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* Offering additional services at an airport like [[Air traffic control|ATC]], [[Vehicle|snowplows, pushbacks]], [[FlightGear Race|racing-events]] etc.
* Offering additional services at an airport like [[Air traffic control|ATC]], [[Vehicle|snowplows, pushbacks]], [[FlightGear Race|racing-events]] etc.
* Have a [[Dual control|real time flighttraining]] (e.g. pilot in Hongkong, teacher in Sydney), do [[Soaring|Glider-towing]], ask for on-line support during flight or just ask somebody flying a plane of interest about specifics.
* Have a [[Dual control|real time flighttraining]] (e.g. pilot in Hongkong, teacher in Sydney), do [[Soaring|Glider-towing]], ask for on-line support during flight or just ask somebody flying a plane of interest about specifics.
* Or just sit in a cockpit in Germany while sightseeing San Francisco in a [[Cessna C172|C172]], voice-chat with a Texan in a plane I dreamed of as a boy ([[Lockheed Constellation|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!!).
* Or just sit in a cockpit in Germany while sightseeing San Francisco in a [[Cessna C172|C172]], voice-chat with a Texan in a plane I dreamed of as a boy ([[Lockheed Constellation|Super Constellation]]) and both getting information from a New Zealand guy (it shall be a wonderful island – but do real people live there? He said: Yes!!).
* And much more!
* And much more!


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|align="center" width="90px" | '''FGrun'''||This [[FlightGear Launch Control]] (also known as FG Wizard), is a graphical front end to start the FGFS. This makes it very easy to startup the FGFS with all it's possible options. In some newer distributions this is already part of the basic FGFS installation package
|align="center" width="90px" | '''FGrun'''||This [[FlightGear Launch Control]] (also known as FG Wizard), is a graphical front end to start the FGFS. This makes it very easy to startup the FGFS with all it's possible options. In some newer distributions this is already part of the basic FGFS installation package
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|align="center" |'''MPMap'''||[[MPMap]] is a pure browser application based on Google Maps, so it does not need any installation, except a Web-Browser. With MPMap you can watch all Multiuser-planes worldwide on a road-map, satellite picture or a composite of both. It includes most of the airports, navigational aids, and current weather informations. So it can be used for preflight planning, without having the FGFS started or even installed. But it needs a constant connection to the internet - on the other hand you can do your preflight planning anywhere where there is a PC, connected to the internet.
|align="center" |'''MPMap'''||[[MPMap]] is a pure browser application based on Google Maps, so it does not need any installation, except a Web-Browser. With MPMap you can watch all Multiuser-planes worldwide on a road-map, satellite picture or a composite of both. It includes most of the airports, navigational aids, and current weather information. So it can be used for preflight planning, without having the FGFS started or even installed. But it needs a constant connection to the internet - on the other hand you can do your preflight planning anywhere where there is a PC, connected to the internet.
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|align="center" |'''Runwayfinder'''||[http://www.runwayfinder.com  This standalone Browser-Application] does present a fantastic Fight-Planning tool, showing similar aspects like the "MPMap" but adds an Aeronatical map. It does not link to FGFS, MPMap or Multiplayer -- and covers only the domestic USA.  
|align="center" |'''Runwayfinder'''||[http://www.runwayfinder.com  This standalone Browser-Application] does present a fantastic Fight-Planning tool, showing similar aspects like the "MPMap" but adds an Aeronatical map. It does not link to FGFS, MPMap or Multiplayer -- and covers only the domestic USA.  
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|align="center" |'''Atlas'''||[[Atlas]] displays the current position of your airplane on an landscape type of map together with navigational informations. It derives its data direct out of the installed FGFS databases. So you do not need any connections to the internet.
|align="center" |'''Atlas'''||[[Atlas]] displays the current position of your airplane on an landscape type of map together with navigational information. It derives its data direct out of the installed FGFS databases. So you do not need any connections to the internet.
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|align="center" |'''Festival'''||[http://www.flightgear.org/Docs/getstart/getstartch5.html#x10-1080005.7 Festival] is a TTS (Text To Speech) system that can convert all in the FGFS displayed written text (ATC, Chat, etc.) into speech and put it on your loudspeakers.  
|align="center" |'''Festival'''||[http://www.flightgear.org/Docs/getstart/getstartch5.html#x10-1080005.7 Festival] is a TTS (Text To Speech) system that can convert all in the FGFS displayed written text (ATC, Chat, etc.) into speech and put it on your loudspeakers.  
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* Finally you can manipulate the frequency-tables (positions.txt in your FGFS/FGCOM local directory) and '''define an own frequency for special events'''. e.g. a Flight-School at one airport with maybe multiple student-groups. Of course those are local manipulations on your own PC, which you have to agree on with your (planned to be) partners in advance.
* Finally you can manipulate the frequency-tables (positions.txt in your FGFS/FGCOM local directory) and '''define an own frequency for special events'''. e.g. a Flight-School at one airport with maybe multiple student-groups. Of course those are local manipulations on your own PC, which you have to agree on with your (planned to be) partners in advance.


=== Supplemantery Informations ===
=== Supplemantery Information ===
==== Tips and Tricks ====
==== Tips and Tricks ====
===== Airport missing in FGCom: =====
===== Airport missing in FGCom: =====
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== Status ==
== Status ==
* '''March, 2009:'''
* '''March, 2009:'''
Adding User-Informations for installing, using, maintaining FGCOM on different platforms.
Adding User-Information for installing, using, maintaining FGCOM on different platforms.


* '''18 November, 2008:'''
* '''18 November, 2008:'''

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