On Fri, 2007-01-12 at 08:45 -0500, John Denker wrote: > On 01/12/2007 04:08 AM, Stuart Buchanan wrote: > > > I don't know whether this should just a c182rg-set.xml file in the c182 > > directory, or completely separate in a c182rg directory. I suspect the > > latter as the FDM and models files will (eventually) be different. > > Eventually, I suppose. But there's no hurry. > > > We can > > live with a dependency on the c182 directory for the moment > > Yes. For that matter, it could be just /one/ airplane in one directory. > A 182rg with the gear down is very nearly the same as a straight-leg 182.
Right now I have an RG -set file, fdm file, panel file and model file. I've also added a directory to the Model directory containing a gear handle with indicator lights. They are not dimable or press-to-testable but they are green and amber and tied to gear position. The panel file is the same as the one I download from your site. It doesn't need to be a different panel... I've uploaded them to http://www.jentronics.com/fgfs/c182rg.tgz just unpack it into your current c182 directory. > I'm advocating a keep-it-simple approach. Forsooth, I'd be happy > with a little toggle switch that turned on a green light. > > Any unrealism associated with /simple/ gear model would be the gnat > on the tip of the iceberg compared to other unrealism in the system. > If you're going to fuss with the FDM, don't worry about the gear, > worry about the adverse yaw, the yaw damping, the roll damping, and > the power/flap/trim interaction. > > > the c182 is commonly provided in distributions. > > Yeah. And it would be the only fully-developed "complex single" > in such distributions and/or the flightgear.org download page. > As such it would attract even more attention than it does now. > > The nearest competition is the PA24 Commanche, which is (a) not > nearly as common in the real-world fleet, and hence not as familiar > to most pilots, and (b) not fully developed at the moment, e.g. > no altimeter at the moment. The altimeter in the PA24-250 is to the left of the yoke and about even with it... Later, Ron ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
