F-15C Autopilot Indicator | Forums

[draftech]

I have wanted to know for some time.

The Sue (and the Mig 29) obligingly lets me know when she's in auto-stabilization mode or in autopilot by an obvious indicator light on the panel in the lower right quandrant of the cockpit; the Eagle does not. How the bleep does one tell if the auto-stabilization mode (a holdover from the soviet block simulation or an actual feature of the Eagle?) or the autopilot is engaged in the Eagle?

Inquiring minds want to know...

[draftech]

I have wanted to know for some time.

The Sue (and the Mig 29) obligingly lets me know when she's in auto-stabilization mode or in autopilot by an obvious indicator light on the panel in the lower right quandrant of the cockpit; the Eagle does not. How the bleep does one tell if the auto-stabilization mode (a holdover from the soviet block simulation or an actual feature of the Eagle?) or the autopilot is engaged in the Eagle?

Inquiring minds want to know...

[Sehm]

Never thought about it, actually. But when you say so, I don't recognize a lamp either.
Anyone?

SEHM

[Conafam]

Good shout my son, one of those things I often wondered but forgot about when I was writing a post! Also It doesn't bother me now that I have a joystick but I always thought there should be a smalll % gauage for thrust for those using control pads. It would save you looking at the posistion of the lever all the time.

[This message was edited by Conafam on Thu May 06 2004 at 09:22 AM.]

[draftech]

Come on, now. It looks like I'm not the only one to wonder about the AP indication for the F-15.

How about comments from anyone in the know?
Stormin', Waggs, Shepski, Dayglow, etc...?

This sim rocks: I'm just trying to train myself better. Wigglin' the stick to see what happens doesn't seem like an ideal solution...

[STEFOSTEF_FRANC]

wery good question
bump

[Timbo-Jones]

As far as I know, there's no visual cue to detemine if the autopilot/alt hold/path hold/whatever are on. It's a little irritating.

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[bflagg]

Yes, I too have wondered this.
The only way I can tell, is to move the
joystick....

Brett
Machine Specs

...just my 2â¢...
and if you want change, sorry but I've got no sense!

[Skarp-Hedin]

horizontal hole and vertical hold symbols loghts "green boxes"

~[AeA]-Skarp
http://www.tmeier.org/aea/index.php

[This message was edited by Skarp-Hedin on Thu May 06 2004 at 01:24 PM.]

[draftech]

bump

Don't get the wrong idea, I'm not disatisfied. If there is an explanation for this issue I'd like to hear it from someone...