April 21, 20224 yr Hi all, what I haven't read or seen in the multiple videos or threads about the PMDG 737 is if the weather radar is somehow working in its current state. I saw an INOP sticker on the tilt up/down swith in one video. But I also saw a video where the WX radar was turned on on the nav display. But no weather/rain was shown on it, but it also was clear skies. Best regards Julian Intel i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz, 32GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080, Windows 10 Home 64bit with 2004 Update
April 21, 20224 yr We hope that the API will be released with SU10 in July. Until then it will not work. // 5800X3D // RTX 3090 // 64GB RAM // HP REVERB G2 //
April 21, 20224 yr 1 hour ago, julian2 said: Hi all, what I haven't read or seen in the multiple videos or threads about the PMDG 737 is if the weather radar is somehow working in its current state. I saw an INOP sticker on the tilt up/down swith in one video. But I also saw a video where the WX radar was turned on on the nav display. But no weather/rain was shown on it, but it also was clear skies. Best regards Julian That was terrain display, not weather radar. Radar will have to wait for Asobo to complete the API so that aircraft written in WASM can access precipitation data from the sim’s weather system. That is slated to come with SU10 in July. 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.
April 21, 20224 yr Author 9 minutes ago, JRBarrett said: That was terrain display, not weather radar. Radar will have to wait for Asobo to complete the API so that aircraft written in WASM can access precipitation data from the sim’s weather system. That is slated to come with SU10 in July. I know the videos with the terrain radar on. But there was definitely one video with WXR on the nav display. But due to at least clear skies nothing was displayed. Intel i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz, 32GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080, Windows 10 Home 64bit with 2004 Update
April 21, 20224 yr Just now, julian2 said: I know the videos with the terrain radar on. But there was definitely one video with WXR on the nav display. But due to at least clear skies nothing was displayed. If the radar button on the display control panel is pressed, it might display the text symbology associated with radar, such as tilt, but there is no data to actually display precip (yet). 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.
April 21, 20224 yr 6 hours ago, JRBarrett said: If the radar button on the display control panel is pressed, it might display the text symbology associated with radar, such as tilt, but there is no data to actually display precip (yet). I don't doubt you. But I'm curious... Is the terrain drawn with a "sweep", just like radar would be? Because I could swear I saw returns being drawn in a sweep pattern, but I suppose if could have been terrain, if in fact terrain draws that way on the 737's display. Rhett 7800X3D ♣ 96 GB G.Skill Flare ♣ Gigabyte 4090 ♣ Crucial P5 Plus 2TB
April 21, 20224 yr 24 minutes ago, Mace said: I don't doubt you. But I'm curious... Is the terrain drawn with a "sweep", just like radar would be? Because I could swear I saw returns being drawn in a sweep pattern, but I suppose if could have been terrain, if in fact terrain draws that way on the 737's display. Terrain radar is based on a database 😉 André
April 21, 20224 yr I hope the API that will come in the July 10 update will reflect more realistic rendering of precipitations because what's in the current gauge is not really looking like what we see in the real thing IMO... let's see how it looks like when it comes out... John.
April 21, 20224 yr 7 minutes ago, 757FO said: because what's in the current gauge is not really looking like what we see in the real thing IMO We still haven't seen anything display weather on the PMDG 737, yet. I don't know what you're talking about when you say the current gauge is not really looking like the real thing.
April 21, 20224 yr WX radar is available in the default A320. I still don't know why this can not be utilized while the SDK is still developing. Yeah, I get it that it may not be 'real world' but would be more than adequate as a place holder. This statement goes for the FBW add on also. CPU: Core i5-6600K 4 core (3.5GHz) - overclock to 4.3 | RAM: (1066 MHz) 16GB MOBO: ASUS Z170 Pro | GeForce GTX 1070 8GB | MONITOR: 2560 X 1440 2K
April 21, 20224 yr 4 minutes ago, Mike S KPDX said: WX radar is available in the default A320. I still don't know why this can not be utilized while the SDK is still developing. Yeah, I get it that it may not be 'real world' but would be more than adequate as a place holder. This statement goes for the FBW add on also. It's about coding language. There is no WX API for C++ aircraft (NG3), so it can't read weather data until Asobo make it available. 1 hour ago, Mace said: I don't doubt you. But I'm curious... Is the terrain drawn with a "sweep", just like radar would be? Because I could swear I saw returns being drawn in a sweep pattern, but I suppose if could have been terrain, if in fact terrain draws that way on the 737's display. The terrain display is just a display, it's not a radar at all but reads from a database of world wide terrain data and matches that with the aircraft's position. The real aircraft draws it using the sweep just like PMDG do, but it's still a database. PMDG also use a database and don't scan anything.
April 21, 20224 yr 3 hours ago, Mace said: I don't doubt you. But I'm curious... Is the terrain drawn with a "sweep", just like radar would be? Because I could swear I saw returns being drawn in a sweep pattern, but I suppose if could have been terrain, if in fact terrain draws that way on the 737's display. The real EGPWS terrain display does “sweep” back and forth just like the radar does, but no actual radar is involved. Each “sweep” erases the display data that was there before, while laying down new data. It keeps the display less cluttered - especially when the aircraft is turning. 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.
April 21, 20224 yr Speaking of the MSFS WX radar, in default aircraft, does it allow you to adjust the tilt? Can it *see* past obstacles and mountains? I never really got a chance to play around with it. Curious how "far" the simulation goes in this regard. Take-offs are optional, landings are mandatory.The only time you have too much fuel is when you're on fire. To make a small fortune in aviation you must start with a large fortune.There's nothing less important than the runway behind you and the altitude above you. It's better to be on the ground wishing you were in the air, than in the air wishing you were on the ground.
April 21, 20224 yr 3 hours ago, awf said: Terrain radar is based on a database 😉 Yes I have known that for years. My question was whether or not terrain is drawn in a "sweep" pattern. And the answer I see is "yes". Rhett 7800X3D ♣ 96 GB G.Skill Flare ♣ Gigabyte 4090 ♣ Crucial P5 Plus 2TB
April 21, 20224 yr I'd love to see WX radar in the sim. However, I have never seen a simmer who would deviate, offset, or go to alternate due adverse weather painted on WX radar LOL Most of us like "oh look red spot we just go through that stuff" LOL Life time flight sim enthusiast, current airplane owner 172P (past C182F). FAA CP/IR ASEL/AMEL, FI ASELMy System: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D , MSI X870 GAMING PLUS, 64G RAM, ASUS RTX5090, 4T SSDPut my hands on (pic/dual/given)7GCAA, 8KCAB, BE24, BE76, BE35-C33, BE35, C150, C152, C172B/N/P/R/SP, 182F, M20E,M20C, M20J, AT6(SNJ4), PA28-140,PA28-151, PA28-161,PA28-181,PA28RT-201,PA28R-180/201T, PA24-250, PA32-300R, PA44, AC114, YAK-18T, YAK-52, SR22
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