[simpits-tech] Motion...

Brian West. simpits-tech@simpits.org
Sat, 18 Jan 2003 22:53:24 +0100


I had originally planned to take two axis, roll and yaw from the artificial
horizon. The more I looked into it , the less practical it became for
someone like myself with limits on space/ money/time/mathematical ability
etc.
 So I decided to get out more, taking my Microlight License in two weeks.
Best regards, Brian West.


-----Original Message-----
From: Roy Coates <roy@flightlab.liv.ac.uk>
To: simpits-tech@simpits.org <simpits-tech@simpits.org>
Date: 18 January 2003 15:38
Subject: RE: [simpits-tech] Motion...


>On Fri, 17 Jan 2003, Craig Rochester wrote:
>
>> Sending just the pitch, roll, and yaw data directly to a motion platform
>> does not produce the correct motion cues for real flight.
>
>You can get away with limited motion for something like a big fat heavy,
>but imagine what you need to do to simulate a half dozen fast rolls in an
>F-22 with a roll-rate of over 360'/sec !
>
>Roy.
>
>
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