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Prob Feathering Gauge

Nodd

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I'm working on my Motor Glider project & I'm having some difficulty getting the propeller to stop freewheeling once the ignition is killed. This may not be a gauge related question entirely but this seemed to be as good a place to ask as any.

On my panel I've been experimenting with a simple button using the following events:

PROP_PITCH_SET
PROP_PITCH_HI
PROP_PITCH_LOW
TOGGLE_FEATHER_SWITCHES
TOGGLE_AUTOFEATHER_ARM​

These settings in the [propeller] section of the aircraft.cfg look like they might be relevant also:

[propeller]
beta_max=
beta_min=
min_gov_rpm=
prop_feathering_available=
prop_auto_feathering_available=
min_rpm_for_feather=
beta_feather=​

I also experimented with the following setting found in the [engine] section of the aircraft.cfg however increasing this resulted in the engine stalling when at idle on the ground:

[engine]
idle_rpm_friction_scalar=​

Basically I'd like to place a simple "Feather Prop" button next to my ignition switch or perhaps better still, include this function in my ignition off button's script. I'm just not sure which if any of the above functions is the best way to go about this. If anyone has any advice I'd love to hear it (please bare in mind I'm a noob at FSX gauge XML coding but have a little ability).
 
Okay nevermind. I figured out how to stop my Motor Glider's prop from freewheeling once the engine is cut.

I set up a constant speed prop & made the minimum blade pitch angle 0. When I turn off the engine the prop spins down to a full stop after 5-10 seconds depending upon my airspeed. Perfect.

Even though I've answered my own question I figured I'd post this just incase anyone was interested.
 
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