The Flight Lab D-LZ 129 Hindenburg operating instructions
This model is designed to be flown from the Virtual Cockpit.with unlimited fuel and auto rudder engaged.
To see the interior you need Active Cam or F1View with a link provided at the end of this page


The cockpit views are rotated with the 1 key with the mini panel as the icon interface and gauge reference Also to be noted is the viewpoint in all but the forward views is from the main salon where the passengers would be greeted by the staff

The Virtual Cockpit view is also positioned with this starting point so as to allow the maximum default range using the middle mouse wheel  Shift and Ctrl keys to scroll around the interior. The map below can serve as a guide for the first tour of the ship with the gondola and the flight deck on your right and down the stairs
Deck B upstairs to your left houses the Kitchen , bathroom , smoking room the crew quarters and the catwalk to the port forward engines that are animated and have one of my favorite viewpoints ,doors that open contain modeled furnishings , doors that do not open contain photo's of the real Hindenburg

The following keys are used as an alternative to the panel icons

F2 Compass        F3 Radio     F4 Sextant         F5 Drift Meter

F6  Altimeter       F7  Autopilot              F8  CD player display

The main deck of the Hindenburg  had a piano and music  can be played by clicking on the face to open the lid where you will find instructions for its use  or pressing F8
                                         ! be advised !
the windows mixer control can cause an error in FS9 upon exit 


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To simulate the weightless condition this model uses the fuel system and gauges found on the panels to add and remove ballast .The DF Button will set different amounts by clicking each cornerfor takeoff and landing a load of 10% is ideal and once at altitude a full load will arrest your climb

the flaps are used to bleed lift in this model and during level flight are set at 25%  ,  higher settings will cause decent

The Hindenburg did not carry liquid fuel and so the need to set unlimited fuel in your aircraft realism settings to add and remove weight is used without a great break from reality  and its 6000 mile range  

The spoilers act as an airbrake as does the landing gear so don't forget to raise your gear when in free flight ( This will also make the swastika dissapear included only because it was there on rollout day but i do not feel comfortable with leaving it there , call this a compromise)

sexstant instructions
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Read Me.txt
This is the included instructions from the Radio Altimeter by Glenn Copeland

The instructions for the music by   R.L. Clark
readme1st.txt

To activate this option you need to remove the double // in the panel.cfg for window 7 and gauge 00 and for VC window , 02 gauge 00 

    remove-( // )gauge00=radiocd4!radiocd, 0,0,461,257

http://www.westcoastatc.com/events/F1View.zip 

If you do not have active camera download this superb freeware module from Flight One Software

This model requires FSUIPC from Peter Dawson

http://www.schiratti.com/dowson.html

I would like to thank Phil Crowther for the compass 
Pierre J. H. Verster and Dave Bitzer for the Sextant and drift gauges
Glenn Copeland For the Radio Altimeter
Also my gratitude to the ACES Design studio for the original Jenny engines reworked into the hindenburg
and first in my books the contributors at the
FSDS forums