Here is a new experiment with the PyCarrara plugin : I have recorded a flight done with MS FlightSimulator and have set keyframes for a CG aircraft with a Python script reading the recorded file.

As I am not a good animator, this is an "easy" method to achieve realistic aircraft animation !

This first try is not perfect : there are some oscillations. May be some parameter to tune: the "FS recorder" was setup for only 4 keyframes per second. Also, I was using keyboard instead of joystick : these oscillations may be linked to keys pressed.

Next try will be with elevator, rudder and other aircraft elements animation : all these informations are present in the recorded flight file.

Here is the result rendered in HD 720p : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6V2Y2iPgazE

Frederic.