On 10/11/2007, gerard robin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A stupid question: > > Why is it necessary to have a key for lights, isn't it a cockpit feature with > hotspot, and switch ?
Switches are hard to find, especially (a) if you're not a real pilot, or (b) if you're not familiar with the aircraft. A single key to turn on all the lights can be very useful for a new user, or even for an experienced user who just wants to fly at night and doesn't know the aircraft or doesn't want to pan around the panel. As you all know, I'm a big fan of realism, but it's important to understand that people want to simulate different things in FlightGear. Some people like to practice playing with the panel and throwing switches, but lots of other people want to practice just flying -- by the same token, not everyone would want to have to simulate ski-waxing in a cross-country ski sim, or rifle cleaning in a hunting sim, before they could actually ski or shoot. If I were learning a new aircraft, I would be very grateful for the level of fidelity in some of the aircraft panels, since it would let me practice at home. However, most of the time, I just want to fly -- I spend enough time in real life covering, uncovering, inspecting, cleaning, fueling, oiling, starting up, and shutting down my plane, and most of the time I don't really want to have to go through all that hassle again in FlightGear. So, in summary, I think a single switch to turn on all required interior and exterior lights for night flying can be a big win for FlightGear. All the best, David ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
