-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA512 I prefer starting with engine off (and not at threshold) so why not add support for starting somewhere else than end of runway? Starting at the gate for example (makes sense for 787 but not for the warrior) or in a hangar (if such exist at that airport).
/AnMaster Hans Fugal wrote: > This isn't the only plane that starts in cold configuration. I think > it would be best to be consistent - either leave it up to the plane > designer in every case (I believe in this case at least it was a > conscious decision on the part of the designer), or decide on a policy > that every aircraft should start hot and try to make that consistent > throughout. > > On 10/11/07, David Megginson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> As I mentioned earlier, the Warrior model is looking great. However, >> because it was starting with the engine and fuel off and the brakes >> on, it took a while to get started (and wasn't realistic sitting on >> the threshold with the engine off), and I don't think it was possible >> to do an in-air start, e.g. >> >> fgfs --aircraft=pa28-161 --altitude=5000 --vc=100 >> >> There were some places that the Nasal scripts were overriding startup >> preferences. I started cleaning those up and made a few more changes, >> so that the Warrior now starts up just like the Cessna 172 or J3 Cub, >> ready to take off. Please let me know if you find any problems. >> >> >> All the best, >> >> >> David >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFHDx1cWmK6ng/aMNkRCsVXAJ4rsHZ8m0XxGMsDOQwj6nVNcfSIvQCbB6TD l8Jk+rZ3V0wORXEIxqFl5Tk= =R0Gn -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
