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'''Hint''': If things go wrong and FlightGear cannot start anymore, and you want to start over with a bare installation, remove or rename the file named 'fgrun.prefs' located in the parent directory of the airport cache file. You will have to reenter path by hand, but the silly options you could have entered will be deleted. | '''Hint''': If things go wrong and FlightGear cannot start anymore, and you want to start over with a bare installation, remove or rename the file named 'fgrun.prefs' located in the parent directory of the airport cache file. You will have to reenter path by hand, but the silly options you could have entered will be deleted. | ||
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=== Page two - Aircraft Selection === | === Page two - Aircraft Selection === | ||
[[File:fgrun-page2.jpg|thumb]] | [[File:fgrun-page2.jpg|thumb]] | ||
The second page, usually the first page seen by users when starting fgrun, is the aircraft selection page. It shows the list of aircraft found in <tt>[[$FG ROOT]]/Aircraft</tt> and all <tt>FG_AIRCRAFT</tt> directories, and the model of the selected aircraft. | The second page, usually the first page seen by users when starting fgrun, is the aircraft selection page. It shows the list of aircraft found in <tt>[[$FG ROOT]]/Aircraft</tt> and all <tt>FG_AIRCRAFT</tt> directories, and the model of the selected aircraft. | ||
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=== Page three - Airport Selection === | === Page three - Airport Selection === | ||
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zcat /usr/share/FlightGear/Airports/metar.dat.gz > \${HOME}/.fltk/flightgear.org/fgrun/airports.txt | zcat /usr/share/FlightGear/Airports/metar.dat.gz > \${HOME}/.fltk/flightgear.org/fgrun/airports.txt | ||
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=== Page four - Options and Run === | === Page four - Options and Run === | ||
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The 'Run' button starts FlightGear with the options shown in the command line box. | The 'Run' button starts FlightGear with the options shown in the command line box. | ||
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== Advanced Options == | == Advanced Options == | ||
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* '''Aircraft:''' Your flying vehicle/[[aircraft]]. | * '''Aircraft:''' Your flying vehicle/[[aircraft]]. | ||
* '''Language:''' The language of FlightGear. | * '''Language:''' The language of FlightGear. | ||
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=== Features === | === Features === | ||
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* '''HUD:''' Enable Heads Up Display (HUD). | * '''HUD:''' Enable Heads Up Display (HUD). | ||
* '''AI Traffic:''' Enable [[AI traffic]]. | * '''AI Traffic:''' Enable [[AI traffic]]. | ||
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=== Flight Model === | === Flight Model === | ||
[[File:fgrun-wiki-a03.jpg|thumb|Flight Model]] | [[File:fgrun-wiki-a03.jpg|thumb|Flight Model]] | ||
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=== Freeze === | === Freeze === | ||
[[File:fgrun-wiki-a04.jpg|thumb|Freeze]] | [[File:fgrun-wiki-a04.jpg|thumb|Freeze]] | ||
* '''Freeze:''' Start paused'. | * '''Freeze:''' Start paused'. | ||
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=== Initial Position === | === Initial Position === | ||
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* '''Heading:''' The aircraft heading degrees magnetic. | * '''Heading:''' The aircraft heading degrees magnetic. | ||
* '''Airspeed:''' Your airspeed in knots. | * '''Airspeed:''' Your airspeed in knots. | ||
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=== Rendering === | === Rendering === | ||
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* '''FOV:''' Field of View angle. | * '''FOV:''' Field of View angle. | ||
* '''Materials file:''' The materials XML file (default materials.xml, can be changed to materials-dds.xml for DDS scenery textures). | * '''Materials file:''' The materials XML file (default materials.xml, can be changed to materials-dds.xml for DDS scenery textures). | ||
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=== Time === | === Time === | ||
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* '''Time match local:''' Synchronisize simulation time with local time. | * '''Time match local:''' Synchronisize simulation time with local time. | ||
* '''Time of day:''' What's the time of the day? | * '''Time of day:''' What's the time of the day? | ||
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=== Network === | === Network === | ||
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'''See:''' [[Multiplayer Howto]] | '''See:''' [[Multiplayer Howto]] | ||
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=== Input/Output === | === Input/Output === | ||
[[File:fgrun-wiki-a09.jpg|thumb|Input/Output]] | [[File:fgrun-wiki-a09.jpg|thumb|Input/Output]] | ||
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=== Avionics === | === Avionics === | ||
[[File:fgrun-wiki-a10.jpg|thumb|Avionics]] | [[File:fgrun-wiki-a10.jpg|thumb|Avionics]] | ||
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=== Properties === | === Properties === | ||
[[File:fgrun-wiki-a11.jpg|thumb|Properties]] | [[File:fgrun-wiki-a11.jpg|thumb|Properties]] | ||
This is where you could edit or add new property commands. It's same as configuring the [[command line]] with <tt>--prop:...</tt>. | This is where you could edit or add new property commands. It's same as configuring the [[command line]] with <tt>--prop:...</tt>. | ||
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=== Debugging === | === Debugging === | ||
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* '''Trace Read Properties:''' | * '''Trace Read Properties:''' | ||
* '''Trace Write Properties:''' | * '''Trace Write Properties:''' | ||
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=== Environment === | === Environment === | ||
[[File:fgrun-wiki-a13.jpg|thumb|Environment]] | [[File:fgrun-wiki-a13.jpg|thumb|Environment]] | ||
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=== Weather === | === Weather === | ||
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* '''Heading:''' Directon wind is coming from. | * '''Heading:''' Directon wind is coming from. | ||
* '''Speed:''' Wind speed in knots (kts). | * '''Speed:''' Wind speed in knots (kts). | ||
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=== Clouds === | === Clouds === | ||
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* '''Elevation:''' How high (in feet) are the clouds? | * '''Elevation:''' How high (in feet) are the clouds? | ||
* '''Thickness:''' How thick (in feet) are the clouds? | * '''Thickness:''' How thick (in feet) are the clouds? | ||
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== Related content == | == Related content == | ||