So, I've been tinkering around with the gyro in an attempt to see if it's possible to make a working artificial horizon in SP. I've come to the conclusion that it's not possible, mainly due to the fact that the gyro only has one attachment point--making it impossible to attach the gyro both to the moving part (airplane) and the gyro-stabilized part (horizon instrument). Am I missing something here? I've downloaded a couple of instruments from other builders, but I have yet to find something that satisfactorily emulates an artificial horizon in pitch or roll...
https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/F74iU2/Orca-MK-IV
there's a video in the description that shows the cockpit, with the closest thing i got to a working Attitude indicator...
-can get mis-aligned in rapid maneuvers and heading changes.
let me know if you want me to upload the AI itself :)
But otherwise, the easiest option is to drag a jet engine into a cockpit, set the powerMultiplier to 0.0001 and set the engineExhaustScale(?) to 1,0.05,0.5. The engine exhaust is a texture with a set rotation for each flame particle. So the exhaust should stay horizontal. I'm pretty sure this only works for rolling, it might work for pitch, but only maybe. I haven't tried it in so long.
This whole post is REEEEEEEEEEE
@Othawne Sorry to disappoint you. Have a nice day
@F104Deathtrap Yeah okay you're obviously not mature enough.
An ''Adult'' as you said should be able to apologize, and treat others with some sort of decency. I Have no interest in arguing i just think that you could have more respect for others.
@F104Deathtrap I just had one, now I have to rebuild it, standby, I'll tag you as a tester when I get it done...
@ChiChiWerx I would like to see a working example. Stuff like this has a variety of possible uses.
@F104Deathtrap, thanks for the support. Yeah, @Blue0Bull there was a little bit snarky, but it's ok, I'm not taking it personally. He has a point, albeit a snarky one; but bottom line, I did a little more research and asked around and discovered that, indeed, it is possible to make a working artificial horizon (though the pitch tends to display backwards unless you do a lot more work to the basic version).
@Othawne You lost me. Who's Frank and why is he rude?
@F104Deathtrap Not that, Your tone, what you're saying is unacceptable. Frankly quite rude.
I ended up making one in the Skychaser I made a while back and it’s possible, just doesn’t work too well
@Othawne Yeah, I'm gonna have to pass on that offer. Chichi was talking about some useful and interesting stuff, then this mess.
@F104Deathtrap I Don't appreciate your tone, calling someone else a child & referring to yourself as an superior adult s incredibly rude, makes the person in question feel bad about themselves. Apologize & treat people with respect or i will call a mod to figure things out.
@Blue0Bull Shhhh. There's some knowledge to be gotten here. Listen.
@Blue0Bull Pipe down, kiddo. The grownups are talking now.
Figured it out with a little help from some my friends on SPMC. Bottom line, it's possible, you just need to fix the reference (horizon line and/or hemispheres) to a free-spin rotator. The gyro then sits on the reference and the other end of the rotator is fixed to the build, or a second free-spin rotator if you want two axes. In any event, the other end of the last rotator is attached to the mounting point on the airplane.
it is possible