Set HUD Tapes with Mission Trigger

[CrossWiseRanger]

Seeking how to set the 3 tapes available in the HUD (Tapes, Radar Altimeter, & Vertical Velocity)

automatically with a mission trigger.

 

I understand how to do Cockpit Perform Clickable Action. However, have not been able to find the relevant Device, Command, and Value for the HUD tapes.

 

Has any done this?

[MasterZelgadis]

Not possible afaik. You can use flight -> prepare mission, maybe you can set it there. But why don't you leave the decision, how to display the hud up to the pilot?

[Raistlen007]

I can understand wanting to have the settings already there so you don't have to adjust them. You can change them in the .LUA to be permanent settings.

 

I don't recommend using flight -> prepare. In my experience it breaks more than it helps.

[MasterZelgadis]

Actually I never used it myself...

What benefit gives the altitude and speed band other that personal preference?

[jcbak]

I do like using the Radar Altimeter and Vertical Velocity indicator (NAV mode). I can't say it improves anything....purely personal preference.

[CrossWiseRanger]

Actually I never used it myself...

What benefit gives the altitude and speed band other that personal preference?

 

I find it easier, and therefore faster, to interpret the information -- and move on to other activities.

 

The VV tape is definitely better as instantaneous response versus VVI with lag.

[CrossWiseRanger]

I can understand wanting to have the settings already there so you don't have to adjust them. You can change them in the .LUA to be permanent settings.

 

I don't recommend using flight -> prepare. In my experience it breaks more than it helps.

Raistlen007

 

Can you provide an example of how to change and which .LUA?

 

Or a link perhaps to where such information is found?

 

Thanks

[Raistlen007]

Raistlen007

 

Can you provide an example of how to change and which .LUA?

 

Or a link perhaps to where such information is found?

 

Thanks

 

The file is \Mods\aircraft\A-10C\Cockpit\Scripts\IFFCC\IFFCC_param.lua

 

The relevant section is:

 

function ReadHUDOptions(f)
   local str
   str=f:read()
   local temp
   str, temp    = GetStringField(str)
   str, temp    = GetStringField(str)
   local SPEED_OPTIONS_STRINGS = {}
   SPEED_OPTIONS_STRINGS[0]        = "Indicated"
   SPEED_OPTIONS_STRINGS[1]        = "True"
   SPEED_OPTIONS_STRINGS[2]        = "Ground"

   -- AIRSPEED_DISPLAY_OPTIONS
   --   SPEED_OPT_IAS,
   --   SPEED_OPT_TAS,
   --   SPEED_OPT_GS,
   --   SPEED_OPT_MACH_IAS

   GetValueFromString(IFFCC_data, "SpeedDisplayOptions", TrimStringLeft(TrimStringRight(temp)), SPEED_OPTIONS_STRINGS)        --TO DO: ЗАПОЛНИТЬ ТАБЛИЦУ РЕАЛЬНЫХ ЗНАЧЕНИЙ
   str, temp    = GetStringField(str)
   str, temp    = GetStringField(str)
   if nil ~= string.find(temp, "Numerics", 1, true) then
       IFFCC_data["Tapes"] = false
   else
       IFFCC_data["Tapes"] = true
   end
   str, temp    = GetStringField(str)
   str, temp    = GetStringField(str)
   if nil ~= string.find(temp, "Standard", 1, true) then
       IFFCC_data["Metric"] = false
   else
       IFFCC_data["Metric"] = true
   end
end

 

Changing what you want from true to false is the easy bit. I'm sorry but I don't know the rest. It's something I know others have figured out, but the relevant post links to a database that's no longer there.

[CrossWiseRanger]

Raistlen007

 

No Joy!

 

What you provided above was only 1 of the 3 tape types available. I went through every .LUA and couldn't find the others. Nor could I find any of the initialization locations.

 

Anyone else have an idea where these tapes are set and how to change them?