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=== | === Getting FlightGear === | ||
You may download the latest files from | You may download the latest files from [http://www.flightgear.org/Downloads/ FlightGear Downloads] page. Choose the source or binary files appropriate for your particular system. (Or you may choose the CVS version if you wish to work with a development version of FlightGear). | ||
http://www.flightgear.org/Downloads/ | |||
=== Getting Scenery === | |||
A limited set of scenery comes installed with FlightGear, which consists of the area surrounding KSFO. | |||
In FlightGear, scenery is divided into two kinds of data: Objects and Terrain. Objects are the buildings, bridges and radio towers, etc. that represent three-dimensional structures. Terrain represents the contours, elevations and type of ground you fly over. | |||
All object data goes in an Objects directory and all terrain data goes in a Terrain directory. The location of the scenery and its sub-directories depends on your particular installation. | |||
To download Objects and Terrain for FlightGear, go to the FlightGear website and navigate to the [http://www.flightgear.org/Downloads/ Downloads] page. On this page follow the link to download scenery from the map. Choose a block from the map where you will by flying. Once the package has downloaded, extract into your FlightGear scenery directory. | |||
The scenery packages available from the FlightGear website contain both Objects and Terrain for the locations. | |||
You may obtain additional and more up to date scenery Objects as they become available through the [http://fgfsdb.stockill.org/ FlightGear Scenery Database]. | |||