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Tatsuhiro Nishioka wrote: > Hi there, > > On Dec 8, 2007, at 5:01 AM, Syd&Sandy wrote: >>> Quite a few of the aircraft currently use the following scale: >>> >>> - alpha >>> - beta >>> - early-production >>> - production >>> > (snip) >> I agree with most of the discussion , but the above scale means >> nothing to me , it doesn't give ME any indication of what I'm >> downloading .... it only means something from an authors point of >> view , IMHO. >> Im trying to think as a user :) >> I do agree that we need something more informative . > > > > What about the following perspectives? > > 1. Flight model stability (at least flyable without easily noticeable > weird behaviors) That would cause a lot of less experienced users to think ground loops with tail dragers = "weird behaviour". And even for experienced users, some plane had weird behaviour in reality. > 2. 3D model completeness (at least shape is acceptable, textured, and > gears are animated) That should be easier to check. > 3. Instruments completeness (it doesn't have to be 3D but should be > working properly, most of instruments should be implemented) > 4. Interior completeness (at least cockpit room, throttle, canopy are > implemented) > > We still need to know how to rate aircraft "objectively" using these > perspectives. > > Considering authenticity is a big problem to me. for 3D model, > Instruments and interior, > some people can rate aircraft, but for Flight model, I have no idea > how to rate especially historical aircraft > since there exists few data or aircraft itself. Indeed. However some issues are clear. Autopilot not working well (like altitude hold on 787) are very likely a problem in aircraft model for example and not a quirk with the real aircraft. /AnMaster -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFHWbA8WmK6ng/aMNkRChwDAKCNTvL7NGDNdJocKT7yKp//v7Rn6ACeMmHp qTlg/6z2Y9WdZMMUFO7rFwQ= =b8+r -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://sourceforge.net/services/buy/index.php _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
