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''"The CRJ-200 and 787 were made with very similar systems and such. Neither had a 2.0 compatible AP. So, I found out what was wrong with the one for the 787 first, and made those changes to the CRJ here. Both worked. I also did some FDM improvements, like moving the engines to where they really are and adding gear smoke and contrails."'' - says he [http://www.flightgear.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=8329 in the forum thread]. | ''"The CRJ-200 and 787 were made with very similar systems and such. Neither had a 2.0 compatible AP. So, I found out what was wrong with the one for the 787 first, and made those changes to the CRJ here. Both worked. I also did some FDM improvements, like moving the engines to where they really are and adding gear smoke and contrails."'' - says he [http://www.flightgear.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=8329 in the forum thread]. | ||
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''MOJO'' is tuning the CH-47. He spent some time adding external cosmetics which main purpose is to add more detail to the Chinook. He added antenna and aerials, domed windows, pitot tubes, whinch, engine hub details and started with the internal cargo bay. He is going to be adding an animated refuel probe and will be doing some more liveries also, his main aim is to try and get the model more defined. | |||
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In the hangar
MiG-15bis
vitos improved the MiG-15bis model, and released it. More information here.
Cirrus Vision SF50
Zexe created a SF50 model. It is still at a very early stage. More information here.
Cessna T-37
richter and snipey are working together in improving the Cessna T-37. Items that have been improved/created:
Model:
- Completely remodeled canopy;
- Main gear wheel wells and covers.
Sound:
- Interior-exterior sound level difference.
Instruments:
- Basic flight instruments.
More information here.
Boeing 787 and CRJ-200
nickyivyca is currently working on the 787. He corrected the FDM and changed some details in the model. More information in the forums.
He has also been working in the CRJ-200:
"The CRJ-200 and 787 were made with very similar systems and such. Neither had a 2.0 compatible AP. So, I found out what was wrong with the one for the 787 first, and made those changes to the CRJ here. Both worked. I also did some FDM improvements, like moving the engines to where they really are and adding gear smoke and contrails." - says he in the forum thread.
CH-47 Chinook
MOJO is tuning the CH-47. He spent some time adding external cosmetics which main purpose is to add more detail to the Chinook. He added antenna and aerials, domed windows, pitot tubes, whinch, engine hub details and started with the internal cargo bay. He is going to be adding an animated refuel probe and will be doing some more liveries also, his main aim is to try and get the model more defined.
From the developers
SquawkGear
http://www.flightgear.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=7650
This Month's Aircraft Review
From the community
Linuxtag
Nighttime London Gatwick
London Gatwick (EGKK) is being further improved and is in the second phase of development - night textures. All the buildings and features are currently being modified by karla to give suitable lighting and make London Gatwick even more attractive to FlightGear commercial flyers. Landing or taking off from Gatwick at night should add much to your enjoyment of the game - and most likely extend the hours you enter in your pilot's log. Further improvements and many minor changes are also being made to the existing models and daytime textures. The link shows an image of the part completed airport at night http://www.donlavelle.net/flightgear/flightgear19.html.
The new scenery will be released early in July.
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. The free 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 pleasant video to watch.