> > coupled closely to provide integrated sensory
> > cues 6 These systems shall respond to abrupt
> > pitch, roll and yaw inputs at the pilot's position
> > within 150/300 milliseconds of the time, but not
> > before the time, when the airplane would respond
> > under the same conditions. [...]"
>
> Uh, 300 ms response time looks pretty bad to me at a first glance. They
> already include the time which the 'real' aircraft would need to
> respond aerodynamically - right ?
>
> Personally I'd go crazy in the real Cessna if it would take me one
> third of a second until the beast starts !! responding to a control
> movement - this would turn almost every landing at gusty crosswind into
> a really difficult situation ....
>

Martin, the 300ms figure is really only applicable to a Level A simulator
which is basically equivalent to a cockpit procedures trainer with no
visuals.

BTW, sorry for being such a jerk.  You were able to (likely
unintentionally) wind me up like a clock-spring connected to a gas
turbine. :)

g.
 -- "I'm not crazy, I'm plausibly off-nominal!"

Proud owner of F-15C 80-0007
http://www.f15sim.com - The only one of its kind.


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