June 18, 201213 yr So I was looking at the RealAir Duke and one of the things they mentioned on their site is... If you have one or both Reality XP GNS WAAS gauges as well as the Reality XP GNS Unlimited pack installed in FSX then you can enable crossfill between two GNS gauges simply by selecting the crossfill option in the Turbine Duke Config Panel. What is that? Simulated instrument add ons for add ons? Seems odd to me. If you get them, can you install them to multiple aircraft in your personal 'fleet'? What's the upside? What's the downside? Gregg Seipp "A good landing is when you can walk away from the airplane. A great landing is when you can reuse it." i9 64GB RAM, GTX-5090
June 18, 201213 yr Look here: http://www.reality-xp.com/ It really is a great addon,that simulates the "real thing" very well!! DIMITRI
June 18, 201213 yr And "yes", you can install them in various aircraft that support the Garmin 430 and 530. They use the actual Garmin trainer sw as their underpinnings and are exceptionally well documented. HP Omen Intel Core i9 @ 3.6GHz 64GB RAM @ 1596MHz, NVidia GeForce RTX 3090 Windows 10 64bit, 2 x 2TB SSD, 2TB 7200RPM SATA Drive
June 18, 201213 yr Author Pricey. It looks like if you want to configure the Duke the way they suggest with both the 530 and the 430 you have to buy both (at $50 a pop) and then buy a $100 add on? The Duke comes with a GPS. Is the Reality offering that much better??? I assume you can add them to as many aircraft as you want? I've seen several aircraft that have nice integrated GPS's...the SR22 and Columbia 400 from Eaglesoft... http://www.eaglesoft...Columbia400.htm Several Carenado aircraft including the BE90 and PA34. The PA34 actually comes with both the 530 and the 430 (their own version) installed. http://www.carenado....ortal/index.php Gregg Seipp "A good landing is when you can walk away from the airplane. A great landing is when you can reuse it." i9 64GB RAM, GTX-5090
June 18, 201213 yr Pricey. It looks like if you want to configure the Duke the way they suggest with both the 530 and the 430 you have to buy both (at $50 a pop) and then by a $100 add on? The Duke comes with a GPS. Is the Reality offering that much better??? I assume you can add them to as many aircraft as you want? I've seen several aircraft that have nice integrated GPS's...the SR22 and Columbia 400 from Eaglesoft... http://www.eaglesoftdg.com/Columbia400.htm Several Carenado aircraft including the BE90 and PA34. The PA34 actually comes with both the 530 and the 430 (their own version) installed. http://www.carenado.com/CarSite/Portal/index.php The default GPS that comes with the Duke is just a version of the default FSX unit. Though functional, it has definite limitations. The Reality-XP units, by contrast, are exact emulations of the real Garmin GNS 530/430, with probably 98% of the functionality of the actual units. There really is a significant difference, especially when setting up and flying approaches. There is no real advantage to having both the 530 and 430 installed simultaneously. If you were to purchase only one, the 530 would probably be the better choice. As others have pointed out, once you own either Reality-XP unit, you can install it in multiple FSX aircraft. Jim BarrettLicensed Airframe & Powerplant Mechanic, Avionics, Electrical & Air Data Systems Specialist. Qualified on: Falcon 900, CRJ-200, Dornier 328-100, Hawker 850XP and 1000, Lear 35, 45, 55 and 60, Gulfstream IV and 550, Embraer 135, Beech Premiere and 400A, MD-80.
June 18, 201213 yr There is no real advantage to having both the 530 and 430 installed simultaneously. Unless the aircraft you're simulating has both! I fly a DA40 which has both a 530 and a 430. I can tell you without a doubt that not only is it an advantage to be able to simulate this, but also an advantage to their "unlimited" pack which allows cross-fill. I'm currently in instrument training, so, at worst, the cost of the RXP add-ons is quickly offset. ymmv Andrew H e l p k e e p A V S I M f l y i n g
June 18, 201213 yr So I was looking at the RealAir Duke and one of the things they mentioned on their site is... What is that? Simulated instrument add ons for add ons? Seems odd to me. If you get them, can you install them to multiple aircraft in your personal 'fleet'? What's the upside? What's the downside? The upside is that you get an exact replica of the real Garmin gauge.. The downside is that you get to fuss with panel.cfg files for all your favorite aircraft.. example below - RealAir Lancair Bert
June 18, 201213 yr Author Ok...well I'll add a 530 to start with in a few weeks. I'm in the process of picking out an airplane to put one in. I'll start out with the 530. Am I correct in my understanding that if I do opt to put both into an aircraft I'll need to buy the 430 as well as the Unlimited thingy($100)? Still in the process of picking out an aircraft. RealAir has my attention with the Duke and the Legacy. Gregg Seipp "A good landing is when you can walk away from the airplane. A great landing is when you can reuse it." i9 64GB RAM, GTX-5090
June 18, 201213 yr The only small niggle with RealityXP is that the database is quite old, unless it has been outdated with the latest version of the Realityxp. You can install RealityXP in any plane and it's then accessible as a popup by clicking on an icon. If you want to have it integrated into the panel, you have to rely on either the airplane supporting it or the great minds of people like Bert Pieke (who replied in your thread) who can modify the panel.cfg. Personally I just love RealityXP and it's one of the things I first look for in the specs for an add-on that I consider buying. The only GA plane I fly without the RealixyXP (530 is my case) is the A2A Cub since it's so darn slow that before you reach ANY waypoint you are half asleep.... At the moment I am exploring ORBX' USA in my RealAir Lancair with the RealityXP 530. Krister LindénEFMA, Finland------------------
June 18, 201213 yr Author The downside is that you get to fuss with panel.cfg files for all your favoriteaircraft.. example below - RealAir Lancair Am I correct that those are also RealityXP gauges? Gregg Seipp "A good landing is when you can walk away from the airplane. A great landing is when you can reuse it." i9 64GB RAM, GTX-5090
June 18, 201213 yr Am I correct that those are also RealityXP gauges? The Garmin units have been retrofitted iinto the panel. The gauges are "custom" Real Air creations. DIMITRI
June 18, 201213 yr The only small niggle with RealityXP is that the database is quite old, unless it has been outdated with the latest version of the Realityxp. You can update the databases to as recent as June of 2011 with a bit if a trick, which gives you quite a few LPV approaches. Beyond that, you're currently stuck. As for "needing" the unlimited pack, I dunno. I've had the 430 and 530 for some time now and never picked it up. Crossfill would be nice, but I typically use the 430 for backup radio/nav and terrain avoidance in dual installations, so it's not a requirement to me and I only have a couple of planes where I'd do dual 430s. Scott
June 18, 201213 yr Author I guess I'm in a whole new jargon (and a surprising and interesting one at that...I had no idea these things even existed!) So it sounds like "Unlimited" is for crossfill. What is crossfill and why is it worth $100? Gregg Seipp "A good landing is when you can walk away from the airplane. A great landing is when you can reuse it." i9 64GB RAM, GTX-5090
June 18, 201213 yr The default GPS that comes with the Duke is just a version of the default FSX unit. Though functional, it has definite limitations. The Reality-XP units, by contrast, are exact emulations of the real Garmin GNS 530/430, with probably 98% of the functionality of the actual units. There really is a significant difference, especially when setting up and flying approaches. There is no real advantage to having both the 530 and 430 installed simultaneously. If you were to purchase only one, the 530 would probably be the better choice. As others have pointed out, once you own either Reality-XP unit, you can install it in multiple FSX aircraft. Is there TCAS functioning w/ the 530? Dunno if that is part of the real deal but it seems odd that a turbo that can fly that high at that speed has no TCAS! I'm pretty ignorant of real-world comparisons, i.e. whether it's an instrument these sorts of birds would have or not. Noel System: 9900X3D Noctua NH-D15 G2, MSI Pro 650-P WiFi, G.SKILL 64GB (2 x 32GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR5 6000, WD NVMe 2Tb x 1, Sabrent NVMe 2Tb x 1, RTX 4090 FE, Corsair RM1000W PSU, Win11 Home, LG Ultra Curved Gsync Ultimate 3440x1440, Phanteks Enthoo Pro Case, TCA Boeing Edition Yoke & TQ, Cessna Trim Wheel, RTSS Framerate Limiter w/ Front Edge Sync. Aircraft used in MSFS 2024: Fenix A320, Aerosoft CRJ, FBW, WT 787X, I-Fly 737 MAX 8, Citation Longitude.
June 18, 201213 yr I guess I'm in a whole new jargon (and a surprising and interesting one at that...I had no idea these things even existed!) So it sounds like "Unlimited" is for crossfill. What is crossfill and why is it worth $100? The way Reality XP has approached their marketing, is that the 530 and 430 are positioned as "Entertainment products" and priced as such. The Unlimited package is positioned as a "Prosumer" product, and priced accordingly.. Crossfill is the ability of the units to share information such as flightplans. The unlimited package also comes with traffic display and alerting. To start with, I would suggest getting the 530. It has a bigger screen which gives you more information. For that, it does not fit into many panels that have "half-high" radio slots. The RealAir Lancair is a nice way to start as it comes with the option to install a 530. It is as good as it gets for FSX and is fast! Another favorite plane is the Carenado C337 which likewise is pre-configured for the 530. Or, if you like a fun plane for flying around, look at the Baytower RV7! If you need any help with any of this - send me a PM. Bert
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