SSW F-104G Canopy Scratches

[Paul K]

If it's a modular aircraft then you can modify the fm.cfg file by just adding the new lines into a new variant...

Thanks Keith, that's more info, and another route to explore.

Thanks again, @lagaffe , for your suggestion. I think that's going to come in very useful, if not for the F-111 .

Thanks also @Hollister56 , my behind-the-scenes mentor!

 

[Hollister56]

Here is my new HSI and Moving Map display for the F-104G. The moving map is from the PMS50/GTN50 and is just a repeater of the moving map from the GTN50. It doesn't have any active clickspots, but it is a nice replacement from the unused radar screen that was there before. It does have lighting control as does the HSI. This is about as modern as I can get without building a completely new panel, which isn't an option. Both of these additions integrate well with the autopilot system which is perfect for long cross-country flights. Believe it or not this is close to at least 12 hours of trial and error over the span of 2 days using AI with at least 50 restarts to check results.

 

[Hollister56]

Here is an updated modification to the F-104G that integrates the PMS50/GTN750 into the panel and an updated HSI that now has TACAN support and a Distance To Go, DTG, readout that gives you updated distance to your destination in your flight plan. The autopilot and radios are controlled via Logitech external controllers, which themselves are programmed via Spad.Next. These mods have given this jet a sophisticated autopilot/flight director/navigation system which includes full ILS capability, making this a fast, all weather capable cross-country jet.

 

[Hollister56]

Here is a video demonstrating the F-104 with the upgraded avionics package performing a Cat2 ILS Approach to KSEA 34C. Reported weather was 1/4 FG 100 OVC.

 

[Hollister56]

Here is my new modern panel for the F-104G that is similar to the currently flying Starfighter's F-104. This is still WIP.

 

[cortomalteseit]

That's a completely different aircraft! I greatly admire your skills, but I hope you won't modify the good old black smoke and the legendary howl of the J79.

 

[Hollister56]

Here is a mod so you can change from the single cue to a dual cue by just clicking the mouse in the center of the instrument in the F-104.

 

[Hollister56]

Here is a night ops mod that added a light to the top of the GPU. Now when you spawn at night you have the ramp and jet illuminated!

 

[Hollister56]

That's a completely different aircraft! I greatly admire your skills, but I hope you won't modify the good old black smoke and the legendary howl of the J79.

The sounds are very good, but that being said, after a couple of minutes it can be too much noise. The fix is to have the sound muted, not completely, but a major reduction, lets say a helmet mode, so now it is just a nice hum in your ears! The smoke is cool and it is very easy to make a toggle option to turn it on and off and you can toggle the helmet affect too. Great future mods!

Thank you for the compliment, but my skills are very limited, and this is all the work of AI. I tell it what I am trying to accomplish and then do all the testing in the sim, making changes when necessary, until I like the final result.