Re: [Flightgear-devel] Attic

[Jasin C. <ja...@co...>]

On September 9, 2016 9:26:19 AM EDT, Curtis Olson <cur...@fl...> wrote:
>My 2 cents is that the attic seems like a good place to move
>long-unmaintained aircraft *when* a newer better version shows up.  An
>attic allows us to keep a record of the original, provides a a place
>where
>it can be readily accessed, but the newer version becomes the default
>that
>most people will see.
>
>I would be hesitant to move aircraft to the attic simply because they
>haven't been updated in a while or because they are not at the same
>level
>of detail or quality as other aircraft.  I think we can deal with that
>more
>effectively with distribution white lists.
>
>The UIUC models may not have all the latest visual bells and whistles,
>but
>many of them might have extensively researched flight dynamics models
>based
>on real world flight test data and thus continue to carry a strong
>intrinsic value.
>
>Best regards,
>
>Curt.
>
>On Fri, Sep 9, 2016 at 8:15 AM Rebecca N. Palmer
><reb...@zo...>
>wrote:
>
>> >> In a next step, announce to move *unrated* aircraft that seem to
>have
>> low
>> >> quality (because they can't be filtered by the download
>page/launcher).
>>
>> > I disagree here.  I can see that Michael Selig's aircraft from
>> > 2000-2002 with high quality UIUC FDMs would be shifted to the attic
>as
>> the
>> > 3D modelling and systems are generally quite poor.
>>
>> Unrated != rated low
>>
>> (though perhaps an easier way to get the same effect would be to have
>> the filter treat the absence of a rating as the lowest possible
>rating)
>>
>>
>>
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Long intrinsic value to a newer well maintained aircraft? Sounds exactly like an airplane boneyard, which is exactly how the *attic*, or whatever you want to call it should be. A resting place for useful birds, just not everyday flyers.

Last I knew you didn't fly planes in the aircraft boneyard. 😀 My 2 cents on what the attic should be. You're more then welcome to throw my two pennies back. I'm too poor!

Jasin
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