Hey all, I am new to the realityxp products, so new that I have not purchased any yet! when I buy them, do they come with detailed instructions on how to install them? if not, is there a link to a tutorial of sorts to help guide me along? I have never modded a panel before and I have done very little aircraft cfg tweaking. I am looking to add the rxp 430 to the bonanza and maybe update the nav/com stack. any help would be greatly appreciated!! Thanks in advance.

If you just want the GNS430 in there I can give you the cfg for it.I use FS Panel Studio by Flight1 to install my RXP stuff in Carenado Aircraft.

Thats fantastic!!!! now I am new to this modding stuff, is it fairly straight forward? Thanks alot!!!!

Thats fantastic!!!! now I am new to this modding stuff, is it fairly straight forward? Thanks alot!!!!

The short answer is.. not exactly..If you are replacing one gauge by another that is the same size/shape, it is usually straightforward,although the night lighting may not line up.If the model has fixed 3d knobs... you may have them appear in the middle of your new gauge,not pretty.And, as with the Bonanza, if the radio gauges are not neatly defined in the same sequence as theyare arranged in the model, you may not be able to find the space to position your desired radios..so, "it depends"..

The short answer is.. not exactly..If you are replacing one gauge by another that is the same size/shape, it is usually straightforward,although the night lighting may not line up.If the model has fixed 3d knobs... you may have them appear in the middle of your new gauge,not pretty.And, as with the Bonanza, if the radio gauges are not neatly defined in the same sequence as theyare arranged in the model, you may not be able to find the space to position your desired radios..so, "it depends"..

Thanks Bert, I will be playing with FS panel studio this weekend and have a go at it. Carenado has included a model without 3D knobs so should make it easier!

I worked out lots of retrofits, but for FS9. If the installation went right with the wrapper you should be able to get it in easy via FS Panel Studio.It becomes tricky at the nightmasks, you will need some paint-skills for it, but it isn't that difficult as it seems to be on the first view if you know how it works.I can say only learning by doing and if you need help, here are lots of people who will help.Have fun and don't give up, keep it going step by step.C182 RGII: FLN, FLT, Apollo, GNS 530 WAAS, Carenado C206 ADF, own Turbo-modPhil

Thanks Phil!! I'm sure there will be a few colorful words flying around the house, but I am a quick learner. I will post results as I go!

FS Panel studio is a must, the coolest part is that you can steal guages out of other aircraft. Want a Apollo com2 radio, no problem, want a fuel flow meter, no problem. Dont like the Bendix radio stack, put in a blank panel. :(

FS Panel studio is a must, the coolest part is that you can steal guages out of other aircraft. Want a Apollo com2 radio, no problem, want a fuel flow meter, no problem. Dont like the Bendix radio stack, put in a blank panel. :(

So I can hijack the Garmin radios from the lotus sim L39 and put them in the bonanza, mooney and seneca?

So I can hijack the Garmin radios from the lotus sim L39 and put them in the bonanza, mooney and seneca?

Maybe... some vendors lock their gauges so that they will not work when moved to another aircraft, but you can try!The best Garmins can be found at www.reality-xp.com

Hi Bert, I have been checking out the reality xp toys for a while. I have now got fs panel studio and playing around with it to get the hang of it. Seems pretty straight forward. Have my eye on the 430 package and the flight line N pack for the HSI, RMI ect. They sure look nice! They have nice smooth movement too! Hopefully by Sunday, I will have a great looking panel to show off.

Hi Bert, I have been checking out the reality xp toys for a while. I have now got fs panel studio and playing around with it to get the hang of it. Seems pretty straight forward. Have my eye on the 430 package and the flight line N pack for the HSI, RMI ect. They sure look nice! They have nice smooth movement too! Hopefully by Sunday, I will have a great looking panel to show off.

You may end up with something like this... and yes, it is wonderful! :(

You may end up with something like this... and yes, it is wonderful! :(

Wow, now thats the flightline N right? Looks great! thanks for the heads up. Do you happen to have a config file? I appreciate the info Bert!

Wow, now thats the flightline N right? Looks great! thanks for the heads up. Do you happen to have a config file? I appreciate the info Bert!

In Vcockpit01:gauge00=rxpFLT!Altimeter, 4,347,166,166gauge01=rxpFLT!KI525, 345,3,163,163gauge02=rxpFLT!TurnCoordinator, 176,3,164,164gauge03=rxpFLT!VerticalSpeed, 173,344,164,164gauge04=BonF33!RadarAltitude, 6,174,165,165gauge05=rxpFLN!RMI, 5,4,165,166gauge06=rxpFLT!Airspeed, 344,169,164,165gauge07=rxpFLT!KI256, 341,337,167,171gauge08=BonF33!temp, 175,172,165,165After the install, you select the variants of the individualgauges and their mounting options to match, using the rxp configurator application.

In Vcockpit01:gauge00=rxpFLT!Altimeter, 4,347,166,166gauge01=rxpFLT!KI525, 345,3,163,163gauge02=rxpFLT!TurnCoordinator, 176,3,164,164gauge03=rxpFLT!VerticalSpeed, 173,344,164,164gauge04=BonF33!RadarAltitude, 6,174,165,165gauge05=rxpFLN!RMI, 5,4,165,166gauge06=rxpFLT!Airspeed, 344,169,164,165gauge07=rxpFLT!KI256, 341,337,167,171gauge08=BonF33!temp, 175,172,165,165After the install, you select the variants of the individualgauges and their mounting options to match, using the rxp configurator application.

Thanks Bert-as usual you just saved us a bunch of trouble!