FSXA General eng fuel used since start

[Zeiten]

(A:GENERAL ENG FUEL USED SINCE START, Pounds)

Anyone got this variable to work and how??

 

[rpmc]

(A:GENERAL ENG FUEL USED SINCE START, Pounds)

Anyone got this variable to work and how??

No luck either. Just tested in FSX on a piston engine and also included engine indexes, but returns zero. This is the syntax I tried - (A:GENERAL ENG1 FUEL USED SINCE START, Pounds). Also tried without 'GENERAL'

Fortunately, (A:ENG1 FUEL FLOW PPH, pounds per hour) works

Bob

 

[Zeiten]

No success here either.

Returns zero no matter what.

A engine thats runs on love and air..

 

[rpmc]

A engine thats runs on love and air..

You raise a good point. The variable works on the DG-808S.

 

[Zeiten]

The variable works on the DG-808S.

Should be a note in the description that the variable only work on gliders.

 

[n4gix]

Frankly, I'd never even noticed this so-called variable since I never had any occasion to need something like it.

I do notice however that it is not an "indexed" variable, nor is it engine specific. This implies that it is nothing more than a 'totalizer' that is supposed to keep track of all fuel used, irrespective of tank or engine(s).

 

[Zeiten]

I'm doing a simple gauge that either reads fuel consumed or remaining fuel.
So it does not do anything that the variable is not engine specific.

Funny story.

Never got the readout for remaining fuel to be correct.
Gallons showed correct, but anytime I wanted to know the value in pounds the value got way off.

After some hairpulling it hit me.
Originaly I used:

(A:FUEL TOTAL QUANTITY, pounds)

No way the reading was wrong as pounds is not volume, but weight.

(A:FUEL TOTAL QUANTITY WEIGHT, pounds) worked much better


Now how do I get to know the value of fuel consumed?

 

[ddawson]

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Now how do I get to know the value of fuel consumed?

Track it incrementally - fuel flow multiplied by change in elapsed time will give change in fuel used.

Doug

 

[Zeiten]

Thanks Doug, but now I will ask a very stupid question maybe.

Values cannon be stored in XML so this gauge needs to be written in C?
Or am I way off now?

 

[tgibson]

Values can be stored in L: variables for the length of time a plane is loaded into the sim. And if you want to keep adding to these variables between FS sessions you can use Doug's XML config gauge to save and reload these values.

 

[Zeiten]

Got it to work now.

Thanks for the help

 

[jeroen79]

Track it incrementally - fuel flow multiplied by change in elapsed time will give change in fuel used.

Doug

You can also save the amount of fuel at startup.
Then you subtract the current amount from the stored amount to get the amount consumed.

 

[Zeiten]

It's what I did.

Searched the forum and come across a code that I modified a little.

<PartInfo>
  <Name>Fuel_Used_Logic</Name>
  <Visibility>
    <Parameter>
      <Code>
        (L:Init_Fuel_Start,bool) 0 == 
          if{ 
            (A:FUEL TANK LEFT MAIN QUANTITY, liters) 
            (A:FUEL TANK RIGHT MAIN QUANTITY, liters) + 
            (A:FUEL TANK CENTER QUANTITY, liters) + 
            (&gt;L:Fuel_Total_Initial, liters) 
            1 (&gt;L:Init_Fuel_Start,bool) 
            }

        (A:FUEL TANK LEFT MAIN QUANTITY, liters) 
        (A:FUEL TANK RIGHT MAIN QUANTITY, liters) + 
        (A:FUEL TANK CENTER QUANTITY, liters) + 
        (&gt;L:Fuel_Total_Current, liters)

        (L:Fuel_Total_Initial, liters) 
        (L:Fuel_Total_Current, liters) - 
        (&gt;L:Fuel_Total_Consumed, liters)
      </Code>
    </Parameter>
  </Visibility>
</PartInfo>

 

[G. Munro]

This variable does work but its wrongly documented. It is actually indexed to the engine number so if you use (A:General Eng Fuel Used Since Start:1, pounds) this will give you the fuel usage for engine 1.

 

[taguilo]

It's what I did.

Searched the forum and come across a code that I modified a little.

I'm afraid it should be a little complex than that.

Because, if after loading a flight and before start the user decides to change fuel quantities, your gauge will display wrong values.

Perhaps you might think of a solution for that

Tom