RE: [Flightgear-devel] General issues

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RE: [Flightgear-devel] General issues

Jim Wilson writes: Yes, I realize this. That is why I think we should try plugging externally viewed model branches into the main scene graph. I've just did that before opening the message -- try the latest CVS and see if it's OK. All the best, David -- David Megginson [EMAIL

re: [Flightgear-devel] Purpose of the Next Release?

rather than big-bang jobs. Any takers? All the best, David -- David Megginson [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel

re: [Flightgear-devel] Windows Build Problem as of April 13

fine. Fixed. All the best, David -- David Megginson [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel

RE: [Flightgear-devel] General issues

- and scenery-management code currently slopped into main.cxx. That would be a good place to add clip-plane configurability. If you want to take a shot at it, please go ahead. All the best, David -- David Megginson [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Flightgear-devel

RE: [Flightgear-devel] General issues

to the second part. All the best, David -- David Megginson [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel

RE: [Flightgear-devel] General issues

) into the main scene graph. All the best, David -- David Megginson [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel

RE: [Flightgear-devel] General issues

ssgRoots. It's possible, I searched for all the ssgSetNearFar calls, though, and couldn't find any hidden ones. All the best, David -- David Megginson [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org

Re: [Flightgear-devel] YASim C172 idle

pronounced in the first place. All the best, David -- David Megginson [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Purpose of the Next Release?

. Please send patches/files to Curt or me for most of the FlightGear and SimGear tree. Send them to Andy Ross for YASim, and to Tony Peden or Jon Berndt for JSBSim. Curt, John Check, and I can handle patches for the base package as well, if necessary. All the best, David -- David Megginson

[Flightgear-devel] Request for Help: 3D Stuff

* the plane first, and only then to test above in case we're underground. Thanks, and all the best, David -- David Megginson [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Propeller-cloud on FreeBSD 4.5 -stable andRadeon VE

updating to the local plib CVS will give you a translucent propeller disk. You still need to patch to get smoothing, though. All the best, David -- David Megginson [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http

re: [Flightgear-devel] Notice Upcoming Property changes

is from inside an aircraft, but we'd be more consistent this way. All the best, David -- David Megginson [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel

re: [Flightgear-devel] Notice Upcoming Property changes

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re: [Flightgear-devel] Notice Upcoming Property changes

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re: [Flightgear-devel] Propellor graphics

and linked with it? Is anyone else using the newest CVS plib getting an opaque propeller disk? Thanks, David -- David Megginson [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo

re: [Flightgear-devel] Propellor graphics

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Re: [Flightgear-devel] Propellor graphics

Frederic Bouvier writes: You forgot to correct your model to avoid the cutting propeller disc ! What do you mean, exactly, by a cutting disk? All the best, David -- David Megginson [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Propellor graphics

Frederic Bouvier writes: What do you mean, exactly, by a cutting disk? We can see the interior of the c172 when viewing the front of the plane in the external view Right -- I forgot to edit the ac file. I'll check in the fix right now. All the best, David -- David Megginson

RE: [Flightgear-devel] 'Problems' in yesterday CVS

for it for external use??? No, it was working and now its gone. I agree that the aero effects are there -- there must be a problem in JSBSim.cxx. All the best, David -- David Megginson [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http

re: [Flightgear-devel] Panel not updating

the text stuff anyway. The text instruments use sprintf, so maybe something has screwed up the library somehow. All the best, David -- David Megginson [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org

re: [Flightgear-devel] Installing only changed header files

the FlightGear binary to force a relink. All the best, David -- David Megginson [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Flap positions

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[Flightgear-devel] Non-linear animations

have been done with the old system using factors and offsets, but it would have been much more difficult to understand and maintain; here, it is verbose but nice and explicit. All the best, David -- David Megginson [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Flightgear

[Flightgear-devel] Re: [Flightgear-cvslogs] CVS: FlightGear/src/Model TODO,NONE,1.1 README,1.1,1.2

haven't quite decided how that animation should work. Billboards are 2D objects that rotate towards the viewer -- they're especially useful for modelling trees. All the best, David -- David Megginson [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Flightgear-devel mailing

Re: [Flightgear-devel] PLIB

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[Flightgear-devel] RFD: Future of the instrument panel in the 3D cockpit

we'd fail). Comments? I realize that this will lead to a split between the 2D and 3D panels, but it seems much more flexible on the 3D side, and many (or most) of the 2D instrument textures -- which are the hardest part -- could be reused on the 3D side. All the best, David -- David

Re: [Flightgear-devel] RFD: Future of the instrument panel in the 3D cockpit

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RE: [Flightgear-devel] RFD: Future of the instrument panel in the 3D cockpit

to have) switched to XFree86 4.0, which included DRI support for Voodoo3 and better. All the best, David -- David Megginson [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear

Re: [Flightgear-devel] RFD: Future of the instrument panel in the 3D cockpit

, except that you'd use real-world measurements (meters) rather than idealized screen coordinates. All the best, David -- David Megginson [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo

Re: [Flightgear-devel] RFD: Future of the instrument panel in the 3Dcockpit

actually happens, take a look at FGLayeredInstrument::draw in src/Cockpit/panel.cxx -- the z-position is actually incremented by 0.01 for each successive layer. All the best, David -- David Megginson [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Flightgear-devel mailing

RE: [Flightgear-devel] General issues

.[ch]xx, globals.[ch]xx, and fgfs.[ch]xx. All the best, David -- David Megginson [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel

re: [Flightgear-devel] property viewer segfaulting

|network' (string)) at puFont.cxx:64 64if ( glut_font_handle != (GlutFont) 0 ) All the best, David -- David Megginson [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo

Re: [Flightgear-devel] UFO FDM is Running! (was: Enhanced Magic Carpet)

Alex Perry writes: Are you going to do an interior view ? Do flying saucers have windows? All the best, David -- David Megginson [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman

Re: [Flightgear-devel] UFO FDM is Running! (was: Enhanced Magic Carpet)

Curtis L. Olson writes: Here after doing a full cvs update -d of the base package and the fgfs source, I'm seeing a C172 in the external view with --fdm=ufo Try --aircraft=ufo All the best, David -- David Megginson [EMAIL PROTECTED

[Flightgear-devel] re: [Flightgear-cvslogs] [PATCH] Re: CVS: FlightGear/src/Controls controls.cxx,1.18,1.19

will change controls.cxx to set a default parking brake value in the constructor, though, just for consistency. All the best, David -- David Megginson [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org

Re: [Flightgear-devel] UFO FDM is Running! (was: Enhanced Magic Carpet)

Arnt Karlsen writes: ..how about the one that came down in Roswell, NM? ;-) That's in the Smithsonian now, isn't it? All the best, David -- David Megginson [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http

re: ..why C++ and not C?, was: [Flightgear-devel] View Oddity Between MagicCarpet and JSBSim

average skill. In the end, I think we end up with a bigger talent pool this way. All the best, David -- David Megginson [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel

[Flightgear-devel] RFD: Cessna 172R or 172M/N/P?

when you switch on carb heat? All the best, David -- David Megginson [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Possible virus alert

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[Flightgear-devel] Trees, alpha, and the sky

parts. Any hints? This model is light-weight enough that we could build fairly large groves, at least near airports. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com/ ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL

Re: [Flightgear-devel] File reorg

(well, there's the Avro Arrow, but that only sounds similar). All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com/ ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Trees, alpha, and the sky

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Re: [Flightgear-devel] Trees, alpha, and the sky

Marcio Shimoda writes: What function draws the sky and the tile? The sky is drawn in SimGear -- see simgear/sky/dome.cxx. It's not integrated with the SSG graph, and that may or may not be part of the problem. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http

[Flightgear-devel] Mouse wheel as trim wheel

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Re: [Flightgear-devel] Propeller animation speed fix

by. That confusion is my fault. For the FDMs use a multiloop with the number of iterations to run; the general subsystems use a dt for elapsed time in milliseconds. This needs some architectural repair and documentation. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Propeller animation speed fix

harm in sticking with the integer value, but I agree that a better name, proper documentation, and some debugging is essential. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com/ ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list

[Flightgear-devel] Billboard animation

special dynamic transformation. 2. The billboarded tree has only 4 vertices, but requires a transformation based on the view matrix. Norm: which do you think would be more efficient for a forest of, say, 500 trees? All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Billboard animation

Erik Hofman writes: Norm: which do you think would be more efficient for a forest of, say, 500 trees? I would say, billboarded spherical trees handled as particles. I don't understand 'particles'. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Billboard animation

transformation? That wouldn't work, because each tree has to turn to a slightly different angle to face the camera, and each has to rotate about its own centrepoint. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com

[Flightgear-devel] Gusting winds

landings just like to real thing. To get winds from 270 @ 15kt gusting to 25kt, try fgfs --wind=270@15 --prop:/environment/params/gust-wind-speed-kt=25 To use this, you'll need to configure --with-new-environment. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http

re: [Flightgear-devel] Extra GCC warnings

. Ouch. Any suggestions? I'll leave the others to the appropriate coders. Thanks, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com/ ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman

[Flightgear-devel] ANN: Smart pointers for properties

. If it works, it should go a long way towards improving our ability to handle properties. Thanks, Frederic. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com/ ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http

[Flightgear-devel] In progress: delta time and other subsystem changes

FGSubsystem::suspend () void FGSubsystem::resume () bool FGSubsystem::is_suspended () const Subsystems can check in their update() methods whether they are suspended or not and act accordingly; update() will still be invoked in either case. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL

re: [Flightgear-devel] Re: dt changed to seconds

to see how it's done. The problem didn't show up before because main.cxx always passed '1' as the value of multiloop. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com/ ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL

re: [Flightgear-devel] Re: dt changed to seconds

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re: [Flightgear-devel] Linux IDE

Christian Mayer writes: Oh, BTW, EMACS and VI/VIM are no option for me (vim is greqat to change a file, but not to have a overview over a big project) What kind of an overview do you need? All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com

re: [Flightgear-devel] Build Error with BalloonSim

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re: [Flightgear-devel] Man-Made obstructions

right through a tree or tower if you try. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com/ ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Build Error with BalloonSim

set before when FG_NEW_ENVIRONMENT was defined. Personally, I wasn't aware that the balloon sim was even working (it wasn't a year ago), but I'd be happy to patch the file so that it works with or without FG_WEATHERCM -- what would you suggest? All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Linux IDE

). All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com/ ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel

[Flightgear-devel] Environment subsystem status

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[Flightgear-devel] FDMs and external atmosphere

like the ATIS, for icing, and who knows what else. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com/ ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel

Re: [Flightgear-devel] FDMs and external atmosphere

weather phenomena) needs to be done for either weather subsystem. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com/ ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo

RE: [Flightgear-devel] FDMs and external atmosphere

. Ditto for YASim (i.e. I'll add it as soon as *any* FDM supports turbulence). By the way, one of my more immediate goals is adding variable winds as a complement to gusting winds. I might also add variability for up/down drafts. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Environment subsystem status

of conversions. I'm sure that there exist SI aircraft panels somewhere, but I have not yet seen photos of any in general aviation. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com/ ___ Flightgear-devel mailing

[Flightgear-devel] Proposed Environment Property Reorg

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RE: [Flightgear-devel] FDMs and external atmosphere

to have FlightGear figure them out itself, but it might still be doable. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com/ ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Environment subsystem status

gauge became U/S, the copilot took a dipstick measurement and used the wrong calculation. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com/ ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http

Re: [Flightgear-devel] plotting/logging tool

Alex Perry writes: Actually storing the data to file is already supported in FGFS, I believe. Yes, it is. See docs-mini/README.logging in the FlightGear source distribution. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Environment subsystem status

controlled airspace). Making the GPS display into the primary flight instrument will make it much easier to switch to SI, and ATC clearances coming digitally over a satellite link can be converted automatically to any units. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http

[Flightgear-devel] [off topic] Babylonian finger counting

(between the two knuckles) of each finger for 5-8, and the bottom third for 9-12. I'm not sure how they combined the second hand with that, but I think that they used only whole fingers there, giving the ability to count from 0-60 on their fingers alone. All the best, David -- David Megginson

[Flightgear-devel] ANN: improved cloud support

, since it doesn't make sense for multiple cloud layers; ditto for the --clouds-asl command-line option. Enjoy, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com/ ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http

re: [Flightgear-devel] Video flight recorder

Alex Perry writes: 4. Which cockpit panel instruments currently support failure simulation ? This is something we could easily add in the panel config files. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com

Re: [Flightgear-devel] ANN: improved cloud support

2. SCT : scattered 3. BKN : broken 4. OVC : overcast That's a very good idea, but for now, my goal was just to get the current SimGear cloud support tied to the property manager. The SimGear cloud stuff could use some rewriting, if anyone wants to volunteer. All the best, David -- David

re: [Flightgear-devel] uncool easter egg

files off the network without explicit permission from the user is a bad idea, even when it's all in good fun. Agreed. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com/ ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list

Re: [Flightgear-devel] ANN: improved cloud support

-- if the type is clear, the layer shouldn't be drawn at all, at any elevation. Are you still seeing the problem? All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com/ ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Failed to load 3D model

Norman Vine writes: So the way I read it the glider is no-more It's still there, but it's not used by the C172. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com/ ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Failed to load 3D model

the glider path. Do we want to do that for *all* missing models, or just the aircraft? All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com/ ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Re: Failed to load 3D model

that Models/Buildings/big-apartment.ac would still be FlightGear's largest model, but I know what you mean. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com/ ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http

Re: [Flightgear-devel] ANN: improved cloud support

missed that). All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com/ ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel

Re: [Flightgear-devel] dc3-yasim model: engines?

started. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com/ ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel

[Flightgear-devel] DC-3 takeoff roll: partial solution

pilots. Locking the tailwheel should help a lot, but we'll also have to make sure that the tailwheel has the right amount of authority. By the time the tailwheel starts to lift, I'd expect that the rudder should be becoming more effective. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL

Re: [Flightgear-devel] DC-3 takeoff roll: partial solution

completely. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com/ ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel

Re: [Flightgear-devel] DC-3 takeoff roll: partial solution

point it will snap on. That way, there's no risk of locking the wheel at an oblique angle, but you can engage the lock early while turning onto the runway. If that's too fancy, we could just have the lock instantly snap the wheel to position for now. All the best, David -- David Megginson

re: [Flightgear-devel] DC-3 ground handling. Fixed?

, if there were a pseudo-steering property for the tailwheel. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com/ ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear

[Flightgear-devel] DC-3 flies again (thanks, Andy)

jet runways). Nice work, Andy. For anyone else who wants to try this, the tailwheel is now locked by default, and you'll have to use 'l' (small L) to unlock it for taxiing. I'll have to start work on the 3D interior. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http

Re: [Flightgear-devel] DC-3 ground handling. Fixed?

and measured. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com/ ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel

Re: [Flightgear-devel] yasim solution issues

altitude, like - meters -- that's why it reads a maximum climb. We need to find a way to delay initialization of the steam module until after the FDM is set up. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com

Re: [Flightgear-devel] yasim solution issues

(altimeter goes U/S at 750ft AGL on final on an NDB approach, and so on). All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com/ ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Rudder inverted again in yasim

deflect. :) I agree -- JSBSim is reporting a positive normalized position for a negative input (and vice-versa). Obviously, we've made allowances for that in the model animations, but it's inconsistent with the behaviour elsewhere. I'll look into fixing it. All the best, David -- David

RE: [Flightgear-devel] Rudder inverted again in yasim

to the JSBSim core was required -- I just multiplied FCS-GetDrPos(ofNorm) by -1 before passing the value to the FlightGear property. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com/ ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Yasim and 2.95.2 math (was: Rudder inverted again in yasim)

half full tanks. Just wondering if you're seeing this as well on your 2.95.2 build. Roskam's sample data for a 747-200 in cruise at 40,000ft gives these conditions: angle of attack: 2.4deg mach number: 0.9 TAS: 871fps (=516kt) weight: 636,636lb All the best, David -- David Megginson

[Flightgear-devel] [SITE] The Base of Aircraft Data (BADA)

://bada.eurocontrol.fr/bada/3.3/DH8C__.PTF Unfortunately, the DC-3 doesn't seem to be included. With 166 different models, you'd think they might have slipped it in... All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com

Re: [Flightgear-devel] YASim solution solution?

models shipped with turbojets. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com/ ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel

re: [Flightgear-devel] Re: Report on my Scenery Investigation

. When I build new scenery from scratch, I don't see any holes around the airports. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com/ ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org

re: [Flightgear-devel] Re: Report on my Scenery Investigation

Melchior FRANZ writes: * David Megginson -- Wednesday 29 May 2002 20:18: The problem is that the new airport objects (with lighting) don't always fit exactly into the old holes. When I build new scenery from scratch, I don't see any holes around the airports. But if it's just

re: [Flightgear-devel] YASim solution solution?

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re: [Flightgear-devel] 3D model - C172 prop - 16 bit cards

propellers ? We can do that entirely in the XML -- we just need a cheap-crappy-card (or wise-economical-card, or perhaps vintage-card) property that everyone can agree on, then we can make various bindings and animations conditional on it. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL

[Flightgear-devel] Missing Model Problem

-source aircraft models. What next? We're low on Pipers right now (both aero data and 3D models). Any favourites? All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com/ ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL

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