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===Your own co-pilot===
===Your own Copilot===
How about having your own co-pilot to help you fly your heavy metal? You're at 3000 ft making a hand controlled descent to EGKK 26L in your [[BOeing 777-200|777-200ER]]: "flaps down"; check airspeed and altitude; you're now five miles out; "undercarriage down"; reduce speed a little more; "flaps down"; you seem to be slightly overspeed; "spoilers"; touch down "brakes" then "reverse thrust"; "flaps retract"; now take a look at the detailed scenery while taxying to your stand; "view" and "zoom out".
How about having your own Copilot to help you fly your heavy metal? Imagine: You're at 3000 ft making a hand controlled descent to EGKK 26L in your [[Boeing 777-200|777-200ER]]: "flaps down"; check airspeed and altitude; you're now five miles out; "undercarriage down"; reduce speed a little more; "flaps down"; you seem to be slightly overspeed; "spoilers"; touch down "brakes" then "reverse thrust"; "flaps retract"; now take a look at the detailed scenery while taxying to your stand; "view" and "zoom out".


Those using Windows can employ Shoot - a free user-editable voice command utility. This may be used concurrently with FlightGear to recognize spoken words or phrases and carry out keyboard actions - including sequential or Shift/Alt/Ctrl... keying. Unfortunately Linux users do not have access to such a powerful utility.
Those using Windows can employ '''Shoot''' - a free user-editable voice command utility. This may be used concurrently with FlightGear to recognize spoken words or phrases and carry out keyboard actions - including sequential or Shift/Alt/Ctrl... keying. Unfortunately Linux users do not have access to such a powerful utility.


Download Shoot 1.6.4 from http://clans.gameclubcentral.com/shoot and install it on your PC. You also need the Microsoft Speech API (SAPI) which is also free; the link is given on the Shoot website. Microsoft .NET should also be installed using the Shoot link.
Download Shoot 1.6.4 from http://clans.gameclubcentral.com/shoot and install it on your PC. You also need the Microsoft Speech API (SAPI) which is also free; the link is given on the Shoot website. Microsoft .NET should also be installed using the Shoot link.
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===FlightGear on YouTube===
===FlightGear on YouTube===
* edubletooth captured a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeQUfnHLs_Q bunch of landings] at the airports with the world's most famous approach: [[Princess Juliana International Airport|Princess Juliana]] in the Netherlands Antilles. Make sure to bend when a 777-200 or maybey even a mighty [[BOeing 747|747]] is passing just meters over your head!
* ''edubletooth'' captured a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeQUfnHLs_Q bunch of landings] at the airports with the world's most famous approach: [[Princess Juliana International Airport|Princess Juliana]] in the Netherlands Antilles. Make sure to bend when a 777-200 or maybe even a mighty [[Boeing 747|747]] is passing just meters over your head!
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzCcqtkTUT8 This excellent video] proves that ''Howto'' Oscar (we already mentioned him last month) does more than creating howtos. Together with Don's extremely detailed simulation of Gatwick Airport (EGKK), Oscar's video angles make this an interesting and pleasent video to watch.
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzCcqtkTUT8 This excellent video] proves that ''Howto'' Oscar (we already mentioned him last month) does more than creating howtos. Together with Don's extremely detailed simulation of Gatwick Airport (EGKK), Oscar's video angles make this an interesting and pleasent video to watch.


[[Category:FlightGear Newsletter|2010 06]]
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Your own Copilot

How about having your own Copilot to help you fly your heavy metal? Imagine: You're at 3000 ft making a hand controlled descent to EGKK 26L in your 777-200ER: "flaps down"; check airspeed and altitude; you're now five miles out; "undercarriage down"; reduce speed a little more; "flaps down"; you seem to be slightly overspeed; "spoilers"; touch down "brakes" then "reverse thrust"; "flaps retract"; now take a look at the detailed scenery while taxying to your stand; "view" and "zoom out".

Those using Windows can employ Shoot - a free user-editable voice command utility. This may be used concurrently with FlightGear to recognize spoken words or phrases and carry out keyboard actions - including sequential or Shift/Alt/Ctrl... keying. Unfortunately Linux users do not have access to such a powerful utility.

Download Shoot 1.6.4 from http://clans.gameclubcentral.com/shoot and install it on your PC. You also need the Microsoft Speech API (SAPI) which is also free; the link is given on the Shoot website. Microsoft .NET should also be installed using the Shoot link.

Shoot may be edited to obey verbal commands such as "start engines", "maximum thrust", "undercarriage up", "flaps retract", "trim nose down", "deploy spoilers", "reverse thrust", "view exterior" - or whatever you choose. Try it and add more immersion to your flying.

FlightGear on YouTube

  • edubletooth captured a bunch of landings at the airports with the world's most famous approach: Princess Juliana in the Netherlands Antilles. Make sure to bend when a 777-200 or maybe even a mighty 747 is passing just meters over your head!
  • This excellent video proves that Howto Oscar (we already mentioned him last month) does more than creating howtos. Together with Don's extremely detailed simulation of Gatwick Airport (EGKK), Oscar's video angles make this an interesting and pleasent video to watch.