C-1 autopilot light not lighting when turned on
C-1 autopilot light not lighting when turned on
I'm not seeing the red lamp lighting up when the C-1 autopilot is turned on. Should it?
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Re: C-1 autopilot light not lighting when turned on
Hi.
According to the manual , yes it should light up , when at or above 1500ft , then you wait till aircraft is trimmed in level flight , set your hdg on the flux gate , then turn on the tel tail light switch , light the ind lights settle then turn on ail/rud/ele and PDI switches on the C-1.
regards alan.
P.S. just tested my B-17 C-1 no red light .
According to the manual , yes it should light up , when at or above 1500ft , then you wait till aircraft is trimmed in level flight , set your hdg on the flux gate , then turn on the tel tail light switch , light the ind lights settle then turn on ail/rud/ele and PDI switches on the C-1.
regards alan.
P.S. just tested my B-17 C-1 no red light .
Re: C-1 autopilot light not lighting when turned on
Mine still doesn't light, and now I've noticed my bomb door indicator light keeps intermittently flashing.
Gotta be gremlins.
Gotta be gremlins.
Re: C-1 autopilot light not lighting when turned on
Mine never illuminated, either...for years...in FSX.
Re: C-1 autopilot light not lighting when turned on
No, I was just confirming your observation of no red light illuminating on the C-1. Its been a couple of years since I changed platforms, so no recent B-17 flights for me. That light may be associated with the switch next to it labeled “Pilot†and “2nd Stn.†and maybe the light would illuminate when the second station was engaged. I think A2A outlined this as an optional extra C-1 at or near the navigator’s station which A2A did not model. So, that switch is disabled, so that could explain the light not functioning.
Re: C-1 autopilot light not lighting when turned on
Well, thought I'd give it a go and make a workaround . . . doesn't work, though. ::grumbles::
while 1 do
if ipc.readLvar(“L:c1MasterSwitchâ€) == 1 then
ipc.writeLvar(“L:c1RedLampOnâ€, 1)
ipc.writeLvar(“L:c1RedLampâ€, 1)
else
ipc.writeLvar(“L:c1RedLampOnâ€, 0)
ipc.writeLvar(“L:c1RedLampâ€, 0)
end
ipc.sleep(5000)
end
while 1 do
if ipc.readLvar(“L:c1MasterSwitchâ€) == 1 then
ipc.writeLvar(“L:c1RedLampOnâ€, 1)
ipc.writeLvar(“L:c1RedLampâ€, 1)
else
ipc.writeLvar(“L:c1RedLampOnâ€, 0)
ipc.writeLvar(“L:c1RedLampâ€, 0)
end
ipc.sleep(5000)
end
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Re: C-1 autopilot light not lighting when turned on
The light in question is not a C-1 'power on' light but was intended to indicate that the C-1 functions were transferred to a '2nd station'.
As it turns out, the 'Control Transfer' feature was not included in this model so the light was disabled, even though the switch can be operated. The switch does nothing. The manual on page 133 states that this feature was not included.
So, just put this topic to rest.
Paul
As it turns out, the 'Control Transfer' feature was not included in this model so the light was disabled, even though the switch can be operated. The switch does nothing. The manual on page 133 states that this feature was not included.
So, just put this topic to rest.
Paul
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Re: C-1 autopilot light not lighting when turned on
How cool would it be to have an Accusim Norden bombsight and be able to switch to the bombardier station?
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