I temporarily moved my .fgfsrc file and .fgfs/ directory to see what a new user sees on first startup, and I think what's there is not the best idea (unless there's still some local configuration that I'm missing):
1. it's normal to have a plane sitting on the runway threshold with the engine idling 2. it's normal to have a plane sitting in a parking spot on the apron with the engine off 3. it's *not* normal to have a plane sitting on the runway threshold with the engine off Except in the case of an accident or mechanical failure, you would *never* be sitting on the threshold with your engine off, especially at a big airport like KSFO (unless you wanted to give your plane and yourself a 747-sized colon exam). I think that option #1 is ideal for new users, but option #2 would be OK if we want to distinguish ourselves from MSFS by making things more difficult. So, in brief, we have to make a choice: either move the default starting position off the runway, or (preferably) start on the runway threshold with the C-172 engine already idling. All the best, David ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
