Re: [Flightgear-devel] In-air vs on-ground starts (was Re: First-time user experience, and engine startup)

[James T. <zak...@ma...>]

> On 30 Mar 2016, at 13:57, Jonathan Redpath <leg...@gm...> wrote:
> 
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> Regarding that, the 777 starts up in the air with engines on 
> and autopilot engaged to hold the current configuration. It 
> could be improved so that flaps are extended below x speed, 
> but I can look at that myself in a moment.

Okay, my example was bad since the 777 has improved in this area since my last check :) 

I’m curious what mechanism you / someone used to achieve this - checking some of the /sim startup properties from Nasal? Or something else?

My feeling is lots of aircraft and people have pieces of the solution, but the lack of a standard which the core simulator also understands is hurting us.

Kind regards,
James