Changing Flight Modes with transmitter in Realflight

ArduPlane Plane Simulation
1

Hello,

Is there a way to change the flight mode with a transmitter switch in Realflight just like in the real HW case?

I am using:

  • TX16S transmitter in joystick mode.
  • Realflight (I read online that up to 8 channels are supported)

I notice that toggling the switches does not result in any signal change in the Radio Calibration tab (see below) other that the 4 major channels.
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Unfortunately couldn’t find an answer online. Any input is appreciated.

2

Did you calibrate transmitter on RealFlight? Once calibrated and channel is assigned, you can use the same way as real one. (2 switch to work as 6 position etc.) RealFlight has some limitation on switch type (some switch accepts 2 position only) so need to try to find working one.
https://ardupilot.org/dev/docs/sitl-with-realflight.html

3

Apart form the calibration and configuration within RealFlight, it might be the case that your TX will work only when the RealFlight window is in focus.

4

Thank you both for the answers! I managed to set it up. I hadn’t configured the controller in settings properly.

I used Channel 8 which is by default assigned to “Mode” in RealFlight, calibrated, and configured AP like normal.