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Help and Support Forums => Help and Training => Topic started by: tshred on May 10, 2000, 02:00:00 AM

Title: We need some Smoke!
Post by: tshred on May 10, 2000, 02:00:00 AM
HTC, could you please add a smoke option, preferably 2 trails, one from each wingtip. It would sure help demonstrating manuevers such as hi yo-yo's, hammerheads, etc. Not to mention it would help when practicing these manuevers, you can see your flight path. Thanks in advance  (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)

ts

PS. We could use this option to maybe get some aerobatic competitions going, like the ones I used to fly in DoA. They are a lot of fun!
Title: We need some Smoke!
Post by: StSanta on May 10, 2000, 08:34:00 AM
Films your moves and watch the films with trails on, that gives you a short flight history  (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)



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Title: We need some Smoke!
Post by: Lephturn on May 10, 2000, 08:44:00 AM

The "trails" button turns on a nice segmented trail which clearly illustrates the flight path and plane clearly.  Does a better job than the cool smoke trails IMHO.

But yeah, airshow smoke looks neat. <G>

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Title: We need some Smoke!
Post by: tshred on May 11, 2000, 03:12:00 AM
Hmm, didn't even realize we had this feature. However, I want smoke! Mainly for training purposes in the TA. Instant feedback is much better than having to exit and 'go to the film'.

ts
Title: We need some Smoke!
Post by: Lephturn on May 11, 2000, 08:08:00 AM

Hmmm... getting "trails" turned on in the TA (at least on a per/FE basis) would solve this as well.  Good point.

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(http://tuweb.ucis.dal.ca/~dconrad/ahf/lepht.gif)

"MY P-47 is a pretty good ship
And she took a round coming 'cross the Channel last trip
I was thinking 'bout my baby and lettin' her rip
Always got me through so far
Well they can ship me all over this great big world
But I'll never find nothing like my North End girl
I'm taking her home with me one day, sir
Soon as we win this war"
 - Steve Earl
Title: We need some Smoke!
Post by: tshred on May 12, 2000, 01:55:00 AM
Definately on a "per/FE basis". We have this option in DoA. I have a button mapped to stick. Real nice, smoke off each wingtip, different colors for each side.

ts