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DodoSim 206 FSX User Manual

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3.4.2 Persistent Data

The DodoSim 206 FSX introduces a revolutionary feature to Microsoft Flight Simulator helicopters;

Persistent Data. As you operate and fly the helicopter, the software stores detailed information about

the aircraft in a data file. This file records information such as the number of engine starts, hours flown,

fuel added, wear and damage accrued, etc.

The data file is specific to the aircraft’s registration number, (also commonly called “N number” in the

USA, or “tail number”), which can be changed either by the loading of different DodoSim 206 FSX

aircraft variants, or by manually changing the tail number in the Select Aircraft dialog’s “Details” section:

The files are saved in the “My Documents\Flight Simulator X Files” directory, and are labelled according

to the aircraft name “Dodosim 206 FSX” and the registration number, i.e. G-DODO, for example:

“Dodosim 206 FSX_G-DODO.dat”. Deleting the file will result in the persistent data for the relevant

registration number being reset.

Important note: If you delete the file whilst FSX is running the DodoSim 206 FSX helicopter, then the

software will create a new file and save the current data. To reset persistent data in this way, the

DodoSim 206 FSX must not be loaded in FSX at the time.

The persistent data for the currently loaded helicopter’s registration number can more easily be reset

using the relevant button in the DodoSim 206 FSX Settings dialog window, called up from the Add-ons

menu. (See section 3.5 “

Reg. number