You could simulate that too, if you have a strong force feedback joystick ;-)
But this is a level of realism I can accept to live without.
On Thursday 09 September 2004 16:15, Matthew Law wrote:
> It's the same with forced landings. Making an approach into a field of
> sheep is usually safe (my instructor has done it twice!). Making an
> approach into cows probably isn't. They're not guaranteed to move out of
> the way and in a small aircraft, hitting a cow would be bad :-)
>
> A while ago, a girl skydiving at my dropzone landed off the airfield in
> a field of sheep. It was the middle of the lambing season and when she
> stooped down to pick up here canopy she was butted in the chest and
> ended up in intensive care with a badly broken sternum.
>
> All the best,
>
> Matthew.
>
> * Giles Robertson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004-09-09 14:00]:
> > I'm aware that when ballooning, it is always preferable to land in
> > sheep, rather than cows; cows are intensely curious, and so, although
> > when the balloon lands, they scatter, after the envelope is deflated,
> > they will approach and start trampling on it, and licking it with
> > sandpaper-like tongues. The sheep just stay well away. :)
> >
> > -Original Message-
> > From: Arnt Karlsen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Sent: 09 September 2004 12:22
> > To: FlightGear developers discussions
> > Subject: Re: [Flightgear-devel] Runway distance
> > remainingsigns+placementscript "done".
> >
> > On Thu, 9 Sep 2004 06:40:53 -0400, David wrote in message
> >
> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> > > One thing we could add, at least for my part of the world, are
> > > animated groundhogs all over the airport -- also flocks of birds near
> > > the threshold. I also heard a story recently of cows eating the
> > > fabric covering of a tube-and-rag airplane.
> >
> > ...that kinda realism might haven an impact on both the 3d model
> > and the fdm's. ;-)
> >
> > --
> > ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt... ;-)
> > ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry...
> > Scenarios always come in sets of three:
> > best case, worst case, and just in case.
> >
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