RE: [Flightgear-devel] OpenAL - http://www.openal.org
Thanks for the feedback. I was hoping to catch up with you after you'd finished flying and discover what you thought of the helicopter dynamics, but missed you. I guess we've got some serious improvement to do. If you fly our helicopters occaisionally and tell us what is good and bad about the modelling that would be fantastic - I'm not aware of any other real-life heli pilots on the list. My labmate has ~9 years military helicopter experience; I can ask him for feedback if you want? -P ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel
[Flightgear-devel] Saitek Cyborg Evo joystick xml file done
I witnessed a lot of discussion about joysticks with flightgear under windows, and the swapped axis problem. But when I connected this one, the only problem I had was that the default joystick mapping didn't include rudder control! Anyway, I made an xml based off of the Cyborg Gold 3D USB xml file and it works pretty well for me. If anyone wants a copy, I'll send it to you. Should this maybe go in the CVS? -Phillip ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel
[Flightgear-devel] Difference between pre-compiled 0.9.4 and source 0.9.4
I just compiled 0.9.4 from source (using cygwin), and noticed the aileron problem on the C172 (I saw the thread about this and know that's its already fixed in CVS). What I find strange is that the pre-compiled binaries do not have this same bug. Anyone know why this is? The other thing I notice is that start up time for the compiled-from-source program is *significantly* longer than for the pre-compiled binaries. Just now, it took ~5 seconds for the splash screen and ~15 sec total startup time for the precompiled program. The from-source program takes more than 1min for the splash screen to appear, and 1min30sec for full startup. After startup, it seems to run just fine. Any suggestions on how to improve startup time? Phillip ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel
[Flightgear-devel] RE: 1st flight
The true about flight history!!! http://www.thefirsttofly.hpg.ig.com.br/pioneer2.htm Best regards, James If we're talking first flight history, you gotta include this guy. Richard Pearse, first flight: March 1903 (some say 1902), in New Zealand. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Pearse http://www.ctie.monash.edu.au/hargrave/pearse1.html His design was the first to use ailerons and a variable-pitch propeller (although the propeller itself was very poor design). Richard Pearse himself claimed to *not* have beaten the Wright brothers to flight, but he considered flight to be completely controlled take-off, controllable flight (ie steerable), and controlled landing. So, when he flew ~1000ft across his property and crashed into a hedge 10-12ft off the ground because the controls didn't work properly, he walked away saying that he hadn't flown. -P ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel
