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Evaluating the merits of such discussions should eventually enable us to determine which areas in FlightGear need to be specifically addressed in order to make FlightGear appeal to more users. Please feel free to add new entries.
Evaluating the merits of such discussions should eventually enable us to determine which areas in FlightGear need to be specifically addressed in order to make FlightGear appeal to more users. Please feel free to add new entries.


* non-intuitive scenery modification and installation 
 
* non-intuitve aircraft modification and installation
=== Platform Support/Misc ===
* non-intuitive joystick configuration
* significant initial download (>100MB) - might be a good idea to try to reduce the base package size where possible
* non-intuitive aircraft panel creation (lack of GUI frontend)
* insufficient mac support
* non-integrated startup wizard (requires fgrun)
* lacking performance
* significant startup times
* currently no glass cockpit support
* lacking documentation
* lacking documentation
* insufficient mac support
* webpage appearance
* webpage appearance
* not fully animated 3D models
* insufficient weather modelling and -effects
* non-standard GUI, not too appealing to many users
* outdated FAQ
* outdated FAQ
* no integrated tutorial/ground school or learning mode (No longer true)
 
* no realistic helicopter support (no longer true)
=== Startup ===
* non-integrated startup wizard (requires fgrun)
* significant startup times
 
=== Setup/Hardware Support ===
* non-intuitive joystick configuration
* GUI does not yet expose many of FlightGear's features that are available via command line
* no multi screen support
* no multi screen support
* airports/runways cannot easily be modified/re-created
 
* non-configurable approach lighting for runways
=== Usage ===
* no blade element FDM
* GUI does not yet expose many of FlightGear's features that are available via command line
* no real scenario/adventure support
* no combat support
* hardly realistic scenery-missing/inappropriate textures, objects, landmarks.
* no realistic water modelling
* hardly localized UI: GUI, command line, error messages
* hardly localized UI: GUI, command line, error messages
* no localized help dialogs (basic commands, keys...)
* no localized help dialogs (basic commands, keys...)
* no Voice ATC
 
=== Running ===
* lacking performance
* does not work well on lower end hardware
* starting FG takes a while and FG seems to have crashed, the window (splash screen) is not redrawn-unresponsive until finally started up
* warnings and error messages are only rarely informative
 
=== Realism ===
* no realistic helicopter support (no longer true)
* hardly realistic scenery-missing/inappropriate textures, objects, landmarks. (this changed WRT textures already some time ago)
* not very advanced AI ATC
* not very advanced AI ATC
* no moving map directly integrated in FlightGear
* warnings and error messages are only rarely informative
* no flight planning facility integrated/available (several 3rd party options)
* no flight planning facility integrated/available (several 3rd party options)
* no scripted demo flights that users could "play" to see a simple flight (pattern) including landing
* no ATC facilities for real life controllers (VATSIM like)
* does not work well on lower end hardware
* starting FG takes a while and FG seems to have crashed, the window (splash screen) is not redrawn-unresponsive until finally started up
* no water effects for ocean and rivers (waves/streams)
* no support for weight & balance (and fuel) for aircraft (not true of YASim)
* no support for weight & balance (and fuel) for aircraft (not true of YASim)
* currenlty not a suitable VFR simulator
* currenlty not a suitable VFR simulator
* few buildings have proper night textures
* few buildings have proper night textures
* significant initial download (>100MB) - might be a good idea to try to reduce the base package size where possible
 
* no nice passage of taxiways at airports (the tetures aren't abound in each other)
=== Visuals ===
* not fully animated 3D models
* insufficient weather modelling and -effects
* non-standard GUI, not too appealing to many users
* no realistic water modelling (improving in OSG branch as of 11/2007)
* no moving map directly integrated in FlightGear
* no water effects for ocean and rivers (waves/streams)
* no nice passage of taxiways at airports (the textures aren't abound in each other)
 
=== Interactivity ===
* no integrated tutorial/ground school or learning mode (No longer true)
* no real scenario/adventure support
* no combat support
* no Voice ATC
* no ATC facilities for real life controllers (VATSIM like)
* no scripted demo flights that users could "play" to see a simple flight (pattern) including landing
 
=== Avionics ===
* currently no glass cockpit support
* no support for advanced avionics that would require drawing complex images (i.e. charts) to instrument screens
 
=== Modding ===
* non-intuitive scenery modification and installation 
* non-intuitve aircraft modification and installation
* non-intuitive aircraft panel creation (lack of GUI frontend)
* airports/runways cannot easily be modified/re-created
* non-configurable approach lighting for runways
* no blade element FDM


== Feature Requests ==
== Feature Requests ==
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