Not happy with the new gps/nav switch

weptburrito

While I do think it was a valuable addition, I’m not liking how it works.

Pressing the cdi button on the garmins no longer works. It just flickers for a split second but stays on whatever that switch is set to.

More annoyingly is my hardware binding for TOGGLE_GPS_DRIVES_NAV1 doesn’t work either.

Martyn

Currently the NAV/GPS switch will override the GNS/GTN CDI button, so you will need to just use the physical switch for those selections.

We'll add some logic to address the issue with the TOGGLE_GPS_DRIVES_NAV1 control assignment.

Martyn

Please try pasting this replacement gauge into Packages\Community\justflight-aircraft-pa28-arrow-iii\SimObjects\Airplanes\JF_PA28_Arrow\panel, overwriting the existing file: Download here

Hopefully that will address both issues.

tailspins

Is there going to be a fix for the switch controlling both NAV1 and NAV2 on the dual GNS530 units?

You can no longer select different modes on each GPS unit because the GPS/VLOC switch changes both GPS's NAV sources to the same thing.

I want to be able to fly with GNS 1 set on GPS to track the magenta line and GNS 2 set on VLOC to track VORs but can't do that now with the switch setting both units to either GPS or VLOC at the same time.

thenozzle

@Martyn Thank you for addressing this issue ,now a happy bunny .
Happy flying

Martyn

@tailspins said in Not happy with the new gps/nav switch:

Is there going to be a fix for the switch controlling both NAV1 and NAV2 on the dual GNS530 units?

You can no longer select different modes on each GPS unit because the GPS/VLOC switch changes both GPS's NAV sources to the same thing.

I want to be able to fly with GNS 1 set on GPS to track the magenta line and GNS 2 set on VLOC to track VORs but can't do that now with the switch setting both units to either GPS or VLOC at the same time.

Do you see different behaviour when using the CDI buttons on the GNS 430/530 in the default classic C172?

weptburrito

@Martyn Thank you sir!!! Working great!!!

HA and because you made me have to go look at it, no, there is NOT different behavior in the 172.

@tailspins You can still see the VOR on nav 2 while nav 1 is following gps, I just checked.

N6722C

I cannot seem to download the file !!! Citrix says the file is not available ..

Martyn

@N6722C said in Not happy with the new gps/nav switch:

I cannot seem to download the file !!! Citrix says the file is not available ..

Please try again now using the updated link.

N6722C

Still get the response ..

No Items Available
The items associated with the link are unavailable

maybe you can post the link again as a reply to this post. (The updated post does not seem to have been updated ? )

N6722C

Still get the response ..

No Items Available
The items associated with the link are unavailable

maybe you can post the link again as a reply to this post. (The updated post does not seem to have been updated ? )

Bert Pieke

No items available for me as well..

N6722C

@Bert-Pieke Thanks .... Well that's reassuring that it's not just me be being Dumb !!

pvanderv

Same for me.

Martyn

One final attempt via ShareFile - please try this
:

https://justflight.sharefile.com/d-s1c3ec39bf4ca4a3d8421a33b6b27c60e

Matchstick

@Martyn said in Not happy with the new gps/nav switch:

One final attempt via ShareFile - please try this
:

https://justflight.sharefile.com/d-s1c3ec39bf4ca4a3d8421a33b6b27c60e

That one worked for me !

N6722C

@Martyn Thanks .. works for me as well ....

Bert Pieke

Got it this time, thanks!

Edit: Tested, and it works!

Thanks again!

N6722C

@Martyn Thanks for the quick patch.

The CDI button on the GPS is now working.. so that corrects the issue that anyone with a Home Cockpit with a Physical bezel/LCD screen was having with the GPS CDI control.

Now ETHER the CDI button, OR the switch function to switch between VLOC & GPS.

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A little strange to be seeing the switch operate by itself when operating the GPS.
Maybe you will consider on the next more formal update, just removing that switch for the GNS530/430 or GTN750 configurations, as it's only needed for the "old & dated" G100.

Maybe its worth explaining (assuming I am correct), that MSFS only supports ONE flight plan, so if the plane has both the GNS530 and GNS430, they are in effect in a Xrossfeed mode, where any flight plan modified on one, automatically updates the other.
There is also only ONE CDI function in MSFS (ie there is no CDI:Index) so any CDI function will affect BOTH GPS's that have a CDI button.
ie Pressing CDI on the GNS530, will also in effect be pressing the CDI button on the GNS430.
(This is also how it operates in the Asobo C172 Classic Steam Gauge Plane)

Slowhand

@Martyn The link is not working.