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Push back, for forward also?

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Hey all,


A quick question. I am going to guesstimate that we can wire a switch (Kvar) that can activate/deactivate push back. Is it possible to cause the airplane to push 'forward' also? For instance, can I command the plane to roll forward at say 5 or 10 knots? I know this can be done with some of the cool VTOL airfiles from recent past, such as the Bell, but it uses the FSUIPC system to forward/reverse. Can it be done in the gauge codes?



Bill
 
The Ground Handling gauges by Rob Barendregt include a Taxi Speed Control which allows you to set the speed you want to taxi. This gauge doesn't use FSUIPC. If you want to view the XML code in the CAB file just download the gauge from FlightSim.Com, the file is named rcbgh-50.zip.

Regards, Mike Mann
 
What I meant by a tug is that just below the TOGGLE_PUSHBACK entry in Event ID's in the SDK are TUG_HEADING, TUG_SPEED and TUG DISABLE.

Not messed with this, but a tug is what does the pushback in real life and I presume (dangerous) that it also does it in FS. Perhaps if you set the TUG_HEADING and TUG_SPEED before TOGGLE_PUSHBACK you could be pushed/pulled forwards and disable the tug after a suitable delay.

Pushback occurs usually before engines are started, you are pushed into a place where starting engines is not going to blow over luggage carts etc. Since the engines are not started, you are not in a taxi situation.

This could work in normal sim flight, but I do not think it would work for AI. Nothing looks more stupid than a Spitfire being pushed back before it starts as AI!

Roy
 
... and you could have a gauge using A:PUSHBACK ANGLE to show which way you were being pushed back (or forward in this case).
 
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