______________ USER’S MANUAL SOLO Airliner RS______________ TABLE CONTENTS IDENTIFICATION OF ELEMENTS INSTALLATION START‐UP SELECTION OF PANEL TYPE (according to plane) ENGINE STARTING SIMULATING THE BOEING 737 RADIOSTACK PANEL MULTIPLE SOLO AIRLINER OR MULTIPLE MFS COMPUTER ON THE SAME NETWORK TROUBLESHOOTING WHAT IS NEW ON THIS VERSION REMOTE SESSION TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ...
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______________ USER’S MANUAL SOLO Airliner RS______________ IDENTIFICATION ELEMENTS Packaging contents: 1‐ SOLO Airliner (SOLO) (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‐ Memory Stick (1unit). Content: User's manual, VFConnect3.exe pluggin, FSUIPC and TeamViewer. 7‐ Quick Start Guide (1 unit). 1 ...
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______________ USER’S MANUAL SOLO Airliner RS______________ INSTALLATION The SOLO Airliner, hereinafter referred to as “SOLO”, has been technologically developed to be fully plug&Fly. It connects easily to any computer running the Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004 (9) or FSX (10) hereinafter referred to as “MFS” or Prepar3D hereinafter referred to as “P3D”. Even so, we’ll give you a series of steps to follow to install your panel. Place the panel on the table where it is to be used or on the SOLO support; in the latter case, follow its instruction manual. Connect all the socket power cables from back panel to the multiple power socket (2). Connect the multiple power socket (2) to a 115‐230 VAC outlet. ...
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______________ USER’S MANUAL SOLO Airliner RS______________ Copy the "VFConnect3.exe" file from the Memory Stick in the MFS / P3D desktop computer. If you already have the FSUIPC in computer MFS / P3D skip this step. Otherwise, you must have al least the free version installed. From the Memory Stick execute the "Install FSUIPC4.exe" for FSX / P3D or "Install FSUIPC.exe" for FS2004. During the installation will appear a registration window, you must to ignore the registration pushing "Not Now". Restart MFS / P3D after the installation. ...
______________ USER’S MANUAL SOLO Airliner RS______________ START UP The SOLO incorporates a mini‐computer at the back that is to be connected to the MFS / P3D computer using the previously mentioned LAN cable 3. It is important to note that in no case should you access or manage the SOLO mini‐computer. Activate the SOLO like is indicated in chapter 2. Startup the MFS / P3D software. To establish the connection between the MFS / P3D computer and the SOLO you must to execute the file "VFConnect3.exe" from the MFS / P3D desktop computer (see chapter 2). ...
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In this case the MFS and SOLO are connected In this case the MFS and SOLO are not connected Connected: Everything is ready, you can already begin to fly. Searching… There is a communication failure between the MFS / P3D and the SOLO, look at chapter 8 "troubleshooting". If not get the connection after review chapter 8, please contact the VirtualFly Technical support: "info@virtual‐fly.com". ...
______________ USER’S MANUAL SOLO Airliner RS______________ SELECTION PANEL TYPE ) ACCORDING TO PLANE This instrument panel is designed to operate and display instruments for both single‐engine and twin‐ engine planes, and for the three engine types: PISTON, TURBOFAN and TURBOPROP. In the next picture you can see that some aircraft already have their own custom panel as C‐172, Mooney, B‐58, etc ... but there are customizable panels called "GENERIC" for other aircraft. The planes best suited to the panel are just the planes that MFS / P3D incorporates by default. Some planes from CARENADO had been tested, and that have shown good results. ...
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______________ USER’S MANUAL SOLO Airliner RS______________ To select the panel according the plane you want to fly, you have to do two tasks: Select the indicators panel. Select the labels for the switches and rotaries of the panel. Select the indicators panel: The panel incorporates a 24” touch‐screen, so you must to manage it with your finger. Follow these steps: Press on the label that correspond to the plane you want to fly in MFS / P3D, (if there isn’t a customized label for that plane, select a GENERIC label according to the engine type of the plane ...
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______________ USER’S MANUAL SOLO Airliner RS______________ 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, turbo‐prop, or turbo‐fan. The panel incorporates some magnetic labels that you must to place in the suitable zone to change the designation of each switch and rotary. The default designation of the switches and rotaries (without magnetic labels) is for piston engines. ...
______________ USER’S MANUAL SOLO Airliner RS______________ 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. Starting piston engines 1. Pull on the PARKING BRAKE ...
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______________ USER’S MANUAL SOLO Airliner RS______________ Stop piston engines 1. Pull on the PARKING BRAKE 2. Move the MIXTURE handle to CUTOFF 3. Switch off the M. AVIONICS 4. Switch off the alternator/s ALT 5. Switch off the MAGNETO/S 6. Switch off the BAT ...
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______________ USER’S MANUAL SOLO Airliner RS______________ Start turbo‐prop engines 1. Pull on the PARKING BRAKE 2. Move the MIXTURE handle to RICH 3. Move the PROP RPM handle to HIGH 4. Move the POWER handle to DEC 5. Switch on the BAT 6.
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______________ USER’S MANUAL SOLO Airliner RS______________ Starting turbo‐fan (Boeing 737) engines In this type of engine RPM and PROP MIXTURE handles are not used, however, the MIXTURE handle must be outside the CUTOFF area. ...
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______________ USER’S MANUAL SOLO Airliner RS______________ Stop turbo‐fan engines 1. Pull on the PARKING BRAKE 2. Switch off the FUEL VALVES 3. Switch off the M. AVIONICS 4. Switch off the GEN 5. Switch off the HYD PUMP 6. Switch off the BAT ...
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______________ USER’S MANUAL SOLO Airliner RS______________ SIMULATING 737 OEING First of all, tell that to run the panel Boeing 737 you must to install the server 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: http://www.aerosoft.com.au/aerosoft_australia/video.html Even so, we are going to provide minimal information for you to generate a flight plan through the FMC‐ CDU and fly it through the autopilot. The screen showing the indicators, autopilot, EFIS selector and CDU is a touch‐screen so you can press any button or key with your finger, but all numerical values are adjusted with some real rotary handle in the panel. On the next page you will see a relationship between the rotary handle and values that fit. Also note that the most basic functions of the buttons on the autopilot can be activated from the Radiostack, ...
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______________ USER’S MANUAL SOLO Airliner RS______________ Example introducing a flight plan Here we show a simple example of how to enter a flight plan from "Los Angeles, runway 25L" to "San Francisco": Before beginning, place the plane in the 25L runway of the KLAX “Los Angeles” Airport. Press on RTE key, it appears the RTE 1/2 screen like the figure. Type KLAX and place it in ORIGIN “1L” Type 25L and place it in RUNWAY “3L” Type KSFO and place it in DEST “1R” Press the “NEXT PAGE” key, it appears the RTE 2/2 screen like the figure bellow‐right. Type MERMA and place it in TO “1R” Type SFO and place it in TO “2R” Type V25 and replace DIRECT “2L” Press ACTIVATE “6R” Press on “EXEC” key A flight plan like bellow has to appear: ...
______________ USER’S MANUAL SOLO Airliner RS______________ RADIOSTACK PANEL It is an application with general and commercial ...
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______________ USER’S MANUAL SOLO Airliner RS______________ AUDIO PANEL: 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. If you select BOTH buttons, it will transmit in the previously selected radio, but you will hear both radio frequencies. This is especially useful during an approach, since you probably do not want to stop hearing the controller to hear the ATIS (if you did so, you would lose traffic calls). The NAV1, NAV2, MRK, DME, and ADF buttons are used to listen and identify the Morse code associated with the station. AUTO‐PILOT: This autopilot does not do anything by itself; it only sends and receives orders from the simulator. MFS / ...
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______________ USER’S MANUAL SOLO Airliner RS______________ Display indications: Armed modes for roll: Can be NAV, APR, REV or GS. (Although the latter belongs to pitch). Armed mode shows a vertical ARM tag to their right. Active roll modes: Can be ROL, HDG, NAV, APR or REV: ROL: Active level wings. HDG: Active heading mode. NAV: Radial NAV1 intercepted and following it. APR: ILS localizer capture. REV: ILS localizer back course capture. Indicators: AP: The master AP switch is connected. Armed mode for pitch: Can be ALT. When the ALT mode is connected, it initially remains armed until it is reached. Active pitch modes: Can be PIT, VS, ALT or GS. PIT: Pitch is maintained (occurs when the AP is connected with no other mode active). VS: The altitude mode is armed, but is going up and down to VS selected. ...
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______________ USER’S MANUAL SOLO Airliner RS______________ COMMUNICATION NAVIGATION: Definition of buttons: Dial: Rotate to change the decimal of the frequency in increments of "0.05" or rotate keeping the dial pressed to change the integers in increments of "1.00". <> Push‐button: Use to exchange USE and STBY frequencies. ...
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______________ USER’S MANUAL SOLO Airliner RS______________ ADF, TRANSPONDER: DME: Due to MFS / P3D limitations, it always works in remote mode (RMT), which means it is always associated with NAV 1 or NAV 2; you can't select an independent frequency. If no signal is received from the DME, the display shows dashes. Definition of buttons: Move the selector 1‐2 to find out the distance (nautical miles), Speed (Knots), Time (Minutes) up to the station selected in NAV1 or NAV2. ...
______________ USER’S MANUAL SOLO Airliner RS______________ MULTIPLE SOLO AIRLINER MULTIPLE COMPUTER SAME NETWORK If you connect more than one SOLO to the same network, you should be aware that to use them simultaneously ...
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______________ USER’S MANUAL SOLO Airliner RS______________ POSSIBLE CAUSE 5: Windows firewall does not allow communication to SOLO. SOLUTION: You will have to add an exception manually to allow communication. For that, follow the steps below: 1. Press combo key Windows + R 2. Write “firewall.cpl” on the window that has appeared. 3. A Windows firewall window should appear. 4. Depending on your windows version: a. Windows XP: On the exceptions tab, there is a list where you should find VFConnect3, check the check box to allow that it connects. If VFConnect3 is not on the list, press “Add a program” button and explore to the desktop and select VFConnect3 file. b. Windows Vista: On the window that has appeared, on the left side press “Allow a program through the Windows Firewall”. Search VFConnect3 on the list and make sure that the check box on the “Public” column is checked. If VFConnect3 is not on the list, press “Add a program” button and explore to the desktop and select VFConnect3 file from the desktop. c. Windows 7/8: On the window that has appeared, on the left side press “Allow a program or a feature through the Windows Firewall”. Search VFConnect3 on the list and ...
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______________ USER’S MANUAL SOLO Airliner RS______________ POSSIBLE CAUSE 7: Network problems. SOLUTION: If you have connected your PC and SOLO directly (without router), at the beginning you will have to wait some time, even more than a minute, because Windows set IP addresses automatically. If after a few minutes’ connection is not established, try the next: Make sure that IP configuration is in DHCP, for that: 1. Press Windows + R key and on the window that will appear, write “ncpa.cpl” and press enter. 2. A window will appear with the various network connections. If you have more than one, press over which is active (icon has color), by the right button of the mouse “properties”. A window like this will appear: ...
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______________ USER’S MANUAL SOLO Airliner RS______________ 3. Search on the list “Internet protocol version 4 (TCP/IPv4)”, select it and press on “properties”. A window like this will appear. 4. Make sure that the options “Obtain an IP address automatically” and “Obtain DNS server address automatically” are chosen. 5. If still there is no connection between SOLO and your PC after the process, try rebooting SOLO and your PC. ...
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______________ USER’S MANUAL SOLO Airliner RS______________ ANOMALY: CONNECTION GOES DOWN, IS INTERMITTENT OR INDICATORS MOVES SHARPLY. POSSIBLE CAUSE 1: Connection trough Wifi. SOLUTION: If you are using a PC which is connected to your network by Wifi, even SOLO is connected by cable, it is possible that due to interference, noise or other electromagnetic signal, connection will not be constant. It is so recommendable using always a network cable to connect SOLO to the router and your PC to the router also, or alternatively a direct cable between your PC and SOLO to enjoy completely of your SOLO. POSSIBLE CAUSE 2: Your MFS / P3D PC is executing another program on the background that uses all the bandwidth of the network card. SOLUTION: To guarantee the best perform of the connection, it is recommendable during the session, to close programs which make an intensive use of the network connection or computer processor. ANOMALY: I DON’T KNOW HOW TO CONNECT THE FLIGHT DIRECTOR SOLUTION: Push on the rotary “A.I. ” located above left of the panel. PUSH F/D ...
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______________ USER’S MANUAL SOLO Airliner RS______________ REMOTE ASSISTANCE In case you need help from VirtualFly technical service, there is the possibility to make a remote connection to your SOLO. For that, you should do the next: 1. Connect an internet cable to the Mini‐computer LAN connector. LAN connector 2. Turn on your SOLO and wait until the main screen “SELECT PANEL TYPE” appears. 3. Press on the “START”, the session will get “ON” 10 – 20 seconds later. ...
______________ USER’S MANUAL SOLO Airliner RS______________ 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: FS2004, FSX or Prepar3d ...
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