Autopilot

[SDsc0rch]

I no longer see indicator lights illuminating in the caution lights panel when the autopilot is engaged

 

i used to before the latest patch

 

the autopilot DOES in fact engage - when you look at the switches in front of the throttle quadrant, you see them move (ATT HOLD and ALT HOLD)

 

and the aircraft behaves as if AP has been engaged

 

i just don't see the associated caution panel lights illuminating anymore

 

#1 - is this known/reported?

 

#2 - what is the normal and correct behavior??

 

(ie.. is it proper/normal for these caution panel lights to remain illuminated when AP is engaged? and, "perhaps" the previous behavior was incorrect and the proper operation is for them to only illuminate when an error condition exists in that system.. ?)

[cofcorpse]

Maybe some track? So I can see, what the problem is.

[SDsc0rch]

here you go

 

DCS track + TacView file

 

 

to make it as clear as possible, i zoom my view to demonstrate cockpit switches moving as i engage A/P modes, and i do not observe illumination of associated caution panel light(s)

 

 

ATT HOLD works, ALT HOLD does "not" work

 

i put the a/c in a 30-deg bank, engage ATT HOLD, let the stick go, and the a/c maintains the bank angle

 

then I follow with ALT HOLD, and the a/c begins losing altitude, until 2k ft/min sink rate develops and ALT HOLD mode disengages

 

thanks

DCS_F-15C__AUTOPILOT-ANOMALY.zip

[Spt]

Check your stick dead zone ;)

[cofcorpse]

Check your stick dead zone ;)

 

Yes, this is correct. Your stick is not in neutral. Autopilot works if stick is in 1% range from neutral, your stick is near 1.5%, so, try to increase your deadzone

[SDsc0rch]

yes - my deadzone was set to zero

 

i need it at zero because i can finely control the aircraft in close formation - i can fly with my fingertips very gently

 

 

i set deadzone at first to 2 ---- you mentioned something about 1.5% so i set a value larger than that

 

that felt too "heavy" though - had too much "slop" at the center

 

 

reduced deadzone to 1 ---- feels a little better

 

i would still like to be able to have a deadzone of zero though - zero is a selectable/valid value for deadzone - i would like to be able to have that option

 

 

 

would it be possible to change it so the autopilot works with a deadzone of zero??

 

maybe in the final version (the "DCS" level) F-15C

 

 

??

[sslechta]

Deadzone has to be zero? I don't buy that. I fly in formation all the time with an inexpensive stick with deadzone set to 3. No issues with autopilot controls or formation. Not sure if the devs would be able to pull off that request for you. I think that would break more other things than anything. :)

[SDsc0rch]

didn't say it HAS to be zero

 

i'm saying DZ=0 works for me ---- i fly w/ a TM:WH, with a stick extension, and.. i'm currently flying with it set to zero so...

 

i've also flown with DZ=2 (really didn't like it) and DZ=1 ("ok" but i don't like it as much as DZ=0)

 

i'm just making a simple request, giving feedback to the developers