[BUG] Control Surface deployed state not initially consistent with action groups

[Alshain]

The control surfaces were altered in this patch to remember their 'deployed' state. That is working, however the action group doesn't know it. If you launch with the control surface deployed, you must press the action group twice to get it to raise. Of course pressing the button twice is the workaround but this minor bug needs to be fixed eventually. Once the first 'ignored' button press has occurred, every one after that works fine.

[surge]

This occurs for (cockpit) lights and gears too.

[sal_vager]

This has happened for gears forever, this is new though, can you please write this up on the bug tracker Alshain ?

[Alshain]

This has happened for gears forever, this is new though, can you please write this up on the bug tracker Alshain ?

I'm not sure how to do the bug tracker tbh.

Steps are pretty simple.

1. Build a plane.

2. Add control surfaces for flaps.

3. Set flaps state to "Deployed".

4. Set flaps 'Toggle' to an action group.

5. Launch/Take Off.

6. Press action group button... nothing happens.

7. Press again, flaps retract, press again, they deploy.. etc.

It's almost like it is trying to deploy them first, even though they are already deployed so nothing happens.

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This occurs for (cockpit) lights and gears too.

Gear is done that way because rockets and planes differ in starting positions. Flaps have no reason to try to synchronize themselves with a button that doesn't exist. Toggle means toggle, even if it means one set of flaps deploy at the same time another set of flaps retract, that should be possible (though I don't know why you would do that). It does give me an idea for another test.... stay tuned.

UPDATE: Yes, that is exactly what is happening. I put two sets of flaps on my plane, one deployed, one not, both on the same action group. Press the button and one set deploys while the other stays the same. Press it again, they both retract. So it is behaving like the landing gear, except unlike the gear there is no button to sync to and no need for this functionality. If it must exist, it should be opposite since planes typically take off with their flaps deployed for lift.

Edited November 14, 2015 by Alshain