User Manual

Eachpanelconsistsofthefollowingsettings:
Buddyavatar
Atthetop ofthepanel isalarge buttondisplayingthebuddy’savataricon. Thisis usedtorecognise the buddyon
thefieldwhentherearemultiplepilotspresent.ClicktheavatariconbuttontoopentheSelectAvatarmenu,where
you can choose an alternative avatar for the buddy. See the System > Program Setup > General menu for more
informationonchoosinganavatar.
Buddyname
Below the avatar icon is an edit‐box which lets you choose a name for the buddy. A name is randomly chosenfor
eachbuddythefirsttimeyoustartPhoenix,butyoucantypeyourownnameinhereinsteadif youwish.
Buddyskill
Thisdrop‐downboxletsyouchoosetheskilllevelofthisbuddy.Theoptionsareasfollows:
• Random–Randomlysele cts askilllevelfromtheotheroptionsbelow
• Beginner–Thebuddywillonlyperformverybasicmanoeuvressuchashoveringandsimpleflying.
• Intermediate–Thebuddywillperformmorecomplexmanoeuvressuchasstallturnsandcircuits.
• Expert–Thebuddywillperformcomplicatedmanoe uvres suchastick‐tocksandprop‐hanging.
Buddymodel
Selectthemodelyouwishthisbuddytoflyusingthisdrop‐downbox.ChoosingRandomwillselectarandommodel
every time the buddy resets their model. Choosing Helicopter will cause the buddy to selecta random helicopter
fromtheavailablemodels.ChoosingFixed‐wingwillcausethebuddytoselectarandomfixed‐wingmodelfromthe
available model list. Below these options are the available models that can be selected for the skill level chosen
above.
Random
Pressthisbuttontorandomlycycletheabovesettings.
Disable
Pressthisbuttontodisablethebuddy.Thesettingswillbestored,butthebuddywillnotappearonthefield.
Enable
Whenthebuddyisdisabled,thisbuttonwillappear.Pressingthisbuttonwillenablethebuddyanditwillappearon
thefield.
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Clearallbuddies
Clickthismenuitemtoquicklydisableallactivebuddies,removingthemfromthefield.
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Buddytoolbar
The Buddies toolbar contains settings and options for controlling buddies. When visible, each enabled buddy is
displayedwiththeiravatar icon, name and model selection.Tothetop‐leftof  each buddy in the toolbar is asmall
“X”button.ClickingthiswilldisablethebuddywithoutneedingtoaccesstheConfigureBuddiesmenu.