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Contributing

One of the regular thoughts expressed on the FlightGear forums is "I'd like to contribute but I don't know how to program, and I don't have the time".

Unfortunately, there is a common mis-conception that contributing requires programming and lots of free time. In fact, there are a huge range of ways to contribute to the project without needing to write code or spending days working on something.

Some ideas:

• writing articles for the next issue of this newletter
• sending corrections/updates to the FlightGear Manual
• helping new users on the forums/IRC
• writing a wiki page
• organising fly-outs

One of the easiest ways to help is to improve the scenery in your local area by placing buildings/structures using the UFO and submitting them to the FlightGear Scenery Object Database. It's easy, and best of all requires little time to have a real impact. Instructions on how to do this can be found in the wiki, Placing 3D Objects with the UFO.

For other ideas on starting to contribute to FlightGear, you may want to check out: Volunteer.