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P3D v5 [SOLVED] SimConnect returning false while on ground

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I'm getting the boolean value of SIM ON GROUND and when the aircraft is on the ground, for fixed wing aircraft the sim return true as expected however when I switch to a rotor wing (helicopter) it returns false even if if the aircraft is standing on the ground with 0 velocity in any direction. What might be the reason for this?
 
My bet is that you are using a 64-bit version of SIMCONNECT_DATATYPE (either float or int). It returns the wrong value; use a 32-bit version instead e.g. (vb.Net) SIMCONNECT_DATATYPE.INT32. Anytime you get a numeric value that does not make sense, try switching to a 32-bit version. Unfortunately there are a lot of buggy 64-bit returns. This is taken from a tool I wrote for myself:
Code: 
    p3d_simconnect.AddToDataDefinition(P3Data.DEFINE_AIRCRAFT_DATA, "Sim On Ground", "bool", SIMCONNECT_DATATYPE.INT32, 0, 15)
and here is the result:
acft_on_gnd.jpg


-Dai
 
DragonflightDesign said:
My bet is that you are using a 64-bit version of SIMCONNECT_DATATYPE (either float or int). It returns the wrong value; use a 32-bit version instead e.g. (vb.Net) SIMCONNECT_DATATYPE.INT32. Anytime you get a numeric value that does not make sense, try switching to a 32-bit version. Unfortunately there are a lot of buggy 64-bit returns. This is taken from a tool I wrote for myself:
Code: 
    p3d_simconnect.AddToDataDefinition(P3Data.DEFINE_AIRCRAFT_DATA, "Sim On Ground", "bool", SIMCONNECT_DATATYPE.INT32, 0, 15)

-Dai
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Hello Dai, I was actually using the 32-bit version (INT32) for this since the beginning. I wil try with the 64bit. One thing I noticed while making more tests was that it seems the reason why it is not returning true is because the helicopter is actually above the ground (according to the sim) as it does not consider skids as landing gear maybe? Will have to dig deeper it seems like.
 
DragonflightDesign said:
My bet is that you are using a 64-bit version of SIMCONNECT_DATATYPE (either float or int). It returns the wrong value; use a 32-bit version instead e.g. (vb.Net) SIMCONNECT_DATATYPE.INT32. Anytime you get a numeric value that does not make sense, try switching to a 32-bit version. Unfortunately there are a lot of buggy 64-bit returns. This is taken from a tool I wrote for myself:
Code: 
    p3d_simconnect.AddToDataDefinition(P3Data.DEFINE_AIRCRAFT_DATA, "Sim On Ground", "bool", SIMCONNECT_DATATYPE.INT32, 0, 15)
-Dai
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Unfortunately this solution did not work, I tested with both
SIMCONNECT_DATATYPE.INT32
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and that line parameter removed and it returned FALSE both times while I was on the ground. I'm thinking it might be due to skids and how the simulator handles them since it does not have a landing gear?
 
It's not a skids problem as I just loaded the R-22 and checked it. Also I have to correct myself; payload station numbers do run from zero (0) to ninety-nine (99). I temporarily got confused with [smokesystem] which has no entry zero. Try changing "bool" to "number" and see what that gets you? Which programming language are you using?
 
DragonflightDesign said:
It's not a skids problem as I just loaded the R-22 and checked it. Also I have to correct myself; payload station numbers do run from zero (0) to ninety-nine (99). I temporarily got confused with [smokesystem] which has no entry zero. Try changing "bool" to "number" and see what that gets you? Which programming language are you using?
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I will try what you are suggesting and I'm using C++.
 
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