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  |introduction=Getting into the virtual air and back, safely
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<span style="font-size:105%; font-weight:bold">Getting started</span><br />
<span style="font-style:italic;">
[[New to FlightGear]] · [[FlightGear Manual]]<br/>
[[Frequently asked questions]]</span>
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<span style="font-size:105%; font-weight:bold">[[Troubleshooting problems|Troubleshooting]]</span><br />
<span style="font-style:italic;">
[[Howto: Understand console output|Common errors]]<br/>
[[Troubleshooting performance issues]]</span>
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<span style="font-size:105%; font-weight:bold">Flying</span><br />
<span style="font-style:italic;">
[[Avionics and instruments]] · [[Aircraft lighting]]<br/>
[[Altitude]] · [[Aircraft speed|Speed]] · [[Understanding Propeller Torque and P-Factor|Propeller torque and P-factor]]<br/>
[[Howto:Fly a circuit pattern|Flying an airfield traffic pattern]] · [[Understanding navigation|Navigation]]<br/>
[[Creating a flightplan]] · [[Weather]] · [[Communications]]<br/>
[[List of abbreviations]]<br/><br/>
[[Howto: Aerial refueling|Aerial refueling]] · [[Howto: Carrier|Aircraft carrier operations]]<br/>
[[Flying Warbirds|Flying warbirds]] · [[Howto: Fly a helicopter|Flying helicopters]]<br/>
[[Howto: Multiplayer|Multiplayer]] · [[Howto: Be a controller|Be an air traffic controller]] · [[Dual control|Multi-crew]]<br/>
[[Soaring]]</span>
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<span style="font-size:105%; font-weight:bold">Hardware</span><br />
<span style="font-style:italic;">
[[Joystick|Joystick, yoke and rudder]] · [[Howto: Configure camera view windows|Multiple displays]]<br/>
[[Hardware Recommendations|Recommendations]]</span>
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<span style="font-size:105%; font-weight:bold">Suggested</span><br />
<span style="font-style:italic;">
[[Suggested Airports/Scenery|Airports/Scenery]] · [[Suggested Flights|Flights]] · [[Challenging Airports]]<br/>
[[Suggested Software|Software]] </span>
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<span style="font-size:105%; font-weight:bold">Additional tools</span><br />
<span style="font-style:italic;">
[[FGo!]] · [[FGRun]] · [[KFreeFlight]]<br/>
[[FGCOM]] · [[OpenRadar]] · [[ATC-pie]]<br/>
[[TerraSync]] · [[TerraMaster]]<br/>
[[Atlas]] · [[Airport Diagram Generator]]</span>
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<span style="font-size:105%; font-weight:bold">Promotion</span><br />
<span style="font-style:italic;">
[[Unique Features]] · [[FlightGear Reviews|Reviews]]<br/>
[[FlightGear Videos|Videos]] · [[Howto:Make nice screenshots|Making nice screenshots]]<br/>
[[Presentation Recipe|Presentation recipe]] · [[FlightGear Expo Checklist|Expo checklist]]</span>
 
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* [[Howto: Install aircraft|Additional aircraft]]
* [[Howto: Install scenery|Additional scenery]]
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* [[FlightGear hangars]]
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{{Main page/Leftbox|title=Getting help
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* Searching and asking for help:
# You ''will'' get more help if you have searched around and can give a "well informed question", so:
#* Look around at the links on this page.
#* [[Special:Search|Search the wiki]].
#* [http://forum.flightgear.org/search.php Search the forum]. If it do not yield much, use Google search as below.
#* [http://google.com Search with Google] More useful than you think on the forum if you end your search string with "site:forum.flightgear.org".
# Giving as much information as possible, [http://forum.flightgear.org/viewforum.php?f=17 ask at the support forum] or preferably a suitable sub forum.


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* For smaller problems, try the in-sim chat if other pilots are nearby or the FlightGear IRC channel irc://#flightgear@irc.flightgear.org''
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{{Main page/Leftbox|title=External links
! <h2 style="margin:0; background:#0f7a71; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #d9e2e2; text-align:left; color:white; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">The User Portal</h2>
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* [http://freechecklists.net/ Checklists]
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* [http://www.faa.gov/library/manuals/ FAA Handbooks & Manuals]
This portal is for the users of FlightGear. To be sure you get the latest news, it's a good idea to subscribe yourself to the [http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-users FlightGear users] -mailing list. An [http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_name=flightgear-users archive of the list] is available and should be checked before asking again. Also, there's a users forum to be found at http://www.flightgear.org/forums.
* [http://www.gcmap.com/ Great Circle Mapper]
* [http://www.smartcockpit.com SmartCockpit.com]
* [http://www.worldaerodata.com/ World Aeronautical Database]
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! <h2 style="margin:0; background:#0f7a71; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #d9e2e2; text-align:left; color:white; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Getting Started</h2>
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* [[ New to FlightGear ]]
* [[Unique Features]]
* [[ FlightGear Manual ]]
* [[ FAQ ]]
* [[ FlightGear tutorials]]
* [[ Hardware Recommendations ]]
* [[ Notebooks known to run FlightGear]]
* [[ Recommended Software ]]
* [[ Troubleshooting Problems ]]
* [[ Volunteer ]]
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! <h2 style="margin:0; background:#0f7a71; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #d9e2e2; text-align:left; color:white; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Configuring Flightgear</h2>
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* [[ Command Line Parameters ]]
* [[ Downloading New Flightgear Scenery for Windows XP]]
* [[ Installing Scenery ]]
* [[ Installing Aircraft ]]
* [[ Improving Framerates ]]
* [[Joystick]]
* [[ Linux software audio mixing with FlightGear ]]
* [[ Multiplayer Howto ]]
* [http://www.inkdrop.net/dave/multimon.pdf Using multiple monitors with FlightGear]
* [[ Howto:Configure Camera View Windows]]
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! <h2 style="margin:0; background:#0f7a71; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #d9e2e2; text-align:left; color:white; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Using Flightgear</h2>
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* [[ Aircraft ]]
* [[ Helicopter ]]
* [[ Vehicle ]]
* [[ Chat Menu ]]
* [[ Doing aerotow over the net ]]
* [[ Dual control ]]
* [[ Flying the Helicopter ]]
* [[ Instant Replay ]]
* [[ Menubar]]
* [[ Preset Properties ]]
* [[ Realism ]]
* [[ Starting in the Air ]]
* [[ Table of models]] <small> New! </small>
* [[ FlightGear related projects]]
* [http://www.nanjika.co.uk/flightgear/FGShortRef.pdf FlightGear Short Reference] <small>pdf, 80 kB</small>
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! <h2 style="margin:0; background:#0f7a71; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #d9e2e2; text-align:left; color:white; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Suggested</h2>
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* [[ Suggested Aircraft ]]
* [[ Suggested Airports/Scenery ]]
* [[ Suggested Flights ]]
* [[Suggested Prerecorded Flights]] <small> New! </small>
* [[ Challenging Airports]]
* [[ Suggested Software ]]
 
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*[[FlightGear Airways]]
*[[FlightGear Race]]
*[[Pilots of the Caribbean]]
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! <h2 style="margin:0; background:#0f7a71; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #d9e2e2; text-align:left; color:white; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Interactive Scenarios</h2>
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* [[ AI Systems ]]
* [[ Interactive Traffic ]]
* [[ Soaring ]]
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! <h2 style="margin:0; background:#0f7a71; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #d9e2e2; text-align:left; color:white; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Howtos</h2>
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* [[Howto: Air-Air Refueling|Air-Air Refueling]]
* [[Howto: Be a controller|Be a controller]]
* [[Howto: Carrier|Carrier]]
* [[Howto: Get rid of common errors|Get rid of common errors]]
* [[Howto: Multiplayer|Multiplayer]]
* [[Howto: Make nice screenshots|Make nice screenshots]]
* [[Howto: 737-300|737-300]]
'''[[:Category:Howto|More...]]'''
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! <h2 style="margin:0; background:#0f7a71; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #d9e2e2; text-align:left; color:white; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Tutorials</h2>
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* [[ ATC Tutorial ]]
* [[ Instrument Landing System Tutorial ]]
* [[ Updating FlightGear on Windows]]
|-
! <h2 style="margin:0; background:#0f7a71; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #d9e2e2; text-align:left; color:white; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Using additional FlightGear Tools</h2>
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* [[ FGCOM ]] - realtime voice comms
* [[ Atlas ]] - How to set it up
* [[Airport Diagram Generator]] - create charts from FlightGears data
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* [[Unique Features]]
* [[FlightGear Reviews]]
* [[FlightGear Videos]]
* [[FlightGear 1.0 features showcase ]]
* [[Logos|FlightGear Logos]]
* [[Presentation Recipe]]
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Revision as of 15:25, 27 December 2017

Welcome to the user portal

Fly free!
Getting into the virtual air and back, safely
 
 
Icon

Installing

 
 

Getting help

  • Searching and asking for help:
  1. You will get more help if you have searched around and can give a "well informed question", so:
    • Look around at the links on this page.
    • Search the wiki.
    • Search the forum. If it do not yield much, use Google search as below.
    • Search with Google More useful than you think on the forum if you end your search string with "site:forum.flightgear.org".
  2. Giving as much information as possible, ask at the support forum or preferably a suitable sub forum.
 
 

External links

Getting started
New to FlightGear · FlightGear Manual
Frequently asked questions

Portal helpcenter.png

Troubleshooting
Common errors
Troubleshooting performance issues

Portal aircraft.png

Flying
Avionics and instruments · Aircraft lighting
Altitude · Speed · Propeller torque and P-factor
Flying an airfield traffic pattern · Navigation
Creating a flightplan · Weather · Communications
List of abbreviations

Aerial refueling · Aircraft carrier operations
Flying warbirds · Flying helicopters
Multiplayer · Be an air traffic controller · Multi-crew
Soaring

Portal hardware.png

Hardware
Joystick, yoke and rudder · Multiple displays
Recommendations

Portal star.png

Suggested
Airports/Scenery · Flights · Challenging Airports
Software

Portal tools.png

Additional tools
FGo! · FGRun · KFreeFlight
FGCOM · OpenRadar · ATC-pie
TerraSync · TerraMaster
Atlas · Airport Diagram Generator

Portal promotion.png

Promotion
Unique Features · Reviews
Videos · Making nice screenshots
Presentation recipe · Expo checklist