Hi Bo, Am Montag, den 09.02.2009, 22:33 +0100 schrieb Bo Berglund: > I was told that there was a glider available for download so I went searching > and found the ASK-21 (which I have flown a lot in real life). > I found it as "early production" from 2007, but downloaded it and had a go > and now I have a few questions (being a FlightGear newbie...): > > 1. Simulation realism > ---------------------- > I feel that the simulated ASK is a bit too quick in response to stick > movements. > It feels like there is not enough simulated mass or something like that > because when I just touch the stick I can get it into a 70 degree bank in > less than a second and that never happened in real life. > So I am just wondering if there are any place where some fundamental > constants can be tweaked to make it more realistic? > There is a file ask21.xml in the ask21 directory. It holds the YaSim FDM configuration for this Aircraft. There is a description of the parameters in README.Yasim in the Docs Directory.
You may also try this config here: http://sol2500.net/flightgear/ask21.xml I created this a while ago, but it was never really tested, so having a pilot with experience in this Aircraft is a good chance! If you like to give feedback we can make this Aircraft more realistic. > 2. Instrumentation > ------------------- > I found the instrument panel somewhat lacking (speedometer, altitude and > variometer only). > Is there some way I can add to this myself to get for example an attitude > display (don't know the English word, but it is the instrument with a ball in > a bent glass tube showing if you are flying straight on your wings). > > The altitude meter is graduated in feet, whereas I am used to meter, can this > be changed somewhere? > Also the altitude meter only has one hand where I am used to a tw-hand meter, > can this be changed? > > Is there a g-force meter? I had that on the club ASK-21 and it was zeroed > (both ways) before every takeoff. > Instruments from other Aircraft can be used in the ASK21 too. > 3. Water ballast > ----------------- > Is there a way to add water in the wings and be able to release it? > This is possible, I only need to know the location of the tank and the maximum amount of water. > 4. Weather > ----------- > How can one change the weather such that instead of the very annoying haze > (which we do not have much of in Sweden) one could get some nice cumuluses > and with thermals below? And a clear view to the horizon... > There is a soaring scenario for the vicinity of KSFO (called thermal_demo). Right now Thermals can only be placed by hand within a scenario file. They reside in the AI Directory and can be edited with the text Editor of your choice. > Maybe I am asking too much? But it would be fun to have it work closer to > real life.... > > BosseB > > Greetings -- Detlef Faber http://www.sol2500.net/flightgear ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Create and Deploy Rich Internet Apps outside the browser with Adobe(R)AIR(TM) software. With Adobe AIR, Ajax developers can use existing skills and code to build responsive, highly engaging applications that combine the power of local resources and data with the reach of the web. Download the Adobe AIR SDK and Ajax docs to start building applications today-http://p.sf.net/sfu/adobe-com _______________________________________________ Flightgear-users mailing list Flightgear-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-users
