Is radar contact 4 for xp11 still worth it in 2022 ?

[jozeff 97]

Hi guys,

 

Looking for a good atc solution. Tried pilot2atc  and liked it but it's pretty expensive.  I used rc4 in fsx recently and scratched the surface of its possibilities   I understand that I have to buy a 25 euro  plug-in for it to get it working in xplane11.  Is it worth the hassle and the price.

I this question has probably been answered somewhere before but since it's 2022 and rc4 is pretty old I have to ask you guys for some help.

 

 

Cheers!

 

Jozeff

 

Edited January 10, 2022 by jozeff

[Ray Proudfoot 9,074]

I don’t have XP but I’ve been using RC4 for 15 years in FSX and P3D and earlier versions for close to 20 years.

The fact that it’s still used by many for such an old product tells you everything about its quality. I don’t think you’ll regret paying for the plug-in.

[jozeff 97]

Ok, Thanks a lot mr Proudfoot,

 

Is rc4 still accurate after being available for so long. I mean, does it get its information from itself or from the simulator?

 

I have tried it in p3d recently but since I'm completely new to atc in general I cannot judge it properly. Have tried pilot2atc and must say it looked pretty good to me but daunting as a beginner.

 

Thanks again,

 

Cheers

 

Jozeff

[Ray Proudfoot 9,074]

@jozeff, I can only speak for how it works for P3D. It uses Makerwys.exe by Pete and John Dowson which reads all the BGL Files - those contain runway, airport, VOR and NDB data and creates files for RC4.

I imagine the XP Plugin does something similar.

There is a learning curve with RC4 but tutorials are provided to help you.

[jozeff 97]

I'd be interested to know how rc4 gets its information that holds the navigation dat in xplane11. The plug-in costs 25 euro and, although that is not much for a complete atc solution, I cannot find much info about the rc4toxplane and I'd really like to get confirmation that this actually works decently.

Does anyone know?

 

Tnx!

 

Jozeff

Edited January 12, 2022 by jozeff

[Ray Proudfoot 9,074]

This looks like the XP alternative...

https://forums.x-plane.org/index.php?/files/file/29700-makerunways-for-x-plane/

[jozeff 97]

Thanks!!