Ident button

[NEIL MARTIN 0]

Hi I understand that Vpilot does take modes and ident from MSFS,  

However could the vpilot app allow a button to be assigned for transponder info, I dent preferable.  

I can assign a button for the PTT but would be great to assign a button to trigger the Ident without having to go to the vpilot app.

Thanks Neil 

[Mats Edvin Aaro 121]

In most cases that can be assigned in the simulator; there’s no reason for this to be assignable in vPilot, no?

[NEIL MARTIN 0]

It was my understanding that MSFS did not interact with the ident button and it being pressed doesn't communicate the fact with vpilot.

If you saying it does then I stand corrected and will allocate it to a button on my joystick or keyboard right away.

Thank You, Neil

[NEIL MARTIN 0]

I have gone back to MSFS and there is nowhere I can find the opportunity to allocate a button to Ident.

I felt a little option to assign a button to ident, like the PTT option in vpilot has would be alot easier for the pilots, and make it a little more realistic.

Its a shame no one is able to do it.

Thank You,

[Robert Shearman Jr 149]

Right now, from what I've read, it is a limitation of MSFS2020 that it does not send the transponder mode up thru SimConnect and thus it cannot be read by vPilot.  I'm sure that our developers are in contact with their developers to try to rectify this in an upcoming update -- but for now, it's an unfortunate oversight we have to deal with, by changing modes within vPilot in addition to (or instead of) within the sim.

[NEIL MARTIN 0]

Yes I agree,

Was just hoping the vpilot could have the option like it does PTT.

Therefore the limitation of msfs doesn't matter its just a message between the keyboard and vpilot.

It been accepted that me pushing the in game push to talk button on the yoke its possible to talk on vatsim, so its been resolved by having a button allocated within vpilot

I just thought the same could be done for ident.

Now I know its not possible to assign a button on the keyboard to do it direct without even involving  MSFS then thats thats.

Thanks All.

 

 

 

 

 

[Robert Vanderkam 1]

You can still, of course, use the on-screen panel buttons to press Ident.

[NEIL MARTIN 0]

Yer, That's what I use now just trying to raise the possibility of setting up a keyboard button to press rather than using the vpilot panel.  As we do for PTT.

 

[Teemu Pienimaki 828685 0]

On 1/1/2021 at 12:53 PM, Robert Shearman Jr said:

Right now, from what I've read, it is a limitation of MSFS2020 that it does not send the transponder mode up thru SimConnect and thus it cannot be read by vPilot.

I don't know what's the real problem because IVAO's pilot client Altitude does read the XPDR state (SBY / MODE C) from FS2020 just fine. For vPilot it would be nice option to add "transponder toggle" (between SBY and MODE C) to a keyboard key (or a joystick button) just like it's possible with PTT. So please devs, add this feature for the next release!

Edited January 4 by Teemu Pienimaki 828685