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FSX:SE Starter and throttle switch

euroastar350

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Hi everyone,

I'm looking at coding the VC of my Bell 505 project and I need a bit of guidance on the following 2 switches.

The first one is the starter switch. The way it functions is when it is set to the start/run position, the fuel pump comes on, followed by the igniters/starter. Once the start is fully achieved, the switch stays in the run position and the starter is automatically disengaged (FADEC control). The engine is shutdown by just setting the switch off.

The second switch is actually the throttle and has 2 positions, "IDLE" and "FLY". At idle ( in FSX/P3D), the engine idle power/throttle is 5% as engine N2/rotor speed is about 60-65% RPM.

What would be the best way to code these 2 switches?
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  • Search this forum and study the gazillion examples on this topic;
  • write your own code based on the examples and fail when trying to get it work;
  • then come to the forum and post your failing script asking for guide and wisdom;
Trust me you will be amazed on how keen people will be then to help you out.....;)
 
The problem for me is I have no idea how to code heli throttle, etc. Sorry.
 
Assuming that you have FSUIPC the first thing to do is a trace to see what code runs when you operate the switches in the VC.

Then it's a matter of writing LUA script to do the same.

Also check the LINDA forum on Avsim. They have many downloadable LUA modules there. If you are lucky, someone may have already written the code for you.

Good luck
Stinger

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