ORIGINAL: malcolmm
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Thanks for the detailed answer Michael. It is nice to know that you are still working on the physics. If there is a problem with processing power, personally I would have no problem with taking a hit to the framerate for better physics. If it was possible to have some aspects of the physics model being optional, e.g. a "model wing rock" option, that would be great. But I imagine that might be difficult.
I will try the "Turbulent Wind".
I have read that some planes don't have wing rock in harrier, but having owned approximately 10 3D planes, I've never encountered one, partiularily in upright harriers. The closest I have come to rock free harrier is my Yak Byp, but even with it I have to be very precise (lucky?) to get just the right throttle and elevator to briefly eliminate wing rock - I need to practise obviously.
Also, my criticisms of FS One wasn't meant to imply there is another flight sim with better physics, I doubt there is. I was just concerned that I had spent a lot of money on something that might not let me improve my 3D flying in the way I was hoping. But I'm sure it will help in other areas, and I'm also planing to try the helicopters.
Malcolm
Your post and my reply got me thinking (again) about wing rock. I think I am closer to understanding the flow situation. Getting it into the aero data tables and code and debugging/tuning is a whole other step. But I think you can expect it in a patch w/ an option to turn on/off. I don't want to go out on a limb and say when as this is real research (something new) to get this working, i.e. it's not in McCormick p 320, etc. Changes like this are definitely at least a month out because right now efforts are (mostly) focused on new planes.
Anyone else thinking about physics tweaks? There were some posts on the forums (here?) about hovering being a bit too hard in the sim.
So far NONE of the physics has been tweaked with any patches. On one level we are hesistant to come out w/ a patch that "changes everything".
Michael