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=== Getting scenery ===
=== Getting scenery ===
{{Main article|Howto: Install scenery}}
A limited set of [[scenery]] comes installed with FlightGear, which consists of the area surrounding [[San Francisco International Airport]] (KSFO).
A limited set of [[scenery]] comes installed with FlightGear, which consists of the area surrounding [[San Francisco International Airport]] (KSFO).


In FlightGear, scenery is divided into three kinds of data:
In FlightGear, scenery is generally stored in you [[$FG_ROOT]] directory, and is divided into three kinds of data:
* '''Airports''' holds airport data, like runway usage and parking spots.
* '''Airports''' holds airport data, like runway usage and parking spots.
* '''Objects''' are the buildings, bridges and radio towers, etc. that represent three-dimensional structures.
* '''Objects''' are the buildings, bridges and radio towers, etc. that represent three-dimensional structures.
* '''Terrain''' represents the contours, elevations and type of ground you fly/taxi over.
* '''Terrain''' represents the contours, elevations and type of ground you fly/taxi over.


All object data goes in an <tt>Objects/</tt> directory and all terrain data goes in a <tt>Terrain/</tt> directory. The location of the scenery and its sub-directories depends on your particular installation.
The current way of "installing" new scenery is using [[TerraSync]], which will automatically download and update any place you visit - even on the fly! However, some might have problems with that, so you can also manually download and install new scenery parts, either official, the [[World Scenery]], or custom.


To download objects and terrain for FlightGear, go to [http://www.flightgear.org/download/scenery/ the scenery section] of the FlightGear website. Follow the link to download scenery from the map. Choose a block from the map where you will by flying. Once the package has downloaded, extract into your FlightGear scenery directory.
The official scenery is available at [http://www.flightgear.org/download/scenery/ the scenery download section] of the FlightGear website, and can be installed following [[Howto: Install scenery]]. You may obtain additional and more up to date scenery objects as they become available through the [http://scenemodels.flightgear.org/ FlightGear Scenery Database].
 
The scenery packages available from the FlightGear website contain all needed data for the locations. You may obtain additional and more up to date scenery objects as they become available through the [http://scenemodels.flightgear.org/ FlightGear Scenery Database].
 
Information beyond this brief overview is available in [[Howto: Install scenery]] and [[Downloading New Flightgear Scenery for Windows XP]].


=== Getting aircraft ===
=== Getting aircraft ===
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