Chuck’s guide?

[Mike_CK]

I love them,  find them infinitely better than the ED/publisher Manuals and would happily pay $$$ for them. While I appreciate the work put in on the F-4 manual, I’m really looking forward to the layout and graphics you get with chucks. So…has anyone heard if Charles is planning on doing an F-4 guide or- assuming he is- how far off it may be?

I know the mud hen guide just came out and that module is a year old…but the F-4 has FAR fewer systems and is a much less complex platform: so I wouldn’t think it would take nearly as long.to put together the documentation.

Edited August 18, 2024 by Mike_CK

[cloose]

As far as I know this was his lastest update about his plans: 

You can support him via Patreon which gives you also early access to the guide drafts.

And there is a quick guide already:

https://www.patreon.com/posts/phun-phriday-104554379

[GrEaSeLiTeNiN]

Looking forward to Chuck's guide too. I dislike the Heatblur manual with all those greyed out photos. Not the best way to reference pit switchology. In some instances, even the text that describes the functions of the switch being taught are in the greyed out part. And if you want to see what's around that switch for context, you can't or won't bother because they are all dimmed out. The manual does not quite match up with the otherwise excellent module IMO. 

Edited October 15, 2024 by GrEaSeLiTeNiN

[Zabuzard]

29 minutes ago, GrEaSeLiTeNiN said:

In some instances, even the text that describes the functions of the switch being taught are in the greyed out part.

Could you point those out so that we (or the community, since the manual is open-source) can fix it? Thanks.

[GrEaSeLiTeNiN]

On 10/15/2024 at 3:45 PM, Zabuzard said:

Could you point those out so that we (or the community, since the manual is open-source) can fix it? Thanks.

Since such a format was adopted, it's all over the manual, especially in the cockpit instruments sections. Here are just a few examples:

 

[Zabuzard]

Ah, you mean the in-cockpit labeling of the switches/knobs. Fair, I misunderstood you.

[GrEaSeLiTeNiN]

Ah, you mean the in-cockpit labeling of the switches/knobs. Fair, I misunderstood you.

I hope it can be improved - at the very least the labels of the switch or button being explained should not be in the greyed out area for obvious reasons.