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ericmarciano asked Flysimware edited

Limiting auto-throttle N1

I would like to limit the N1 used by the auto-throttle during climb. By default, it sets full power but I would like to limit it to a given value, let's say 92%.

I used this:

SimVar.SetSimVarValue("AUTOPILOT THROTTLE MAX THRUST", "percent", 92.0);

When I read this SimVar, I confirm it is correctly set to 92% (or 0.92 if I read it as a number). Nevertheless, the auto-throttle keeps pushing the engines to max power when climbing in FLCH mode. Where did I go wrong?

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I understood the max thrust used here is the maximum movement of the throttle levers and not the max N1 like I initially thought. It works fine, but if we could have a possibility to set a maximum N1, I think it would be better.
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Flysimware answered Flysimware edited

Sounds like to me your N2 above 90% is causing your N1 to still be 100% percent. So this is a performance setting issue not the thrust lever position as the simvars is correct. Mark solved is this is the case.

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