David Megginson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > Jim Wilson writes: > > > 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. > > You can do it without toe brakes, but you need a bigger turning > circle. For problems like this, though, I believe that we should > model the aircraft as realistically as possible, then solve user > problems in a higher layer (perhaps binding some small brake action to > the same axis as the rudder, at the extreme ends, as Andy did > originally in YASim). > > Left and right brakes are also bound to ',' and '.' on the keyboard, > and you can bind them to joystick buttons if you want, but then you're > stuck with a choice between no brakes and full brakes. Another option > is to bind the keys to increment the brakes by, say, 0.05, so that you > can pump the key or button to get partial brakes. > > > 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. > > A $15 mouse should do it. With the 3D cockpit, I find myself flying > with my left hand on a joystick and my right hand on the mouse, in > view mode. > > > > 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). > > When I'm travelling on business, I find that business class helps a > lot and first class is a sure cure (when I have enough points to > upgrade). Unfortunately, most of my customers are on the east > coast now, so I'm stuck flying in 50-seater one-class-fits-all > commuter jets instead of nice, wide 767s. > > > > 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? ;-) > > It's down to 45% already, after reading all the friendly and > reassuring responses to my initial post. Thanks, guys. > > > All the best, > > > David > > -- > David Megginson > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > _______________________________________________ > Flightgear-devel mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel >
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