On Tuesday 07 February 2006 12:14 am, Tatu Vanhanen wrote: > When starting/landing on the Nimitz deck, the carrier gradually "slides" > relative to the aircraft, causing the aircraft eventually to fall of the > carrier deck. I tried to search the documentation and forums but did not > find a current status of the carrier related to this feature. Is this still > a known, current feature or is there something wrong with my configuration? > > Thanks for the ansfer and for an amazingly great simulation! The helicopter > experience in bo105 is just great! > > My system: > Windows XP, Athlon 64 3200+, Radeon X800 GT, 1 GT memory
I do not know the model parameters of the carrier, but, from real-world experience, the approach path to the landing area is about 4 degrees to the left of the actual ship's course (keel) through the water. If there is wind in the operating area, the carrier steers a course to have the wind "straight down the angle (deck landing area)." In calm conditions, the carrier "makes" its own wind (steer so the wind is straight down the ship's axis, or 4 degrees to right of the angle deck). There you have it. You see, the life of the carrier pilot (and flight crewmember) is...interesting to say the least. 'Specially at night. Or...maybe the model has a quirk? Let us know how it resolves. Dick ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Do you grep through log files for problems? Stop! Download the new AJAX search engine that makes searching your log files as easy as surfing the web. DOWNLOAD SPLUNK! http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=103432&bid=230486&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Flightgear-users mailing list Flightgear-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-users
