FlightGear Newsletter June 2010
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In the hangar
MiG-15bis
http://www.flightgear.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=7486
From the developers
SquawkGear
http://www.flightgear.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=7650
From the community
Linuxtag
FlightGear on YouTube
Your Own Co-Pilot
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 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. 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.