Re: [Flightgear-devel] 3d panel visible externally. Why?

2004-04-15 Thread marco . gugel
-- Messaggio originale -- Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2004 17:41:01 - To: FlightGear developers discussions [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Flightgear-devel] 3d panel visible externally. Why? From: Jim Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: FlightGear developers discussions [EMAIL PROTECTED] marco.gugel

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Training costs

2004-04-15 Thread Martin Spott
David Megginson wrote: Fuel costs don't help, obviously, but they're a relatively small percentage of the cost of operating a plane (i.e. doubling the fuel cost might increase the cost of flying by 25%). Is maintenance more expensive? Is it taxation and government fees? Obviously, the

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Training costs

2004-04-15 Thread David Megginson
Martin Spott wrote: I've asked my instructor: Our Warrior costs 40+ % fuel, 25 % commercial maintenance (required, if you use the aircraft for commercial purpose), 5 % amortization, the rest is mostly for insurance and hangaring, How much does 100LL fuel cost per liter, again? All the best,

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Training costs

2004-04-15 Thread Martin Spott
David Megginson wrote: How much does 100LL fuel cost per liter, again? I don't know the exact numbers. As far as I remember one liter costs 2 Euro (+/- 5 cent) at EDLN (3,20 CAD), Martin. -- Unix _IS_ user friendly - it's just selective about who its friends are !

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Training costs

2004-04-15 Thread David Megginson
Martin Spott wrote: David Megginson wrote: How much does 100LL fuel cost per liter, again? I don't know the exact numbers. As far as I remember one liter costs 2 Euro (+/- 5 cent) at EDLN (3,20 CAD), So if fuel is 40% of the hourly cost, and you burn about 28 liters/hour (which is reasonable

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Training costs

2004-04-15 Thread Frederic Bouvier
David Megginson wrote: Martin Spott wrote: David Megginson wrote: How much does 100LL fuel cost per liter, again? I don't know the exact numbers. As far as I remember one liter costs 2 Euro (+/- 5 cent) at EDLN (3,20 CAD), So if fuel is 40% of the hourly cost, and you burn

Re: [Flightgear-devel] 3d panel visible externally. Why?

2004-04-15 Thread Jim Wilson
marco.gugel said: -- Messaggio originale -- Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2004 17:41:01 - To: FlightGear developers discussions [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Flightgear-devel] 3d panel visible externally. Why? From: Jim Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: FlightGear developers discussions

[Flightgear-devel] FlightGear talk, San Diego CA, tonight

2004-04-15 Thread Alex Perry
From: David M. Cook [EMAIL PROTECTED] The next meeting of the SAN Diego PYThonistas will this Thursday, April 15. Doors open at 6:30PM, and the meeting starts at 7pm at San Diego County Office of Education Rm. 306 6401 Linda Vista Road San Diego, CA 92111 See our website for a map:

[Flightgear-devel] Simgear and Geometry

2004-04-15 Thread Jonathan
Does anyone have the msvc6 project files for SimGear-0.3.5? If so, could you send them directly to me? Also, does anyone know an easy way to get the geometry polygon on the ground under an aircraft? My goal is to send this obtained geometry across SCRAMNet to a multivehicle simulation I am

[Flightgear-devel] Hovercraft

2004-04-15 Thread Lee Elliott
Just an idle thought, but has anyone thought about simulating hovercraft/Ground-Effect vehicles within the FG framework yet? LeeE ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Hovercraft

2004-04-15 Thread Jon Berndt
Just an idle thought, but has anyone thought about simulating hovercraft/Ground-Effect vehicles within the FG framework yet? That could be done. I've thought about it. But, no time. Jon ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED]