Hi Stuart and all, > http://wiki.flightgear.org/Formalizing_Aircraft_Status
We have some (too few!) aircraft providing documentation / tutorials, i.e. how to start, how to use instruments... I like extremely detailed/realistic aircraft, and I'm not asking everyone to provide cheating autostart options. But realistic FDMs/cockpits/... are still of little use when people don't know how to use them. So, wouldn't it be a good idea to make the level of documentation/tutorials part of the new rating system? Especially since that's certainly of interest to new users (new to FG, or just new to the aircraft). So, how about adding "Documentation and Tutorials" rating section, like: 0: no documentation/tutorials available 1: aircraft key bindings dialog available, basic documentation included (i.e. readme.txt) 2: tutorials on basic aircraft operation available (at least start-up) 3: advanced tutorials available (start-up, autopilot, approach/landing configuration) 4: highly advanced training tutorials available (i.e. covering emergencies/engine-failures etc) You can certainly argue on how many points these are worth (compared to FDM/cockpit realism etc). But it shouldn't be ignored completely. Any thoughts? cheers, Thorsten ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Simplify data backup and recovery for your virtual environment with vRanger. Installation's a snap, and flexible recovery options mean your data is safe, secure and there when you need it. Discover what all the cheering's about. Get your free trial download today. http://p.sf.net/sfu/quest-dev2dev2 _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
