by wrap23 » Fri Oct 27, 2017 9:42 pm
I invested in FlyInside and Leap Motion specifically to accomplish preflight and postflight flows and procedures in the PMDG 777. As mentioned above, the switch interface with touch controllers (as well as Leap Motion) needs a bit of work. I’m amazed that the whole virtual environment is possible but if we are going to operate in a virtual environment, the interaction needs to be more usable.
Sliders on two position switches don’t make sense. A simple touch and the position should change, like using a mouse click. Currently, I find an on off switch changes continuously along the slider. The final switch position depends on where you release your finger and that position may change AS you release your finger!
Sliders make sense for Airspeed, altitude, and heading. Unfortunately moving left on a slider should decrease a setting and I find it increases. Also, the speed at which a value changes should increase the further you are from the center of a slider. I also found the auto brake switch does not interact with LMotion.
It must be a daunting task developing such an amazing program and then troubleshooting how it interfaces with all the aircraft on the market...I don’t envy you. That said, in a training environment with study level aircraft, if the interface is cumbersome, training is degraded vs enhanced.
You’ve created an amazing piece of software. I look forward to a more usable interface with L Motion and touch controllers!
Don S.
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