Hello everyone, I'm new to TinMouse II and I got some perplexities: how can I control the vertical speed? Let's say I take of, turn on the AP then I wanna climb to...say..13000 feet, how can I control the V/S to climb with...say..1800 feet/min till I reach 13000 feet at that point activating alt hold? I know I could fly the plane manually to 13000 feet, but even the 707' v/s could be controlled with the autopilot...the documentation of TinMouse says that I should pull the yoke, but pulling it, does exactly nothing...is there really no way I can control the V/S with the autopilot, is hand-flying the only way I can reach a certain altitude?

Also, just to be sure I understood well, do I need to have a registered (payware) copy of FSUIPC installed in order to get a functioning airspeed indicator?

It's a very detailed panel, but if can't get over these issues maybe I'll have to search for another one (not sure if I can find a good one, the best I found has a bonus feature...it stops the engines whenever it wants :mad:)!

Any help would be greatly appreciated, many thanks in advance!

Which version of the autopilot are you using?

 

My understanding of the systems from previous discussions is that you need the registered copy of FSUIPC for basically everything to work correctly. Maybe look after that first then see where you're at.

SP-77...maybe I should search for another panel then...thanks for reply!

OK, solved it, got a registered copy of FSUIPC, everything works perfect (I hope it will keep on goin') also found a solution for maintaining a specific v/s: when the "elevator" pedal of A/P is engaged, A/P will maintain the attitude at which the a/c was when A/P was engaged, so if I wanna change the V/S I just disconnect the "elevator" pedal of A/P, and manually change the pitch angle than engage the "elevator" pedal again, until reaching the desired flight level/altitude.

Thanks again for advice, had you not said what u said, I would've been dead :Skull: thanks alot!

I'm glad it all worked out for you. The SP-77 is definitely the way to fly this airplane. It incorporates a unique A/P system known as CWS (Control Wheel Steering) which, when the autopilot is engaged allows you to adjust rate of climb and heading through pressure on the yoke. In order to change rate of climb or descent, just apply slight pressure on the yoke to achieve the desired rate then release the pressure and the A/P will hold the new rate. In this way, you can climb (or descend) to your desired altitude without having to disengage and reengage the elevator paddle of the A/P.

 

Enjoy the TM!

Thanks, for some reason that won't work for me, can't change v/s without disconnecting "elevator". I pull the yoke, the plane's nose rises just a little bit and than it goes back to it's previous v/s.