830: A Quick Guide to RNAV Approach

Since the story “808: VORs are Now RNAV Compatible” was posted in March, once in a while I received enquiries from friends who asked me for instructions to run RNAV Approach.  I used to reply them by emails individually.  But I think it does no harm to write up a short post for those who might be interested.

RNAV (Area Navigation) is an aviation method that allows an aircraft to fly along any desired flight path defined by waypoints under GPS operation instead of navaids.

Here’s a quick guide about setting up the RNAV Approach from 5WA8 to KHQM as demonstrated in the Post mentioned above:

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Open WORLD MAP and choose to fly the Cessna 172 from 5WA8 (Hogan’s Corner) to KHQM (Bowerman)

815: M20R ASI & ENG Updated

The Airspeed Indicator and Engine Clusters for the Carenado M20R have been updated to R1r02 and R1r04 respectively.

A Speed Brake Indicator is added to the Extended version of the M20R ASI, which can be toggled via the fifth Button on the FIP, while some adjustments were made to the two Engine Clusters according to the recent update of the Plane itself.

Update Links

812: Generic G5 for MSFS Updated

The GENERIC G5 PFD and HSI for MSFS have been updated with not only the RNAV compatibility but also many bug fixes and feature enhancements.

Following is a quick video showing the Generic G5 PFD, HSI and Multi-Shared VOR1 on a C172 flying from 5WA8 to KQHM with RNAV approach activated under auto-pilot mode in doubled or quadrupled speed.

Update Links

810: DHC-2 ASI+VSI Updated

The FIP Gauges of MSFS DHC-2 Beaver ASI and VSI have been updated to R1r01 with some minor bugs fixed.
     
Download links for the updates have been sent to all users earlier today.  If you have not received it, please check your spam folder first.

809: DHC-2 VOR1 now RNAV Compatible

Following the release of the Multi-Shared VORs updated with RNAV compatibility last week, the MSFS DHC-2 Beaver VOR1 has been revised similarly with the same capability.

Emails with the download link for the update have been sent to all users earlier today.  If you have not received it, please check your spam folder first.

808: VORs are now RNAV Compatible

Thanks to Bryan in the US, the long-missed vertical guidance on my Multi-Shared VOR1 and VOR2 FIP Gauges under RNAV approach has been implemented finally.

The codes of the two FIP gauges were nearly rewritten. In addition, layouts and appearances of the gauges were revised accordingly to the recent MSFS sim update.

Furthermore, as the NAV/GPS toggling of the VOR2 on the C172 Classic is now independent from the VOR1, an extra NAV-only VOR2 is therefore included.

This is done so because

807: Compass+Annunciator in Sleekier Design

The C172 Wet Compass+Annunciator (CMP+ANPL) FIP Gauge for MSFS has just been updated.

Function-wise, the update is of no difference to its earlier brothers.
Layout-wise, the sound panel, the OMI and NAV/GPS indicators of the new version are still situated at the bottom of the compass, and the annunciator panel will pop up under the compass window when triggered.  It also comes with backlit.
     
However, the sizes of the sound panel, the OMI and NAV/GPS indicators on the new version have shrinked significantly and dimmed a little to give the overall compass+annunciator design a more balance and sleek appearance.  In comparison, the earlier design looks a bit bulky.

Furthermore,

800: First Batch of MSFS PC12 Gauges

Not long after Carenado released its MSFS version of the PC12, I received a number of enquires asking me if I would do the gauges for it as I did for X-Plane.

Yes, I was quite keen on converting the X-Plane gauges for MSFS in the beginning. Unfortunately, the progress was on hold as the initial release of the PC12 was pretty buggy.

After six months waiting, here comes the first batch of gauges (ASI, ALT, VSI) for the PC12 based on its recent update.

797: B58 RMI Update For MSFS

The RMI for the G58 in B58-style setup has just been revised.  The major change from the original is the swapping of needle colors.

It is based on feedbacks from users who reported that the ADF needle color is now green and VOR2 is yellow on the aircraft.

To avoid confusion, update is provided accordingly.  However, as features and functions of the new version are identical to the original one.  Users can choose to update the gauge or not.