[X ] Avionics
[ ] Flight Planning for Airport Approaches
[ ] Input/Controls
[ ] Flight Model
Why are most Third Party Developers not informed about proper implementation of the ILS autotune function in MSFS?
Several aiplanes, like the (FBW) A320, (WT) CJ4 and aircraft equipped with the (WT) G3000, are able to autotune the IlS frequency if the respective approach is selected within the avionics system (FMS, MCDU or G3000).
This works for stock airports but NOT for the majority of third party aiports, where you have to tune the ILS frequency manually. That’s not the way these aircraft are meant to be operated.
I’m not an expert, but I was able to learn here and here that there seems to be a difference to FSX/P3D design in so far as changing the runway record without including the ILS record (two scenery thingies commonly known to developers obviously) makes autotune fail.
Obviously, a small effort of informing Third Parties of this issue could make a huge difference in usability of the sim.