PanelSight 1.4.1: The FSS E-Jets, a whole family of airliners

PanelSight 1.4.1 brings a whole family of airliners: the E-Jets from FlightSim Studio (FSS). Six models, from the E170 to the E195 freighter, each with every glass screen, both MCDUs, the glareshield, the overhead and the pedestal. Hotkeys also work with MIDI button boxes now, such as the Intech BU16.

The FSS E-Jets: six airliners at once

The E170, E175, E190 and E195, and the E190 and E195 freighters: fly any of them, and PanelSight gives you its whole cockpit: the flight displays, the overhead, the pedestal, every switch and knob. Put the screens on your second monitor and the overhead on a touchscreen, and every control of the E-Jet is right under your hand. The panel has:

• Every glass screen: both PFDs, both MFDs, the EICAS and the standby instrument. Taps on the PFD and MFD land where you tap.
• Both MCDUs, with every key, the dual knob, and a KBD CAP key that lets you type into the MCDU with your computer's keyboard.
• The glareshield: the autopilot panel and both display control panels, with their knobs and keys.
• The overhead: all fourteen panels, from ELECTRIC and FUEL to the lights, anti-ice and air conditioning.
• The pedestal and the front panel: the thrust levers, the flap and speed brake levers, trim, engine start, both audio panels, the gear lever and the autobrake.

The main panel shows the screens, the MCDU and the glareshield. The overhead and the pedestal are for your other screens: choose them in the Instrument Switcher or put them in a custom layout, whole or one panel at a time.

MIDI button boxes as hotkeys

Many button boxes for simmers are MIDI devices, such as the Intech BU16. Before, PanelSight did not see their buttons, so you could not use them for hotkeys. Now you can. Plug in the box, open the hotkey, click Set key and press the button. You don't need the box's own software.

Unlike a controller button, a MIDI button never reaches MSFS, so you don't need to pick one that does nothing in the sim.

A shorter list in the Hotkeys window

Under each choice, the Hotkeys window lists which of your aircraft have a layout with that name. With many aircraft, this list got long. Now it names up to five, then says "and N more". It no longer lists the aircraft that don't have the layout.

Who this is for

• If you fly the FSS E-Jets, they now have their own panel, with every screen, the overhead and the pedestal.
• If you use a MIDI button box, its buttons now work as hotkeys.
• If you use hotkeys with many aircraft, the Hotkeys window is easier to read.

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 1.4.1, see the changelog.