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SOLO GA1

USER’S MANUAL

Rev. 1.0April 2021

2 TABLE OF CONTENTS - USER’S MANUAL SOLO GA1

TABLE OF CONTENTS

01. IDENTIFICATION OF ELEMENTS

02. INSTALLATION

03. DISPLAYS CONFIGURATION

04. FLIGHT SIMULATION SOFTWARE CONFIGURATION

4.1. MFS2020 CONFIGURATION

4.2. START-UP PROCEDURE FOR MFS2020

4.3. X-PLANE 11 CONFIGURATION

4.4. START-UP PROCEDURE FOR X-PLANE 11

4.5. F1TECH G1000 STUDENT PRO with PREPAR3D

CONFIGURATION

4.6. START-UP PROCEDURE FOR F1TECH G1000 STUDENT

PRO with PREPAR3D

4.7. MAGNETIC LABELS SELECTION ACCORDING

AIRCRAFT TYPE

05. ENGINE STARTING

5.1. STARTING & STOP PISTON ENGINES (using MFS/P3D)

5.2. START & STOP PISTON ENGINES (using X-PLANE)

5.3. STARTING & STOP TURBOPROP ENGINES (using MFS/P3D)

5.4. START & STOP TURBOPROP ENGINES (using X-PLANE)

06. TROUBLESHOOTING

07. REMOTE SESSION

08. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

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31. IDENTIFICATION OF ELEMENTS - USER’S MANUAL SOLO GA1

1. IDENTIFICATION OF ELEMENTS

Packaging contents:

1. SOLO GA1 (Solo) (1 unit).

2. USB Hub 4 ports (1unit).

3. USB Cable (4 units)

4. Power supply 12v (1unit)

5. Power strip (1unit).

6. Video cables (2 units)

7. Cable ties (10 unit).

8. Spiral cable wrap (1unit).

9. 2 Magnetic labels Turboprop pack (1 unit).

10. Quick Start Guide (1 unit).

It is important to save all parts you are not going to use in case you need

them in the future.

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Flight Simulator computer

4 2. INSTALLATION - USER’S MANUAL SOLO GA1

The SOLO GA1, has been technologically developed to be pluggable

with any standard Windows computer with two free video outputs and

one free USB port.

Connect the cables like the picture beside. Tie and order the cables with

the cable ties and the spiral cable wrap.

2. INSTALLATION

USB USB USB

USB Swit-ches

Power supply 12v

Power supply 12v

HDMI

HDMI

USB Hub

USB Hub Power

USB Hub

Flood light

53. DISPLAYS CONFIGURATION - USER’S MANUAL SOLO GA1

SOLO GA1 panel includes a VF-G1000 system with a Primary flight display

(PFD), Audio Panel and Multi flight display (MFD). PFD and MFD devices

have a 1024x760 display, this the recommended configuration for the

Flight Simulation software supported (MFS2020, X-Plane 11, F1Tech

G1000 Student Pro with Prepar3D).

1. Check the selector mode switch at the back of PFD and MFD

displays that is properly set according to the position of PFD/

MFD in cockpit.

3. DISPLAYS CONFIGURATION

One scenery display

Multiple scenery displays

2. Power on the SOLO GA1 and turn on the Flight Simulation

computer.

3. At the Flight Simulation computer open the system display settings

and place the PFD and MFD displays below your Scenery displays

as in the picture.

On Windows, right click on “Desktop” and then click “Display

settings”.

Attention, if you have multiple Scenery displays, you have

to set the leftmost scenery display as a Main display.

6 4. FLIGHT SIMULATION SOFTWARE CONFIGURATION - USER’S MANUAL SOLO GA1

Solo GA1 is compatible with most used Flight Simulation soft-

ware on market: MFS2020, X-Plane 11 and F1Tech G1000

Student Pro with Prepar3D. The following aircrafts can be flown.

4. FLIGHT SIMULATION SOFTWARE CONFIGURATION

X-Plane 11 Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 Flight1Tech G1000 Student Pro

- Cessna 172 Skyhawk

- Columbia 4000

- Cirrus Vision SF50

- And any third-party aircraft that

uses default X-Plane 11 G1000

- Cessna 172 Skyhawk

- King Air

- Cessna 208B Grand Caravan

- Beechcraft Baron 58

- Beechcraft Bonanza G36

- Cirrus SR22

- Diamond DA40

- Diamond DA62

- Cessna 172S

- Cessna 172R

- Cessna 182T

- Cessna T182T

- Cessna 206H

- Cessna T206H

- Cessna 172S NXi

- Cessna 182T NXi

- Cessna T206H NXi

- Diamond DA40

- Diamond DA42NG

- Beechcraft Baron 58

74. FLIGHT SIMULATION SOFTWARE CONFIGURATION - USER’S MANUAL SOLO GA1

4.1. MFS2020 CONFIGURATION

1. Go to www.virtual-fly.com/Downloads/ Solo-GA1 section. Download

and install the “VF Cockpit SOLO GA 1”, “VF Connect”, “VF G1000

Control Panel MSFS” and “VF Connect Hub” software on MFS2020

computer.

2. Go to www.fsuipc.com and download “FSUIPC for MSFS”.

3. Open “VF Connect”, “VF Connect Hub”, “VF G1000 Control Panel

MSFS” (Select: Single PC, Default assignations), “FSUIPC7” and “VF

Cockpit SOLO GA 1”.

4. Minimize the all the software (Attention: All software has to be run-

ning while using the Solo GA1 panel)

5. Open MFS2020 and load a default G1000 aircraft as Cessna 172.

6. To get the G1000 pop-outs at the PFD and MFD displays, hold down

the Alt Gr (the right Alt key, next to the keyboard) while hovering the

PDF or MFD of the in-game G1000. The cursor will change to a plus

sign, then left click and the window will get out. If you pop-out the PFD

and the MFD, both screens will be combined in the same windows.

4.2. START-UP PROCEDURE FOR MFS2020

1. Power on the Solo GA1 and turn on the Flight Simulation computer.

2. Open “VF Connect”, “VF Connect Hub”, “VF G1000 Control Panel

MSFS”, “FSUIPC7” and “VF Cockpit SOLO GA 1”.


ning while using the Solo GA1 panel)

4. Start MFS2020 and load a default G1000 aircraft.

5. Pop-out the G1000 PFD and MFD windows from the aircraft cockpit

to the PFD and MFD displays. (See steps 5 and 6 from MFS2020

Configuration).

6. Place the magnetic labels on SOLO GA1 according to the aircraft

selected in X-Plane 11 if necessary.

7. Solo GA1 is ready to fly.

7. Now, to have them in different windows, click on the + sign. Now

drag the windows to the corresponding screen, make sure that you

do not resize them. Once you have them in the screen you want,

press ALT + ENTER to make them full screen.

8. Solo GA1 is ready to fly!


4.3. X-PLANE 11 CONFIGURATION

1. Remove the G1000 bezels in X-Plane:

1.1. Download the “G1000PFD_2d.png” and the “G1000MFD_2d.

png” files from www.virtual-fly.com/en/downloads VF-G1000

section and place them in “X-Plane 11\Resources\ bitmaps\coc-

kpit\EFIS\G1000” folder.

2. Go to www.virtual-fly.com/Downloads/ Solo GA1 section. Download

and install the “VF SOLO GA 1”, “VF Connect for X-Plane”, “VF

G1000 Control Panel" and “VF Connect Hub” software on MFS2020

computer.

3. Open “VF Connect”, “VF Connect Hub”, “VF G1000 Control Panel"

(Select: Single PC, Default assignations) and “VF Cockpit SOLO GA 1”.

4. Minimize all the software (Attention: All software has to be running

while using the SOLO GA1 panel)

5. Open X-Plane 11 and load a default G1000 aircraft as Cessna 172.

6. Pup-out the X-Plane G1000 windows to the VF G1000 displays:

6.1. In X-Plane "Settings/Graphics" tab, set PFD and MFD Monitors as

"Unused".

6.2. On 3D cockpit view, click on the PFD virtual G1000 window and

it will pop-out. In the new window, move the mouse to the top-

right corner, a small square icon will appear. Click on it and you

will be able to drag the window to the PFD display. Do the same

process for the MFD virtual G1000 window.

6.3. Resize the PFD virtual G1000 window in order to fit it into the

PFD display. Move the window down to the PFD display but the

top window frame has to remain at the Main display. Repeat the

same process for the MFD G1000 window. When both windows

are properly adjusted, click on the Main display and the top fra-

me of PFD & MFD G1000 windows will be hidden.

Attention, to avoid the Windows snap-in effect, change the

Windows taskbar location to the right side.

7. Solo GA1 is ready to fly!


4.4. START-UP PROCEDURE FOR X-PLANE 11


2. Open “VF Connect for X-Plane”, “VF Connect Hub”, "VF G1000

Control Panel" (Select: Single PC, Default assignations) and “VF

Cockpit SOLO GA 1”.

3. Minimize all the software (Attention: All software has to be running

while using the SOLO GA1 panel).

4. Start X-Plane 11 and load a default G1000 aircraft.

5. Place the magnetic labels on SOLO GA1 according to the aircraft

selected in X-Plane 11 if necessary.


4.5. F1TECH G1000 STUDENT PRO WITH PREPAR3D

CONFIGURATION

1. Power on the SOLO GA1 panel and Flight simulation computer with

Prepar3D and F1Tech G1000 Student Pro software installed.

2. VF-G1000 Hardware set up: PFD and MFD devices need to be

switched to F1Tech compatibility mode. Press VS + FLC buttons

simultaneously until the backlight blinks. It takes 5 seconds.

3. Check that the device name in Windows "Devices and Printers" is:

"VirtualFly - G1000 PFD" or "VirtualFly - G1000 MFD".

Attention: In case you need to revert the device to default mode,

follow the same steps and it will toggle to the default mode. In default

mode, PFD and MFD devices names are: "VirtualFly - G1000 DIRECT

PFD" or "VirtualFly - G1000 DIRECT MFD".

4. Go to www.virtual-fly.com/Downloads/ Solo GA1 section. Download

and install the “VF Cockpit SOLO GA 1”, “VF G1000 Control Panel”,

“VF Connect” and “VF Connect Hub” software on MFS2020

computer.

5. Go to www.fsuipc.com and download “FSUIPC for Prepar3D”.

6. Open “VF Connect”, “VF Connect Hub”, "VF G1000 Control Panel"

(Select: Single PC, Customized assignations) and “VF Cockpit SOLO

GA 1”.

7. Minimize the all the software (Attention: All software has to be

running while using the SOLO GA1 panel)


8. Open F1tech G1000 Student Pro software. In the “Control Panel”

of F1tech select “Hardware” tab, “Platform selection” and choose

“VirtualFly VF 1000” option.

9. Follow the F1Tech G1000 Student Pro instructions for placing the

G1000 PFD and MFD windows on SOLO GA1 displays.

10. Load a F1Tech aircraft in Prepar3D as Cessna 172S.

11. SOLO GA1 is ready to fly.

4.6. START-UP PROCEDURE FOR F1TECH G1000 STUDENT PRO

WITH PREPAR3D


2. Open “VF Connect”, “VF Connect Hub”, “VF G1000 Control Panel”

and “VF Cockpit SOLO GA 1”.


ning while using the SOLO GA1 panel).

4. Start Prepar3D and load a F1Tech G1000 aircraft.

5. Place the magnetic labels on SOLO GA according to the aircraft se-

lected in X-Plane 11 if necessary.

6. Start F1Tech G1000 Student Pro software.



4.7. MAGNETIC LABELS SELECTION ACCORDING AIRCRAFT TYPE

According the SOLO GA1 is a multifunction panel, some switches chan-

ge its function depending if the aircraft selected is piston, turbo-prop,

or Jet. The panel incorporates some magnetic labels that you must to

place in the suitable zone to change the designation of each switch

and rotary. The default designation of the switches and rotaries (without

magnetic labels) is for piston engines.

Magnetic Labels pack for turboprop engines:

12 5. ENGINE STARTING - USER’S MANUAL SOLO GA1

The following procedures are indicated by VirtualFly to start the plane

as simply as possible, never take these procedures for training or for

real aviation.

5.1. STARTING & STOP PISTON ENGINES (USING MFS / P3D)

Starting piston engines (using MFS / P3D)

1. Pull on the PARKING BRAKE.

2. Move the MIXTURE handle to RICH.

3. Move the PROP RPM handle to HIGH.

4. Move the POWER handle to DEC.

5. Switch on the BAT.

6. Switch on the 2 MAGNETO L ENG “L” and “R”.

7. Push on the red “START” left push-button to start the engine.

8. Once the left engine is running, switch on the left L ALT to charge the

battery.

9. Switch on M. AVIONICS.

This procedure has started the single engine if it is a single-engine

airplane or the left engine if it is a twin-engine plane, in the latter case do

the indications 6, 7, 8 to start the right engine.

Stop piston engines (using MFS / P3D)

1. Pull on the PARKING BRAKE.

2. Move the MIXTURE handle to CUTOFF.

3. Switch off the M. AVIONICS.

4. Switch off the alternator/s ALT.

5. Switch off the MAGNETO/S.

6. Switch off the BAT.

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5.2. START & STOP PISTON ENGINES (USING X-PLANE)

Refer to the aircraft manual found in: <X-Plane Installation Folder>/

Aircraft/<The Aircraft Folder>. In the aircraft manual search for the

“Checklists” section. You will find detailed instructions for starting and

stopping the engines.

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5.3. STARTING & STOP TURBOPROP ENGINES (USING MFS / P3D)

Starting turboprop engines (using MFS / P3D)

1. Pull on the PARKING BRAKE

2. Move the MIXTURE handle to RICH

3. Move the PROP RPM handle to HIGH

4. Move the POWER handle to DEC

5. Switch on the BAT

6. Switch on the L ENG “START”

7. Once the left engine is running switch off the L ENG “START”

8. Switch on the GEN 1 to charge the batteries.

9. Switch on M. AVIONICS

This procedure has started the single engine if it is a single-engine

airplane or the left engine if it is a twin-engine plane, in the latter case

do the indications 6, 7, 8, 9 to start the right engine.

IMPORTANT! Before activating GEN do not forget to disable

START, if don’t do that the generator will not charge the batteries.

Stop turboprop engines (using MFS / P3D)

1. Pull on the PARKING BRAKE

2. Move the MIXTURE handle to CUTOFF

3. Switch off the M. AVIONICS

4. Switch off the GEN/S

5. Switch off the BAT

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5.4. START & STOP TURBOPROP ENGINES (USING X-PLANE)

Refer to the aircraft manual found in: <X-Plane Installation Folder>/

Aircraft/<The Aircraft Folder>. In the aircraft manual search for the

“Checklists” section. You will find detailed instructions for starting and

stopping the engines.

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ANOMALY: PFD AND MFD DOES NOT INTERACT WITH FLIGHT

SIMULATION SOFTWARE

POSSIBLE CAUSE 1: PFD and MFD are not set in the right mode for the

flight simulation software used.

SOLUTION:

• If using MFS2020 and X-Plane 11, PFD and MFD devices has to

be listed in Windows “Devices and Printers” as “VirtualFly – PFD

DIRECT” and “VirtualFly – MFD DIRECT”.

• If using F1Tech G1000 Student Pro software, PFD and MFD devices

has to be listed in Windows “Devices and Printers” as “VirtualFly –

PFD” and “VirtualFly – MFD”.

• To change the PFD/MFD mode check chapter 4.5, step 2. VF-

G1000 Hardware set up.

POSSIBLE CAUSE 2: PFD and MFD are not detected in your flight simu-

lator computer.

SOLUTION: Make sure SOLO GA1, PFD and MFD receives 12v power.

Also check in the Flight simulation computer that “Virtual Fly – PFD

DIRECT” and “Virtual Fly – MFD DIRECT” are detected.

POSSIBLE CAUSE 3: “VF G1000 Control Panel” is not running on flight

simulation computer.

SOLUTION: Execute “VF G1000 Control Panel” on the flight simulation

computer. And check if PFD and MFD are detected.

6. TROUBLESHOOTING

ANOMALY: AUDIO PANEL DOES NOT INTERACT WITH FLIGHT

SIMULATION SOFTWARE

POSSIBLE CAUSE: In X-Plane 11, default Joystick assignations are not

set.

SOLUTION: In X-Plane 11 Settings/Joysticks select the “Virtual Fly -

Audio Panel” device and click on “Reset to defaults for Virtual Fly - Audio

Pane” button.

ANOMALY (X-Plane): PRESSING THE START ENGINE BUTTONS

DOESN’T START DE ENGINES

POSSIBLE CAUSE: SOLO GA1 is not fully compatible if the DataRefTool

plugin is installed to x-plane.

SOLUTION: Deactivate or uninstall DataRefTool plugin.

177. REMOTE ASSISTANCE - USER’S MANUAL SOLO GA1

In case you need help from VirtualFly technical service, there is the

possibility to make a remote connection to your Flight Simulator System

using SOLO GA1. For that, you should do the next:

1. Connect your Flight Simulator computer to the Internet.

2. Download and run the following software:

• Windows:

https://get.anydesk.com/qxrLAqmA/AnyDesk_VirtualFly_Client.exe

• Mac OS:

https://get.anydesk.com/OBnE0uMg/AnyDesk_VirtualFly_Client.dmg

3. Take note of the ID code that appear on the screen, as the next

example.

4. Contact with Virtual Fly technical support service

([email protected]) to:

o Give Id code.

o Have a meeting to make a session.

7. REMOTE ASSISTANCE

18 8. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS - USER’S MANUAL SOLO GA1

Power Supply: 110-240 VAC, mono, 50-60 Hz

Nominal intensity: 0,75 A

Weight: 15 kg

Height: 43,5 cm

Depth: 21,5 cm

Width: 80 cm

Compatibility: MFS2020, X-Plane 11, F1Tech G1000 Student Pro with

Prepar3D

8. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

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