changing next waypoint in GPS

[Jason Fayre]

Hello all,

Using my Flight Following software for blind flight sim users, several people are asking me if there is a way to change the next GPS waypoint. 

When flying on Vatsim, the controller will often tell a pilot to go direct to a waypoint. The current autopilot software we use doesn't support this.

So, is there a way I can do this through FSUIPC? In looking at the documentation, I can read the next waypoint, which I'm doing already, but can I actually change the waypoint, going direct to one further along in the flight plan?

I know this can be done with the FMC, but that isn't accessible either for blind users.

Thanks!

 

 

 

[Pete Dowson]

2 hours ago, Jason Fayre said:

So, is there a way I can do this through FSUIPC? In looking at the documentation, I can read the next waypoint, which I'm doing already, but can I actually change the waypoint, going direct to one further along in the flight plan?

Sorry, no, there's no such GPS controls at all provided via the SimConnect interface which FSUIPC is using. The only GPS controls are those which you can assign to operate the GPS buttons (see the List of Controls document).

There may be a way withing the "PDK", an advanced lower level set of interfaces available only internally, but I don't know this at present.  In any case this would only be applicable to P3D4, nothing earlier.

You mentioned the FMC for this, so are you talking about an add-on aircraft? Those with their own autopilots will be following the route without programming a route on the default GPS.

Pete