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Custom Plane Controls (Beta)

This script can be used to control rotors which in turn will control custom control surfaces. This script is written with the help of a couple of cups of coffee. If you find bugs, kindly report them in the bugs discussion. Thanks!

Please note this is still in beta so bugs are still possible and a lot of testing is still needed.


To use:
1. Set all rotor limits
2. Add a seat to the plane. Script will search for a controlled seat.
3. You can specify the seats to use by adding the seats to the "Pilot Seats" group.
4. Add Roll related rotors to "Roll" group.
5. Add Pitch related rotors to "Pitch" group.
6. Add Yaw related rotors to "Yaw" group.
NOTE: You may add a single rotor to up to 3 groups (roll, pitch, yaw).
7. Add forward thrusters to "Forward Thrusters" group IF you want the script to manage them
- The script caps the thrust based on your plane's max speed and automatically sets it to 0 when max speed is reached.
8. If the rotor turns the wrong way, add the rotor to a corresponding invert group.
- "InvertRoll" to invert the rotor direction during roll.
- "InvertPitch" to invert the rotor direction during roll.
- "InvertYaw" to invert the rotor direction during roll.
9. Script supports Plane Parts airbrakes. Add the PP airbrakes to the "Airbrakes" group. Press SPACE to use.
10. Script support Custom Airbrakes! Add the rotor/hinge to the "Airbrakes" group. Press SPACE to use.
- If the airbrake opens the wrong way, add the rotor to the "InvertAirbrake" group.
- Setting useReverseForBrakes will use S instead of SPACE to use airbrakes.
11. Open the script if you want to fine tune the configs.
12. Recompile the script if you add or remove blocks/groups.

Fine tuning individual rotors:
Besides the global settings, the script allows for the fine tuning of each individual rotor.
To do this:
1. Add the rotors to customize to "Custom" group.
2. Recompile the script. The script will add customizable stats to the rotor's Custom Data.
3. Adjust each stat accordingly:
useCustomSettings=False <---- Set to true to use custom settings
controlSpeed=15 <---- Roll, Pitch, or Yaw speed
resetSpeed=15 <---- Reset speed
resetAngle=-3 <---- Reset angle or trim
resetAngleAtMaxVelocity=-3 <---- Reset angle or trim when plane's foward velocity reaches max velocity
maxVelocity=100 <---- Velocity where resetAngleAtMaxVelocity is used instead of resetAngle
4. Recompile the script again. This should apply the custom settings.

Commands:
You can now run some command/s:
reset_rotor_settings = script will reset settings to all rotors to default.
thrust_standby_on = script releases control of thruster output.
thrust_standby_off = script gains control of thruster output.
thrust_standby_onoff = toggles thrust output control.

Special Thanks:
Thanks to Klime for providing the API for naval airspeed, Randa for the proportional pitch/yaw controls, Lee for the awesome feature suggestions that should actually be there by default but I forgot somehow, and Consty for allowing me to use the great guide he made. Cheers guys!