Yesterday I did my first ride on a (real) PA28. I already got to know
the C150 (which I use to train on) and the C172 (which we took when one
of the sparks in the C150 didn't work). This saturday the C150 was
already occupied and we decided to take the Archer this time.
Naturally the PA28 behaves different than a C172 although both are sort
of the same size: The PA28 behaves less 'hectically' on the flare and
on takeoff you have to need to make distinct movements on the yoke to
take the PA28 off the runway while it is sufficient for a 'clean'
takeoff on the C150/C172 to rotate at the desired speed.
O.k., this is the wording of a beginner and 'old' pilots are supposed
to use other terms but I still think that this description somehow
points into the right direction.
Today I took the PA28 in FlightGear and I was terribly surprised that
the feeling of the model matches the original aircraft _that_ close.
Congratulations,
Martin.
--
Unix _IS_ user friendly - it's just selective about who its friends are !
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
_______________________________________________
Flightgear-devel mailing list
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel
