On Sun, 2002-12-08 at 16:33, David Megginson wrote: > Luke Scharf writes: > > > I figured that I'd take the pictures myself at whatever resolution makes > > sense. It's a good excuse to go flying. :-) > > Can you take pictures straight down? I guess it would be possible > with a high-winged plane and a ferociously-steep bank.
I usually rent a Cessna 172, so a well-coordinated 45 degree bank might work. Once that's established, my passenger might be able to hold the camera so that it's perpendicular to the ground. Or, I could just find a plane with a camera port. > > So, assuming that I have a TIFF or a JPEG, where do I go next? > > Don't use JPEG -- stick to something lossless. You'll have to > download TerraGear and dig through the source, looking for > explanatory comments, unless Curt documented it all somewhere. I'll give it a shot! Thanks! > > I'm struggling to get the down payment together for a Cessna 150... > > Flightgear is a lot cheaper! > > Good luck. Why not go for a 140 and do the taildragger thing as well? > The polished aluminum ones look very spiffy. :-)~ -Luke -- Luke Scharf, Jack of Several Trades http://www.ccm.ece.vt.edu/~lscharf _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel
