Re: [Flightgear-devel] Engines on c310

Curtis L. Olson writes: Also, the presets dialog doesn't appear to do anything when you click ok or apply. OK and apply copy the values from the dialog to the presets; they do not apply the presets. We probably need to make that more intuitive. All the best, David -- David Megginson

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Engines on c310

I try to select File-Reset I get No command attached to binding That was a typo in menubar.cxx -- I've just checked in a fix. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com/ ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list

Re: [Flightgear-devel] When talking about bridges ....

-- not that often, but sometimes: for example, a helicopter doing a low-level hydrographic survey might pass under a very high bridge, as might a helicopter on approach to a shoreline helipad. There is no reason at all that a seaplane shouldn't water-taxi under a bridge. All the best, David -- David

Re: [Flightgear-devel] J3 Cub -- sitting in the backseat

the viewpoint a bit to make it easier to see over the nose, but it's definitely a different kind of experience. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com/ ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http

[Flightgear-devel] Morse numerals

? All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com/ ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Hi-Res C172-S instruments

, but the menu options don't seem to be helpful here, either. How do I fix this? That's deliberate -- Curt designed the panel to be displayed on a separate monitor. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com

[Flightgear-devel] Logging

without creating XML files and adding them to the command line. The dialog supports logging up to 9 properties to a CSV file, though there's no hard-coded limit in FlightGear internally. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com

re: [Flightgear-devel] DAFIFT progress

. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com/ ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel

Re: [Flightgear-devel] TACANs (was DAFIFT progress)

there's no VOR. Can the paired frequency be deduced from the channel? All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com/ ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo

Re: [Flightgear-devel] TACANs (was DAFIFT progress)

James Turner writes: That said, the UPP TACAN is not listed in NAV.TXT, if you know of any others, please let me know and I'll check. (Or did you mean UUP, 'Uplands'?) That's it -- I was giving the ident from memory. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http

[Flightgear-devel] Night approach

Here's a nice shot of the 310 on a long, straight-in night approach to runway 06L at CYUL (Montreal/Dorval): http://www.megginson.com/flightsim/cyul-06l.jpg All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com

re: [Flightgear-devel] Live property picker

, the valueChanged() method is never fired. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com/ ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel

re: [Flightgear-devel] Autoconf/Makefile question (slightly OT)

./configure The problem is that this will not survive when the makefiles automatically rerun configure, unless the INSTALL environment variable is permanently set. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Live property picker

explicitly; what does everyone else think? All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com/ ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Live property picker

system and fire the events when appropriate. I'd be include towards #2, since it would centralize the polling and do it only when actually needed. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com/ ___ Flightgear-devel

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Live property picker

fgTie(/foo/bar, this, Foo:getBar, Foo:setBar); at the start, and fgUntie(/foo/bar); and the end, and for the rest of the time you can pretend the property system doesn't exist. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Live property picker

) it will create no extra work for anyone. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com/ ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel

[Flightgear-devel] OT: 100 Hours

I passed 100 hours total flying time today, while practicing holds and approaches under the hood in C-FBJO. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com/ ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [Flightgear-devel] OT: 100 Hours

Jim Wilson writes: Wow! Not bad for...what is it? 8 months since you started? Give or take. Thanks, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com/ ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http

Re: [Flightgear-devel] [more or less OT] Map Projection on Navigation Displays

) use Lambert Conformal Conic projection, so that (as Norm suggests) a straight line drawn on the chart will really be a great circle. VFR terminal area charts (1:250,000) use Transverse Mercator projection since they cover a smaller area. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED

[Flightgear-devel] Viewer suggestion: acceleration effects

/slip_skid_ball.cxx for a sideways-acceleration example I ripped off from Alex's old steam code. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com/ ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Live property picker

in terms of non-impact on the code, efficiency and so forth. Go for it -- I probably won't be able to get to it right away. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com/ ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Viewer suggestion: acceleration effects

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Re: [Flightgear-devel] Viewer suggestion: acceleration effects

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Re: [Flightgear-devel] Viewer suggestion: acceleration effects

. Inner ear. All three, I think -- the brain also uses pressure on the feet or posterior to establish balance. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com/ ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http

re: [Flightgear-devel] xml property documentation

the preparsed property tree in memory. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com/ ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Updated set of goals?

snap. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com/ ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Re: xml property documentation

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re: [Flightgear-devel] Re: xml property documentation

. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com/ ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel

Re: [Flightgear-devel] ANN: Turbulence

? I think so -- I'm wondering if we should fade it out within a couple of wingspans of the ground. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com/ ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http

[Flightgear-devel] Turbulence redux

intuitive). 2. Turbulence does a linear fade-out within two wingspans of the ground. The second item is there merely to annoy Jon into implementing something more realistic. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Turbulence redux

. FGAtmosphere is a JSBSim class, so it won't run when YASim is the current FDM. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com/ ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Turbulence redux

. Jon: check out the latest FlightGear and play with the turbulence at bit -- there a slider to adjust it in the dialog linked to the Weather/Winds menu entry. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com

Re: [Flightgear-devel] SeaHawk

(fully folded) and 1.0 (fully extended). There is no need to make any changes to the C++ code, but it would be useful to bind this property to something (or to add it to a dialog). I don't know how hard it would be to make YASim do something with this property. All the best, David -- David

[Flightgear-devel] Piper Cub Flying Hints

that will help people to fly the plane and will help us to fine-tune the YASim flight model. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com/ ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Re: FlightGear (fwd)

of texture memory. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com/ ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel

[Flightgear-devel] YASim washout support

tailwheel as well. fgfs --aircraft=j3cub All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com/ ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel

Re: [Flightgear-devel] YASim washout support

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re: [Flightgear-devel] J3cub improvements

for the ailerons that used interpolation to leave the bottom of the ailerons parallel with the bottom of the wing with the stick in neutral. I'd rather fix that in the 3d model. I'll be happy to put in a patch for the differential aileron deflection, though. All the best, David -- David Megginson

re: [Flightgear-devel] Re: J3cub improvements

surfaces. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com/ ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel

Re: [Flightgear-devel] YASim washout support

, you can get out and job beside the plane for a while in the flare to make sure the tires are inflated. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com/ ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http

[Flightgear-devel] YASim bug: airspeed

than before. Before I plunge in to try to fix this, does Andy (or anyone else) have any suggestions? It looks like there is code that is *supposed* to subtract the wind from the airspeed, but it obviously isn't working. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http

Re: [Flightgear-devel] YASim bug: airspeed

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Re: [Flightgear-devel] YASim bug: airspeed

David Megginson writes: Hmm. Should the fourth last line be this instead? Math::vmul33(s-orient, v, v); // to body coordinates I'll give it a try. Yes, that was it. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Re: Flightgear and lighting

be some kind of gamma parameter available for the X11 config file. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com/ ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo

re: [Flightgear-devel] airspeed and headwind

=0.5 All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com/ ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel

re: [Flightgear-devel] airspeed and headwind

vertical or horizontal change in wind that is fast enough to cause a change in airspeed. Passing through a front or into/out of an inversion are two possible causes. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com

re: [Flightgear-devel] airspeed and headwind

noticed that many private multiengine pilots do recurrent training every six months as well (FlightSafety Intl. seems the place of choice) -- it's a big change from flying a single, and you have to be very, very current if you want to stay alive. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL

[Flightgear-devel] Navaids and fixes from DAFIF

of thousand additional navaids around the world; the fixes file is a major improvement, increasing the number of fixes from 16,000 to 71,000 -- that will be a good foundation for adding GPS support to FlightGear in the future. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Navaids and fixes from DAFIF

the DAFIFT format directly, and I think that's a good idea; at that point, the scripts would be obsolete. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com/ ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Navaids and fixes from DAFIF

, while the ILS or NDB 07 approach adds the VISOL GPS fix. And so on. The DAFIF contains quite a few additional fields, including a usage code -- you could use that as a filter for generating different kinds of maps. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http

[Flightgear-devel] Modesto Two Arrival

can specify to FlightGear using the --fix option. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com/ ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Navaids and fixes from DAFIF

for now. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com/ ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Navaids and fixes from DAFIF

be significantly faster, since they would exchange only deltas (or does the whole file come anyway?). All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com/ ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http

re: [Flightgear-devel] many external models w/ GNU GPL permission

Michael Selig writes: Caveats: Most of the airplanes still need corresponding flight models. That shouldn't be too hard. The challenging part is designing the interiors. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com

re: [Flightgear-devel] DAFIFT navids

/ David today if there is interest, Yes, please. I'd also be interested in ILS. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com/ ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org

Re: [Flightgear-devel] DAFIFT navids

for consistency in the data set. Can anyone establish what (if anything we would lose by doing so?) I'd stay away from the airport data for now, since DAFIFT contains no information about taxiways. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com

re: [Flightgear-devel] animation types: translation and scaling

doesn't include a scaling transformation -- when I asked Steve Baker, he said that it would screw up all of the FOV code. You'd be better to open the model in a 3D editor and scale it in advance. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com

Re: [Flightgear-devel] DAFIFT navids

automated heuristics to help the merge (for example, two airports with different identifiers located within 0.5nm are very likely the same one; flag for a human to verify). The hard part would be moving the XPlane taxiway data to the (more accurate) DAFIF runways. All the best, David -- David

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Navaids and fixes from DAFIF

experts on the list? All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com/ ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Navaids and fixes from DAFIF

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re: [Flightgear-devel] Re : Last time more on CVS ....

). Would you like a copy of my Blender sources for the DC-3 3D model, or are you basing your work on another external model? All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com/ ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL

re: [Flightgear-devel] Airport, nav-aids, fixes and airways

Robin Peel writes: I have finally subscribed to this list ... Welcome, and on behalf of all of the FlightGear users and developers, I'd like to thank you for all the data you've given us for the past few years. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http

re: [Flightgear-devel] Update rate of VSI

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Re: [Flightgear-devel] Update rate of VSI

Andy Ross writes: That said, it does seem to me that the current VSI seeks awfully slowly. It has a half life of, I'd guess, 5-6 seconds or so. Do real gauges take this long? I'll keep an eye on mine this evening and let you know. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Update rate of VSI

David Megginson writes: That said, it does seem to me that the current VSI seeks awfully slowly. It has a half life of, I'd guess, 5-6 seconds or so. Do real gauges take this long? I'll keep an eye on mine this evening and let you know. Sorry -- I forgot to. On the bright

re: [Flightgear-devel] keycodes

and the corresponding numbers for them. For the special keys, we use the GLUT code + 256. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com/ ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Speed Bottlenecks in FlightGear

a wonderful idea for many reasons, but I'd be amazed if people saw any measurable speed-up; the FDM just uses too few cycles to matter. No one has profiled FlightGear for a while -- perhaps we should start there. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com

Re: [Flightgear-devel] cycling w/ right mouse button pause

haven't had time to look into it yet. David Megginson is the architect of the flightgear subsystem system so it's all his fault. :-) Yes it is. I don't think it will take too much work to fix. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com

re: [Flightgear-devel] Update rate of VSI

at initialization time. Unfortunately, at that point, ambient pressure is always sea-level pressure. Still, it helps at low airports like KSFO. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com/ ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list

re: [Flightgear-devel] Update rate of VSI

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re: [Flightgear-devel] animation types: translation and scaling

-name property/surface-positions/flap-pos-norm/property factor30/factor center x-m0.76/x-m y-m-0.53/y-m z-m0.32/z-m /center axis x0.0/x y1.0/y z0.1/z /axis /animation All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Instruments

not sure what Andy did to make them appear in a 3D cockpit. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com/ ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo

re: [Flightgear-devel] getting DME signal

, change the switch on the DME radio to HLD -- now the DME will stay tuned to 111.7, even if you change the nav radio. In real life, it is usually possible to tune a DME radio directly. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com

re: [Flightgear-devel] getting DME signal

to get DME from the SFO VOR, with no luck. BTW, the localizer and GS signals from the 28R ILS work fine. I received a DME signal with no difficulty using the 172 panel. Perhaps you could try that, and browse the property tree to see what's actually set. All the best, David -- David

re: [Flightgear-devel] Multiplayer

is that if people feel you are going the wrong direction with anything, we can catch it earlier. Thanks, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com/ ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http

[Flightgear-devel] YASim in-air starts

(things are not too bad if you choose a normal cruising speed and the controls start near neutral). All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com/ ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http

Re: [Flightgear-devel] J3 Cub -- sitting in the backseat

Jim Wilson writes: BTW if you select j3cub-yasim, instead of j3cub-3d-yasim, you fly from the front seat. Not sure if that was intended. Fixed. Thanks, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com/ ___ Flightgear

re: [Flightgear-devel] [PATCH] assert.h required to compile tabbed_values.cxx

Frederic Bouvier writes: I am trying to compile tabbed_values.cxx and found that it requires assert.h to compile with MSVC (on Linux, it must be included indirectly). There is a patch below Committed. Thanks, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com

re: [Flightgear-devel] current bugs

? That would be about 480 kt TAS, which doesn't sound too far off. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com/ ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo

re: [Flightgear-devel] GS in-range

as just features attached to VHF radios. I'm planning to clean up the radio code and move it into src/Instrumentation/ when I have some time, as I did with the old steam code. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Change to default aircraft

of that aside, I agree that we should add some hotspots to the panel for people who don't have mixture assigned to anything on their joysticks. We should also add a keyboard shortcut for mixture. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Change to default aircraft

miles per gallon for a given power setting. It's easy to do this with a fixed-pitch prop, since the tach gives a direct indication of power setting at any given density altitude. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Change to default aircraft

myself watching the tach a lot more. I'll see what I get, all the same. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com/ ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Change to default aircraft

of regularly-aspirated engines simply won't run smoothly lean-of-peak because of the uneven distribution in the carb; carb heat seems to even it out in some cases. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com

Re: [Flightgear-devel] current bugs

to cruise numbers), lowering that should lower overall drag and improve cruise-regime fuel consumption. As always, the best numbers to use are ones from a POH, if anyone has them. The 747 YASim config file has the throttle at 0.75. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [Flightgear-devel] [OT] tyre squeak

few hours of my PPL training. I'd be upset if I did hear one, since it would mean that I'd have to pay for a new tire and tube, and they're not cheap. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com/ ___ Flightgear

Re: [Flightgear-devel] [OT] tyre squeak

sound when I've been standing outside watching planes land, except for the propeller and engine. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com/ ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http

Re: [Flightgear-devel] [OT] tyre squeak

summer, with temperatures frequently in the mid-30's. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com/ ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel

[Flightgear-devel] 2D Panel Instrument Change

the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com/ ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel

re: [Flightgear-devel] 747-400 cruise information

[800] Play with these, and you should get the engine of your dreams. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com/ ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo

[Flightgear-devel] Updates to YASim config doc

I've just updated $FG_ROOT/Aircraft-yasim/README.yasim with many more engine attributes (prop and jet) yanked out of the latest source code. I suggest that people working on YASim planes take a look, and let me know about any errors (I had to guess a bit). All the best, David -- David

[Flightgear-devel] ANN: internal GPS support

). Perhaps, for a start, someone would like to throw together a very simplistic GPS display based on these properties so that we can stick it onto some panels. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com

Re: [Flightgear-devel] C310 more stable

there. Before it was just about impossible to hit the center line. I'm not sure I changed the right coefficients, though -- I'm going to look into it more when I get the chance. The real problem might be in the moments of inertia. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http

RE: [Flightgear-devel] C310 more stable

, then we'll get far too much rolling. We need someone with twin experience to try it out. Anyone with much twin experience is too broke to afford electricity, much less a computer. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com

Re: [Flightgear-devel] C310 more stable

rather than a straight line -- i.e. the 310 is relatively unstable only in a small range around 0 alpha. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com/ ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http

RE: [Flightgear-devel] C310 more stable

then. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com/ ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel

Re: [Flightgear-devel] C310 more stable

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Re: [Flightgear-devel] ANN: internal GPS support

for the default 172 electrical system (which many other aircraft use), but it will have to be added manually elsewhere. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com/ ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http

re: [Flightgear-devel] c310 more stable

though. In mine, the photos look early 1960's, but the part number is D731-13-RAND-250-4/71 I'm guessing that the publication date might be April 1971. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com

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