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Fuel Used (Burned) XML

beroun

beroun

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Hi,
Got the below xml string in my gauge for the fuel total quantity:

<String>%((A:fuel total quantity, gallons) 6.6 *)%!7d!</String>

Could you possibly help me with the xml string for the Fuel Used or burned, also
the xml for the Fuel used reset.
Your help would be much appreciated.
Many Thanks
Peter
 
Hi Peter,

The Fuel Used can be displayed as:

<String>%((L:Fuel Hold,gallons) (A:fuel total quantity, gallons) - 6.6 * )%!7d!</String>


The Fuel Used Reset button should have:

<Area Left="65" Right="80" Top="40" Bottom="55">
<Cursor Type="Hand"/>
<Click>(A:fuel total quantity, gallons) (&gt;L:Fuel Hold,gallons)
</Click>
</Area>

The Fuel Used Reset button needs to be pushed at the beginning of the flight or, better still, the command

(A:fuel total quantity, gallons) (&gt;L:Fuel Hold,gallons)

needs to be included in an initialisation routine somewhere.

There are probably many other ways of achieving the same result. I know this method works as I have used it myself.

Walter
 
In FSX or later you could also use A:GENERAL ENG FUEL USED SINCE START, pounds

It measures the fuel used since the last engine start. From the SDK, not tested by me.
 
BaiterOne said:
<String>%((L:Fuel Hold,gallons) (A:fuel total quantity, gallons) - 6.6 * )%!7d!</String>
Click to expand...
Ah. Possibly not - IIRC the simulator takes 1 US gallon = 6.0 lbs not, as you correctly code, 6.6lbs per US gallon. I've fallen foul of that one as Avgas, JetA and Mogas are all different weights, but the sim treats them all as 6.0lbs.
 
That is not always true. FS2004 uses 6.7 for JetA and 6.0 for Avgas.
 
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