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AP Disconnect - How?

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Sorry, this is a really basic question, but I'm really struggling to see where I'm going wrong to simply disconnect the AP for a manual landing, and KEEP it disconnected;-).  Doesn't seem to matter what I do, AP keeps REconnecting.

 

That can really spoil your day on the IGS13 at Kai Tak (which imports perfectly in the 777 CDU)

 

Thanks

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Click with Right mouse button on the Hotspot for the AT. The one you left-click on takeoff for the AT. There is a little Tooltip there that explains it all. Middle button is disconnect AT.

 

/Per

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Per W Sweden
Programmer since 30+ years (now retired) and a avid flightsimmer since SubLogic on Vic64. Now I enjoy XP 12.1.3r2 and Scenery fixing. Also did some real pilot training back in 1979-80.
Win10 Pro, i5-11600K, Water Cooling, ASUS MB 32GB, nVidia 4060Ti 16 GB, 27" ASUS TUF Gaming VG27AQZ 2560x1440 monitor, 2 NVMe drives + 4 SSDs and 1 HDD for downloads/storage.
Honeycomb Yoke + throttle and MFG Crosswind rudders. I always build my PCs myself so I know what is inside them.

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Are you using any hardware that controls your AP?

Do you have duplicate keys mapped (FSX/FSUIPC)?

Have you read the introduction, how are you disconnecting the AP currently?

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Using Saitek yoke with button assigned for AP.  Yes, have printed ALL docs AND studied, but obviously still making mistakes a plenty;-)

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Same problem here. Saitek joystick too. Actually two problems, maybe one source:

 

Cannot disconnect the AP with the Z button. Yes, I've read the intro and flown the tutorial. Pressing Z once - nothing. Pressing it twice with a second between - nothing, Pressing Z twice fast - nothing. It only seems to work for AP connect. Yes, I have Z mapped to AP. Only way I can go in manual is jerk the joystick around and then use the already set "resettable siren" option to mute it or flip the AP bar and mute it.

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Seems that for now on my PC at least, it can only be done by click spots - what a shame:-(

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Try the keystroke for DISCONNECTING the autopilot. It's ctrl+shift+Z (make shure you hit it twice, wait a sec or two before the second time). Works a treat...

 

Best,

 

Arne Bergner

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Arne, I believe the default key for AP is Z (AP master on/off). Ctrl-Shift Z shows as Altitude bug (select) at least in my default FSX config, but nevertheless I will try it.

 

regards

Ignat

Try the keystroke for DISCONNECTING the autopilot. It's ctrl+shift+Z (make shure you hit it twice, wait a sec or two before the second time). Works a treat...

 

Best,

 

Arne Bergner

This seemed to work for me. Thanks!!

Chris Magnus

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I have a button assigned to my yoke one click autopilot off wait one seconded and click again to silence the warning.

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Joseph Vannelli

I have mapped this command through FSUIPC to a button on my Saitek yoke, works perfect, just as it does in the NGX.

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Arne, I believe the default key for AP is Z (AP master on/off). Ctrl-Shift Z shows as Altitude bug (select) at least in my default FSX config, but nevertheless I will try it.

 

regards

Ignat

Strange, I definitely didn't create it myself since I got rid of almost all the default key commands and I am using FSUIPC for keybindings whenever it's possible...

However, Ryan already admitted there was a mistake in the manual regarding autopilot disconnect, because it says "Z" instead of "ctrl+shift+Z"

 

Best,

 

Arne Bergner

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However, Ryan already admitted there was a mistake in the manual regarding autopilot disconnect, because it says "Z" instead of "ctrl+shift+Z" Best, Arne Bergner

 

aha, that would explain some of the confusion :)

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