Wet Compass

807: Compass+Annunciator in Sleekier Design

| Tom Tsui

The C172 Wet Compass+Annunciator (CMP+ANPL) FIP Gauge for MSFS has just been updated.

Function-wise, the update is of no difference to its earlier brothers.
Layout-wise, the sound panel, the OMI and NAV/GPS indicators of the new version are still situated at the bottom of the compass, and the annunciator panel will pop up under the compass window when triggered.  It also comes with backlit.
MSFS_C172_CMP_GIFS      MSFS_C172_CMP_GIF_2S
However, the sizes of the sound panel, the OMI and NAV/GPS indicators on the new version have shrinked significantly and dimmed a little to give the overall compass+annunciator design a more balance and sleek appearance.  In comparison, the earlier design looks a bit bulky.

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781: New Wet Compass for MSFS C172

| Tom Tsui

I have a wet compass with Audio Panel and Annunciator made for the C172SP in FSX/P3D.  However, it cannot be simply converted for MSFS because the Audio Panel on the MSFS C172, not only layouts but also programming codes, are different.

Thanks to a US friend Ross’s sponsorship, a new Wet Compass custom-made for the MSFS C172 has been developed accordingly.

The first video below shows the button operations for the Audio Panel, and the second video demonstrates the popping up of the Annunciator Panel when fuel is low and magneto is off.

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608: New Cessna Compass

| Tom Tsui

From time to time I receive inquires if my FIP Cessna Compass has a simpler version.  Some say that they don’t need the light buttons and some simply express they want a clean one without any additional features at all.

All right, as you wish.  The Clean version is on the left (click image to enlarge), the Extended version with OMI markers and NAV/GPS indicators in the middle; and the extra Hover version is on the right (good for cockpit layout having the compass put on top).

What’s more, they are free to all existing users (by the time of this post) of the Cessna compass gauges. Continue reading →

495: New Generic Wet Compass Released

| Tom Tsui

Unlike the current Cessna Wet Compass, a new generic wet compass for Saitek/Logitech FIP (Flight Instrument Panel) has been created to cope with a larger number of different types of aircraft, including BeechCraft, Piper, Mooney, Robinson, etc.   The compass has been requested for quite some times but I hadn’t had a good idea of how to do it right in the first place until recently.

In addition, the new compass comes with 4 slightly different designs so as to better match with the different layouts in various cockpit requirements.
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Although the differences between these designs may not be significant; however, these little or unnoticable touches, are many of the essences I’ve been putting in my gauges.   Because I believe, many times, what makes somethings special are the little things we sometimes ignore. Continue reading →

472: The Wait is Over

| Tom Tsui

As early as in February this year, I released five C172SP gauges for X-Plane, which were to be run on the SPAD.neXt driver platform.    I was optimistically hoping that a full C172SP gauge set for X-Plane could be done by the end of the year.   Unfortunately, there was no progress at all regarding X-Plane FIP conversion support since then.

To be frank, it’s nobody’s fault, and we all know that plans don’t always catch up with plans.   On the bright side, it is a good push on my new direction for developing X-Plane gauges based on the platform’s native datarefs and commands.   Moreover, I still see many X-Plane flight-simmers running FIPs with the default Saitek/Logitech Plugins.

So, here it comes the new C172SP X-Plane (Logitech) gauges, plus the Wet Compass just completed.

Truly, Continue reading →

441: Cessna Wet Compass with Back Light

| Tom Tsui

Here’s the updated Cessna Wet Compass implemented with back-light effect after the B737 gauges.

The feature applies to both the default and A2A models, but not the X-Plane one as it uses a different set of codes. Continue reading →

409: Cessna Compass Updated

| Tom Tsui

c172sp_cmp_r4c-onThe marker strip on the Cessna Wet Compass has been revised to better match the one in the virtual cockpit.

Users should have received update instructions via email already.  Should any user hasn’t got it in their mailbox, feel free to contact me.

395: CMP & HSI Gauge Updates

| Tom Tsui

The Cessna Compass and A36 HSI (horizontal situation indicator) have just been updated with code optimization as well as new features.

The compass now include the NAV/GPS Indicator, which is a feature requested by many friends.   And the A36 HSI has an additional Extended version that comes with the Wind Directional Needle and Wind Magnitude Display.

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Existing users should have received the update link via email by now.   If not, feel free to contact me.

307: Wet Compass Got a Face-Lift

| Tom Tsui

Received some comments from friends who said the faceplate of the current Standalone Wet C172_CMP_150710C_NarrowedCompass is a bit wide.    Well, it very much depends on personal preferences.

Anyway, here’ the face-lift version.   Current users should have the new faceplate in their mailbox now.

If not, let know me in the Comment section below.