Re: [Flightgear-users] Re: was F4 startup, now looks like a sceneryproblem?

2002-10-15 Thread Jon Elson
Norman Vine wrote: Andy Ross There was a repeatable test case that got posted on the devel list a few months back, I heard lot's of theories about a 'supposed' problem but I never saw a 'repeatable case' posted nor have I ever experienced this Have you got a repeatable case ?

Re: [Flightgear-users] Re: was F4 startup, now looks like a sceneryproblem?

2002-10-15 Thread Jon Elson
Andy Ross wrote: Jon Elson wrote: Possibly related. I was able to make it hang rather reliably by jerking the stick back at 200 KIAS (with the A4) on the takeoff roll. LOL. Congratulations, you crashed the airplane. This isn't a software bug, it's called a tail strike. :) OK

Re: [Flightgear-users] Problems with mandrake 8.2 continue

2003-02-21 Thread Jon Elson
Amit Bhatia wrote: Jon, As of what I know, what steps did you follow, becuase I know that Nvidia, doesn't provide GLU or GLUT libraries with OPEN GL. and then the whole thing again comes to, installing Mesa then installing Nvidia drivers again. I think this is the file name of the file that

Re: [Flightgear-users] Re: B737 Leading Edge Flaps for DATCOM

2005-02-17 Thread Jon Elson
Uwe Schürkamp wrote: On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 07:47:48 +, Geoff wrote: On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 00:05:20 -0600 Jon Elson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip As they burned fuel, however, the changing CG versus center of lift caused them to end up nose down at 900 knots! The pilot extended

Re: [Flightgear-users] Re: B737 Leading Edge Flaps for DATCOM

2005-02-17 Thread Jon Elson
Jon Elson wrote: Uwe Schürkamp wrote: On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 07:47:48 +, Geoff wrote: On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 00:05:20 -0600 Jon Elson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip As they burned fuel, however, the changing CG versus center of lift caused them to end up nose down at 900 knots! The pilot

Re: [Flightgear-users] Re: B737 Leading Edge Flaps for DATCOM

2005-02-18 Thread Jon Elson
Paul Duncan wrote: --- Jon Elson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yup, that's the one. NTSB ID *DCA79AA016 and a bunch of comments about improper use of slats/flaps. Actual incident/accident was Apr 04/1979. I went to www.ntsb.gov and did a search and it only went back to 2000. How can I access

Re: [Flightgear-users] instrument approaches in FG

2005-03-02 Thread Jon Elson
Mike Rawlins wrote: Upon further review, I seem to understand the NDB approach, and the AP waypoint GUI accepts GPS waypoints . Regarding these approaches, from what I can tell, it's all about the MDA and MAP! A message on the developers group from Feb 2003 mentions a DME radio, but I can't

Re: [Flightgear-users] instrument approaches in FG

2005-03-03 Thread Jon Elson
Mike Rawlins wrote: Thanks Jon. But how does one access the DME in Flightgear? I see that Oakland (KOAK) has a VORTAC, frequency 116.80. I set NAV1 to 116.80 while on the runway there, and don't think anything like a DME engaged. KSFO has a VOR/DME on 155.80. Does one get distance from this

Re: [Flightgear-users] FlightGear slow

2005-03-13 Thread Jon Elson
Dave Culp wrote: Here is the first part of glxinfo if that helps. ... OpenGL vendor string: Tungsten Graphics, Inc. OpenGL renderer string: Mesa DRI Radeon 20020611 AGP 4x x86/MMX/3DNow! NO-TCL OpenGL version string: 1.2 Mesa 4.0.4 I use nvidia cards, so this advice may or may not apply to

Re: [Flightgear-users] engine or hard drive sputter ???

2005-03-21 Thread Jon Elson
Mike Rawlins wrote: I'm running v0.9.8 compiled from CVS checkout. OS is Fedora Core 2. At almost exactly 20 second intervals, I hear what sounds like an engine sputter, or better yet, a crackle. I used to think it was a problem with hard drive or memory access, until I realized last night that

Re: [Flightgear-users] engine or hard drive sputter ???

2005-03-22 Thread Jon Elson
Durk Talsma wrote: On Tuesday 22 March 2005 04:54, Jon Elson wrote: Any ideas? I thought maybe the C172 needs fuel mixture adjustments??? The regularity of this is uncanny! I *think* this is the Astro component of FlightGear updating the positions of objects in the sky. The time

Re: [Flightgear-users] Re: Re: Re: the --jpg-httpd option

2005-06-17 Thread Jon Elson
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ..to make formation flight realistic, we also need to model downwash and wing tip vortices. Meanwhile, have fun and join in developing it. ;o) Jetwash too. From what I understand, that can really ruin a nice formation. Oh, you seem to be experts. I

Re: [Flightgear-users] Contrails

2005-11-14 Thread Jon Elson
Le lundi 14 novembre 2005 à 19:34 -0600, Dave Culp a écrit : Yes they are. But now that you mention it I've been playing around with them, trying to get a better look. Here's a screenshot: http://home.comcast.net/~davidculp2/contrails_001.jpg Hmm, interesting. But, real