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Hi everybody

I'm trying to give a/t capability to an existing aircraft. It's Vans 727 freighter version. Vans model and many other models were easy to modify. But for the freighter version of Vans model I couldn't do it. I've changed a/t related parameters from 0 to 1 in cfg file, and modified air file accordingly. Now it should have a/t capability, but no success. I wonder if there are any other ways to mount an a/t on this bird.

Thanks.
 
Did you also set autothrottle_max_rpm and max_throttle_rate in the .cfg file?
 
Yes.

autothrottle_available=1
autothrottle_arming_required=1
autothrottle_max_rpm = 90
autothrottle_takeoff_ga=1
max_throttle_rate=5.00

Originals were 0, 0, 90, 1, 0.10

Also, in the air file I've set all three keys under header "329 Advanced Autopilot" to 1.

Do you know anything I can do further?
 
Do you have an autothrottle arm switch in your panel? Otherwise as per your configuration, A/T won't engage just by using SPEED HOLD/SELECT.
OTOH, if you want it to work straight out, write:

autothrottle_arming_required=0

Tom
 
I know. I have tested the new config even with the default panels. No success. Whatever I do autothrottle doesn't work.

Is it possible to lock autothrottle capability in mdl file? If so, then all my efforts were futile. :(
 
serdarbadoglu said:
Is it possible to lock autothrottle capability in mdl file? (
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Yes, technically it is but not likely as it would make no sense at all IMO.

If you tell the name of the .zip file (assuming is freeware) I can take a quick look and maybe find where the problem is.

Tom
 
Ok, and this is for FS2004. Are you working on this version of FS, or you want it ported to FSX?
And which panel are you using, the default FS2004 737-400? Or a custom one?

Tom
 
Unfortunately I won't be able to help, because I don't have FS2004 and the aircraft comes with an autoinstaller that requeries FS9 to be installed. I'm really sorry.

Tom
 
Aaah, thanks. Half an hour ago problem solved in an awkward way. I was just installed the FS9 Configurator and I couldn't believe my eyes. Notepad reads my modified cfg file as a/t is available but FS9 Configurator says a/t is not available. :confused: I've been changed and saved my every action up to now. For example default vertical speed was 0 in the original and I've been set it to 800. And guess what? FS9 Configurator reads it as 0 not as 800!! :eek: This time I have modified and saved all those mismatched readings in FS9 Configurator instead of using a text editor. Then tested it in the simulator. Voila! Autothrottle worked! :)
 
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