I hace always liked this idea, I know that "Start-Up" positions can be specified in TaxiDraw and are used in X-Plane (refer http://x-plane.org/home/robinp/apt840.htm ).
It would be an added touch of realisism IMHO :-D ene >From: Detlef Faber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: FlightGear developers discussions ><flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net> >To: FlightGear developers discussions ><flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net> >Subject: Re: [Flightgear-devel] Harrier checkin >Date: Mon, 05 Jun 2006 20:25:03 +0200 > >Am Montag, den 05.06.2006, 14:56 +0100 schrieb AJ MacLeod: > > On Monday 05 June 2006 13:43, Josh Babcock wrote: > > > How many pilots still have their parking brakes set at the runway > > > threshold? > > > > These same pilots will (hopefully :-) have been in control of the plane >for a > > good while leading up to this point. > > > > In FG, we're suddenly dumped there, with the plane running and, in many >cases, > > simply out of control, veering off in some unpredictable direction. > > >... just an idea, why not provide a starting point "general aviation >parking" or "hangar"? There we can put the plane with engine off and >parking brakes on. One can practice taxiing and choose a runway by wind >direction. > >Greetings > >Detlef > >http://www.sol2500.net/flightgear > > > > I'm not claiming having the parking brake set at this point is the >height of > > realism, just that it's slightly less bad than the alternative. I've >still > > not heard a convincing reason why FG starting up with out of control >runaway > > aircraft is a good idea... > > > > AJ > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Flightgear-devel mailing list > > Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel > > > >_______________________________________________ >Flightgear-devel mailing list >Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel _________________________________________________________________ Check out the latest video @ http://xtra.co.nz/streaming _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
