[simpits-tech] How much reality?

[Sean Galbraith]

At 10:33 AM 9/1/02 -0500, you wrote:
>HI Sean,
>YOU CAN NEVER GO TO FAR...seat parts to come soon by the way.....
>
>Chris Woodul

Yeah I kinda worked that out...I mean after all this *was* going to be a 
A-4 looking cockpit, but of my own design internally..... A bunch of guys 
on this very list are responsible for blowing THAT plan ;-)

Sean

>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Sean Galbraith" <sean.g@paradise.net.nz>
>To: "Simpits List" <simpits-tech@simpits.org>
>Sent: Sunday, September 01, 2002 5:55 AM
>Subject: [simpits-tech] How much reality?
>
>
> > Got a question...
> >
> > With my A-4 cockpit I am trying to be as accurate as possible, but I have
> > come to a point where I am in two minds over how much realism is good, and
> > can you go too far?
> >
> > My nav and com radios are a good example:  In the A-4 there is an ARC159
> > UHF radio, and TACAN, neither of which are simulated in FS2k2.  I *can*
> > tune VHF and civil VOR/ILS through the MFD's but that would mean having to
> > use the MFD's for *every* frequency change, which in reality is not as
>real
> > as it could be.....
> > I am considering modifying the ARC159 to display VHF 5 digit frequencies,
> > and the TACAN to display good old civil VOR/ILS frequencies (but drop one
> > digit to make it look different <g>).  The up side is that I would do the
> > bulk of my frequency changes on the panels, the downside, the panels are
> > not *exact* replicas of the real panels....
> >
> > What are your thoughts on the whole "how much is too much" deal?
> >
> > Sean.
> >
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