James Turner wrote: > On 9 Dec 2008, at 00:53, Syd wrote: > > >> Looks good so far , Ive been thinking along the same lines for the >> Primus 1000. >> I dont know the specs for that instrument , but the Primus can only >> display a maximum of 4 airports, 4 navaids , etc , which should be >> easier on performance , determining which should be displayed when >> there >> are more might be tricky... but your way ahead of me , so I'll be >> watching your progress :) >> > > Ah, that's good things to know about the Primus. In general, the > reference points I'm working on are the G1000 (which I have a PDF > manual for), the Boeing 747-400 / 777 style displays (ditto), and the > KLN89B (again, have a PDF manual). I'd love to have a reference > describing the Primus, since it seems to be installed in many > aircraft. (I'd also love to have an Airbus ref, to see how different > it is from the Boeing display). > > In general, I'm initially focusing on features and visual appearance, > not accurate modelling of any specific system. I'm hoping to get > something we can hack into many aircraft quickly - all the Boeings and > Airbuses, but also the Primus-equipped aircraft. If people's biggest > complaint is that feature XYZ is not exactly correct for the A330-400 > variant, I will be happy :) > > If you have some spare time, could you add clickable models / hot- > spots for the ND-MCP panel on the 777-200? (and maybe pass the panel > onto Gijs for the 747-400, they seem to be virtually identical). I > could hook up the range and CTR functions now, and I'll be in a > position to do the layer switches in the next few days. I'm hoping to > implement the modes via a Nasal script that configures properties on > the C++ instrument, but I'd like to confirm that's a valid approach. > > Regards, > James > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > SF.Net email is Sponsored by MIX09, March 18-20, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. > The future of the web can't happen without you. Join us at MIX09 to help > pave the way to the Next Web now. Learn more and register at > http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;208669438;13503038;i?http://2009.visitmix.com/ > _______________________________________________ > Flightgear-devel mailing list > Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel > > Just a request while your tweaking the route-manager , I'll keep my fingers out of it :) I use it as an FMS for my aircraft with such instruments , but what would be convenient is a property to flag when the TTG switches from hours to minutes ... Merry Christmas.
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