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FlightGear wiki has two main portals: [[Portal:User]] and [[Portal:Developer]]. | |||
Other popular pages include: [[Aircraft]], [[Howto: Multiplayer]], [[Installing Scenery]], [[Flying the Helicopter]], and [[Model Import and Export]]. | |||
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=== Getting FlightGear === | === Getting FlightGear === | ||
You may download the latest files from [http://www.flightgear.org/Downloads/ FlightGear Downloads] page. Choose the source or binary files appropriate for your particular system. | You may download the latest files from [http://www.flightgear.org/Downloads/ FlightGear Downloads] page. Choose the source or binary files appropriate for your particular system. Or, depending on level technical expertise you may choose the CVS version if you wish to work with a development version of FlightGear. The CVS version typically has more features and can be required by the some the latest developmental aircraft, but can be unstable and is more complicated to acquire and install. | ||
=== Installing on Windows === | === Installing on Windows === | ||
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To download Objects and Terrain for FlightGear, go to the FlightGear website and navigate to the [http://www.flightgear.org/Downloads/ Downloads] page. On this page follow the link to download scenery from the map. Choose a block from the map where you will by flying. Once the package has downloaded, extract into your FlightGear scenery directory. | To download Objects and Terrain for FlightGear, go to the FlightGear website and navigate to the [http://www.flightgear.org/Downloads/ Downloads] page. On this page follow the link to download scenery from the map. Choose a block from the map where you will by flying. Once the package has downloaded, extract into your FlightGear scenery directory. | ||
The scenery packages available from the FlightGear website contain both Objects and Terrain for the locations. | The scenery packages available from the FlightGear website contain both Objects and Terrain for the locations. | ||
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You may obtain additional and more up to date scenery Objects as they become available through the [http://fgfsdb.stockill.org/ FlightGear Scenery Database]. | You may obtain additional and more up to date scenery Objects as they become available through the [http://fgfsdb.stockill.org/ FlightGear Scenery Database]. | ||
Information beyond this brief overview is available in [[Installing Scenery]] | Information beyond this brief overview is available in [[Installing Scenery]] and [[Downloading New Flightgear Scenery for Windows XP]] | ||
=== Getting Aircraft === | === Getting Aircraft === | ||