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Here's a YouTube livestream where someone hooked up Prepar3D to an ADS-B receiver and created a virtual planespotting system at LAX: https://www.youtube.com/wa

Here's a YouTube livestream where someone hooked up Prepar3D to an ADS-B receiver and created a virtual planespotting system at LAX: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0GrpAgdBFI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0GrpAgdBFI

r212 4y ago
Thats so cool
illwrks 4y ago
That's brilliant! It took me a few minutes to understand what I was looking at... realtime data, hooked into a flight sim, live streamed.
- joezydeco 4y ago
  It seems like there's of potential for synthetic displays like this in other areas or industries - the buzzword du jour being "digital twin" but that's more for simulation, maybe this is more augmented reality? But you need a really solid set of incoming data to make it happen. The openness of ADS-B is the huge advantage here.
mmaunder 4y ago
On a related note, Foreflight integrates really well with MSFS and when you combine that with PilotEdge it's a great learning tool. Works with Prepar and X-Plane too.
- t0mas88 4y ago
  Yes, perfect for IFR and procedure training. The lack of control loading / feedback in home simulators makes it not a great choice for primary training. I've had to teach some simulator enthusiasts in real aircraft for primary training, there is a lot to unlearn. Especially in terms of trimming, fine gained control and looking outside. But for IFR training if you already know how it fly it's amazing what home sims can do. Add in Navigraph to get up to date data / procedures and Jeppesen charts and you get a better real world representation than some of the certified simulators used in flight training.
  - ngcc_hk 4y ago
    Love fs2020 and navigraph. Just not sure about the flight path calculator.
    - mmaunder 4y ago
      Question for you both. I’m using ForeFlight in sim and real. Does Navigraph replace FF in sim or supplement it? Visited their site and it’s not immediately clear. Thanks.
      - t0mas88 4y ago
        Navigraph runs on the computer with the sim on it, while you can use ForeFlight on your ipad (or phone) next to the sim while connecting to it for position data.
ngcc_hk 4y ago
Really like airplane flying in.

r212 4y ago

Thats so cool

illwrks 4y ago

That's brilliant! It took me a few minutes to understand what I was looking at... realtime data, hooked into a flight sim, live streamed.

joezydeco 4y ago
It seems like there's of potential for synthetic displays like this in other areas or industries - the buzzword du jour being "digital twin" but that's more for simulation, maybe this is more augmented reality? But you need a really solid set of incoming data to make it happen. The openness of ADS-B is the huge advantage here.

mmaunder 4y ago

On a related note, Foreflight integrates really well with MSFS and when you combine that with PilotEdge it's a great learning tool. Works with Prepar and X-Plane too.

t0mas88 4y ago
Yes, perfect for IFR and procedure training. The lack of control loading / feedback in home simulators makes it not a great choice for primary training. I've had to teach some simulator enthusiasts in real aircraft for primary training, there is a lot to unlearn. Especially in terms of trimming, fine gained control and looking outside. But for IFR training if you already know how it fly it's amazing what home sims can do. Add in Navigraph to get up to date data / procedures and Jeppesen charts and you get a better real world representation than some of the certified simulators used in flight training.
- ngcc_hk 4y ago
  Love fs2020 and navigraph. Just not sure about the flight path calculator.
  - mmaunder 4y ago
    Question for you both. I’m using ForeFlight in sim and real. Does Navigraph replace FF in sim or supplement it? Visited their site and it’s not immediately clear. Thanks.
    - t0mas88 4y ago
      Navigraph runs on the computer with the sim on it, while you can use ForeFlight on your ipad (or phone) next to the sim while connecting to it for position data.

ngcc_hk 4y ago

Really like airplane flying in.