From db3c70e235cd6a454523445bc0e7ecb046d7bc0d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: ThorstenB <brehmt@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2012 16:44:16 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Improve readability.

---
 src/Instrumentation/heading_indicator_dg.cxx | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/Instrumentation/heading_indicator_dg.cxx b/src/Instrumentation/heading_indicator_dg.cxx
index 52fe89834..efca5713b 100644
--- a/src/Instrumentation/heading_indicator_dg.cxx
+++ b/src/Instrumentation/heading_indicator_dg.cxx
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 
 #include "heading_indicator_dg.hxx"
 
+/** Macro calculating x^6 (faster than super-slow math/pow). */
+#define POW6(x) (x*x*x*x*x*x)
 
 HeadingIndicatorDG::HeadingIndicatorDG ( SGPropertyNode *node ) :
     name("heading-indicator-dg"),
@@ -150,7 +152,7 @@ HeadingIndicatorDG::update (double dt)
 
                                 // Next, calculate the indicated heading,
                                 // introducing errors.
-    double factor = spin * spin * spin * spin * spin * spin;
+    double factor = POW6(spin);
     double heading = _heading_in_node->getDoubleValue();
     if (spin < 0.9)
     {