?? Incrase size of Tom's LANDING GAUGE

[dirtydog1006]

As a beginner I really appreciate Tom G's lamnding gauge. I put it in Rick Piper's Chippy, and my landings are much improved. But I would like to make it display larger, as I do not always have my binocculars with me. I've tried what little I know: Size Ratio, and just size of the window, but no good.

Is there some way I can make it larger?

Thanks

[Tom Goodrick]

I have not had this problem and I have used it with several panels. Its size depends on the window size defined for the panel. It may be scalable or you might be able to make it scalable with an extra command line.

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I just checked. Scaling works fine.
Just grab it and stretch it as you wish.
You can also move it as you wish.
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Both the gauge and the scaling functions you mention are for use with 2-D panels. I don't know how it would work on a virtual panel. But I have placed on non-panele windows such as an external view during an instant Replay. It worked OK. Before getting fancy, just try to grab it with the mouse and stretch it in both the horizontl and vertical direction.

Another way of handling this porblem is that, since you only need to read the data after landing and rolling out, you could pause the program, switch to an external view and display the gauge in that view. It should be easily read in that view.

[Tom Goodrick]

Since you are a beginner at Flight Simming, you might want to download and work with my text "FLYING THE USA IN THE FLIGHT SIMULATOR" from my web site. It will show you (somewhat) realistic operations with each of the default aircraft from the glider to the Boeing 747. You start at 14,000 ft in a glider with Mt San Jacinto between you and the palm Springs airport and end landing a 747 at Boston as the sun goes down. The intent is to develop a feeling for the use of flight controls and power to get the job done. The first flight shows you don't need power to fly within certain limits.