Bman2006

How are you confirming your winds in the sim are matching any authentic METAR data? Just because the METAR noted in MSFS is the same report, my confidence in the actual weather conditions being produced... marginal at best. How can I see what the winds are really doing in the sim?

Crazy but it's the age old question - game versus simulator. I've always tried to use my simulators as just that. It's apparent other facets of the software series are more profitable, which I completely understand. I don't care about the ATIS per se, I only want to know that the winds in the simulator are close to the METAR I see on FF. I am not really sure what the sim is depicting between METAR, ATIS, REX... what are the actual wind conditions depicted? How do I confirm the Wx (wind) depiction in the simulator if the ATIS and METAR aren't saying the same thing?

Morning all- I have eased my way back into MSFS to work on my Instrument Rating. I am glad to see some many improvements with MSFS over the past year. I see Wx is still a tough subject all around with the clamped down 3rd party access. I had been using REX Weather Force and see that it's similar often times to the MSFS METAR data. Fine. ATIS from MSFS doesn't match anything very close to METAR from say ForeFlight or any other online METAR source. It looks like I can take or leave REX in terms of weather depiction and complete disregard the ATIS information I hear when dialed into a local station? I trust the Wx depiction, specifically winds, are more closely aligned with the METAR data and not what ATIS is reporting? At the end of the day, I want the winds to match as close as possible to what I see on Fore Flight. That sounds like I should use Live Weather in MSFS and disregard ATIS? Thanks Benjamin

Hey Bert! Ha, that's good to know and assumed that to be the case. Since I am not as plugged in as I once was, knowing what I might be missing is taking a little more research along the way.

Thanks Chris. Yeah, that's what I've heard about the WT G1000NXi. I do have it installed and things appear to be improving slowly but surly. For now, I am treating any weirdness as if something was going wrong in an RW flight. You sort it out, adjust your plan and fly that plan according. I am just surprised I don't see more folks having the issue or at least noting the issue. I guess they aren't treating MSFS2020 in the same capacity or stuck with P3D / XP11 in the meantime. Benjamin

Thanks for the information. I will keep my eye on the version number so I can crosscheck with current version on the street. Regarding the ILS issues and missing IAF waypoint. I ran into another one last night: KPHF - Williamsburg (ILS 25). If I select HASBA for the IAF, it will preview correctly but then skip HASBA and go directly to the STEVE INT. If I select ORF as the feeder route, the plan will load HASBA correctly. No idea why... Benjamin

Hey all- I am getting my simulator system back up and running after a couple of years watching MSFS simmer. I have a couple of questions that I can't seem to find definitive answers to: How do I know if the SU8 has been installed? I go to the content manager and see 386 items installed and only world updates 'available'. Is there a specific location to see what SU is currently installed? Approaches : I have been fiddling with the GTN750 *both default gps and PMS50 gtn) and have an issue. When I activate an approach with a certain transition, it looks correct on the screen map and preview display but when the approach is loaded, it skips the IAF. My examples approach are into KHRO ILS 36 and KSGF ILS 14. For the Harrison (HRO) approach, I select the ZENUN transition and the map and plan load up heading to BOLTE. For the Springfield (SGF) approach, this happens on ILS 14. If I select BVRLY (IAF) as my transition, it only loads up from REEVZ onward and skips the IAF although the previews look ok. The results are the same when using the default GPS also. Is the GPS issue something to do with the databases used? The GPS knows the transitions as I can select them but they are not part of the flight plan once loaded. The FP goes straight to the FAF. I've noticed that right when I hit Load and Activate, the IAF will show up in the flight plan for about 1 second then the screen adjusts on the GPS to eliminate the IAF (replaced with the approach name) and goes directly to the FAF. Do I need Navigraph or some other GPS to get approaches to load correctly? Can someone test these approaches and see if they have the same results? Thanks for your help- Benjamin

BTW - where do I find a road map of the 2H21 - 1H22?

I am totally going to give the NXi + RY Bonanza a go. It's all about the logic and process of anticipation. The exact replica is not as critical as I make it out to be!

P3D was definitely dialed in. I did reinstall the base components about a month after 2020 was released just because it was all show at that point. Since that time, I refreshed my OS and didn't have anything installed for a while. I figured MSFS had picked up steam over the year and it has. However, it is still just a little short of where P3D was in terms of my simulation. It's getting there and I will just be patient. If I can get the fundamental procedural practice between Foreflight and the GTN, that's all I really need. Things begin to break down when IAFs are absent..

Yeah, the Flight1 GTN 750/650 was great on P3D + A2A PA28-181. It was about as close as I could get to my plane configuration. I have not yet ventured over to xp11.

I see. My goal was to remain as true to my in-plane 650GTN for IFR practice but I'll have to deal with it in some fashion if it happens on multiple approaches. There is no doubt the PMS50 versions is vastly improved over the default navigation. I haven't checked out the NXi but it sounds like I should. It would be nice if they would share in the project with PMS50!

Hey Bert - long time, no chat. I hope all is well and I am glad to see you are still engaged with the FS community. My simming took a backseat while working on my rw certificates. Kind of fun to get back into it now. I thought maybe there was something buggy as this was really my first full flight with the PMS50 GTN and I ran into this error. Seems a bit too coincidental out of the thousands of approaches. Benjamin

Hey All - This is a pretty easy question but I just want to be sure before I subscribe to a NavData plan. I have been flying around Just Flight's PA28-161 + PMS50 GTN addon. I am having an issue where some approaches are accurately depicted on the GTN preview but incorrectly load and skip the IAF. My example from last night was flying into Springdale AR and shooting the ILS 18 approach. The approach appeared fine in preview but the loaded and activated / loaded plan skipped right over the IAF 'TINSE'. The waypoint was depicted but the loaded p[lan didn't load this leg and it went straight to the FAF. Is this a function of NavData being out of date or something going on with PMS50 GTN? I am wondering if I need to update the NavData for the simulator. Thanks for the help- Benjamin

Yeah - I tried to update the Garmin Trainer to 3.0.0.0 and it broke the path of the Garmin Trainer for F1 GTN. I'll wait for the update. I wager Garmin focused on the newer GPS units versus my, now antiquated, GTN 650. Ha. Benjamin EDIT - Well, word not allowed. The trainer that you download from the F1 GTN tool forces and update to the trainer (v3.0.0.0). Hopefully Flight1 wont take too long to update their mapping to the trainer. I am without a GPS until then.

Same, done! Thank you for your efforts. Benjamin

So that make it sounds like they (Asobo) won't be developing in-depth systems so they competing or stepping on 3rd party developers? There is no way they will get the systems and aircraft to the levels I've seen through years of P3D.

Hey all - Honestly the lack of solid GPS system that matches my RW plane (PA-28-181) + GTN 650 is causing me to stick with bush flying and VFR fun. I have been checking the news feeds everyday for some potential movement on RealityXP or Flight1 developments. Thanks for chiming in Jean-Luc. I look forward to the tools being made available for you to move forward! Benjamin

Hey all- I am returning to the simulator after a few years hiatus. I am wrapping up my real world instrument ticket and want to work through some more complex approaches before I take my checkride. With that, I have a few fundamental questions about my sim setup. Early last spring I installed v4.2 after a long break. This was a fresh install along with all ORBX products and my favorite GA planes. I see now that P3D is on v4.5. Is it a safe move to do the component upgrade versus the full uninstall of everything and reinstall? I have reviewed the component upgrade thread and it looks easy enough but I wasn't sure if going from 4.2 to 4.5 would be ok. I don't mind either way really, one is just way faster than the other. Also, does anyone still tweak their .cgs file or is that a thing of the past? I am running 6700k, 32 gb, gtx 1070. Nothing amazing but steady enough. Thanks for the quick input. Benjamin

Jean-Luc - Yes sir - I completely understand and have always been a fan of the RXP quality! Thanks for the quick reply. Benjamin

At the risk of looking like a complete jackalope, I am trying to figure out if there are upgrade costs associated with the RXP 430/530 gauges. I have been out of simming for about 2.5 years now and coming back to the sim with a whole new world. Everything has been updated. Any rate, I have done a clean sweep and now up and running with P3Dv4. Now I am trying to figure out if any of my FSX addons can be upgraded or if everything is a new purchase for me. I have found some items can be purchased at a reduce rate and other are simply new full purchases. I can't find this information for the RXP gauges. I was able to update my GTN 750 (F1) for $20 I think. Not sure about these RXP 530/430 upgrades. Thanks- Benjamin

Hey all - I just finished a new PC build (6700k / 1070 / 64gb ram) in celebration of collecting my PPL. I decided I would dive back into my sim pit for the instrument training. I have been out of simming for greater than a year now and have a few general questions without searching far and wide. I am just looking for general information 1) Given this is a new build - is the general consensus to move up to v3.3? I currently have v2.5 but will spring for v3.3 if that's where I should be. 2) Best AA control - is anyone using nVidia Inspector still used by most to get the best AA quality? 3) How is EZCA working with v3.3 4) It would appear that most ORBX products are v3.3 compatible. It also appears I can re-download all sceneries for v3.3 from FlightSimStore free. The only upgrade would be P3D itself - are there any other big players that a charging for upgrades? I know PMDG does. Thanks for the input. I am looking forward to jumping on PilotEdge and getting the moth balls blown out. Benjamin

Hey all- Quick question. I recently finished my P3D v2.5 + Hotfix upgrade. Everything works as I would expect (most of the time). I am having an issue with the SPAD controlled devices lagging severely behind the actual inpul or not responding at all. I have AffinityMask=15 in my config. I have found if I kill the process "PanelsIO" and SPAD and then restart SPAD (0.5.1) that everything will return to normal. I am trying to track down why I get this initial hang from PanelsIO to begin with. Any thoughts on what I can try to get the startup process to be a little more smooth? Benjamin

I opted for Virtual CDU. I had to root my Kindle Fire to download it from Google Play but that was no problem. I am impressed with the ease of use and convenience. Well worth the $20 versus a separate piece of hardware. ..Now I just need the T7 update / version to come out. Then I will be set. Benjamin

I use PicPick and set up a hotkey on my PFC yoke. Auto renames, places in the specified directory and you can choose .png, .jpg etc. Nice application. Free.