GAUGE: Jet Turn Indicator
Gauge v1.4.000 - Current Version 18th Feb 2024

Features:
1) Turn indicator
2) Turn speed ball
3) Compass
4) Heading bug set on fight dial
5) Digital actual and autopilot headings
6) Mini Menu
7) Built in Side Buttons
8) Change of 6 Aircraft Graphic Styles!
9) Optional glass reflections
10) Flaps indicator and left dial control

Aircraft Compatibility:
Simulator: Fully Compatible
3rd Party: Mostly Compatible*
*Please report any 3rd Party incompatibility via our discord channel

Buttons & Dials Summary:
[S1] Toggle Menu:
[S6] Toggle Aircraft Graphics Style:
[L Dial] Flaps up/down one indent:
[R Dial] HDG Bug Decrease/Increase:

About Jet Turn Indicator:
This gauge will switch off automatically when the aircraft bus voltage drops to zero or if the aircraft bus voltage drops below FG_GLOBAL_MIN_VOLTAGE value if set.

Variables:
FG_JETTURN_BUTTONS (Profile)
     Side Buttons (Off = 0, On = 1)
 
FG_JETTURN_INSTRUCTIONS (Session)
     Instructions Page (Off = 0, On = 1)
 
FG_JETTURN_LABELS (Profile)
     Side Button Labels (Off = 0, On = 1)
 
FG_JETTURN_MENU (Session)
     Menu Item Index (0 to 5)
     0 = Menu Closed
     1 = Version & Info
     2 = Side Buttons
     3 = Aircraft Compatibility Mode
     4 = Glass Reflections
     5 = Brightness Control
 
FG_JETTURN_STYLE (Profile)
     Toggle Aircraft Graphic Display (0 to 6)
     0 = Default Turn Aircraft
     1 = High Wing Aircraft
     2 =Twin Prop Aircraft
     3 = Small Jet
     4 = Airliner (2 Engines)
     5 = Airliner (4 Engines)
     6 = Helicopter
  
SIMCONNECT Vars Used:
Plane heading degrees gyro,radians
Autopilot heading lock dir,radians
Turn coordinator ball,position
Delta heading rate,rpm
Plane heading degrees gyro,degrees
Autopilot heading lock dir,degrees
TRAILING EDGE FLAPS LEFT PERCENT, percent
Trailing edge flaps left angle, degrees
 
fipgauges.com GLOBAL VARIABLES:
(not all vars used in every gauge)
 
FG_GLOBAL_DIAL_SPEED (Session)
     Variable used for dial acceleration (Off = 0, On = 1)
 
FG_GLOBAL_GAUGE_BRIGHTNESS (Profile)
     Brightness value of physical FIP's. Affects all physical gauges (20-250)
 
FG_GLOBAL_GAUGE_BRIGHTNESS_MODE (Profile)
     Variable used when editing Global or individual Brightness (0-1)
     0 - Global Brightness
     1 - Individual Brightness
 
FG_GLOBAL_GLASS (Profile)
     Glass Reflection (Off = 0, On = 1)
 
FG_GLOBAL_HIDE_MENU_LED (Profile)
     Toggle visibility of Mini Menu LED (0 = On, 1 = Off)
 
FG_GLOBAL_JET_COLOUR (Profile)
     Background Colour (0 to 3)
     1 = Grey panel with grey gauge face
     2 = Blue grey panel with grey gauge face
     3 = Dark grey panel with black gauge face
     4 = Dark blue panel with black gauge face.  
 
FG_GLOBAL_JET_BACKGROUND_COLOUR (Profile)
     Background Colour (Black = 0, Blue = 1 )
 
FG_GLOBAL_MIN_VOLTAGE (Profile)
     Minimum voltage before gauge electronics turns off (-1 to 150)
     -1 = Disabled
     0 - 150 = Off Voltage Level
 
FG_GLOBAL_MIN_VOLTAGE_CACHE (Profile)
     Internal Variable - Used to store off voltage value - do not edit
  
FG_GLOBAL_PANEL_LIGHTS (Profile)
     Night Lit Mode (Off = 0, On = 1)
 
FG_GLOBAL_PRESSURE (Profile)
     Shared variable for switching inHg and MB (0 to 1)
     0 = inHg
     1 = Millbars
 
FG_GLOBAL_STYLE (Profile)
  Background Colour (0 to 6)
     0 = Grey
     1 = Black Dial Face
     2 = Darker Gauge & Dial Face
     3 = Black & No Gauge GFX
     4 = Grey - Original Design
     5 = Black Dial Face - Original Design
     6 = Darker Gauge & Dial Face - Original Design
   
FG_GLOBAL_VOLTAGE (Session)
     Internal variable used to read current voltage
 

Release Notes:
1.4.000
     1) SPAD.neXt 0.9.15 Compatibility (Convert "PRESS" to "PRESSSHORT") Fixes short and long press both firing on long press.
     2) Menu system upgraded
     3) New gauge brightness code using SPAD brightness variables.
     4) Can control global or individual gauge brightness in gauge (Profile saved settings)
     5) Better use of button lights
1.3.010 - Fixed range of aircraft selection GFX for SPAD 0.9.12+
1.3.009 - New Custom Virtual Power supports ALL aircraft volt variables - See https://fipgauges.com/customfeatures.php
1.3.008 - Added sidebar blanking plate option. Fixed bug in the Heading bug adjustment rotation.
1.3.007 - Virtual Power Warning added to Menu
1.3.006 - Changed heading from gyro to magnetic
1.3.005 - Tweaked voltage monitoring to better support MSFS2020. Added Monitoring for Battery Bus
1.3.004 - SPAD.neXt 0.9.7.x Variable Scope Compatibility
1.3.003 - Added Helicopter aircraft style, automatic Dial Acceleration and Brightness Control
1.3.002 - Turns on/off with avionics and no voltage.
1.3.000 - Resized Text to become compliant with SPAD.neXt scaling changes
1.2.000 - Mini Menu & optional Glass reflections. Left Dial - Flaps, Right Dial - HDG Bug
1.1.000 - Public Release
1.0.000 - Beta Release

Please report any bugs or feature requests via our discord channel


Document Published 19/02/2024

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