FSX / P3D

FSX N0800 SimConnect Tutorial "Follow This Plane"

SimConnect “Follow This Plane” tutorial for FSX shows how to stream nearby waypoints to a second aircraft so it flies smoothly along a moving target path. It also demonstrates dropping a parachute at each waypoint position to visualize guidance, making the technique easy to validate and adapt for formation, chase, or AI-control projects.

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This FSX tutorial is to understand how we send SimConnect nearby waypoints to a second aircraft, so that it starts flying smoothly towards the waypoints. We'll also drop a parachute at the position of the waypoints, to visualize where the second aircraft is flying to. By Robert Denoue.

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Filename/Directory	File Date	File Size
Thumbnail.png	05.01.09	11.77 kB
FollowThisPlane.cpp	04.30.09	21.54 kB
ReadMe.txt	05.01.09	838 B
SimConnect Tutorial 0-800.pdf	05.01.09	495.05 kB
flyawaysimulation.txt	10.29.13	959 B
Go to Fly Away Simulation.url	01.22.16	52 B