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The official, although outdated, scenery is available at [http://www.flightgear.org/download/scenery/ the scenery download section] of the FlightGear website, and can be installed following [[Howto: Install scenery]]. You may obtain additional and more up to date scenery objects as they become available through the [http://scenemodels.flightgear.org/ FlightGear Scenery Database]. '''This is recommended for users with weak internet connections or weak computers!''' | The official, although outdated, scenery is available at [http://www.flightgear.org/download/scenery/ the scenery download section] of the FlightGear website, and can be installed following [[Howto: Install scenery]]. You may obtain additional and more up to date scenery objects as they become available through the [http://scenemodels.flightgear.org/ FlightGear Scenery Database]. '''This is recommended for users with weak internet connections or weak computers!''' | ||
Custom Scenery is available in many places. For example, | Custom Scenery is available in many places. For example, on the {{forum link|text=FlightGear forum}} or within repositories. An internet search should be able to find them. | ||
=== Getting aircraft === | === Getting aircraft === | ||
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...and communication channels that can be used to obtain information or request help: | ...and communication channels that can be used to obtain information or request help: | ||
* The [[FlightGear Manual]], a ''must read'' for beginners; | * The [[FlightGear Manual]], a ''must read'' for beginners; | ||
* | * {{forum link|text=FlightGear Forum}} and its subforums; | ||
* [[FlightGear IRC channel]], the quickest way to get help; | * [[FlightGear IRC channel]], the quickest way to get help; | ||
* [[Mailing list|FlightGear users mailing list]], biggest chance to get in contact with core developers; | * [[Mailing list|FlightGear users mailing list]], biggest chance to get in contact with core developers; | ||
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=== How you can help === | === How you can help === | ||
{{Main article|Volunteer}} | {{Main article|Volunteer}} | ||
FlightGear is an opensource, volunteer based project. That means that whatever you find here comes from passion, spare time and nothing else. This includes the simulator, the scenery, the aircraft, the wiki, the forum and everything else. Volunteers, i.e. ''people that do things'', are fundamental to this project: without them, it wouldn't make a single step forward. So it is essential that contributors have fun in what they do. | FlightGear is an opensource, volunteer based project. That means that whatever you find here comes from passion, spare time and nothing else. This includes the simulator, the scenery, the aircraft, the wiki, the {{forum link|text=forum}} and everything else. Volunteers, i.e. ''people that do things'', are fundamental to this project: without them, it wouldn't make a single step forward. So it is essential that contributors have fun in what they do. | ||
If you really plan to contribute to this project, you should take a look at some articles that will give you some hints: | If you really plan to contribute to this project, you should take a look at some articles that will give you some hints: | ||
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;Support : | ;Support : | ||
* Help new users with downloading, compiling, installing and running FlightGear ( | * Help new users with downloading, compiling, installing and running FlightGear ({{forum link|text=on the forum}} or on IRC) | ||
* Provide ideas & suggestions, see: [[Feature Requests / Proposals / Ideas]] | * Provide ideas & suggestions, see: [[Feature Requests / Proposals / Ideas]] | ||
* Help clean up this wiki | * Help clean up this wiki | ||