Knowing my location

[OleBoy]

I've been flying around over all the lakes and airports throughout the region of the PNW and find I'm asking myself, what lake is that? Or, what airstrip is that? If I remember correct there was a gauge (I think) that could be added, that told what airstrip was below. Or something to that affect..lol. Anywho, it got me wondering if there was a such a gauge that told what lakes were below? A bush pilots tool!

Is there something like this out there?

[FAC257]

This is probable what your looking for.
http://www.microsoft.com/Products/Games/FSInsider/freeflight/Pages/AirportLabels-AnUndocumentedFeature.aspx

I tried it when FSX first came out. It's actually pretty cool.

About the only down side that I found was that when flying around in a place like Fla where there's an airport every couple of miles, the ground below can get covered up by red lettering. :)

FAC

[OleBoy]

Great info, FAC. I can imagine how cluttered things could get like you mention. I may give this a try. Although I was honestly hoping for something that worked for lakes.

Thanks Again!!

[falcon409]

I use FSDiscover (payware), which has various keystrokes that bring up Geographical locations (lakes, Mountains, Valleys, Glaciers, Rivers and so on), Airports or Point of Interest.:salute:

[OleBoy]

Payware huh? Well, right now I have to save my pennies. I'm on a mission. Hopefully someone will make something that's freeware. Otherwise, I may look into FSDiscover at a later time.

Thanks for the info Falcon

[CodyValkyrie]

I often find out any information I need via http://skyvector.com/. It's just a VFR sectional, but they provide accurate information for names such as lakes and often other various geographical points of interest.

I typically run this on a second monitor while flying.

[OleBoy]

Still not quite what I'm hoping for. But that's a handy site! Thank you Cody

[Timbohobo]

http://www.tasoftware.co.uk/planG.htm

Its free, and the best

[Kiwikat]

The awesome Reality XP GNS430 and GNS530 both display major road, river, and lake names on their map pages. :wiggle:

[CavOk]

G Plan looks interesting but I cant get it to install, error 1001. Seems to be a common problem but I can't find a fix either in the wider net or the G Plan forum. Anyone got a suggestion?

[Dave Torkington]

I recommend you take a look at FSX Google Earth Tracker (http://fsxget.codeplex.com/), a very nice simconnect prog. that links your FSX position to Google Earth... it can also display AI traffic.

I guess running Google Earth next to FSX could be a resource hogger for some, but my system copes just fine. Running Win 7 64bit.

Dave.

[ananda]

Try FSWidgets GMap (Browser Edition), it's free

http://fswidgets.com/shop/download_files.php

[stiz]

anyone found one that works in full screen and inside FSX? rather than an external app that you have to either have on a 2nd monitor or that makes you run in window'd mode just to see the darn thing? :)

[Kowalski65]

www.blueskyscenery.com had a handy moving map but I dont know if it will do as their website is still AWOL..anyone know why that is..I need my fix of photoreal California

[OleBoy]

anyone found one that works in full screen and inside FSX? rather than an external app that you have to either have on a 2nd monitor or that makes you run in window'd mode just to see the darn thing? :)

That was going to be my question. I run full screen with just one monitor. Something like a GPS would suit my taste

[Bjoern]

A laptop with Bing Maps and Wikipedia running and then just guess and read away.

[mal998]

Hi All,
I'm interested in using that Microsoft mod to the Controls XML file.

Can someone post that section of the XML file with the fix installed.

I tried modifying that section of the XML per MS instructions but I can't seem to get it to work.

Thanks in advance,
mal

[FAC257]

I just stuck it at the top of the Controls file as the first entry.

It will reshuffle itself down lower in the stack after you run it the first time.

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FAC

[mal998]

Oh great! Thanks for that. I'll try again.

[Roger]

When saving the file after edit, save it as "All files" not as txt or it will save it as a notepad item, not an Xml file.

[mal998]

OK Thanks Roger I did not realize that.

[Roger]

OK Thanks Roger I did not realize that.

Neither did I until some kind person (I can't remember who?) told me the same thing some time ago:engel016:

[mal998]

OK I have a small problem. yesterday when i saved the file, i saved it as a text file
whoops...

now i can't get it to save as an xml file.

help!

[OleBoy]

Copy it all again, paste to notepad and save accordingly

[mal998]

OK, now I realize that I needed to change the default/open program back to IE in order for the file to return to XML status, which it now is.

Thanks fellas!

Now let's see if it actually works.

UPDATE:
It works!