VC10 C1K Panel Manual
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Overhead
The overhead is a separate window from the main panel. It is toggled on/off by the toggle button marked 'OH' The model's overhead panel is simplified & only some parts operate. Only the parts that serve some useful purpose in FS are described here.
1 : Moving Surfaces This shows the deflection of all the moving surfaces of the aircraft. Ailerons, elevators, rudder, spoilers. 2 : Pitot heaters The VC10 had four pitot tubes. All four switches operate together on the model. The heaters are needed to keep ice from blocking the pitot tubes which would stop instruments from working. The gauges above the switches show AMPS used by pitot heads. 3 : Beacon lights Operates the red flashing beacons on the fuselage. 4 : Navigation lights Operates the red & green lights on the wing tips. 5 : Panel lights Simple On/Off panel lights. The VC10 had a lot of dimmer switches & colour balance options for the panel lighting, but the model has to make do with this. 6 : Landing lights The landing lights are simplified in FS. The top two rows are the landing lights. All switches for the left, centre & right landing lights move together & can not be operated independantly. The two switches at the bottom marked 'Turn off' are for the two taxi lights on the nose. 7 : De-Ice The de-ice switch has been added to the overhead panel for FS use. These other moving switches are all dummy switches & do nothing in FS. No Smoking signs, Seatbelt signs, Floor lights, Compass light, Window wipers.

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