Vivian Meazza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > > Jim Wilson wrote: > > > ... I'm excited that there's more 3d cockpit work going > > on these days. > > What are the pros and cons of 3D and 2D instruments? I used them because > > A. They seem to make the aircraft more pleasant and easier to fly. (Probably > my imagination.)
Agreed. 3D cockpits in general seem to make the simulator easier to fly by giving the pilot some good visual cues that you can't get in the 2D cockpit. Of course for instrument training there isn't any difference. In fact 2D might be somewhat better for that. > B. I liked the look! Me too. It does look _much_ better. The 2D offers the ability to display values more easily (e.g. the frequencies on the radio stack). Also the 2D panels can be developed without any 3D software (although folks would be amazed how much you can do by copying other 3D instruments and editing the file in a text editor). It is just good to see someone new taking the time to do the 3D work. Best, Jim _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel
