Regarding Blenheim Level Stab:
Don't ever accuse me for pledging for historical inaccuracy! I'm the very last one this applies to! However, the reality is that you're flying mostly alone and don't have the pilot to fly straight and level while playing the bombardier's role.
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Originally Posted by Blackdog_kt
For the Blenheim and every other bomber that doesn't have an autopilot, i was thinking of a "command the pilot" mode that would simulate the real procedure. I would also extend this to all existing bombers to simulate the fact that any pilot could be guided through the bomb run by the bombardier.
The way i see it working:
1) Switch to bombardier's seat.
2) Activate "command" mode (new keybinding)
3) The AI keeps the plane level. Up till now it's like a level stabilizer.
4) From this point on the similarities with level stab end. The player uses the same keybindings that are used to command left/right turns from the luftwaffe autopilots, but these have a different effect in "command" mode.
5) Every time the player taps these keys, the AI that is flying the plane is starting a gentle turn to the left/right.
6) Unlike the autopilot function (where the AP turns until the gyro heading matches the requested one), in command mode the turn continues until the bombardier explicitly tells the pilot to level off. This can be done by tapping the keys in the opposite direction: if you told the AI to steer left, pressing the key to steer right will level the plane off, and so on.
7) There would be a slight delay in matching commands to aircraft actions to simulate the time needed for the pilot to react (just like it happens with the AP to simulate their gyro-driven nature)
Such a function would not only solve the current problem, but also efficiently simulate the real thing and whatever gains and disadvantages exist in talking the pilot through the bomb run.
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no need to use autopilots even in aircraft that have them
aircraft with no autopilots can level bomb with some precision even if only one human player is crewing them
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less precise than autopilots due to the need to issue "level off" commands
If you guys like this idea, by all means add it as a suggested feature to the bugtracker.
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Sounds like a good suggestion; however, I don't know if additional programming effort at this point is justified for that. I'd be perfectly happy with a simple LStab. ^^