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Title: floating issue...just AGL
Post by snake36bravo on May 12^th, 2012 at 11:38pm

Does anyone know how I can fix this issue of floating just above the ground? Obviously I need to correct something in FSDS 3.5

Title: Re: floating issue...just AGL
Post by andy190 on May 13^th, 2012 at 12:10am

I'm thinking it’s a problem with the contact points in the aircraft.cfg.

Check that you’ve got the right positions in the Contact Points Section of the Aircraft.cfg.

Title: Re: floating issue...just AGL
Post by snake36bravo on May 13^th, 2012 at 12:54am

Thank you for that. I'll see what I can find in the .cfg

Title: Re: floating issue...just AGL
Post by johnman on May 13^th, 2012 at 12:44pm

Hello Snake36Bravo,

As Andy190 says it is a contact point problem – However if YOU created the Aircraft in FsDs and compiled it Yourself – then You can go back into Fsds – reset the Aircraft vertically – Then recompile the Aircraft for the Flight Simm !! Probably Not Hey ?? :-/

If You are not familiar with changing *.cfg files - I can do a Screed on how to change the Contact Points and Put The Rubber on the Road – if You so desire - let Me know – and give Me a day to organize it . ;)

Otherwise there is tons of info on the Internet about it !! This was a big Mountain for Me to climb ! :)

Johnman

Title: Re: floating issue...just AGL
Post by snake36bravo on May 14^th, 2012 at 9:58pm

Hey Johnman,

I'll try resetting the aircraft within FsDs. I'm familiar with editing the *.cfg and have just not the contact points section which honestly looks like a whole mess of numbers I'll need to decipher.

Title: Re: floating issue...just AGL
Post by dave3cu on May 15^th, 2012 at 11:16am

If you look at the aircraft.cfg for the default Bell 206B (under ..\SimObjects\Rotorcraft\) you'll find annotations above the [contact_points] section explaining the values.

Also in the 'fsxsdk.chm' SDK help file under 'Simobject Creation Kit'.

Example from the 206B:

point.0=3, 4.83, 3.33, -4.50, <-----Verticle (feet), making it less negative lowers the ac.