Re-installing CFS2, a few things I forgot....

[bearcat241]

AP could help if cfs2 had a tail or turrel gun fonction,but....

Indeed my good friend, that would be nice, but "IF" is the keyword here

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Ali Cat, my favs are the B1_autopilot and the Lear45 AP. Even though they both have modern faces as opposed to a more vintage look, they seem to work best with any flight model i use.

 

[miamieagle]

Yes!

You can get it here!

http://www.mnwright.btinternet.co.uk/Cfsops/Modules/cfo_weather/Cfo_Weather_75.htm

You can also set it up your through your CFS2 command Key List.

 

[Jean Bomber]

Thanks Miami to remind us the about fonctions that the Goo 'ol MW's tool have and we can use in cfs2 ,BTW that's stay in the topic a "...few things I forgot..."
BC, the "IF" in cfs2 have it's part of mystery because we don't know in this game if it's possible or not ,the engine seems to have so many ressource don't used or hidden ,as to find the bridges...like a soft not completed...

JP

 

[Oglivie]

my favs are the B1_autopilot and the Lear45 AP

I've been using the B1 AP also. I'll have to check out the Lear one too. Thanks for the info BC.
I also somewhat like the quick & simple mil_ap1 (for light aircraft), but it does not have all the features of the B1 or Lear AP.

 

[bearcat241]

Almost any FS/CFS AP is going to have the basic altitude and level hold features. The key is using an AP that also has heading hold. When this is activated, the plane will automatically begin to steer to the default heading of 360 prescribed into the defair.flt and defgrnd.flt files of the SITUATIO folder. But when you use this in conjunction with the common, mouse-able CFS2 magnetic compass installed on the panels of all flyable stock a/c, you can use the magcomp to correct the heading like a steering wheel. It automatically connects with your active AP gauge and takes over the heading function.

So, with these two, you can go hands free and just steer the plane with mouse clicks on the magcomp. This is how you manage a bomb run in a medium and heavy bomber as bombardier. Its basically the same method used by the guys peering into the Norden sight. They steered to their aimpoints in AP mode with nothing more than a few knobs on the sight. Even better, using any of the two gauges i've posted above, you can even bypass the magcomp altogether. All of the incremental features on these two mouseable gauges can be adjusted on the fly. For example, if you activate heading hold, you can click on the heading number to the left or right to adjust. Same with altitude and vertical speed.

 

[Oglivie]

Good suggestions Bearcat. That is the best set up I think. I have experimented with the AP wings level also (rather than heading). The joystick has a much more limited control input with AP wings level and the stick can be used to fine tune the bomb run. The heading hold works fine though.