FlightGear Newsletter March 2017: Difference between revisions

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{{draft|newsletter|Please feel free to add content that you think will be of interest to the FlightGear community.<br>You can read the latest newsletter at [[FlightGear Newsletter February 2016]].}}
{{Newsletter-header|March 2017}}
{{Newsletter-header|March 2017}}
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[[#ALS HUD effect|ALS HUD effect]]<br>
[[#ALS HUD effect|ALS HUD effect]]<br>
[[#G-force ALS tunnel-vision and greyout|G-force ALS tunnel-vision and greyout]]<br>
[[#G-force ALS tunnel-vision and greyout|G-force ALS tunnel-vision and greyout]]<br>
[[#Faster canvas text drawing|Faster canvas text drawing]]<br>
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{{Newsletter-cover-header|In the hangar}}<br>
{{Newsletter-cover-header|In the hangar}}<br>
[[#Updated Pilatus PC-9M and Fokker Dr.1|Updated Pilatus PC-9M and Fokker Dr.1]]<br>
[[#Updated Pilatus PC-9M and Fokker Dr.1|Updated Pilatus PC-9M and Fokker Dr.1]]<br>
[[#Updated Airbus Helicopter EC130 B4 / EC130 T2 (H130)|Updated Helicopter EC130 B4 / EC130 T2 (H130)]]<br>
[[#Updated Airbus Helicopter EC130 B4 / EC130 T2 (H130)|Updated Helicopter EC130 B4 / EC130 T2 (H130)]]<br>
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{{Newsletter-cover-header|Scenery Corner}}<br>
{{Newsletter-cover-header|Scenery Corner}}<br>
{{Newsletter-cover-header|Community News}}<br>
[[#Juneau International Airport|Juneau International Airport]]<br>
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{{Newsletter-cover-header|Contributing}}<br>
{{Newsletter-cover-header|Contributing}}<br>
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== In the hangar ==
== In the hangar ==
=== Updated Pilatus PC-9M and Fokker Dr.1 ===
=== Updated Pilatus PC-9M and Fokker Dr.1 ===
Both the Pilatus PC-9M and the Fokker Dr.1 have undergone a cosmetic update by applying all the appropriate shaders. In both cases this was the reflection shader and the bumpmap shader and in case of the PC-9 also interior cockpit glass shaders. The Fokker Dr.1 is close to finished and the Pilatus PC-9M will get the 'detailed Cessna C-172P' treatment in the coming months.
Both the [[Pilatus PC-9M]] and the [[Fokker Dr.1]] have undergone a cosmetic update by applying all the appropriate shaders. In both cases this was the reflection shader and the bumpmap shader and in case of the PC-9 also interior cockpit glass shaders. The Fokker Dr.1 is close to finished and the Pilatus PC-9M will get the 'detailed Cessna C-172P' treatment in the coming months.
[[File:PC-9.png|400px|frames|center|Pilatus PC-9M in reflective factory demonstrator livery]][[File:Dr.I Dawn.png|400px|frames|center|Fokker Dr.1 heading home]]
[[File:PC-9.png|400px|frames|center|Pilatus PC-9M in reflective factory demonstrator livery]][[File:Dr.I Dawn.png|400px|frames|center|Fokker Dr.1 heading home]]
=== Updated Airbus Helicopter EC130 B4 / EC130 T2 (H130) ===
=== Updated Airbus Helicopter EC130 B4 / EC130 T2 (H130) ===
The EC130 B4 helicopter has received a younger sibling model the '''EC130 T2''' or '''H130''' (the new Airbus designation).
The [[Eurocopter EC130 B4|EC130 B4]] helicopter has received a younger sibling model the '''EC130 T2''' or '''H130''' (the new Airbus designation).


[[File:H130 Air Zermatt.png|550px|frames|center|H130 Air Zermatt]]
[[File:H130 Air Zermatt.png|550px|frames|center|H130 Air Zermatt]]
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=== Juneau International Airport ===
=== Juneau International Airport ===
{{usr|Catalanoic}} has added buildings and 3D objects to Juneau International Airport (PAJN, JNU) in Alaska, USA.
{{usr|Catalanoic}} has added buildings and 3D objects to Juneau International Airport (PAJN, JNU) in Alaska, USA.
== Community news ==


== Contributing ==
== Contributing ==