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