Nick Coleman wrote:
I'm in the process of fine-tuning the behaviour of the ADF
(src/Instrumentation/adf.cxx), maintained by David M.
One aspect of calculating the transmission range is the difference in
elevation between the aircraft and the transmitter (aircraft at 10,000'
get better reception
Melchior FRANZ wrote:
* William Earnest -- Sunday 23 January 2005 18:53:
After last
evening's snow and today's wind, the METAR from KABE is a bit messed
up, and the parser that extracts the conditions went wild and
clobbered who-knows-what in the properties.
Sorry, but no. This
David Luff wrote:
William Earnest writes:
Hello,
This morning the 0.9.8 package in WinXP, running normal defaults
(KSFO, c172p) starts with all instruments normal. The current CVS
compiled here in Fedora 3 is much the same, but sitting on 24R, the DG
looks as expected, but the mag compass is
Hello,
This morning the 0.9.8 package in WinXP, running normal defaults
(KSFO, c172p) starts with all instruments normal. The current CVS
compiled here in Fedora 3 is much the same, but sitting on 24R, the DG
looks as expected, but the mag compass is showing North. Is some xml
file dropping th
Hello,
Been too busy reworking computers and doing some actual flying to run
FlightGear, although I have kept current with CVS. Had a chance this
morning to run it, and tried to start at my local airport, Allentown
Queen city Muni. Got some strange errors about not finding a valid
runway, and
Original Message
Subject:Curtis! Why my messages rejected?
Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 16:04:20 -0700
From: Roman Grigoriev <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
My message:
Hi guys!
OpenGL 2.0 formally announced and GLSL will be a part of it. so I'm
thinking ab
Hello all,
Another small feather for FlightGear's rather large hat. Today I
passed my instrument rating checkride, significantly helped by the
program in forming a decent scan and control by panel. It certainly
reduced the number of lessons and practice flights.
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Hello all,
Pulled down the local 10 degree block for a quick look, and the
overall impression is a great improvement. Before anyone (especially
Curt) has to order a larger hat, here are a few specific problems I
spotted in my area (eastern PA).
First, the majority of the taxiways are on the o
Original Message
Subject:Fw: [Flightgear-devel] OpenGL/DirectX wrapper
Date: Tue, 25 May 2004 12:46:48 -0700
From: Chris Brady <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: Chris Brady <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Organization: alt.software inc
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
- Origi
[Note: forwarded from non-subscriber ]
Original Message
Subject: RE: K-Class Blimp Blueprints
Date: Wed, 12 May 2004 17:58:22 +
From: Christopher Daniels Corbett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Heard mention of some K-class USN bluprints around these parts...
I'm g
Hello,
Have been practicing IFR approaches to KABE in current CVS version of
FlightGear, and noticed the Navaid ID is consistently in error. For
example the ILS-6 approach shows a localizer ID of ABE, while it
actually is IABE. Likewise, the ILS-13 localizer is given as BXY,
while it should b
Original Message
Subject: Joystick XML for Logitech Extreme 3D Pro
Date: Sun, 29 Feb 2004 00:53:32 +0100
From: Johan Walles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi!
Here's a joystick configuration file for a Logitech Extreme 3D Pro.
It's based on wingman-extreme-digital-3d-w
Hello all,
Just a few comments from a sideline observer following the discussion
for many months. Jon seems to be providing a point representing a
vector from the current (dynamic) CG to an agreed point in space where
the plane nose is expected. If this vector is updated regularly both
in mag
Jim Wilson wrote:
But to go back to the C172 example, does anyone actually understand how this
issue is handled in a cessna autopilot or any of the others that might be
installed in a 172? Will it stall the aircraft? Or...hmmm...trying to
remember... does the 172 even have an AP for the pitch ax
Original Message
Subject: FlightGear-0.9.3.tar.gz bug?
Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2004 07:44:04 -0800
From: Schroeder, Mark (NSD) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Hello,
I think FlightGear-0.9.3.tar.gz has a bug. At least when compiled
and run und
Original Message
Subject: One time post to flightgear-devel
Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2004 02:17:45 +0100
From: Ralph Paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Dear Curt,
would you mind posting my email on the
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Thanks,
Ralph Paul
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Erik Hofman wrote:
David Culp wrote:
I think the trick is to zero-out the speeds, forces and moments when
the airplane's forward speed approaches zero. But you then have to
allow the airplane to accelerate out of this "frozen" state to move
again. I didn't find an answer.
After thinking a b
Fwd. for list non-member, please include in any replies.
Original Message
Subject:help
Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2003 13:49:30 -0400
From: Dai, Chengbi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Hi
I have the following questions about FlightGear-0.
Martin Spott wrote:
"Norman Vine" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
There is no shortcut to be found here, spend your energies looking for
higher res data sets to splice in to the vmap0 locally !
Oh, we _do_ have the ability to produce higer res data by hand. The
missing bit is a mechanism to modify
Curtis L. Olson wrote:
Our current mailing list administrator/moderator has to step down
because of conflicting real life duties. Does anyone else want to
take up this task?
Currently, all posts to the lists by non-list members need to be
approved by a moderator. This is our anti-spam measure.
Pr
Hi all,
I would like to express my most heartfelt thanks to all the
developers of FlightGear. This program deserves significant credit (or
possibly blame) for my passing today the checkride for the Private
Pilot Certificate. It was the primary stimulus to starting the
training, and has been q
Hello,
I normally configure FlightGear using "--without-logging" unless I
have problems. Today, after a LARGE CVS update preparing for the
release, I am getting much verbose output in spite of this. Is that
option broken, or did someone leave some debug flags enabled amongst
the flood of file
Hello,
The following hopefully makes it clear:
g++ -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I. -I../../src/Include -I../.. -I../../src
-I/usr/X11R6/include -g -O2 -c -o attitude_indicator.o `test -f
attitude_indicator.cxx || echo './'`attitude_indicator.cxx
attitude_indicator.cxx: In method `void AttitudeIndicat
Hello,
In looking more closely at the (now default) c172p-3d, a couple of
items raised my curiosity. First, the pilot's viewpoint seems to be
near the right edge of the pilot seat, rather than centered. It also
is definitely to the right of the yoke axis. Should this be corrected,
or is it a
Michael Basler wrote:
Hi,
I've been building FlightGear under Cygwin for quite a time now, and it
works great. I know I had to completely remove X Windows from Cygwin for
avoiding interference with FlightGear. I noticed problems included (at
least) incompatible opengl libs being linked against in
Dave Perry wrote:
Bill Earnest wrote:
Norman Vine wrote:
/ Dave Perry
/>/ />/ />>/Here is the last few lines before the segmentation fault.
/>>/
/>>/
/>>>/Panel visible = 0
/>>>/Playing audio after 0 sec: rumble
/>>>/Playing audio after 0 sec: squeal
/>>>/Tile not found (Ok if initializing)
Norman Vine wrote:
Dave Perry
Here is the last few lines before the segmentation fault.
Panel visible = 0
Playing audio after 0 sec: rumble
Playing audio after 0 sec: squeal
Tile not found (Ok if initializing)
scheduling needed tiles for -122.358 37.6117
load() base = /usr/local/FlightGear/S
Dave Perry wrote:
Here is the last few lines before the segmentation fault.
Panel visible = 0
Playing audio after 0 sec: rumble
Playing audio after 0 sec: squeal
Tile not found (Ok if initializing)
scheduling needed tiles for -122.358 37.6117
load() base = /usr/local/FlightGear/Scenery
Loading t
Hello,
Managed to get more info than usual from an execution crash after
rebuild with 12/11/02 7AM EST CVS. Hope someone can make use of it.
Run on RH 7.1, g++ = 2.96-112.7.1 of RH.
--
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Computers, like air conditioners, work
Norman Vine wrote:
Norman Vine wrote:
>William Earnest writes:
>
>>The other
>>question is how do I resolve addresses to symbols under Cygwin? The
>>stack dump is not all that useful to me in only hex format.
>
>I have never found this file very useful
but you c
Hello again,
Definitely getting the feeling that Cygwin doesn't like me. Linux
builds and runs FlightGear with no problem, and Norman's fgfs.exe runs
nicely here under Win98. But Cygwin keeps falling short.
Started with updating todays cvs of base package, SimGear, and
FlightGear. Have plib
Julian Foad wrote:
William Earnest wrote:
>
> With the compile problems resolved, still getting a consistent
> segfault just after "Done reading panel instruments". The other
Didn't you say earlier that you are using Red Hat's GCC 2.96? Isn't
that the
Hello again,
Backing out the plib cvs changes to 6 days ago eliminated the
segfault I see in fgfs. The additions of -lplibjs to the Makefile
files is still in place, but causes no problem. Hope someone with more
experience can resolve what else changed in an incompatible way.
--
Bill Earn
Hello,
With an older cvs of plib, the current FlightGear cvs builds and runs
fine. With the plib cvs update within the past 2 days, (and the
Makefile edits to include -lplibjs), fgfs segfaults consistently for
me, both on RH 7.1 and RH 7.3. A faster machine than my usual one,
with 7.3, gets a
Andy Ross wrote:
William Earnest wrote:
> With the compile problems resolved, still getting a consistent
> segfault just after "Done reading panel instruments". The other
> repeatable clue is that the fgfs window never appears.
I'm not aware of any current crashing
Hello,
With the compile problems resolved, still getting a consistent
segfault just after "Done reading panel instruments". The other
repeatable clue is that the fgfs window never appears. Running Linux
2.4.19, GeForce2 MX, 384MB mem, X11R6 4.10 (I think). Had been working
with the CVS of yes
Curtis L. Olson wrote:
Andy Ross writes:
>William Earnest wrote:
> > js_demo.cxx:21: undefined reference to `jsJoystick::jsJoystick(int)'
> > js_demo.cxx:84: undefined reference to `jsJoystick::read(int *,
float *)'
>
>Recent plib changes have turned the jo
Curtis L. Olson wrote:
William Earnest writes:
> Updated CVS this morning at 8:22 EST, tried compiling a bit later.
>Got the following error(s):
>
>g++ -g -O2 -L/usr/X11R6/lib -o js_demo js_demo.o -lplibsl -lplibsm
>-lplibul -lm
>js_demo.o: In function `main':
Hello,
Updated CVS this morning at 8:22 EST, tried compiling a bit later.
Got the following error(s):
g++ -g -O2 -L/usr/X11R6/lib -o js_demo js_demo.o -lplibsl -lplibsm
-lplibul -lm
js_demo.o: In function `main':
/home/wde/FG/src/Input/js_demo.cxx:21: undefined reference to
`jsJoystick::js
Norman Vine wrote:
William Earnest writes:
>Norman Vine wrote:
>
>
>>ace project writes:
>>
>>
>>>I'm getting a compile error while compiling the latest
>>>SimGear(CVS) under cygwin(current version/fresh
>>>install).
>>>&
Norman Vine wrote:
ace project writes:
>I'm getting a compile error while compiling the latest
>SimGear(CVS) under cygwin(current version/fresh
>install).
>
>My compiler is gnu gcc 3.2 (20020927)
>PLib 1.6.0 (in /usr/local)
>GL.h Mesa 3-D version 3.4
Why are you using the Mesa gl header and no
David Megginson wrote:
Jim Wilson writes:
> This is really looking nice. If you want I could probably take
that panel
> mounted j3cub mag compass and put it into a housing for top of dash
mounting
> without much trouble. Especially if you have a nice photo of one.
It's the one thing I fo
Hello,
Forgot to mention the Nav. light breaker is fed directly from the
primary bus, second item from bottom of page.
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Computers, like air conditioners, work poorly with Windows open.
Curtis L. Olson wrote:
David,
I'm not disagreeing with you, but in the electrical system diagram in
the "C172S Information Manual" I can't find any mention of where the
navigation lights are fed. Perhaps I'm misreading something?
The manual does describe the navigation lights as part of the ex
David Megginson wrote:
Here is a screenshot of KJFK from 3900ft with a 16-bit buffer:
http://www.megginson.com/flightsim/jfk-night.png
First of all, it looks wonderful. Many of us can remember when the
whole world was a desert, and then when we had only forest and grass
airport areas with n
Hello,
Finally got a favorable answer to my question of a couple weeks ago.
The 0.8 FlightGear in the form of the base package and Windows .zip
files runs very well on my wife's new laptop. System is Pentium 4, 2GHz,
256 MB RAM, ATI Mobility M6 graphics with 32MB of DDR video memory. With
a 1
John Check wrote:
[snip]
So, my question is, is anybody planning on attending the show
and/or willing to do some booth time? It's not necessarily the
deciding factor in the long run, but I don't want to wait too long
to register.
TTYL
J
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Jon Berndt wrote:
> When I update fgfs cvs I get a hang here:
>
> cvs server: Updating src/WeatherCM
> cvs server: Updating tests
>
>
> Is there a problem with the server?
>
> Jon
>
Jon,
Try removing any compression option such a -z3 if you are using it. I
had a similar problem a fe
Hi again,
Finally got the auto* mess resolved with a new version of autoconf.
Properly gets thru configure in [Sim|Flight]Gear. Haven't been able to
follow the new cloud work and this error appears related to that. Get a
series of errors similar to the following in SimGear:
SkyLight.c
nf-2.52 installed.
>
> Regards,
>
> Curt.
>
>
> William Earnest writes:
>
>>The Bergrens wrote:
>>
>>>Sounds like you need the perl module called "strict" to be installed.
>>>Or maybe your perl installation is hosed.
>>>You can get
nf-2.52 installed.
>
> Regards,
>
> Curt.
>
>
> William Earnest writes:
>
>>The Bergrens wrote:
>>
>>>Sounds like you need the perl module called "strict" to be installed.
>>>Or maybe your perl installation is hosed.
>>>You can get
The Bergrens wrote:
> Sounds like you need the perl module called "strict" to be installed.
> Or maybe your perl installation is hosed.
> You can get perl modules from cpan.org, I think.
> - Original Message -----
> From: "William Earnest" <[EMAIL PROTEC
Hi all,
The recent addition of binding USB devices by name is great. No more
crawling under the table to unplug and replug the yoke and pedals, which
would come up in random order on a reboot and get assigned to different
js? values.
One issue is name variability. I have a dif
Alex Perry wrote:
>>Try the attatched patch - it works for me(tm). If it works for you,
>>I'll see about sending it to the plib list . . .
>
>
> It fixed it for me too. SimGear build is now in progress.
>
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Hi all,
For the past couple of weeks I have been unable to get a clean compile of
plib, although SimGear and FlightGear have given no trouble. I get a
series of nearly identical errors from ssg such as this:
ssgLoadBGL.cxx:2103: no matching function for call to
`ssgVtxArray::ssgVtxArra
Hello again,
To set the stage, running the current CVS version of everything, on a
P2-300 Linux machine with kernel 2.4.18. Interfacing with CH Flight Sim
Yoke USB and CH Pro Pedals USB. Working great with the default c172, now
that the old (failed) Nvidia card is replaced with a GeFor
Hello,
Just got current CVS of all packages around 07:30 4/19 EDT and compiled
without errors. Starting the default model, I am sitting at KSFO in the
dark (as expected). Change environment airport to KABE and have a sunny
day with proper hills in the distance. External chase view also cor
Hello,
Just got current CVS of all packages around 07:30 4/19 EDT and compiled
without errors. Starting the default model, I am sitting at KSFO in the
dark (as expected). Change environment airport to KALE and have a sunny
day with proper hills in the distance. External chase view also
David Megginson wrote:
> William Earnest writes:
>
> > In file included from
> > /usr/local/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-linux-gnu/2.95.2/../../../.
> > ./include/g++-3/iostream.h:31,
>
> This doesn't look good -- somehow, include files from G++ 2.95.2 and
&g
Hello,
Wound up rearranging some hardware, and am trying to move FlightGear to a
faster machine. Sytem is based on RH-7.1 as was the previous, but with a
better CPU and video card, more than triples my frame rates. Loaded up
the current CVS of base, plib SimGear, and Flightgear. The pli
Hello,
With a NVidia 256 DDR, I get off-color polygons randomly on the
surrounding hills of the default (KSFO) startup. Using CVS update of
3/5/02 08:24 EST. No problems noticed yesterday.
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Computers, like air co
David Megginson wrote:
> William Earnest writes:
>
> > I also noted the prop continues at about 30 rpm with the engine
> > shut off and no cranking.
>
> That will be either an FDM issue or a physical-reality issue. It
> takes a while for the prop to spin down
Hello all,
The recent animation is great. A detail or 2 from a system with limited
frame rate (about 10 initial, due to Pentium-233 probably). If the
transition to translucent disk from prop gets implemented, it might be a
thought to base the cutover on the frame rate, as us slowpokes
Hello,
Noted a small cosmetic bug, but one that could be confusing. The
drop-down menus apparently can't display an underscore. While browsing
the properties tree, note that the fuel units defined as level-gal_us
show up as level-galus.
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using (i.e. it doesn't exist in dns.)
> The flightgear server is configured (as a precaution against dns
> spoofing) to reject such machines.
>
> The "proper" solution would be to complain to your ISP and have them
> make sure your ip address is correctly registered in thei
Hello all,
Am having a problem accessing the CVS for FlightGear (and SimGear,
TerraGear) today. I see 2 main possibilities.
1. The server is down or sick (but I haven't noticed any comment on the
lists about this).
2. There is a problem with my getting there, possibly because
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