On Oct 6, 2009, at 3:19 AM, AJ MacLeod wrote: >> > > We understood and understand perfectly what you were trying to > achieve, and > having plenty of experience in the task knew that it was not only > possible to > achieve it with "3D" instruments, but that it would be easier, > quicker and > more flexible. > > You're always welcome to ignore good advice and plod on doing things > any > sub-optimal way you please... but it's fairly bad manners to dismiss > those > who give that advice as uncomprehending idiots. > > AJ
Yes, now there you go AJ...typical response that makes some folks on this developer's list so much fun to work with. I am sorry that you feel I've apparently dismissed you as an "uncomprehending idiot." Are you? I've never heard that, and certainly did not and *would not* make that assumption. But were you in the IRC channels so many times when I was asking about reconfiguring a panel, only to have to answer question after question as to why I was "wasting my time" making a 2D panel? Hey, but everyone is entitled to their own opinion. But as for a 3D cockpit, I don't believe that the FAA is going to approve a product that requires the pilot (user) to have to pan around the cockpit (or a panel) using a mouse, while in the act of simulated flight. Are you flying an aircraft, or using a mouse? So "suboptimal" or not, as far as I (and several industry folks I know) can tell, that's what the FAA will approve; certainly not for a PC-based Advanced Aircraft Training Device. Oh, by the way: "...it would be easier, quicker and more flexible"? LOL! Now who is dismissing whom as an uncomprehending idiot? TB ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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
