AI Airbus climbs too quickly...

[Speedbyrd 0]

I had read on here someplace about the parameters that could be adjusted for modifying AI aircraft behavior. On initial climb, my FSP A330's climb faster than they normally would. They reach 6000 before they are 10 miles and out of sight. What can I change to bring them down a bit?Thanks

[lliaudais 2]

Your Airbus should have an "autopilot" section in the aircraft.cfg with lines resembling...{autopilot}autopilot_available= 1flight_director_available= 1default_vertical_speed= 1800.0 <<<<<<<

[markadeane 272]

I wonder if this is a similar problem to the one I have where my Ultimate Traffic A330's make a really steep approach to land?

[Speedbyrd 0]

>Your Airbus should have an "autopilot" section in the>aircraft.cfg with lines resembling...>>{autopilot}>autopilot_available= 1>flight_director_available= 1>default_vertical_speed= 1800.0 <<<<<<<<>autothrottle_available= 1>autothrottle_arming_required= 1>>Most jets seem to have default vertical speed at 1700-1800; if>yours is much higher, that would explain why it climbs so fast>- or too fast for your liking anyway. Try lowering it a couple>hundred feet at a time to see how you like it. Remember ATC>will be on their backs if they are below the designated>altitude at specific times - "Speedbird 381, please expedite>your climb to FL330".>>Loyd>>>As it was, it was set only to 800 so it isn't that. I'm not sure the AI mechanism recognizes the autopilot in the AI planes. I read that someplace. It might have to do with the throttle settings or the wing area giving too much lift. I'll look at those.

[Guest PARADISE]

Don't know if this matters, but I remember hearing that all AI planes fly at zero fuel weight (empty) at all times. Could explain why your 330 rate of climb is too steep.John

[Speedbyrd 0]

That could be the this model seems to be the only one with such a steep climb rate. The others climb pretty realistically, though they all climb faster than real aircraft. I just notice this one more so.

[RFields5421 1]

Autopilot settings do not apply to AI aircraft