PSX radar tests

[Hardy Heinlin]

Fresh from the workbench ...

Here's a snapshot shortly after activation of the WXR display, the sweep is not yet fully drawn:





The radar model detects the roughness of the terrain. The shallower the surface, the weaker the radar return. This can be compensated with the gain control. Ice crystals are hard to detect also. Coincidentally, icy surfaces are mostly flat as well, i.e. this helps the model to simulate temperature effects on the radar.



Clouds are not included yet. These pictures show ground clutter only with the radar in map mode and the antenna tilt down. With the gain control the ground clutter
may be eliminated. It will require some practise to find in each situation the best compromise between cloud detection and ground elimination – when in manual mode. There's also an automatic mode supressing ground clutter automatically after a few sweeps.



This is ten miles from Rio with max gain. Unfortunately, the radar is not fine enough to show the people at the Copacabana.


Regards,

|-|ardy

[Mundyas]

This is stunning |-| as I am sure everyone will agree.

In awe of what the final product will be like!!!
Andrew

[Jeroen Hoppenbrouwers]

Did people notice the sneaky move of the ND to lower EICAS?

[Pierre Theillere]

Hi folks!

And there are also a lot of dimmed lights (in the HYD section of the overhead panel and the CAUTION) plus a broken light in the SPD button on the MCP. And who switched the right stab trim cutout switch to "ALTN"?
Looks like both maintenance and crew had abused beer (or other stuff...) even leaving thrust lever quite unequalized! Maybe they were also hypnotized watching the nice sunrise over Antarctic...
And... BRAKE SOURCE is lit... be careful upon landing!

[awais1407]

I agree, stunning work Hardy!

The amount of detail going into this product is just amazing...

Rergrds,
Awais M.

[Phil Bunch]

Amazing!

Will I be able to create a radar map of the earth, sort of like the one that NASA created of the planet Venus?  (grins)

[Mariano]

Speechless.

Mariano

[Mariano]

Just noticed the uneven thrust levers.

Just incredible.

Mariano

[Peter Lang]

Truly amazing.

Just remembering a note in a former post about competition.
What competition?

I need to plan my holidays for the weeks after PSX release.  :mrgreen:

Peter

[Jeroen Hoppenbrouwers]

Will I be able to create a radar map of the earth, sort of like the one that NASA created of the planet Venus?  (grins)

How do you think the radar image comes to PSX?

[Michel Vandaele]

Wauw, wauw and once again WAUW!!!!

Any tip where the weather info is coming from ?

Can't wait to see it all here in my cockpit.

B. RGds and a BIG thank you Hardy
Michel

[Matt Sheil]

Hi Guy's,  Dont feel left out of the PSX alpha, you guys on here see the new screenshots at the same time we do, infact the next Alpha including these great radar shots came out many hours after they where shown here First.
This is the case for most of PSX testing relases so far.
Enjoy the show  :lol:

[Hardy Heinlin]

Greetings to Jon :-)




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|-|ardy

[masselli]

Very Nice!!

I can't wait!  :lol:

Mark

[Ipg1939]

Beautiful !!

[farrokh747]

looks wonderful... what is it...?  :oops:

[Hardy Heinlin]

Easter eggs flying at the speed of light :-)

[John Golin]

what is it...?  

A little high on the glideslope?

 :lol:

Question from a wx radar novice - what phenomenon causes the radiating lines to manifest on the display?

[OKD]

The outside view is magnificient, needless to mention about the WX and other displays...good one, mate...

Mariano,

hat's our fix for the next few months?

[Michel Vandaele]

Super  !!!  Every day makes it harder to wait  
Looking forwardsto work with PSX in my cockpit.
B. Rgds
Michel