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'''FGCom''' is an addon for [[FlightGear]]. With FGCom (and the infrastructure behind), FlightGear | '''FGCom''' is an addon for [[FlightGear]]. With FGCom (and the infrastructure behind it), FlightGear now has a realtime voice communication system which enriches the FlightGear capabilities, especially for Multiplayer events, like: | ||
*flying in groups (see e.g. the '''Forum Multiplayer Events'''): | |||
**invite friends to a guided sightseeing tour in your most beloved area or do “Fly In's” | |||
**do military training like “midair tanking”, “Dog fights”, “Escort flights”, etc. | |||
*offering additional services at an airport like ATC, Snowplows, Pushbacks, etc. (Visit e.g. KSFO on a weekend – sorry enough: Most communication is still by keyboard - we are sure that will change!) | |||
*have a real time flightraing (e.g. pilot in Hongkong, teacher in Sydney) or just ask for online support during flight or just ask somebody flying a plane of interest about specifics | |||
*or e.g. just sit in a cockpit e.g. in Germany while sightseeing San Francisco in a C172, voice-chatting with a Texan in a plan I dreamed of as a boy (Super Constellation), and both getting informations from a New Zealand guy (it shall be a wonderful island – but do real people live there? He said: Yes!!). | |||
*etc. | |||
In the future FGCom surely will extend further and surley will get a “Speech to Text” capability in order to make use of the now used Text-based standard ATC-routines inside FlightGear (see also [[Development]]). | |||
==Status== | ==Status== | ||
*'''March, 2009:''' | |||
This wiki-Page undergoes a Major Revision | |||
Since the new version Nov.2008 the usage of FGCom is picking up rapidly – but so are also the confusions of many “Computer-Non-Professionals” trying to use it. We hope to help users by adding many more user-specific informations, like e.g. installation on different Operating Systems, testing, operating, informing, and “how to get the most out of it”. The existing more tech. Informations will remain but will be restructured. We decided to do it online in the “wiki-fashion” so that others can benefit as soon as possible. | |||
This major update will take about a month (or 2). During this time we invite you to help us by using the Talk-Page, i.e. click on “jomo” beneath. | |||
*'''18 November, 2008:''' | *'''18 November, 2008:''' | ||
Latest SVN (rev 163) has the compile problems fixed. Also we have a '''new server: fgcom.flightgear.org.uk'''. User accounts not required (ie. do '''not''' use -U or -P) | Latest SVN (rev 163) has the compile problems fixed. Also we have a '''new server: fgcom.flightgear.org.uk'''. User accounts not required (ie. do '''not''' use -U or -P) | ||