Hi, Some aircraft types has different cockpit layouts like having different avionics, autopilot system or glascockpit vs. steam cockpit. Mostly the operator can select what he prefers.
This applies to the Ec135 helicopter I still work on (an aircraft is never be finished) in real life as well. The operator can choose between the full glascockpit and the one with conventional analog instruments. As I can see this isn't covered yet on FGFS. The PA24-250 uses two -set.xmls to have two different version regarding the autopilot. So it is the only aircraft which allows to have two different panel layouts. For the Ec135 helicopter I would like to create the two available different cockpit layouts. I found out that condition-bindings (<condition>...</condition>) even work for <model><path>...</path></model>. That would allow me to have just the high- and lowskid version by two set-files linking to the two different fdm to simulate high and lowskids, and let change the cockpit version by tags set up in each livery.xml. Or by an entry in the menu, per key-command etc. I tried it today, loading time for the whole panel together with all instruments is under one second for me which surprised me in a positive way. As FGFS luckily offers many ways to get to a certain point, I wonder if there is maybe a better way or there are some things I did not yet considered. Any thoughts and recommendations out there? Kind regards Heiko still in work: http://www.hoerbird.net/galerie.html But already done: http://www.hoerbird.net/reisen.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WhatsUp Gold - Download Free Network Management Software The most intuitive, comprehensive, and cost-effective network management toolset available today. Delivers lowest initial acquisition cost and overall TCO of any competing solution. http://p.sf.net/sfu/whatsupgold-sd _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
