> > Out of curiosity, how do pilots do this in real helicopters? I > > wouldn't think a traditional ASI would work very well at 10 kts... > > You could probably build one that did -- after all, the aenemometers that > weather stations use can register down to less than 5 kt. Still, I'm > guessing that a real helicopter pilot just watches the ground, since that's > what matters in the slow-speed regime.
In real life you don't need to "watch" the ground any more than you need to "watch" the road surface to know you're crawling along at 5-10mph in a traffic jam. You're just aware of it through your normal sense of speed. This is something that is sorely lacking in a sim unless something is done to enhance the situational awareness. Lack of high res detail in the ground textures, lack of real 3D perception and lack of motion cues make judgement of speed, height, attitude (and changes in all of these) much more difficult in a sim than real life. Mally --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.543 / Virus Database: 337 - Release Date: 22/11/03 _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel
