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Originally Posted by ATAG_Snapper
Fair point.
We ran some tests last January (ancient history, now! LOL) over at the ATAG Server: http://theairtacticalassaultgroup.co...ull=1#post7326
In a nutshell, we established that the Channel map we use is 1:1 and the airspeed gauge on the Hurricane Rotol ran very true at sea level (where IAS was very close to TAS). Here's the text from the link above:
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OK, here's what I got:
I changed the route slightly to give me better landmarks to aim at: the tip of the "English point" (near Dungeness) to the tip of the "French point" (near Wissant). The in-game map tools shows it to be exactly 26 miles point-to-point, which is in agreement, IMHO, with the 25 mile distance you provided for the slightly different start/stop points you selected via google maps.
Holding 200 mph at approx 500 feet altitude, my time was 7:25, my calculator says it should've been 7:48. Pretty darn close considering the slight course corrections, plus trim and boost corrections. For those interested, I took a Rotol with 100% fuel (can't be too stingy on gas here), boost was mainly 0 lbs, rpms set to 2500, radiator half closed.
Other than a little bit of flak near Wissant, no one bothered me in this otherwise "hot" combat zone with 13 109's and a 110 swanning about. LOL
I think I can tell Ribbs the map is 1:1 as far as our travel time based on cockpit instruments is concerned.
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Thanks for the post. The thing is though that it sounds not quite precise the way it´s done there.
Its much easier to do it offline and with autopilot and map markings.
So for example I made a waypoint just over Calais Marck airport and after 3 minutes I hit pause and checked my position on the map (which is very precisely because one sees your own plane as a miniature on the map).
That means the distance is very precisely and so is the time. Only the speed could make some trouble. But since you can mouse over the speed gauge (and I made the same speed on every waypoint in the FMB, 250kmh) I don´t see that as possible mistake either
But it´s interesting that in your test the plane also tend to be rather "too fast" which can´t be a coincidence I suppose.