I must amend my previous statement (below), as it appears the discussion is
swinging more in the direction of allowing Flightgear client programs to access
IVAO directly...?? My concerns were aimed more towards when the discussion was
about bridging the two networks at the server level. If the two networks are
to continue to exist separately, then I have no relevant concerns. Cheers, -R.
Robert M. Shearman, Jr.
Transit Operations Supervisor,
University of Maryland Department of Transportation
also known as [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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To: FlightGear developers discussions <flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net>
Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 7:33:14 AM
Subject: Re: [Flightgear-devel] FlightGear in IVAO network
I wrote:
> It seems
> that a large number (often, the majority) of FG-MP users are on the
> network to mess around and socialize rather than participate in a
> multi-aircraft scenario with any degree of realism.
Arnt wrote:
> ..my impression from what little I've seen here on this list,
> (I haven't had time to join the fun), is our "social" MP
> things are MP airshows and fly-ins, in the http://eaa.org/
> and http://airventure.org/ style spirit.
> ..these events fits nicely into RL air traffic in RL and I see no
> problems with IVAO's serious relism traffic servers joining our
> MP servers, {...}
Those are the events that we "organize," and in the forum these are organized
by a core group of mature, "semi-serious" aviators, who fly these events for
social reasons but attempt to fly reasonably realistically throughout them.
But those you don't see on the list, but who are online on the MP servers on a
near-constant basis, are the "kids" (of variable age range, no doubt) whose
idea of social flying is "EMERGENCY LANDING< EVERYBODY CLEAR THE RUNWAY!!!!@@@"
or "CAN SOMEONE TELL ME HOW TO FLY>>??" and/or those that just loop around
aimlessly seeking attention or try to pull off something "cool" flying a 787
like it were in an aerobatic display.
Given the former, I agree that this presents no problem working with IVAO. How
do we screen for the latter? Again I say that there would have to be two FG-MP
networks; one connected with IVAO and one that isn't. Or, close FG-MP to only
those who register for IVAO and plan to follow its guidelines, leaving the
"kids" to play solo, or else privately set up their own FG-MP servers.
Cheers,
-R.
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