Reality XP Gauge - Pre Buy questions

[robs 4]

Hi 

I am interested in knowing more about how you would go about using a reality XP gauge as I want to make sure they are right for me ....

I use FSX (yeah ok, I'm a skinflint) with Win 10 on an i9 (happy days it runs proper)

I am reasonably competent with FSX but not an expert in hacking gauges into panels especially in the virtual cockpit.

Are there some resources that show how you go about adding this gauge to an aircraft panel in virtual cockpit and in 2D popup (for GPS panels I use these undocked and on a separate small screen with an autokey script to make the window borderless and automatically position it)?

I mean infro older payware aircraft that dont have an automatic installer shipped with them or even a freeware or default aircraft rather than the latest payware that seem to be reality XP ready.

Are there download resources which have replacement panels for common payware aircraft with the gauges already replaced?

My main reason to buy is that I have some payware aircraft that when you enable the payware gps the FPS makes the plane unflyable (even when you have been thru support and got the dll.xml correct and permissions correct on a new FSX install ). Hence throwing in towel and considering this as an option.

Does the reality XP guage have a significant frame hit on a reasonable spec machine?

Can you write flight plans on external planners and import so you can have a corresponding FSX plan to work with Vox ATC?

Also apologies but I see a similar product from F1 - what would you say are the main differences?

Really appreciate if someone could pick this up and help with the questions.....just wanna check it's within my skills or lack thereoff, time and budget and it actually solve my problem with bad paywarenav.dlls 

Edited February 9, 2021 by RXP

[Bert Pieke 7,585]

Wow, lots of questions...

Can you focus on one aircraft as an example and maybe I or another user can help..

The simple answer is:  No, you cannot just "hack" the GPS into a VC panel if the airplane does not come with an installation option.  There are user mods which may come in handy.. see here for examples:

[edited links:

https://www.avsim.com/forums/topic/525126-configuring-panel-step-by-step-on-the-carenado-cheyenne-iii/

https://www.avsim.com/forums/topic/521969-official-panel-configuration-mods/

https://www.avsim.com/forums/topic/518703-official-panel-configuration-thread/

https://www.avsim.com/forums/topic/522649-planning-and-importing-garmin-flt-files-into-rxp-v2-gns/

]

As for a popup window... yes that is certainly possible, but if the airplane's autopilot does not support this GPS, that may lead to other issues.

Performance should not be an issue, I find the RXP GPS to be a better performer than the default GPSs..

 

Edited February 9, 2021 by RXP