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Glossary of Terms - H

HAL Device

A hardware-accelerated 3D video card driver. "HAL" is an abbreviation for the phrase "Hardware Abstraction Layer" that uses software drivers to communicate between RealFlight's software and the hardware of the PC. 

Horizontal Stabilizer

The horizontal tail surface at the back of the fuselage which provides aerodynamic pitch stability to the airplane.

Host

In RealFlight G2, every multiplayer session requires one player to serve as Host. The Host starts the session, and then the other players join. Other players can leave the session whenever they want, but only the host can terminate the entire session. The host must start any multiplayer event (Limbo, Spot Landing, Pylon Racing, Autorotation, Freestyle).

Hot Pluggable/Hot Swappable

A device is said to be Hot Pluggable or Hot Swappable when you can safely connect or disconnect it without turning off your computer or rebooting. 

Hub

The centralized mechanical device used to attach the main rotor blades and paddles.

Page last updated: October 08, 2015


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