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In order to help everyone, I'm starting this thread for you to share your panel integration modifications. In order to make it simpler to browse as a repository, please make sure to only post final results, ready to be consumed by others. Thank you in advance for sharing with the community! NB: For panel mod questions, please create a new topic instead! PS: You can try many other mods at X-Plane.org too: https://forums.x-plane.org/index.php?/search/&q=realityxp&quick=1&type=downloads_file

I was hesitant at first to pick this addon up, but for 20 bucks this thing is a steal. I cut my teeth on a Piper very similar to this about 20 years ago - learning to fly out of Flying Cloud, MN (KFCM). It was right before Sept 11th - and that happened and I wasn't sure if it was a good idea to pursue a career as a pilot. I ended up flying some at FCM and then when I got to college I started flying to get my PPL in a Warrior III (which looks very similar to the Carenado Arrow III cockpit but with fixed pitch prop and fixed gear). I will do a mini review of the Arrow but I am awaiting a Carenado update for better avionics and flight model refinements. Anyway so I flew a few hours in a piper like this one (160hp). I earned my PPL ASEL in a Warrior III (160hp) while in college. After college I also flew an Archer II (180hp) exactly like this one for a few hours as well. I guess I've been a low wing flyer for most of my adult life. I have a handful of hours in basic cessnas, and then of course many recent more hours in the Beech Musketeer (fixed pitch prop/fixed gear/200hp). The Musketeer is a little less forgiving than the hershey bar trainer the Warrior/Archer is. Anyway enough rambling - but I did want to explain my history with low wings and that if you don't like to read a bunch - well just get the Archer from Carenado! Previously I thought the FSW C414 to be the finest texturing in a general aviation addon. I would say Carenado has claimed the throne once again with this Archer. The model and texturing is exquisite. The textures are crisp and clear. The day I bought it I went into VR and it felt like my first flight all over again. The sounds... oh the exterior sounds are spot on - they nailed em. The handling, the wimpy stall horn, just like I remember. The power on and off stalls.... just really a mush in the warrior and archer - Carenado seems to have replicated this. Recovery is really simple , just full power, relax the pressure on the yoke to offload the wing, carefully retract a notch of flaps or two. And of course don't use ailerons if a wing dips (you don't typically see that in the warrior, maybe a little more in the archer)... use rudder to keep the aircraft in coordinated flight. I've found the C172 to break a bit more aggressively during stall practice. Still fun though. This bird comes with the typical WT GNS430, the PMS GTN750 or TDS GTN 750Xi. I did not test the PMS or use the GNS430 too much but the LPV GP (or any rnav approach with vertical guidance) works on the TDS for certain. There is no autopilot. Which I believe is totally reasonable and irl I never had one. However in the sim I would love to see a simple 2 axis (or even though I'm not a huge fan, the default KAP140). I have seen nicer Archers and Dakotas with AP's irl. It's nice for the those longer hauls in the sim at the very least. Also just a preference I'd love to see a GTN 650/650Xi as an option - standalone. It would be more common to use a 430 or 650 in this plane imo. (Then again I've seen a C152 irl with a GTN 750!) There is instrument backlighting although it is a touch dim, and there is a red dome light as well (and a white cabin light). You can definitely fly IFR but of course there is no icing protection (aside from required pitot heat). I do not see an option to exclude the GNS430W (in other words no way to fly only with classic radios). Also, an unfortunate first, I do not see any POH/perf charts in the install directory. Maybe they forgot? I had to dig some of my old stuff out. I do find it to hit perf numbers pretty well. There does seem to still be some odd Asobo mixture/leaning bug.... I just feel in the sim you have to lean out soooo much to do a basic best power config. Maybe Asobo will work on this as we progress. Landing feels great to me and don't forget to transition your eyes down the runway as you're 5-10 ft above the ground and hold the nose off just a little. Depending on weight I found 60-70 kias to be a good final approach speed with full flaps... and then touchdown maybe around 50? When I was in college (and a lot lighter!) I once calculated my Vso to be 38 kias! I was super thin and the plane wasn't full of fuel... anyway crazy times hehe! You know, around here opinions are a dime a dozen - but for 20 USD... it's a great addon. You won't get A2A quality (we need that Comanche stat!), but you're getting stellar textures/modelling, great sounds, flight model and a nice avionics selection at a fair price. Unlike my usual Point A to B flight I've just selected some shots from a variety of flights... two of the paints aren't in the default install - I did a color swap for N8068C and there's a Tim-HH one as well in there. I may have heard a rumor that Tim is getting back into painting 😉 1 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr 2 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr 3 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr All the registrations are dynamic so you can add whatever - this one and the red one have callsigns on the wing top and bottom (not appropriate in USA unless pipeline or skydiving but works elsewhere afaik) 4 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr 5 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr The WT GNS430W looks right at home here - the warrior I flew had a KLN90B and then later in my training we got the Garmin 430W. The interior just looks freaking great! 6 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr I looked at the Mooney and this is a LOT higher texture quality. I think I spent almost double on the M20R when it was first released. 7 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr I wouldn't have minded some more modern schemes (help Tim!) but it's okay as the Archer is pretty old school 8 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr 9 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr 10 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr 11 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr 12 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr I just love this pic for some reason 13 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Day/Night IFR/VFR equipped 14 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr 15 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr 16 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr 17 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr Short final in Duluth - see the yellow circles on either side of the runway? Those mark the location the barrier cable - which retracts and extends above the runway when needed. It's for the F16's based there that have a tail hook in case of emergency. They grab the cable just like on a carrier. 18 by Ryan Butterworth, on Flickr

Hi, I'm pleased to announce v2.3.8 is now released! It is available either via Plugin | Reality XP GNS | Check Updates... or directly from our web site. In this update: New: XPlane 11.1 Popout Windows. New: Added GPS 400 and GNC 420 Devices. Fixed: Shadin Air Data Computer (Air Temperatures). Fixed: Map Wind Vector Speed and Direction. Fixed: Simulator locked to GPS Mode when using radios-less devices (400,420,500). Fixed: PFC IDENT Button not working properly. Other: Preliminary Internal Support for Reality XP G600/500.

Included with the aircraft is already a configuration file for the GTN 750. I'm trying to add down instead of the regular 530 panel from X-plane, the panel from RXP GNS530. But nothing happens. tried to use the config laid out here. But it doesn't change anything either. Can anyone help?

Hi, I'm pleased to announce v2.3.8 is now released! It is available either via Settings Panel | Check Updates... or directly from our web site. In this update: New: Added GPS 400 and GNC 420 Devices. Fixed: Shadin Air Data Computer (Air Temperatures). Fixed: Map Wind Vector Speed and Direction. Fixed: Simulator locked to GPS Mode when using radios-less devices (400,420,500). Fixed: PFC IDENT Button not working properly. Other: Preliminary Internal Support for Reality XP G600/500.

..how do I eliminate the Bezel on the popup G530, I dropped it of in 5" LCD Display and no need for the Bezel Cheers

Hi Jean-Luc, Trying to make a case for your products on A2A - you may want to reach out to them as it seems they might be working on installers now... RXP GTN 750 http://www.a2asimulations.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=474565#p474565 Regards, Scott

In order to help everyone, I'm starting this thread for you to share your panel.cfg modifications. In order to make it simpler to browse as a repository, please make sure to only post final results, ready to be consumed by others. Thank you in advance for sharing with the community! NB: For panel mod questions, please create a new topic instead!

Hi, I'm pleased to announce v2.3.7 is now released! It is available either via Settings Panel | Check Updates... or directly from our web site. Thank you again for your feedback with the release candidates! In this update: Fixed: Keyboard Shortcuts not working. Fixed: CPU affinity setting not working. Fixed: NAV IDENT knob with PFC Hardware. In the previous update: New: IDENT mode: overrides NAV1/2 audio panel if active (compatible with GTN+GNS V2 on the same panel) Fixed: Power Knob reverting to off when starting in the VC / resizing the popup window. Fixed: Avionics bus / battery bus problem introduced in the last update. Fixed: Various issues with the "Use Simulator GPS Commands" settings. Enhanced: Further stability and performance enhancements.

Get the latest version available: open Configuration Panel | Check Updates... Then select Download update, navigate to the folder you want to use to store the file, then choose save: Release notes: v2.4.23 New: Gracefully reboot the device upon Garmin trainer runtime code errors (like a real device). New: Menu option to display the content of the log files. Enhanced: Further stability and performance enhancements. This update is addressing bugs that we've recently found in the GNS trainer code: - When reviewing the flight plan, the GNS trainer process can sometimes crash (buffer overrun) - This has been also experienced and reproduced with a real GNS units (thanks Tim for the help with the repro!) v2.4.22 Fix: Win11 compatibility enhancements. Enhanced: Further stability and performance enhancements. Earlier release notes:

Hi, I'm pleased to announce v2.3.11 is now released! It is available either via Settings Panel | Check Updates... or directly from our web site. In this update: New: "Audio With Window Focus" option mutes device sound when simulator window is not active. New: Support for FPL folder shortcut as in the GTN. Fixed: GPS Master Device state not saved to the settings file. Fixed: HW Driver not active with Professional licenses. Enhanced: RealityXP.GNS.ini file management permits manual edits while loaded. Enhanced: User's Manual corrections and additional information. Enhanced: Further stability and performance enhancements.

Hi, I'm pleased to announce v2.3.11 is now released! It is available either via Plugin | Reality XP GNS | Check Updates... or directly from our web site. In this update: New: "Audio With Window Focus" option mutes device sound when simulator window is not active. New: Support for FPL folder shortcut as in the GTN. New: Preliminary VR Popup Windows support (XP11.20+). Fixed: GPS Master Device state not saved to the settings file. Fixed: HW Driver not active with Professional licenses. Enhanced: RealityXP.GNS.ini file management permits manual edits while loaded. Enhanced: User's Manual corrections and additional information. Enhanced: Further stability and performance enhancements.

Hi, Now included in the Reality XP GNS 530/430 V2 FltSim v2.3.12 and Reality XP GTN 750/650 Touch v2.4.16! Mid Continent MD41-1484W Annunciator Control Unit Mid Continent MD41-1028 TAWS CONTROL UNIT The rxpGpsAnnun.cab includes two gauges offered as addition to the GTN and GNS V2, the Mid Continent WAAS annunciation panel and the Mid Continent TAWS control unit. They are released as XML gauges, so that it makes it easy for third party vendors to integrate the same annunciation panels as-is in their aircraft, or using the same XML code when displaying in an EFIS for example. Both gauges install automatically to P3D4 and P3D3 using the GNS V2 and GTN existing add-on.xml file. It requires editing the panel.cfg file to add them to the actual panel though. For manual Installation: Prefered method is using the Prepar3d addon xml file: 1) copy the file rxpGpsAnnun.cab to "C:\Program Files (x86)\Reality XP\Gauges" 2) copy and paste the following to a new file named 'add-on.xml' <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <SimBase.Document Type="AddOnXml" version="3,3" id="add-on"> <AddOn.Name>Reality XP GPS Annunciation</AddOn.Name> <AddOn.Description>Reality XP Gauges</AddOn.Description> <AddOn.Component> <Category>Gauges</Category> <Name>Reality XP GPS Annunciation</Name> <Path>C:\Program Files (x86)\Reality XP\Gauges</Path> </AddOn.Component> </SimBase.Document> 3) copy the add-on.xml file into: "Documents\Prepar3D v4 Add-ons\Reality XP Gauges" Alternatively, copy the rxpGpsAnnun.cab file in the simulator Gauges folder. Gauge specs: rxpGpsAnnun!TAWS,0,0,350,100 rxpGpsAnnun!WAAS,0,0,350,100 Known limitations: - Requires Reality XP GTN 750/650 Touch v2.5 minimum. - Requires Reality XP GNS 530/430 V2 v2.4.1 minimum. PS: For the old-timers, they used to be included in our GNS legacy, but weren't included yet in the GTN or the GNS V2 gauge file. I've decided to reboot these gauges and offer them as XML gauges, so that it makes it easy for third party vendors to integrate the same annunciation panels as-is in their aircraft, or using the same XML code when displaying in an EFIS for example.

Just a quick question for the more advanced panel editors on here. Have any off you guys taken on the challenge of using these new V2 Rxp 530 units with the Aerosoft Diamond DA20-100 'Katana' 4X? I fell in love with that aircraft when I first purchased it so many years ago for FSX, having it in P3D with a working RXP 530 would be a blessing... However it's coding is far to complicated for my rookie panel editing "skills". Any thoughts?

A2A PA24 Comanche w/ RXP V2 GPS 400 I didn't realize until today the latest FSX/P3D version now includes the GPS 400. This is special for me as I prefer the 400 to the 430 in the A2A PA24 in order to full utilize the Narco VHF 1/2 sets. Unfortunately, I'm unable to get VC setup correct in P3DV4.1. Does anybody know how to accomplish this?

Hi, I'm pleased to announce v2.3.10 is now released! It is available either via Plugin | Reality XP GNS | Check Updates... or directly from our web site. In this update: New: Drag and Drop ini files onto the panel window to import another aircraft settings. Fixed: A/P Coupling and Navigation Data bug introduced in 2.3.9. Enhanced: TCAD Targets detection and filtering. Enhanced: User's Manual corrections and additional information. Enhanced: Further stability and performance enhancements.

Hmm ... Okay, I found the process of working out the buttons an knobs an interesting challenge ... So in that respect it was worthwhile, however you would do your customers an enormous favor by documenting that, since I did not see it in the install doc and I in fact just looked at it before typing this reply ... :) I still cannot make the autopilot "nav mode" work with any of my planes, and I think I have tried every option in .ini file that seems even vaguely related ... Regards, Jeff

Anyone able to fit the GNS430 into the Carenado Cessna Caravan HD?

Hi, I've just found this forum with an interesting side-by-side comparison. It is in french but most screenshots are self-explanatory: http://forum.canardpc.com/threads/47639-simus-Le-topic-des-canards-pilotes-civilisés-Flight-Sim-X-Plane-P3D-AeroflyFS?p=11282333&viewfull=1#post11282333 Thank you Bourrinopathe for showcasing this!

Guys, I'm looking for a mod for C90B Carenado. Anybody make it? Regards,

Hi, quick note to let you know v2.3.4 is now live! You can now use the Settings Panel | Check Updates button, and get the release notes and download the installer. In short: New: Support for Prepar3D v4.1 New: Link Simulator GPS Waypoints option synchronizes GNS route to FS GPS/EFIS. New: Use Legacy Mouse Knobs option offers left+right+middle buttons control. New: Adjust Brightness option to change per-instance bezel brightness in the cockpit. New: Offset Brightness option to change per-instance screen brightness in the cockpit. New: Panel Assistant 'scale' factor to change popup windows default size. Here are some notes about the new features: - new per-instance settings to adjust the brightness of the bezel, and to offset the brightness of the screen independently. Some VC are not natively designed for the GNS V2 gauge, and these settings helps the gauge look and feel. "per-instance" means you can set these up for a gauge in the VC, set these up differently for another gauge in the VC, and again for any other popup window! It is quite flexible! - 'scaling' option in the assistant when creating popup windows. Although it might not be useful as-is for the GNS V2, it is paramount when trying to stack 2x GTN 750 on a small monitor. Since we've been adding this option to the GTN, we've also added it to the GNS V2! The assistant let's you choose 1:1, ¾, ½ and ¼ scales.

Hi, We're currently offering our Easter-Spring discount coupons for: 30% OFF the genuine Reality XP GTN 750/650 Touch* 30% OFF the genuine Reality XP GNS 530/430 V2* *for all editions of the GTN and the GNS V2. Offer valid until Apr 24, 2019. In addition, don't miss: Bundle Sale: Complete your collection and save 50% on the 2nd product!* *Offer valid until further notice.

Hi, I'm pleased to announce v2.3.7 is now released! It is available either via Plugin | Reality XP GNS | Check Updates... or directly from our web site. Thank you again for your feedback with the release candidates! In this update: Fixed: CPU affinity setting not working. Fixed: NAV IDENT knob with PFC Hardware. In the previous update: New: IDENT mode: overrides NAV1/2 audio panel if active (compatible with GTN+GNS V2 on the same panel) Fixed: Power Knob logic bug introduced in previous version. Fixed: Avionics bus / battery bus problem introduced in the last update. Enhanced: Further stability and performance enhancements.

Hi, quick note to let you know v2.3.3 is now live! You can now use the Settings Panel | Check Updates button, and get the release notes and download the installer.

Hi, quick note to let you know v2.3.4 is now live! You can now use the Settings Panel | Check Updates button, and get the release notes and download the installer. We're now working on the next update with support for pop-out windows on XP11! NB: There is a jump in version numbers to keep in sync with our FltSim version.