[Flightgear-devel] Flap positions?

2002-04-12 Thread Erik Hofman
Hi, I've worked on changing the sound code to use the FGCondition code, but I noticed the /surface-positions/flap-pos-norm propertie diesn;t get updated (JSBSim latest base c172). Am I the only one? Erik ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL

[Flightgear-devel] Flap positions

2002-04-19 Thread Erik Hofman
Hi, When checking the flap postions I notices they return to another postition then they came from: down: 0.0 --> 0.34 --> 0.68 --> 1.0 up: 1.0 --> 0.66 --> 0.32 --> 0.0 Is this the default for the c172? Erik ___ Flightgear-devel mailing lis

re: [Flightgear-devel] Flap positions?

2002-04-12 Thread David Megginson
Erik Hofman writes: > I've worked on changing the sound code to use the FGCondition code, but > I noticed the /surface-positions/flap-pos-norm propertie diesn;t get > updated (JSBSim latest base c172). No, I'm noticing the same problem. I'm not sure what broke. All the best, David --

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Flap positions

2002-04-19 Thread Tony Peden
That's normal from JSBSim. Is it causing you some difficulty? --- Erik Hofman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi, > > When checking the flap postions I notices they > return to another > postition then they came from: > > down: 0.0 --> 0.34 --> 0.68 --> 1.0 > up: 1.0 --> 0.66 --> 0.32

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Flap positions

2002-04-19 Thread Erik Hofman
Tony Peden wrote: > That's normal from JSBSim. > > Is it causing you some difficulty? Well It's making it slightly difficult for the sound code. But I saw YASim does the same. I seem to remember this was {0.0 0.32 0.66 1.0} for both up and down. Anyhow, I'll adjust the sound files for this. E

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Flap positions

2002-04-19 Thread Andy Ross
Erik Hofman wrote: > Well It's making it slightly difficult for the sound code. But I saw > YASim does the same. These numbers are actually generated by the panel code, not the FDM. Both FDMs just seek the position to the specified control input. In this case, the panel code adds or subtracts

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Flap positions

2002-04-19 Thread Erik Hofman
Andy Ross wrote: > Erik Hofman wrote: > > Well It's making it slightly difficult for the sound code. But I saw > > YASim does the same. > > These numbers are actually generated by the panel code, not the FDM. > Both FDMs just seek the position to the specified control input. In > this case, t

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Flap positions

2002-04-19 Thread Andy Ross
Erik Hofman wrote: > I think we should define a fixed value for each flap position, > otherwise every module looking at the value has to support (>0 && > <0.32 or >0.34 && <0.66 or >0.66 && <1.0)! They do anyway. Many aircraft don't even have fixed flap stations; a common homebuilt mechanism

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Flap positions

2002-04-19 Thread Tony Peden
--- Erik Hofman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Andy Ross wrote: > > Erik Hofman wrote: > > > Well It's making it slightly difficult for the > sound code. But I saw > > > YASim does the same. > > > > These numbers are actually generated by the panel > code, not the FDM. > > Both FDMs just seek t

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Flap positions

2002-04-19 Thread David Megginson
Erik Hofman writes: > I think we should define a fixed value for each flap position, otherwise > every module looking at the value has to support (>0 && <0.32 or >0.34 > && <0.66 or >0.66 && <1.0)! How are you trying to use the information? There might be an easier approach. All the best

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Flap positions

2002-04-19 Thread Erik Hofman
David Megginson wrote: > Erik Hofman writes: > > > I think we should define a fixed value for each flap position, otherwise > > every module looking at the value has to support (>0 && <0.32 or >0.34 > > && <0.66 or >0.66 && <1.0)! > > How are you trying to use the information? There might