FS2002 AI aircraft climb-out performance

On Mon, 24 Apr 2006 09:16:26 +0930, Martin C172
<mkcowley.RemoveThis@optusnet_remove_this_.com.au> brought the following to our
attention:

>I am using FS2002 and have noticed that AI aircraft climb-out at a
>very unrealistically high rate. Yesterday I saw a Boeing (probably
>Aardvark) at about 2000' AGL and it was climbing at an angle of about
>80º!
>
>Is there a parameter in their config files which would rectify this?


Oops.. didn't answer the question directly.

There are a few CFG params although I have no experience with AI
tuning. TBL404 is the Lift Coeff vs AoA. The default peak at ~1.6 and
that could be scaled down to 1.15 or 1.20

Check the Static_Thrust value.. and also the Empty_Weight.


-G


>Martin C
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On Mon, 24 Apr 2006 00:22:44 -0400, Gregory
<flightsim.maps RemoveThis @bkwds.comcast.net> wrote:

>On Mon, 24 Apr 2006 09:16:26 +0930, Martin C172
><mkcowley RemoveThis @optusnet_remove_this_.com.au> brought the following to our
>attention:
>
>>I am using FS2002 and have noticed that AI aircraft climb-out at a
>>very unrealistically high rate. Yesterday I saw a Boeing (probably
>>Aardvark) at about 2000' AGL and it was climbing at an angle of about
>>80º!
>>
>>Is there a parameter in their config files which would rectify this?
>
>
>Oops.. didn't answer the question directly.
>
>There are a few CFG params although I have no experience with AI
>tuning. TBL404 is the Lift Coeff vs AoA. The default peak at ~1.6 and
>that could be scaled down to 1.15 or 1.20
>
>Check the Static_Thrust value.. and also the Empty_Weight.
>
>
> -G
>
>
>>Martin C

Thanks Gregory, I will try a few adjustments.


Martin C
 >> Stay informed about: FS2002 AI aircraft climb-out performance