Autothrottle Override

[maliga00]

Hi, I want to override the lever of B737 pedestal when it is on AT, and when I leave the lever the AT repositioning it. (sorry for my bad english). I don´t Kwnow how to do. Any advice is welcome. My simulator is Fs2004, PMagenta, 737-500 Wilco Feelthere. I am working in mod a real 737-200 Pedestal. Thanks in advance
Alberto

[autocadplease]

If the autothrottle is on, the throttle levers will move as neccesary. If you want to manually set the throttles then disconnect the autothrottle and then re-connect the autothrottle when you are done.

[maliga00]

Thanks, but it´s not neccesary disconnect the AT, I can override the levers per example in an abort take off prior to THROTTLE HOLD. That you say is true but not is that I am looking for. I want to override without AT disconnect.
Regards, Alberto

[autocadplease]

I am not sure you can to that without disconnecting the A/T.

[maliga00]

In "real Life" is possible ,I am not sure too in FSimulator.
I hope that any cockpit builder get the answer.
Regards

[ANDYSMITH]

what you need to do is take the feedback pot out of the throttle servo(s) and mount it to read the throttle handle position. then connect what is left of the servo to a slipper mechanism of some design so the servo will drive the handle to go to the commanded position. then when you pull the throttles back (or up) the servo will imediately start motoring back the right direction because the commanded position no longer lines up with the sensor position and the handles will stop when they reach the same spot they were.you just need to adjust the slipper mechenism to the "right " feel.

Andy

[maliga00]

Hi Andy, that you say is perfect. In my case i will build with motorgear, slip clutch and potes, in SIOC Code and Iocard boards. My problem is that I can´t to write in FS when I override the levers; example if I push to idle the lever the trust of the engine not drecease because the A/T is engaged. Somebody could solve this?

[fordgt40]

Maliga00

You should be able to code this in SIOC. You can read the physcial pot position directly, and read/write the commanded thrust and A/P engagement values to and from FSUIPC offsets.

The tricky bit of coding will be setting movement "flags" so that you can differentiate between A/P movement to a commanded thrust position and manual intervention. It should all be possbile though.

Regards

David

[Hessel Oosten]

Here is the ***full SIOC code*** !

http://members.aon.at/mc-technik/SimHard/en/index.html
more specifically here:
http://members.aon.at/mc-technik/SimHard/images/Motorized_Throttle_1.3850.txt

Of course override is possible !

AND: I.mo. the mechanism is frequently seen wrong in FS Cockpits.

When moving both levers the same the correction of both is the same (during AT engaged of course).

BUT:

When moving one (1 !!!) lever the other lever will correct *asymmmetrical* to 50 % of the difference there is now (so to 100 % of the total thrust BEFORE moving the single lever).

So they do stay forever asymmetrical and manual correction is thereafter the only way to put them at the same position.

One of our members here did check this in a real (professional) simulator on Schiphol (EHAM).
Also confirmed by as well a real 767 pilot as an MD11 pilot.

Will upload the youtube link when I found it (back). Edit: in the mean time the message below this message.


***
The concequence is that ! ONLY ONE motor ! is needed
(and of course two slipclutches on both levers).
***
The code above can modified to this ONE motor.

Hessel

[ambuman]

One of our members here did check this in a real professional) simulator on Schiphol (EHAM).


And here's the lucky bastard that flew this profi sim at EHAM :D
I shot a vid during this day (if I didn't forget, because I felt like a kid in the candy store... As you probably guessed) :roll:
Since Hessel and I were discussing the behaviour of the throttle I payed some extra attention on the matter. I also posted in a small youtube vid to share with you guys.

Here it is:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-a0QbxURNk

Enjoy!

Erwin.

[maliga00]

Thanks. I will study it in detail
Regards