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DodoSim 206 FSX User Manual

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You have likely damaged either the engine, main or tail transmissions. If you are in “Cumulative Wear”

mode then you need to access the “Service helicopter” menu dialog to remedy the problem, or if you are

in “Timers” mode then you need to reset the failed component using the DodoSim Failures menu dialog.

“When I change from a lower Difficulty Level to a higher one, my engine/transmission fails.

Why?”

Lower difficulty levels do not allow mechanical failures. However, you must have caused a failure

previously when using a higher difficulty level. When the level is returned to a setting that supports

these failures, it will be actioned. You need to seek the servicing menu dialog to remedy the damage.

5.5 EMERGENCIES

“When I try and do an auto-rotation I suddenly drop from the sky as my airspeed approaches

zero. Why?”

This is an unfortunate side-effect of a problem within the core FSX product that is insurmountable at this

point in time. Try and keep a little airspeed up until you are very close to the ground and lower the

collective as your airspeed diminishes to prevent excess drag on the rotor blades.

5.6 PROBLEMS CAUSED AFTER MODIFICATION

“I’ve edited the panels with ‘Flight Simulator Panel Studio’ and now it doesn’t work. What

happened?”

Flight Simulator Panel Studio does not recognise panels and gauges that contain no artwork. The

DodoSim 206 FSX includes a panel called DodosimService, configured as Window08 in the panel.cfg

file that services the software functionality. FSPS will not write out the information for this panel into the

modified panel.cfg file. Without it, the helicopter will not function. If you use FSPS to rearrange your

panels, you should verify against a copy of the original panel file that all of the panels and gauges have

been included.

“I’ve tried editing the sounds with ‘Flight Simulator Sound Studio’ and now it doesn’t work. What

happened?”

Though it appears to resemble the default sound.cfg file, dodosound.cfg file is not read and understood

by the FSX core program, but by custom programming written by DodoSim. Therefore, software written

to edit standard sound.cfg files will not be able to edit the dodosound.cfg file successfully.

5.7 SOUND

“Sometimes sounds don’t seem to play when I expect them. What’s happening?”

It has been observed that DirectX sometimes seems to get out of step with the individual volume

settings in the aircraft, even with the default aircraft and their sounds. Pressing the toggle sound

(default Q) button twice to switch FSX’s sounds off and on again solves the problem.

“I hear lots of crackling sounds when the engine is running or I am flying. What’s wrong?”

Crackling sounds can occur when your system is struggling to run the program at a sufficient rate and

may be more likely occur if your frame rate drops very low. Run DXDiag from the “Start->Run” taskbar

option and decrease the level of DirectSound hardware acceleration. If that fails to cure the problem,

you may have to consider reducing the workload your PC is doing by closing non-essential programs or

scaling back the graphics settings in FSX or reducing the screen resolution.

“I’m flying with multiple FSX windows open and when I select the cockpit window all my sounds

stop. Why?”