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TheRealPomax asked RoscoHead commented

Setting throttle in DC-6

I'm trying to set the throttle of the DC-6 using SimConnect, and while I can trivially throttle up or down using a throttle quadrant controller nothing seems to work in simconnect. I tried `GENERAL_ENG_THROTTLE_LEVER_POSITION:index` for 1 through 4, this works just fine in other aircraft but not the DC-6. I tried `THROTTLE SET` and `AXIS THROTTLE SET`, I tried `AXIS_THROTTLE_PLUS`, just nothing seems to work. What arcane combination of events and variables does it need set? =)

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RoscoHead answered

Probably not a SDK question, but PMDG use lots of custom variables, in my spad.next profile I use DC6_51?_OBJ for the throttle axis, where ? = 1-4 for engines 1-4.

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TheRealPomax answered RoscoHead commented

Hm, even then, those should ultimately tie back into the master throttle controls though, unless the DC-6 intentionally ignores the SDK master variables =(

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As I understand it, there's no requirement to link to the master variables if you use custom variables. But I'm not an aircraft expert.
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TheRealPomax avatar image TheRealPomax RoscoHead commented ·
fair enough. Guess I'll try to contact PMDG because a plane that can't be controlled by addons is like... half a plane =S
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RoscoHead avatar image RoscoHead TheRealPomax commented ·
Well I've managed to map a lot of their variables to my peripherals using spad.next - had to dig around in the model.xml file and do a fair bit of experimentation, but got all the controls that I needed mapped.
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