Linuxcnc as flight simulator

Hi there.

I am planning to build a hexapod as a motion sim and would very much like to use linuxcnc as kinematics processor and mesa cards as motion controller.
this is because I am used to it in the normal manner and I like the dependability.
I have searched some time now and found the python hal interface and the python command module. 

As I just get xyzabc commanded positions from the simulator, I very much would like to just set the commanded position in linuxcnc to the new value andet it move as fast as possible to it. 
to prevent motion errors the allowed error would be set very high. 

If this sounds insane tell me, give me your thoughts. Is it possible to update just the commanded position via the hal python module? 

julian

Had the same idea today for a racing/flight sim!
I have no idea what games output for motion, that would help to know, but whatever it is (and i am sure no 2 games use the same output, but maybe through directX...), we would need just translating those to waypoints and from those to gcode.
Taping into games collision detection is out of the question by now as the coding on new games is absolutely terrible and utterly useless.
But, games that have display/gauges for pitch/tilt/angle of attack, should be much easier if they also output somehow somewhere those values.
Then there is the interpreter/LinuxCNC reading those values and sending motion, but should be doable, there are some "camera to motion" things working already somewhere on this forum.
Maybe use that and point the camera at the screen...

Actually if you use simtools there are multiple interfaces.
Serial, udp, write your own...

Every game that is supported by simtools then has the same interface.

OK, that simplifies things, a lot.