Aircatglobal VirtualFly VF-G1000 User manual

© 2022 Virtual Fly, SL
All trademarks and brand names are
trademarks or registered trademarks of their
respective owners. All rights reserved.
C. Maria Aurèlia Capmany, 21
P.I. La Fàbrica – 08297 Castellgalí (Spain)
Phone: [phone]
https://www.virtual-fly.com
For support, contact us at
support@virtual-fly.com
VF-G1000
USER’S MANUAL
Rev. 2.0 - April 2022
1. IN THE BOX
A) PFD/MFD Panel
B) Audio Panel
C) Power supply
D) EU power cable
E) US power cable
F) Jack cable
G) HDMI cable
H) USB cable
I ) Set of “L”s & “U”s
supports for panel
mounting, includ-
ing M4x16 coun-
tersunk screws,
M4x8 butterfly
screws and 3mm
spacers.
A
B
C
H
G
E
I
F
D
2x 2x
2x
1x
1x 1x
1x
3x
2x 8x
8x
10x
30x

VF-G1000 | User’s manual
2
2. HARDWARE SETUP
2.1 ATTACHING TO HOME COCKPIT SETUP
Select, with the back switch indicated below, the panel you
wish to be PFD and the one you wish to be MFD. Acording to
the picture below the PFD will be installed on the left and the
MFD on the right.
PFD MFD
PFD - MFD PFD - MFD1 2vdc IN
VGAHDMIUSB
12vdc OUT
Regardless of where you attach your VF-G1000, the Audio
panel must always be mounted using the provided “U”-
shaped support (I) and butterfly screws (I). Use the appropriate
number of spacers to ensure adequate tightening.
The 12VDC power supply must be disconnected for
the change to be applied. Otherwise, the device will
remain in the previous state.
Always mount the Audio panel first before the PFD
and MFD panels.
Once fixed, bend the “U”-shaped supports to get
the best results.

VF-G1000 | User’s manual 3
You have several options to mount your PFD/MFD displays.
OPTION A: Attaching PFD/MFD to VF-G1000 Desktop
Support - Recommended
After using the Assembly Manual of the VF-G1000 Desktop
Support, mount the PFD/MFD panels from the front with the
countersunk screws (I), as displayed in the diagram below.
OPTION B: Attaching PFD/MFD from the front
To mount the PFD/MFD to your custom flight panel from
the front, your panel will need a cutout that matches
the measurements depicted in the blueprint below. All
measurements displayed are in millimeters.
For more detailed measurements and customized setups,
download the blueprints from the following link:
https://downloads.virtual-fly.com/docs/vfg1000/latest/
vfg1000_blueprint.zip.
290 (11,41)
173 (6,81)
M4 (metric)
193 (7,59)
298 (11,73)
7,7 (0,30)
14 (0,55)
R4(0,15)
H
A 2.5 mm Allen key (not included) is needed to mount
the PFD/MFD panels into the VF-G1000 Desktop
Support.
If you don’t have a custom flight panel, we recommend
setting it up with the VF-G1000 support. This item is sold
separately in our website at: https://www.virtual-fly.com/
shop/avionics/vfg1000#accessories.
30,6 (1,20)
191 (7,52)
R2,5 (0,098)
Tolerances +0,3/-0,3 (+0,011/-0,011)

VF-G1000 | User’s manual
4
To mount the PFD/MFD to your custom flight panel from
the back, your panel will need a cutout that matches
the measurements depicted in the blueprint below. All
measurements displayed are in millimeters.
30,6 (1,20)
191 (7,52)
R2,5 (0,098)
193 (7,59)
298 (11,73)
Tolerances +0,3/-0,3 (+0,011/-0,011)
R2,5 (0,098)
OPTION B: Attaching PFD/MFD from the back
You can also mount the PFD/ MFD panels from the back, as
depicted in the diagram below, using the provided supports
(I), spacers (I) and butterfly screws (I). Use the appropriate
number of spacers to ensure adequate tigthtening.
Once fixed, bend the “U”-shaped supports to get
the best results.
For more detailed measurements and customized setups,
download the blueprints from the following link:
https://downloads.virtual-fly.com/docs/vfg1000/latest/
vfg1000_blueprint.zip.

VF-G1000 | User’s manual 5
2.2 CONNECTING TO PC
1. Connect the two HDMI cables (G) to the back of the PFD
and MFD panels and the computer where the flight simulation
software is running.
PC
PFD - MFD 12vdc IN
VGAHDMIUSB
12vdc OUT
12vdc IN
12vdc OUT
USB
HDMI
Cable (G)
HDMI
Cable (G)
PFD - MFD 12vdc IN
VGAHDMIUSB
12vdc OUT
PFD - MFD 12vdc IN
VGAHDMIUSB
12vdc OUT PFD - MFD 12vdc IN
VGAHDMIUSB
12vdc OUT
12vdc IN
12vdc OUT
USB
USB
Cable (H)
USB
Cable (H)
USB
Cable (H)
PC
2. Connect the USB cables (B) to the back of the PFD, MFD and
Audio panels and the computer where the flight simulation
software is running.
3. Connect the power supply (C) to the back of the PFD panel
and two jack cables (F) from the Audio panel to PFD and MFD
panels, as displayed in the following diagram.
4. Connect the adequate power cable (D/E) for your country’s
nominal voltage to the power supply (C).
PFD - MFD 12vdc IN
VGAHDMIUSB
12vdc OUT PFD - MFD 12vdc IN
VGAHDMIUSB
12vdc OUT
12vdc IN
12vdc OUT
USB
Jack
Cable (F)
Jack
Cable (F)
Power supply (C)
VF-G1000 Technical Data:
• Nominal current: 0.1A
• Voltage: 100-240 VAC, mono, 50/60Hz
100-240 VAC

VF-G1000 | User’s manual
6
2.3 BACKLIGHTING CONTROL
You can control the backlighting of the PFD, MFD and Audio
panels from the equipment itself.
• Double tap the “VOL PUSH ID” (a) to turn ON/OFF the
backlighting of PFD/MFD panels.
• Rotate whilst you press the “VOL PUSH ID” (b) to adjust
the backlighting of PFD/MFD panels.
• Double tap the “PILOT PASS” (c) to turn ON/OFF the
backlighting of the Audio panel.
• Rotate whilst you press the “PILOT PASS” (d) to adjust the
backlighting of the Audio panel.
a
b
c
d
2.4 OSD CONTROLS
The screens come configurated from factory, but the user
can access the screen menus using the rotaries and buttons
displayed below.
e
f
g
• MENU: push “VOL SQ” (e) + move the “JOYSTICK RANGE”
(f) right
• DOWN: push “VOL SQ” (e) + move JOYSTICK “RANGE”
(f) down.
• EXIT: push “VOL SQ” (e) + move JOYSTICK “RANGE” (f)
left.
• POWER: push “VOL SQ” (e) + push “ENT” (g).

VF-G1000 | User’s manual 7
3. SOFTWARE SETUP
3.1 CONFIGURING PFD/MFD DISPLAYS IN
WINDOWS
Open “Display Settings” and make sure that the “Display
resolution” of both displays is set to 1024x768, as displayed
below. We recommend to set up the MFD on the right-hand-
side of the PFD panel. On “Display Settings”, the PFD and
MFD displays must be positioned under the main display, as
depicted below.
3.2 INTERFACE WITH G1000 SOFTWARE
The PFD, MFD and Audio panels interact with any computer
both as a joystick (HID) and with our own custom protocol.
This makes it compatible with any flight simulation software.
However, we recommend configuring it through VFHub, and
only oer support to set it up using this method.
VFHub is the software developed by Virtual Fly to simplify
setting up our products. With VFHub, you can fly your favorite
flight simulation software without worrying about configuring
your Virtual Fly flight controls.
You can download the latest VFHub version from this link:
https://www.virtual-fly.com/setup-support. The VFHub installer
takes care of installing VFHub and all the required modules.
VFHub is compatible with MSFS, Prepar3DV4-V5 and X-Plane 11,
but Prepar3D is not available for the VF-G1000.
After installing VFHub, make sure your VF-G1000 is connected
to your computer. Run VFHub, and verify that the G1000 status
displayed in the Dashboard is “Connected”:

VF-G1000 | User’s manual
8
3.3 CONFIGURING G1000 SCREENS INSIDE
SIMULATION SOFTWARE
MSFS
After starting a flight with a G1000 airplane, click on both
PFD and MFD screens in the virtual cockpit while you press
the “ALT GR” key in your keyboard. This will pop out the two
screens combined, as displayed in the following image.
Press the + icon ( ) on the top corner of one of the images to
split the image up into individual screen of the PFD and MFD.
Drag one of the screens to its corresponding display of the
VF-G1000, and press “ALT” and “ENTER” keys simultaneously
to maximise it. Repeat this for the second screen.
VFHub takes care of making your VF-G1000 work with MSFS
and X-Plane 11, so it must always be running when you use
the VF-G1000.
If you want to customize how your VF-G1000 works,
select the device’s options button ( ) in VFHub’s
Dashboard.For detailed instructions on all the tuning and
customization possibilities, check the USER’s MANUAL
button in the VFHub software.
You will have to redo this every time you reopen MSFS
If using X-Plane 11, make sure to use set up a blank profile
to the VF-G1000’s Audio Panel in the controls or joystick
menu of X-Plane 11. You can find the detailed steps in:
https://downloads.virtual-fly.com/docs/vub/latest/
setting_up_a_blank_profile.pdf.

VF-G1000 | User’s manual 9
X-PLANE 11
1. Before configuring the screens, you will need to remove the
G1000 bezels in X-Plane 11. Download the two .png files from
the links below, unzip the files and place the .png files in the
folder located in X-Plane 11\Resources\bitmaps\cockpit\EFIS\
G1000.
2. Load a flight and, on the virtual cockpit, click on the PFD
screen. A pop-out of the PFD will appear on your monitor.
3. Click on the icon on the top-right corner of the pop-out
window, displayed below, and the pop-out will be converted
to a pop-out window which can be dragged.
• https://downloads.virtual-fly.com/docs/vfg1000/extra/
G1000PFD_2d.zip
• https://downloads.virtual-fly.com/docs/vfg1000/extra/
G1000MFD_2d.zip
In the “Settings/Graphics” tab of X-Plane, set the PFD and
MFD monitors as “Unused”, as displayed below.

VF-G1000 | User’s manual
10
4. Drag the window to the PFD display in your VF-G1000,
making sure it is centered. You will see the top windows frame
from the dragged PFD and MFD screens at the bottom of your
main display as displayed below, but don’t worry, once you
finish configuring it, it won’t be visible.
5. Repeat the process for the MFD screen.
6. When both windows are properly adjusted to the VF-G1000
displays, click on your main display and the top frame from
the PFD and MFD G1000 pop-out windows will be hidden.
If your Windows Taskbar is located at the bottom of your
display, you might have problems adjusting your PFD
window. In this case, change its location to the top or
sides.