On Saturday, 15 November 2003 08:39, JD Fenech wrote: > Stupid idea: Has anyone thought to make a simple FDM for ground > vechicles? I admit it might get boring quickly, but in a multiplay > situation, it might be intresting to allow someone to simply watch > takeoffs from the ground, with a mobile camera. It's half-assed, and > since I can barely get FG to compile on my own, it's probably not worth > implementing.
A ground FDM might not be such a bad idea. How about aircraft having both a flight FDM and a ground FDM? I don't know about everyone else's experience but I haven't found one aircraft in FG that wants to sit still on the ground even with the engine off. I've never seen a stationary aircraft "weather vane" into a 10 knot wind in real life. It seems like some work needs to be done with regards to rolling resistance and tire friction to stop all that "twitching" and also the way the aircraft start rolling on their own at idle. Last time I flew in a PA28 she required a fair bit of throttle to get her rolling even on a hard surface. Paul _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel
