I can't find GNS430/530 in any of the C172 cockpits..

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Nick
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I can't find GNS430/530 in any of the C172 cockpits..

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Hi,
Just purchased the C172 and loaded in each of the Vehicles in Prepar3d v5 to check them all out, and I can't see the GNS430/530 in any of them. I can see the GNS430/530 in several screenshots on your website and the Orbx Central app for the C172 (I purchased the aircraft from Orbx Central), and I just read about the GNS430/530 as a feature in the pdf manual for the C172, but I can't see either GNS in any of the C172 cockpits in-sim in P3Dv5.

Am I missing something obvious here? The only reason I purchased your C172 was to use my Real Sim Gear GNS430/530 hardware with it to train for my PPL.
Thanks in advance for any help you can offer!
Cheers, Nick

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Re: I can't find GNS430/530 in any of the C172 cockpits..

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Hi Nick and welcome.

The 172 can be fitted with in-cockpit GNS gauges using software provided by either RealityXP or Flight 1 Software. In each case, Garmin's own GNS trainer software is what provides the actual GNS simulation. Do you have either of these add-ons installed, and if so, which one?

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Nick
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Nick
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Re: I can't find GNS430/530 in any of the C172 cockpits..

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I have the RealityXP 430 and 530.
When I added the RealityXP GNS430 and 530 to XP11, you could only add them to cockpits that already had the GNS 430/530, is that different for Prepar3d?
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Re: I can't find GNS430/530 in any of the C172 cockpits..

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Update:
I just went in and configured the Popup windows for the RealityXP GNS430/530, and also configured to replace the gauges with RealityXP GNS (auto detect). Now I have the GNS430/530 windows as popups, but still no GNS gauges in the dash of any of the C172 cockpits.
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Re: I can't find GNS430/530 in any of the C172 cockpits..

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Thanks for the additional info. As you already have the RXP software installed, please can you open the "C172 aircraft configurator" which should be available from the "A2A Simulations" folder in the Windows Start Menu (I think it may also be available via Orbx Central) and select whichever RealityXP option you prefer. You can fit either the 530, the 430, or both together.

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Nick
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Re: I can't find GNS430/530 in any of the C172 cockpits..

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Aaaaahhhhh.... thanks!
Apologies, had no idea about the configurator!
All good now, look at all that big beautiful GNS love :).
Cheers Nick, Love Your Work.
Nick

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Re: I can't find GNS430/530 in any of the C172 cockpits..

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You're welcome and thanks for the kind words. Hope you enjoy the Accu-Sim 172 and best of luck with the PPL!

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Nick
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