0.11.0

* towplane/ghost rotation SU6 issue fixed
* winch/tow rope simulation improved, rotation forces depends on selected connection point
* towplane track replay quality greatly decreased because of SimConenct bug introduced in SimUpdate6
* taxi light does not toggle during towing to avoid conflict with FLARM
* hotspot lift simulation improved, added possibility to use external XML script for lift creation; hotspot * strength no longer adjusting for low game FPS/simrate, ensure you have at least 30 frames per second for the best effectiveness

Author: Alex Marko

MSFS Kinetic Assistant/MainWindow.xaml.cs

@@ -16,17 +16,21 @@ public struct PlaneInfoResponse
         public double PlaneBank;
         public double GpsGroundSpeed;
         public double AirspeedIndicated;
+        public double AirspeedTrue;
         public double VerticalSpeed;
         public double AmbientWindY;
         public double VelocityBodyX;
         public double VelocityBodyY;
         public double VelocityBodyZ;
+        public double AccelerationBodyY;
+        public double AccelerationBodyZ;
         public double RotationVelocityBodyX;
         public double RotationVelocityBodyY;
         public double RotationVelocityBodyZ;
         public double RotationAccelerationBodyX;
         public double RotationAccelerationBodyY;
         public double RotationAccelerationBodyZ;
+        public double FoldingWindR;
     };
 
     [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential, CharSet = CharSet.Ansi, Pack = 1)]
@@ -38,7 +42,7 @@ public struct PlaneInfoCommit
     };
 
     [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential, CharSet = CharSet.Ansi, Pack = 1)]
-    public struct PlaneInfoRotate
+    public struct PlaneInfoRotateVelocity
     {
         public double RotationVelocityBodyX;
         public double RotationVelocityBodyY;
@@ -97,6 +101,16 @@ public struct PlaneInfoLift
         public double Altitude;
     };
 
+    public struct ThermalVelocity
+    {
+        public double VelocityBodyY;
+        public double VelocityBodyZ;
+        public double RotationAccelerationBodyX;
+        //public double FoldingWindR;
+
+    };
+
+
     [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential, CharSet = CharSet.Ansi, Pack = 1)]
     public struct NearbyInfoResponse
     {
@@ -149,9 +163,12 @@ public struct GhostCommit
         public double VelocityBodyX;
         public double VelocityBodyY;
         public double VelocityBodyZ;
-        public double RotationVelocityBodyX;
-        public double RotationVelocityBodyY;
-        public double RotationVelocityBodyZ;
+        //public double RotationVelocityBodyX;
+        //public double RotationVelocityBodyY;
+        //public double RotationVelocityBodyZ;
+        public double planeHeading;
+        public double planePitch;
+        public double planeRoll;
 
     };
 

MSFS Kinetic Assistant/PlaneInfoResponse.cs

@@ -51,5 +51,5 @@
 // You can specify all the values or you can default the Build and Revision Numbers
 // by using the '*' as shown below:
 // [assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.0.*")]
-[assembly: AssemblyVersion("0.10.3.0")]
-[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("0.10.3.0")]
+[assembly: AssemblyVersion("0.11.0.0")]
+[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("0.11.0.0")]

MSFS Kinetic Assistant/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs

@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ public void insertRadarThermals(Canvas RadarCanvas, List<winchPosition> thermals
 
                 Label label = new Label();
                 label.Name = "Label_" + lbl + "_" + id;
-                label.FontSize = 10;
+                label.FontSize = 12;
                 label.Content = Math.Round(thermalsList[id].airspeed) + "m/s" + (thermalsList[id].alt > 1000 ? Environment.NewLine + (thermalsList[id].alt / 0.305).ToString("0") + "ft AGL" : "");
                 label.Foreground = new SolidColorBrush(Colors.DarkRed);
                 group.Children.Add(label);

MSFS Kinetic Assistant/RadarClass.cs

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ public enum Requests
     {
         PlaneInfo = 0,
         PlaneCommit = 1,
-        PlaneRotate = 2,
+        PlaneRotationVelocity = 2,
         NearbyObjects = 3,
         TowPlane = 4,
         Airport = 5,
@@ -21,13 +21,16 @@ public enum Requests
         PlaneLift = 16,
         GhostCommit = 17,
         PlaneRotateAccel = 18,
+        ThermalVelocityCommit = 19,
+        FoldingWindCommit = 20,
+        RotationVelocityZCommit = 21,
     }
 
     public enum Definitions
     {
         PlaneInfo = 0,
         PlaneCommit = 1,
-        PlaneRotate = 2,
+        PlaneRotationVelocity = 2,
         NearbyObjects = 3,
         TowPlane = 4,
         Airport = 5,
@@ -44,5 +47,8 @@ public enum Definitions
         PlaneLift = 16,
         GhostCommit = 17,
         PlaneRotateAccel = 18,
+        ThermalVelocityCommit = 19,
+        FoldingWindCommit = 20,
+        RotationVelocityZCommit = 21,
     }
 }

MSFS Kinetic Assistant/Requests.cs

@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ private static string NmeaFormat(Location location)
             var alt = location.alt.ToString("F1");
             var speed = (location.speed * 1.9).ToString("F3");
             var time = location.time.ToString("HHmmss.ff");
-            var date = location.time.ToString("ddmmyy");
+            var date = location.time.ToString("ddMMyy");
             var ha = location.ha.ToString("0.00", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
 
             var gga = String.Format("GPGGA,{0},{1},{2},1,12,1,{3},M,,,,", time, lat, lon, alt);

MSFS Kinetic Assistant/Server.cs

@@ -448,29 +448,39 @@ public GhostCommit updateGhostPlayer(uint ID, NearbyInfoResponse response, Ghost
                             double progress = ((ghostPlane.Progress + deltaTime) - prev.Timer) / (curr.Timer - prev.Timer);
                             double timeLeft = curr.Timer - (ghostPlane.Progress + deltaTime);
 
-                            double distancePrev = _mathClass.findDistanceBetweenPoints(response.Latitude, response.Longitude, prev.Location.Latitude, prev.Location.Longitude);
+                            //double distancePrev = _mathClass.findDistanceBetweenPoints(response.Latitude, response.Longitude, prev.Location.Latitude, prev.Location.Longitude);
                             double distanceCurr = _mathClass.findDistanceBetweenPoints(response.Latitude, response.Longitude, curr.Location.Latitude, curr.Location.Longitude);
-                            double distanceNext = _mathClass.findDistanceBetweenPoints(response.Latitude, response.Longitude, next.Location.Latitude, next.Location.Longitude);
+                            //double distanceNext = _mathClass.findDistanceBetweenPoints(response.Latitude, response.Longitude, next.Location.Latitude, next.Location.Longitude);
+
+                            /*if (distanceCurr / timeLeft > 1.25 * curr.Velocity)
+                            {
+                                distanceCurr = 1.25 * curr.Velocity * timeLeft;
+                                Console.WriteLine($"TOO FAR FROM NEXT POINT: {distanceCurr:F6}");
+                            }*/
+
 
                             double bearing = normalizeRadAngle(_mathClass.findBearingToPoint(response.Latitude, response.Longitude, next.Location.Latitude, next.Location.Longitude));
                             response.Heading = normalizeRadAngle(response.Heading);
                             bearing = zeroeRadAngle(bearing - response.Heading);
                             double newHeading = zeroeRadAngle(response.Heading + (absoluteTime - ghostPlane.LastTrackPlayed) * bearing);
-                            towCommit.RotationVelocityBodyY = Math.Sin(newHeading - response.Heading);
+                            //towCommit.RotationVelocityBodyY = Math.Sin(newHeading - response.Heading);
+                            towCommit.planeHeading = newHeading;
                             //Console.WriteLine($"Tracking heading: {response.Heading:F4} bearing: {bearing:F4} newHeading: {newHeading:F4}");
 
                             double requiredBank = ((1 - progress) * (prev.Roll * Math.PI / 180 - response.Bank) + progress * (curr.Roll * Math.PI / 180 - response.Bank)) / 2;
-                            towCommit.RotationVelocityBodyZ = Math.Sin(requiredBank - response.Bank);
+                            //towCommit.RotationVelocityBodyZ = Math.Sin(requiredBank - response.Bank);
+                            towCommit.planeRoll = requiredBank;
                             double requiredPitch = ((1 - progress) * (prev.Pitch * Math.PI / 180 - response.Pitch) + progress * (prev.Pitch * Math.PI / 180 - response.Pitch)) / 2;
-                            towCommit.RotationVelocityBodyX = Math.Sin(requiredPitch - response.Pitch);
+                            //towCommit.RotationVelocityBodyX = Math.Sin(requiredPitch - response.Pitch);
+                            towCommit.planePitch = requiredPitch;
 
                             //Console.WriteLine($"RotationVelocityBodyX: {towCommit.RotationVelocityBodyX:F4} RotationVelocityBodyY: {towCommit.RotationVelocityBodyY:F4} RotationVelocityBodyZ: {towCommit.RotationVelocityBodyZ:F4}");
                             //towCommit.Heading = newHeading;
 
                             towCommit.VelocityBodyX = 0;
                             towCommit.VelocityBodyY = ((1 - progress) * (prev.Elevation - response.Altitude) + progress * (curr.Elevation - response.Altitude)) / 2;
-                            towCommit.VelocityBodyZ = (0.8 * curr.Velocity + 0.1 * distanceCurr / Math.Max(1, timeLeft)) * (Math.Abs(distanceCurr) < 10 ? Math.Abs(distanceCurr) / 10 : 1);
-
+                            towCommit.VelocityBodyZ = (0.9 * curr.Velocity + 0.1 * distanceCurr / Math.Max(1, timeLeft)) * (distanceCurr < 10 ? distanceCurr / 10 : 1);
+                            
                             // TAXIING
                             if (towCommit.VelocityBodyZ < 1 && towCommit.VelocityBodyZ > -1)
                             {
@@ -524,6 +534,10 @@ public GhostCommit updateGhostPlayer(uint ID, NearbyInfoResponse response, Ghost
 
                 ghostPlanes[index] = gp;
             }
+            else
+            {
+
+            }
 
 
             return towCommit;