Re: [Flightgear-devel] Consistent aircraft states

2007-10-12 Thread David Megginson
On 12/10/2007, gerard robin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Only one generic property switch is necessary. > We must only, all together decide which name and where (/sim/ ??) [snip] > For instance looking at one of my model > > to have the right flying conditions, i need: > > Canopy => Down > Wi

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Consistent aircraft states

2007-10-12 Thread gerard robin
On ven 12 octobre 2007, David Megginson wrote: > On 12/10/2007, Vivian Meazza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > You can have your aircraft any way you want, but don't force it on other > > designers without some real thought. Start the Spitfire and forget to > > zero the throttle, you will start on yo

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Consistent aircraft states

2007-10-12 Thread David Megginson
On 12/10/2007, drew <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have my .fgfsrc file set up so I start on the run-up area just off the main > runway at KSFO: > > --lat=37.612451 > --lon=-122.357858 > --heading=026 > > so I have the time to do pre-flight checks (and explore the cockpit and > README's of new and

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Consistent aircraft states

2007-10-12 Thread drew
For what it's worth, I think it's great to have a choice, at start-up, between a cold and hot start (as with the c150). More than half the fun of a "sim", as opposed to a "game", is the realism of exploring the cockpit for the necessary switches and knobs to get the bloody thing going and airbor

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Consistent aircraft states

2007-10-12 Thread David Megginson
On 12/10/2007, Vivian Meazza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You can have your aircraft any way you want, but don't force it on other > designers without some real thought. Start the Spitfire and forget to zero > the throttle, you will start on your nose. That doesn't give a good > impression to newc

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Consistent aircraft states

2007-10-12 Thread Vivian Meazza
David Megginson > Sent: 12 October 2007 15:11 > To: FlightGear developers discussions > Subject: [Flightgear-devel] Consistent aircraft states > > > On 12/10/2007, dave perry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Welcome back. I am the one that made all the changes

Re: [Flightgear-devel] Consistent aircraft states

2007-10-12 Thread Bill Galbraith
> > I am clearly one that prefers to start with the brakes set and all > > switches off as that is the way every real flight starts. > > (An aside: In my experience, it's rare that the parking brake > is on when a real light plane is parked, because line staff > wouldn't be able to move it

[Flightgear-devel] Consistent aircraft states

2007-10-12 Thread David Megginson
On 12/10/2007, dave perry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Welcome back. I am the one that made all the changes to the Warrior. > Starting directions and keyboard switch equivalents are under the help > menu-Aircraft help, just like with the pa24-250. It was after you had > commented on how you like