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=== Starting FlightGear === | === Starting FlightGear === | ||
Many users choose to start FlightGear from the command line ("console" or "shell" as it is known to Unix users). Alternatively some use graphical interfaces such as [[FlightGear Launch Control|Fgrun]]. | Many users choose to start FlightGear from the command line ("console" or "shell" as it is known to Unix users). Alternatively some use graphical interfaces such as [[FlightGear Launch Control|Fgrun]] (FlightGear Launch Control). | ||
To start FlightGear type on the command line: | To start FlightGear type on the command line: | ||
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The location depends on your particular system and choices you made during compile and installation. | The location depends on your particular system and choices you made during compile and installation. | ||
It is important to understand when not using a graphical interface to start FlightGear, your interaction will be entirely from the command line. To see available aircraft, you specify an option on the command line. To specify an aircraft, an airport, multiplayer server, etc. you add an option to the command line when starting FlightGear. Please consult the list of [[ Command Line Parameters ]]. The parameters are also useful to those starting FlightGear from [[ FlightGear Launch Control ]] graphical interface, as it allows you to specify parameters. | It is important to understand when not using a graphical interface to start FlightGear, your interaction will be entirely from the command line. To see available aircraft, you specify an option on the command line. To specify an aircraft, an airport, multiplayer server, etc. you add an option to the command line when starting FlightGear. Please consult the list of [[ Command Line Parameters ]]. The parameters are also useful to those starting FlightGear from [[ FlightGear Launch Control ]] graphical interface, as it allows you to specify parameters. If you are using FlightGear 1.0.0 this list may be usefull [[FlightGear 1.0 aircraft names for command line]]. | ||
=== Displaying Available Aircraft === | === Displaying Available Aircraft === | ||