Flight Simmers, Ok here is the question that puts the cherry on top.. My question is does it do anything any different than the default GPS or is it some pretty graphics on my dash?If that is the case too expensive!!!!I have actually been reading about the real Garmin 530 gps... And it can reference off of satellites and you can do similar to an ILS approach on a field that doesn't even have a windsock...Is this feature included in Reality's XP Gps?Please someone help me. In other words tell me what more it does than a default GPS.Does it alert you if you are within particular airspaces etc? Thanks Again All,

>Is this feature included in Reality's XP Gps?No, because it doesn't exist in the real unit. Only GNS480 offers the vertical GPS navigation you are probably referring too.Reality's GNS530 works exactly like the real unit. It has nothing to do with the default FS9 GPS which is pretty horrible.Michael J.WinXP-Home SP2,AMD64 3500+,Abit AV8,Radeon X800Pro,36GB Raptor,1GB PC3200,Audigy 2http://www.precisionmanuals.com/images/forum/747400.jpg

Michael, Thanks I was wondering is their an actual Sim GNS480 out there?And if so where do I get it...The reason I am interested in these upgrades I have been doing alot of flying at VATSIM now..And I want to be able to interact as real as possible...I just now downloaded the FSNavigator.. And I am gonna give that a whirl..Wondering how that would interact with the xp Garmin 530.Or if there is a Sim GNS480 out there where is it ? :-jumpy Thanks,

Joshyou will be lucky to find a REAL aircraft with the garmin 480 in it..they are VERY new...As for the reality Xp stuff...let me put it this way...I learned how to program the garmins from the reality XP430's ..I then purchased a REAL aircraft with 2 of them (Cirrus Sr22G2)EVERYTHING the real aircraft's garmins are capable of , so are the reality xp units ...so much so that I was immediately comfortable with the real units...much to the surprise of my Cirrus transition instructor !even the little undocumented "tricks" that 430's do are covered by the reality xp unit hope that helpsBill PLondon

>>And I want to be able to interact as real as possible...>>I just now downloaded the FSNavigator.. Ineracting as "real" as possible and FSNavigator .. both may be contradiction in terms. How do you use FSnaviagtor? If for flight planning or chart viewing then OK. If however you use it for "auto-flying" then I am afraid it has nothing to do with realism.Michael J.WinXP-Home SP2,AMD64 3500+,Abit AV8,Radeon X800Pro,36GB Raptor,1GB PC3200,Audigy 2http://www.precisionmanuals.com/images/forum/747400.jpg

Reality XP offers the 530 and 430. They work exactly like the real life stuff. They are worth every cent and make the default GPS look like . In order to operate them you need to download the official, original manuals from the Garmin site! Now how much more do you want it? So if you want to know what these two programs can do, go to Garmin site and download the official manuals. I personally am a manual-freak and I love those Garmin manuals...BTW If you want to do it all 'as real as possible' don't use FSNAV. It won't give you real life flight plans. Get real charts. And also, FSNav won't interact with the Garmin because the real Garmin doesn't too. Yes, it surely is as real as it gets! ;)

Just what function can't the FS9 gps do? i find that it will do everything it should. Be more specific ... what can't it do that it should be able to do?Could it be you don't know how to use it?Regards,BobShttp://s95171098.onlinehome.us/junk/aopa.jpgSeems the rage to talk about the "size and speed" of each others computer. Beat this if you can for solving novel/unique problem anywhere in the cosmos. ..Have K&E and know how to use it!

The default FS9 G500 does not allow building and saving of flight plans like the RXP unit, nor does it contain Nav/Com Radio capability.This is just a surface observation and haven't taken the time to outline in detail.:-)

>Just what function can't the FS9 gps do? And you have AOPA in your signature while asking this question :-hmmmHow about this pretty 'banal' item - its terrain map doesn't even look close to what it is in real unit. I don't recall anymore (haven't touched this unit for a long time) but it has been reported the proper transition between GPS and ILS is not working correctly (if working at all). Also VNAV advisories are not there. And the list is longer than that but I am not in the position to recite it all.Michael J.WinXP-Home SP2,AMD64 3500+,Abit AV8,Radeon X800Pro,36GB Raptor,1GB PC3200,Audigy 2http://www.precisionmanuals.com/images/forum/747400.jpg

>How about this pretty 'banal' item - its terrain map doesn't>even look close to what it is in real unit. What's interesting, is that the terrain map, clarity & pixel count on my hand-held Garmin 296, is now way ahead of the 530. If I had 530, I'd want it in conjunction with another larger display unit, of which several are available. Of course, the Garmin 1000 setup, would be fine, all by itself!L.Adamson

Ron -- No com or Nav? That is not a function of the real one.to the other couple of comments:Yes, not being able to build/save flight plans is a deviatiion from the real unit. But flight plans built with the fs9 flight planner load and execute.Other then the flightplan issue, I still don't see anyone saying the real one does this and the fs9 one will not do it. Yea, I have used it and studied a lot and find it does everything as expected.Now understand, I am not saying anything at all negative about the Reality xp Units, in fact I would llike to have them, but .. I still us win98se and have no need to only update for a game. i am justing taking exception with the few who like to utter that the fs9 is, as was said, a piece of #$^#$. It does what it is suppose to do, so there is no need in saying it is a piece of $@^@.yea, I have a AOPA membership, so what does that have to do with calling the fs9 Garmin 500 a nonfunctional design?Regards,BobShttp://s95171098.onlinehome.us/junk/aopa.jpgSeems the rage to talk about the "size and speed" of each others computer. Beat this if you can for solving novel/unique problem anywhere in the cosmos. ..Have K&E and know how to use it!

Because the 430/530 is an IFR GPS , the 296 is a VFR gps where ground detail is important ..seeing roads and railways in detail is not much good when you are in IMC :-)cheers

>Because the 430/530 is an IFR GPS , the 296 is a VFR gps>where ground detail is important ..seeing roads and railways>in detail is not much good when you are in IMC :-)>>cheersHowever.....When you've become totally disoriented in IMC conditions, terrain mapping and warning can go a long way in saving your rear! :)I live in a high density mountainous area, and tend to keep track of nearly all aircraft accidents, where loosing situational awareness was a prime factor before flying directly into the terrain. These new color moving maps can really help. BTW, If I can't have the Garmin 1000 glass setup, then I'll take a Garmin 530 coupled with an Garmin/Apollo MX20 display! L.Adamson

>Ron -- No com or Nav? That is not a function of the real>one.>The 430/530's do include nav/com as part of the all in one package.

Agreedwhich is why in the Cirrus , the terrain, and situational awareness is handled by the rather larger MFD :_)- the garmins handle the nav and IR stuff