Following is a video showing the current status of the Garmin G5 gauges being developed for X-Plane. The ATT and HSI from the XPL B58 in the middle are used for comparison.
The G5 gauges on the FIPs (Flight Instrument Panels) look pretty nice as they closely resemble the real one in terms of physical dimensions. Continue reading
I don’t want to wait another day or another week and therefore spent the whole afternoon yesterday hanging up the TVs. Luckily I am using warehouse racks, installation was a lot simpler than I thought.
Here are some photos of the cockpit before and after the installation. A quick video of my first flight with the new TV setup is at the end.
The Annunciator Panels for the A2A C172R and default C172SP are now ready. Below is a video capture of the panel added to the Compass on the A2A C172R.
Similar to the C172SP one previewed in Post 515, the C172R annunciator panel will only pop up when error warning lights or equipment status indications are turned on, so that it will not affect the design and functions of the Wet Compass as well as the overall layout of the FIP gauge setup.
However, since the contents and reactions of each annunciator panel Continue reading
Logitech (previous Saitek) has an Information Panel but I never like it as it looks odd in almost all virtual cockpits due to its huge size and footprint.
That’s one of the reasons why I developed the Integrated series of gauges for the C172SP in the first place, on which the annunciator panel fits nicely to the Attitude Indicator (ATTAN).
Since the release of the C172SP Standalone gauges many years ago, I’ve been trying to create an equivalent annunciator panel that looks as good as the one on the ATTAN. There were dozens of idea tried over the years but none was satisfied, no matter they were rendered onto a separate FIP (Flight Instrument Panel) or incorporated into any existing standalone gauges.
Finally, here comes the most satisfied annunciator panel design that I am quite happy with at present. Following is the video preview of it.
With the target in mind that Continue reading
Below are two short videos of the soon-coming Baron 58 Gauges for X-Plane 11 recorded during tests:
A few days ago, Kim in Switzerland emailed me that he had built a touch-screen GPS using an iPad (see photo).
Frankly, even though I never thought about the idea of putting the GPS onto an iPad before, I have to admit that my immediate response to Kim’s approach was not excited because there are many apps available to turn the iPad into a second display for Mac or Windows computers.
From the many similar apps I tried before, none of them, in my opinion, was smooth enough to handle the data flow demand to and from FSX or P3D. Some of them even caused serious dragging to the simulator in return.
But after checking the information Kim provided, I found his iPad was wired to his computer, rather than wirelessly connected over the network.
After further Googling the app he recommended, I decided to give it a try. The result is surprisingly good. Continue reading
The GaugeSwitcher utility, which allows the quickly switching among different gauge setups without quitting the simulator, has been updated to version 7a.
One of the major enhancements to the version is: the pressing of [Esc] key before profile switching in previous versions is no longer required.
As the video shown above, users just need to:
Other new features and changes coming with the new version are: Continue reading
Here’s a short video showing how the Carenado C152II Gauges look like in my cockpit setup.
My personal most favorite gauges so far.
Not quite in mood these days since Continue reading
