Chesley HANN B717-200 Panel & HJG

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Chesley HANN has produced the following "new" B717-200 panel .... which HJG is pleased to have been able to co-operate with and endorse accordingly









This "new" panel is "FS2004 COMPATIBLE ONLY" and composed of each of the following features ....


- Interior FD views
- Rudimentary FMC
- GNS530 GPS
- AI Radar
- Flight Info Display (fuel management)
- cockpit Commander
- HUD
- Pushback/Taxi gauge
- Panel Audio
- Sound Pack
- Effects


Be advised HJG has authorized Chesley HANN to link his FACE BOOK GROUP members to this website in order to access our B717-200 V1.13 aircraft base pack. PLEASE NOTE: Our B717-200 aircraft base pack (and its contents) "are not" included within his panel package.

Users of this package must download the HJG supplied B717-200 V1.13 aircraft base pack (in order to access our B717-200 3D models) and textures (customized for these same models) from this website .... and to which Chesley HANN's panel must then be added.

HJG has also authorized Chesley to modify our B717-200 FDE (both CFG and AIR data) .... the edited version of which "is" included within his panel package and must replace that contained within the HJG B717-200 V1.13 aircraft base pack. PLEASE NOTE: This step is "absolutely essential" in order to ensure compatibility of his panel with our B717-200 simulation since this particular panel "cannot" function properly unless his edited version of the HJG FDE is employed.

All technical support for Chesley HANN's B717-200 package is provided by his own FACE BOOK GROUP .... HJG "cannot" provide technical support for this particular package.

HJG can only support unedited files obtained from this/our own website.

Chesley HANN's B717-200 panel is currently available for download but only accessible to registered members on his following-linked FACE BOOK GROUP ....

www.facebook.com/groups/379676075857616

PLEASE NOTE: This is a "private" FB group and project. The proprietor of this group, and project, is a retired aviation professional. Upon applying for membership of this group, and access to this particular project, one must demonstrate one's association with aviation or related groups (real or virtual world) per one's FB profile "prior to" being accepted. Applications submitted with blank profiles "will be" rejected.

Under no circumstances may any of HJG's or Chesley HANN's components "included within/or used by" this particular project be edited and/or uploaded elsewhere without prior written consent by either party.

HJG thanks Chesley HANN for his kind co-operation with us

Mark C
AKL/NZ

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Now that I've flown it a few times .... I'm going to add "a little" personal perspective in regard to Chesley's HANN's new B717-200 panel.

As stated within the above announcement .... this panel/package is marketed as being "FS2004 ONLY".

Installation of this panel (and all of its associated components) is very straight-forward in accordance with Chesley's instructions .... with the content of his Gauges container being installed inside the FS9 GAUGES FOLDER; the content of his Sounds container being installed inside the FS9 SOUNDS folder; and the content of his Modules container being installed inside the FS9 MODULES FOLDER.

As also mentioned within the above announcement above .... it's essential to use the B717-200 aircraft base pack and FDE files (both CFG and AIR data) included within Chesley's package .... "NOT THE BASE PACK AND FDE FILES SUPPLIED BY HJG" (Chesley HANN's panel cannot work using our FDE) .... however .... users of this package "DO" still need to download the current HJG supplied B717-200 V1.13 aircraft base pack anyway "in order to access our 3D models" and transfer each of these (only) to Chesley's version of our own base pack.

Chesley's Panel and Sound Pack are already installed inside his B717-200 aircraft base pack .... along with his version of our FDE too and which has been edited in order "ensure" compatibility with his Panel.

Any of the HJG supplied B717-200 Textures can then be added to Chesley's aircraft base pack in order to complete his package.

All very easy and by no means Rocket Science

Apart from adding the THE FLTSIM.XX data for HJG's B717-200 textures to Chesley's CFG file .... "NO EDITING OF ANYTHING ELSE IS REQUIRED".

Be reminded that HJG "DO NOT" provide technical support for Chesley's package .... this is undertaken by him "on his own Face Book page" and from where his B717-200 package is also exclusively available.

This panel contains a number of features not represented within the B717-200/MD-80/90 EFIS panel currently offered by HJG. For this reason some things function differently, but, Chesley's panel is well thought out and very user friendly .... once one adjusts to all of it features. It's taken me "only 2 flights" in order to become reasonably well acquainted/competent in regard to how it all works .... and everything provided "DOES" work well.

Chesleys edited version of the our FDE "DOES" result in some minor performance differences from that of the HJG supplied B717-200 data, but for the most part, this simulation can be flown "almost totally" in accordance with our own Basic Flying Guide recommendations .... although he "does" include his own flying guide as well as engine startup and panel configuration tutorials which need to be followed precisely.

This "IS" a nicely featured panel .... and which, on the basis of my now having flown it, I'm even more content to endorse.

It's got plenty to be enjoyed and nothing to be disappointed with or even dubious about.

And all animations associated with each of the our 3D B717-200 models applied to this package function perfectly as advised by HJG.

Here's a few images taken during my recent evaluation of this new B717-200 package/panel by Chesley HANN .... in collaboration with HJG.

PLEASE NOTE: This panel is designed for WS monitor use, however, my following imagery present it on a standaed 16" screen.

































Mark C
AKL/NZ