Autopilot-Wing Leveler-Outside Gauges

[jdlinn]

I use an "outside set" of instruments to fly in spot view. On almost all models, the autopilot gauge works fine. And when you turn it on, the wing leveler (usually) is automatically activated. I am not able to turn off the Wing Leveler when the AP is on. CTRL-V has no affect. Also, the autopilot altitude setting button will not stay "on". In the aircraft.cfg, there is: Autopilot=1 so that should activate an autopilot. Perhaps your programming doesn't allow for a third party guage such as this? The autopilot gauge is the top center.

Thank you
Doug Linn/RTMM

[Danno]

I can help with one of your points... If the heading hold mode is not selected, the ALT hold will not activate. My use of the AP has been to climb and bank to the desired values (AP off), stabilize flight, set the HDG bug, set the altitude I wish to maintain, power up the AP, select HDG mode and finally, select ALT mode. I've used a few autopilots in real life and they all seem to have their 'personalities'. The Microsoft/Bendix model is not how they all work.

[N4GIX]

I use an "outside set" of instruments to fly in spot view.

Why use default gauges? It is highly probably that the BK AP is interfering with the KAP140 we use in the VC. Also, our GNS530 while based on the same platform support as the default G500, it is far superior and flexible.

I've added this to my panel.mv530_430_wx\panel.cfg file:

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Window01=GPS

//--------------------------------------------------------
[Window01]
Background_color=0,0,0 
size_mm=1280,650
window_size_ratio=1.000  
position=2
visible=0
ident=GPS_PANEL
window_size= 0.710, 0.552
window_pos= 0.290, 0.480

gauge00=Milviz_GPS!FBS_GNS430_2d,  640,0,640,268
gauge01=C310_XMLGauges!KR 87 ADF,  640,268,640,134
gauge02=Milviz_GPS!FBS_GNS530_1d,  0,0,640,468
gauge03=C310_XMLGauges!FBS_KAP140,  640,402,640,163
gauge04=C310_XMLGauges!FBS_GTX330,  0,468,640,170

[Chuck Jodry]

Note that autopilot functions need to have been enabled in the aircraft.cfg as well.