Re: [Flightgear-devel] Elite Simulator

2002-10-18 Thread Alex Perry
I spent most of the time practicing holding patterns. I'm still trying to decide whether to love or hate them: I'll write a tutorial for sim users some day if anyone is interested. I understand that ATC almost never uses holds any more A lot of approach plates, needing a course reversal,

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Elite Simulator

2002-10-18 Thread Alex Perry
Once we get full approach lighting implimented it's going to be hard to find significant reasons not to do a 1.0 release ... Instructor console, intuitive enough that non-software-engineers can operate it without being trained by someone already familiar with it. But that's about it.

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Elite Simulator

2002-10-18 Thread Curtis L. Olson
Alex Perry writes: Once we get full approach lighting implimented it's going to be hard to find significant reasons not to do a 1.0 release ... Instructor console, intuitive enough that non-software-engineers can operate it without being trained by someone already familiar with it. But

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Elite Simulator

2002-10-18 Thread David Megginson
Alex Perry writes: A lot of approach plates, needing a course reversal, either use a procedure turn or a hold. The former is easier, but needs a depicted hold somewhere else in most cases, the latter. Thus, I've been given radar vector, direct to navaid when able, then hold, efc for

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Elite Simulator

2002-10-18 Thread David Megginson
Alex Perry writes: Instructor console, intuitive enough that non-software-engineers can operate it without being trained by someone already familiar with it. But that's about it. Course plotting should be part of that. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED],

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Elite Simulator

2002-10-18 Thread David Megginson
Alex Perry writes: I get the impression that the US intends to transition from NDB/VOR service to VOR/GPS service, in which case the GPS will fulfil all the roles of the NDB in the above list, allowing NDBs to be shut down. I noticed that between a Canada Air Pilot (Ontario) from 2000

[Flightgear-devel] Elite Simulator

2002-10-16 Thread David Megginson
I had my first experience with the Elite simulator today (I missed the version -- sorry) at a Precision Controls station. Here are some observations. To my understanding, Elite is the most commonly-used FTD at flight schools in Canada and the U.S., so I'll post some initial observations, on the

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Elite Simulator

2002-10-16 Thread Curtis L. Olson
Since we are comparing sims, I can relate my own experience. I got to sit down at a C172 sim that was partially complete. Unfortunately the primary funder of this project was killed when his 3/4 scale P-51 crashed. Anyway, they did the bulk of their panel using 2d graphics similar to our 2d