FlightGear Newsletter April 2013: Difference between revisions

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* As many aircraft don't have an easy to see fuel gauge (particularly if you're concentrating hard on keeping right up to the tanker!), you can now ask your virtual co-pilot to tell you when you engage/disengage.
* As many aircraft don't have an easy to see fuel gauge (particularly if you're concentrating hard on keeping right up to the tanker!), you can now ask your virtual co-pilot to tell you when you engage/disengage.
* Finally, aircraft can now define the exact position of the refuelling point.  Aircraft designers are encouraged to define refuelling points as described in [[Howto:Implement aerial refueling capability]].
* Finally, aircraft can now define the exact position of the refuelling point.  Aircraft designers are encouraged to define refuelling points as described in [[Howto:Implement aerial refueling capability]].
=== Tree Textures ===
Trees are now more compatible with Atmospheric shading - appearing snow-covered above the snow-line, and in winter foliage from late autumn (as set in Environment Settings).  For texture artists, there is a format change for trees: Instead of using a different texture file for summer and winter trees, both are defined in the same file.  See Docs/README.materials for details.


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