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FSX SimConnect for generating gauge failures (via events)

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I am familiar with the list of SimConnect event IDs for failure generation which are about 14 or so (hydraulics, electrical, brakes, pitot, vacuum and engine failures).

However, how would one go about using SimConnect to generate other failures such as gauge failures (altimeter, attitude indicator) or other system failures such as alternator, etc.)? Or other failures such as changing oild pressure. Fuel leak is easy, just decrease it programmatically.
 
If you can measure it, and you can change its value, either with TransmitClientEvent or with SetDataOnSimObject, then you can simulate its failure by forcing it back to a value of your choice.
Technically, you can't fail an individual radio, but if it won't change frequencies, its not going to be of much value to the pilot.
 
What if it is not measurable? I know I can set/read the radios with data requests via AddDataToDefinition bound to a data structure and then RequestDataOnSimObject.

But in this case I am interested in events. For example TOGGLE_ENGINE_FAILURE_1. I now that for these untangibles I only use MapClientEventToSimEvent and create a notification group. Then I will get the events on the SimConnect.OnRecvEvent handler. But what about getting the initial state when I make the connection? I want to know the state of the TOGGLE_ENGINE_FAILURE_1 so that I know if my toggle will trigger the failure or reset it?
 
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