reported earlier Altitude HOLDs errors with 28/7 patch

[AvroLanc]

There seems to be errors with the ALTITUDE HOLD functions with the latest OB patch.

1. The box around the RADAR ALTITUDE digital readout (IHADSS and FLT page) now doesn't appear with ALT HOLD engaged.

2. BARO HOLD doesn't work at all. No engagement, no EUFD advisory, no box around altitude readout. 

3. RAD ALT HOLD is now rubbish, doesn't really work well.

 

[Apache 64]

I can confirm this.
RAD altitude hold still works to some extent, but rather poorly.
Box is missing but the sound when deactivating is played.

[HC_Official]

+1 just took off for first time noticed this

[[DE] T-Bone]

Same here, bug is reproducible in hot and cold start.

AltitudeHoldBug.zip

[Belphe]

Same here, BARO ALT HOLD is gone and RADAR ALT HOLD only gives a message but doesn't activate.

[BIGNEWY]

Marker / box is missing but radar Alt hold is working. 

I have asked the team to check Baro hold

It is known and reported

[Ian Boys UK]

I find radar alt works fine on its own but sometimes in conjunction with att hold it reports SAS Saturated, which might be realistic?

 

[rwbishUP]

Lost altitude hold, both modes, also.

[beewip]

+1 not much to add 

Edited July 29, 2022 by beewip

[simo-dj]

+1 

and for sure it's me, i "learned" how to hover (60%good, 40% kill myself and George) but afer this patch it returned very difficult to hover correctly (10% good 90% crash)

[simo-dj]

I can confirm AL mode/Right not working. 

I press this button but it doesn't appear its engagement in the enhanced upfront display

[corbu1]

RAD AL HOLD in hover works for me. it‘s engaging and I get a message in EUFD. Just the symbol in IADSS is missing.

BAR AL HOLD does not work.

[TZeer]

Just tested. Could not get altitude HOLD to engage in any way. No sound, no message in EUFD and no box in my IHADSS.

Tried engaging while in flight below 100 FT.

Tried engaging while in hover.

No joy.

[Buhli]

Same here, can't enable ALT HOLD anymore.

[UberMongo]

Same as the other comments above.  Hopefully this gets sorted before the next big update.  

[Nealius]

Same. Came here for a sanity check as it was my first time. ATT HOLD engaged, sub-100ft, no sound, no box, no message. 

[Amarok_73]

+1

[Ian Boys UK]

Have just tested in single player mode and all weights, including full fuel, Hellfires and rkts (over 8000 kg) at 20 degrees temp at Hama airbase and Radar Alt Hold worked every time. No attitude hold used. No trim applied. Stable enough to hover taxi into hangar.

 

Edited August 3, 2022 by Ian Boys UK

[Ian Boys UK]

[Floyd1212]

Yes, I have been able to lift off and hover at 10 ft and enable ALT hold. 

But as I'm flying around engaging targets, hovering at higher altitudes, does not engage.

[Scaley]

Currently RAD ALT hold works, BARO ALT hold does not. 

[enigma6584]

Just wanted to chime in here myself.  I'm running Stable Version DCS 2.7.16.28157 released August 4th and have noticed same thing while attempting Altitude Hold.  In the Track File, you'll see me go to a hover from the runway, about 10 feet, stabilize myself and hit Speed Hold.  You see the box on left side of my IHADSS.  I then come down to about 7 feet and hit the Altitude Hold.  No symbology shows up on right side of the IHADSS.  Yet, it seems to be holding my altitude.  I go "Hands Free" from the HOTAS, and you can see it holding steady and at 7 feet above the ground.  I then go to outside view, again I'm "Hands Free" and the Apache is holding steady and at Altitude Hold yet no symbology on the right side of my IHADSS.

Please see Track File attached below.

ah64althold.trk