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Brief description of the issue:
The set heading indicator does not work when managed by the “D” key on the keyboard. I have of course check my keyboard key/action setting.
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Detail steps to reproduce the issue encountered:
On Grand Caravan, hit the “D” keyboard key to set the heading indicator. It does not work.
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Windows 10 - 64GB Memory - I9
Build Version # when you first started experiencing this issue:
1.9.9
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I can confirm the same behavior in the Cessna 172 (Classic Gauge) just checked at the moment
I’ve also checked that the key bidding is still there in Options / Controls
I’ve seen it both work, and not work, in the past week or so. Whenever I use “b” to sync up the altimeter setting, I also use “d” for the heading. I almost always see some correction on the altimeter but, for the majority of times, I see no correction for the heading indicator. I have seen it move occasionally though which makes me want to pay more attention to it now and whether doing the altimeter or heading indicator first makes any difference. I do mostly short flights in the steam gauge 172 so it’s possible my flights don’t last long enough for any real apparent error to creep in.
I’m pretty sure that all MSFS turboprops have a slaved gyro and I assume this applies to the glass cockpit equipped aircraft as well.
The 152 and DR400 most likely don’t have slaved gyros.
Just to mention I’ve gone out from the flight to start on another airport with the same Cessna C172 Classic and though the gyro drift was at minimum value, I really paid attention to the compass and yes I’ve seen it to be re adjusted after pressing “D”. So it could be that I’ve not really seen it properly previously
Thanks for all advices
this only remove the gyro drift gap on the heading indicator (compass, not the wet), but doesn’t set the heading bug to the current aircraft heading. This last part should be done using these binding :
Hello PZL104
The D key set the HDG value to the actual HDG value.
Suppose you have 60 in the HDG (set previouly) and your current heading is 95, hitting the D key will set the HDG value to 95.
Does this help your understanding?
Thank you for your help
As already mentioned, the D key doesn’t sync the Heading Bug to the current heading (it doesn’t sync the heading bug)
Pay attention to this while pressing the D key …
It has been 2 years, I still got the same problem.
I am flying the 787. Even I use the mouse click: hold the left button then press the right button, it did make the holding indicator light off, but the plane has no reaction at all. I spent 2 hours on this and finally it works a couple times. Now it is not working again.
My question is though where in the aircraft would a pilot reset this?
I’ve only experienced this problem so far in the PC-6. What would the pilot control to fix the gyro drift?
