diff --git a/src/Instrumentation/navradio.cxx b/src/Instrumentation/navradio.cxx index eeb49fa0d..697d3c8d7 100644 --- a/src/Instrumentation/navradio.cxx +++ b/src/Instrumentation/navradio.cxx @@ -604,6 +604,13 @@ FGNavRadio::update(double dt) ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // compute the amount of glide slope needle deflection // (.i.e. the number of degrees we are off the glide slope * 5.0 + // + // CLO - 13 Mar 2006: The glide slope needle should peg at + // +/-0.7 degrees off the ideal glideslope. I'm not sure why + // we compute the factor the way we do (5*gs_error), but we + // need to compensate for our 'odd' number in the glideslope + // needle animation. This means that the needle should peg + // when this values is +/-3.5. ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// r = 0.0; if ( has_gs && gs_serviceable_node->getBoolValue() ) {