General_Panel_Circuit_on problem

[bcs112]

Hi guys,

In FSX (and I believe this is not as it used to be in previous versions of FS ?) when you switch off the engines the GENERAL_PANEL_CIRCUIT_ON variable goes to 0. Which is very unfortunate. So I was wondering if there is any way to control this variable through and FSX event or via FSUIPC ?

The only way I have found to control this variable is by using keyboard commands but that's really not what I want.

Thx,

Björn

[Pete Dowson]

In FSX (and I believe this is not as it used to be in previous versions of FS ?) when you switch off the engines the GENERAL_PANEL_CIRCUIT_ON variable goes to 0. Which is very unfortunate.

Is that a Gauge variable? It isn't one I'm familiar with. The only panel electrics switch I'm aware of is the Panel Light switch. There's an Avionics switch, maybe that is what this variable refers to?

So I was wondering if there is any way to control this variable through and FSX event or via FSUIPC ? The only way I have found to control this variable is by using keyboard commands but that's really not what I want.

If there's a keyboard command associated with it in FS, there must be a FS Control. If there's an FS control, that's a KEY_EVENT and can be used direct with SimConnect or through offset 3110 in FSUIPC.

If you enable Event logging in FSUIPC and press the key you will get the Control logged. If it is the panel light or the avionics switch there are certainly FSUIPC offsets controlling (and indicating) these.

Incidentally, if the circuit goes off when the engine is "switched off" maybe the battery is off or flat? With the engine running it is presumably getting power from a generator.

Regards

Pete