FlightGear Newsletter May 2019
We would like to emphasize that the monthly newsletter can not live without the contributions of FlightGear users and developers. Everyone with a wiki account (free to register) is welcome to contribute to the newsletter. If you know about any FlightGear related news or projects such as for example updated scenery or aircraft, please do feel invited to add such news to the newsletter.
Development news
In the hangar
Updated aircraft
777
The Boeing 777 in FGAddon now has the 777 FlyByWire system designed by Octal450. It should closely emulate the real one, within the limitations of YAsim. Certain protections are not modeled due to these limitations. The following is functional:
- Roll Control Law with attitude holding and bank angle protection
- C*U Pitch Law and Trim Ref function with Flare Mode and Autotrim
- Rudder Ratio, Yaw Damper and Turn Coordinator
The flight control system has also been improved, and a trim handler now corrects the auto-rotation behavior brought on by YAsim.
IDG-MD-11
The IDG-MD-11 has received many updates by Octal450 including:
- New detailed electrical and hydraulic systems
- Improved LSAS, Aileron Droop, and autospoilers
- Simulated "Performance Improvement Package"
- Improved Aerodynamics
- Improved 3D modelling (Thanks CaptB!)
- Dial A Flap simulation
- IntegratedSystems being rolled out, allows much more complex systems while taking up less CPU time and thus more FPS!
- X was removed from the aircraft name to better suit the aircraft
IDG-PA28
The IDG-PA28 is getting a major overhaul which has been merging into master. Changes include:
- Brand new Exterior and Virtual Cockpit! (Thanks D-ECHO!)
- New rewritten systems following IntegratedSystems guidelines
- Improved Aerodynamics and Flight Control System
- X was removed from the aircraft name to better suit the aircraft
AI
The AI team makes FlightGear more realistic, colorful and lively every month. You can support the important development of Interactive Traffic and contribute at the FlightGear AI subforum 
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Scenery corner
Iceland
Keflavik Airport (BIKF) in Iceland will be the next default airport in FlightGear 2019.2. There is a team of people improving this island to make it present the best we have when starting up for the first time ;).
D-ECHO already has an improved terrain version (mostly new layouts and some OSM stuff for landcover) at github/D-ECHO/Iceland. What we would need (besides better terrain data, if we can find any, although I think this is currently already very nice) would be objects for as many airfields as we can and maybe some material improvements (e.g. airports still look quite different to what they look IRL).
Please see the Iceland topic topic on the forum for details and maybe it would be good if people also reported the airports they are working on, so we don't get duplicate efforts.
Community news
FlightGear on Facebook
Since early December 2010, FlightGear has an official Facebook page. If you have a Facebook account please feel free to join the page.
FlightGear on Instagram
In January 2018 the @flightgear_sim Instagram account was brought back to life. If you've got nice screenshots to be featured, feel free to contact the maintainer .
FlightGear on FlightSim.com
Flightgear has also a sub-forum on flightsim.com - just like the commercial flightsims. It is an opportunity to showcase what FG can do, get people curious and answer any questions they may have with regard to the software or the project.
Multiplayer events
Contributing
Translators needed
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The FlightGear Wiki still needs help for translating it into various languages. If you are interested in making the FlightGear Wiki multilingual, you can start by looking at Help:Translate. |
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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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Das FlightGear Wiki benötigt immer noch Hilfe bei der Übersetzung in verschiedene Sprachen. Wenn Du Interesse daran hast, das FlightGear Wiki mehrsprachig zu machen, dann fang mit dem Help:Übersetzen an. |
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De FlightGear Wiki kan nog steed hulp gebruiken bij het vertalen van artikelen. Als je interesse hebt om de wiki meertalig te maken, raden we je aan om een kijkje te nemen bij Help:Vertalen. |
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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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La wiki de FlightGear encara necessita ajuda per traduir-la a diverses llengües. Si esteu interessat en fer la wiki de FlightGear multilingüe, llavors comenceu a Help:Traduir. |
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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 May 2019 is New Aviatik to Colmar Sud by LesterBoffo.
If you want to participate in the screenshot contest of June, you can submit your candidate to this topic on the forum . 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 June.
Thanks for reading FlightGear Newsletter May 2019!
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