Adjustable pitch stops for YASim CS propellers (was Re: [Flightgear-devel] YASim question: propeller idle RPM)

2006-02-26 Thread David Megginson
On 22/02/06, Andy Ross [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: But the variable speed code will always seek to the specified RPM, and the current model gives it enough wiggle room to push the torque as far down as it wants, essentially. You could try setting a different/tunable floor to the pitch value

[Flightgear-devel] Re: Adjustable pitch stops for YASim CS propellers (was Re: [Flightgear-devel] YASim question: propeller idle RPM)

2006-02-26 Thread Josh Babcock
David Megginson wrote: On 22/02/06, Andy Ross [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: But the variable speed code will always seek to the specified RPM, and the current model gives it enough wiggle room to push the torque as far down as it wants, essentially. You could try setting a different/tunable floor

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Re: Adjustable pitch stops for YASim CS propellers (was Re: [Flightgear-devel] YASim question: propeller idle RPM)

2006-02-26 Thread Erik Hofman
Josh Babcock wrote: Anybody else getting this? YASim.cxx:1: error: expected unqualified-id before '' token There was a conflict when updating the CVS code. Try removing that file and run cvs update again. Erik --- This SF.Net email

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Re: Adjustable pitch stops for YASim CS propellers (was Re: [Flightgear-devel] YASim question: propeller idle RPM)

2006-02-26 Thread Josh Babcock
Josh Babcock wrote: David Megginson wrote: On 22/02/06, Andy Ross [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: But the variable speed code will always seek to the specified RPM, and the current model gives it enough wiggle room to push the torque as far down as it wants, essentially. You could try setting a

[Flightgear-devel] YASim question: propeller idle RPM

2006-02-22 Thread David Megginson
Is Andy Ross still on this list? If so, I'd be grateful for any suggestions about changing Propeller.cpp to slow down idle RPM for constant-speed propellers (drag? friction?). A normal, non-geared, light aircraft with a CS prop should idle around 700 rpm sitting still with the prop lever all the