PanelSight 1.1.3: The classic Cessna 172, added from a user's recording

PanelSight 1.1.3 adds a panel for the classic Cessna 172, the one with steam gauges. It is the first aircraft we added from a recording that a user sent us with Help us support this aircraft. This release also adds three Bendix/King units: the KAP 140 autopilot, the KR 87 ADF radio and the KT 76C transponder.

The classic Cessna 172

Until now, only the Cessna 172 with the G1000 had a panel of its own. The classic 172 got the basic panel and the "not supported yet" notice. Then one of its owners used Help us support this aircraft, which came in PanelSight 1.1.1, and sent us a recording of the cockpit. We built the new panel from that recording.

The panel follows the real one:

• the engine gauges: fuel, EGT and fuel flow, oil temperature and pressure, vacuum and ammeter;
• the six main flight instruments, with a heading bug on the directional gyro that you can turn with its knob;
• the RPM gauge, flaps and trim;
• the NAV 1 and NAV 2 needles and the ADF dial;
• the GNS 530 and GNS 430, with the KAP 140, KT 76C and KR 87 next to them.

This panel is in beta. It was built from the pictures in the recording, so some scales or details may not match your aircraft exactly. If you fly the classic 172 and something looks wrong, tell us on Discord so we can fix it.

The free tier still covers only the Cessna 172 with the G1000. The classic 172 is included in the free trial and with a license, like every other aircraft.

Three new Bendix/King units

KAP 140 autopilot. PanelSight shows the autopilot's own display from the sim and draws its keys and knob around it. The keys work the aircraft's real autopilot. It is on the Optica, the DC-3 and the classic 172, and also on the Twin Otter, which is not supported yet but now gets the KAP 140 on its basic panel.

KR 87 ADF radio. You can now tune the ADF from PanelSight. The radio's window shows the same text as the unit in the cockpit, including the timers, and its keys and knobs work the real unit. It is on the C185F and the classic 172.

KT 76C transponder. You can type a squawk code with its keys, press IDT and turn the mode knob, and the window shows the code as you type it, as the real unit does. It is on the P-51, the T-6 and the classic 172.

Who this is for

• If you fly the classic Cessna 172, it now has a panel of its own instead of the basic one.
• If you fly the Optica, DC-3, Twin Otter, C185F, P-51 or T-6, your panel gains a new radio or autopilot unit.
• If your aircraft is not supported yet, this is what Help us support this aircraft is for. Settings shows the button under Aircraft when you fly one of those aircraft.

How to update

PanelSight checks for new versions by itself. When one is out, a notice appears next to the PanelSight icon in the Windows taskbar. Click the notice, then click Update now in Settings. PanelSight downloads the update, installs it and starts again on its own. You can also run the installer from the download page again.

Updating always installs the newest version, which includes everything in this release.

For every change in 1.1.3, see the changelog.