FlightGear Newsletter October 2018: Difference between revisions

Thanks to the work Necolatis did on the f16, the generic weapons systems is now on the mirage 2000 and this allows more realistic weapons. Harball made 3D models for real french loads such as the Exocet, AS30L, or AS37 martel. He also is improving the MICA missiles (EM and IR). Furthermore, FLIR is now available with the "PDLCT" and following the process, we can snipe a ground target and fire GPS/laser guided stuff at it.. (Thanks onox for the stabiliazation!)

Thanks to itouchpods, we have a new FBW on the aircraft. This is like a +300% improves than what I did with the sas before. FBW tunning is a science. He also tuned the autopilot and we reworked the terrain following AP, and this is awesome: We can fly, in AP at 600 kts at 300 feet above ground. Necolatis made a wonderful video on that:

There is some improvements on rain on the cockpit (thanks Hardball), ALS fog, ice and the mirror (Thanks Vic65) and afew things in the cockpit. Rudolf worked on the tacan on the right console.

And they implemented more stuff (radar update : radiating target will show up only when anti radiation missile are selected), the bugs found by vanosten have been corrected, and you can now choose to follow real or mag heading etc. You can follow development at [https://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=20576&start=240 the forums].