dresoccer4 Posted August 15, 2022 Posted August 15, 2022 i'm working on learning the Tomcat and following along in Chuck's guide. However I can't get the autopilot to work. Here's what it says: ALTITUDE HOLD: Barometric Altitude Hold. When engaged, aircraft will maintain current heading and barometric altitude. a) Ensure aircraft vertical velocity is approximately within +/- 200 ft/min or the autopilot cannot be engaged. Try to fly level and aim for a vertical velocity of 0 ft/min. b) Ensure Yaw, Pitch & Roll SAS switches are ON (FWD) c) Set Autopilot Switch to ENGAGE (FWD) d) Set Autopilot Altitude Hold Mode switch to ALT (FWD) e) Wait for the A/P REF warning light on the left side of the Vertical Display Indicator (VDI) to illuminate f) Press the Autopilot Reference/Nosewheel Steering button on the control stick to set the current altitude as the reference altitude. However it will usually just begin to dive shortly after. Anyone know if this guide is correct? Acer Predator Triton 700 || i7-7700HQ || 512GB SSD || 32GB RAM || GTX1080 Max-Q || FFB II and Thrustmaster TWCS Throttle || All DCS Modules
MAXsenna Posted August 15, 2022 Posted August 15, 2022 I think there are some issue regarding the autopilot and FFB. Not sure if that got fixed. Cheers!
dresoccer4 Posted August 15, 2022 Author Posted August 15, 2022 1 hour ago, MAXsenna said: I think there are some issue regarding the autopilot and FFB. Not sure if that got fixed. Cheers! I knew there were some issues with the AP last year however i thought I saw in an update they fixed it. hmmm Acer Predator Triton 700 || i7-7700HQ || 512GB SSD || 32GB RAM || GTX1080 Max-Q || FFB II and Thrustmaster TWCS Throttle || All DCS Modules
MAXsenna Posted August 15, 2022 Posted August 15, 2022 2 hours ago, dresoccer4 said: I knew there were some issues with the AP last year however i thought I saw in an update they fixed it. hmmm Yeah, I'm not sure if it was fixed. They have aquired an FFB stick though, IIRC. 1
near_blind Posted August 15, 2022 Posted August 15, 2022 How fast are you going? and at what altitude?
dresoccer4 Posted August 15, 2022 Author Posted August 15, 2022 13 hours ago, MAXsenna said: Yeah, I'm not sure if it was fixed. They have aquired an FFB stick though, IIRC. that's good! i use a ffb stick too so maybe they can help get it working. 11 hours ago, near_blind said: How fast are you going? and at what altitude? i was at 35,000' @ mach 0.9ish Acer Predator Triton 700 || i7-7700HQ || 512GB SSD || 32GB RAM || GTX1080 Max-Q || FFB II and Thrustmaster TWCS Throttle || All DCS Modules
near_blind Posted August 15, 2022 Posted August 15, 2022 (edited) Mach .9 is on the edge of where the autopilot is going to lose effectiveness because of transsonic shenanigans. I'll check if it's expected to be able to hold, but you might be going too fast. null Checking the NATOPs, See if the problem persists if you're not at M0.9 Edited August 15, 2022 by near_blind 3
dresoccer4 Posted August 16, 2022 Author Posted August 16, 2022 8 hours ago, near_blind said: Mach .9 is on the edge of where the autopilot is going to lose effectiveness because of transsonic shenanigans. I'll check if it's expected to be able to hold, but you might be going too fast. null Checking the NATOPs, See if the problem persists if you're not at M0.9 thanks for the info. i believe i tried it at other altitudes and speeds but the behavior seemed to be the same. but i'll try again 1 Acer Predator Triton 700 || i7-7700HQ || 512GB SSD || 32GB RAM || GTX1080 Max-Q || FFB II and Thrustmaster TWCS Throttle || All DCS Modules
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