I have it on F12. Because if you use a float plane you spawn in cockpit. Bound to Shift-C you would jump out.
Itâs âQuick Preflightâ.
I donât really understand why they didnât want to just duplicate the way it worked in FS2020.
Maybe this was the easier fix, or maybe they again simply wanted FS2024 to be different from FS2020 as they demonstrated in the âupdatedâ UI.
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Still, they shouldâve made it optional. I like the way Fenix made the coolest walkaround ever, not forced but if you want to you can do a walkaround or parts of the walkaround.
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I finally reinstalled 2024 with SU3, after I saw they added a button to clear the pre-flight items.
Trouble is, on the SR22 for example, I still canât clear away the covers and tie downs. This is getting really frustrating. Thereâs absolutely no reason why this problem should exist, and it makes it so I canât use the product I paid for the way I reasonably want to.
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The key clears the covers in the seven standard categories per the SDK. Any additional covers that have been implemented using B vars will not be removed. This includes the SR-22âs windscreen covers and tie-downs which are non-standard. If you look up-thread there are various workarounds discussed.
Well, for me it at least adds standing in front of the aircraft with IRL dimensions which can be very impressive.
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Yes, optional is what is neededâŠ
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You can just hop into the controls menu, go to the Keyboard section, and bind a key straight to Quick Preflight.
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I cant believe an easy fix like this with so many votes havent been implented, just a option âCockpitâ or âWalkaroundâ
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MSFS has said that they will not be looking at Wishlist items until they get the sim in the state they want it.
I think SU4 may get us substantially closer, but I would expect we may not be at that point yet.
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I use Spad.Next and assigned some buttons to remove the covers, for Carenado planes. Havenât tried the game planes. So now I just hit the buttons to remove the covers and chocks, and when I get out of the plane I can hit the buttons again and it puts the covers and chocks back.
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Doesnât work for all aircraft, unfortunately, as has been pointed out a few times in this thread. And itâs not the same as not having to do the pre-flight phase at all, which is an option people have been asking for for several months now and which would be the simplest and easiest fix for the problem people have.
You can get Spad to do this automatically when you enter a flight - remove all the preset covers, and put you in the cockpit. It requires a combination of simvars to determine when youâre in the pre-flight state, but it lets you fully automate skipping it (you need the Script Panel support enabled which means you need the Complete edition). Iâve put a snippet up that does this (it also removes the extra covers for the SR22 and TBM930, and you can add more when you find them). Along with a Ready To Fly button skip mod, I can now hit âEnter Flightâ and go straight into the cockpit without extra clicks of a mouse I donât want to use in the first place.
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GET RID OF THISSSS!!!
Or at least let a guy disable it.
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Agree! Fixing this probably involves deleting 2 lines of code somewhere 
(totally non-qualified comment)
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Hi Jason: can you point to the Spad.Next variables you used? I see at the event monitor variables like b:unknown_cover_pitot at 0 when the pitot cover is removed, but when I use it as an event it doesnât work.
Hi FlyerOneZero. Have you published that snippet you mentioned, so that it can be used from SPAD.next? If so, could you please tell me its name so I can look it up?
Hi. Yes, itâs snippet number 13036 âAuto-remove covers in MSFS 2024â. Youâll need the Script Panel support enabled. This will remove all of the standard covers automatically as soon as you enter the game (ie past âReady to Flyâ) and go straight into the cockpit. It will also remove the windshield cover and tie-downs for planes like the SR22 and if you look at the events youâll see how that can be extended for other non-standard covers like the TBM930âs windshield cover (use B:TBM930_WINDSHIELD_COVER) etc.
(If you want to know how this all works under the hood, I have a long and rather rambly video about it here: Spelunking in Spad.neXt to skip the MSFS 2024 Walkaround)
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Wow! Thank you so much for the information, and for the very informative video: everything is much clearer now! 
Sorry, I just saw this. Yeah I use B:UNKNOWN_PITOT_COVER, B:UNLKOWN_CHOCKS, AND B:UNKONOWN_ENGINE_COVER FOR THE 210. In spad when youâre assigning a button, youâkll want to change the static value to 1 instead of 0 or blank.