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FlightGear Newsletter October 2018: Difference between revisions
FlightGear Newsletter October 2018 (view source)
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===The Amazing FlightGear xml code=== | ===The Amazing FlightGear xml code=== | ||
User sim compared FlightGears joystick xml code to other simulators: | User sim compared FlightGears joystick xml code to other simulators: | ||
{{cquote|The ability to write your own xml codes for your joystick in Flightgear really is streets ahead of other flight simulators and repays your effort tenfold when you take to the skies!} Read the [https://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?t=34916 full post] at the FlightGear Forums | {{cquote|The ability to write your own xml codes for your joystick in Flightgear really is streets ahead of other flight simulators and repays your effort tenfold when you take to the skies!|sim}} Read the [https://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?t=34916 full post] at the FlightGear Forums | ||
=== FlightGear on YouTube === | === FlightGear on YouTube === | ||
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=== Upcoming events === | === Upcoming events === | ||
====World's Challenging Approaches==== | ====World's Challenging Approaches==== | ||
User V12 has planned "World's Challenging Approaches - 10. This time the event takes place at LPMA "Madeira - Runway on the poles" (Santa Cruz, Portugal) Take off is on Saturday, '''November, 17th.''' 2018, '''1600Z''' at LXGB (Gibraltar) with Airliners similar to B737, A320 or Concorde. Wikipedia wrote {{cquote|The airport was once infamous for its short runway which, surrounded by high mountains and the ocean, made it a tricky landing for even the most experienced of pilots. (...) In 2000, the runway was extended to 2,781 m (9,124 ft). As landfill was not a realistic option, the extension was built on a platform, partly over the ocean, supported by 180 columns, each about 70 m (230 ft) tall.} Visit [https://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?t=34953 the forums] to learn more about the Event. | User V12 has planned "World's Challenging Approaches - 10. This time the event takes place at LPMA "Madeira - Runway on the poles" (Santa Cruz, Portugal) Take off is on Saturday, '''November, 17th.''' 2018, '''1600Z''' at LXGB (Gibraltar) with Airliners similar to B737, A320 or Concorde. Wikipedia wrote: {{cquote|The airport was once infamous for its short runway which, surrounded by high mountains and the ocean, made it a tricky landing for even the most experienced of pilots. (...) In 2000, the runway was extended to 2,781 m (9,124 ft). As landfill was not a realistic option, the extension was built on a platform, partly over the ocean, supported by 180 columns, each about 70 m (230 ft) tall.|Wikipedia.org}} Visit [https://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?t=34953 the forums] to learn more about the Event. | ||
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