Category: Prepar3D V1-4 - Utilities
AIGround SimConnect Utility for P3D v4

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File Description:
AIGround is a simconnect utility designed to improve AI taxi characteristics at the airport the user’s aircraft is located at. AIGround holds the AI stationary on the tarmac after pushback for a more realistic amount of time before the AI begins its taxi out and optionally performs an extended pushback including more realistically turning the AI toward the apron. The AI will also perform control surface checks as the AI begin their taxi out. Finally, AIGround enforces better spacing between AI and the user’s aircraft when the user is performing a taxi-out or taxi-in. AIGround does this by commanding the AI to temporarily stop in situations that the normal P3D AI control program would miss. In situations where the user might want the AI to pass (e.g., giving way at an intersection), the user can flash the landing lights on the user’s aircraft (on, then quickly off) as a signal to the AI to continue the taxi. AIGround also allows the user to adjust AI landing and takeoff lengths. AIGround is designed to compliment the default P3D AI program and thus is fully compatible with any AI-related program that is compatible with the default AI program (e.g., AIG, Ultimate Traffic Live, Radar Contact, etc.). AIGround is also compatible with the AIFlow simconnect utility. AIGround is targeted to SimConnect Version 4.5.0.0 or later. AIGround operates externally via simconnect and thus makes no changes to the P3D sim. NEW for v1.1: (1) adjust AI landing and takeoff length, (2) option for AI to perform extended pushback including turns, (3) option to disable control checks (for compatibility with certain AI sets), (4) AI plane spotting mode only, (5) adjustable in-sim message level, (6) Periodic read of .ini file to tweak parameters more easily, (7) AIGround starts minimized. FIXES for v1.1: (1) output consolse sometimes froze, (2) AI cyclic stop-start, (3) .ini file would sometimes get confused reading parameter values having whites spaces.