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RADAR!
Sept 26, 2015 20:04:12 GMT
Post by MarkH on Sept 26, 2015 20:04:12 GMT
I've just added the RXP weather radar to my cockpit...   |
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RADAR!
Sept 27, 2015 13:39:08 GMT
Post by ScottB on Sept 27, 2015 13:39:08 GMT
Wow! Did you make use of an existing controller board or did you have to get another? I guess the radar interface is accurate in regards to how FSX draws the weather? I guess it has to be. Is it networked? I know nothing about the Reality XP stuff. It looks really nice and blends well with your existing setup!
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RADAR!
Sept 27, 2015 14:37:37 GMT
Post by MarkH on Sept 27, 2015 14:37:37 GMT
Wow! Did you make use of an existing controller board or did you have to get another? I guess the radar interface is accurate in regards to how FSX draws the weather? I guess it has to be. Is it networked? I had to get another board (that's eight now), although I just had to go into the next room to 'get' one, since I have a box of unsold ones I bought for the kits  And yes, it simply reflects (ho ho) the FSX weather but it is a simulation of the radar system, not just a weather map. In other words it detects precipitation and models some properties of the radar beam, including the tilt and gain, ground clutter and radar shadows. It isn't networked, it's just a 2D gauge. I have it on another little screen and I built a panel for it. You can control it with keystrokes, just like the RXP GPS, although it's hard not to run out of unused key combinations. Seems pretty cool so far (I have been using it to fly into thunderstorms instead of away from them!) |
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RADAR!
Sept 29, 2015 23:59:19 GMT
Post by ScottB on Sept 29, 2015 23:59:19 GMT
Wow! Did you make use of an existing controller board or did you have to get another? I guess the radar interface is accurate in regards to how FSX draws the weather? I guess it has to be. Is it networked? (I have been using it to fly into thunderstorms instead of away from them!) The beauty of simulators! |
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And yes, it simply reflects (ho ho) the FSX weather but it is a simulation of the radar system, not just a weather map. In other words it detects precipitation and models some properties of the radar beam, including the tilt and gain, ground clutter and radar shadows. It isn't networked, it's just a 2D gauge. I have it on another little screen and I built a panel for it. You can control it with keystrokes, just like the RXP GPS, although it's hard not to run out of unused key combinations. Seems pretty cool so far (I have been using it to fly into thunderstorms instead of away from them!)