Tacview Flight Time

Tacview Addon for Flight Time Measurement

Origin

This Tacview Addon is initially from Buzybee. I modified it to fit it into my requirements. When you want to use the original Addon, please go to: https://github.com/RaiaSoftwareInc/tacview.add-ons.lua Basically, he only computed the life time of the primary and secondary object, which is not that accurate.

Installation

First, download the display-flight-time zip-directory and unzip it to any directory. Copy or Cut the display-flight-time folder to your AddOns folder in your root tacview directory.

Example path:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Tacview\AddOns

Setup

1. In order to enable the addon, you maybe need to restart tacview after the installation.
2. Afterwards, click on the addon menu (gear icon).
3. Now, you can go to Enable/Disable AddOns and look for Display Flight Time and enable it with a click on it.

Guide Overview

The addon has a Auto and Manual Mode. The mode can be toggled via the addon menu. Both Modes are being described in this Readme file. Therefore, jump to your desired guide.

Guide Manual

The Manual mode is straightforward. You can record an unlimited number of "flights". If the option Auto Flight Time in the Flight Time menu is unchecked, then the manual mode is active.

To display the flight time for your primary object:

1. Open the addon menu again (gear icon).
2. Click on the Flight Time submenu.
3. From there, select : Set Flight Time

Each time you click, the current time is saved to a list. On every render frame in Tacview, the addon calculates total flight time using these time entries in pairs.

What does that mean?

• Entry 1 and 2 form a pair — representing one flight.
• You can create multiple flights this way.
• Each time you set a time, it either acts as a takeoff or landing time.
• When a takeoff time is set, the addon uses the current time in the track to calculate the duration of the current flight.

Resetting Flight Time

To reset the flight time:

• Go to the addon menu and click Reset Flight Time for the desired object.

Guide Auto

The Auto mode is super easy to use. If the option Auto Flight Time in the Flight Time menu is checked, then the manual mode is active.

To display the flight time for your primary object:

1. Place your time slider before your first takeoff.
2. Open the addon menu again (gear icon).
3. Click on the Flight Time submenu.
4. From there, select : Reset Flight Time
5. Move your time slider slowly to the left until you passed your last landing.

The addon automatically detects a takeoff or a landing based on the IAS and calculates the flight time at the current time in the track. The principle of the flight time calculation is the same as in the manual mode, but tacview is now responsible for the creation of the two events.