> -----Original Message----- > From: Detlef Faber [mailto:fa...@sol2500.net] > Subject: Re: [Flightgear-users] ASK-21 questions > > 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
Will test it.... > 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? Actually the two hands *are* there... I used it a bit more and the real problem is that the hands are visible (both) only in certain altitudes. When the altitude changes and the hands rotate they are mysteriously cut off at certain angles.... It would be good though to have a red area at the outer end of each hand. > > > > 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. I have found a "repository" of instruments in the following dirs: data\Aircraft\Instruments-3d and data\Aircraft\Instruments In the dir data\Aircraft\Generic\Panels I found a panel description file: generic-vfr-panel.xml where I found this snippet for an attitude indicator. <instrument include="../../Instruments/attitude-indicator.xml"> <name>Attitude Gyro</name> <x>412</x> <y>335</y> <w>128</w> <h>128</h> </instrument> The problem now is exactly where I insert these lines? Neither the ask21.xml nor the ask21-set.xml file mentions instruments. In one of the files the panel is set to invisible: <panel> <visibility archive="y">false</visibility> </panel> So, if I would like to add the extra instrument, in which file and where do I add it? > > 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. I will try to get this info. It might be that there is no water for the ASK21, I might have confused the LS-3 and ASK-21. BosseB ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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
