On Thursday 11 September 2003 16:50, Jim Wilson wrote:
> Major A <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
> 
> > 
> > I just discovered two rather funny things in the latest CVS code,
> > related to the visibility setting. I often change visibility with the
> > z/Z keyboard commands during flight to maximize framerate when I don't
> > need to see very far (short finals etc.). This, however, has two
> > unwanted side-effects -- first of all, it seems it has an effect on
> > the flight dynamics. I've seen this in the P51D and in the YF23,
> > haven't tried JSBSim aircraft yet. Every time I change visibility
> > quickly (say, 5 or 6 keypresses within about a second), the aircraft
> > gets a "kick from the side", which is rather awkward in a turn onto
> > final. 
> 
> Ha! That happened to me the other night and I dismissed it as being 
> impossible (I couldn't repeat it but I didn't try hard either).  Very 
> strange.  My guess is it is not FDM related.  Anyone have an idea?
> 
> Best,
> 
> Jim

I'd guess that the weather (winds/visibility) stuff is getting changed some 
how.

LeeE


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