Autopilot not working as of 1st April patch?

[GunSlingerAUS]

Hey guys

 

I only use three basic buttons for the F-14 autopilot - autopilot toggle, (bound to button 26 on TMW throttle), autopilot reference (button 3 on VFX stick with TMW base) and autopilot altitude hold (one of my toggle switches on the TMW throttle).

 

However, as of today's patch, toggling autopilot no longer locks my aircraft in it's current direction, and I also can't get altitude hold to work. I've tried rebinding the buttons, no difference.

 

Is this a new bug?

[draconus]

I used at least autopilot engage switch and it worked. Check your speed and SAS channels.

[GunSlingerAUS]

Thanks for the tip. It seems using the emergency autopilot disconnect paddle stops it engaging properly thereafter (I only started using the paddle as of yesterday). However, if I switch off my autopilot via the autopilot toggle switch, it's all fine. Any idea why this might be?

[Wingmate]

The emergency disconnect switch turns off the pitch and roll channels of the SAS, if you turn those back on it should work again.

[draconus]

Another tip is to use anything with "emergency" in its name only in emergency. Also there's a bug which doesn't let you use autopilot switch binding after messing around with SAS switches even when they are set correctly. Only manual switching with mouse works then.