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A bit of a wish...

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Brian_Gladden

SOH-CM-2025
I would love an app that lives in the top app bar like the many ones like pushback and others of that ilk that would function as a basic autopilot. Just click it on and it will hold the current altitude and heading... Great for older planes or port overs that normally would have an AP. Being able to preselect/set heading/nav/ approach would be gravy...
 
The premium version of the PMS50 GTN750 includes a fully-featured autopilot based on the KAP140 functionality, which is accessible from the menu bar.

GTN750 Premium

pms50.com pms50.com

You do need to edit the system.cfg of some aircraft to get the AP working (which I've already done on most of my mods) if you need any help with that, shout out.
 
i too wish for that, but so far I am refusing to purchase the premium CTN750, the price is just too much for what your getting, there must be another way.
 
20€ a year and 50€ lifetime? As if there is such a thing in flightsim as lifetime!!

They should call themselves "stand and deliver flightsim"...

Priller
 
Priller said:
As if there is such a thing in flightsim as lifetime!!
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The current version, 2.2.42, is compatible with both MSFS 2020 and MSFS 2024.

Brian_Gladden said:
It needs to be freeware...
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Okay, you can get keyboard autopilot functions working by adding a few lines into your chosen aircraft's systems.cfg file, the keyboard functions are:

AUTOPILOT AIRSPEED HOLD = Alt+R
DECREASE AUTOPILOT REFERENCE ALTITUDE = Ctrl+Page Down
INCREASE AUTOPILOT REFERENCE ALTITUDE = Ctrl+Page Up
TOGGLE AUTOPILOT APPROACH HOLD = Ctrl+A
TOGGLE AUTOPILOT ATTITUDE HOLD = Ctrl+T
TOGGLE AUTOPILOT LOCALIZER HOLD = Ctrl+0
TOGGLE AUTOPILOT MACH HOLD = Ctrl+M
TOGGLE AUTOPILOT MASTER = Z
AUTOPILOT N1 HOLD = Ctrl+S
DECREASE AUTOPILOT N1 REFERENCE = Ctrl+End
INCREASE AUTOPILOT N1 REFERENCE = Ctrl+Home
AUTOPILOT NAV1 HOLD = Ctrl+N
DECREASE AUTOPILOT REFERENCE AIRSPEED = Shift+Ctrl+Delete
INCREASE AUTOPILOT REFERENCE AIRSPEED = Shift+Ctrl+Insert
DECREASE AUTOPILOT REFERENCE VS = Ctrl+End
INCREASE AUTOPILOT REFERENCE VS = Ctrl+Home
TOGGLE AUTOPILOT WING LEVELER = Ctrl+V
AUTOPILOT OFF = Shift+Alt+Z
AUTOPILOT ON = Alt+Z
ARM AUTO THROTTLE = Shift+R
AUTO THROTTLE TO GA = Shift+Ctrl+G
TOGGLE AVIONICS MASTER = Page Up
TOGGLE FLIGHT DIRECTOR = Ctrl+F
TOGGLE YAW DAMPER = Ctrl+D

In the systems.cfg file, the [ELECTRICAL] section must include entries for Avionics, Autopilot and Directional Gyro. If there's an existing Audio entry, the Autopilot and Directional Gyro must have the same voltages as the Audio entry.
Add the new entries in numerical sequence AFTER the existing entries.
There should also be an [AUTOPILOT] section, obviously, and this can be copied and pasted from a default aircraft with one already.
Check the engines.cfg for a [DISABLED_CONTROLS] section, sometimes the DisableAutopilotControls=0 has been set to DisableAutopilotControls=1 and your super new invisible autopilot won't work!
 
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