Fsx Weather Radar Gauge System
Click the button below to download the radar installer for FS2004 and/or FSX (the radar gauge is the same for FS2004 and FSX, but the installers are slightly different). Font mercedes serial numbers. Note that if you want to use the radar gauge for both FS2004 and FSX, you need to run both installers (one for FS2004 and one for FSX).
Three years ago in Concorde-X (2D panel). This is not a radar which cooperates with though hence it does not show precipitation where it will really appear but 'roughly' in the same general area.
Now that is widely used in the flightsim community and two freeware standalone radars have been designed by developers, I provide below the instructions to install them in Concorde-X so that you have accurate ASN style local weather depiction. WARNING: It is not for VC panel but unfortunately only for 2D panel. I install the radar in the top PEDESTRAL by occupying the books cavity between CDU1 and CDU2. According to the developers the radars are both for FSX and P3D. Solution 1 - Roland's ASN Radar Freeware. More recent than the next solution. Download Link for latest version in his.
INSTALLATION: 1. Download it from AVSIM (link in Roland's signature in forum post above). Move RolASNRadar.dll in GAUGES folder 3. Open your Concorde Panel.cfg with NOTEPAD and in window // Throttle Pedestal Window [Window05] add as last number entry the following: gauge18=RolasnRadar!ShellRadGauge, 295,05,330, 330, sweep beam icing 4. Save it The radar rotary switches DO NOT rotate but the functions do operate with mouse. I works when you power up electrics. Solution 2 - Bryn's ASN Radar Freeware - Donationware if you choose so (you can enter 0$ value) Older project from the above but this is the one I eventually chose to use.
My personal opinion is that it is too 'modern' and flashy for Concorde and its pixels resolution is not as smooth as the above but still its the one with no graphics issues at all during the FSL 2D panel redraw process in environment lighting changes. Download Link for last version that was released when he stopped updates once Roland's was released. You provide email declare donation value (he accepts 0$) and transfers you to download page. INSTALLATION: 1. Download it from his website 2. Move BrynsRadar.gau in GAUGES folder 3. Open your Concorde Panel.cfg with NOTEPAD and in window // Throttle Pedestal Window [Window05] add as last number entry the following: gauge18=BrynsRadar!radar, 295,05,330, 330 4.
Save it The radar modes are selected from the - + signs with mouse. I works independently from aircraft electrics. It has an option for metal casing in Boeing style but it has to be in separate 2D pop up window.
Instructions in the readme file. Solution 3 - REX/MilViz Weather radar. There is no ability to add any gauge in VC as a user's modification.
Also the position where the original WX radar was is inconvenient anyway for FS use because you'd have to pan down sideways to see it each time. I keep my Pedestral 2D windows open on extended desktop anyway to monitor INSs, temperatures etc. So the books housing proved useful. The difference between CS's WXR and the above ones is that now they take data directly from ASN so they show precipitation exactly where ASN adds it in its FS weather theme. ASN comes with a stock gauge for the cockpit that you can add but this simulates satellite download link of weather in map overlay format.
It is not a RADAR simulation. The above two Freeware gauges simulate Doppler weather radar including TURBULENCE / ICING prediction with active (via mouse clicks) controls like TEST, TILT, GAIN, RANGE etc. After several hours of flying with the above radar(s) I have made some needed adjustments which are the following.
Gauge18=RolasnRadar!ShellRadGauge, 295,05,330, 330, sweep beam icing or (depending which you use) gauge18=BrynsRadar!radar, 295,05,330, 330 That needs to be done also for reasons related to upcoming Concorde v1.3 (under beta testing) functionality which I cannot disclose at present. I have also observed that even though Roland's weather radar fits more to the 'Concorde era' style, at night FS environment the gauge is quite dark and the dark blue text (range, tilt etc.) inside the screen is hard to read.
So for now until other update comes (I will notify Roland) I use Bryn's radar. FSLabs have said that they do not intend (for now) to add one in the VC dummy radar areas. So for now I use the 2D alternative option. I have concluded after testing both above that Bryn's radar is the best gauge because the other one (Roland's) gets really dark at night and even though I contacted the developer he does not seem interested in improving it regarding its night illumination. So this is what I use in v1.3 and it works excellent in both FSX and P3D.