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You can create a new performance file from scratch, or you can base
your work on one of the existing templates. You can edit your files
later, allowing you to tweak the files to their optimal performance.
Once you have successfully created a performance file, you can select
the aircraft on the Select Aircraft panel. Your own aircraft will appear
at the bottom of the list, with the prefix User:.
Note! If you have created checklists to be used with your aircraft,
make sure you select them under Checklists on the Select Aircraft
panel before connecting to Flight Simulator, as the checklists will not
be selected automatically.
In the four topics discussing the Performance Editor below, we will
also show you how to create a performance file for the default
Boeing 737-400 in Flight Simulator. Although the 737-400 is already
supported by FDC Live Cockpit! 2011, this should give you a feeling
of the steps required to define performance data for your favourite
aircraft.
Creating a new checklist
Building checklists in FDC Live Cockpit! 2011 requires four steps:
•Selectthecheckliststodene,andselectthecallstobeused
for each checklist.
•Sorttheorderofthechecklistcalls.
•Selectthecrewmemberreadingthechecklistandreplyingto
the checklist call. You are also allowed to alter the reply that is
made.
•Savethenewchecklists.
Each step is performed in its own page in the Checklist Editor panel
of FDC Live Cockpit! 2011, except for the final step, which is done
automatically when you’ve finished the three first steps.. Each step is
described below.