How do you add a GPS button to a/c panel that doesn't have a GPS?

Odie

Odie

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How do you add a GPS button to a/c panel that doesn't have a GPS?

Okay, I admit it....I have no sense of direction other than the sun rises in the east and sets in the west....in-between that; it's Thunderdome !

Is there a simple (because I'm simple) way to add a GPS button (the one with the satellite dish) to a panel that does not have one already?

I'm one of these pilots that will take off first and then decide where to go next and have gotten fond of using the GPS as a way-finder and road map in both FSX and FS9.

If someone could point me in the direction or outline the steps, I'd be much appreciative !

Thanks in advance.

Odie
 
In the menu, click views, instrument panel, there is a GPS access there. You can pull one down any time, any plane.
 
Odie said:
Okay, I admit it....I have no sense of direction other than the sun rises in the east and sets in the west....in-between that; it's Thunderdome !

Is there a simple (because I'm simple) way to add a GPS button (the one with the satellite dish) to a panel that does not have one already?

I'm one of these pilots that will take off first and then decide where to go next and have gotten fond of using the GPS as a way-finder and road map in both FSX and FS9.

If someone could point me in the direction or outline the steps, I'd be much appreciative !

Thanks in advance.

Odie
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Here are the salient sections of a panel.cfg file to have a
GPS window.

PHP: 
[Window Titles]
Window00=Main Panel
Window01=Radio Stack
Window02=GPS           <---- defines the GPS window


Add this 'gauge' to the main panel or the VC.
Channe the X,Y,x,y location and size as needed.

gaugexx=simicons!GPS Icon,  88,158,12,12    <----- the 'icon' that will open the GPS window

[Window02]              <----- the GPS window that opens when the 'icon' is clicked
Background_color=0,0,0 
size_mm=456,378
position=8
visible=0
ident=GPS_PANEL
window_size= 0.500, 0.500
window_pos= 0.500, 0.500

gauge00=fs9gps!gps_500,  0,0


See the default Baron 58 ( non-G1000 ) panel.cfg for an
example. Sometimes the icon cannot be added to a VC
without either replacing an existing gauge or 'sharing'
some panel space with an existing gauge or icon.

Paul
 
JoeW said:
Rightcher ! Like dis !
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Hey Joe,

Yessir, but I have a couple of 3rd party add-ons, Aeroplane Heaven P-38, that do not have a GPS listed in the drop down. Now I'm sure it's authentic for their P-38 not to have a GPS but it's nice to have one for the directionally-challenged such as myself !

I'm thinking if I add the window in the panel.cfg like GypsyBaron showed, it will then be available in the drop-down menu.
 
GypsyBaron said:
Here are the salient sections of a panel.cfg file to have a
GPS window.

PHP: 
[Window Titles]
Window00=Main Panel
Window01=Radio Stack
Window02=GPS           <---- defines the GPS window
 
 
Add this 'gauge' to the main panel or the VC.
Channe the X,Y,x,y location and size as needed.
 
gaugexx=simicons!GPS Icon,  88,158,12,12    <----- the 'icon' that will open the GPS window
 
[Window02]              <----- the GPS window that opens when the 'icon' is clicked
Background_color=0,0,0 
size_mm=456,378
position=8
visible=0
ident=GPS_PANEL
window_size= 0.500, 0.500
window_pos= 0.500, 0.500
 
gauge00=fs9gps!gps_500,  0,0


See the default Baron 58 ( non-G1000 ) panel.cfg for an
example. Sometimes the icon cannot be added to a VC
without either replacing an existing gauge or 'sharing'
some panel space with an existing gauge or icon.

Paul
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Thanks, Paul, I'll play around with this tonight !
Odie
 
gera said:
have you tried placing a panel of one which does in it?.......:whistle:
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Yessir, I've done that before (2d panel), but this only has a VC and not a 2d panel so I was just going to try to add it to the VC that's already there and it's a nice-looking VC !
 
Odie said:
Actually, that was my next question, how do you add that switch? Same method as the GPS itself?
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i totally cheat, that's how i do it. i take off, and get on course and altitude by hand, then i switch to a plane that has the switch. after i flip it over to the gps side, i switch back to the plane i want to fly and key in ctrl+n.
after that it will hold a gps course. you can save the flight and it will always do that. the same trick also works if you don't want to keep switching tanks and would rather pull the fuel from both at once. for example, in the carenado 206, you have to keep switching tanks to keep balance. but if you switch to the default 172 or the baron, and move the switch to the center, then go back to the carenado, the fuel switch says it's off but will drain from both tanks at once.
 
cheezyflier said:
i totally cheat, that's how i do it. i take off, and get on course and altitude by hand, then i switch to a plane that has the switch. after i flip it over to the gps side, i switch back to the plane i want to fly and key in ctrl+n.
after that it will hold a gps course. you can save the flight and it will always do that. the same trick also works if you don't want to keep switching tanks and would rather pull the fuel from both at once.
-SNIP-
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I suspect that one could also use the "Controls" menu and
assign a key stroke or button to 'toggle' that NAV/GPS
function. I don't have FSX fired up at the moment to
verify this but it's worth a look.

Also, a registered version of FSUIPC will give you access to just
about every FSX parameter you might want to mess with.
You could assign a keystroke or button there.

Paul
 
This is what I use for a GPS.

Img_0722.jpg
 
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