"Shane H"
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Apr 14, 2003, 7:08 PM
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Re: Auto retract/extend the gear
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Thanks all, for your contribution.
Looks like my idea is a no-no for IRL pilots. Being a non pilot myself,
(except for 100 hours in a Piper and Fuji some 20 years ago) I have limited
practical experience.
I'm a computer guy now and it seems to me a lot of tasks could be automated
IRL, such as flaps and gear, since their activation is a function of a few
parameters such as airspeed, altitude, rate of climb/decent and
powersettings. This ideas probably dont sit well with RL pilots.
At the same time I enjoy FS2002 as a game, especially in fighters, not for
shooting at things, just for their aerobatic ability and speed. And I like a
bit of building panels and playing around with aircraft configs.
Loek said: 'The fighter models don't come anywhere near reality' and 'FS2002
can teach you about flying, not how to fly' - so obviously FS has a long way
to go, maybe on day there will be affordable motion simulating FS20xx with
large high-res projection screen - in 10 years is my guess.
Inbetween lets all have some fun, its a good feel to switch on FS2002 and
take a MIG or Mirage down low over Hawaii or any other nice coastal scenery
doing a few loops or barrel rolls in perfect weather.
BTW any traders there? - FS2002 should run well on a triple screen trading
system and relieve some stress ....
ShaneH
"L. Mulder" <lbn.mulder@t-online.de> wrote in message
news:b7f0mj$cvd$06$1@news.t-online.com...
> NONE at the moment Shane. The fighter models don't come anywhere near
> reality. If you want fighters the F-16 simulater game is nice as it shows
> some aspects of its possibilities with the weapons onboard. But don't
forget
> that this is just a game. In that respect it is great fun and it can teach
> you about flying, not how to fly!! I fooled around with the earliest
> releases of FS (in the 80's?) and always thought of it as a nice tool to
> explain a non-pilot, for instance, about IFR navigation in a relatively
> simple manner. Oh, if you still want this gear to come up automatically,
> follow Bill Denton's advise; BOTH of them! Have fun,
>
> Loek
> NL
>
>
> "Shane H" <shs@hotmail.nospam.com> schreef in bericht
> news:bEqma.4403$hF.33017@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
> > Thanks for the advice, Loek.
> >
> > I have got this plane like and are working on a panel for it and thought
I
> > would like to integrate such features, just as a backup if I forget to
> > extend/retact the gear - but I'll take your advice and give it a miss.
> >
> > You mention you are an ex-F16 pilot - what are your favourite modern
> > fighters in FS2002? (looking here for realistic flight models and good
> > panels)
> >
> > ShaneH
> >
> >
> > "L. Mulder" <lbn.mulder@t-online.de> wrote in message
> > news:b7bj1o$7qp$02$1@news.t-online.com...
> > > Shane,
> > >
> > > It is just not too wise to make everything automatic in your
aeroplane.
> > > There may several situations where you really don't want to go ahead
and
> > let
> > > them dangle down, just because of their extra drag. Some aeroplanes
have
> > > their gear and doors constructed in such a way that because of the
> > movement
> > > of the doors drag increase is immense, but as soon as the cycle is
> > complete
> > > (either way), drag is minimal.
> > > Last question can be answered positive. Depending on the type of
> aircraft,
> > > there may be a signal when you reach the combination of:
> > > 1. a certain rate of descend
> > > 2. a minimum throttle setting
> > > 3. being below a predetermined altitude
> > > 4. a certain minimum airspeed.
> > > And still you have people landing gear up, stating later they where
> > getting
> > > irritated by this very annoying "gear warning sound"! Can you imagine?
> > And,
> > > no don't make your going down or up automatic. As a retired F-16
driver
> > it's
> > > the best advice I can give you.
> > >
> > > Loek
> > >
> > >
> > > "Shane H" <shs@hotmail.nospam.com> schreef in bericht
> > > news:xZ8ma.2316$hF.20759@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
> > > > Is there a way to make the gear auto-retract once a certain airspeed
> is
> > > > reached?
> > > > Conversely is it possible to auto-extend the gear, once the plane
> slows
> > to
> > > a
> > > > certain speed?
> > > > Some parameters that can be set in aircraft.cfg or .air file?
> > > > If not is possible to set a warning signal if the gear is out beyond
a
> > > > certain speed and altidued (or still in below a certain speed or
> > altitude)
> > > >
> > > > Is that something that's done in some real aircraft?
> > > >
> > > > ShaneH
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
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