
472 Chapter 24 • Simulating Flight
further control for the rudder, but this doesn’t affect the simulation too much
since we assumed that bank and yaw are always coordinated.
The mobile platform features a symbolic airplane that represents the one you’re
flying.This plane actually rolls and pitches, giving you a visual indication of its atti-
tude. Meanwhile, the platform moves and turns according to its speed and direc-
tion.As the remote control is connected with cables to the platform, you’ll have to
walk behind it while it moves. It’s more or less like driving a remote-controlled car,
the difference being that the vehicle here responds like an aircraft. ...