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Today I started the Dynon SkyView... :S

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Pray for me guys...

Its official. I decided to start the Dynon Skyview. I talked myself back into doing it. I hope and pray I can do this in fair, good time and not lose any eyebrows over it.

I see a problem with the menu's, they all have rectangles with curved corners, so I'll need to make those bitmaps.

This will all be in FS9 XML format. I hope I can re-use most of my G1000 code for making this. The part I hate is the screens can do 50/50 NAV-Map, or NAV-Engine, etc. And............ (and) 20/80 (or something close) for Engine-Map, etc. So I'll need to do 3 versions of windows for NAV, Map, and Engine; full, half, and 20%.

I can feel my eyebrows tensing up already.

Went through the manual today, examining the screen, how it all works. A very beautiful system. The one thing I think I cant make is the arc rings that are supposed to be the horizon. Also the synthetic view. But I had been reading they do not all have synthetic view. You need to purchase the package for your Dynon to have that option, so some people do not have it.

If I start freaking out, if my vision is blurred by giant, metallic clusters of eyebrows, if I say goofy things, its because I am under severe stress. (Hopefully not though).
 
lionheart said:
The part I hate is the screens can do 50/50 NAV-Map, or NAV-Engine, etc. And............ (and) 20/80 (or something close) for Engine-Map, etc. So I'll need to do 3 versions of windows for NAV, Map, and Engine; full, half, and 20%.
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It will be easier than you think, Bill, and I'm sure you will like your results ... complex XML gauge and a lot of work, but very doable. If anyone can handle a G1000, they can do a SkyView too. On the map side, you don't need to repeat everything (the entire gps) three times, mostly just the <CustomDraw Name="fs9gps:Map" and "fs9gps:rose" parts which are not that lengthy anyway.

The features mentioned in the previous thread - synthetic view, horizon arcs (question: do these appear only when using synthetic view?), maps and charts, and weather can't be done and you won't be able to match the airspace colors and line widths that SkyView uses ... and no doubt, some other things, too. Short of those, you can handle this in XML and it should look quite nice, especially with your attention to graphics and appearance.

Bob
 
The horizon arcs are present whether SVS is active or not.
 
Hello AeroEdge,
This was long ago. Nearly 10 years ago, and mission accomplished. This was a XML gauge and was originally done for FS2004 and later went into FSX/P3D planes.
 

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Good job! I am glad to hear that it was mission accomplished. Knowing myself, I have a strong start but then as other people’s enthusiasm doesn’t equal mine for a project idea I have, it’s hard to keep only yourself excited when the other people you hoped could help don’t care to see their own brand developed, like DYNON. You’d think a company like DYNON would enjoy Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 putting “DYNON” instead of “GARMIN” on the box cover… I guess not.


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On a less “complain-fest” note, did you offer your product free for P3D?


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