## RKG FuelStat Instructions

    RKG_fuelstat.gau
    Feb 24,2005   version 2.1.1
    by Robert K. Guy

    This gauge is available at FlightSim.com. The filename
    is rg_fstt3.zip and is OK for any FS2002/FS2004 aircraft.

    The information below was excerpted from the original Readme.txt
    file, with a few words added to apply to the Radio Range DC-3.
    Thank you Bob Guy for a great gauge.

    What's New
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    The gauge (V2.1,V2.1.1) now supports FS2002/FS2004 and Win98/ME/2000/XP
    and does NOT use FSUIPC.

    The Gauge
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    This is a fuel status gauge for FS2002/04 and Win98/ME/2000/XP. The option
    installed on the Radio Range DC-3 is the square fuel status gauge.

    OPERATION OF THE GAUGE
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    AIRSPEED/GROUNDSPEED
    The airspeed gauge will change its units of display when left-clicked.
    The display is initially Knots and changes to MPH then KPH then back
    to Knots on each click.  This applies to the stand-alone gauge and the
    airspeed gauge that appears in some of the fuel status gauges.
    The airspeed value is TAS or IAS and dependent on the realism settings.
    The groundspeed value is true groundspeed in the forward direction.
    The groundspeed value is not reliable while on the ground.

    FUELSTATUS
    The gauge has on the left top a low-fuel indicator that indicates the
    Microsoft FS2000 low-fuel status.  It flashes red then turns solid red
    driven by the built-in FS2000 code.  I haven't been able to confirm
    what MSFS thinks is a low-fuel condition.  It seems to be arbitrary but
    is most useful for large jet aircraft - disregard this indicator when
    the gauge is used in any small aircraft.

    On the top left is a units indicator light.  You can left click it to
    change the units used in the display.  When green it uses US/English
    units and when yellow it uses Metric units.

    On the bottom of the gauge are the following indicators/buttons:
    FLOW  : fuelflow
    REM   : remaining fuel
    USED  : fuel used so far
    TtoE  : time to empty in hours:mins
    RNG   : range (until empty)

    Units used:
    GPH - gallons per hour
    PPH - pounds per hour
    LPH - liters per hour
    KgH - kilograms per hour
    GAL - gallons
    LBS - pounds
    L   - liters
    Kg  - kilograms
    NM  - nautical miles
    MI  - US miles
    Knt - Knots
    MPH - miles per hour
    KM  - kilometers
    KPH - kilometers per hour

    Left clicking a button lights it up and indicates what is being
    displayed on the gauge.  Some of the buttons can be clicked again to
    change what is being displayed.  Click again to change the color of
    the indicator and the display changes as follows:

               units=green (US)             units=yellow (METRIC)
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    button   green        yellow            green         yellow
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    FLOW      GPH          PPH               LPH           KgPH

    REM       GAL          LBS                L             Kg

    USED      GAL          LBS                L             Kg

    NOTE: You can right click the USED button to reset used fuel to 0.
          You could use this feature to measure fuel use over a flight
          segment.  The fuel used calculation takes into account the
          addition of fuel.  If you use the Aircraft|Fuel menu to add fuel
          (or any other method) the gauge will continue to add to
          fuel used.  If you land and refuel, for example, the fuel used
          quantity will not be reset - it will continue to add up resulting
          in a fuel used value greater than the total fuel capacity of the
          aircraft.  If you change aircraft inside the simulation to an
          aircraft containing this gauge in a panel, the gauge is freshly
          installed and the fuel used is set to 0.

    TtoE   Time to empty does not change when clicked.

    RANGE: The distance displayed is range until empty based on current
           speed and fuel consumption.  No assumption is made in
           consideration of lower fuel use during descent, approach and
           landing.  The groundspeed values are true groundspeed in the
           forward direction.  The groundspeed values are not reliable
           while on the ground.

          units=green (US)
          green        yellow       blue                  red
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    RNG    NM            MI         Knt (groundspeed)     MPH (groundspeed)

          units=yellow (METRIC)
          green        yellow       blue                  red
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    RNG    NM            KM         Knt (groundspeed)     KPH (groundspeed)

    NOTE: When the low-fuel light is red, when FS2002/04 signals a low-fuel
          state, the color of the display will change to orange.
          REM (remaining fuel), TtoE (time to empty) and RNG (range) will
          change color.

    A NOTE
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    This gauge will run with WinXP-SP1 and WinXP-SP2.
    This gauge was tested with NVidia geForce2 and geForce4 video cards.

    Copyright 2002,2005 Robert K. Guy.
    You may not make money with this gauge in any way whatsoever but you
    may freely distribute this gauge with any panel you design that is
    exclusively freeware.  You are also free to upload this gauge to any
    other FS site that does not charge a fee for access or for downloads.

    This is Freeware.

    Bob Guy
    zbobg@juno.com