Editing Flight Dynamics in FS2000

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Q:

I've been experimenting with the Aircraft editor in FS2000 Pro. I've been trying to modify the flight dynamics using the "simple" slider controls. The troble is I can't find out what the various settings mean and what effect moving a slider to say 0.5 or 2.0 will have. Does anyone know of any documentation which explains the various settings (such as Pitch stability, Roll Stability, Parasite Drag, Induced drag, Elevator Effectiveness and so on).

The Help file supplied just explains that to modify a setting you just move the slider (I reckon I could have worked that one out!), but I can't find any explanation of the effect moving any of the sliders is supposed to have.

A:

But I don't want to discourage anyone from experimenting with flight models. Trash the FS2000 editor...it isn't worth the effort they put into it. Get the Abacus Flight Dynamics Editor (free). The best thing to happen to FS since Ian Donahoe's ADE98. Also check the Abacus site for a lot of good information to help you figure out what is known about flight modeling in FS2000. To download Flight Dynamics Editor, click http://www.abacuspub.com/catalog/s372.htm"