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Old 2nd Oct 2009, 18:13
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ShyTorque

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Well said, Mfriskel. Anything other than actual flight tested and recorded data is set to give what is known as an "off model" result (i.e. best guess) by the programmer.

I used to fly my fixed wing aerobatic display sequence in the Puma simulator; if I'd tried it in a real Puma (which I also used to display) I'd be dead at first attempt.

Having said that, sometimes the 'sim' used to indicate a crash when it would not happen for real. We got the programmer to come in and alter the landing limits to prevent that from happening as it upset the students.
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