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=== New documentation for the MKVII (ground proximity warning system) available === | === New documentation for the MKVII (ground proximity warning system) available === | ||
[[User:ThorstenB]] has created extensive documentation for the | [[User:ThorstenB]] has created extensive documentation for the MKVIII GPWS in FlightGear! | ||
The | The MKVIII is currently the most complex and most accurate simulation of a real avionics systems in FlightGear which is entirely implemented in C++, and for a long time most people did not know how to properly use it and integrate it with other aircraft, because the documentation was lacking and proper integration required in depth familiarity with the system and the C++ source code. | ||
To learn more about what a GPWS does, check out the wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground_proximity_warning_system | To learn more about what a GPWS does, check out the wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground_proximity_warning_system | ||