Re: [Flightgear-devel] Consistent aircraft states

2007-10-12 Thread gerard robin
On ven 12 octobre 2007, David Megginson wrote: On 12/10/2007, Vivian Meazza [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You can have your aircraft any way you want, but don't force it on other designers without some real thought. Start the Spitfire and forget to zero the throttle, you will start on your nose.

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Consistent aircraft states

2007-10-12 Thread David Megginson
On 12/10/2007, drew [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have my .fgfsrc file set up so I start on the run-up area just off the main runway at KSFO: --lat=37.612451 --lon=-122.357858 --heading=026 so I have the time to do pre-flight checks (and explore the cockpit and README's of new and

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Consistent aircraft states

2007-10-12 Thread drew
For what it's worth, I think it's great to have a choice, at start-up, between a cold and hot start (as with the c150). More than half the fun of a sim, as opposed to a game, is the realism of exploring the cockpit for the necessary switches and knobs to get the bloody thing going and airborne.

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Consistent aircraft states

2007-10-12 Thread Vivian Meazza
David Megginson Sent: 12 October 2007 15:11 To: FlightGear developers discussions Subject: [Flightgear-devel] Consistent aircraft states On 12/10/2007, dave perry [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Welcome back. I am the one that made all the changes to the Warrior. Starting directions

[Flightgear-devel] Consistent aircraft states

2007-10-12 Thread David Megginson
On 12/10/2007, dave perry [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Welcome back. I am the one that made all the changes to the Warrior. Starting directions and keyboard switch equivalents are under the help menu-Aircraft help, just like with the pa24-250. It was after you had commented on how you liked

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Consistent aircraft states

2007-10-12 Thread David Megginson
On 12/10/2007, gerard robin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Only one generic property switch is necessary. We must only, all together decide which name and where (/sim/ ??) [snip] For instance looking at one of my model to have the right flying conditions, i need: Canopy = Down Wing-folds =

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Consistent aircraft states

2007-10-12 Thread Bill Galbraith
I am clearly one that prefers to start with the brakes set and all switches off as that is the way every real flight starts. (An aside: In my experience, it's rare that the parking brake is on when a real light plane is parked, because line staff wouldn't be able to move it around