CBenson89 Posted November 7, 2021 Share Posted November 7, 2021 I haven’t flown the tomcat in some time but my autopilot reference command doesn’t remove the ap ref message any more thanks all! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBenson89 Posted November 7, 2021 Author Share Posted November 7, 2021 I haven’t flown the tomcat in some time but my autopilot reference command doesn’t remove the ap ref message any more thanks all! Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkI turn on my autopilot altitude and heading hold flip engage on and go to press the AP reference and nothing happens is there something I’m missing thanks!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPY Variable Posted November 7, 2021 Share Posted November 7, 2021 (edited) You need to get the vertical velocity to 0, in a steady level flight and then click the nose wheel steering button. Then the "a/p reef light" should go off and autopilot is flying the aircraft. Is very important the the vertical velocity is close to cero. If not it will not engage. Edited November 7, 2021 by RPY Variable 1 Interl i7 6700k - 32Gb RAM DDR4 - RX 590 8GB - Sentey 32"2560x1440 - Saitek X-55 - TrackIr 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mopeyranger0681 Posted November 7, 2021 Share Posted November 7, 2021 13 hours ago, RPY Variable said: You need to get the vertical velocity to 0, in a steady level flight and then click the nose wheel steering button. Then the "a/p reef light" should go off and autopilot is flying the aircraft. Is very important the the vertical velocity is close to cero. If not it will not engage. After the last patch, it is nearly impossible to get the vertice velocity to zero. Turns good, but can't trim it for shit no matter what anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northstar98 Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 Personally, I don't have too much of a problem but IIRC the limits are ± 200 FPM, there might also be a constraint for the rate of change of vertical velocity but not sure. Modules I own: F-14A/B, Mi-24P, AV-8B N/A, AJS 37, F-5E-3, MiG-21bis, F-16CM, F/A-18C, Supercarrier, Mi-8MTV2, UH-1H, Mirage 2000C, FC3, MiG-15bis, Ka-50, A-10C (+ A-10C II), P-47D, P-51D, C-101, Yak-52, WWII Assets, CA, NS430, Hawk. Terrains I own: South Atlantic, Syria, The Channel, SoH/PG, Marianas. System: GIGABYTE B650 AORUS ELITE AX, AMD Ryzen 5 7600, Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5200 32 GB, Western Digital Black SN850X 1 TB (DCS dedicated) & 2 TB NVMe SSDs, Corsair RM850X 850 W, NZXT H7 Flow, MSI G274CV. Peripherals: VKB Gunfighter Mk.II w. MCG Pro, MFG Crosswind V3 Graphite, Logitech Extreme 3D Pro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callsign JoNay Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 21 hours ago, Mopeyranger0681 said: After the last patch, it is nearly impossible to get the vertice velocity to zero. Turns good, but can't trim it for shit no matter what anymore. Not sure why you think that, trim switch works fine for me. I have no issues engaging the AP, it's the behavior after it's engaged that is wonky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggus Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 Yup, no issues with trim here. What I do have an issue with is that if you aren't quite within the parameters for the alt hold to engage, pressing the NWS button to engage it seems to generate a pitch-down moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skarp Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 On 11/8/2021 at 7:16 PM, Biggus said: Yup, no issues with trim here. What I do have an issue with is that if you aren't quite within the parameters for the alt hold to engage, pressing the NWS button to engage it seems to generate a pitch-down moment. The alt hold pushes the nose down causing it to exceed the 200fpm limit kicking off alt hold. I’ve gotten it to work at 32k feet standard temp/pressure but above that I can’t. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bananabrai Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 For me it always pitches down to ~1000fpm negative and holds that. Was working perfectly in the past. Alias in Discord: Mailman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baz000 Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 Same result here, too when I try using AP... Get into an immediate 1,000 fpm descent even if I am trimmed level when activating AP. For now boys, gonna have to use your trim as your AP... Will be very good practice tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ustio Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 On 11/8/2021 at 2:14 AM, Mopeyranger0681 said: After the last patch, it is nearly impossible to get the vertice velocity to zero. Turns good, but can't trim it for shit no matter what anymore. doesn't need to be 0, you need to be within 200 fpm. if you are withing that envelope you should be able to engage the AP once you oress NWS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas_LOLW Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 ...I flew the F-14 yesterday and the AP does work as described in the update report from Heatblur (vertical velocity needs to be within +/- 200 fpm). However, you should be either well below Mach 1 or above, if you are close to sonic speed, the vertical velocity gets crazy (don't know if that is a bug or intended). Intel Core i5-12600KF, 6x 3.60 GHz, 4xE, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, Windows 11. VR in Reverb G2 and Oculus Quest 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ustio Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 If you are having trouble in getting level at high speed, just switch to landing mode on the HUD, place VV on the Horizon line and trim it until there is no more stick force. Atleast thats what i do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draconus Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 7 hours ago, Thomas_LOLW said: if you are close to sonic speed, the vertical velocity gets crazy (don't know if that is a bug or intended). It's real behavior in transsonic region. Win10 i7-10700KF 32GB RTX3060 Rift S T16000M HOTAS FC3, F-14A/B, F-15E CA SC NTTR, PG, Syria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hector45 Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 On 11/8/2021 at 12:11 PM, Callsign JoNay said: Not sure why you think that, trim switch works fine for me. I have no issues engaging the AP, it's the behavior after it's engaged that is wonky. This is the issue I have. When I settle between +/-200FPM ref light will go out but will then pitch down, once I get -1000fpm light comes back on. They said it's a wip, so we'll see what happens with the next update. Modules: F-14A/B | F-15C | F-16C | F/A-18C | SU-33 | Spitfire Mk IX | AH-64D | UH-1 | Super Carrier | Combined Arms | Persian Gulf | Syria | NTTR Setup: VKB Gunfighter Mk.III F-14 CE HOTAS | Thrustmaster TWCS Throttle | MFG Crosswind V3 | Custom switch panel | Tek Creations F14 Display Panel | Custom F14 Left Vertical Console | Custom IR Tracker | Custom butt kicker PC: i7 11700K | 64GB G-Skill DDR4 3600MHz | EVGA GeForce RTX 3080Ti FTW3 | DCS dedicated 2TB M.2 NVMe SSD | 3440x1440 144hz 34" ultrawide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gentoo87 Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 All described above I can replicate, the jets autopilot no longer functions as intended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronMike Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 All issues known and being worked on. The new FM changes simply demand for an autopilot overhaul from us, aka rebuilding parts from scratch and making it better and more adjustable for the future, too. Thank you for your kind patience and for your reports. 2 Heatblur Simulations Please feel free to contact me anytime, either via PM here, on the forums, or via email through the contact form on our homepage. http://www.heatblur.com/ https://www.facebook.com/heatblur/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBenson89 Posted November 21, 2021 Author Share Posted November 21, 2021 All issues known and being worked on. The new FM changes simply demand for an autopilot overhaul from us, aka rebuilding parts from scratch and making it better and more adjustable for the future, too. Thank you for your kind patience and for your reports.Thanks for making a kick ass module!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reccelow Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 Also experiencing this. As an experiment, select main AP ON then very slowly add slight back pressure. In my sim install this causes an increasing pitch down. Curious if the same for anyone else. Possibly connected to the AP ALT HOLD issue... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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