How to Create a VTOL flight model in MSFS?

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Hello all,

Does anyone have any idea’s for how to create a well working VTOL?

I know about XML, but not all the other programming languages. My specialty is Mesh, Painting, and flight models.

Back in FS2004 and FSX/P3D, you could make flaps use the high lift settings to replicate a VTOL, but if you went under 5 knots, you fell out of the sky. I want to be able to hover, to have auto-hover and auto-land.

Any advice? Is there a new tech for making such a thing in MSFS that is simple? Something I could manage to handle?

I have tried going through the Pelican addon to see how it works. Couldnt figure it out. It does use something called drone. Would be cool if there is a built in VTOL in MSFS already there and we could access it.

Many thanks in advance for any advice you might have…

Bill
Lionheart Creations

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WASM is the only way. MSFS Does not currently support thrust vectoring, so any implementation out there has a SimConnect WASM module that injects a custom flight model

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XML may be used for simple FM as well - just override aircraft velocity and rotation velocity values every frame.

Simconnect/WASM has its limits and bugs but best way to do it.

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