The purpose of this tutorial is to show how to start Microsoft ESP from a situation defined by another application. This other application could be a simple tool or a complex simulation. For example, a high-level military simulation may leave some questions unanswered, such as, “Would an aircraft damaged to this extent, in this area in the world, with this weather, be able to fly back to a safe airport or carrier?”. By integrating ESP with this high-level simulation, it should be possible to answer these questions with some accuracy. As another example, a variety of student projects can be created (such as the Dinged Hornet sample project included with this tutorial) where an instructor sets up a challenging situation anywhere in the world, and it is the role of the student to safely pilot the aircraft back to base.
The key to this integration is the flight file (.FLT) that ESP uses to save and restore the state of a session. The Dinged Hornet sample shows how to initiate ESP using a flight file that has been saved by ESP but edited by the tool supplied with the sample. By careful editing of a previously saved file, a completely new scenario can be created and started.
The two downloads contain the sample project and data, and a tutorial explaining how to build and run the sample.
NOTE: The tutorial .chm file may be blocked from viewing by your operating system. If, after downloading, it does not render correctly, then right click on its icon, select Properties, then click the Unblock button.
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