Determine if situation is at Gate/Runway and not just "Plane Loaded"

[lordofwings]

As far as I know when one selects an aircraft in FSX the simulator already (pre)loads that plane. So, if I am to access the simulator via the offsets (FSUIPC programming) how can I determine if the simulator is already in a true flight situation (at the gate or runway once you press the FLY NOW button) or in the "aircraft (pre)loaded" situation?

[Pete Dowson]

As far as I know when one selects an aircraft in FSX the simulator already (pre)loads that plane. So, if I am to access the simulator via the offsets (FSUIPC programming) how can I determine if the simulator is already in a true flight situation (at the gate or runway once you press the FLY NOW button) or in the "aircraft (pre)loaded" situation?

You can't tell whether the aircraft is at a gate or runway without checking the latitude/longitude and working it out from full airport runway/gate/taxiway/apron data. But if you mean whether you are "ready to fly" or not, please check offsets 3364 and 3365. If you read 3364 as a "word" (2 bytes), you are 'ready to fly' when the result is all zero.

Regards

Pete