EFM vs PFM

Sure, it should be quite obvious, but we all know that isnt how the real world works, and you have seen how watered down the AFM term is now it never hurts to explain it a little more. Its just an added layer of info, someone well read on the subject might not need it, others just coming in, or not as well read might appreciate it.

But that would require at least some clarification of how an EFM can differ from the other FMs - capability-wise. That info is atm not available.

You are over complicating it :)

 

EFM = 3rd Party Flight Model

 

Its up to that 3rd Party team to explain what fidelity that FM is, using the terms ED uses, or other means.

No. ED is overcomplicating it: as I said it already earlier, the term "EFM" adds nothing of value if it still is necessary to explain it further by using the terms "like SFM/AFM/PFM".

EFM just makes a simplified delineator between 3rd party effort and inhouse DCS effort... there's nothing confusing there. At that, we know where the effort came from - clearly. The "devil in the detail" lay in the SFM/ AFM/ AFM+ and PFM goal posts - and they should be goalposts. They should be clearly defined and kept clearly defined.

As mentioned, we've already seen the top level watered down... let's not see the lines of these new levels become murky and ill-defined.

if its not AFM, its SFM (if it is almost AFM - its is still SFM) etc

If EFM = Third Party Flight Model (not ED Partner Flight Model), and we postulate that ED (or their Partners) are not going to create the FM for a third party aircraft, then EFM becomes a given for ALL third party aircraft.

EFM vs PFM

Guys, a FM can't be both SFM and EFM or AFM. Those are names of different technologies. Again, SFM stands for _Survey_ Flight Model and is a technique to implement a flight model, not a name for level of fidelity even though it's implied because of the limitations of the SFM-system. I think AFM is best defined as "not SFM". EFM is most likely the API that opens up flight modelling for the other parties that don't have access to the source code of DCS. Try to think of it more like DirectX vs OpenGL vs any other technology.

Edit: please read my previous post again, more carefully. There are no limitations in the EFM-system (as far as I can see) to simulate either buoyancy or anti-gravity drives ;) Neither is there anything stopping you from using pre-existing FM-libraries like rotorlib

or JSBSim, but it still realistically takes more time to implement than you think.

SFM = Standard_Flight_Model

just a timely reminder -> http://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=2039947&postcount=1

Ok, ill solve the riddle;

EFM = External Flight Model

PFM = Pure ****ing Magic,

ie the input is known, what happens no one knows and the output is pure flightsim perfection.

EFM vs PFM

Lol ^^^ it's settled then.

I was sure the SFM stood for Survey Flight Model at least at one point, but it could possibly be my memory that fails me