Adding Spoilers to Aircraft

[d.woody 2]

Hello AllI have added spoilers to a couple of aircraft that in real life are not fitted with them. The spoilers do not show in the external model of course, but after modifying the AIR and CFG files they work well and slow the aircraft appropriately (particularly during descent). The spoiler function itself works fine in both aircraft.My problem is that in one aircraft, the switch, which is a simple multi position lever with 5 positions, representing 0%, 25%, 50%, 75% and 100%, works fine, in the other aircraft, it doesn't.In the non-working aircraft, the switch works fine when the PAUSE mode is on, but when PAUSE is not on the lever just flutters. The only way I can get the spoilers to operate is to use the "/" button on the keyboard and hold it down. This will then activate the spoilers to 100% only and slow the aircraft.In the aircraft that works correctly, I have a separate gauge for the spoilers only, but in the one that doesn;t work the spoiler coding is incorporated into an Engine Control Unit gauge. I have tried removing it from the ECU gauge and using the separate gauge but the problem persists.This is the basic XML coding:<Element> <Select> <Value> (A:SPOILERS HANDLE POSITION,percent) 25 < if{ 0 } els{ (A:SPOILERS HANDLE POSITION,percent) 50 < if{ 1 } els{ (A:SPOILERS HANDLE POSITION,percent) 75 < if{ 2 } els{ (A:SPOILERS HANDLE POSITION,percent) 99 < if{ 3 } if{ 3 } els{ 4 } } } } } (>L:SpoilerHandleIndex,enum) </Value> </Select></Element><Element> <Image Name="Speedbrake.bmp" ImageSizes="30,23"> <Axis X="0" Y="10"/> </Image> <Shift> <Value Minimum="0" Maximum="100">(A:SpoilersHandle position, percent)</Value> <Nonlinearity> <Item Value="0" X="145" Y="182"/> <Item Value="25" X="145" Y="197"/> <Item Value="50" X="145" Y="212"/> <Item Value="75" X="145" Y="227"/> <Item Value="100" X="145" Y="242"/> </Nonlinearity> </Shift> </Element> <Area Left="145" Top="175" Width="30" Height="35"> <Cursor Type="DownArrow"/><Help ID="HELPID_GAUGE_SPEED_BRAKE"/> <Tooltip ID="TOOLTIPTEXT_SPEED_BRAKE"/> <Click>(L:SpoilerHandleIndex,enum) -- 0 max(>L:SpoilerHandleIndex,enum) '100' '75' '50' '25' '0' 5(L:SpoilerHandleIndex,enum) case 163.84 *(>K:SPOILERS_SET) </Click> </Area> <Area Left="145" Top="210" Width="30" Height="35"> <Cursor Type="UpArrow"/><Help ID="HELPID_GAUGE_SPEED_BRAKE"/> <Tooltip ID="TOOLTIPTEXT_SPEED_BRAKE"/> <Click>(L:SpoilerHandleIndex,enum) ++ 4 min(>L:SpoilerHandleIndex,enum) '100' '75' '50' '25' '0' 5(L:SpoilerHandleIndex,enum) case 163.84 *(>K:SPOILERS_SET) </Click> </Area>Any comments welcomeBuzzer

[phjvh 0]

Hi,Not tested, but try:

<Element><Select><Value>(A:SPOILERS HANDLE POSITION,percent) s0 25 <if{ 0 }els{l0 25 > 50 < andif{ 1 }els{l0 50 > 75 < andif{ 2 }els{l0 75 > 99 < andif{ 3 }els{ 4 }}}}(>L:SpoilerHandleIndex,enum)</Value></Select></Element>

Hope it helps,Jan

[d.woody 2]

Thanks JanThat made no difference, will still only work when PAUSE is on. Must be something in the MODEL that is causing this. Other aircraft work fine.Buzzer

[tgibson 11]

Don't forget that you need to put in a spoiler line into the aircraft.cfg file (and a spoiler drag value in the AIR file) to make the spoilers work.

[phjvh 0]

Strange that pause key?More likely there is more incorrect coding.

[d.woody 2]

I've modified the AIR and CFG files appropriately. The spoilers actually work but only when I hold down the / key. I can't get the lever to work to set the spoilers in steps. Works fine in another aircraft with the same coding.

[phjvh 0]

Try D. Dawson's "event-logger" to find out what is happening when arming the spoilers and what the lever is doing.May be some other coding is forcing the spoilers back when you use them.You have to fire the spoiler continuusly.file: event_logger.zip, here at Avsim.

Edited January 18, 2012 by phjvh

[Engjell Berisha 1]

Perhaps some other gauge is overriding yours or conflicting with it.