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SOLO AIRLINER-RS
USER'S MANUAL
Rev. 1.1
July 2020

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  • Page 1 SOLO AIRLINER-RS USER’S MANUAL Rev. 1.1 July 2020...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS 01. IDENTIFICATION OF ELEMENTS 02. INSTALLATION 03. START-UP 04. SELECTION OF PANEL TYPE (according to plane) 05. ENGINE STARTING 5.1. STARTING & STOP PISTON ENGINES (using MFS/P3D) 5.2. START & STOP PISTON ENGINES (using X-PLANE) 5.3. STARTING & STOP TURBOPROP ENGINES (using MFS/P3D) 5.4.

  • Page 3: Identification Of Elements

    1. IDENTIFICATION OF ELEMENTS Packaging contents: 1. SOLO Airliner-RS flight panel (1 unit). 2. Multiple power socket (1 unit). 3. Network cable (1 unit). 4. 3 Magnetic labels Turboprop pack (1 unit). 5. 4 Magnetic labels Boeing 737 pack (1unit) 6.

  • Page 4: Installation

    2. INSTALLATION OPTION 1: direct The SOLO Airliner RS, hereinafter referred to as “SOLO”, has been te- chnologically developed to be fully Plug&Fly. It connects easily to any computer running FSX or hereinafter referred to as “MFS” or Prepar3D hereinafter referred to as “P3D” or X-Plane. Even so, we’ll give you a series of steps to follow to install your panel.
  • Page 5 MFS / P3D: It is very important that SOLO NOT BE DISCONNECTED, or • Copy the "VFConnect3.exe" file from the Memory Stick (6) in the "Windows" stopped while the programs are loading. Doing MFS/P3D desktop computer. so may cause problems with booting in the future. •...

  • Page 6: Start-Up

    3. START UP The SOLO incorporates a mini-computer at the back that is to be connec- ted to the MFS / P3D / X-Plane computer using the previously mentioned • At the top “This Computer” indicates if the software Flight LAN cable 3.

  • Page 7: Selection Of Panel Type (According To Plane)

    4. SELECTION OF PANEL TYPE (ACCORDING Above you can see the panel has 4 types of "GENERIC", on each of them you can choose the full scale of the speedometer "Airspeed Range" and TO PLANE) type of instrument indication of direction "Directional Indicator". To select the panel according the plane you want to fly, you have to do two tasks: This instrument panel is designed to operate and display instruments...
  • Page 8 • Push on above centered label “Start Selected Panel” now highlighted in Green. Magnetic labels pack for turbofan (Boeing-737) engines: Automatically the panel will show the gauges and indicators. Select the labels for the switches and rotaries of the panel: According the SOLO is a multifunction panel, a lot of switches change its function depending if the gauges&indicators panel selected is for piston, turboprop, or turbofan.

  • Page 9: Engine Starting

    Starting piston engines 5. ENGINE STARTING The following procedures are indicated by VirtualFly to start the plane as simply as possible, never take these procedures for training or for real aviation. 5.1. STARTING & STOP PISTON ENGINES (USING MFS / P3D) Starting piston engines (using MFS / P3D) 1.

  • Page 10: Start & Stop Piston Engines (Using X-Plane)

    5.2. START & STOP PISTON ENGINES (USING X-PLANE) Refer to the aircraft manual found in: <X-Plane Installation Folder>/ Aircraft/<The Aircraft Folder>. In the aircraft manual search for the “Checklists” section. You will find detailed instructions for starting and stopping the engines. 5.

  • Page 11: Starting & Stop Turboprop Engines (Using Mfs/P3D)

    5.3. STARTING & STOP TURBOPROP ENGINES (USING MFS / P3D) Starting turboprop engines Starting turboprop engines (using MFS / P3D) 1. Pull on the PARKING BRAKE 2. Move the MIXTURE handle to RICH 3. Move the PROP RPM handle to HIGH 4.

  • Page 12: Start & Stop Turboprop Engines (Using X-Plane)

    5.4. START & STOP TURBOPROP ENGINES (USING X-PLANE) Refer to the aircraft manual found in: <X-Plane Installation Folder>/ Aircraft/<The Aircraft Folder>. In the aircraft manual search for the “Checklists” section. The switch INVERTER cannot be found in SOLO. You will find detailed instructions for starting and stopping the engines. 5.

  • Page 13: Starting & Stop Turbofan (Boeing 737) Engines (Only Mfs/P3D)

    5.5. STARTING & STOP TURBOFAN (BOEING 737) ENGINES (ONLY Starting turbofan engines MFS/P3D) Starting turbofan (Boeing 737) engines (only MFS/P3D) In this type of engine RPM and PROP MIXTURE handles are not used, however, the MIXTURE handle must be outside the CUTOFF area. 1.

  • Page 14: Simulating The Boeing 737

    6. SIMULATING THE BOEING 737 (ONLY MFS/P3D) First of all, tell that to run the panel Boeing 737 you must to install the ser- ver B-737 "aeroServer737" in the MFS / P3D computer. To buy that server license, enter in the following link and follow the steps for the installation. http://www.aerosoft.com.au/aerosoft_australia/home.html The following link shows several tutorials where you can learn to get the most out of this software:...
  • Page 15 6. SIMULATING THE BOEING 737 (ONLY MFS /P3D) - USER’S MANUAL SOLO AIRLINER-RS...
  • Page 16 Example introducing a flight plan Here we show a simple example of how to enter a flight plan from "Los A flight plan like bellow has to appear: Angeles, runway 25L" to "San Francisco": Before beginning, place the plane in the 25L runway of the KLAX “Los Angeles”...

  • Page 17: Radiostack Panel

    7. RADIOSTACK PANEL It is an application with general and commercial aviation radio equip- ment, for learning in flight schools or for the use of simulators and which is updated with values sent by MFS / P3D / X-Plane (hereafter referred to as MFS / P3D/ X-Plane).

  • Page 18: Audio Panel

    7.1. AUDIO PANEL 7.2. AUTO-PILOT Use the COM1, COM2 or BOTH buttons on the audio panel to choose the radio frequencies you want to transmit and receive. To choose a single radio to tune, transmit and receive, just activate the COM1 or COM2 buttons.

  • Page 19: Communication And Navigation

    7.3. COMMUNICATION AND NAVIGATION The VS can be modified at any time with the UP and DN buttons. • X-Plane: Altitude Hold. If the AP is connected, the aircraft will maintain the current altitude • UP and DN: Used to change the vertical speed. Increase or decrease by 100 ft., respectively, each time they are pressed.

  • Page 20: Dme, Adf And Transponder

    7.4. DME, ADF AND TRANSPONDER TRANSPONDER XPDR Definition of buttons Select the digit to be modified: Press the dial as a push-button to chan- ge the digit you want to modify (the selected digit is displayed with a small number). Modify the value of the digits: Turn the dial, the value varies between 0 and 7.

  • Page 21: Multiple Solo Airliner Or Multiple Mfs

    8. MULTIPLE SOLO AIRLINER OR MULTIPLE MFS / P3D/ X-PLANE COMPUTER IN THE SAME NETWORK If you connect more than one SOLO to the same network, you should be aware that to use them simultaneously you should have more than one computers using MFS / P3D / X-Plane connected to the same network and indicate the right MFS / P3D / X-Plane computer to each SOLO, as detailed below.

  • Page 22: Troubleshooting

    9. TROUBLESHOOTING 1. Press combo key Windows + R. 2. Write “firewall.cpl” on the window that has appeared. ANOMALY: THE INDICATOR PANEL DISPLAYS “FS Status: Searching…”. POSSIBLE CAUSE 1: Network cable nº 3 is not connected. SOLUTION: Check connection of network cable nº 3 between SOLO and MFS / P3D / X-Plane computer.
  • Page 23 POSSIBLE CAUSE 7: PC has more than one network card. SOLUTION: If you are using a PC which has more than one network card, try one of these options: 1. If you are trying to use one network card to connect to your router and another one to connect directly to SOLO and it does not work, try con- necting SOLO directly to your router instead of connect to the pc.
  • Page 24 4. Make sure that the options “Obtain an IP address automatically” and ANOMALY: CONNECTION GOES DOWN, IS INTERMITTENT OR “Obtain DNS server address automatically” are chosen. INDICATORS MOVES SHARPLY 5. If still there is no connection between SOLO and your PC after the pro- cess, try rebooting SOLO and your PC.

  • Page 25: What Is New On This Version

    10. WHAT IS NEW ON THIS VERSION • Added X-Plane support. • Updated remote support section. • Updated troubleshooting. 10. WHAT IS NEW ON THIS VERSION - USER’S MANUAL SOLO AIRLINER-RS...

  • Page 26: Remote Session

    11. REMOTE ASSISTANCE In case you need help from VirtualFly technical service, there is the pos- o Take note of the ID code that appear on the screen, as the next sibility to make a remote connection to your SOLO. For that, you should example: do the next: 1.

  • Page 27: Technical Specifications

    12. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Power Supply: 110-220 VAC, mono, 50-60 Hz Nominal intensity: 0,75 A Weight: 20 kg Height: 46,5 cm Depth: 25 cm Width: 77,5 cm Compatibility: FSX, Prepar3d or X-Plane 12. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS - USER’S MANUAL SOLO AIRLINER-RS...
  • Page 28 VIRTUAL FLY HEADQUARTERS c. Morales, 39 bajos 08029 Barcelona (Spain) R & D CENTER - SHOWROOM c. Maria Aurèlia Capmany, 29 P. I. La Fàbrica 08297 Castellgalí (Spain) T. (+34) 938 333 301 info@virtual-fly.com www.virtual-fly.com...

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