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FlightGear Newsletter December 2011 (view source)
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For more info, please see [http://flightgear.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=12881#p131567]. | For more info, please see [http://flightgear.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=12881#p131567]. | ||
=== Aircraft maintenance === | === Aircraft maintenance === | ||
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Shader development continues at a breakneck pace! We now have a nice wet runway effect: | Shader development continues at a breakneck pace! We now have a nice wet runway effect: | ||
[[File:B-29_wet_runway.jpg|400px]] | |||
[[File:Sopwith_Camel.jpg|400px]] | |||
We have already combined all our model shader effects into one: light map, bump map and reflect map, and now we have added to ability to add a dirt effect over time (dirt map?). We call this the uber-shader. | We have already combined all our model shader effects into one: light map, bump map and reflect map, and now we have added to ability to add a dirt effect over time (dirt map?). We call this the uber-shader. | ||
[[File:IAR-80-dirt-1.jpg|400px]] | |||
[[File:IAR-80-dirt-2.jpg|400px]] | |||
[[File:IAR-80-dirt-3.jpg|400px]] | |||
[[File:IAR-80-dirt-4.jpg|400px]] | |||
It also gives us the ability to have a good glass reflection with a scratched appearance, although this last effect needs a bit of fine tuning. | It also gives us the ability to have a good glass reflection with a scratched appearance, although this last effect needs a bit of fine tuning. | ||
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== Suggested flights == | == Suggested flights == | ||
===Ngorngoro=== | ===Ngorngoro=== | ||
For this [[VFR]] trip we need a strong machine since we will go up from 4000 to about 10,000 feet and since we are in Africa, Tanzania , what better choice is there as the Cessna 208 Caravan, on wheels. We will take off from HTLM, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Manyara Lake Manyara], runway 12 (124.5 deg), that has an elevation of 4150 feet. Hit Shift-B so we don't drop off the runway. | For this [[VFR]] trip we need a strong machine since we will go up from 4000 to about 10,000 feet and since we are in Africa, Tanzania, what better choice is there as the Cessna 208 Caravan, on wheels. We will take off from HTLM, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Manyara Lake Manyara], runway 12 (124.5 deg), that has an elevation of 4150 feet. Hit Shift-B so we don't drop off the runway. | ||
[[File:Map Ngorngoro Crater.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Heightmap with visual reference points]] | [[File:Map Ngorngoro Crater.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Heightmap with visual reference points]] | ||
We will have to change some settings before we take off. There is no snow where we are so: View=> Rendering Options=> Snow line=> Set to max. (5000M). We need a reasonable clear sky since there are quite a few bumps we could hit: Environment=> Global weather=> METAR source=> Fair weather. | We will have to change some settings before we take off. There is no snow where we are so: View=> Rendering Options=> Snow line=> Set to max. (5000M). We need a reasonable clear sky since there are quite a few bumps we could hit: Environment=> Global weather=> METAR source=> Fair weather. | ||
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*[[Learjet 35-A]] is updated matching the true Aircraft flight manual (with FlightGear limitations). On the Wiki it is one of the best described aircraft. | *[[Learjet 35-A]] is updated matching the true Aircraft flight manual (with FlightGear limitations). On the Wiki it is one of the best described aircraft. | ||
*[[Unique Features]] now contains a massive list of what makes [[FlightGear]] unique. | *[[Unique Features]] now contains a massive list of what makes [[FlightGear]] unique. | ||
*[[ | *The German [[:de:Flughöhe|Flughöhe]] article is close to complete matching the English version. | ||
== Community news == | == Community news == | ||