included with all of our B707 panels, but, these only function within "FS2004".

These same side FD interior panel views "ARE NOT" functional in FSX.

This is perfectly normal .... and true of our other panels as well.

For this reason the CAPT MAIN PANEL, FO MAIN PANEL, FE PANEL, CENTER PEDESTALL with WX RADAR and RADIO STACK (some B707 aircraft type CP Panels also feature INS NAV), OVERHEAD PANEL, and AP PANEL are the only "active/selectable" panel views "IN FSX"

Mark C
AKL/NZ

[goldenage007]

i feel so dump right now, i checked the panel.cfg in the plane folder but not in the fsfsconv folder, thanks for your help, now it works perfectly

[aerofoto - HJG Admin]

now it works perfectly

That's what we want to read

"ALWAYS" .... read the installation instruction accompanying each files

A number of our simulations (not all of them though .... because in some cases this's not necessary) feature both FSX specific AIRCRAFT.CFG and PANEL.CFG files. It's essential to review the contents of all files .... identify these FSX specific CFG files in order to manually activate them. Failure to do this (in cases where FSX specific files are required) "WILL" result in problems/difficulties.

Might be a good idea for you to review our following posting to which states precisely which of our simulations are, and are not, FSX portable ....

WHAT IS, AND IS NOT, FSX COMPATIBLE/PORTABLE
tonymadgehjg.proboards.com/thread/8910/fsx-compatible-portable

Mark C
AKL/NZ