Request Classic analog aviation gauges as MFDs

4throck

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This is a request for those with the required programming skills.

I think that having MFDs the simulate instruments like a classic airplane altimeter (with pointer handles :lol:) would improve the simulation of old spacecraft (Buran, X15, etc) and some of the current aircraft addons.

Here's some inspiration:
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Nothing specific or too fancy, just something that wouldn't break a historical simulation.
 

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I'd like to see a MFD that simulates the Apollo Block I and II navigation insturments. I often play around with NASSP...and the panels are superb! ...If I had a universal MFD that could sim the PGNCS basics with the IMU and a nice FDAI "Eight Ball" to look at while using , say, AMSO or a few other addons I can think of, I'd be insanley happy! (As AMSO allows for full missions to be run, I use it most often than NASSP.
 

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Yes. I can work the bitmap graphics if someone does the programming.

All we need is a MFD that allows the choice of (just as an example):
- Altimeter
- Speedometer
- Climb rate

All the MFD has to do is draw the display needle and choose the appropriate background according to what is chosen.
 

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I've been meaning to learn how to do MFDs and was considering an apollo style ADI ball as my base.
 
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