Hi Curtis, > > If you read that X-Plane is FAA certified, they certainly > mean that X-Plane was one component in an FAA certified > simulator, not that the software itself is FAA certified, > however they don't work very hard to make that > distinction clear to their users.
To be more clear: Quote from http://www.x-plane.com/pg_levels.html "In other words, the copy of X-Plane that can be purchased right here for under $50 has all the features required for FAA certification built in--you just have to buy USB keys (one per computer) to unlockthem all! Please note that using these keys makes X-Plane certifiable by the FAA; it does not automatically confer certified status. The FAA only certifies the combination of the hardware and the software used in a simulator, and users who want to certify their sim must do so through the FAA." Of course you still need some professional controlls, cockpits etc. to be fully FAA-certified at least. So does our last stable version 1.9.1 does have all features needed to be certifiable by the FAA ? > Fun stuff ... there's nothing here that FlightGear > can't already do, it's just a matter of going > through a sometimes an intense amount of work to pull all > the pieces together and verify and document that the entire > simulator as a whole meets all the requirements and there is > a lot more to it than just software work. Really? Let's pull the software pieces together and sell them for a cheaper price than X-Plane... Regards HHS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Come build with us! The BlackBerry® Developer Conference in SF, CA is the only developer event you need to attend this year. Jumpstart your developing skills, take BlackBerry mobile applications to market and stay ahead of the curve. Join us from November 9-12, 2009. Register now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/devconf _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
