Stuart, This is the first time I've replied to this group. I'd like to be more active. I'm very interested in numerical methods and flight simulation and flying in general.
I'm a Certified Flight Instructor in the USA. In my opinion rudder pedals would be very useful for helping future training in a real aircraft. Make sure you read up on P Factor and adverse yaw. If you understand these concepts and understand how the rudder plays then you will have a good background for the real aircraft. Dave P David F. Pinella, P.E., AeroLogic www.aerologic.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Buchanan, Stuart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tuesday, December 13, 2005 8:43 am Subject: [Flightgear-users] Will pedals help me fly better in real life? > Hi All, > > Some background: I live in Edinburgh, Scotland, and sometimes go > to the > USA on business, where I get an flying lesson if I have time. > Partly this > is just purely for the fun of flying, and partly as preparation for > getting a pilots license in the next couple of years - probably > in the > UK. > > Spending time on FG certainly helps - I took the plane right down > to the > flare on my second lesson (though I'm sure the instructor was > helping ;) > > One thing that is obvious is that though I'm familiar with the > systems and > even manage to keep my head out of the window (apparently a common > problemwith sim-pilots moving to the real world), I have problems with > coordinated flight. > > So, is the FG pedal support/sensitivity good enough on planes like the > c172p for a set of CH pedals to be a worthwhile investment? > > On a more general note - has anyone else been using FG for (informal) > personal training purposes and have experiences/advice to share? > > Looking forward to some interested answers! > > Regards, > > -Stuart > > > > > > ___________________________________________________________ > Yahoo! Messenger - NEW crystal clear PC to PC calling worldwide > with voicemail http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com > > _______________________________________________ > Flightgear-users mailing list > Flightgear-users@flightgear.org > http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-users > 2f585eeea02e2c79d7b1d8c4963bae2d >
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