Simrate Control v0.9.0

A utility to increase and decrease sim rate while following a flight plan. Provides time compression while in stable flight.

Changelog

• Add support for L-var simvars by using the MobiFlight WASM module and Python Simconnect extension. See README.md for installation instructions for dependencies.
• Add support for FBW A32NX
• Add support for WT G1000 NXi
• Add support for WT CJ4
• Add support for Salty 747
• Add check for landing lights off before acceleration (gated on check_cruise_configuration)
• Update README.md
• Update config.ini

Simrate Control v0.8.1

A utility to increase and decrease sim rate while following a flight plan. Provides time compression while in stable flight.

Changelog

• Fix an issue where, if waypoint-by-waypoint vnav assist was disabled decel before a waypoint was also disabled.
• Reduce rubberbanding around waypoints.
• Add LNAV guard toggle by keypress 'l' (lowercase L).

Simrate Control v0.8

A utility to increase and decrease sim rate while following a flight plan. Provides time compression while in stable flight.

Changelog

• Tweaks to allow higher sim rates. Grab your barf bag.
• Added several keyboard shortcuts to change settings without editing the config file. See README.
• Add config option for setting barometer at sim rate change.
• Added bearing info to help user hit phantom waypoints, e.g. TIMECLI (see README Known Issues for intended use)
• Added "cautious" simrate configuration. Used for constraint violations that are stable at low sim rates.
• Add option to disable approach hold acceleration constraint
• Added constraints for for "cruise configuration," e.g. flaps at 0%, with option to disable
• Maximum configured sim rate is not displayed.
• Default configuration tweaks.
• Assorted code cleanup and bug fixes

Simrate Control v0.7.1

A small utility to increase and decrease sim rate while following a flight plan. Provides time compression while in stable flight.

• Add configuration option to disable LNAV autopilot check.
• Add configuration option for heuristic altitude that detects arrival waypoints.
• Make building from source easier by search for SimConnect.dll across the entire PYTHONPATH
• Make it possible to work around Working Title flight plan sync issues.
• Change some UI messages.

Simrate Control v0.7

A small utility to increase and decrease sim rate while following a flight plan. Provides time compression while in stable flight.

• Curses based UI, increasing the availability of information.
• Improved approach handling. Once waypoints are near the ground, the total distance between the plane and destination is estimated, and this is used for flight level change detection.
• Can now accelerate ascents and descents by staying above (below) required FPM to meet the waypoint target altitude.
• Numerous crash fixes
• Improved (re)connectivity
• Quit by pressing q or Ctrl + C
• Keeps barometer up to date at sim rate transitions.

Simrate Control v0.6

A small utility to increase sim rate during autopilot cruise and decrease sim rate at critical moments.

Changelog

• Now checks the next waypoint altitude and will decelerate when a flight level change is needed. See known issues for caveats.
• Slows down a configurable time prior to the flight level change start point. This gives time to set up the autopilot.
• Use indicated altitude instead of MSL altitude.
• Added new configuration options related to FLC.

Simrate Control v0.5.1

A small utility to increase and decrease sim rate while following a flight plan. Attempts to provide time compression while in stable flight.

Changelog

• Fix an issue where "Pause at TOD" would trigger if an error was encountered getting data from SimConnect.

Simrate Control v0.5

A small utility to increase and decrease sim rate while following a flight plan. Attempts to provide time compression while in stable flight.

Changelog

• Add configuration option to pause at initial approach detection.

Simrate Control v0.4

A small utility to increase and decrease sim rate while following a flight plan. Attempts to provide time compression and flight stability.

Changelog

• Add configuration parameter for audible simrate change annunciations.
• Calculate target descent rate.
• Allow up to 16x acceleration.
• Fix regression in altitude based arrival detection.

Simrate Control v0.3

A small utility to increase and decrease sim rate while following a flight plan. Attempts to provide time compression and flight stability.

Changelog

• Total rework of TOD calculation.