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Setting AutoPilot by SimConnect

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Hi all together,

I want to set A/P and A/P settings by SimConnect i. e. altitude, vertical speed, heading, etc..

The SDK says that these items are only read only. I can't believe it - or is it really true?

Thanks for your infos!

Michael
 
Michael,

Have a look at the Event IDs, Aircraft Automatic Flight Systems / Autopilot

You can maniupulate the Autopilot, buit you can't directly set any variables.

Some you can set based on current flight data.
Code: 
KEY_AUTOPILOT_AIRSPEED_HOLD_CURRENT        AP_PANEL_SPEED_HOLD_TOGGLE         Turns airspeed hold mode on with current airspeed
 
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mikesb said:
Hi all together,

I want to set A/P and A/P settings by SimConnect i. e. altitude, vertical speed, heading, etc..

The SDK says that these items are only read only. I can't believe it - or is it really true?

Thanks for your infos!

Michael
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You are looking at the wrong list! You're looking a "read only" variables list...

You need to look at the Event IDs.htm for a list of key_events you can use:

Use the String Name entries for SimConnect clients and XML authored gauges.

Not all events apply to all aircraft and all situations.

Events that require an argument have ranges or suggestions listed in parenthesis in the Description column. For SimConnect clients to set this value, it is passed in the dwData parameter of SimConnect_TransmitClientEvent, when getting the value it is returned in the dwData parameter of the SIMCONNECT_RECV_EVENT structure.
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AP_VS_VAR_SET_ENGLISH
HEADING_BUG_SET
VOR1_OBI_DEC
VOR1_OBI_INC
AP_ALT_VAR_SET_ENGLISH

et cetera...
 
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