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* Taking new screenshots - It's possible to pause and [[Howto:Make_nice_screenshots|turn up]] settings, if you normally have settings lower on an older laptop or similar.
* Taking new screenshots - It's possible to pause and [[Howto:Make_nice_screenshots|turn up]] settings, if you normally have settings lower on an older laptop or similar.


===Release post===
== News post drafts ==


[[:File:Iceland_in_FlightGear_2020_01_Volcanic_plume_and_snow_(Aerospatiale_Alouette_III).jpg|Volcanic plume and Alouette III screenshot by Thorsten]]
=== Published news posts ===
 
[[2020 LTS Keflavik archived news post drafts|Release post, Iceland Tour post]]
Intro:
 
[ ''Mention there is 2 years worth of improvements and updates which are too many for any one post?  Mention lots updates over the last 2 years since the last LTS? Mention the person who normally does the updates got busy and a lot of progress missed receiving updates? Add sentence at end mentioning there will/may be upcoming dedicated posts about individual aircraft/features?'' ]
 
[ Intro screenshot: [http://wiki.flightgear.org/File:Shuttle_Interior_Night_1.jpg Screenshot of shuttle cockpit] ]
 
====Welcome to Keflavik and Iceland====
''See our tour of Keflavík, Iceland, and how to re-create the Icelandic setting in Flightgear 2020.3''
 
Flightgear's 2020.3 LTS will move to the world's newest country, geologically speaking, Iceland
 
[[:File:Iceland_viewed_from_space_in_Earthview_(Flightgear_2020.x)_02.jpg|Screenshot of Earthview over Iceland]]
 
Keflavík International Airport (BIKF) is the featured airport for the LTS. Buildings, roads, and objects such as pylons are available as a [http://wiki.flightgear.org/Areas_populated_with_osm2city_scenery separate download] [and will/may be added to Terrasync later?].
 
[Screenshot of shuttle landing here e.g. [http://wiki.flightgear.org/File:Iceland_in_FlightGear_2019_05_Keflavik_BIKF_(Space_Shuttle).jpg this], preferably with current keep and showing new airport]
 
[ Screenshot of Keflavik: e.g. [http://wiki.flightgear.org/File:Rainbow_sculpture_at_Keflavik_International_Airport_(BIKF)_in_Iceland_(Flightgear_2020.x)_01.jpg this] ]
 
A land of fire, smoke, and ice Flightgear models several volcanoes with multiple levels of activity: Eyjafjallajökull which disrupted aviation in 2010, Surtsey, and the brooding, powerful, Katla.
 
Volcanic activity at various locations in Flightgear:
 
[ [[http://wiki.flightgear.org/File:Volcanic_Activity_in_FlightGear.jpg Screenshot of volcanic activity, predating the Iceland ones slightly though]  ]
 
There are new regional definitions for Iceland - try turning on overlays to see very high resolution ground detail.
 
[ [http://wiki.flightgear.org/File:Iceland,_Bell_412_(Flightgear_2020.x).jpg Screenshot of terrain detail with overlays enabled] ]
 
There is a lot to discover. You can try the C172p, J3Cub (with G1000), or Twin Otter which include float variants to explore the fjords of the north west, ski variants to land on one of the many ice caps in the south west, or bush tire variants in your adventures.
 
 
====Few highlights here====
 
Few highlights for which there are really nice screenshots:
 
:[e.g. C172p, list craft with FG1000, new A320 as the glass cockpit airliner in FGAddon with the most detailed systems, Space Shuttle, is the compositor appropriate or is it too low profile right now?, carrier and supersonic jet improvements - Mention new or improved JSBSim aircraft with CFD or windtunnel data]
 
Flightgear now simulates tides covering and uncovering shallow areas (littoral areas), like tidal flats (mudflats). Tides are caused by the gravitational force from the moon and sun varying from one side of the Earth to another.
 
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tide#/media/File:Tide_overview.svg Small image of tides, just enough to make out the diagram. Source: wikipedia] The /difference/ in the pull of the moon or sun is effectively a force, the tidal force. Water is free to move, so it causes two bulges along the line between the center of the Earth and moon.
 
When the centers of the moon and sun line up with the Earth during a 'full' or 'new' moon, then the tide effects add - and there are larger tidal forces causing 'spring tides'. The actual peak in tides can be delayed. [ [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tide_schematic.svg Small screenshot image, just enough to make out the diagram. Source: wikipedia] ]
 
You can see tides as the day progresses - most often you'll see two highs and two lows per day. Change the date, and tide pattern will change. [The sun and moon position for calculating tides is from Flightgear's accurate celestial simulation (ephemeris) which gives the exact positions of planets and stars for the simulated time and date.]
 
Tidal flats at low tide
 
[http://wiki.flightgear.org/File:Tidal_flats_at_low_tide_in_Morecambe_Bay_in_England_(Flightgear_2020.x)_04.jpg Screenshot of Morecambe Bay at low tide]
 
Water covers the tidal flats at high tide - only the environmental clock is changed. The clouds are the same, as the weather simulation is run by the physics clock - you can see how the light is scattered by various types of clouds and hazes depending on sun angle.
 
[http://wiki.flightgear.org/File:Tidal_flats_at_high_tide_in_Morecambe_Bay_in_England_(Flightgear_2020.x)_05.jpg Screenshot of Morecambe Bay at high tide]
 
Possible screenshots to accompany highlights:
 
* C172p: [http://wiki.flightgear.org/File:C172P_and_equipment_on_Volumetric_grass_at_Innsbruck,_Austria_(Flightgear_2019.x).jpg 1] or, [https://i.imgur.com/7cGFY7Y.jpg 2] without the labels
* Helicopters:
:1st screenshot: [http://wiki.flightgear.org/File:EC135_Heer.jpeg 1] - EC135 now supports ALS rotor wash on grass where individual grass blades sway in the local windfield. EC135 has FDM and stiction improvements as well [https://sourceforge.net/p/flightgear/fgaddon/5222/log/?path=/trunk/Aircraft/ec135 ref]. The FGAddon R-44 also got updated. The EC130's updates haven't been integrated yet it seems.
: 2nd screenshot if needed: [http://wiki.flightgear.org/File:SOTM_2019-06_Ice_and_fire_by_vnts.jpg 2] - also covers mention of turbulence near active volcanoes. Alternatively [http://wiki.flightgear.org/File:Bell_412_and_clouds_on_the_slope_of_Mount_Etna_in_Sicily_(Flightgear_2019.x).jpg 3], or [https://i.imgur.com/JlXP6Ku.jpg 3.1] - without label referring to Bell-412 to reduce support requests wondering where it is.
* Carrier, and supersonic fighter improvements: [http://wiki.flightgear.org/File:SOTM_2018-07_Grim_reapers_take_off_by_massima.jpg f14]
* A320: [http://wiki.flightgear.org/File:SOTM_2020-03_Winter_Evening_Departure_by_legoboyvdlp_(A320).jpg 1] - could use newer cockpit screenshot?
* If there's a need to mention FG's range of craft from ground effect vehicles, to lighter than air/parachutes/skydivers/human powered aircraft ([http://wiki.flightgear.org/Dead_Simple_Human_Powered_Airplane DASH] also FG is used to train operators), to flapping wing, etc. : Pterosaur JSBSim FDM based on papers: [http://wiki.flightgear.org/File:Pterosaur,_Hawaii_(Flightgear_2019.x)_02.jpg 1] or [http://wiki.flightgear.org/File:Pterosaur_over_Mount_Waialeale_on_the_Island_of_Kauai,_Hawaii_(_Flightgear_2019.x_)_01.jpg 2].
* WiP Compositor if we aren't trying to keep it low profile: [http://wiki.flightgear.org/File:WiP_Compositor_shadows_May_2020_-_Norway,_WiP_Aircrane_05.jpg 1]
* [ [[:Category:Screenshots at high settings|See high settings screenshots category]] ]
* [See tour post below with an into to Kevlavik and Iceland for more Keflavik/Iceland screenshots]
 
Closing line and screenshot(s):
For example:
Say LTS "is launching..." with
 
[http://wiki.flightgear.org/File:STS_1_White_Launch.jpg this] screenshot
 
and say "...and coming in hot to your [platform?]" with
 
[http://wiki.flightgear.org/File:SOTM_2019-04_Space_Sauna_by_GinGin.jpg this] screenshot]
 
GinGin suggests doing two screenshots.
 
===Longer tour section post: Keflavik, Iceland intro, FG settings for Iceland===
[[2020_LTS_airport_announcement_and_Iceland_intro_draft|LTS default airport announcement, introduction to Iceland, configuring FG settings for Iceland]]


===After release: Current release philosophy===
===After release: Current release philosophy===
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====A320====
====A320====
{{Ready}}
[[File:A320-family-cockpit.png|alt=|center|700x700px]]
New to the 2020.3 release is an updated and improved version of the Airbus A320. First flown in 1987, the A320 is the most produced airliner ever, with over 9,500 built to date. It was one of the first airliners to use fully digital flight controls / fly by wire, and a fully glass cockpit.
New to the 2020.3 release is an updated and improved version of the Airbus A320. First flown in 1987, the A320 is the most produced airliner ever, with over 9,500 built to date. It was one of the first airliners to use fully digital flight controls / fly by wire, and a fully glass cockpit.
[[File:A320-family-cockpit.png]]
[[File:A320-family-FPLN.png|alt=|center|700x700px]]
 
This aircraft has been recreated by a team of developers over many years, and is now distributed in FGAddon. Among other features, it has a working MCDU (Multi-Function Control Display Unit), which makes it one of the first aircraft in FGAddon to allow proper operation of a modern airliner's avionics. It also has some unique features such as allowing pilots to fetch their flight plans from Simbrief, or to request weather and digital ATIS in the MCDU.  
This aircraft has been recreated by a team of developers over many years, and is now distributed in FGAddon. Among other features, it has a working MCDU (Multi-Function Control Display Unit), which makes it one of the first aircraft in FGAddon to allow proper operation of a modern airliner's avionics. It also has some unique features such as allowing pilots to fetch their flight plans from Simbrief, or to request weather and digital ATIS in the MCDU.  
[[File:A320-family-FPLN.png]]
[[File:A320-family-ELEC-page.png|alt=|center|700x700px]]
 
In terms of systems, it is one of the most detailed aircraft in FlightGear, as it accurately represents the behaviours of the real Airbus; for instance, each switch, valve, and actuator has its own power supply, and will only operate if it is powered. Thousands of logic diagrams and system schematics have been used to accurately represent the Airbus and to allow for some limited failure modelling. Some indication of the detail might be given by looking at the ELEC page on the System Display, and observing how the frequency of the generators changes as you adjust engine power.
In terms of systems, it is one of the most detailed aircraft in FlightGear, as it accurately represents the behaviours of the real Airbus; for instance, each switch, valve, and actuator has its own power supply, and will only operate if it is powered. Thousands of logic diagrams and system schematics have been used to accurately represent the Airbus and to allow for some limited failure modelling. Some indication of the detail might be given by looking at the ELEC page on the System Display, and observing how the frequency of the generators changes as you adjust engine power.
[[File:A320-family-ELEC-page.png]]
[[File:A320-family-ECAM-warnings.png|alt=|center|700x700px]]
 
The A320 also features a ECAM system which monitors the systems of the aircraft, presents failures to the crew, and suggests steps to remedy them. Most of the important failures have their own checklist, for instance the ALL ENG FAIL checklist shown here.  
The A320 also features a ECAM system which monitors the systems of the aircraft, presents failures to the crew, and suggests steps to remedy them. Most of the important failures have their own checklist, for instance the ALL ENG FAIL checklist shown here.  
[[File:A320-family-ECAM-warnings.png]]
[[File:A320-family-new-model.png|alt=|center|700x700px]]
 
In the future the A320 will be receiving a fantastic new 3D model and a new flight dynamics package -- keep an eye out for the update!
In the future the A320 will be receiving a fantastic new 3D model and a new flight dynamics package -- keep an eye out for the update!
[[File:A320-family-new-model.png|Preview screenshot of new 3D model for the A320-family]]


====C172p====
====C172p====
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====FG1000====
====FG1000====


====Earthview====
====Earthview ====
{{Ready}}


Earthview is a fantastic piece of code that allows us to transition from an Aviation Sim towards a Space Sim with [[http://wiki.flightgear.org/Vostok-1 Vostok]], [http://UFO_from_the_%27White_Project%27_of_the_UNESCO the UFO] or [[http://wiki.flightgear.org/Space_Shuttle the Space Shuttle]].
Earthview is a fantastic piece of code that allows us to transition from an Aviation Sim towards a Space Sim with [[http://wiki.flightgear.org/Vostok-1 Vostok]], [http://UFO_from_the_%27White_Project%27_of_the_UNESCO the UFO] or [[http://wiki.flightgear.org/Space_Shuttle the Space Shuttle]].


Already developped for some years now, it had a nice upgrade this year. More informations are available on the wiki page [[http://wiki.flightgear.org/Earthview Earthview wiki]] or the forum thread [https://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?f=87&t=15754&start=405 Earthview FG forum].
Already developed for some years now, it had a nice upgrade this year. More informations are available on the wiki page [[http://wiki.flightgear.org/Earthview Earthview wiki]] or the forum thread [https://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?f=87&t=15754&start=405 Earthview FG forum].


Amongst others: better normal maps (feeling of ground deepness), bugs fixed, up to 16K textures depending on the season: [https://curl.irmp.ucl.ac.be/~chris/upload/fg/earthview/ Earthview world and clouds tiles ]
Amongst others: better normal maps (feeling of ground deepness), bugs fixed, up to 16K textures depending on the season: [https://curl.irmp.ucl.ac.be/~chris/upload/fg/earthview/ Earthview world and clouds tiles ]
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