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   Here's the latest version of my mouse-programable GPS gauge.  This is the
first one that works in CFS.  It is compact in size and will track to any
destination you enter.  Included is a P-51D panel that showcases the gauge.
To install, place the enclosed GAU file in the \GAUGES subfolder of CFS.
Then place the PANEL.CFG file in the P51D\PANEL subfolder of CFS.  You may
wish to save the original PANEL.CFG file for returning to the original panel.
The gauge appears on a separate, movable and sizable panel at the center of
the screen.  It can be toggled off and on with SHIFT-3.  Those who have an
understanding of CFS panel structure may, of course, use the gauge with other
aircraft.

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USING CFSGPS:

   The programable GPS gauge is meant to be pretty self-explanatory.  The PWR
switch turns it on and off.  The gauge has no long-term memory, so when you
start it up, it reads zero degrees for both longitude and latitude.  As a
result, it will be pointing to a spot in the ocean off West Africa.  To enter
a destination, simply click the numbers until they display its coordinates.
Be sure to also click the N if you wish to change to S, and/or click W to
change to E.  When the correct coordinates are entered, the pointer at the
upper left of the gauge will be centered when you are heading toward your
destination.  The number at the upper right is the distance in nautical miles.

NOTE:  If the pointer occasionally makes a small "jump," as you get nearer to
your destination, it usually means the gauge has recalculated the heading
with a more precise range parameter.

   Coordinates may be obtained from maps or by running CFS, entering SLEW
mode and reading coordinates in red letters from the screen.  Selected
coordinates can also be found in the CFS Airfield directory.  To save time
and space, coordinates are limited to tenths of a minute.  A tenth of a
minute is 608 feet of latitude.  It is 608 feet of longitude at the equator
and decreases (longitudinally) toward the poles.  This limitation should
still get you very close to your destination.

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   I hereby declare this panel and gauge to be in the Public Domain.  Anyone
may use them for any purpose without asking my permission.  You do not have
to acknowledge me as the original designer, but it would be nice.  The panel
and gauge should not harm your computer but, if you imagine they have, I
accept no liability.

Chuck Dome
chdome@worldnet.att.net
Visit my home page at http://home.att.net/~chdome
