FlightGear Newsletter January 2019: Difference between revisions

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''We would like to emphasize that the monthly newsletter can not live without the contributions of FlightGear users and developers. Everyone with a wiki account (free to register) is welcome to contribute to the newsletter.  If you know about any FlightGear related news or projects such as for example updated scenery or aircraft, please do feel invited to add such news to the newsletter.''
''We would like to emphasize that the monthly newsletter can not live without the contributions of FlightGear users and developers. Everyone with a wiki account (free to register) is welcome to contribute to the newsletter.  If you know about any FlightGear related news or projects such as for example updated scenery or aircraft, please do feel invited to add such news to the newsletter.''
== Development news ==
===FlightGear 2018.3.2===
2018.3.'''2''' has been released on January 30, 2019 (as "Bugfix release"). James wrote a changelog:
* Chinese font support for the splash screen / tips, and some updated Chinese translations
* [[c172p|C172P]] bug fixes
* fixed crash on certain AMD 64-bit systems relating to SSE intrinsics and memory alignment
* fixed crash loading flightplans saved from LittleNavMap with non-sequential waypoint indices
* tolerate missing runways parsing Navigraph procedures, so current cycle can be used at more airports
* use Ref versions of osgDB methods to avoid crashes, especially after long flights
* fix a NaN in the sky rendering code at extreme orbital altitudes
* set default values of some position properties for consistency with the rest (affected C172 tie-down mode)
* fix JSBSim wheel-spin down regression
You can download FlightGear 2018.3.2 at [https://sourceforge.net/projects/flightgear/ sourceforge.net].
== FlightGear goes into space ==
== FlightGear goes into space ==
=== Visit ISS ===
=== Visit ISS ===
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| url            = https://sourceforge.net/p/flightgear/mailman/flightgear-devel/thread/7d23b041aba5c98f01a1d1f783fdfcd7%40science-and-fiction.org/#msg36520486}} }}{{Gallery|Shuttle_ISS01.jpg|Shuttle approaching ISS|Shuttle_docked.jpg|Space Shuttle docked to ISS|Shuttle feature21.jpg|ISS}}
| url            = https://sourceforge.net/p/flightgear/mailman/flightgear-devel/thread/7d23b041aba5c98f01a1d1f783fdfcd7%40science-and-fiction.org/#msg36520486}} }}{{Gallery|Shuttle_ISS01.jpg|Shuttle approaching ISS|Shuttle_docked.jpg|Space Shuttle docked to ISS|Shuttle feature21.jpg|ISS}}
He posted some impressive [https://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?t=35276 screenshots] of the approach as well. You may need to download the [[Shuttle|development version]] to use all these fancy new features before it gets copied into FGAddon.
He posted some impressive [https://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?t=35276 screenshots] of the approach as well. You may need to download the [[Shuttle|development version]] to use all these fancy new features before it gets copied into FGAddon.
== Development news ==
====FlightGear 2018.3.2====
Bugfix release. Visit the Development [[mailing list]] to learn about the current status. Release candidates are available at [http://download.flightgear.org/builds/nightly/ download.flightgear.org]  <!-- News about FlightGear itself.  The FlightGear mailing list and/or core developers are a good source. -->


== New software tools and projects ==
== New software tools and projects ==
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