Garmin GNS-530

[BrianTheBrain]

This is a Garmin GNS-530 radio/gps @Hayds_93 and I have been working on for literally no reason other than I like it and I make him work on it. Right now we have it in a stupid little general aviation sfm mod that will never see the light of day. We share these pics around the mod developers discord server, but thought it would be fun to show it off a little here. I know theres a few mods out there (probably not on this forum yet) that could definitely use a GNS-530. The eventual goal is to get this as a modular as possible so all the mod maker need is to drop the files in do a little linkage and add the 3d model. Yes i know ED's 430 exist, and I was surprised to hear they are still supporting it for the Mig29 it some capacity, but I plan for this to be a little more accurate than it. We also have AIRAC waypoints from Navigraph, unfortunately the database they provide for development isn't in any DCS map, but all the fixes youd expect to find in Central America/carribean are here there. 

[buur]

as long the users can add their own waypoints missing actual database should be no problem. Or simply add the ones from the NS430

[BrianTheBrain]

39 minutes ago, buur said:

as long the users can add their own waypoints missing actual database should be no problem. Or simply add the ones from the NS430

Yep, thats directly the next feature. Currently, it pulls from the units mission editor waypoints to autocreate waypoints (and will bind mission waypoints for stuff like start/landing to the airdrome's name, or any nonmistakingly close VORs.

[buur]

You are also thinking about procedures? Like SID, STAR etc?

[Hayds_93]

4 hours ago, buur said:

You are also thinking about procedures? Like SID, STAR etc?

Are we thinking about it... yes
Do we know how to get the data... also yes

Its probably gonna be lower on the list than some more key features.

Only real blocker is the fact that some airports on the Caucasus map don't line up with their real world counterparts. All other maps work fine

[buur]

vor 6 Stunden schrieb Hayds_93:

Only real blocker is the fact that some airports on the Caucasus map don't line up with their real world counterparts. All other maps work fine

This is one reason to give the users the ability to add custom waypoints or procedures. It is to much work for a small developer team to build reasonable procedures. That must be done by the community. Also other maps have failure. And think about maps like Normandy. Those airfields doesn't exist anymore. 

[BrianTheBrain]

5 hours ago, buur said:

This is one reason to give the users the ability to add custom waypoints or procedures. It is to much work for a small developer team to build reasonable procedures. That must be done by the community. Also other maps have failure. And think about maps like Normandy. Those airfields doesn't exist anymore. 

yup. our target map really is NTTR. Its got all the accurate VOR stations, I think most of the ILS beacons, runways line up perfectly, etc.

[buur]

 

vor 10 Minuten schrieb BrianTheBrain:

yup. our target map really is NTTR. Its got all the accurate VOR stations, I think most of the ILS beacons, runways line up perfectly, etc.

ok, NTTR is relative easy cause that the US had good data sources for aeronautical data.

If you need the beacon data from DCS I have a script for a quick read out.

[BrianTheBrain]

2 minutes ago, buur said:

 

ok, NTTR is relative easy cause that the US had good data sources for aeronautical data.

If you need the beacon data from DCS I have a script for a quick read out.

We already have a way to source that data for the GPS. after i get the catalog and waypoint entering working, im gonna move onto automatically adding all the airfields, beacons, etc. into the database at runtime.

[Hayds_93]

19 hours ago, buur said:

This is one reason to give the users the ability to add custom waypoints or procedures. It is to much work for a small developer team to build reasonable procedures. That must be done by the community. Also other maps have failure. And think about maps like Normandy. Those airfields doesn't exist anymore. 

This somewhat exists already

It was apparent from the get go that DCS navigation data is woefully incomplete... So I made a system to overwrite the default stuff (airports etc). 

I agree though, we shall see where the future takes us. Certainly making it useful and useable is the goal.