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Wierd coincidence, I was just flying that plane last nite on X-Plane
and it did the same to me when I was trying to take-off. Don't know why, could have been anything since I didn't bother to understand any of the controls before I applied full throttle. Figured I'd I learn as I accelerated. Richard Riley wrote in message . .. On Sun, 01 Feb 2004 13:25:54 -0800, Holger Stephan wrote: :Richard Riley wrote: : On first flight he had an uncontrolled... well, pretty much : everything. He couldn't get the nose off the ground, when he did it : was wildly overcontrolled in pitch. He managed to get it more or : less horizontal about the same time it hit the ground. I wouldn't : count on it ever flying again. : :I don't get it - I thought he had it designed AND tested in X-Plane. : :Well ok, here goes the smiley ![]() Yes, it's a great mystery. As we all know, computers never make a mistake. And a consumer level computer program can be used to simulate extrememly complex systems that (when not fully understood) result in loss of life. I understand that the Marines used "Sim City" to plan the invasion of Bagdhad. Hopefully, he'll get the airplane back in the air and we can..... Oh, never mind, I can't do it with a straight face. ![]() RR |
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