GAUGE: Helicopter Navigation and Hover
Gauge v1.2.000 - Current Version 17th Feb 2024

Features:

No waypoints, beacons or airports are displayed due to limitations of ESP Variables available.

1) Compass and digital heading indicator

2) Hover Indicator spot

3) Heading bug set on left dial

4) CRS set on right dial with ILS indicator

5) Glide slope indicators x2

6) VOR Green and GPS Magenta

7) Background colour black or blue [S6]

8) Brightness Control (Physical FIP)

Compatible with the airbus Hype Helicopters in MSFS 2020

Aircraft Compatibility:
Simulator: Fully Compatible
3rd Party: Fully Compatible
Please report any 3rd Party incompatibility via our discord channel

Buttons & Dials Summary:

[S1] Mini Menu:

[S6] Swop Black and Blue Background:

[L Dial] Change HDG Value Down/Up:

[R Dial] Change CRS Value Down/Up:

About Helicopter Navigation and Hover:

This gauge will switch off automatically when the aircraft bus voltage drops to zero or if the aircraft bus voltage drops below FG_GLOBAL_MIN_VOLTAGE value if set.

The Sidebar:

N/A

Buttons & Dials Details:

[S1] Mini Menu:

[S6] Swop Black and Blue Background:

[L Dial] Change HDG Value Down/Up:

[R Dial] Change CRS Value Down/Up:

Variables:

FG_HELI_NAV_BUTTONS (Profile)

Side Buttons (Off = 0, On = 1)

FG_HELI_NAV_INSTRUCTIONS (Session)

Instructions Page (Off = 0, On = 1)

FG_HELI_NAV_LABELS (Profile)

Side Button Labels (Off = 0, On = 1)

FG_HELI_NAV_MENU (Session)

Menu Item Index (0 to 3)

0 = Menu Closed

1 = Version & Info

2 = Glass Reflections

3 = Brightness Control

SIMCONNECT Vars Used:

VELOCITY BODY Z,feet per second

VELOCITY BODY X,feet per second

Plane heading degrees magnetic,degrees

Autopilot heading lock dir,degrees

NAV HAS NAV:1,bool

NAV RADIAL:1,degrees

GPS DRIVES NAV1,bool

NAV obs:1,degrees

NAV CDI:1,number

NAV GSI:1,number

HSI CDI NEEDLE,number

HSI GSI NEEDLE,number

ADF SIGNAL:1,number

ADF radial:1,degrees

NAV DME:1,nmiles

RADIO HEIGHT,feet

AMBIENT WIND VELOCITY,knots

AMBIENT WIND DIRECTION,degrees

fipgauges.com GLOBAL VARIABLES:

(not all vars used in every gauge)

FG_GLOBAL_DIAL_SPEED (Session)

Variable used for dial acceleration (Off = 0, On = 1)

FG_GLOBAL_GAUGE_BRIGHTNESS (Profile)

Brightness value of physical FIP's. Affects all physical gauges (20-250)

FG_GLOBAL_GAUGE_BRIGHTNESS_MODE (Profile)

Variable used when editing Global or individual Brightness (0-1)

0 - Global Brightness

1 - Individual Brightness

FG_GLOBAL_GLASS (Profile)

Glass Reflection (Off = 0, On = 1)

FG_GLOBAL_HIDE_MENU_LED (Profile)

Toggle visibility of Mini Menu LED (0 = On, 1 = Off)

FG_GLOBAL_JET_COLOUR (Profile)

Background Colour (0 to 3)

1 = Grey panel with grey gauge face

2 = Blue grey panel with grey gauge face

3 = Dark grey panel with black gauge face

4 = Dark blue panel with black gauge face.

FG_GLOBAL_JET_BACKGROUND_COLOUR (Profile)

Background Colour (Black = 0, Blue = 1 )

FG_GLOBAL_MIN_VOLTAGE (Profile)

Minimum voltage before gauge electronics turns off (-1 to 150)

-1 = Disabled

0 - 150 = Off Voltage Level

FG_GLOBAL_MIN_VOLTAGE_CACHE (Profile)

Internal Variable - Used to store off voltage value - do not edit

FG_GLOBAL_PANEL_LIGHTS (Profile)

Night Lit Mode (Off = 0, On = 1)

FG_GLOBAL_PRESSURE (Profile)

Shared variable for switching inHg and MB (0 to 1)

0 = inHg

1 = Millbars

FG_GLOBAL_STYLE (Profile)

Background Colour (0 to 6)

0 = Grey

1 = Black Dial Face

2 = Darker Gauge & Dial Face

3 = Black & No Gauge GFX

4 = Grey - Original Design

5 = Black Dial Face - Original Design

6 = Darker Gauge & Dial Face - Original Design

FG_GLOBAL_VOLTAGE (Session)

Internal variable used to read current voltage

Release Notes:

1.2.000

1) SPAD.neXt 0.9.15 Compatibility (Convert "PRESS" to "PRESSSHORT") Fixes short and long press both firing on long press.

2) Menu system upgraded

3) New gauge brightness code using SPAD brightness variables.

4) Can control global or individual gauge brightness in gauge (Profile saved settings)

1.1.000 - New Custom Virtual Power supports ALL aircraft volt variables - See https://fipgauges.com/customfeatures.php.

1.0.002 - Fixed bug in Heading bug Control

1.0.001 - Virtual Power Warning added to Menu

1.0.000 - Public Beta

Please report any bugs or feature requests via our discord channel

Document Published 18/02/2024