RealFlight G3 Manual - Great Planes Software Support

To modify the opacity, click the existing value in the Value box. Next, enter the
desired value either directly from the keyboard or via the mouse wheel. A larger
value means that the smoke is thicker when it first appears on the screen.
STARTING SIZE-
This value defines the starting size of the smoke.
To modify the starting size, click the existing value in the value box. Next, enter the
desired value either directly from the keyboard or via the mouse wheel. A larger
value increases the diameter of the smoke initially.
SKIDS COMPONENT
This component controls the behavior of skids on a helicopter. If you wish to make
modifications to the skids settings of your aircraft, click the Skids option.
If you wish to eliminate the skids from the aircraft, right click on the Skids
component and click the Delete Component dialog that appears. Next, click Yes in
the verification box.
BREAKOFF TOGETHER-
This option determines if the skids will fail simultaneously or if they will be treated a
individual components.
To determine whether the skids will be treated as one unit, click on the value. From
the pull-down menu, select Yes if you wish to have the components fail
simultaneously.
COMPONENT FRAME (LEFT)-
This value represents the component frame of the item. In the case of the left skid,
the Component Frame is ~CS_LEFTSKID. The components in a RealFlight G3
aircraft are assembled using a component-frame hierarchy.
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