> You can "tint" the view from the menu to darken it so the screen info
displays clearer ... what about another step to blackout the background
view completely?
Well I really think having separate "window" and "scope" views might make it
easier to discern the details, particularly the callsigns and data blocks in
the scope. So next time I do
ATC I will switch back to version 1 and see if I have a better experience.
> a line from the tower center outward on the display that could be rotated ,
> but centering it on a runway might be tougher.
If the extended centerlines are difficult to do, a radial from the tower would
probably be a "close-enough" approximation, although of course it would never
be exact since very few runways extend on radials intercepting the tower :) :)
:) It's a decent work-around for now. I know you have several other projects
you're working on. Maybe there's someone else on the list already working on
improving the ATC set?
> Another plan I had was to remove any "true heading " references , since
airports deal in magnetic headings , and it just confuses issues.
Indeed. Of course there's some debate over the METAR info, whether it is in
true or magnetic, and I think the consensus was that it's in true? This is the
first simulator I've experienced with this level of detail given to such
things, so I can't really weigh in. I know that the wind display atop the ATC2
screen does "translate" it, which is nice.
I'm still way below the level where I can code these things on my own, but I
might be at a point now where I can compare ATC1 and ATC2 and snip out the best
bits into a cobbled-together version I like. Maybe I'll mess with that over
the coming weeks and see where I end up.
Thanks again for the audience.
Sincerely,
-R. (MD-Terp)
Robert M. Shearman, Jr.
Transit Operations Supervisor,
University of Maryland Department of Transportation
also known as rm...@umd.edu
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To: FlightGear developers discussions <flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net>
Sent: Saturday, August 8, 2009 6:06:12 PM
Subject: Re: [Flightgear-devel] Multiplayer ATC "aircraft, " feature request...
I think I know what your looking for , dont know if I like the idea , but it
shouldn't be too difficult. You can "tint" the view from the menu to darken it
so the screen info displays clearer ... what about another step to blackout the
background view completely?
What comes to mind is a line from the tower center outward on the display that
could be rotated , but centering it on a runway might be tougher.
Another plan I had was to remove any "true heading " references , since
airports deal in magnetic headings , and it just confuses issues.
But there are several people tweaking it , so I thought I'd leave it alone.
Im currently working on other things , but I'll see what I can do .
Cheers
Thanks for your consideration. I appreciate all of the effort you guys put
into this project, and all of the "novelties" you think to include! :)
>
>Cheers,
>-R. (MD-Terp)
>
> Robert M. Shearman, Jr.
>Transit Operations Supervisor,
>University of Maryland Department of Transportation
>also known as rm...@umd.edu
>
>
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