Please keep the realism!

[IvanK]

For the pro Needle bouncers have a look at this track about 3:17 in .... no bounce just a tiny little bit of hunting after they reach 2050 RPM and thats pretty much what we have now in CLOD. So 2 videos so far validating the lack of needle bounce.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3u5p...eature=related

So the realism with respect needle bounce (or lack thereof) has actually been improved !

[Wolf_Rider]

do you have one of the Hurricane (OEM equipment for the period ingame) though?

[IbanezLaney]

Just think about the old mechanical speedometers from back when cars were good.
This works the same way. The needle bounce seemed way over exaggerated.

A very slight wobble seems correct and only a large wobble would occur if the cable was incorrectly installed or damaged. The mechanical type would snap eventually if this was the case.

I don't know much about the gauges from back then but I would be surprised if they were not oil dampened to further reduce wobble.

[RAF74_Winger]

Not a hurricane, but reference the mad bouncing ASI and Altimeter - look over the pilot's shoulder here - a small wobble, but by no means the mad bouncing that we see in game:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...l97XwktE#t=88s

W.

[IvanK]

Good video ... there the next thing to work on I guess ... but you know if they are changed there will be ASI/ALT needle bounce withdrawal hysteria

There is an exceptional commercial DVD off Hurricane R4118 I doing a display with split screen in the pit looking at the panel (not over the shoulder) and the outside world from the camera gun port in the starboard wing. It shows a similar thing. there is a little ASI wobble, next to no altimeter wobble and a good indication of AH precession as well, which implies that AH precession is a little overdone at the moment. Instrumentation is all original too boot.

http://www.itvv.com/product/R4118

The Devs are aware of this DVD.

[Ctrl E]

realisim please! that's why we buy the game.

i will not buy future installments if you do away with historical features simply because some don't "get" it.

[Untamo]

+1 for realism, for whatever it is (I am no expert on bouncy meters )

-Untamo

[macleod2024]

Clearly there is an argument over the bouncing needles. I would have thought that the sensible thing, which I think has been posted already, would be to give us the choice in the realism options.

Same goes for negative G issue on the Rolls Royce engine.

I appreciate that you have to keep the game accessible. However, there is no reason you cant please everyone.

You have to remember nearly everyone here bought this sim for the realism and authenticity we've come to expect. To mess with that seems silly.

I would just like to say thank you for the last patch. Apart from the radio issues, I can now play the game!

Keep up the good work!!

[sallee]

I have to say I've flown in a Tiger Moth with even bouncier needles!

[TUCKIE_JG52]

Originally Posted by IvanK

For the pro Needle bouncers have a look at this track about 3:17 in .... no bounce just a tiny little bit of hunting after they reach 2050 RPM and thats pretty much what we have now in CLOD. So 2 videos so far validating the lack of needle bounce.

So the realism with respect needle bounce (or lack thereof) has actually been improved !

Can you tell the exact model of the tachometer?

Here's another one, BUT comparing with a plane present in the simulator, the Tiger Moth...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=af29TuO5THQ

I don't know what you see here, I see a very imprecise, vibrating and bouncing needle...