FlightGear Newsletter April 2017
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Scenery Corner |
Contributing |
Development news
In the hangar
Updates to the Citation II
During March 2017 the Citation II has received a number of updates:
Citation II config dialog
One of the more prominent ones is the new Citation config dialog. It allows for settings, such as, what group of items you want to be stored throughout sessions. Also, for convenience, it provides some shortcuts to most used dialogs and a button to reset all circuit-breakers at once.
Check it out in sim via menu -> Citation II -> Citation II config.
tutorials
Also 2 tutorials have been added in the 707 style - with markers, view zoom and explicit messages. See the Citation II config dialog or menu -> help -> tutorials.
state overlays
It is now possible to start the Citation II in some assorted states. You could start FG on a parking space and add --state=parking to startup the Citation cold and dark. This would be a good place to start the startup tutorial from the config dialog.
Or you could start on the runway and add --state=take-off to your launcher. All you need to do is throttle up and go! Or take the tutorial "take-off" from the config dialog, which will guide you savely to cruise altitude, according to official checklists.
All possible states are:
- parking ( cold and dark, all systems off) (same as without --state=$state )
- taxi ( engines and all systems running - ready to taxi )
- take-off ( flaps and AP set - just throttle up and go )
- cruise ( flying at FL360 on AP )
- approach ( !experimental! )
For details see: Citation II
new splash screen system
James has added a new splash screen scheme, as well as a new preview feature for the QT launcher. The Citation II now complies with that scheme and provides a new logo and some brand-new splash screens.
Updates to the ERCO Ercoupe
After the discussion in the mailing list about possibly adding the Ercoupe as a second default aircraft for the novice users the Ercoupe has had a considerable upgrade:
- The FDM has been improved
- Reflection effects are added to the fuselage
- Reflection and shadow effects are added to the cockpit
- Cockpit panel and instruments have been improved
- Textures have been improved
- A number of new liveries were added
- Functional navigation lights were added
Scenery corner
Community news
Contributing
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Le wiki de FlightGear a toujours besoin d'aide pour être traduit en différentes langues. Si vous êtes intéressé par le rendre multilingue, commencez par lire Help:Traduire. |
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La wiki de FlightGear todavía necesita ayuda para traducirla a varios lenguajes. Si estás interesado en hacer la FlightGear wiki multilingüe, entonces comienza en Help:Traducir. |
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A wiki de FlightGear ainda necessita de ajuda para traduzi-la em vários idiomas. Se estás interessado em tornar a wiki de FlightGear multi-lingual, por favor começa em Help:Traduzir. |
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FlightGear 百科仍然需要志愿者将其翻译为各种语言。如果你有兴趣让FlightGear百科支持更多语言, 你可以查看 Help:Translate. |
FlightGear logos
If you want some graphic elements for your FlightGear-related site (such as a hangar or YouTube channel), please feel free to visit FlightGear logos for a repository of logos. And if you have some art skills, please don't hesitate to contribute with your own design creations.
Screenshots
The FlightGear project always needs screenshots, which show features that were added since the last release. These should be of good quality, especially in content and technical image properties. It is therefore recommended to use the best viable filter settings (anti-aliasing, texture sharpening, etc.). More info at Howto:Make nice screenshots.
Screenshot of the Month
FlightGear's Screenshot of the Month April 2016 is Early Morning Coffee by Icecode GL
If you want to participate in the screenshot contest of May 2017, you can submit your candidate to this forum topic. Be sure to see the first post for participation rules. For purposes of convenience and organization, after all the entries have been submitted, a new forum topic will be started containing all shots in an easy-to-view layout. The voting will then take place there. Once the voting has finished, the best screenshot will be presented in the Newsletter edition of May 2017.