Originally Posted by
Airtrooper
Many, many thanks for this Sylvain! :-)
I'm really happy RFN addons continue to be updated.
There is one additional function I'd like to request though. I don't believe anything with such functionality has yet been released, but please correct me if I'm mistaken...
It would be great if the gauge could be used to turn the carrier/fleet into wind please, i.e. such that the maximum wind is blowing "down the angle" of the flight desk, as in real life. At the same time the carrier/fleet would speed up from their cruising speed (e.g. ~15 knots) to their maximum speed (e.g. ~30 knots), once again to maximise the wind blowing "down the angle". In other words the carrier/fleet could be called to "flying stations". The reverse could also be done, such that the carrier/fleet falls out of flying stations and resumes original course and speed.
Depending on which app one uses for carriers this can be done "by hand" using one's judgement regarding what the wind direction is likely to be vs. the angle of the deck etc.(and back again once flying is complete), but having a simple button in the RFN Gauge (e.g. Flying Stations On/Off) would make it so much easier and realistic.
As it happens such a thing has already been developed, but never actually released. Phil of Bravo Zulu (formerly Flying Stations) programmed an addon for such many years ago and I believe he may still tinker with it now and then. I was fortunate to be allowed to try it. Although it needed polishing it radically improved my carrier flying experience!
If it, or something like it with similar functionality, could be integrated with the RFN Gauge in some way it could make a lot of people very happy (even if they don't realise it yet!).
Regards
Andy
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