Hmmā¦so OpenStreet map with navigation data overlaid? Or did OpenStreet map always have that ability to show aviation data? Very handy in VR. I love SkyVector.com and miss having it in VR.
So gave it a quick go and it does what it says. The main downside is that the navdata overlay can get too cluttered, due to the nature of the data and there arenāt any options around that.
Thereās a new toolbar entry here you see in VR (or 2D if you like):
It can be resized and moved around in VR, but things like ILS and VOR frequencies being clickable shown would be the ideal (I guess it is the VFR MAP for VR afterallā¦). The performance is fine and the tower frequencies can be read ok.
I also played around with having Little NavMap displayed, as that has lots of features and would be nice in VR. I used this:
That just adds the āwebserverā view into VR, with the main downside is that there is very little options around the graphics tiles font sizes, which means in VR resolutions a lot of things are too small to see (as the text is built into the graphic maps). Still, it did work nicely just not a silver bullet as yet:
The best solution for a lot of these things is just MSFS being able to work with the usual desktop compositors ok, so you can just bring in 2D apps as you would any other VR app, so weāll have to see if āSim Update 3ā does that (soon) (ish).
Iām fiddling around trying to change the Nav Data overlay, at least to make it have a few more options. The general mechanism is that it grabs tiles from http://openaip.net/ and puts them in as an overlay in leaflet.js (a browser map tiler engine). The server is a little util written in Go (basically just bridges SimConnect for position) so the āmeatā is the html/js of the iframe within the panel. I might be able to pass some options to the openaip.net map display to get what I want.
You might be interested @Aginor that it has a Soaring mode, where it will show thermal hotspots
Hey @fearlessfrog. If you manage to get that done (especially show Airport elevation in feet) then please feel free to contribute and file a pull request! Cheers, chris
Welcome aboard Chris - cool utility you have there! @fearlessfrog is an insanely talented computer guruā¦he will have our resident @Discobot flying his Air Hauler fleet any day now Iām sureā¦
Welcome to Mudspike @ChrisVomRhein looking forward to seeing how the software progresses as this may solve the lack of skydemon integration problem that is stopping me from buying Ms2020
No, itās a MSFS specific thing for inserting into that UI. With DCS you can just use the in-built Oculus/SteamVR/WMR ability to pin a window into VR and use something like Little Navmap direct (or even just Skyvector in a browser, if you donāt need to track your position).
Hi Chris! Will do a PR if I get anything good working. Main challenge is getting good nav data, as even openaip.net is a bit thin on navaids data in my area. Iāll poke around to see if anything else wouldnāt be a good Leaflet layer. Thanks for coming by, appreciated and thanks for doing the plugin!.
I have done a couple of flights with your VFRmap for VR, @ChrisVomRhein and it works great. Thanks!
I have exactly zero knowledge about coding but have an idea nevertheless
Would it be possible to add a tab which would work as a VR flying bag? The functionality would be to display in VR in the same window as the VFR VR map any pdf/jpg files that would be stored in the app storage place (a dedicated folder I can imagine).
So the next time @BeachAV8R rehearses his favorite ROBUC arrival into Boston in VR, he does not have to take off the HMD, you knowā¦
I know that your application is for VFR flying but please give it a thougt if it is not too complicated.
Thanks!
Just wanted to reach out to let you know that Iāve released FSKneeboard 1.1.0 (formerly known as āVFR Map For VRā) about a week ago and am currently working towards the 1.2.0 release with several updates and improvements.
I wasnāt sure if you are happy with me āadvertisingā it here, as there is now a paid option available as well for those who would like to actively support the ongoing development of the mod. The āMap-Moduleā, however, is still free (and open-source) and will stay free forever!
I thought Iād reach out anyway, as the mod features an all-new āCharts Viewerā module now, which some of you guys requested. For the time being it supports png charts. A fully-fledged pdf viewer has not been implemented yet, so youād have to convert your files. It should, however, enable @BeachAV8R to fly his favorite approach into Boston while having all charts handy under the hood
Finally, FSKneeboard has been extended with a ānotepadā now which allows you to take notes in VR. For me, personally, thatās a game-changer as it enables me to finally fly with live ATC (on VATSIM) and take notes of ATC instructions, weather info etc.
I hope you guys are okay with me posting that update here! Looking forward for your feedback!!!