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Microsoft Visual Studio Community 2022 (64-bit) - Version 17.9.6
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Microsoft.NETCore.App 7.0.18 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App]
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Microsoft Flight Simulator 1.36.20
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To re-compile you need to enable developer mode in MSFS and then install the SimConnect SDK
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Windows 11 Pro Version 22H2 (OS Build 22621.2715)
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MSFS2020 SimConnect WinForms Example
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This Windows Forms application demonstrates how to use SimConnect to retrieve and display
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real-time flight data from Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020. It shows the player's aircraft name,
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true airspeed, airbrakes status, and flaps status, updating once every second.
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Prerequisites:
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- Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 installed and running.
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- SimConnect SDK installed and configured.
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Functionality:
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- Connects to MSFS 2020 using SimConnect upon application start.
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- Retrieves the following data for the user's aircraft:
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- Aircraft name
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- True airspeed (knots)
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- Flaps position (percent)
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- Airbrakes/Spoilers position (percent)
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- Updates the displayed data once every second.
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- Handles SimConnect events for open and quit messages.
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Usage:
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- Start MSFS 2020 and load into a flight.
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- Run this application.
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- Observe the displayed data in the application's window.
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Note:
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- The application overrides the WndProc method to accept/handle SimConnect messages.
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- If you make changes, ensure that the WM_USER_SIMCONNECT message ID matches the one used in the SimConnect setup.
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- The application must be run on the same machine as MSFS 2020.
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- To recompile you to add to your PATH the locations of SimConnect.dll and Microsoft.FlightSimulator.SimConnect.dll, for example: C:\MSFS SDK\SimConnect SDK\lib\managed;C:\MSFS SDK\SimConnect SDK\lib;
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Simulation Variables Documentation available here: https://docs.flightsimulator.com/html/Programming_Tools/SimVars/Simulation_Variables.htm
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- When running the program, I copy SimConnect.dll and Microsoft.FlightSimulator.SimConnect.dll to the location of the compiled CSharpSimConnect.exe to avoid changing my PATH
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Date: 2024 -04/16
