Autopilot A-ALT

[sunski34]

When in A mode, ALT mode, when trimming the plane Right wing down, the plane go left strongly.... and I can do nothing to trim it correctly.

[Exo7]

The autopilot follow the HDG arrow (green) on the HSI. Check if your're on the same heading..

 

 

Exo7

[spiddx]

Yep when autopilot is engaged the trimmer buttons control the HSI heading bug, not the aircraft's trim. Disengage AP to trim your plane. => Correct behaviour.

[sunski34]

Ok but...

 

The first picture... HSI is good, error angle is ok, but path route is wrong... ok when trimming, go to route path but wrong.... second picture

[sunski34]

The way point is really in front me in the first picture

[spiddx]

As I explained here, the triangle is not supposed to point to the waypoint. (It did in the first iteration of the HUD but that was corrected recently)

[sunski34]

ok ... but... that is a selected route....

 

So in that case, how does this triangle work? The doc explain it's the selected route I think defined in the mission editor.... So what this exactly if it's not the next way point direction ?

[sunski34]

And why autopilot doesn't go to the next point of the route ?

 

Autopilot in that case, A+ALT Modes, if you dont press trim to forwards without changing heading.... Why?

[Zeus67]

So in that case, how does this triangle work? The doc explain it's the selected route I think defined in the mission editor.... So what this exactly if it's not the next way point direction ?

 

The triangle has changed. It no longer points to the next waypoint. If you want to go to the next waypoint use the house-like pointer.

 

Due to a mistranslation from the French, the triangle was given the wrong functionality. The correct translation indicates that the triangle shows the current course (wind corrected) flown by the aircraft.

[sunski34]

Ouahou... so, my two pictures was taken at a few seconds interval, my plane flown at 146° (1st picture) and the triangle when corrected aligned in the hud indication 220° (2nd picture), no wind in the mission... so it cannot be the current course this nearly 90° of deviation...

 

I don't understand exactly what kind of indicator is the triangle

 

Ok for the next way point indicator.... I understood

 

Is it possible having a explanation of triangle... (even in French ;)) ?

 

Thanks in advance

[PiedDroit]

And why autopilot doesn't go to the next point of the route ?

Autopilot has the following functions:

- Attitude hold (default mode)

- Altitude hold (either current or selected)

- Approach hold

 

There is no route following.

[sunski34]

No.... I'm not ok

 

Autopilot seem to follow a route (triangle on HUD) when active.... here is the page related to that... point 4.

 

The triangle may indicate something, not the next way point, not the last way point, may be the course to intercept the initial path defined in mission editor?

 

Or????

 

Thanks in advance..

[clanitho]

Exo7 has already responded, the autopilot follow the HDG arrow (green) on the HSI , so the triangle is the route selected on the HSI.

[Azrayen]

Guys, please don't add confusion:

- Razbam now knows how the "triangle" thing should work.

- But there was a misunderstanding earlier, so the current implementation is still WIP/to be corrected; you should not try to understand from the current (faulty) implementation or outdated manual.

 

Here is how it should be (quick explanation):

1/ the triangle in the HUD should show the current course (wind corrected) flown by the aircraft, as said by Zeus a few posts back; this is always true, and always displayed; current DCS implementation is KO.

2/ the HSI index should show the AP selected course (how to select it is another matter still WIP, I won't go into details here); this is always true, and always displayed; current DCS implementation is ~OK (some controls are KO, but the display is OK).

3/ the HUD should be able to show another symbol = an open triangle ("/\") that displays the exact same thing as the HSI index. This open triangle should not always be displayed, depending on rules to be implemented. This doesn't exist in DCS at the time.

 

WIP ;)

 

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Az'

[clanitho]

Guys, please don't add confusion:

- Razbam now knows how the "triangle" thing should work.

- But there was a misunderstanding earlier, so the current implementation is still WIP/to be corrected; you should not try to understand from the current (faulty) implementation or outdated manual.

 

Here is how it should be (quick explanation):

1/ the triangle in the HUD should show the current course (wind corrected) flown by the aircraft, as said by Zeus a few posts back; this is always true, and always displayed; current DCS implementation is KO.

2/ the HSI index should show the AP selected course (how to select it is another matter still WIP, I won't go into details here); this is always true, and always displayed; current DCS implementation is ~OK (some controls are KO, but the display is OK).

3/ the HUD should be able to show another symbol = an open triangle ("/\") that displays the exact same thing as the HSI index. This open triangle should not always be displayed, depending on rules to be implemented. This doesn't exist in DCS at the time.

 

WIP ;)

 

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Az'

 

:thumbup: thank's AZ.