David Megginson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > Although I've said before that I wouldn't do it, I went up today for a > CA$45.00 (US$30.00) introductory flight in a 100HP Cessna 150 at the
Very cool. I should do that. > the big jets). My instructor was younger than I am but had 1,600 > hours flying experience -- I think this is the first time I've ever > been formally instructed in anything by a younger person. Hmmm...I can remember that experience in grad school. > In FlightGear, neither JSBSim (either before and after my patch of > yesterday) nor YASim has taxiing quite right from my limited > experience. On the C150, at least, the nosewheel has more turning > authority than JSBSim used to allow it, but not so much as I gave it > yesterday with my patch (or YASim gives it) -- you really have to use > the toe brake a little in most turns. Unfortunately, JSBSim > pretty-much stops all forward movement with even a little differential > braking, while the real C150 keeps on moving forward. > Please don't make us use the toe brakes with nose wheelers! I tried some taxiing yesterday after your patch and while it is perhaps too tight, it seems to respond to certain conditions like speed and one engine out in a twin, more or less properly. Whether or not it is spot-on accurate, is not that important from where I sit, because I think that it would vary considerably between aircraft (Is even a c150 a good representation of c172 behavior?). The biggest requirement for me is I can still line up on the runway with a single axis. > unwilling to tear my eyes away from the outside. The best way to > similate this in FlightGear, I think, is to set up the view so that > you have to use the mouse to tilt the view down to the panel and then > back again -- that seems like a good equivalent of the physical effort > of scanning instruments, at least for a first-time flier. I'd say that would be a c150 thing. If you place the eye properly and the panel properly in the simulation then it'll work out as it should. I would suggest placing the eye for an average 5' 4" female pilot so we at least have a fighting chance without owning an $80 controller. > The motion sickness was a big problem -- I was still experiencing > vertigo 6 hours after the flight, and feel slightly unsteady even this > morning even after a good night's sleep. Try going as early as possible in the morning. For me its the rough air that gets it trigger. I've never sat in the Pilot's seat, but can say vertigo is a problem for me as well in small planes. Clear sunny days are the worst because of the updrafts. The size of the plane makes a difference in how it reacts to the turbulance (and closeness to the ground that creates the turbulance). > not be so bad, though lessons will be slightly more expensive. Right > now, I'd say that there's a 55% chance I won't continue flying but I Should we start a pool? ;-) Best, Jim _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel
