FlightGear Newsletter September 2025
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
Related Software tools and projects
Julia photoscenery generator GUI
Photoscenery-GUI Beta
Adriano Bassignana Adriano continues working on the beta version of his Julia code, which provides an interactive map-based workflow for generating photographic scenery for FlightGear. The latest release now includes a feature that shows where the system places the Orthophotos and Orthophotos-save directories.
https://github.com/abassign/Photoscenery-GUI.git
For more information, see the discussion on the FG Forum: https://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=39066&start=375
Which Runway Add-on
Roman Ludwicki (PlayeRom) created a new add-on names "Which Runway". This add-on uses weather data and preferred runways at the airport (ICAO.rwyuse.xml files) to indicate the best runway for takeoff or landing. It also calculates headwinds, crosswinds, and tailwinds for each airport runway (which can be useful for input into the MCDU), and provides a wealth of information about the airport and its runways, along with a graphical representation on a wind rose.
See also forum and wiki pages.
In the hangar
Scenery corner
Community news
Multiplayer events
Screenshot of the Month
FlightGear's Screenshot of the Month September 2025 is "Operation Market Garden" by @OrbitalMartian
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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