> > Hey all, > I am finding the Generic Autopilot either works as expected, or loads with > unchangeable data, depending on spawn location. > I seem to recall some discussion about a location dependent bug, but I > thought it was related to weather. (?) > > FlightGear v2.0 8/21/2010 snapshot from Tat's site. > > Any aircraft without a purpose built AP seems to be affected, based on the > number I've tested, but for these locations listed I was using the popular > MD-81 from Gary Neely's website. > Airports to the north and to the south are working, where the middle area is > not. > > Working locations tested: > To the south - Kathmandu, Nepal, San Antonio, TX; Orlando, FL, and Key West, > FL > To the north - Rost, Norway; Montreal, QC > > Non-working locations seem to be anything across the middle third - > Burlington, VT (just across the border from Montreal) > Atlanta, GA > Charles De Gaulle, Paris, France > EHAM > KSFO > > What I don't know yet is if this related to latitude/longitude, the airport > itself, or something outside of that. But the data at the moment presents > itself as a lat/lon issue. > > In a non-working location bad data consists of a default speed in the 13,000 > range, alt hold in the 33,000 range, and headings from 130 - 550 degrees. > These values can not be changed by the user. Often the headings and speed > values are constantly climbing. > A valid working location typically loads with 0 for heading and speed, and a > single digit value for altitude hold. These are then changeable. > > Can anyone enlighten me on it? > > Thank you, > Peter Brown
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