On 9 Oct 2009, at 01:06, Curtis Olson wrote: > What the original route manager did was constantly compute the > heading to the next waypoint and dump that value into /autopilot/ > settings/true-heading-deg > Then the autopilot could be activated in true-heading-follow mode > and you would fly right to the destination.
Yep, understood - but I'm not sure it's a feature you should be abusing in that fashion :) The route manager *does* still compute the heading; it's dumping values into random other subsystems I have concerns about. > I just did a cvs update and I see a number of fixes, but I'm still > confused about how to make the autopilot follow what the new route > manager is doing? > > I opened up the gps dialog box and checked "NAV Slave", but when I > put the autopilot into NAV1 CDI Course follow mode, it flew a > heading of 40 degrees where the proper heading would be closer to 274. > > Is there still a missing connection in the code, or is the missing > connection in my head? :-) There are still several missing connections, depending on which aircraft you're using. I have more updates pending, but I think I need to resolve this mess the 'proper' way (so that aircraft / panels / instruments that want to be realistic don't have to do so many hacks in Nasal), but also provide a fallback that uses the current behaviour that you want. Just for one example, as I understand it /autopilot/settings/true- heading-deg is not 'standard' property - you're hoping that the given autopilot (I assume including the generic one) respects this property. For the route-manager to make these kinds of assumptions about a particular aircraft's autopilot configuration is inherently dangerous... Give me a few days to think over the best solution that doesn't compromise the realistic setup, but keeps the unrealistic-but-quick- and-easy approach working :) James ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Come build with us! The BlackBerry(R) Developer Conference in SF, CA is the only developer event you need to attend this year. Jumpstart your developing skills, take BlackBerry mobile applications to market and stay ahead of the curve. Join us from November 9 - 12, 2009. Register now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/devconference _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
