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FlightGear Newsletter May 2012: Difference between revisions
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* How long have you been involved in FlightGear? | * How long have you been involved in FlightGear? | ||
For over ten years - maybe almost 15. I'm the development coordinator (and occasionally accused of being the BDFL) for JSBSim. | |||
* What are your major interests in FlightGear? | * What are your major interests in FlightGear? | ||
Flight dynamics and control, but I really like the whole aspect of specifying a model in XML (and other) files - a truly data-driven simulation. | |||
* What project are you working on right now? | * What project are you working on right now? | ||
Continued development of JSBSim. There are always things to tweak. Recently, I extended the PID (Proportional-Integral-Derivative) control component in JSBSim to support some work I have been doing. | |||
* What do you plan on doing in the future? | * What do you plan on doing in the future? | ||
Writing more documentation. | |||
* Are you happy with the way the FlightGear project is going? | * Are you happy with the way the FlightGear project is going? | ||
I really enjoy seeing the progress being made in the visuals - such as the Rembrandt project. | |||
* What do you enjoy most about developing for FlightGear? | * What do you enjoy most about developing for FlightGear? | ||
* Are there any "hidden features" you have worked on in FlightGear that new users may miss? | * Are there any "hidden features" you have worked on in FlightGear that new users may miss? | ||