Does anyone know the SimVar I can read to know whether fuel control is set to left, auto, or right in the MSFS2024 version of the SF50 Vision Jet? Using the the behaviors tool, it seemed like SF50_FUEL_CONTROL_KNOB was a variable which could be used, but I couldn’t get it to work. Either that’s not a variable i can use or I got the syntax wrong. Thanks!
#SF50 Fuel Control SimVar?
thorny furnace
dry warren
Follow the steps in the docs to expose the input event code then copy/paste the code here and we can help figure it out
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👉 Check out the documentation for a step-by-step guide to finding input events in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024:
Finding input events in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024
dry warren
Since this is 2024 it's probably something like 1 (>B:SF50_FUEL_CONTROL_KNOB), replacing the 1 with a different number for the three positions
a screenshot of the behaviours window would be helpful to see too
hmm, I just realized that doesn't have the steps to see the actual code because in 2024 it typically isn't needed. SEnd a screenshot of the behaviours window, then do the steps in the 2020 guide starting here to see the code: https://docs.mobiflight.com/guides/input-events-2020/#display-the-event-code
thorny furnace
A screen shot from the behaviors tool is a good idea. I’ll attach one ASAP. I was using the behaviors tool to get the “SF50_FUEL_CONTROL_KNOB” variable I quoted in my question. There was one other variable mentioned in the Behaviors tool which seemed promising. However, “SF50_FUEL_CONTROL_KNOB” seemed like a better choice since the behaviors tool was showing that variable actually changing value with the fuel control position. I know I tried “L:” and “A:”. I might not have tried “B:”
dry warren
you'd need to use B if it's MSFS2024 and the behaviours dialog. The first link I shared above shows how to do it
thorny furnace
I’l go try B in a few minutes. Yes, that link is where I originally learned how to use the behaviors tool. In this case it’s slightly different since I’m creating an output config, but I successfully used that process before for other output configs for things like autopilot, auto throttle, gears, etc. It just wasn’t working for me for fuel selector last night.
dry warren
Ah, I thought you were trying to set. My bad, missed that. You should in theory be able to use it to read the value as well
(B:SF50_FUEL_CONTROL_KNOB)
if that doesn't work then we'll need to look at the underlying event code to find out what it's setting internally
thorny furnace
Yep, it is “B”. That works. I just skipped over B when i was trying things last night
dry warren
sweet!!!
One of the nice things about MSFS2024
Huh, I thought we had a tip about this on the doc page but I guess not
thorny furnace
I really don’t understand the various variable types (A,B,O,L, etc). I’ve read the descriptions from the docs, but they don’t seem consistent in actual use (or maybe I just don’t have enough experience with them yet).