Hi there Cherokee!

I do understand you r question but I think it won't work at all  , sorry pal, but as far as I know there is a incompability here, fs2002 gps is not compatible and vice-versa, but just in case here what U have to do

1. locate in the panel.cfg the gps gauge and window in both simulators

[Window01]
size_mm=250,350
position=8
BACKGROUND_COLOR=16,16,16
VISIBLE=0
ident=GPS_PANEL    <-- just a example ok? (refering here to fs2004)

gauge00=gps!gps,0,0,250,350 <-- change this to fs2002 gps gauge

2. just cut and paste the gps!gauge from fs2002 into fs2004 and save

3.  maybe it ll work, I'm really not sure

hope Iv've helped, just post afterwards tellin if worked or not, ok?

cya!

I've suspected that, I warn him not to change and I dun no if my post is even corrected but as I've said, they are incompatible and would cause problems, now Roller confirmed!
better not change at all!

cya

Roller Ball,  I agree with you on the gps taken up wayto screen space. I have found a way around this problem and that is I move the gps and the radio stack to a second monitor. It sure makes things better that way.

Roller Ball; I've wondered about that pic, it must be over one of the holes in FS9. I tryed going down in one of them and gave up at 5000 bsl.

Happy Simming.

I have changed to the gps500 in all of the panels that I regularly use as I can't stand the stoopid portable hand-held version that M$ made the default.

If you use CFGEdit you can't see the gauge at all in the gauges folder and you certainly don't need to refer to any specific aircraft panel folder to make the change.

That is why you have to do it by editing the panel.cfg using Wordpad or Notepad in the way I said.



Roger

PS Not sure what you got out of your Garmin install.......

Nothing mysterious - just uses a different gauge that's all.

Here's the top of one of my (old) 747 panels.

[Window Titles]
Window00=Overhead
Window01=VSI
Window02=ND Arc
Window03=ND Rose
Window04=Main
Window05=GPS
Window06=Radio Stack


And here's what window05 looks like

[Window05]
Background_color=0,0,0
size_mm=640
window_size_ratio=1.00  
position=0
visible=0
ident=GPS_PANEL
window_size= 0.220, 0.310
window_pos= 0.730, 0.550

gauge00=fs9gps!gps_500,  2,0,640,641

All I'm saying is that you won't see that gauge in the folder - but it's there. In the fs9gps.cab file you have 2 GPSs - 295 and 500. Mostly you only ever see 295. The only way you can get at 500 is by editing the panel.cfg directly using Wordpad or Notepad.

It's a much better gauge, especially for a heavy.

See how ya go.

Roger

Here are 2 pics of an 'old' 707 panel of mine. You can see how I've made the 500GPS pop up together with a 'modern' autopilot and the NAV/COM stuff

Good point on the 500.

You can modify each aircraft cfg to accept the 500.
guage00=fs9gps! gps_500 rather than 295.
However you cannot modify the GPS in fs9gps.cab.
You can see the coding by clicking on gps_295 or 500 and sending it to Documents.  Open in Documents with a mouse click.

The 530 is installed similarly.
The problem with the 530 install is that the GPS button does not appear on the panel even though called for in the cab.  The pointer turns to hand at the designated point.  But no visible button.
guage=00=FS9Garmin! gps_530 will enable the presentation and operation of the 530.  There isn't a way to change the button presentation because its part of the cab.

Modification of GPS in each aircraft guage.cfg is straight forward.  One GPS or the other or GPS size or location.