TELEMETRY DATA in tracks.

[A_S]

FLIGHT TELEMETRY DATA

 

 

Preface:

 

Before i come to the actual reason and the topic of my post, allow me introduce myself quickly.

I am a passionate "flight-simmer" for eta 9-10 years (age 40) and my callsign is known as A.S in the flightsim community. In the past i was one of the wing-commanders of the =RvE= squadron, which won two times the Fortis European Dogfight Championship in Lockon, and i was also one of the administrators of the Team Combat League (virtual competition league for IL-2, Lockon and FalconAF).

Meanwhile my main focus is in Falcon BMS, but i also have a big "heart" for IL-2 and consequently for BoS aswell.

Currently i participate as one of the stuff-members in Falcon-Online.org providing an online plattform for all falcon fans including a public forum, teamspeak and a 24/7 online server with eta 1600 members.

Future plans additionally is the opening of an official international competition League, professionally built for Falcon BMS and Battle of Stalingrad, plus a free sophisticated anti-cheat application for the same purpose, which is WIP atm.

 

 

Thanks:

 

First of all i want to thank and congratulate the 1C Gamestudios for this very promising new project "Battle of Stalingrad" and it is really nice to see two different companies (777 studios and 1C company) merging to achieve better and bigger goals in the favour of the community. Also thanks for the pleasant feedback oppertunities given on this forum for end-users, as the communication and the common interests between users and producers are fundamental for success.

 

 

Main Topic - Telemetry DATA in Tracks:

 

Most of us know how a replayed "track" looks like in IL-2. The "Views" (external and internal) plus additional information about prop-pitch, thruttle, speedbar etc. are shown, but what was always missing in comparision to Falcon replays (ACMI) i.e is the telemetry data.

 

What do i mean with that? Let me give an example within a picture first:

 

 

As you can see in this "Tacview-Tool" example (which is an external replay-tool), one can read out the telemetry data.

Flight-performance and -physics defining data such as:

 

- Pitch attitute in degrees

- G-forces in Gs

- Speed in different units

- Heading

- Altitute

- Angle of Attack

- TURNRATE

- TURNRADIUS

- vertical velocity (VVI)

 

is shown and provided in that track, and as we know those values are physically and mathematically "connected".

 

It would be phantastic if that data (or more such as "Flaps" degrees, engine-thrust momentum etc. - if required) could be optional displayed

in Battle of Stalingrad tracks aswell !?

 

4 Reasons:

 

- first, that data can be used for study in order to learn and understand the flight-regimes better.

- second, that data can be mathematically used to replicate or reconstruct "questionable" flights.

- third, it adds a professional "touch" to BoS as such. Experiencing flight-feeling is one thing, but math does not lie!

- last but not least, it adds "technical" confidence and trust for tournament participants and hosts.

 

I believe, that this data should be available for the flight-physics developers anyways, at least in "debug-modes" in order to cross-check their work?

So maybe this data (as an option) can also be added or provided in the release package for end-users, which they can additionally watch and use in their tracks and flights?

 

 

 

Respectfully

 

A.S

Edited October 18, 2013 by A-S

[4Shades]

Nice idea. And it would be good if the data could not only be displayed synchronously with the replay track, but if the data could be written/appended to a text file, say every second. That would make it easy to post-process in any tool of choice.

Edited October 19, 2013 by 4Shades

[Sternjaeger]

+1 

 

great for training!

[Phant0m]

I would very much like to see this +1

[Blakhart]

Full support for that idea.

 

With this we increase fairplay, especially in tournaments.

[A_S]

I forgot to add:

 

- Pitch attitute in degrees (virtual pitchladder)

- G-forces in Gs

- Speed in different units

- Heading

- Altitute

- Angle of Attack

- TURNRATE deg/second

- TURNRADIUS (in feet or and meters)

- Vertical Velocity (VVI)

- dynamic or current Gross Weight (GW)

[Crump]

Great idea.

[EAF_Starfire]

FLIGHT TELEMETRY DATA

 

 

A.S

+1

Even with TacView I mis the pilots input (stick, thr, rudder & view).