[
"HAL Autopilots",
"hal_posKey",
["Position Hold","Key for activating position hold autopilot. (Heli and VTOL Only)"],
{
_v = vehicle player;
if(driver _v == player)then{
if(!(_v getVariable ["hal_autopilotpos",false]))then{
if(_v isKindOf "Plane")then{
//no position hold for fixed wing
};
if(_v isKindOf "VTOL_Base_F")then{
[_v] spawn HAL_fnc_AutoPos_H;
};
if(_v isKindOf "Helicopter")then{
[_v] spawn HAL_fnc_AutoPos_H;
};
}else{
_v setVariable ["hal_autopilotpos",false];
};
};
}, //fire on key down
{}//, //fire on key up, none here
//[DIK,[false,false,false]]
] call CBA_fnc_addKeybind;

Hi @Blockdude,

I found a bug in your mod, as you cannot disengage "Velocity hold autopilot" on helicopters.
In fact in your cba_keybinds.sqf, you're checking the wrong variable in "hal_attKey" to allow to disengage.

You should replace the references to "hal_autopilotpos" to "hal_autopilotatt".
It seems you just made a bad copy/paste from the hold pos function :)

For reference, here's the working code you can paste :

Awesome, thanks!

This does not affect AI pilots in any way. They are not available to them, nor does it get rid of auto-hove for them.

Would this affect ai pilots in anyway? I am assuming ai doesn't utilize these but what I mean is, does ai use vanilla auto-hover and would this prevent them from functioning?

p.s. tried the mod in editor, it's fantastic. I loved that I could orbit targets and steady things out while I sling loaded.

Thanks blockdude ,awesome mod .Thanks

I don't recall exactly, but IIRC CBA has a different menu for controller/joystick keybinding. At any rate, the binding is taken care of by CBA, not this mod, so a generic search might give more details than I can

Ok managed to figure out how to bind the auto pilot to keys,. However when I try to bind actions to my Logitec x56 hotas CBA doesn't recognize the hotas inputs. Any know how to remedy this

how do you turn it on?

Altitude Hold (if using a plane) will do what you want. Get the target perpendicular to you, roll the aircraft towards it (If it's on your left, roll left), and then set the altitude hold. It will cause you to circle the target

is it possible to set the auto pilot to loiter around a specific area ?

thanks. :)

It's been a number of years since I checked, but last time I did, there is no reliable way to detect the co-pilot (Their seat shows up as a passenger seat). As such there is no way to give the autopilot control options to the co-pilot.

Doesn't work for Copilot even when copilot takes control

Airplane the funniest movie ever.

Go right ahead

Evening, I have a question, could I potentially use part of your code for a VTOL mod I am trying to fix?

Does this work with helicopters with Advanced Flight Model enabled?

cheers

By default, there isn't any bind. You can set up binds in the CBA settings menu

what is the key bind i cant find it anywhere

i press the button while standing perfectly still for position hold yet it doesnt work?

No, real world autopilots can maintain all of these simultaneously.

Correct. This is intended behavior based on real-world (US) autopilot systems.

The issue I have found with this mod is that only one of them can be used at a time.. Example: If I activate altitude hold, throttle and heading modes are not available.

I love it but the Inflatable auto-pilot is not provided. :)))

The mod SHOULD work with all aircraft and modded aircraft, as long as the mod lists them as aircraft. I'm not sure why the AC-130U wouldn't work in particular, do the other aircraft in the mod work?

Does this work with USAF mod aircraft? The Alt Hold doesn't seem to work with the AC-130U

No, the only differentiation is between helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft. Autopilots can be disabled per-plane and/or per-mode

Hi, I just wanna ask, does Realistic Auto function historically appropriate for the aircrafts during the vietnam war or ww2?

cant use it at all in a practical sense. i've read your instructions and anytime at any reasonable velocity, my planes will bob up and down

如果您正在执行任务，并且希望阻止某架飞机添加自动驾驶仪，请将其放入vehicles init中:
此设置变量[“hal_autopilot”，false]；
这个mod是客户端的，这意味着服务器不需要运行任何额外的mod来支持它，但它必须允许客户端使用mod。
只需要CBA才能运行！

自动驾驶仪注释
如果满足某些条件，自动驾驶仪将自动关闭（取决于您使用的模式）如果进行机动，直升机自动驾驶仪将（视情况而定）进入待机模式，在该模式下，一旦机动完成，自动驾驶仪将保持新值。（例如，打破位置保持，然后平稳地进入另一个悬停不会停止自动驾驶仪，而是会在您在位置之间飞行时将其设置为待机状态）需要注意的一点是，在尝试打开自动驾驶仪之前，必须让飞机平稳地移动。自动驾驶仪不是一个能为你飞行的神奇飞行员，它只是让你专注于目标或仪器，而不是专注于飞机本身的飞行。

直升机：
高度保持（高于海平面的恒定高度）
不会自动关闭
姿态保持（保持向量和方向）
当节距为±60°或气缸组为±70°或速度低于15°时关闭
位置保持（类似自动悬停，但真实）
当俯仰角为±15°或倾斜角为±15°或速度过快时关闭
在任何方向控制装置（循环、集合、偏航踏板）上接收到来自飞行员的输入时，进入STBY
航向保持（保持单向瞄准）
当倾斜距离目标航向±10°或航向距离目标航向±5°或离地面太近（5m）时关闭
当保持左/右循环、保持偏航或给出显著的集体输入时，进入STBY。

该模块将为每架飞机和直升机增加4个自动驾驶仪。
平面和VTOL可获得：
高度保持（适于盘旋）
当节距为±7.5°或气缸组为±60°时关闭
高度和航向保持（适用于航路点）
当俯仰为±7.5°或倾斜为±10°或航向为目标航向±5°时关闭
小径保持（适合攀爬）
当俯仰距离目标±10°或倾斜角度±10°时关闭
自动油门控制（保持速度）
当飞行员改变油门时关闭
VTOLs获取：
位置保持（类似于自动悬停，但真实，现在适用于VTOL）
当俯仰角为±15°或倾斜角为±15°时关闭，或者速度过快或打开自动矢量控制时关闭
在任何方向控制装置（循环、集合、偏航踏板）上接收到来自飞行员的输入时，进入STBY

Nice one! Thank you :)

Do not recommend this mod for serious pilots. When autopilot is turned on, no inflatable pilot appears. Completely unrealistic and immersion breaking.

Yes

Block can I have a hug

select a slot for a keybind and press a key

They're literally blank in the CBA map key listing page section for your mod and I don't see any available under controls config anywhere. How does one go about assigning certain keys for your mod if one hasn't already done so?

The binds are left to you, I don't know what keys you do or don't have used

How do you activate the various modes?

There are no CBA key-bindings listed. 6 spots and no keys in the keybindings spot for CBA on your mod.

Hi
This mod interest me a lot, especially to hold a chopper while tying to spot targets. But if it's working fine on planes, i've seen no effect on any chopper : i've tried the blackfoot, the hummingbird, the ghosthawk, both with my usual mod and with just CBA and vanilla, but it seems not acting on chopper. The scroll options are here, I hear a click when I activate one, but i can se no effect on the flight path, with or without vanilla hovering on. Am I the only one here ?
thanks

I'm guessing not since it's not in the description, but is there a loiter function? So, for example, I can orbit around an area in say, in an A-164.

Is it possible to apply a raycast at a 35 degree angle lower than the nose? This would help with detection, and a 12-15 degree downward ray to predict terrain further away but with more of an immediate threat in regards to collisions.

Altitude Hold is relative to sea level. An issue with trying to make a ground following Altitude Hold is the correction time when approaching or going over a hill or mountain. The AP could only react to what it's distance directly below it, causing it to either over-correct when hitting small peaks in a relatively flat area, or to react too slowly when approaching the peak of a mountain, causing a crash

Does Altitude Hold for planes hold altitude above sea level or does it follow the terrain? Could it be togglable or separate options?

I have modified the code, but I don't currently have ArmA installed anymore so I can't personally test it just yet. For the time being, I have uploaded the new code to the unstable workshop page if you want to give it a try.

Ok, Blockdude I just got into it and setting a key bind through Controls - HAL Autopilots doesn't remove the action. Things do love getting broken though don't they!

Lol, you know, maybe a month ago my arma profile (including key bindings) reset back to default after a crash and I'm still catching up on things that need to be returned to normal. So all good :)
Cheers.