Fsbuild-2 Flight Planner

HI,

I'm a new user of ISG but a veteran of FSBuild. One of the cool features I've discovered is that I can use ISG to generate the PRF files that I can then use in FSBuild. This is genius.

I've been trying to make a few aircraft PRF files for a while and I'm hoping this will speed up the process considerably. However, I've a few questions:

In the ISG PILOT LOG.pdf file it states "To activate the logging program, you will need to add a 5th parameter to the gauge settings in the panel.cfg file."

Which gauge do I need to enter that 5th parameter on?

In the example it's on a gauge called tgfd_g1!FMC_OPEN but I've seen this parameter appear variously on P1000_MFD, EHSI and various buttons.

Once the logging has been enabled in the panel.cfg I understand it starts when a flightplan is loaded and ends when the destination airport is reached.

Do I have to put the parking brake on or shut down the engines to finalise this or is it on touchdown?

Equally, do I have to follow the flightplan or can I just fly around at different weights and altitudes and in various directions logging enough data to work with and then land at the appropriate airport to save the data?

Can I use the time acceleration feature?

Can I change the aircraft ZFW in flight?

My aim is to cover enough of the flight regimes in as few a flights and time as possible to be able to generate a pretty detailed PRF file for FSBuild. Is there anything I should watch out for that might upset the logger and invalidate/delete the data.

I understand that the data is saved somewhere and only when, in the ISG Pilot Logbook program, I click the button to create the FSBuild PRF file will I be able to see what it's picked up.

Do I have to do anything to this file before I can use it in FSBuild?

Where is the data stored before it is converted to the PRF file?

Having generated this file for FSBuild am I right in thinking I can plug it into the Smiths FMS for more accurate predictions?

I appreciate there are a lot of questions here and I look forward to hearing your thoughts,

Kind regards,

Ian