Virtual Crew Chief for BMS
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@Ricky
Works for me. However, once the sequence has started, needs a flag set to NOT start the sequence again if/when the opposite trigger is fired.
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I think you both have good points. I would tend to follow the procedure that Ricky listed…start the VCC sequence with the unlock spider command. Then having the option to use VCC saying " install chocks" to start the sequence, would make sense too.
Thanks for this effort Ricky and TC2
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Sorry for the very delayed reply @Ricky … was very busy. Thank you for your work and research!
I also thought about using a post landing checklist item first, so I think the “CANOPY” light which is triggered by opening the SPIDER is a good idea.
Maybe it makes sense to combine it with something else, to ensure, the VCC only does his job, when he really is supposed to. What about also listening to the “TAXI BACK” request to start a timer in which timeframe the SPIDER needs to be opened to trigger the VCC, the timer should off course be long enough to allow the pilot taxi back from the RNWY to the parking spot. To be absolutely sure VCC only gets triggered when it makes sense, also check for the WOW lightbit in sharedmem and engine is in idle rpm or the aircraft speed is at zero.What do you think?
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@Korbi Excellent idea to combine checks. I’ll add checks for WOW, rpm and/or aircraft speed, as you say. I’d rather not use a timer, because it’s less predictable if it’s actually checking what we want.
Bogey Dope is working on the additional recordings, by the way. I hope to have them soon.
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@Ricky Nice!
What comes to mind now for me is how to determine, wether the pilot is accidentally opening the SPIDER during the rampstart, where we not want the post recovery sequence of VCC triggered or he is opening it on purpose for shutdown. Maybe taking the total fuel into consideration would be a good idea? Normally the fuel is over 6500 lbs for rampstart and under 6500 lbs for shutdown. -
@Korbi said in Virtual Crew Chief for BMS:
@Ricky Nice!
What comes to mind now for me is how to determine, wether the pilot is accidentally opening the SPIDER during the rampstart, where we not want the post recovery sequence of VCC triggered or he is opening it on purpose for shutdown. Maybe taking the total fuel into consideration would be a good idea? Normally the fuel is over 6500 lbs for rampstart and under 6500 lbs for shutdown.To determine one could use the flight state from ShatedMem. If its a Ramp start the in Flight flag would never have been true. If its shutdown the same flag was at at true
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True @oakdesign
I think it’s also a good idea to add a voice command to trigger the shutdown phase of VCC in the case, you never take flight and have to taxi back before take off, then the fuel would also be over 6500 lbs and the inflight bit was never active. -
This includes the new shutdown procedure. Thanks for everybody’s input on this!
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@Ricky Awesome! Looking forward to test it soon
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@Ricky
Thank You for this update. Tested and all seems to be working.
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@Ricky That’s very interesting i’ll give it a go, thanks
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@Ricky Thanks for putting this together for the community. This is great.
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@BogeyDope
And thank YOU for lending us your knowledge and your voice. This would not have been possible without your support. It’s greatly appreciated!Now we need some talented graphics people and coders to bring the ground crew to life in BMS 3D!
Regards,
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@Tomcattwo A 3D Crew Chief. THAT would be awesome.
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@BogeyDope
Thank You for all you have done for this VCC project. I really appreciate it.
I also agree…a virtual 3D of the entire crew performing the start up would be AWESOME!
Best Regards,
Huffer -
1ST This Really very cool…
might there be a written phrase list or list of the command phrases variation some one has written/printed. only issue i have is saying the right thing it is looking for.
figure somebody has made a list. already
hawg
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@Jim_H
Here you go: Voice Commands for VCC4BMS V 1.2
Regards,