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|author = <nowiki>Stuart Buchanan</nowiki> | |author = <nowiki>Stuart Buchanan</nowiki> | ||
|date = Nov 16th, 2015 | |date = Nov 16th, 2015 | ||
}}</ref> More recently, he has got an external HLA federate to be displayed in FlightGear. The implementation right now is very basic: a [[KC-135]] circling above [[LOWI]] at 10 kt and 500 ft. But it's enough to build on. | }}</ref> More recently, he has got an external HLA federate to be displayed in FlightGear. The implementation right now is very basic: a [[KC-135]] circling above [[LOWI]] at 10 kt and 500 ft. But it's enough to build on. | ||
The work that Stuart is doing on HLA will hopefully allow Nasal to be run in a separate thread from the FDM and display so Nasal GC no longer can impact framerates. It would also allow for writing a weather simulation completely external to FlightGear, which would be quite neat. | |||
The next steps Stuart is planning are as follows: | The next steps Stuart is planning are as follows: | ||
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If you can provide the above, are able to provide help, or have any serious ideas for a replacement, please get in touch via the [http://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?p=263629#p263629 forum topic] or the [http://sourceforge.net/p/flightgear/mailman/message/34605975/ mailing list topic] | If you can provide the above, are able to provide help, or have any serious ideas for a replacement, please get in touch via the [http://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?p=263629#p263629 forum topic] or the [http://sourceforge.net/p/flightgear/mailman/message/34605975/ mailing list topic] | ||
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|url = http://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?p=263629#p263629 | |url = http://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?p=263629#p263629 | ||
|title = Scenemodels and terrasync are going down | |title = Scenemodels and terrasync are going down | ||
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=== New contest: FlightGear photography and art contest === | === New contest: FlightGear photography and art contest === | ||
For | For those of you out there who love post-editing photos and screenshots, this is for you! This new contest is focused on creating the most artistic and compelling pictures made with FlightGear. Post-editing is allowed and encouraged. Find out more at the [http://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=27890 forum topic] | ||
== Other == | == Other == | ||
=== Online Flight Planner now supports FlightGear === | === Online Flight Planner now supports FlightGear === | ||
[http://onlineflightplanner.org/ OnlineFlightPlanner.org] can now output routes to a format compatible with Flightgear's [[ | [http://onlineflightplanner.org/ OnlineFlightPlanner.org] can now output routes to a format compatible with Flightgear's [[Route Manager]]. The planner produces a PDF containing the flight plan ([http://rfinder.asalink.net/free RouteFinder]) with estimated fuel quantity calculation ([http://fuelplanner.com Fuelplanner.com]). The flight plan can be loaded to the Route Manager for immediate use in FlightGear. | ||
== Contributing == | == Contributing == | ||
=== Translators required === | === Translators required === | ||
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