Weather Radar for FSX:SE / P3D

[SledheadAK 21]

For those who have wanted a weather radar in place of the WX500 that doesn't work in FSX:SE or P3D, there is a choice, only if you use Active Sky Next!

 

Using the Weather Radar VC/Pop-Up gauge by Roland Herblot, we have a functional radar in the Moo!

 

You may download the gauge here: http://library.avsim.net/esearch.php?CatID=fsxgau&DLID=189664

 

And add this in place of your WX500 entry in the VCockpit section of the panel CFG you fly with

 

Don't forget to change XX to the number of your WX500 Vcockpit entry!

 

[VcockpitXX] 

Background_color=0,0,0 

size_mm=512,512

visible=1

pixel_size=512,512

texture=$RDR150

 

gauge00=RolasnRadar!ORadGauge,  82,48,350,251,sweep|beam|icing

 

Here is a simple picture showing the "hidden" click spots and what they do...

 

[louisdecoolste 12]

Nice! Thanks for another user-derived mod.

 

We can only hope the developers are grateful.  :rolleyes:

[SledheadAK 21]

Thanks for the kind words, Louis!

[MBaclawski 11]

I Don't Have ASN  but Thank you for a nice addition , I'm sure that people with ASN will enjoy your Mod.

[andresico 0]

There´s one thing I dont understand here.

I have ASN and the MU-2  but I dont have the Realityxp gauge. 

Will this radar addon work for me?

The only radar entry that I can fing in the panelcfg is like this

 

[VCockpit34]

size_mm=512,512

pixel_size=512,512

texture=$RDR150

background_color=0,0,0

 

gauge00=rxpWX500!RDR,0,0,512,380

gauge01=CONTROL_PANEL!clipboard RADAR,  90,50,330,250

 

should I just change that what is in the original post. It would then be:

 

 

[Vcockpit34] 

Background_color=0,0,0 

size_mm=512,512

visible=1

pixel_size=512,512

texture=$RDR150

 

gauge00=RolasnRadar!ORadGauge,  82,48,350,251,sweep|beam|icing

 

Also. At this moment I dont hacve ASN radar gauge installed. Does it matter?

 

Sorry if my questions are dum, but I´m a bit confused with this one.

[OneWhoKnocks53 51]

Will this radar addon work for me?

 

It absolutely will. You don't need the rxp guage, just Rolands radar (free), and ASN. The cfg entry it the the last one in the rdr/gtn panel folder, way down at the bottom of cfg file. Looks like you found the right one.

Also. At this moment I dont hacve ASN radar gauge installed. Does it matter?

 

You don't need the ASN radar installed either.

[andresico 0]

Thanks a lot for your very swift reply.

I will test later tonight.

[andresico 0]

Well, me again

 

I have the Gauge in the FSX-SE/gauges folder I have added the entry in the panel.main cfg. as per above. I have even read the gauge manual. I have trusted the software in FSX-se.  I have clickspots on the radar screen!!, I have ASN running and connected

BUT I only have a Black screen. It looks like it should be turned on.  (yes, I have avionics on )

Any suggestions?

[rickgo 64]

 

 

- Did you install VC2013 C++ x86 libraries?

[andresico 0]

nope.... I forgot that. Its true, the manual says so. Will check and come back. 

 

I read the manuals of most addons and then I forget what they say.....

[N405GJ 36]

I too have this radar in my MU. I don't own the RXP package so this one caught my eye a while back in a different thread. It works great and adds that missing element from the stock MU. But I usually choose where to fly based on where the bad weather is.

 

Oh, and it works in both FSX:SE and P3D.

[andresico 0]

Nope.

That wasnt the issue. I had the libraries installed. I Downloaded and installed  them again and everything stays the same: Clickspots on a black screen.

Can this be an FSX-SE issue?

[capceo 117]

I love seeing stuff like this!

 

I'll make this thread a sticky for those who use ASN but don't have the WX500.

 

Thanks for the hard work!

[Mike62 29]

The aircraft page on the Flysimware website now has a download with instructions for installing Roland's radar and as well as the Captain Sim weather radar.

 

Mike

[onebob 125]

The aircraft page on the Flysimware website now has a download with instructions for installing Roland's radar and as well as the Captain Sim weather radar.

 

Mike

Thanks for that Mike, I'll take a look.

bob