Georg Vollnhals wrote: > > But that said I did try this last night several times on the > > desktop and each time I thought I was doing pretty well on the take off > > roll but once airborne I was madly trying to keep it level during the > > climb. Banking madly left and right and I tried using small movements or > > severe climbs and then dives. > > > > I tried a little while ago on my laptop which is more powerful than the > > desktop and also has FlightGear 0.9.10 and using the mouse - same > > scenario - pitching madly left and right after takeoff - swerving some > > during the takeoff roll. > > > > bk > > > I am really at a loss with your problem :-( > Georg
Well I think I might have identified the problem. I think this is a case of to powerful a program for not enough computer - neither my laptop or my desktop. Originally I was having graphics problems and was advised to cut down on the screen size and the detail. I worked out the graphics and some motherboard problems eliminating some hangs I was having and was getting real good display and frame rate so I added some more detail and was running Flightgear at 1024x768 (Fullscreen Game Mode) and lots of the additional options. As a wild shot last night I shut off most everything on the fgrun third screen except auto coordination, enhanced runway lighting and time of day and changed the display to 800 x 600 and unchecked Game mode so it runs in a window and I seem to get a lot better results with the 182. I was even able to trim it to straight an level flight and remove my hand from the joystick and it will gently fly on like you would hope for. I also added some spring tension thru the joystick software control. The desktop is a x86 Family 6 Model 7 stepping 3 (documented as a Pentium III 500mhz), 1gb memory, AT/AT Compatible with Windows 2000 Professional but obviously not enough machine. The Laptop is a Intel Pentium (M) with a 1.6ghz processor and 765mb memory and running Windows XP professional 2002 Service Pack 2. This leads me to wonder what options have the most drain on the system. What options can you enable to get the most bang for the processing power you have or the vice versa - what can you turn off and get the most benefit in allowing for other options. bk ------------------------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: The Future of Linux Business White Paper from Novell. From the desktop to the data center, Linux is going mainstream. Let it simplify your IT future. http://altfarm.mediaplex.com/ad/ck/8857-50307-18918-4 _______________________________________________ Flightgear-users mailing list Flightgear-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-users
