FlightGear IRC channel
The FlightGear IRC (Internet Relay Chat) channel is a chat room related to everything about FlightGear. It's mostly used by developers, but it is also a good place to ask for help if you are having a question.
To enter the IRC, you need an IRC client installed on your computer. For users of Mozilla browsers (like Firefox), the plugin ChatZilla is surely a good option. You can also use XChat (Linux and Windows), Pidgin, Colloquy (for Mac), mIRC or any other client.
Official host
Unless the server is down (in which occassion you should try one of the backups), the main discussion takes place in the "main channel" of this official host: irc.flightgear.org.
The IRC chat has several channels, some of which are listed below.
channel | |
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Main channel | #flightgear |
Blender | #flightgear-blender |
Flight School | #fg_school |
IFR Navigation Squawk | #airliners |
Off topic chat | #fg_cantene |
Wiki | #wiki |
Forum | #flightgear-forum |
Other hosts
Host | Channels | |
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Flight Gear Flying Club | uk1.connectedserver.com | #FlyingClub |
Backups hosts
When the official/main host is down, for whatever reason, discussion moves to the backup hosts. If you have problems connecting to irc.flightgear.org, it is worth it to try connecting to the backups.
These hosts have the same channels as the main host, with the exception of a few quiet channels.
Host | Comments |
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irc.freenode.net | Emergency backup. |
mpserver12.flightgear.org |
How to get in there with ChatZilla
When using ChatZilla, go to your Mozilla/Firefox browser and enter irc://irc.flightgear.org. When ChatZilla has connected to the host, click "IRC" and "Join channel...". Pick the preferred channel.
To get directly to the main channel with ChatZilla, you can also enter irc://irc.flightgear.org/flightgear in your browser.