Re: [Flightgear-devel] FMC

[Curtis L. O. <cur...@fl...>]

Paul Surgeon wrote:

>On Wednesday 08 February 2006 16:34, Markus Barenhoff wrote:
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>>Hi there,
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>>i want to ask if there is are any efforts in implementing a FMC for
>>flightgear? i'd like to have one for the 737, because in long term i
>>want a free 737 like the one from PMDG for the MSFS...
>>
>>cu Markus
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>That would take some serious work but the big obstacle is getting enough 
>information so that one can replicate the internal workings of the FMC.
>Manuals and input from real world pilots and crew would be neccessary.
>A few photos of a FMC menus and some general knowledge just isn't going to cut 
>it unless you want a watered down, generic FMC.
>
>I can't remember whether it was a PMDG or Flight1 addon but one of the 
>developers mentioned that it took him an entire year to code an FMC.
>And that's not just an hour every evening.  :)
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>

I dug through my archives and it turns out I have a copy of a 737 FMC 
users guide.  I'd be willing to offer that up to someone who is really 
serious about working on it.

Curt.

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