In reply to "50%plane": You've quoted me above, but in one of the
blocks you added stuff. You should go back and edit that as I did not
write these words that are yours: "Hmm that's a load of fluff and you
know it. Let's keep away from the pointless speculation. Or should I
say this, In G3 you can scale the P-51 to the full scale. A plane
that's worth a couple million." You put these words (yours) in a
quote block of something that I wrote.
Mr. Selig, I'm truly sorry about that. That was an accident and is now fixed.
Since you're commenting on it, I'll add a few more details about the
Scaling Wizard. If a user wants to have an airplane that is twice the
size of the original one in the sim, all they need to do is type in
"200%" in the sim and the airplane size will be scaled up. On top of
this, the airplane mass properties (weight and inertia), propulsion
system (prop aerodynamics and engine), landing gear physics (springs,
dampers, brakes, etc), crash physics, and everything else etc etc etc
are scaled by the code automatically. The user does not have to tune
these things to make the plane fly. If you want to scale the plane up
16,500 times like you ask in jest, I guess you could do that and with
it goes all the physics scaled up. But obviously you were just
throwing out some silly number and my point is that 'yes' you can size
it however you like. Can the scaling stuff be broken by a user?
Probably, humm throw in a "-200%". But over the range of planes from
6 in span up to 500 ft, things are working. My example there is a
1000x range and covers a lot of ground. The code is not limited to
1000x.
Ok you can change the scaling thing up to 400% currently with G3. However you have two different things to change. Visual and flight, so that's a plus for FS One IMO. My 165000 number was not meant as a joke. I used that as an example for when in multiplayer you will have problems. Back when G3 had the scaling thing at 1000%, people(including me a few times) would just sit there and block everyone's view. I would highly suggest that you change that feature to limit it.
You used the words "fluff" to characterize this scaling thing. Maybe
it does seem like fiction to you. But think about it, I've been doing
RC modeling for ~30 yrs (modeling for ~40 yrs), done all sorts of
aerodynamics work along the way, teach and do research in
aerodynamics, flight simulation, and aircraft design for a living, and
now I'm going to throw out "fluff". Give me a break!
I'm sorry, I was referring to the way you wrote that as fluff.
If you look in that thread, you will see that I ask some questions. That's where I've gotten most of my previous knowledge of FS One. I do consider much of what comes from Horizon airheads to be fluff, but I guess one can say that about many different companies.
Sorry to hit you with all this, but you're the one questioning the sim
and the integrity of the people behind it.
No problem, I'm questioning the sim as I know little about it. I'm also not questioning the designers, but the marketing from Horizon because I want to know exactly what this product is.
MSelig,
Sorry you have to be going through this,
50%Plane is the most DIE-HARD fan of G3 that there could possibly ever be.
I haven't found any info about FS-One to be faulty.
Just ignore him, and continue with your job.
If i had the money, i would def. be getting FS-One. It looks very promising.
Also, about the 3DSmax model making thingy, G3 didnt have it at first either, and people said the same thing. That it would take "forever" to come out.
I am sorry you have to put up with 50%, but hey, i can't do anything about it.
Scott, I'm a "DIE-HARD" fan of G3 as it is the best product that I've used in this case. If FS One is truly better, I can assure you that I will be backing it. The reason I'm so much of a "DIE-HARD" is from all the times that the AFPD folks were bashing G3 without cause and I started hitting back. Notice that before that major AFPD vs. G3 war with a certain mower in quesion, I really didn't have much to say on the issue.
I haven't found any info about FS-One to be faulty.
Neither have I, but then again, both of us haven't flown it yet. I've been screwed by enough products to not believe the hype without actually testing the product.
Also, about the 3DSmax model making thingy, G3 didnt have it at first either, and people said the same thing. That it would take "forever" to come out.
GP released G3 prematurely and that was/is a negative on GP's part.
50%