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== New software tools and projects == | == New software tools and projects == | ||
== FlightGearMap == | === FlightGearMap === | ||
[[File:FlightGearMap map and simple panel at KSFO.png|thumb|270px|FlightGearMap with [[OpenStreetMap]] map and simple panel at [[San Francisco International Airport|KSFO]].]] | [[File:FlightGearMap map and simple panel at KSFO.png|thumb|270px|FlightGearMap with [[OpenStreetMap]] map and simple panel at [[San Francisco International Airport|KSFO]].]] | ||
[[FlightGearMap]] is a new Android application that displays live FlightGear data in the form of some basic instruments and a moving map. User can choose between various [[OpenStreetMap]] maps and different display styles (just the map/panel, or both). It's still under development, but already worth downloading from [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.juanvvc.flightgear Google Play] (Android app store). | [[FlightGearMap]] is a new Android application that displays live FlightGear data in the form of some basic instruments and a moving map. User can choose between various [[OpenStreetMap]] maps and different display styles (just the map/panel, or both). It's still under development, but already worth downloading from [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.juanvvc.flightgear Google Play] (Android app store). | ||
== | == FlightGear addons and mods == | ||
=== YASim engine feather === | |||
[[File:Pondfeather.png|thumb|left]] | |||
With a tiny modification of the <tt>propeller.ccp</tt> file, it is possible to feather engines on YASim aircraft. | |||
With a tiny modification of the propeller.ccp file, it is possible to feather engines on | |||
Download beta version of the modification via this link for testing :http://dl.dropbox.com/u/18438878/propellersource.zip | Download a beta version of the modification via this link for testing: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/18438878/propellersource.zip | ||
video of engine feathering and unfeathering on the Pond | A video of engine feathering and unfeathering on the Pond Racer is available [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NVQJJ36yCg at YouTube]. | ||
== In the hangar == | == In the hangar == | ||