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[[Image:Linuxtag2009_1.jpg|thumb|200px|A view of the FlightGear stand]] | [[Image:Linuxtag2009_1.jpg|thumb|200px|A view of the FlightGear stand]] | ||
The 2009 edition of the LinuxTag has been concluded and the Flightgear hangar was there full of aircraft and pilots ! | The 2009 edition of the LinuxTag has been concluded and the Flightgear hangar was there full of aircraft and pilots ! You could easily spot our stand since it seemed to me the most popular one, the idea to take a free virtual flight coupled with a free flight instructor was like honey for bears. Furthermore the hardware was impressive, 2 flight stations with 3 big monitors each and real leverage were worth a try ! You could even track your flight through a projected mapserver on the wall.<br/>. We flew mostly around the [[Frankfurt|EDDF]] area, where a well done airport (still with a high fps rate) was the background of our participants. The favorite aircraft was the [[SenecaII|Piper_PA34-200T_Seneca_II ]] as it was perfect to be flown with out equipment, in the forward station was easy to see some [[Eurocopter Bo105|Eurocopter_Bo105]] pilot or [[F-14 Tomcat|Grumman_F-14_Tomcat]] top gun enjoying [[carrier|Aircraft_carrier]] approaches | ||
But that was not just fly and fun, at the stand you could easily take conversation with some code and model developers, discussing about new features | |||
* List of partecipants ? | |||
The FlightGear guys proven them self very gentle and always speaked in english in my presence, Martin Spott took care to manage an entrance pass for me and kept me informed about needed stuff and events prior the LinuxTag via Emails. This means you have no excuses to miss the event next year (At least only if you are not afraid to virtually fly !). | |||
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Revision as of 20:51, 29 June 2009
Welcome to the second edition of the FlightGear Newsletter.
This is currently a workspace for the current edition, with titles copied from the FlightGear Newsletter July 2009. Please feel free to add content etc.
We're still looking for a permanent (or even a temporary) newsletter editor, so if you'd like to get involved, have a look on the Forums.
What's New in CVS
Lots!
Contributing
Suggestions of how to get involved in the community and help make FG even better.
In the Hangar
Aircraft reviews/announcements
Fly Somewhere New
Details of interesting flights. Might best be a link to another page on the wiki
Useful Links
Either FG related, or useful resources for virtual flying
And Finally...
Links to cool aviation-related things.
LinuxTag 2009
The 2009 edition of the LinuxTag has been concluded and the Flightgear hangar was there full of aircraft and pilots ! You could easily spot our stand since it seemed to me the most popular one, the idea to take a free virtual flight coupled with a free flight instructor was like honey for bears. Furthermore the hardware was impressive, 2 flight stations with 3 big monitors each and real leverage were worth a try ! You could even track your flight through a projected mapserver on the wall.
. We flew mostly around the EDDF area, where a well done airport (still with a high fps rate) was the background of our participants. The favorite aircraft was the Piper_PA34-200T_Seneca_II as it was perfect to be flown with out equipment, in the forward station was easy to see some Eurocopter_Bo105 pilot or Grumman_F-14_Tomcat top gun enjoying Aircraft_carrier approaches
But that was not just fly and fun, at the stand you could easily take conversation with some code and model developers, discussing about new features
- List of partecipants ?
The FlightGear guys proven them self very gentle and always speaked in english in my presence, Martin Spott took care to manage an entrance pass for me and kept me informed about needed stuff and events prior the LinuxTag via Emails. This means you have no excuses to miss the event next year (At least only if you are not afraid to virtually fly !).