FlightGear Newsletter May 2026
We would like to emphasize that the monthly newsletter cannot 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.
The new Visual Editor makes editing the wiki as simple as using a Word-processor, and even easier than using the forum as you don't even need to know the syntax for a url. Just hit the 'edit' link and start.
Development news
You can now report and track FGAddon (launcher) aircraft bugs over in the "Aircraft Issues" project, on the FlightGear bug tracker! If there is already an existing bug tracker or repository for an aircraft, we would prefer if issues were reported there instead. But if you are in doubt, create an issue and we can triage it and forward it on to the appropriate place, if that is not the FGAddon tracker. A link to the bug tracker can be found on the left of every wiki page, and at the top of every forum page. If you have a spare hour or 2, and fancy getting involved, we would love for you to come on over, choose an issue, and have a crack at fixing it!
In the hangar
Updated aircraft
The McDonnell Douglas MD-11 has received an advanced new load manager for managing fuel and payload. There are tweaks to the manager based on flying the passenger or freighter.
Scenery corner
Community news
The wiki has been refreshed since the end of April 2026, mainly by Fgf5.
Multiplayer events
Screenshot of the Month
If you want to participate in the screenshot contest, you can submit your candidate to the this subforum 
. Be sure to see the first post for participation rules. For purposes of convenience and organization, at the end of the month or after 20 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.
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