HITL workflow with RealFlight and Pixhawk 4 (HIL_MODE missing in recent firmware)

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Hello,

I’m currently on a project where I need to validate a control loop using HITL with a Pixhawk4 and RealFlight (via FlightAxis). My goal is to have the Pixhawk4 running the flight control code, while RealFlight handles the physics/environment.
But I’ve noticed that when I flash the latest ArduPlane version v4.6.3, the parameter HIL_MODE does not exist. If I downgrade to Arduplane v4.0.9, the HIL_MODE parameter appears.

What is the current standard workflow for HITL on newer versions of firware? Was HITL deprecated or removed?

Thanks in advance.

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The feature to which you refer has been deprecated for quite some time. See here for current guidance: