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Setting Oil Quantity with Python SimConnect

CaptMatto

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Hi All

I wonder if anyone can point me in the right direction? I'm pretty new to Python and SimConnect so please bear with me if I have glaring errors.

I'm trying to set the ENG_OIL_QUANTITY:1 on the Bonanza in MSFS but this doesn't seem to be working. I'm using the Python SimConnect library from GitHub (https://github.com/odwdinc/Python-SimConnect). I've been able to retrieve and set other variables so I'm not sure if I just can't set the oil level.

This is my code so far. Many thanks for any pointers! :)

Python: 
#Import Modules
from SimConnect import *


# Create SimConnect link
SimConnect = SimConnect()
# Create Aircraft requests
AircraftRequests = AircraftRequests(SimConnect)

# Engine Management
TotalOil = AircraftRequests.get("ENG_OIL_QUANTITY:1")

print(TotalOil)
newAmount = 0.9
setOil = AircraftRequests.set("ENG_OIL_QUANTITY:1", newAmount)
TotalOil = AircraftRequests.get("ENG_OIL_QUANTITY:1")
print(setOil)

When I print the result of setOil this returns true.

Many thanks for any help!

Matt
 
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Yea, did a lot more digging after posting and simconnect can't set any oil quantity, however am I right in thinking that the PA-28R Arrow III from Just Flight simulates oil use? I've dug into their code but it looks like this is behind WASM and I have no idea where to start there :)
 
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