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I purchased and used the Reality XP for P3D and for X-plane. Fantastic add on. I have moved on to MSFS 2020. Does anyone know if there is a GTN-750 or similar plugin available yet for the MSFS 2020?

I have tried HP, Vive, and Pimax 5k+ HP, Vive and all the others with low FOV look like what you might see from an old 50s style scuba diving mask. Peripheral vision, for a pilot, is a very welcome feature. They don't have it. With that said, the Pimax peripheral vision is not like real life either, but it certainly takes away that claustrophobic feeling I get In HP or Vive. With that said, I find my Pimax to be a little "fuzzy". I find myself having to lean in, or zoom in closely, to get a clear view of an instrument. I have tried with and without my glasses and my "fuzzy" experience is identical. All that to say this, there is one headset that I am aware of that gives you the wide FOV and a crystal clear image - the XTAL. For about $5,000 it can be yours. But for that price, I would go to where ever to try before I buy. For those of us that are aging, my sons keep reminding me that VR will get there....in about the next 10 - 15 years.

Bert, Got the file. Updated the trainer just fine. Changed VOR2 to VOR1 in the setup. Flight planned & flew only the GTN-750. Did not use the fms at all. Flight went smoothly, including lock on to ILS and perfect glideslope. Can't thank you enough. Richard

Thanks fp. I have noticed that I had to pair off a few way points and other procedures sometimes to get it to import. I have taken your suggestion and begun to learn the rxpGTN in depth. My remaining problem with the system is my inability to get it to lock onto a localizer for any ILS approaches. This may be something I am not doing correctly with the rxpGTN, or it may have something to do with the plane I am flying, the new Carenado Premier 1A with Collins Proline 21. I have notice that the collins switches from FMS(GPS) to VOR2, not VOR1, at least that is what it says on the PFD. This may be the problem. Again it may be something I am doing, my unfamiliarity withe the rxpGTN or it may be something to do with how the Collins in interacting with the plane. Not sure. But your observation stands true. If I just slow down, take the time to plan, and manually enter my flight plans I can avoid my failure to import problems. I was just thinking that the problem was due to the disparity of the two databases, the updated one of the mission plan editor and the x-plane itself (which are currently navigraph 1906) and the rxpGTN which in my case is currently 1803. But good news, Bret informed me a trainer database update was possible if done manually. So time will tell. Thanks for the input and I will try your suggestions.

This is encouraging, as I had been informed that the trainer database could not be updated. I certainly don't mind updating it by hand. I have 3 other programs that also have to be updated to the latest navigraph cycle anyway. I will attempt this and report back. May need your help with the manual update. Thank you for this offer. Will let you know. I only really had 2 problems with the rxpGTN and it now appears a manual update process may solve one of them.

Feb 13, 2018 posted by danb, owner of real Garmin gtn 750 and software...per Garmin...cannot update the trainer database. Since the trainer was for reference only, no software install/update feature was added to the program, and no future plans to do it. So if you have a garmin product for x-plane that utilizes the garmin trainer, you database will not match to x-plane. Old flight plan data only.

Thank you Bert

So by selecting this, I use only the rxpGTN as my navigational reference coupled to the autopilot.

Hi, can someone explain what the rxpGTN "master device" settings does in the plugins when enabled? Thank you.

Sorry I didn't mean to make it sound nefarious. I do not own the data. It is paid for by the USAF who owns the aircraft. It is unclear as to whether I could copy the data, but even if I was permitted, I do not believe I could do it. It would be much easier for me to figure out how to take my navigraph files, which I do own, and transform them into a format acceptable by the Garmin trainer. But again, that is above my pay grade.

Ok I will try to explain the process. I am flying in the Carenado Premier 1A. I have an ATC program that also can generate a flight plan (this may be my problem). Pilot2ATC. (Can't seem to see how to attach a pic). Anyway this program exports the flight plan to the x-plane for the fms and to the rxpGTN, both in their needed formats. The fms seems to work fine. I usually disable the rxpGTN plugin, so I can use both fms. The rpxGTN sometimes will accept the file when imported, sometimes it will accept but says some files it didn't recognize were taken off, and sometimes just say that the attempt to import failed - with no explanation. Lately the latter has been the rule so much, that I stopped using it. The x-plane & pilot2atc both have the 1906 navigraph database, located correctly in their programs. I don't know if it is my plan generator, if it is the rpxGTN different (outdated) database, or the fact I like to fly a lot outside the USA. I also, never use the rxpGTN in the "master device" setting. 1. because I don't know what it is or is supposed to do, 2. because another on this forum told me it makes the plane to strange things (indeed some anomalies went away when I stopped using it as master device). If this sounds confusing, its because it is indeed confusing. I appreciate the comments, and suggestions.

That would be a pirated database. They come on small sim cards and have prioritized encoding on them. I would have no way, even if I were inclined, to know how to get the files off it and onto the sim. I'm afraid that is above my pay grade.

That sounds very exciting. Do you know if the database will be able to be updated?

Thanks RXP. One last question. Will the G600 have the same navigraph database that x-plane uses? Thank you.

I have a subscription to Navigraph, that works with xplane, ATC2Pilot, Active Sky X, and some more. I have had to stop using my rpxGTN because the flight plans I create on ATC2Pilot using the latest Navigraph data, create way points, intersections, or other items in the flight plan, that will not then load into the rpxGTN, which I am theorizing is because the rpxGTN database is not up to date. If it uses the Garmin Trainer's database, all bets are off. I fly a bird with a G1000 and the Garmin cards, the real ones, ARE VERY EXPENSIVE for all individuals not blessed with wealth. If I can rename my x-plane navigraph files and put them into the rpxGTN then ok, but if not, I guess my rpxGTN goes to the storage locker. Thanks in advance for any help.