Can't engage Autopilot
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HI everybody,
since a few weeks, I have a sporadic problem where the Autopilot sometimes wont come on when I want to turn it on. In one mission, It will just work nicely, in another flight, it won’t work for the whole flight.
Regardless of whether I use keyboard input, DX Buttons (Warthog Throttle) or clicking with the mouse, the switch in the 3D Pit will stay in the middle position, and (interestingly) the Throttle in the 3D Pit will twitch a little when I click.I guess it is not an in-game avionics thing (like parameters not met for autopilot operation) but rather something with inputs, devices etc… does anybody know about this phenomenon?
Top clarify what I try to descibe, I recorded a short clip of me clicking the RightAP in quick succession to show the throttle twitching in response to this input.
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LOL, that is weird. Have you figured out a way to reproduce it? Or is it random?
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The 2 commonly accidently incorrect switch positions are the Manual pitch override (located just in front of throttle) and the air refuelling door switch set to open. There are other things (described in the manual) but those catch me out many times.
Reading again what you wrote but not seen video, maybe you have a bad keyfile with 2 things having same bind conflicting. -
The 2 commonly accidently incorrect switch positions are the Manual pitch override (located just in front of throttle) and the air refuelling door switch set to open. There are other things (described in the manual) but those catch me out many times.
I’m interested to know how exactly you accidentally triggered the MPO or AAR door?
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It happens to me oftenly, specially when my aircraft was damaged in the previous misión, so the solution for me is exiting Falcon and reiniciating it.-
Some people suggests to do that everytime you finish a misión.- -
Make sure the pitch override is not engaged.
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Manual Pitch override - thanks to those who suggested this!
I rarely use the MPO, but I have it assigned to one of the Switches on the Warthog Throttle…
And yes - when I read your replies on my laptop - a quick glance at my Warthog Throttle - OMFG, i found the (hardware)Switch is in the Override Position(!)
I booted up the BMS PC just now, hopped into a TE : Problem exists (AP doesn’t engage, 3D Throttle twitches) - I turn MPO off - all is fine…I must have left it in this position after some joyride flight. I am sure you guys do this too sometimes, just goofing around the airbase trying to stretch all corners of the flight envelope at the same time? Yes?
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I’m interested to know how exactly you accidentally triggered the MPO or AAR door?
Your “interest” seems to know no bounds. Fumbled in flight text chatting causes unwanted key activations.
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Nothing wrong with being curious!
Flight text chatting without the chat window open, I guess? That’s one of the reasons I chose to put away the keyboard in flight!
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Man I hope this what’s been going on with my AP… I love this forum
- bruzzer
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in general, if you click the autopilot with your mouse and it makes a"cluck" sound (with a bit of cockpit shake) it’s something on the left console that needs to be unchecked. There are five switches there that causes autopilot failure in addition to 15 AOA & low speed.
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in general, if you click the autopilot with your mouse and it makes a"cluck" sound (with a bit of cockpit shake) it’s something on the left console that needs to be unchecked. There are five switches there that causes autopilot failure in addition to 15 AOA & low speed.
Even more
AP limits
ll modes the autopilot will refuse to engage or will automatically disengage if one of the following
conditions is met:
• Gear is down
• AR door is open
• ALT Flaps switch is in EXTEND
• AOA greater than 15°
• DBU is engaged
• MPO switch is held in OVRD
• A/P failure or FLCS failure PFL message (thus STANDBY gains will be as active as wel
• TRIM A/P DISC switch is placed in DISC
• Stall Horn is activeGesendet von meinem SM-G930F mit Tapatalk
