Friday 2010-01-22 Screenshots AND Discussion Thread

[wannabetheace]

Thanks for Friday updates and bonus vid
I knew it is SoW even before the confirmation post

Keep up the good work!!!!

[RAF74_Winger]

There is a tremendous amount of shaking in a light aircraft most of the time

Not that much, no. Yes, I do know. I've flown around England in light aircraft in all weathers for many years. The only kind of buffeting that I've experienced that even approaches that shown is at very low level (<1000ft), and with gusting windspeeds in excess of 35kts. Yes, you do get 'bumps' with turbulence and convective action, but they are of large amplitude and very low frequency.

A more realistic depiction of turbulence would be dropping a wing as you fly through the edge of a gust, or the VSI indicating large variations in climb or descent with consequent movement of the pilot's head. Perhaps also the 'wobble' that you sometimes experience when climbing through the top of an inversion layer and encounter a bit of windshear.

One interesting point to note is that the stall buffet is sometimes called the 'nibble'; which is a useful change in terminology, indicating that it is so light in certain aircraft that you won't notice it unless you're paying attention. The Pitts will give you virtually no warning at all, except for the extreme rearward position of the stick.

Another thing is that the ASI needle doesn't really rattle about in turbulence like the video shows, the inertia of the whole ASI system & bourdon tube is too great for it to do that. However, going through windshear you will sometimes see the needle rise or fall a large amount, dependent on the amount of shear. Very scary on final: Add power, go around, and be ready for it next time.

Nevertheless, I am seriously impressed by that video; very, very close to the real thing. Congratulations are to be extended to all involved.

W.

[13th Hsqn Protos]

You can't tell the truth like that to the keyboard jockeys in here .......

[tagTaken2]

Originally Posted by 335th_GRSwaty

+1

Just wait for inside views.

By the way loved start up procedure!

That was great. Solid commentary, not hyped up and I see what you mean about the buffeting (wondering why the cockpit looked odd, then clicked that the sights were missing

The SoW video looks like heavy turbulence, that AS indicator is really jumping around.

Fantastic to see game footage like this, keep it coming.

What's with the office space troubles? Someone forget to drop off the rent?

[AdMan]

love the headshake and needles jumping around, this is going to be intense in dogfight

[13th Hsqn Protos]

Originally Posted by SlipBall

There is a tremendous amount of shaking in a light aircraft most of the time, and mostly at the lower altitudes. Flying is what it is and I hope it is not dumbed down from complaints,

The luftwhiners are crying already ..... some of us actually fly for real in 'light planes' and don't have much use for the words of 'keyboard flyers'

[HenFre]

What a stupid and utterly useless remark Protos Even if you are right.. Which by the way you are not

Look at the video posted by 335th_GRSwaty at around 7:20 and tell me that there are no shaking at low altitudes.

Also wanted to say that the video from inside SOW:BOB is looking mighty fine. Love the shadow in the cockpit and the reflections on the water.. Wooow..

[zakkandrachoff]

for a second i was thinking that oleg loves so much the ugly Italian bombers, all the time posting the italian bombers, but that video, that video my friend,



nice
with sound will be a 9.9, but is a 9.89 of score

[ECV56_Lancelot]

Originally Posted by 13th Hsqn Protos

The luftwhiners are crying already ..... some of us actually fly for real in 'light planes' and don't have much use for the words of 'keyboard flyers'

So it seems for the flyingonrailroadwhiners!

Besides, the post have none relation with being a luftwhiner, and that the spitfire was stable its independent of that it would vibrate because of wind, buffeting or other reason.
Juts because an aircraft its stable doesn't mean it will not vibrate.