FlightGear Newsletter January 2010

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In the hangar

Liveries

Gijs will write a little paragraph about the new livery database.

Aircraft

Outside view with open doors

Cockpit view from pilot seat

Since Octobre we have the 737-100 by helijah in CVS as you could follow the newsletter from octobre. Now the aircrafts got further improvements: Mike (aka D-SKY1) is building the autopilot including the 3D models, and a lot more changes were already done:

• FDM refined
• Working instruments in front panel
• Doors (front and back) open with the keys D and Shift-D
• Frontdoor also extracts stairs
• Detailed overhead panel (not yet wired)
• Detailed pedestal (not yet wired)
• Autopilot incl. ILS approach (partly wired) actual screenshot of the glareshield)
• Several liveries available via menu:
  • Lufthansa
  • Canadian
  • Continental
  • Qatar
  • Swiss Air
  • Air France
  • Alitalia
  • KLM
  • Kuwait Airways
  • Boeings Prototype-Livery

Scenery Corner

The Airport of Manila, Philippines (RPLL) has been improved. Beside the Terminals 1 and 2, Terminal 3 is now built. The Tower is redesigned to be closer to the original. Many shared models on the ground has been added and like always all buildings are illuminated at night and ambient occlusion is added to all new textures..