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Feature suggestion: Toggle for radar pod to also toggle the radar screen

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    Seb76
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    Thank you for taking the time to explain, and sharing some the complexity that would come with it.
    It makes total sense, and really was just a thought on my side, born out of seeing the available option to remove the pod, nothing more.
    I'm perfectly happy either way!

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      I second all the positive comments made by Seb76, these aircraft are amazing! I was also wondering why the removal of the radar pod didn't remove the radar screen in the panel, then I figured what you explained above might be the reason. I guess the same goes for adding the tip tanks, where you don't get separate fuel gauges for them? It would make the aircraft even more perfect as they already are. As a big fan of your work I can hardly wait what will be next. But first, on to some serious simming in the Bonanza and Baron.

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        Ron Attwood
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        More praise in coming!
        I am taken by the way Sync Props takes it's time 'syncing'. It's not virtually instant like every other twin I have.
        I love the way engine starts keep you on the edge of your seat! Phew, they started!
        On the subject of radar pods. Does the Baron have one tucked away somewhere?
        Anyway, I've a couple of engines making music in my ears as I type. Better go see what they want. ๐Ÿ˜
        Great, great work.

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          I second all the positive comments made by Seb76, these aircraft are amazing! I was also wondering why the removal of the radar pod didn't remove the radar screen in the panel, then I figured what you explained above might be the reason. I guess the same goes for adding the tip tanks, where you don't get separate fuel gauges for them? It would make the aircraft even more perfect as they already are. As a big fan of your work I can hardly wait what will be next. But first, on to some serious simming in the Bonanza and Baron.

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          Leon
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          @Rimshot According to the manual you should get seperate fuel indication for the tip tanks. You can check page 112 on the manual but maybe not implemented in the sim yet.. Not too sure, havent tried it myself.

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            Thanks for the praise everyone, but I'm sorry that this one feature eluded me due to other priorities. The Tip-Tank/Winglet dynamic selection is already done for the next update, though.

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              Got this one done today too, everyone.

              Much like the hot-swappable tip-tanks, this was a real mess to unravel. That's nobody's fault, to be clear. It can just be difficult to create unintended features that I never anticipated when designing the aircraft.

              Textures affected: 20
              Model files re-exported: 36
              Animations changed: 72
              Ambient Occlusion re-baked: 1
              XML files edited: 4
              Blender crashes: 10 (yes, I incremented it every time)
              MSFS 2020 crashes: 1
              MSFS 2024 crashes: 5
              Effort for just MSFS 2024's LOD system: ~80%

              Total time to remove a radar head unit: 8 hours.

              I'm always happy to make changes when they makes my aircraft more enjoyable for everyone. You guys brought me two real challenges this week, though! I can't wait to see you enjoying them both in your screenshots ๐Ÿ™‚

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                fakeflyer737
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                Iโ€™m confused. Can we now remove the wx radar screen in the cockpit if we remove the pod? Do I need to edit a file or something if so how ?

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                  Iโ€™m confused. Can we now remove the wx radar screen in the cockpit if we remove the pod? Do I need to edit a file or something if so how ?

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                  Black Square
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                  @fakeflyer737 Yes, that's what I just implemented, but you will have to wait for the v1.1 update (probably next week). If it was as simple as editing a file, it wouldn't have taken me the entire day to implement ๐Ÿ™‚

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                      Rimshot
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                      Awesome. Thank you very much, your support is excellent!

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                        So when you say double the radio configs, can we now have dual gtn 750's ? Asking for a friend lol

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                          So when you say double the radio configs, can we now have dual gtn 750's ? Asking for a friend lol

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                          Iconography
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                          @Kestrel21 I donโ€™t think so, I believe he meant every radio configuration now has a partner version where there is no radar screen.

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                            @Kestrel21 I donโ€™t think so, I believe he meant every radio configuration now has a partner version where there is no radar screen.

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                            @Iconography That's correct. Just backend changed to make removing the radar screen possible. We're planning on releasing this update next week, btw.

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