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''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) can edit the newsletter and every contribution is welcome.'' | ''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) can edit the newsletter and every contribution is welcome.'' | ||
== FlightGear events == | == FlightGear events == | ||
== Development news == | == Development news == | ||
== Nasal for newbies == | |||
== New software tools == | |||
== FlightGear addons and mods == | |||
== In the hangar == | |||
===Livery hangar reaches 300=== | |||
Early September, the [http://liveries.flightgear.org/ FlightGear Livery Database] welcomed its [http://liveries.flightgear.org/liveries.php?id=301 300th livery]! It is a livery of the Polish Air Force's [[Lockheed C130]], created by Maciej Zgódka, one of the latest additions to the painters-team. | |||
== Scenery corner == | |||
===UK Footbal Stadiums=== | |||
[[File:Emiratesstadium.jpg|thumb|Emirates Stadium in Flightgear]] | |||
Andyramone has completed and submitted three football stadiums to the scenery database. These include Carrow Road (Norwich), Emirates Stadium (Arsenal) and Stamford Bridge (Chelsea.) Portman Road (Ipswich) and White Hart Lane (Tottenham) are complete and will be submitted to the scenery database this month. The project will continue later this year with more London stadiums including Wembley on the to do list. | |||
===Liverpool John Lennon Airport=== | |||
Andyramone has begun modeling Liverpool Airport (EGGP) in the UK. The terminal is complete and will be submitted to the database this month. Work has already begun on the control tower. | |||
== Aircraft of the month == | |||
== Airport of the month == | |||
== Screenshot of the month == | |||
== Suggested flights == | |||
===Hawai'i=== | |||
[[Image:Maui03.jpg|thumb]] | |||
Do you use [[TerraSync]]? If so, try a flight around Hawaii! Take off from PHNL in a light aircraft and head west until you hit Pearl Harbor; a right turn north will take you post the USS Arizona Memorial, and the Punchbowl Crater will be to your right. Or, fly east from PHNL past volcanic craters Diamond Head and Koko Head. If you follow the O'ahu coastline north from Koko Head, you can land at either old World War II airbase Bellows Field (now a wildlife reserve in real life) or at Keahole MCAS. | |||
For a potentially more scenic route, fly east toward Molokai, and stay to the north (left) of the island. The northern part of Molokai features huge sea cliffs and a tiny airstrip on the Kalaupapa peninsula - the peninsula being the only respite from the cliffs. A former leper colony existed near the airstrip! | |||
Also of interest are the volcanoes on Maui and the 'Big Island' of Hawai'i - flying VFR in a small plane from PHTO to PHKO over the plateau between Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa can be a challenge, as you have to take off from sea level, fly through a pass of 6500 feet, and then drop back down to sea level to land! The Hana coast of northern Maui is also a nice flight - a circumnavigation of Haleakala, starting and ending at PHOG, is quite a nice flight. | |||
The islands will be available through the download center with the next major scenery release, but for now, fire up [[TerraSync]] and your favorite VFR aircraft and have a blast. | |||
== Aircraft reviews == | |||
== Community news == | |||
=== FlightGear on yotube === | |||
=== Forum news === | |||
=== Wiki updates === | |||
=== Multiplayer === | |||
=== Virtual airlines === | |||
== Useful links == | |||
== And finally ... == | |||
== Contributing == | == Contributing == | ||
One of the regular thoughts expressed on the FlightGear forums is "I'd like to contribute but I don't know how to program, and I don't have the time". | One of the regular thoughts expressed on the FlightGear forums is "I'd like to contribute but I don't know how to program, and I don't have the time". | ||
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If you have any questions or other feedback, please use the forum to get in touch: http://flightgear.org/forums/viewforum.php?f=38 | If you have any questions or other feedback, please use the forum to get in touch: http://flightgear.org/forums/viewforum.php?f=38 | ||
=== Did you know === | === Did you know === | ||