October 5, 20169 yr I want to use a yoke button to switch the autopilot ( cmdA ) on and off. ( I use a Saitek yoke ) So far I tried the following: In control,press Button/Keys, then assign a yoke button to Autopilot master on/off. This only works to disconnect the autopilot but not to connect. Does anybody have a suggestion/solution ? Thanks HubertWerni NB: I find it somehow difficult to fully concentrate on the PFD and then search the cmdA with the mouse. Herbert Werni
October 5, 20169 yr You can't use the same button to switch the AP on and off. The aircraft doesn't work that way. You need to assign two, one to engage and one to disconnect. If you only have one spare the disconnect button is more useful.
October 5, 20169 yr Author You can't use the same button to switch the AP on and off. The aircraft doesn't work that way. You need to assign two, one to engage and one to disconnect. If you only have one spare the disconnect button is more useful. Not sure if I understand correctly.How can I assign two buttons ( to Autopilot Master On/Off ) By assigning a second button,the first one has to be deleted. In any case,I would appreciate to know how to assign a button that switches the A/P on,green light on. What works in my case is only switching off but not switching on. Thanks again HubertWerni Herbert Werni
October 5, 20169 yr Not sure if I understand correctly.How can I assign two buttons ( to Autopilot Master On/Off ) By assigning a second button,the first one has to be deleted. In any case,I would appreciate to know how to assign a button that switches the A/P on,green light on. What works in my case is only switching off but not switching on. Thanks again HubertWerni It's easy, the CMD A and disconnect buttons are separate key assignments in the CDU. To disconnect the AP you should press the button on the control yoke. You need to press it twice, once to disconnect and once to cancel the aural warning. That's why assigning a button to disconnect is more useful as you are usually busy with flying when you disconnect.
October 5, 20169 yr The op is trying this through fsx control settings. Clearly. Do it through the FMS inside the aircraft. FMS / CDU / magic box whatever you want to call it... Luke Pype
October 5, 20169 yr Author It's easy, the CMD A and disconnect buttons are separate key assignments in the CDU. To disconnect the AP you should press the button on the control yoke. You need to press it twice, once to disconnect and once to cancel the aural warning. That's why assigning a button to disconnect is more useful as you are usually busy with flying when you disconnect. Somehow the point is missed as I intend to switch the A/P on.Turning it off will be dome by mouse click. Thanks again HubertWerni Herbert Werni
October 5, 20169 yr Commercial Member Somehow the point is missed as I intend to switch the A/P on.Turning it off will be dome by mouse click. Thanks again HubertWerni Honestly, it should be the opposite: mouse click on, yoke button off. If you can't mouse over and turn it on, then you're likely not in trim, which is not good. Kyle Rodgers
October 5, 20169 yr Somehow the point is missed as I intend to switch the A/P on.Turning it off will be dome by mouse click. Thanks again HubertWerni What Kyle said.
October 5, 20169 yr Does anybody have a suggestion/solution ?Press Z on the keyboard to engage the AP. Michael Cubine
October 5, 20169 yr Author Press Z on the keyboard to engage the AP. Yes,I could do that and it works.However my goal is to activate the A/P via a Yoke button. Herbert Herbert Werni
October 5, 20169 yr When I said To disconnect the AP you should press the button on the control yoke. I meant the button on the yoke in the VC, not your yoke. That's where the AP disconnect button is in the real NG. Obviously it's even harded to click that while following the PFD than to click the AP CMD buttons. Perhaps if you explained exactly what control you have assigned to disconnect the AP it might help. Pilots don't press the AP disengage bar to disconnect. Honestly, it makes much more sense to click a button to disco the AP then it does to do the same thing to engage it. If you are properly in trim, as you should be, you won't need to remain focussed on the PFD as you press the CMD button with the mouse. But if you really must do that you need to assign two separate buttons to accomplish that (one to engage, one to disconnect). If you are having trouble doing that you may be assigning keystrokes to the wrong CDU controls.
October 5, 20169 yr Yes,I could do that and it works.However my goal is to activate the A/P via a Yoke button. Herbert Do you have fsuipc? Using that you can assign a joystick/yoke button to the Z key and that should work. - David Lee
October 5, 20169 yr Author Do you have fsuipc? Using that you can assign a joystick/yoke button to the Z key and that should work. - David Lee Yes,I do have FSUIPC and will try.Unfortunately I lost my activation key and have to get a new one. HubertWerni Herbert Werni
October 5, 20169 yr You should be able to assign it within the stock settings as well, the "Z" key should be configurable just like any other key within FSX/P3D. -Patrick Kazmierczak Prepar3D, FSX, FSX-SE, X-Plane 10 Specs: AMD [email protected], 16gb ram, EVGA GTX970FTW+, Windows 10
October 5, 20169 yr Unfortunately I lost my activation key and have to get a new one. Log into your simmarket account and get your key. Dan Downs KCRP
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