Realign Altitude selector (APA)

[kneighbour]

Not a big issue at all - but is there anyway to 'reset' the digits in the altitude selector so that they line up. Some flights they are fine, some not. No idea what puts them out of alignment.

 

[Goran_M]

 I'm going to be perfectly blunt with you, but I have no idea how you managed that.  The animations for that are keyed so they DON'T stop half way.  

I just tried duplicating it and couldn't do it even after 3 reloads of each variant.

The only way it could be done is if you changed the values in dataref editor or changed the values in the obj file.

I can talk to the others and see if they can duplicate it, but I seriously doubt it.

[JGregory]

but is there anyway to 'reset' the digits in the altitude selector so that they line up.

You might try setting the value at zero and see if that re-aligns the tumblers.

 

Are you using external hardware for the altitude selector ?

Edited June 20, 2015 by JGregory

[kneighbour]

Are you using external hardware for the altitude selector ?

Nope. It has happened on a couple of flights, so it was not a one of. I would not have asked if it was.

 

When it happens next, will see what I did to trigger it.

[kneighbour]

Started XP today, and loaded the usual 340 Passenger variant. The Altitude selector was as it was set on my last flight, I presume. But offset as shown here. ie it had not reset when I loaded XP/reloaded the aircraft.

 

I also noted that the autopilot/altimeter was reading the indicted height. eg see attached image. To me that shows that it is not purely a visual thing.

 

So currently all my flights are showing an offset indication.

[JGregory]

Started XP today, and loaded the usual 340 Passenger variant. The Altitude selector was as it was set on my last flight, I presume. But offset as shown here. ie it had not reset when I loaded XP/reloaded the aircraft.

Shown where?  Did you intend to include a screenshot?

 

I also noted that the autopilot/altimeter was reading the indicted height. eg see attached image. To me that shows that it is not purely a visual thing.

The altimeter has no bearing on the value selected with the Altitude Selector, and vice versa.  There is NO relationship between the two. Whatever you are referring to is purely coincidence.

 

So currently all my flights are showing an offset indication.

Have you tried setting the altitude selector to zero, as I suggested earlier?

Edited June 21, 2015 by JGregory

[kneighbour]

Mm....there is an attached image in the post I made. Not sure why you are not seeing it. Will attach it again.

 

I tried setting the altitude to zero. It does not re-align the digits.

 

I guess I was not clear why I included/mentioned the altimeter setting. I set a height on the Altitude Selector. It shows a non zero ending height. ie 9005 instead of 9000 (or perhaps 9050 instead of 9000). The autopilot then takes me to that height as set and locks on there. The image I attached is of the altimeter at that point.

 

What that shows (to me) is that the Altitude Selector does not have a purely visual problem. The AP 'sees' the non zero ending height as shown on the Altitude Selector and correctly follows it.

[JGregory]

Mm....there is an attached image in the post I made. Not sure why you are not seeing it. Will attach it again.

 

I tried setting the altitude to zero. It does not re-align the digits.

 

I guess I was not clear why I included/mentioned the altimeter setting. I set a height on the Altitude Selector. It shows a non zero ending height. ie 9005 instead of 9000 (or perhaps 9050 instead of 9000). The autopilot then takes me to that height as set and locks on there. The image I attached is of the altimeter at that point.

 

What that shows (to me) is that the Altitude Selector does not have a purely visual problem. The AP 'sees' the non zero ending height as shown on the Altitude Selector and correctly follows it.

This issue has been addressed and will be in the next update.

[kneighbour]

cool