VELOCITY V-TWIN

Owner's Manual

FOR SIMULATION ONLY!

DO NOT USE FOR REAL FLIGHT!
THE NEXT GENERATION
Thanks a lot for purchasing our Aerobask Velocity V-Twin
and welcome aboard !

The main features of the Aerobask Velocity are:

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Realistic simulation of the Dynon SkyView and
Garmin 750/650 – no default instruments used.
A master piece of art, full custom-coded.
Very usable with Touch Screen Operation and full
mouse scroll wheel support.
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Flight model maked by X-Aerodynamics, according to
TABLE OF CONTENTS
the public data.
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High quality 3D model with high resolution textures REQUIREMENTS & INSTALLATION 3
(4K), ambient occlusion, specular and normal
mapping.
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Dedicated X-Plane 11 PBR rendering.
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FMOD Enhanced 3D system sounds. PART I: FEATURES 4
● Accurate simulation of dual OPT-1 gauge. SPECIFICATIONS 5
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Simulated oxygen system.
● Fully functional virtual 3D cockpit, with a different DYNON SKYVIEW / GARMIN GTN 6
interior design based on the selected livery.
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Windshield with reflections & rain effect. POPUP PANELS 7
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Configurable pilots, passengers and luggage.
FULL MOUSE SCROLL WHEEL SUPPORT 8
●
Volumetric propeller.
WEATHER EFFECTS 9
Lionel Zamouth OXYGEN SYSTEM 9
Stephane Buon

Flight Model by Cameron Garner, PART II: INSTRUCTIONS 10

http://www.x-aerodynamics.com/
PANEL OVERVIEW 11
FMOD Sound Design MENU PANELS 12
by Daniela Rodríguez Careri
OVERHEAD / START ENGINE 13
ARMREST, CABIN LIGHTS 14
THE SKYVIEW EMS & OPT-1 15
SAVED DATA 16
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 17

CREDITS 18

Please note that the Dynon SkyView and Garmin GTN are
described in their own manual which you can find in the
DOCUMENTS folder of the aircraft.

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REQUIREMENTS & INSTALLATION
Installation FLY THE AIRCRAFT WITH X-PLANE 11
The Aerobask Velocity requires X-Plane 11.02 ++.
The Velocity requires GNS430 datas from
Caution : the aircraft does not work with X-Plane 10.
Navigraph or Aerosoft to be installed into Custom
●
Unzip the downloaded file and copy the directory to data folder.
the "Aircraft / Aerobask" folder of your X-Plane copy.
More information and how to page 17, in the F.A.Q
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Install the NAVAIDs database: read the HOW TO in the
F.A.Q

Performance Optimization
This product has been optimized for good performance.
However, the aircraft uses several high definition liveries
(4096 px) for a high graphical quality and complex custom
programming for the avionics. For a great experience, we
recommend at least 4 GB of VRAM.
In case of low FPS, you can reduce graphic options in the
main program (esp. switching off HDR, reducing anti
aliasing, lowering the drawing distance etc.) If you use AI
planes, select only simple aircraft without 3D cockpit and
without plug-ins.
Custom Commands
The Aerobask Velocity features complex avionics.
To make operation of the avionics easier for various
kinds of hardware setups, we have a lot of custom
commands which you can assign to buttons or
keyboard. Some available custom commands are
shown below; more are available.
Please refer to the X-Plane manual for information on
how to setup buttons and keys in X-Plane and how to
assign custom commands to them.

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PART I
FEATURES
SPECIFICATIONS

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DYNON SKYVIEW
GARMIN GTN750 / 650
This aircraft is equipped with a detailed simulation of a
integrated Dynon SkyView and Garmin GTN750/650. The
SkyView and GTN have been developed from scratch.
Lionel Zamouth utilized the SASL plugin for achieving an
unmatched degree of functional detail and readability.
It is no exaggeration to state that this aircraft features the
most detailed simulation of a SkyView and GTN currently
(June 2017) available in any home-use X-Plane flight
simulator.
The two Skyview displays on the panel are fully
configurable to be used as Primary Flight Display (PFD)
or Navigation Display (ND). The virtual screen resolution
is the same as in the real SkyView, so the displays are
very readable even in the 3D cockpit. However, by
clicking on the aircraft icon (or border frame for GTN),
you can also show them as popup windows which
enhances readability even more.

For details on the SkyView and GTN, please refer to the

separate SkyView & GTN manuals.

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POPUP VIEWS
Ensuring good readability of virtual displays on a desktop
simulator is not an easy challenge and strongly depends
on your viewpoint. The higher the simulated display
resolution (in case of the SkyView 1024 x 600 pixels), the
more condensed the 3D view gets when you don't
change your viewpoint. Actually this works as in reality,
where readability on a certain resolution also changes
with display size and viewpoint.
Therefore, the Aerobask Velocity offers you to optionally
show the SkyView displays and the Garmin 750/650 as
popup windows.
For the Skyview, the only hot spots for that are on or
around the aircraft silhouette both on the HSI and the
MAP.
For the GTN, click on the border frame.
You can move and resize the popups using your mouse
and close them using the small “x” icon on their upper
right corner.

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FULL MOUSE SCROLL WHEEL SUPPORT
This product features full mouse scroll wheel support for all EFIS.
Any values on the Skyview and GTNs are editable by scrolling the mouse wheel.

For example, it’s easy to change the map scale or the charts scale : put the mouse cursor on the
map and scroll the mouse wheel.
Try with the BARO value, the HDG value, the ALT value, the CRS value, etc… Enjoy !

Note :Touch screen operation is also possible with the Skyviews.

See the dedicated manual for more information.

Put the mouse cursor on any value

and scroll to change it !

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WEATHER EFFECTS & EQUIPMENT
Of course, like other recent Aerobask products, the Aerobask Velocity features rain. You will
notice that rain slowly fades away with increased airspeed and intensity. There is no wipers.

OXYGEN SYSTEM
The aircraft is equipped with an oxygen bottle, allowing prolonged flights above 12500ft.
It provides around 200 minutes of oxygen, to divide by the number of occupants.
Check your X-Plane settings : the hypoxia effects check box must be enable.
Oxygen System

Enable/Disable
the system

Open the luggage door to refill the bottle.

Oxygen masks for the pilot

and passengers.

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PART II
INSTRUCTIONS
PANEL OVERVIEW

Annunciators
Annunciators Bouton Test Garmin
GTN750/650 DG
Pilot PFD Annunciators Co-pilot PFD
Dynon Skyview Dynon Skyview

Gear Oil temperature &

Handle Oil PSI
Oxygen & Indicators,
System Engine Engine Left & Right
indicators
Monitor
System

Fuel Cutoff
(emergency only)
ParkBrake handle

Throttle Prop &

Mixture Levers

Rudder Trim
Selector

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MENU PANELS
The option panels allow you to hide or show reflections
and to set weight & fuel.
To open the option panels, first click the Aerobask logo
on the left of the screen, then select either “Options”,
“Weight & Fuel” or “Ground Thingies”.

Click to enable/disable
reflections

Click each passenger to Click to open/close

Click to add/remove Click to
define their position in the the front doors &
static elements enable/disable the
aircraft. (on ground only) luggage
compartment GPU
Click the bags to select (on ground only) (on ground only)
Click to fill the
amount of luggage.
oxygen bottle
(on ground only)
Note that the door has to
be open prior to selecting.
Select amount
of fuel
(scroll wheel
mouse available)

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OVERHEAD
To get quickly the overhead, use the predefined’s Quickview key : Numpad-2.

External lights

Internal lights

Autopilot
power

Note : the AP switch does

not engage the servos; it
just powers them.

To engage the servos, use

the 'Otto Pilot' page on the
GTN650 or the Skyview's
'Autopilot' menu

Battery &
Avionics Magneto / Igniters Start Pitot Heat
Left & Right Left & Right
Fuel
Pumps
(Both engines)

START THE ENGINES

Don't forget to remove the flags and chocks (cf. Page 12).
Switch ON the battery and avionics. Press “Fuel Pump” to switch ON the engines left & right fuel pumps.
Enable the MAG and IGNITER left. Finally, click and maintain the Start button in left position to start the left engine.
Check the engine parameters.
Redo the procedure to start the right engine.
Enable the alternators.
See the checklist for more information.

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CENTRAL ARMREST

Click the armrest to open it.

Dimmer knob to set the EFIS brightness You can use the
Skyiew’s DIM function
to change the EFIS’s
brightness.
(see the Skyview’s
Manual for more
information).

COCKPIT LIGHTS
Enable the MAP LT switch to turn on the roof lights.
Enable the PANEL LT switch to turn on the cockpit
backlighting.

Cabin lights
switches

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ENGINE MONITOR SYSTEM SkyView EMS

In the Velocity, engine and system information are

displayed in the SkyView EMS, and with 2 RPM
independent instruments (OPT1 by EI Inc).
MAP INHG

Fuel Flow

CHT/EGT
indicators

DUAL OPT-1
The OPT-1 is a precision oil pressure/temperature Fuel Status
instrument featuring dual 90 degree analog
displays.These two displays provide the primary
monitoring of oil pressure and temperature. Voltage &
Amperes
We include 2 instruments (one per engine).

The dual 90 degree analog displays provide a quick

reference for oil temperature an pressure with respect Trim indicators
to their operation ranges. At a glance you can get a
relative idea of where in the range you are operating
the engine and how close to the maximum limits you
are. Precise information is provided in the digital
display.
OPT-1

By setting the toggle switch on the front of the instrument to

"Press" you can monitor oil pressure changes to 1 PSI.

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SAVED DATA

A lot of values are saved during and at the end of your flight.
Here is a no limited list :

➔
Fuel quantity (Left & Right tank) Consequently, check your
fuel tanks before starting
➔
Fuel Selector position a new flight !
➔
Passengers & luggages
➔
Reflexions (EFIS & windshield)
➔
Transponder code
➔
Map : resolution, orientation and others options
➔
Baro : HPA or INHG
➔ TCAS option
➔ WRX option

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
How to install the GNS430 data in
X-Plane 11?
Our FMS requires XP10 GNS430 data which is not
shipped with XP11 anymore. From now you need to get
it by yourself (it works fine if you copy it from XP10).
➔
If you have updated data from Navigraph or
Aerosoft, you lastest AIRAC should be located into
Custom data/GNS430 and should be copied at
same location in XP11.
➔
if you do not have paid updates, you can use the
default Navigraph dataset joined with the aircraft.
Unzip and copy the ‘’navdata’’ folder in:
‘’XP11/Custom data/GNS430’’ folder.
If the GNS430 folder does not exist, create it.
Where is the key to start the engine ?
There is no key in this aircraft, only switches.
The autopilot does not work in flight!
Check the position of the AUTOPILOT master switch
to the overhead. This switch do not engage the
servos but power the system.
When engaging the autopilot, the plane
constantly banks from left to right or
up/down!
Check your joystick setting. Trims should not be
assigned to an axis. Assign the trim to keys or to your
joystick thumb hat, not to an axis. Reset the rudder
trim to center, to avoid left/right banking. Make sure
that the autopilot is engaged under normal flight
conditions. For example, if your IAS is too high or too
low, or if you are trying to fly too high, X-Plane's
autopilot will have problems to follow your
commands.
The plane is shaking on the ground! What
can I do?
Open X-Plane's “Operations and warning” settings
and increase the number of models per frame to 3 or
4. Also, make sure that your FPS is at least 20. If
needed, reduce your X-Plane rendering settings.
The plane takes very long to load!
When loading, the aircraft generates its custom
database from all available data in your X-Plane
scenery folder. To reduce this time, you can slim your
custom scenery folder by moving the scenery folders
not used in the current flight to a different location.
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Credits

Aircraft: Lionel Zamouth (programming)

Stephane Buon (modelling, texturing)
Cameron Garner (flight model)
Daniela Rodríguez Careri (FMOD sound design)
Jean-François Edange (liveries)

Owner's Manual
template: Mario Donick

SkyView Manual: Lionel Zamouth

Thank you all beta-testers :)