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'''FGCom''' is an addon for [[FlightGear]]. With FGCom (and the infrastructure behind it), FlightGear now has a realtime voice communication system which enriches the FlightGear capabilities, especially for | {{Infobox Software | ||
| title = FGCom | |||
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| developedby = Holger Wirtz, Martin Spott, Csaba Halasz | |||
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| developmentstatus = Active (2007-) | |||
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| license = [[GNU General Public License]] | |||
| website = http://sourceforge.net/projects/fgcom/ | |||
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'''FGCom''' is an addon for [[FlightGear]]. With FGCom (and the infrastructure behind it), FlightGear now has a realtime voice communication system which enriches the FlightGear capabilities, especially for [[Howto: Multiplayer|multiplayer]] events, like: | |||
* Flying in groups, see the [http://www.flightgear.org/forums/viewforum.php?f=10 multiplayer events forum] | |||
** Invite friends to a guided sightseeing tour in your most beloved area or do “Fly In's” | |||
** Do military training like [[Howto: Air-Air Refueling|“Air-Air-Refuelling”]], “Dog fights”, “Escort flights”, etc. | |||
* Offering additional services at an airport like [[Air traffic control|ATC]], [[Vehicle|snowplows, pushbacks]], [[FlightGear Race|racing-events]] etc. | |||
* Have a [[Dual control|real time flighttraining]] (e.g. pilot in Hongkong, teacher in Sydney), do [[Soaring|Glider-towing]], ask for on-line support during flight or just ask somebody flying a plane of interest about specifics. | |||
* Or just sit in a cockpit in Germany while sightseeing San Francisco in a [[Cessna C172|C172]], voice-chat with a Texan in a plane I dreamed of as a boy ([[Lockheed Constellation|Super Constellation]]) and both getting informations from a New Zealand guy (it shall be a wonderful island – but do real people live there? He said: Yes!!). | |||
* And much more! | |||
< | You can even use it in models without radios - just use the standard FlightGear [[menu]] (<tt>Equipment > Radio Settings</tt>). | ||
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In the future FGCom surely will extend further and surely will get a “Speech to Text” capability in order to also integrate the text-based automated ATC-routines inside FlightGear. | |||
==The Client installation== | |||
===Prequisites=== | ===Prequisites=== | ||
====Hardware Requirements==== | ====Hardware Requirements==== | ||
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*'''Advantage:''' It is the very easiest form of installation and installs in one step all prerequisite/companion modules (FGFS, FGrun, FGcom, PLIB, OSG, Simgear, AT). Also it can be added and removed from the system without disturbing the rest of the system (Libraries, Menus, Structures, etc.). It was tested on several Ubuntu and Debian systems. | *'''Advantage:''' It is the very easiest form of installation and installs in one step all prerequisite/companion modules (FGFS, FGrun, FGcom, PLIB, OSG, Simgear, AT). Also it can be added and removed from the system without disturbing the rest of the system (Libraries, Menus, Structures, etc.). It was tested on several Ubuntu and Debian systems. | ||
*'''Disadvantage:''' No automated maintenance available. The handling is a little different from the standard Menu-driven practice. | *'''Disadvantage:''' No automated maintenance available. The handling is a little different from the standard Menu-driven practice. | ||
*'''Installation:''' | *'''Installation:''' [[Scripted Compilation on Linux Debian/Ubuntu]] | ||
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'''3) Compiling it locally: ''' http://code.google.com/p/fgcomgui/wiki/Linux_Installation | '''3) Compiling it locally: ''' http://code.google.com/p/fgcomgui/wiki/Linux_Installation | ||
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*'''Installation:''' See the Instruction on: http://code.google.com/p/fgcomgui/wiki/Linux_Installation | *'''Installation:''' See the Instruction on: http://code.google.com/p/fgcomgui/wiki/Linux_Installation | ||
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'''Then continue with testing on: ''' | '''Then continue with testing on: ''' [[FGCOM Testing]] | ||
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====Install on Windows==== | ====Install on Windows==== | ||
Please use the Windows-Installation description on | Please use the Windows-Installation description on [[FGCOM for Windows]]. | ||
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#finally we test/adjust the Microphone and Loudspeaker system | #finally we test/adjust the Microphone and Loudspeaker system | ||
For these tests please see the [[ | For these tests please see the [[FGCOM Testing]] | ||
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|“AI models” must be activated in order to see all traffic | |“AI models” must be activated in order to see all traffic | ||
<br><br>“Multiplayer” must be activated | <br><br>“Multiplayer” must be activated | ||
<br><br>type “'''mpserverXX.flightgear.org'''” into the field “Hostname:”, replace “XX” with the server number nearest you - select it in http://pigeond.net/flightgear/mpstatus/. Actually it does not matter which server you take (as long as it is online) - you might try which server gives you the best response-times. | <br><br>type “'''mpserverXX.flightgear.org'''” into the field “Hostname:”, replace “XX” with the server number nearest you - select it in http://pigeond.net/flightgear/mpstatus/. Actually it does not matter which server you take (as long as it is online and not as overcrowded as mpserver02) - you might try which server gives you the best response-times. | ||
<br><br>Insert your “Callsign:” (max. 7 characters) | <br><br>Insert your “Callsign:” (max. 7 characters) | ||
<br><br>define the “in” and “out” ports both with the standard “5000” | <br><br>define the “in” and “out” ports both with the standard “5000” | ||
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=====Copying-Printing this WIKI-Page'''===== | =====Copying-Printing this WIKI-Page'''===== | ||
If you absolutely want to have a local copy of this on your PC or need a hard-copy, then: | If you absolutely want to have a local copy of this on your PC or need a hard-copy, then: | ||
*to copy: | *to copy: | ||
**select in the Browser-Menu: "File" --> "Save Page as.. " | **select in the Browser-Menu: "File" --> "Save Page as.. " | ||
*to print: | *to print: | ||
** | **go to the [http://wiki.flightgear.org/index.php?title=FGCOM&printable=yes printable version]. | ||
**Then I suggest: Menu --> File --> "Page Setup": Set to "Landscape" --> "Apply" | **Then I suggest: Menu --> File --> "Page Setup": Set to "Landscape" --> "Apply" | ||
**before printing I recommend: Menu --> File --> "Print Preview" and you see those many many pages! | **before printing I recommend: Menu --> File --> "Print Preview" and you see those many many pages! | ||
**If you really want to wast that paper: Menu --> "File" --> "Print" and it will print on your favorite printer | **If you really want to wast that paper: Menu --> "File" --> "Print" and it will print on your favorite printer | ||
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=====Joystick compatibility between Operating Systems:===== | =====Joystick compatibility between Operating Systems:===== | ||
{{Main article|Joystick}} | |||
You may use the same joystick-definitions across all Operating-Systems: But you may need to change the assigned numbers - your joystick-vendor might have done that for you already. Check e.g. (Unix, Mac, Win having assigned different "numbers"): | You may use the same joystick-definitions across all Operating-Systems: But you may need to change the assigned numbers - your joystick-vendor might have done that for you already. Check e.g. (Unix, Mac, Win having assigned different "numbers"): | ||
<axis> (instead of the usual <axis n=”3”> ) | <axis> (instead of the usual <axis n=”3”> ) | ||
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== | ==Related content== | ||
*[[FlightGear related projects]] | * [[FlightGear related projects]] | ||
* [[FGComGui]] | |||
[[Category:Software]] | [[Category:Software]] | ||