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=== Using the Autopilot === | === Using the Autopilot === | ||
To make this very clear for new users: Some aircraft require you to use the autopilot available from the Autopilot menu, which is the original FlightGear autopilot. This is a '''generic''' autopilot and as such, many aircraft come with their own '''specific''' autopilot, frequently a model of the real life one. '''For aircraft that provide their own autopilot in the cockpit, you must use the autopilot controls available in the vitural cockpit'''. This means clicking on the instrument panel in the virtual cockpit. The Autopilot menu will be grayed out and unavailable when the aircraft supplies an autopilot (generally). | |||
FlightGear, as of version 0.9.9, comes with a "built-in" autopilot. The Autopilot dialog accessible from the FlightGear toolbar in the main FlightGear window _does not work with all aircraft_. It only works with aircraft that a) do not specify an autopilot b) aircraft that use the default autopilot. When an aircraft does not specify an autopilot, the default is used. | FlightGear, as of version 0.9.9, comes with a "built-in" autopilot. The Autopilot dialog accessible from the FlightGear toolbar in the main FlightGear window _does not work with all aircraft_. It only works with aircraft that a) do not specify an autopilot b) aircraft that use the default autopilot. When an aircraft does not specify an autopilot, the default is used. | ||