Re: [Flightgear-devel] Default Aircraft Candidates

2011-02-21 Thread Gary Neely
Syd places an enormous amount of effort and care into his models. If it were me, I'd think twice before questioning something he did, and I'd be darned sure I did my homework first, because it's certain he will have. But if he says he's interested in suggestions for improvements, he means it, and w

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Default Aircraft Candidates

2011-02-21 Thread Ron Jensen
On Monday 21 February 2011 17:41:10 Jack Mermod wrote: > I wasn't planning to get into an argument over the 777-200, but yes it > does have an unrealistic FDM. > > See here: > > http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/891/picture5mj.png > > > Are you telling me this is realistic too? > > Check Six, >

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Default Aircraft Candidates

2011-02-21 Thread Jacob Burbach
On Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 7:41 PM, Jack Mermod wrote: > Are you telling me this is realistic too? No, it is notso stop flying like that... :-P Really, what is with this recent trend of bashing quite rudely on the 777? And the usual "evidence" is stuff like that...flying the aircraft completely

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Default Aircraft Candidates

2011-02-21 Thread syd adams
Reminded me of this video ... it IS a 757 , but still the performance is amazing ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vJliayH6co On Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 6:27 PM, Gene Buckle wrote: > On Mon, 21 Feb 2011, Jack Mermod wrote: > >> I wasn't planning to get into an argument over the 777-200, but y

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Default Aircraft Candidates

2011-02-21 Thread Gene Buckle
On Mon, 21 Feb 2011, Jack Mermod wrote: > I wasn't planning to get into an argument over the 777-200, but yes it > does have an unrealistic FDM. > > See here: > > http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/891/picture5mj.png > > > Are you telling me this is realistic too? > Tex Johnson did it with a 707 t

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Default Aircraft Candidates

2011-02-21 Thread syd adams
Well a picture isn't what i asked for , I asked for some facts to back up that 'unrealistic' statement... And Ive seen stranger things around KSFO ;) But I'm not looking for an argument , I'm looking for some suggestions on how to improve it from real world airliner pilots. Cheers On Mon, Feb

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Default Aircraft Candidates

2011-02-21 Thread Jack Mermod
I wasn't planning to get into an argument over the 777-200, but yes it does have an unrealistic FDM. See here: http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/891/picture5mj.png Are you telling me this is realistic too? Check Six, Jack

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Default Aircraft Candiates

2011-02-21 Thread Arnt Karlsen
On Mon, 21 Feb 2011 07:32:54 +0700, Harry wrote in message : > Memories, > > heres an old article on we we were doing in the F28s and airfield > surveys, whilst off topic, it may be of interest. > > http://www.airwaysmuseum.com/Flying%20Unit%20navaid%20cal%20article%201990.htm > > > Item 8 --