User manual

DodoSim 206 FSX User Manual

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6 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

“Where can I get on-line support for this?”

Please visit www.dodosim.com and follow the relevant link to the DodoSim support forum. We aim to

reply to all support requests as soon as possible, but occasionally there can be a delay. In many cases

our dedicated testers and customers are able to answer questions quicker than we can!

“Is this the same as DodoSim Advanced 206 for Flight Simulator 2004?”

No. The DodoSim 206 FSX is a completely new development, utilising many of the new facilities that

FSX offers above those present in previous versions and offers far more features for the simulator

helicopter pilot. Only the 2D gauge graphics are common between the DodoSim 206 FSx and Advanced

206. All systems and dynamics programming is entirely new, developed from scratch over the course of

more than a year.

“Is the DodoSim 206 FSX compatible with Microsoft ESP?”

No. For an ESP compatible version, please contact DodoSim and enquire about licensing costs for

commercial applications.

“Can we use this at our flying school?”

You are welcome to use the DodoSim 206 FSX at your flying school or club house so long as access to

it is not charged in any way, i.e. Neither on an ad-hoc basis, nor amalgamated into flight training course

costs. Otherwise, please contact DodoSim and enquire about licensing costs for commercial use. Note

that DodoSim can offer licenses solely for commercial use of our DodoSim 206 FSX software, not for

use of the required Microsoft Flight Simulator platform software.

“If I save a flight in the air, next time I load it the aircraft is shut down and it falls to the ground.

Why?”

FSX’s saved flights only save variables native to the FSX core programming. Since the DodoSim 206

FSX includes lots of custom behaviour and variables, these are not saved. Therefore you should

always save a flight on the ground if you intend to continue your journey.

“When I load the helicopter, it often seems to run for a few seconds, annunciators are lit, and

then it resets. What is happening?”

FSX loads helicopters with the engine running. The first thing the DodoSim 206 FSX does when it loads

is to shut everything down so it can start “cold and dark”. You can avoid this by loading a flight that you

previously saved when everything is shut down, or reload the aircraft using the menu option, under the

Add-ons menu.

“Can I use parts of the DodoSim 206 FSX in my own helicopters?”

The DodoSim 206 FSX is designed and implemented as an integrated, self-contained unit. Gauges, 3D

model and programming will not work if moved to other aircraft.

“Can I distribute parts of the DodoSim 206 FSX like sounds, panels, gauges, etc. in my own

aircraft?”

No. No part of the DodoSim 206 FSX is freeware. Distribution of the software, in part or in full including

all graphics, sounds and gauge files constitutes a violation of the terms and conditions of use and could

leave you, and any hosting service you upload it to, liable to prosecution.

“Can I add my own gauges to the DodoSim 206 FSX?”