On 30 Nov 2008, at 22:23, gerard robin wrote: > For instance, yes, the Stampe is easy to fly but not realistic > regarding the > FDM. > Don't forget we don't make a Game.
But equally, the C172, and the 777 handle 'predictably'. Giving new users aircraft which they might *want* to fly, but which are difficult to fly (without, for example, reading a tutorial) are not the best choice for the base package. Concorde and the P51-d are both in this category I think - they have excellent, well-developed and complete models, but neither are a great choice for a new user to pick up and get into the air with. They will produce lots of 'I tried FG, but all I do is crash and crash and crash' feedback. Unlike other sims we have no 'easy' mode in terms of FDM realism to solve this. (And look at all the P-factor feedback even in the C172) In contrast, in the Citation or 777, and with sufficient runway, one can more or less push the throttle and go. It's not a realistic way to fly, but it is the first thing many new users will do. The ones seeking a realistic P51 or Concorde simulation will have no trouble finding and downloading them. (Not to say aircraft installation couldn't be made easier - I've love to standardise the .zip format for aircraft so we could automatically unpack them into data/Aircraft from the GUI front-ends) James ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
