diff -up flightgear-2.6.0/src/FDM/YASim/Rotor.cpp.rotornamemax256 flightgear-2.6.0/src/FDM/YASim/Rotor.cpp
--- flightgear-2.6.0/src/FDM/YASim/Rotor.cpp.rotornamemax256	2012-05-29 21:17:49.674896892 -0400
+++ flightgear-2.6.0/src/FDM/YASim/Rotor.cpp	2012-05-29 21:20:51.004474076 -0400
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ int Rotor::getValueforFGSet(int j,char *
     if (4>numRotorparts()) return 0; //compile first!
     if (j==0)
     {
-        sprintf(text,"/rotors/%s/cone-deg", _name);
+        snprintf(text, 256, "/rotors/%s/cone-deg", _name);
         *f=(_balance1>-1)?( ((Rotorpart*)getRotorpart(0))->getrealAlpha()
             +((Rotorpart*)getRotorpart(1*(_number_of_parts>>2)))->getrealAlpha()
             +((Rotorpart*)getRotorpart(2*(_number_of_parts>>2)))->getrealAlpha()
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ int Rotor::getValueforFGSet(int j,char *
     else
         if (j==1)
         {
-            sprintf(text,"/rotors/%s/roll-deg", _name);
+            snprintf(text, 256, "/rotors/%s/roll-deg", _name);
             _roll = ( ((Rotorpart*)getRotorpart(0))->getrealAlpha()
                 -((Rotorpart*)getRotorpart(2*(_number_of_parts>>2)))->getrealAlpha()
                 )/2*(_ccw?-1:1);
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ int Rotor::getValueforFGSet(int j,char *
         else
             if (j==2)
             {
-                sprintf(text,"/rotors/%s/yaw-deg", _name);
+                snprintf(text, 256, "/rotors/%s/yaw-deg", _name);
                 _yaw=( ((Rotorpart*)getRotorpart(1*(_number_of_parts>>2)))->getrealAlpha()
                     -((Rotorpart*)getRotorpart(3*(_number_of_parts>>2)))->getrealAlpha()
                     )/2;
@@ -302,38 +302,38 @@ int Rotor::getValueforFGSet(int j,char *
             else
                 if (j==3)
                 {
-                    sprintf(text,"/rotors/%s/rpm", _name);
+                    snprintf(text, 256, "/rotors/%s/rpm", _name);
                     *f=(_balance1>-1)?_omega/2/pi*60:0;
                 }
                 else
                     if (j==4)
                     {
-                        sprintf(text,"/rotors/%s/tilt/pitch-deg",_name);
+                        snprintf(text, 256, "/rotors/%s/tilt/pitch-deg",_name);
                         *f=_tilt_pitch*180/pi;
                     }
                     else if (j==5)
                     {
-                        sprintf(text,"/rotors/%s/tilt/roll-deg",_name);
+                        snprintf(text, 256, "/rotors/%s/tilt/roll-deg",_name);
                         *f=_tilt_roll*180/pi;
                     }
                     else if (j==6)
                     {
-                        sprintf(text,"/rotors/%s/tilt/yaw-deg",_name);
+                        snprintf(text, 256, "/rotors/%s/tilt/yaw-deg",_name);
                         *f=_tilt_yaw*180/pi;
                     }
                     else if (j==7)
                     {
-                        sprintf(text,"/rotors/%s/balance", _name);
+                        snprintf(text, 256, "/rotors/%s/balance", _name);
                         *f=_balance1;
                     }
                     else if (j==8)
                     {
-                        sprintf(text,"/rotors/%s/stall",_name);
+                        snprintf(text, 256, "/rotors/%s/stall",_name);
                         *f=getOverallStall();
                     }
                     else if (j==9)
                     {
-                        sprintf(text,"/rotors/%s/torque",_name);
+                        snprintf(text, 256, "/rotors/%s/torque",_name);
                         *f=-_torque;;
                     }
                     else
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ int Rotor::getValueforFGSet(int j,char *
                             return 0;
                         }
                         int w=j%3;
-                        sprintf(text,"/rotors/%s/blade[%i]/%s",
+                        snprintf(text, 256, "/rotors/%s/blade[%i]/%s",
                             _name,b,
                             w==0?"position-deg":(w==1?"flap-deg":"incidence-deg"));
                         *f=((Rotorpart*)getRotorpart(0))->getPhi()*180/pi