Helicopter Variables

The tables below indicate the properties for the Simulation Variables that can be used to get and set properties related specifically to helicopters. For information on the units listed for each variable, please see here: Simulation Variable Units

You can find a complete index of all available SimVars here: SimVar Index

Collective

Simulation Variable	Index	Description	Units	Settable
`COLLECTIVE POSITION`	N/A	The position of the helicopter collective. 0 is fully up, 1 fully depressed.	Percent Over 100
`VORTEX RING STATE PROTECTION ASSISTANCE IMPACT`	N/A	Indicates how much the current collective lever position has been increased by the vortex ring state protection assistance, compared to the user input. See Note On Helicopter Vortex Ring Protection Assistance for more information.	Percent Over 100

Rotors

Simulation Variable	Index	Description	Units
`DISK BANK ANGLE`	Engine Index	Rotor bank angle of the given rotor index.The SimVar takes an index value, which is the index of the rotor to target. Note that an index of 0 will target the first rotor.NOTE: This is available in multiplayer to all far aircraft. See here for more information: Note On SimVars In Multiplayer.	Radians
`DISK BANK PCT`	Engine Index	Rotor bank percent of the given rotor index.The SimVar takes an index value, which is the index of the rotor to target. Note that an index of 0 will target the first rotor.NOTE: This is available in multiplayer to all far aircraft. See here for more information: Note On SimVars In Multiplayer.	Percent Over 100
`DISK CONING PCT`	Engine Index	Rotor coning percent of the given rotor index.The SimVar takes an index value, which is the index of the rotor to target. Note that an index of 0 will target the first rotor.NOTE: This is available in multiplayer to all far aircraft. See here for more information: Note On SimVars In Multiplayer.	Percent Over 100
`DISK PITCH ANGLE`	Engine Index	Rotor pitch angle of the given rotor index.The SimVar takes an index value, which is the index of the rotor to target. Note that an index of 0 will target the first rotor.NOTE: This is available in multiplayer to all far aircraft. See here for more information: Note On SimVars In Multiplayer.	Radians
`DISK PITCH PCT`	Engine Index	Rotor pitch percent of the given rotor index.The SimVar takes an index value, which is the index of the rotor to target. Note that an index of 0 will target the first rotor.NOTE: This is available in multiplayer to all far aircraft. See here for more information: Note On SimVars In Multiplayer.	Percent Over 100
`HOVER INDUCED VELOCITY`	N/A	The difference between average rotor inflow and outflow velocity (\(Vi\_0\)) in meters per second.	Meters per second
`NUMBER OF MAIN ROTORS`	N/A	This will return the number of main rotors available for the helicopter. This will be 2 if neither `[MAINROTOR]` nor `[SECONDARYROTOR]` are flagged as tail rotors, or 1 otherwise.	Integer
`ROTOR BRAKE ACTIVE`	N/A	Whether the rotor brake is active (1, `TRUE`) or not (0, `FALSE`).	Bool
`ROTOR BRAKE AVAILABLE`	N/A	Whether the rotor brake is available (`TRUE`) or not (0, `FALSE`). Will only be `TRUE` if one or both of the `rotor_brake_scalar` and `rotor_brake_torque` parameters are > 0.	Bool
`ROTOR BRAKE HANDLE POS`	N/A	The percentage actuated of the rotor brake handle.	Percent Over 100
`ROTOR CHIP DETECTED`	N/A	Whether the rotor chip is detected (1,`TRUE`) or not (0, `FALSE`).	Bool
`ROTOR CLUTCH ACTIVE`	N/A	Whether the rotor clutch is active (1, `TRUE`) or not (0, `FALSE`).	Bool
`ROTOR CLUTCH SWITCH POS`	N/A	The rotor clutch switch position, either on (1 `TRUE`) or off (0, `FALSE`).	Bool
`ROTOR COLLECTIVE BLADE PITCH PCT`	N/A	The rotor collective blade pitch.NOTE: This is available in multiplayer to all far aircraft. See here for more information: Note On SimVars In Multiplayer.	Percent Over 100
`ROTOR CYCLIC BLADE MAX PITCH POSITION`	Engine Index	The position (angle) at which blade has the maximum cyclic pitch.NOTE: This is available in multiplayer to all far aircraft. See here for more information: Note On SimVars In Multiplayer.	Degrees
`ROTOR CYCLIC BLADE PITCH PCT`	N/A	The rotor cyclic blade (maximum) pitch.NOTE: This is available in multiplayer to all far aircraft. See here for more information: Note On SimVars In Multiplayer.	Percent Over 100
`ROTOR GOV ACTIVE`	Engine Index	Whether the rotor governor is active (1, `TRUE`) or not (0, `FALSE`).The SimVar takes an index value, which is the index of the engine to target. Note that an index of 0 will target the first engine (for backwards compatibility since this SimVar was changed to take an index).	Bool
`ROTOR GOV TARGET PCT`	Engine Index	Gets or sets the target RPM as a ratio of nominal RPM for the indexed engine governor. For example, if the helicopter has a nominal RPM of 390 and its idle state RPM is 52% of this value, then setting the target value here to 0.52 will make the governor target the proper 200 RPM when idle.The SimVar takes an index value, which is the index of the engine to target. Note that an index of 0 will target the first engine (for backwards compatibility since this SimVar was changed to take an index).	Percent Over 100
`ROTOR GOV ENGINE TRIM`	Engine Index	Retrieves the trim offset percentage for the governor target RPM of the indexed engine.The SimVar takes an index value, which is the index of the engine to target. Note that an index of 0 will target the first engine (for backwards compatibility since this SimVar was changed to take an index).	Percent Over 100
`ROTOR GOV SWITCH POS`	Engine Index	The rotor governor switch position, either on (1 `TRUE`) or off (0, `FALSE`).The SimVar takes an index value, which is the index of the engine to target. Note that an index of 0 will target the first engine (for backwards compatibility since this SimVar was changed to take an index).	Bool
`ROTOR LATERAL TRIM PCT`	N/A	The rotor lateral trim percentage.NOTE: This is available in multiplayer to all far aircraft. See here for more information: Note On SimVars In Multiplayer.	Percent Over 100
`ROTOR LONGITUDINAL TRIM PCT`	N/A	The rotor longitudinal trim percentage.NOTE: This is available in multiplayer to all far aircraft. See here for more information: Note On SimVars In Multiplayer.	Percent Over 100
`ROTOR RADIUS`	Engine Index	The radius of the indexed rotor (either 1 for the main rotor, or 2 for the secondary rotor).	ft
`ROTOR ROTATION ANGLE`	Engine Index	Rotor rotation angle of the given rotor index.The SimVar takes an index value, which is the index of the rotor to target. Note that an index of 0 will target the first rotor.NOTE: This is available in multiplayer to all far aircraft. See here for more information: Note On SimVars In Multiplayer.	Radians
`ROTOR RPM`	Engine Index	The indexed rotor RPM.The SimVar takes an index value, which is the index of the rotor to target. Note that an index of 0 will target the first rotor.NOTE: This is available in multiplayer to all far aircraft. See here for more information: Note On SimVars In Multiplayer.	RPM
`ROTOR RPM PCT`	Engine Index	Percent max rated rpm of the given rotor index.The SimVar takes an index value, which is the index of the rotor to target. Note that an index of 0 will target the first rotor.	Percent Over 100
`ROTOR TEMPERATURE`	N/A	The main rotor transmission temperature.	Rankine
`STRUCT ROTOR POSITION`	Engine Index	The position of the indexed rotor.The SimVar takes an index value, which is the index of the rotor to target. Note that an index of 0 will target the first rotor.	`SIMCONNECT_DATA_XYZ`feet (ft)
`TAIL ROTOR BLADE PITCH PCT`	N/A	The pitch position of the tailrotor blades.	Percent Over 100
`TAIL ROTOR PEDAL POSITION`	N/A	Percent tail rotor pedal deflection.	Percent Over 100

Engine

Simulation Variable	Index	Description	Units
`ENG ROTOR RPM`	Engine Index	Returns the indexed rotor RPM.The SimVar takes an index value, which is the index of the rotor to target. Note that an index of 0 will target the first rotor.NOTE: This is available in multiplayer to all far aircraft. See here for more information: Note On SimVars In Multiplayer.	Percent scalar 16K (Max RPM 16384)
`ENG TORQUE PERCENT`	Engine Index	Returns the indexed rotor torque.The SimVar takes an index value, which is the index of the rotor to target. Note that an index of 0 will target the first rotor.	Percent scalar 16K (ft/lbs 16384)
`HELICOPTER MASTER THROTTLE POSITION`	N/A	Returns the position of the master throttle as a value between 0 and 1.	Percent Over 100

Sling

Simulation Variable	Index	Description	Units
`IS ATTACHED TO SLING`	N/A	Set to `TRUE` if this object is attached to a sling.	Bool
`NUM SLING CABLES`	N/A	The number of sling cables (not hoists) that are configured for the helicopter.	Number
`SLING ACTIVE PAYLOAD STATION`	Sling Index	The payload station (identified by the value being set) where objects will be placed from the sling (identified by the index).	Number
`SLING CABLE BROKEN`	Sling Index	THis will be `TRUE` (1) if the indexed cable is broken, or `FALSE` (0) otherwise.	Bool
`SLING CABLE EXTENDED LENGTH`	Sling Index	The length of the indexed sling cable extending from the aircraft.	Feet (ft)
`SLING HOIST PERCENT DEPLOYED`	Sling Index	The percentage of the full length of the indexed sling cable deployed.	Percent Over 100
`SLING HOIST SWITCH`	Sling Index	This will be `TRUE` (1) if the indexed sling hoist is enabled or `FALSE` (0) otherwise.	Bool
`SLING HOOK IN PICKUP MODE`	N/A	This will be `TRUE` (1) if the hook is in pickup mode or `FALSE` (0) otherwise. When `TRUE`, the hook will be capable of picking up another object.	Bool
`SLING OBJECT ATTACHED`	N/A	If the SimVar units are set as boolean, this will return `TRUE` (1) if a sling object is attached, or `FALSE` (0) otherwise.If the SimVar units are set as a string, this will return the container title of the object.Note that there can be multiple sling positions, indexed from 1. The sling positions are set in the Aircraft Configuration File.	Bool/String

Eng

Simulation Variable	Index	Description	Units
`ENG ELECTRICAL LOAD`	Engine Index	The electrical load on the indexed engine.	Percent scalar 16K (Max load * 16384)
`ENG FUEL PRESSURE`	Engine Index	The fuel pressure for the indexed engine.	PSI scalar 16K (psi * 16384)
`ENG TRANSMISSION PRESSURE`	Engine Index	The transmission pressure of the indexed engine.	PSI scalar 16K (psi * 16384)
`ENG TRANSMISSION TEMPERATURE`	Engine Index	The transmission temperature of the indexed engine.	Celsius scalar 16K (Degrees * 16384)
`ENG TURBINE TEMPERATURE`	Engine Index	The tubine temperature for the indexed engine.	Celsius scalar 16K (degrees * 16384)

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