Useful X-Plane 10 plugins

[djrisc]

Hey all,
I thought I'd post a quick list of plugins that I'm finding super useful in X-Plane 10 to use along with pilotedge.

If other people have plugin suggestions, I'd love to hear about other ones I may have missed and don't know about yet!

1. Airport NAV (Free)
- Great for people who are sense of direction challenged when they taxi. It pops up a airport map of the airport you are currently at, and shows an icon of where you are.
- You can move it around the screen and resize it where you want it, and then pop it up and hide it as needed. (all with keyboard commands)
- http://forums.x-plane.org/index.php?app ... wfile=4930

2. Visual Altimeter (Free)
- Not sure about everyone else, but the altimeter setting in some of these aftermarket aircraft in xplane is REALLY hard to read, this pops up a little text box every time you adjust it so you can easily read it. (Simple, and works brilliant)
- http://forums.x-plane.org/index.php?app ... wfile=2458

3. X-Toggle (Free)
- There are some buttons in X-Plane that do not have a toggle feature, so you have to map two buttons one for "on" and one for "off" this adds toggle for all of these switches
- The most obvious ones that come to mind is the Fuel Pump
- http://forums.x-plane.org/index.php?app ... file=12546

4. Reality-XP Garmin GNS 430 ($50)
- Uses Garmins own software simulator to perfectly simulate the GNS 430 GPS/NAV unit. (It's pretty cool.)
- This doesn't plug in to the dash so you have to put it in the corner of the screen, but I am still loving it.
- Integrates with COM/NAV1
- Fully assignable keyboard/joystick control
- http://www.reality-xp.com/flightsim/gns ... index.html

Happy flying!

Brett

[Alex Stjepanovic]

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[leeelson]

I installed the Reality XP GNS 430 in the Carenado A36 Bonanza in X-Plane 10 and am having trouble because the stock X-Plane 430's (with very limited functionality) seem to be interfering with the RXP. Anyone know how to disable the stock XPlane 430's?

[Daddy O]

remove it in plane builder.

[Calvin Waterbury]

4. Reality-XP Garmin GNS 430 ($50)

Save your pennies for the PFC GARMIN GNS 430 WAAS. It should only take you a little less the 60,000 of them.

Seriously, even if it took you a year to save up the six "C-Notes" it would be well worth it! It is solid hardware that exudes quality. I've never used a real GNS430, but I wouldn't be surprised if the PFC 430 rivals the quality of the real Garmin unit.

It does not have its own screen. You have to use the RealityXP 430 software and the hardware driver, but it beats clicking around with your mouse.

[breadwild]

Airport NAV is okay, but not very good for PilotEdge pilots—taxiways are not labeled, e.g., "Runway 31L taxi via Charlie Delta Whiskey" is useless.

[Keith Smith]

I got used to taxiing in X-Plane before it had any signage. You just have to correlate what's on the AFD with what you're seeing out the window. In other words, you use the AFD to work out that you need to go straight, and then take the 3rd right, even if there's no signage in the sim.

[fcita]

Take a look at this: http://www.xplane-plugins.net

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