https://wiki.flightgear.org/w/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=AlphamediaFlightGear wiki - User contributions [en]2026-04-28T15:45:15ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.39.6https://wiki.flightgear.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Island_Virtual_Airways&diff=52775Talk:Island Virtual Airways2012-08-08T03:08:19Z<p>Alphamedia: </p>
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<div>We need a link to the IVA liveries. Where are they?<br />
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David [[User:D-79|D-79]] 13:03, 15 July 2009 (EDT)<br />
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The liveries are on the IVA website. I wouldn't care putting a link to the livery page on here but I would rather not put direct links on here to each of them. They are at http://islandva.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=47&Itemid=53<br />
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Michael [[User:mdsmith2| MDSmith2]] 19:57, 15 July 2009 (Zulu)<br />
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: Hey Michael, thanks, I just added that.<br />
: David [[User:D-79|D-79]] 16:37, 15 July 2009 (EDT)<br />
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== Merger into AVA ==<br />
<br />
There was some discussion on the forums concerning the merging of this VA into AVA. But we never recieved any word from any IVA members. Does anyone know IVA's stance concerning the merger? --[[User:Armchair Ace|Armchair Ace]] 09:00, 25 April 2010 (UTC)<br />
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: I believe that IslandVA as a group didn't form a concensus on whether to merge or not. --[[User:Gorilla|Gorilla]] 14:18, 20 June 2010 (UTC)<br />
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: Just out of curiosity, is there anyone who can or would like to make a decision on that? (It's in an informal forum chat, but we're kind of interested in using IVA's "old" aircraft) --[[User:Alphamedia|kyokoyama]] 23:05, August 7, 2012 (EDT)</div>Alphamediahttps://wiki.flightgear.org/w/index.php?title=FlightGear_Newsletter_March_2012&diff=43990FlightGear Newsletter March 20122012-03-09T03:04:05Z<p>Alphamedia: Grammar Correction and Standard-English Clarification (please confirm to make sure summary is accurate?)</p>
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<div>{{newsletter}}<br />
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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. So if you know about any FlightGear related news or projects such as for example updated scenery or aircraft, please do feel invited to add such news to the newsletter.''<br />
<br />
== Development news ==<br />
<br />
=== FlightGear and HLA (High Level Architecture) ===<br />
<br />
When reading the FlightGear forums or the FlightGear developers mailing list, you'll probably have noticed the term "HLA" being brought up more and more often recently. <br />
<br />
In fact, FlightGear core developers and other contributors seem to bring it up whenever somebody asks about better FlightGear modularization, better concurrency support (i.e. using all your idle CPU power), but also better overall frame rates or a more consistent multiplayer experience and weather environment. <br />
<br />
It seems as if "HLA" is the swiss army knife to deal with many long-time FlightGear challenges.<br />
<br />
So, what is HLA after all? <br />
<br />
In short: HLA, "High Level Architecture", is an industry standard (IEEE 1516) to standardize interactions between component-based simulation architectures in a distributed setup. <br />
<br />
Now, that's a mouthful, right?<br />
<br />
Let's try to describe the thing in simpler terms: Most programs (like FlightGear) have a single large code base where all subsystems get their processing time assigned by so called "main loop" which sequentially iterates over all systems and calls their "update" routine, to give each system time to do its work (update weather, update GUI, update AI, update FDM, update sound etc). <br />
<br />
Unfortunately, this also means that every subsystem running as part of the main loop has a direct effect on the simulation frame rate, i.e. the total run time cost of each complete update iteration is determined by the time spent in each individual routine. Because of this, the total update time adds up; all the work of the FDM, sound, AI, GUI... these add up to framerate losses.<br />
<br />
Basically, all the work FlightGear has to do are separate subroutines systems -and having more of them and more information to run directly affects framerates in-sim.<br />
<br />
Whenever you add a new system, you need to add it to the program's main loop and add new source files to the code base of the program. This involves rebuilding FlightGear from source. <br />
<br />
In HLA, the general idea is to split up a large simulation into a subset of smaller simulations which are interlinked exchanging information (objects and events) to create a consistent simulation environment using a well-defined interface. This division makes it possible to run these simulations in different thread or even in different processes, even running on other computers.<br />
<br />
Only the information that is really required will be exchanged, so the exchange of this information is the only run time footprint, each simulation is responsible to compute and update its own state. <br />
<br />
Communications between each simulation node take place using a computer network and an API (similar to CORBA). All participating simulations are managed by a central component called the "Run-Time Infrastructure" (RTI). <br />
The RTI monitors the overall simulation and manages the distribution of data between all individual nodes, which are called "federates". The simulation in its entirety is called a "federation" in HLA.<br />
<br />
We have started a new article and copied earlier announcements and postings to it; please see [[FlightGear HLA support (High Level Architecture)]] for more information.<br />
<br />
=== Mailing list digest ===<br />
<br />
(by far the easiest option to populate the newsletter with contents is copying/pasting stuff from the forum and the mailing list)<br />
<br />
=== Forum digest ===<br />
<br />
=== Git digest ===<br />
<br />
== Interview with a contributor (NAME) ==<br />
''In each edition we have an interview with a contributor. Suggestions for possible questions are available on [[interview questions]], you are invited to come up with new questions and interview ideas obviously! Anyone is free to write an interview (with him-/herself or others) for next month's newsletter! If you'd like to help interview a contributor or get interviewed, please do consider adding yourself to the [[list of interview volunteers]]! To keep this going and less awkward, we are currently trying to come up with the convention that former interviewees become next month's interviewers.''<br />
<br />
* How long have you been involved in FlightGear?<br />
* What are your major interests in FlightGear?<br />
* What project are you working on right now?<br />
* What do you plan on doing in the future?<br />
* Are you happy with the way the FlightGear project is going?<br />
* What do you enjoy most about developing for FlightGear?<br />
* Are there any "hidden features" you have worked on in FlightGear that new users may miss?<br />
* What advice can you give to new developers who want to get started on their first aircraft/new feature/Nasal script?<br />
<br />
More questions are being collected here: [[Interview questions]].<br />
<br />
Stay tuned for next month's interview, featuring FlightGear contributor XXXXXXXX <br />
<br />
== Snapshot releases ==<br />
Every now and then, easy-to-install development snapshots are created (usually, twice montlhy). These snapshos depict a recent state of the development version of FlightGear. By using them users can test out features that will be included in the upcoming release. Testers are encouraged to file bugs at [http://code.google.com/p/flightgear-bugs/ the issue tracker].<br />
<br />
The snapshot can be download via the links at the bottom of this page: http://www.flightgear.org/download/. Updates and feedback can be found [http://flightgear.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=10488&p=144233&hilit=snapshot#p144233 at the forum].<br />
<br />
== Nasal for newbies ==<br />
<br />
== New software tools and projects ==<br />
<br />
== FlightGear addons and mods ==<br />
<br />
== In the hangar ==<br />
<br />
All the way back in May 2011, we addopted a new status-rating system for aircraft. So far, only a few have actually been rated, as can be seen in the list 'hockenberry' set up at [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ApzphjA4w05ndF94Y2F0bzJTbHQ5QTJXZXJRcUVRbWc&hl=en_US Google Docs]. If you're an aircraft developer and your aircraft is/are not on the list, please consider rating their status. All you'll need to know/do is described at [[Formalizing Aircraft Status]]. If you'd just like to get started contributing to FlightGear, this would also seem like an excellent way to get started.<br />
<br />
=== New aircraft ===<br />
<br />
=== Updated aircraft ===<br />
==== Airbus A320neo ====<br />
The [[Airbus A320neo]] have suffer a deep redesign.<br />
<br />
=== Liveries ===<br />
<br />
== Scenery corner ==<br />
<br />
[[File:KMIAeast.jpg|thumb|250px|KMIA preview in Sketchup]]<br />
=== KMIA ===<br />
<br />
Andyramone has returned from a 1 year Flightgear hiatus to work on modelling the Miami International Airport (KMIA.) There is a basic model already built for the main terminal, which will be available via Terrasync mid-march. <br />
<br />
The plan is then to work on improving the model by adding more accurate textures, night textures, movable jetways, and a more accurate airport layout, with the potential to move to a 8.50 airport layout. The surrounding hangars, buildings and Cargo hangar to the south will also be added as they are built. <br />
<br />
All models will be GPL compliant and available via Terrasync.<br />
<br />
== Aircraft of the month ==<br />
== Airport of the month ==<br />
== Screenshot of the month ==<br />
<br />
== Suggested flights ==<br />
== Aircraft reviews ==<br />
<br />
== Wiki updates ==<br />
===New articles===<br />
<DynamicArticleList><br />
type=new<br />
count=10<br />
</DynamicArticleList><br />
===New aircraft articles===<br />
<DynamicArticleList><br />
type=new<br />
count=10<br />
categoryRoot=Aircraft<br />
</DynamicArticleList><br />
===Most popular newsletters===<br />
<DynamicArticleList><br />
type=hot<br />
count=5<br />
categoryRoot=FlightGear Newsletter<br />
</DynamicArticleList><br />
<br />
== Community news ==<br />
=== FlightGear on YouTube ===<br />
<br />
=== New tutorials and screencasts ===<br />
=== Forum news ===<br />
=== Multiplayer ===<br />
=== Virtual airlines ===<br />
=== FlightGear events ===<br />
<br />
== Useful links ==<br />
== And finally ... ==<br />
=== Contributing ===<br />
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". Unfortunately, there is a common mis-conception that contributing requires programming and lots of free time. In fact, there are a huge range of ways to contribute to the project without needing to write code or spending days working on something. <br />
<br />
For ideas on starting to contribute to FlightGear, you may want to check out: [[Volunteer]].<br />
<br />
=== Call for volunteers ===<br />
* The [[OpenRadar]] project is looking for a new maintainer.<br />
* The [[FGFSPM]] (FlightGear Package Manager) is looking for a new maintainer.<br />
<br />
=== Did you know ===<br />
<br />
Torsten recently in Git-a new internal command: property-interpolate [http://www.mail-archive.com/flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net/msg35900.html].<br />
<br />
This exposes the SGInterpolator subsystem to bindings in xml animation <br />
files. The SGInterpolator allows the interpolation of property values <br />
over time and has so far been used via Nasal in aircraft.door.<br />
<br />
For an example, start the Hansajet from git (fgfs --aircraft=Hansajet) <br />
and zoom to the gyrosyn heading indicator left of the HSI. Locate the <br />
black/white knob with "VOR" and "ADF" written on it. Click it (it swaps <br />
the assignment of the needle-driving sources) and notice that it does <br />
rotate smoothly to its new position (it's a 2-position toggle knob).<br />
<br />
Now, look at the overhead panel, either by paning the view up and right <br />
or by pressing shift-v on the keyboard. Locate the six rotary buttons <br />
GEN.1, GEN.2, ALT.1, ALT.2 and the two between the AC and DC <br />
instruments. Move them by clicking their left/right edges. Notice they <br />
move smoothly instead of jumping to the new position.<br />
<br />
Thats done completely without Nasal but from just a few lines in the <br />
animation files. Basically, you have to add two bindings to the <pick> <br />
animation:<br />
1. property-assing the target value describing the state of the button<br />
(that's what you are used to do)<br />
2. property-interpolate the position of the model to it's new state's value<br />
(that's the new binding to add)<br />
3. Animate the model's rotation from the position property, not the <br />
state property<br />
(that's what you have to change)<br />
4. done.<br />
<br />
(see the animations for the object SyncKnob and SyncKnobPick.[LR] in <br />
Aircraft/Hansajet/Models/Sperry-C-6d.xml as an example).<br />
<br />
The use of the property-interpolate may be:<br />
<br />
Change the value of /some/target/property to the constant value of <br />
100.0 over 3 seconds.<br />
<syntaxhighlight lang="xml"><br />
<binding><br />
<command>property-interpolate</command><br />
<property>/some/target/property</property><br />
<value>100.0</value><br />
<time>3</time><br />
</binding><br />
</syntaxhighlight><br />
<br />
Change the value of /some/target/property to the value of <br />
/some/source/property over 0.5 seconds.<br />
<syntaxhighlight lang="xml"><br />
<binding><br />
<command>property-interpolate</command><br />
<property>/some/target/property</property><br />
<property>/some/source/property</property><br />
<time>0.5</time><br />
</binding><br />
</syntaxhighlight><br />
<br />
[[Category:FlightGear Newsletter]]</div>Alphamediahttps://wiki.flightgear.org/w/index.php?title=User:Alphamedia&diff=43733User:Alphamedia2012-03-04T22:56:26Z<p>Alphamedia: Correction: Tokyo-Haneda is RJTT, not RJAA...</p>
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<div>Welcome to '''"kyokoyama" (K. A. Yokoyama)''''s page!<br />
<br />
<br />
== Contributions ==<br />
=== FlightGear Wiki ===<br />
* [[FlightGear Newsletter]] [[FlightGear_Newsletter_August_2009|Aug. 2009]] to [[FlightGear_Newsletter_February_2010|Feb. 2010]], [[FlightGear_Newsletter_October_2010|Oct. 2010]] to [[FlightGear_Newsletter_December_2010|Dec. 2010]], [[FlightGear_Newsletter_July_2011|Jul. 2011]] to [[FlightGear_Newsletter_October_2011|Oct. 2011]], [[FlightGear_Newsletter_February_2012|Feb. 2012]] and counting.<br />
* Picture of the Week<br />
** 2010-[[Template:POTW/2010-44|44]], [[Template:POTW/2010-50|50]].<br />
** 2011-[[Template:POTW/2011-30|30]], [[Template:POTW/2011-31|31]], [[Template:POTW/2011-32|32]], [[Template:POTW/2011-33|33]], [[Template:POTW/2011-40|40]].<br />
** 2012-[[Template:POTW/2012-1|01]], [[Template:POTW/2012-2|02]], [[Template:POTW/2012-5|05]], [[Template:POTW/2012-6|06]], [[Template:POTW/2012-8|08]], [[Template:POTW/2012-9|09]].<br />
* [[Tokyo Haneda International Airport]] Wiki Page<br />
<br />
=== The Main Project ===<br />
* FlightGear V2.4 Official Gallery Image: BAe Concorde. [http://www.flightgear.org/wp-content/gallery/v24/| Click here, then click on "242.png" to see image.]<br />
* Co-Founding of [[Atlas Virtual Airlines]]<br />
* Creation of the Boeing 737-900ER Model<br />
* [[Boeing 767-300]] Cockpit Voice Acting<br />
<br />
=== Works in Progress ===<br />
* Raleigh/Durham International Airport (KRDU) Model<br />
* Miyazaki International Airport {RJFM) Model and Landclass<br />
* Tokyo-Haneda (RJTT) and Tokyo-Narita (RJAA) International Airport Models<br />
* Chiba, Gunma, Tochigi, Fukushima and Miyagi Prefectures Landclass</div>Alphamediahttps://wiki.flightgear.org/w/index.php?title=User:Alphamedia&diff=43731User:Alphamedia2012-03-04T22:56:04Z<p>Alphamedia: </p>
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<div>Welcome to '''"kyokoyama" (K. A. Yokoyama)''''s page!<br />
<br />
<br />
== Contributions ==<br />
=== FlightGear Wiki ===<br />
* [[FlightGear Newsletter]] [[FlightGear_Newsletter_August_2009|Aug. 2009]] to [[FlightGear_Newsletter_February_2010|Feb. 2010]], [[FlightGear_Newsletter_October_2010|Oct. 2010]] to [[FlightGear_Newsletter_December_2010|Dec. 2010]], [[FlightGear_Newsletter_July_2011|Jul. 2011]] to [[FlightGear_Newsletter_October_2011|Oct. 2011]], [[FlightGear_Newsletter_February_2012|Feb. 2012]] and counting.<br />
* Picture of the Week<br />
** 2010-[[Template:POTW/2010-44|44]], [[Template:POTW/2010-50|50]].<br />
** 2011-[[Template:POTW/2011-30|30]], [[Template:POTW/2011-31|31]], [[Template:POTW/2011-32|32]], [[Template:POTW/2011-33|33]], [[Template:POTW/2011-40|40]].<br />
** 2012-[[Template:POTW/2012-1|01]], [[Template:POTW/2012-2|02]], [[Template:POTW/2012-5|05]], [[Template:POTW/2012-6|06]], [[Template:POTW/2012-8|08]], [[Template:POTW/2012-9|09]].<br />
* [[Tokyo Haneda International Airport]] Wiki Page<br />
<br />
=== The Main Project ===<br />
* FlightGear V2.4 Official Gallery Image: BAe Concorde. [http://www.flightgear.org/wp-content/gallery/v24/| Click here, then click on "242.png" to see image.]<br />
* Co-Founding of [[Atlas Virtual Airlines]]<br />
* Creation of the Boeing 737-900ER Model<br />
* [[Boeing 767-300]] Cockpit Voice Acting<br />
<br />
=== Works in Progress ===<br />
* Raleigh/Durham International Airport (KRDU) Model<br />
* Miyazaki International Airport {RJFM) Model and Landclass<br />
* Tokyo-Haneda (RJAA) and Tokyo-Narita (RJAA) International Airport Models<br />
* Chiba, Gunma, Tochigi, Fukushima and Miyagi Prefectures Landclass</div>Alphamediahttps://wiki.flightgear.org/w/index.php?title=Template:POTW/2012-8&diff=42219Template:POTW/2012-82012-02-20T03:22:35Z<p>Alphamedia: Grammar Correction</p>
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| align="center" |[[Image:Boeing_747-400_KLM.png|300px]]<br />
|-<br />
| align="left" | The '''Boeing 747-400''', known to many as simply the "Jumbo Jet", is a long-range, two-story airliner capable of flying up to about 7200nm. It is perhaps the most well-known type of commercial aircraft of all type with its distinctive shape and variety of users such as commercial airlines, various militaries and even the President of the United States of America.<br />
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<div style="text-align:right;">'''[[Boeing_747-400|Read more...]] | [[:Category:Picture of the week 2012|Archive]]'''</div><br />
|}<br />
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<noinclude>[[Category:Picture of the week 2012]]</noinclude></div>Alphamediahttps://wiki.flightgear.org/w/index.php?title=FlightGear_Newsletter_February_2012&diff=42218FlightGear Newsletter February 20122012-02-20T02:29:02Z<p>Alphamedia: Reorganization and Cleanup</p>
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<div>{{draft|newsletter|Feel free to contribute! Or [[FlightGear Newsletter January 2012|read the latest edition]].}}<br />
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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. So if you know about any FlightGear related news or projects such as for example updated scenery or aircraft, please do feel invited to add such news to the newsletter.''<br />
<br />
== FlightGear 2.6.0 released ==<br />
Following our [[release plan]], version 2.6.0 of our simulator has been released. Please check the [[changelog 2.6.0]] for what has changed since our last release 6 months ago.<br />
<br />
== Development news ==<br />
<br />
=== Heads up: Project Rembrandt ===<br />
As many of you may have heard already, Fred is currently making huge progress on adding shadows to FlightGear in [[Project Rembrandt]]. Now, F-JJTH ported the P92 to use the new system and posted a youtube video demonstrating [[Project Rembrandt]] at work. To provide feedback, please check out the the [http://flightgear.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=47&t=14883 forum thread].<br />
<br />
{|<br />
|{{#ev:youtube|v02phoOqWHE|400|Project Rembrandt at work}}<br />
|[[File:Project-rembrandt-cockpit-lighting.png|600px|Cockpit lighting in Project Rembrandt at work (by F-JJTH)]]<br />
|}<br />
<br />
<br />
== Interview with a contributor (NAME) ==<br />
''In each edition we have an interview with a contributor. Suggestions for possible questions are available on [[interview questions]], you are invited to come up with new questions and interview ideas obviously! Anyone is free to write an interview (with him-/herself or others) for next month's newsletter! If you'd like to help interview a contributor or get interviewed, please do consider adding yourself to the [[list of interview volunteers]]! To keep this going and less awkward, we are currently trying to come up with the convention that former interviewees become next month's interviewers.''<br />
<br />
* How long have you been involved in FlightGear?<br />
* What are your major interests in FlightGear?<br />
* What project are you working on right now?<br />
* What do you plan on doing in the future?<br />
* Are you happy with the way the FlightGear project is going?<br />
* What do you enjoy most about developing for FlightGear?<br />
* Are there any "hidden features" you have worked on in FlightGear that new users may miss?<br />
* What advice can you give to new developers who want to get started on their first aircraft/new feature/Nasal script?<br />
<br />
More questions are being collected here: [[Interview questions]].<br />
<br />
Stay tuned for next month's interview, featuring FlightGear contributor XXXXXXXX <br />
<br />
== Snapshot releases ==<br />
Every now and then, easy-to-install development snapshots are created (usually, twice montlhy). These snapshos depict a recent state of the development version of FlightGear. By using them users can test out features that will be included in the upcoming release. Testers are encouraged to file bugs at [http://code.google.com/p/flightgear-bugs/ the issue tracker].<br />
<br />
The snapshot can be download via the links at the bottom of this page: http://www.flightgear.org/download/. Updates and feedback can be found [http://flightgear.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=10488&p=144233&hilit=snapshot#p144233 at the forum].<br />
<br />
== Nasal for newbies ==<br />
<br />
== New software tools and projects ==<br />
<br />
== FlightGear addons and mods ==<br />
<br />
== In the hangar ==<br />
All the way back in May 2011, we addopted a new status-rating system for aircraft. So far, only a few have actually been rated, as can be seen in the list 'hockenberry' set up at [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ApzphjA4w05ndF94Y2F0bzJTbHQ5QTJXZXJRcUVRbWc&hl=en_US Google Docs]. If you're an aircraft developer and your aircraft is/are not on the list, please consider rating their status. All you'll need to know/do is described at [[Formalizing Aircraft Status]]. If you'd just like to get started contributing to FlightGear, this would also seem like an excellent way to get started.<br />
<br />
=== A new instrument: Vertical Situation Display ===<br />
[[File:Omega95-vsd-instrument.jpeg|200px|thumb|Omega95's VSD instrument]]<br />
Omega95 has created an entirely new instrument type for FlightGear, a so called Vertical Situation Display (VSD).<br />
<br />
This was done entirely in scripting space using Nasal and XML animations. He's basically proven everbody wrong who ever claimed that complex instruments couldn't yet be created in scripting space. Apparently, he managed to create this instrument in less than 24 hrs. His first question related to this was about accessing trigonometric functions from Nasal, shortly thereafter he posted screen shots depicting his VSD. <br />
<br />
To read up on the whole discussion, please see [http://flightgear.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=15200 the forum topic]. There's work ongoing to turn his project into a new tutorial for the wiki on creating complex instruments in scripting space: [[Howto: Implement a Vertical Situation Display in Nasal]].<br />
<br />
=== Glider winch launching ropes ===<br />
[[File:DG-101G_winch_launch_with_rope.png|thumb|200px|A DG-101G during a winch launch.]]<br />
Before now, FlightGear never showed ropes during winch launching. However, now, you will no longer have to fly gliders while being pulled by some invisible connection between you and the winch. <br />
<br />
[[User:Gijs|Gijs]] started working on an animated 3D rope, attached to the glider and winch. The cable exist of the following parts:<br />
<br />
* '''Strop''' (3 m) attached to the glider with a ring.<br />
* '''Weak link assembly''' designed to break apart before the cable or any other equipment fails.<br />
* '''Trace''' (17 m)<br />
* '''Parachute''' so the cable doesn't drop too quickly after releasing.<br />
* '''Launch cable''' the longest part; all the way to the winch.<br />
<br />
<br />
=== New aircraft ===<br />
==== Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR.1 ====<br />
[[File:Harrier-GR1 Splash.png|thumb|200px|Harrier GR.1 splash screen]]<br />
[[Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR1]] is a private project by pjedvaj, it was not intended to replace or update the existing [[British Aerospace Harrier]].<br />
<br />
It has a detailed 3D model complete with a cockpit, animations and RAF livery. Instruments and HUD are also fairly authentic. The aircraft has working ADEN guns and basic fuel and weight control.<br />
<br />
The FDM is adapted from the original BAe Harrier, but internal and external fuel tank capacities are modified to match the GR.1 version.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
=== Updated aircraft ===<br />
==== Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner ====<br />
[[File:boeing-787-8-splash.png|thumb|200px|The Boeing 787-8 Splash Screen]]<br />
The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner has already been there in FlightGear for a very long time -it has been in the FG official hangar since version 1.0. <br />
However, it was created while the 787 was still a prototype aircraft; it did not correctly show many of the 787's actual features like a realistic glass cockpit and accurate instruments.<br />
<br />
The new/updated Boeing 787-8 is a community project that features new JSBSim flight dynamics, Vertical Navigation, a realistic 787 glass cockpit, new CDUs, Electronic Flight Bags, TCAS, advanced Nav Displays, [[Howto:_Implement_a_Vertical_Situation_Display_in_Nasal|Vertical Situation Display]], [[Howto:_Implement_a_Fly-By-Wire_System_for_Airliners|Fly-by-wire]] and a lot of other neat features. It has not exactly been completed and the project is still running.<br />
<br />
You can find out more about the Boeing 787-8 Project HERE or wait for a while till a wiki page is created for it. One of the really good points of this project is how most of our findings and resources have been converted into Wiki HowTos for other aircraft developers to use for their projects.<br />
<br />
<br />
==== Cessna 337G Skymaster ====<br />
[[File:Cessna337-cockpit.png|thumb|200px|General view of the new Cessna 337G Skymaster cockpit]]<br />
The [[Cessna 337G Skymaster]] from the Spain-Latinamerica "Vive FlightGear" factory have received a major update. <br />
<br />
The new cockpit is now totally modelled, almost buttons and knobs are functional, animated, and properly labeled for easy identification.<br />
<br />
New custom sounds, lights, controls, a Bendix/King avionics pack capable of full IFR and night navigation, 2 new HQ liveries and the first FlightGear's working [[ELT]] (Emergency Locator Transmitter) are part of this great improvement on a FlightGear aircraft.<br />
<br />
=== Liveries ===<br />
<br />
== Scenery corner ==<br />
=== Shanghai Skylines: FG's New (not-so-)Hidden Gem ===<br />
Shanghai is one of the biggest city in China and is among the cities with the most number of skyscrapers -this is now also true for FlightGear.<br />
21 models were created over the past few months by JVC, who also modeled the Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge in Japan and the United Nations building in New York.<br />
{|<br />
|[[File:SH fgfs-screen-001.png|250px|thumb|A view of the Shanghai skyline]]<br />
|[[File:Shanghai003.png|250px|thumb|Another view of Shanghai]]<br />
|[[File:Shanghai007.png|250px|thumb|A closer view from near the Shanghai Stock Exchange]]<br />
|}<br />
<br />
=== Airports ===<br />
<br />
== Aircraft of the month ==<br />
== Airport of the month ==<br />
== Screenshot of the month ==<br />
<br />
== Suggested flights ==<br />
===Copacabana to San Rafael over Lake Titicaca===<br />
Bolivia to Peru. This trip will lead you over one of the highest and deepest lakes in the world towards the highest airfield in the world. It a demonstration of a [[IFR]] flight towards a fix and a demonstration how accurate FlightGear simulates air density and the effects it has on aircraft.<br />
[[File:Slcc-sprf.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Flight and fix SLCC to SPRF]]<br />
Place your aircraft on the airfield [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copacabana,_Bolivia SLCC, Copacabana], with an [[elevation]] of 12,592 feet. FlightGear will show snow all around you but that is not very realistic so let's clean up. View=> Rendering Options=> Snow line=> Set to max. (5,000M). <br />
<br />
We will fly towards and land at SPRF. If you would enter SLCC and SPRF in [[Kelpie]] planner you probably would not be able to find SPRF. To find SPRF I am adding an additional VOR-DME station and for a good fix give you another VOR-DME. Try Kelpie planner to plan this route and compare with this suggestion.<br />
<br />
Equipment preparation. Set [[NAV1]] to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juliaca Juliaca] VOR-DME on 155.55 with a radial of 311° (magnetic). Set [[NAV2]] to Arequipa VOR-DME on 113.7 with a radial of 212°. During our flight we will fly with [[true altitude]] as set with [[QNH]], keep QNH updated. Arm the autopilot with the [[heading bug]] at 311° and an initial altitude of 13,500 feet.<br />
<br />
Take off and if you took the wrong RW pull up hard. Take a small tour over [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titicaca lake Titicaca], see the floating islands and try to find the lost golden treasure. Intercept the nearest radial on NAV1 towards Juliaca (about 311°). <br />
<br />
Just before Juliaca is a hill so while on lake Titicaca increase altitude to 14,200 feet, the [[VFR]] part of this trip is over. After passing Juliaca set the radial of NAV1 to 352° and set the altitude to 17,422 feet. We will fly from NAV1 and slowly increase altitude.<br />
<br />
At a distance of about 60 NM set the heading bug on the current course. Monitor the distance to NAV1, the radial of NAV2 and the distance to NAV2. At a distance of 74.5 NM to NAV1, a distance of 140.7 NM and at the '''radial''' intercept of NAV2 should be the runway. So, from 60 NM onwards, look outside the window, then at NAV1 and then NAV2 etc.<br />
<br />
If you are at 80NM to NAV1 you have missed the airfield but you still won't hit any hills (unless you bank left). Bank right and set the heading bug to 172°. Fly back towards NAV1 and intercept the radial 352° at about 50NM again to repeat the search.<br />
<br />
The runway SPRF, San Rafael, has a elevation of 14,422 feet and a heading of 297°/ 117°. Our initial altitude has been set 3,000NM above the RW elevation. That should give sufficient room for navigation.<br />
<br />
After you have seen the airfield set the radial of NAV1 to 297°, the heading of the runway (not the course to the runway) as a visual aid. Land on RW 30 (and not on RW 12 unless you are a show-off). Oh, there is a small hill in front of RW 30, just so you know.<br />
<br />
Decreasing speed at this altitude can be a bit tricky. The air is thin and does not give much resistance. Next to that, the difference between [[indicated airspeed]] and [[ground speed]] is very noticeable. The ground speed is much higher as the indicated airspeed.<br />
<br />
After a successful landing, try to discover the [[Suggested_Flights#Origin_of_the_Amazon_River | origin of the Amazon river]] since we are now at the starting point of that trip.<br />
<br />
*More places you can visit can be found at [[Suggested Flights]].<br />
<br />
== Aircraft reviews ==<br />
<br />
== Wiki updates ==<br />
[[User:Johan G|Johan G]] did a great job starting to categorise all images. The sub-categories are listed under [[:Category:Images]]. Please note when uploading images that it's important to give the file a descriptive name. That'll make it easier for others to find your file and use it in articles.<br />
<br />
A good example comes from Michat who has designed new small logos for [[Dual Control]] and [[Bombable]] aircrafts allowing you to see at a glance which aircraft has some of those interesting features.<br />
<br />
[[File:Dualcontrolready2.png|Dual_control]] [[File:BombableReady.png|Bombable]].<br />
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* [http://youtu.be/-yI5PzC5RE8 Sukhoi 37 'The russian dream'] by Águilas de FlightGear performing "Balalaika amok" master tune by Aleksei Arkhipovsky.<br />
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== And finally ... ==<br />
=== Contributing ===<br />
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". Unfortunately, there is a common mis-conception that contributing requires programming and lots of free time. In fact, there are a huge range of ways to contribute to the project without needing to write code or spending days working on something. <br />
<br />
For ideas on starting to contribute to FlightGear, you may want to check out: [[Volunteer]].<br />
<br />
=== Call for volunteers ===<br />
* The [[OpenRadar]] project is looking for a new maintainer.<br />
* The [[FGFSPM]] (FlightGear Package Manager) is looking for a new maintainer.<br />
<br />
=== Did you know ===<br />
...that you can use expressions to create complex animations of objects in your 3d models or even drive them from multiple properties?<br />
Usually, an animation looks like this<br />
<syntaxhighlight lang="xml"><br />
<animation><br />
<type>translate</type><br />
<property>foo/bar</property><br />
[..]more elements[..]<br />
</animation><br />
</syntaxhighlight><br />
You can add a scaling factor or an offset to it, but that's basically all you can do that way. <br />
If you want to animate your object following a complex function, most people create complex Nasal scripts to compute the driving properties, probably not knowing that there is another way to achieve the goal: Expressions. <br />
Here is an example for a translate animation depending on two properties and the cosine function<br />
<syntaxhighlight lang="xml"><br />
<animation><br />
<type>translate</type><br />
<expression><br />
<product><br />
<property>/my/factor-property</property><br />
<cos><br />
<deg2rad><br />
<property>/my/angular-property</property><br />
</deg2rad><br />
</cos><br />
</product><br />
</expression><br />
[..]more elements[..]<br />
</animation><br />
</syntaxhighlight><br />
A rich set of predefined functions is available, including almost all those you have on your scientific pocket calculator.<br />
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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. So if you know about any FlightGear related news or projects such as for example updated scenery or aircraft, please do feel invited to add such news to the newsletter.''<br />
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== Development news ==<br />
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=== Heads up: Project Rembrandt ===<br />
As many of you may have heard already, Fred is currently making huge progress on adding shadows to FlightGear in [[Project Rembrandt]]. Now, F-JJTH ported the P92 to use the new system and posted a youtube video demonstrating [[Project Rembrandt]] at work. To provide feedback, please check out the the [http://flightgear.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=47&t=14883 forum thread].<br />
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{{#ev:youtube|v02phoOqWHE|400|Project Rembrandt at work}} [[File:Project-rembrandt-cockpit-lighting.png|400px|Cockpit lighting in Project Rembrandt at work (by F-JJTH)]]<br />
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== Interview with a contributor (NAME) ==<br />
''In each edition we have an interview with a contributor. Suggestions for possible questions are available on [[interview questions]], you are invited to come up with new questions and interview ideas obviously! Anyone is free to write an interview (with him-/herself or others) for next month's newsletter! If you'd like to help interview a contributor or get interviewed, please do consider adding yourself to the [[list of interview volunteers]]! To keep this going and less awkward, we are currently trying to come up with the convention that former interviewees become next month's interviewers.''<br />
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* How long have you been involved in FlightGear?<br />
* What are your major interests in FlightGear?<br />
* What project are you working on right now?<br />
* What do you plan on doing in the future?<br />
* Are you happy with the way the FlightGear project is going?<br />
* What do you enjoy most about developing for FlightGear?<br />
* Are there any "hidden features" you have worked on in FlightGear that new users may miss?<br />
* What advice can you give to new developers who want to get started on their first aircraft/new feature/Nasal script?<br />
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More questions are being collected here: [[Interview questions]].<br />
<br />
Stay tuned for next month's interview, featuring FlightGear contributor XXXXXXXX <br />
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== Snapshot releases ==<br />
Every now and then, easy-to-install development snapshots are created (usually, twice montlhy). These snapshos depict a recent state of the development version of FlightGear. By using them users can test out features that will be included in the upcoming release. Testers are encouraged to file bugs at [http://code.google.com/p/flightgear-bugs/ the issue tracker].<br />
<br />
The snapshot can be download via the links at the bottom of this page: http://www.flightgear.org/download/. Updates and feedback can be found [http://flightgear.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=10488&p=144233&hilit=snapshot#p144233 at the forum].<br />
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== Nasal for newbies ==<br />
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== New software tools and projects ==<br />
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== FlightGear addons and mods ==<br />
<br />
== In the hangar ==<br />
All the way back in May 2011, we addopted a new status-rating system for aircraft. So far, only a few have actually been rated, as can be seen in the list 'hockenberry' set up at [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ApzphjA4w05ndF94Y2F0bzJTbHQ5QTJXZXJRcUVRbWc&hl=en_US Google Docs]. If you're an aircraft developer and your aircraft is/are not on the list, please consider rating their status. All you'll need to know/do is described at [[Formalizing Aircraft Status]]. If you'd just like to get started contributing to FlightGear, this would also seem like an excellent way to get started.<br />
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=== A new instrument: Vertical Situation Display ===<br />
[[File:Omega95-vsd-instrument.jpeg|250px|thumb|Omega95's VSD instrument]]<br />
Omega95 has created an entirely new instrument type for FlightGear, a so called Vertical Situation Display (VSD).<br />
<br />
This was done entirely in scripting space using Nasal and XML animations. He's basically proven everbody wrong who ever claimed that complex instruments couldn't yet be created in scripting space. Apparently, he managed to create this instrument in less than 24 hrs. His first question related to this was about accessing trigonometric functions from Nasal, shortly thereafter he posted screen shots depicting his VSD. <br />
<br />
To read up on the whole discussion, please see [http://flightgear.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=15200 the forum topic]. There's work ongoing to turn his project into a new tutorial for the wiki on creating complex instruments in scripting space: [[Howto: Implement a Vertical Situation Display in Nasal]].<br />
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<br />
=== Glider winch launching ropes ===<br />
[[File:DG-101G_winch_launch_with_rope.png|thumb|250px|A DG-101G during a winch launch.]]<br />
FlightGear never showed ropes during winch launching. [[User:Gijs|Gijs]] started working on an animated 3D rope, attached to the glider and winch. The cable exist of the following parts:<br />
<br />
* '''Strop''' (3 m) attached to the glider with a ring.<br />
* '''Weak link assembly''' designed to break apart before the cable or any other equipment fails.<br />
* '''Trace''' (17 m)<br />
* '''Parachute''' so the cable doesn't drop too quickly after releasing.<br />
* '''Launch cable''' the longest part; all the way to the winch.<br />
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=== New aircraft ===<br />
==== Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR.1 ====<br />
[[File:Harrier-GR1 Splash.png|thumb|250px|Harrier GR.1 splash screen]]<br />
[[Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR1]] is a private project by pjedvaj, it was not intended to replace or update the existing [[British Aerospace Harrier]].<br />
<br />
It has a detailed 3D model, animations and RAF livery. Instruments and HUD are fairly authentic. The aircraft has working ADEN guns and basic fuel and weight control. FDM is adapted from the original BAe Harrier, internal and external fuel tank capacities are modified to match the GR.1 version.<br />
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=== Updated aircraft ===<br />
==== Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner ====<br />
[[File:boeing-787-8-splash.png|thumb|250px|The Boeing 787-8 Splash Screen]]<br />
The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner has already been there in FlightGear for a very long time but then it didn't have many of the 787's features like a realistic glass cockpit and many of the instruments.<br />
<br />
The new/updated Boeing 787-8 is a community project that features new JSBSim flight dynamics, Vertical Navigation, realistic 787 glass cockpit, new CDU, Electronic Flight Bag, TCAS, advanced Nav Displays, [[Howto:_Implement_a_Vertical_Situation_Display_in_Nasal|Vertical Situation Display]], [[Howto:_Implement_a_Fly-By-Wire_System_for_Airliners|Fly-by-wire]] and a lot of other neat features. It has not exactly been completed and the project is still running.<br />
<br />
You can find out more about the Boeing 787-8 Project HERE or wait for a while till a wiki page is created for it. One of the really good points of this project is how most of our findings and resources have been converted into Wiki HowTos for other aircraft developers to use for their projects.<br />
<br />
==== Cessna 337G Skymaster ====<br />
[[File:Cessna337-cockpit.png|thumb|250px|General view of the new Cessna 337G Skymaster cockpit]]<br />
The [[Cessna 337G Skymaster]] from the Spain-Latinamerica "Vive FlightGear" factory have received a major update. <br />
<br />
The new cockpit is now totally modelled, almost buttons and knobs are functional, animated, and properly labeled for easy identification.<br />
<br />
New custom sounds, lights, controls, a Bendix/King avionics pack capable of full IFR and night navigation, 2 new HQ liveries and the first FlightGear's working [[ELT]] (Emergency Locator Transmitter) are part of this great improvement on a FlightGear aircraft.<br />
<br />
=== Liveries ===<br />
<br />
== Scenery corner ==<br />
=== Shanghai Skylines: FG's New (not-so-)Hidden Gem ===<br />
[[File:SH fgfs-screen-001.png|250px|thumb|A view of the Shanghai skyline]][[File:Shanghai003.png|250px|thumb]][[File:Shanghai007.png|250px|thumb]]<br />
Shanghai is one of the biggest city in China and is among the cities with the most number of skyscrapers -this is now also true for FlightGear.<br />
21 models were created over the past few months by JVC, who also modeled the Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge in Japan and the United Nations building in New York.<br />
<br />
=== Airports ===<br />
<br />
== Aircraft of the month ==<br />
== Airport of the month ==<br />
== Screenshot of the month ==<br />
<br />
== Suggested flights ==<br />
===Copacabana to San Rafael over Lake Titicaca===<br />
Bolivia to Peru. This trip will lead you over one of the highest and deepest lakes in the world towards the highest airfield in the world. It a demonstration of a [[IFR]] flight towards a fix and a demonstration how accurate FlightGear simulates air density and the effects it has on aircraft.<br />
[[File:Slcc-sprf.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Flight and fix SLCC to SPRF]]<br />
Place your aircraft on the airfield [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copacabana,_Bolivia SLCC, Copacabana], with an [[elevation]] of 12,592 feet. FlightGear will show snow all around you but that is not very realistic so let's clean up. View=> Rendering Options=> Snow line=> Set to max. (5,000M). <br />
<br />
We will fly towards and land at SPRF. If you would enter SLCC and SPRF in [[Kelpie]] planner you probably would not be able to find SPRF. To find SPRF I am adding an additional VOR-DME station and for a good fix give you another VOR-DME. Try Kelpie planner to plan this route and compare with this suggestion.<br />
<br />
Equipment preparation. Set [[NAV1]] to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juliaca Juliaca] VOR-DME on 155.55 with a radial of 311° (magnetic). Set [[NAV2]] to Arequipa VOR-DME on 113.7 with a radial of 212°. During our flight we will fly with [[true altitude]] as set with [[QNH]], keep QNH updated. Arm the autopilot with the [[heading bug]] at 311° and an initial altitude of 13,500 feet.<br />
<br />
Take off and if you took the wrong RW pull up hard. Take a small tour over [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titicaca lake Titicaca], see the floating islands and try to find the lost golden treasure. Intercept the nearest radial on NAV1 towards Juliaca (about 311°). <br />
<br />
Just before Juliaca is a hill so while on lake Titicaca increase altitude to 14,200 feet, the [[VFR]] part of this trip is over. After passing Juliaca set the radial of NAV1 to 352° and set the altitude to 17,422 feet. We will fly from NAV1 and slowly increase altitude.<br />
<br />
At a distance of about 60 NM set the heading bug on the current course. Monitor the distance to NAV1, the radial of NAV2 and the distance to NAV2. At a distance of 74.5 NM to NAV1, a distance of 140.7 NM and at the '''radial''' intercept of NAV2 should be the runway. So, from 60 NM onwards, look outside the window, then at NAV1 and then NAV2 etc.<br />
<br />
If you are at 80NM to NAV1 you have missed the airfield but you still won't hit any hills (unless you bank left). Bank right and set the heading bug to 172°. Fly back towards NAV1 and intercept the radial 352° at about 50NM again to repeat the search.<br />
<br />
The runway SPRF, San Rafael, has a elevation of 14,422 feet and a heading of 297°/ 117°. Our initial altitude has been set 3,000NM above the RW elevation. That should give sufficient room for navigation.<br />
<br />
After you have seen the airfield set the radial of NAV1 to 297°, the heading of the runway (not the course to the runway) as a visual aid. Land on RW 30 (and not on RW 12 unless you are a show-off). Oh, there is a small hill in front of RW 30, just so you know.<br />
<br />
Decreasing speed at this altitude can be a bit tricky. The air is thin and does not give much resistance. Next to that, the difference between [[indicated airspeed]] and [[ground speed]] is very noticeable. The ground speed is much higher as the indicated airspeed.<br />
<br />
After a successful landing, try to discover the [[Suggested_Flights#Origin_of_the_Amazon_River | origin of the Amazon river]] since we are now at the starting point of that trip.<br />
<br />
*More places you can visit can be found at [[Suggested Flights]].<br />
<br />
== Aircraft reviews ==<br />
<br />
== Wiki updates ==<br />
[[User:Johan G|Johan G]] did a great job categorising all images. All sub-categories are listed under [[:Category:Images]]. Please note when uploading images that it's important to give the file a descriptive name. That'll make it easier for others to find your file and use it in articles.<br />
<br />
A good example comes from Michat who has designed new small logos for [[Dual Control]] and [[Bombable]] aircrafts allowing you to see at a glance if aircraft has some of those interesting features.<br />
<br />
[[File:Dualcontrolready2.png|Dual_control]] [[File:BombableReady.png|Bombable]].<br />
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=== FlightGear on YouTube ===<br />
* [http://youtu.be/hBEaOMzBq6E KSFO Thermal Demo] by MD-BFC Going on their way for Bocian certification<br />
* [http://youtu.be/-yI5PzC5RE8 Sukhoi 37 'The russian dream'] by Águilas de FlightGear performing "Balalaika amok" master tune by Aleksei Arkhipovsky.<br />
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=== New tutorials and screencasts ===<br />
=== Forum news ===<br />
=== Multiplayer ===<br />
=== Virtual airlines ===<br />
=== FlightGear events ===<br />
<br />
== Useful links ==<br />
== And finally ... ==<br />
=== Contributing ===<br />
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". Unfortunately, there is a common mis-conception that contributing requires programming and lots of free time. In fact, there are a huge range of ways to contribute to the project without needing to write code or spending days working on something. <br />
<br />
For ideas on starting to contribute to FlightGear, you may want to check out: [[Volunteer]].<br />
<br />
=== Call for volunteers ===<br />
* The [[OpenRadar]] project is looking for a new maintainer.<br />
* The [[FGFSPM]] (FlightGear Package Manager) is looking for a new maintainer.<br />
<br />
=== Did you know ===<br />
...that you can use expressions to create complex animations of objects in your 3d models or even drive them from multiple properties?<br />
Usually, an animation looks like this<br />
<syntaxhighlight lang="xml"><br />
<animation><br />
<type>translate</type><br />
<property>foo/bar</property><br />
[..]more elements[..]<br />
</animation><br />
</syntaxhighlight><br />
You can add a scaling factor or an offset to it, but that's basically all you can do that way. <br />
If you want to animate your object following a complex function, most people create complex Nasal scripts to compute the driving properties, probably not knowing that there is another way to achieve the goal: Expressions. <br />
Here is an example for a translate animation depending on two properties and the cosine function<br />
<syntaxhighlight lang="xml"><br />
<animation><br />
<type>translate</type><br />
<expression><br />
<product><br />
<property>/my/factor-property</property><br />
<cos><br />
<deg2rad><br />
<property>/my/angular-property</property><br />
</deg2rad><br />
</cos><br />
</product><br />
</expression><br />
[..]more elements[..]<br />
</animation><br />
</syntaxhighlight><br />
A rich set of predefined functions is available, including almost all those you have on your scientific pocket calculator.<br />
<br />
[[Category:FlightGear Newsletter|2012 02]]</div>Alphamediahttps://wiki.flightgear.org/w/index.php?title=File:Shanghai003.png&diff=42117File:Shanghai003.png2012-02-19T16:14:49Z<p>Alphamedia: </p>
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<div>Skyline of Shanghai, originally modeled and published on Forums by JVC on Feb. 19, 2012. Original Forum Thread at http://flightgear.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=15386<br />
[[Category:FlightGear scenery screenshots]]</div>Alphamediahttps://wiki.flightgear.org/w/index.php?title=File:Shanghai007.png&diff=42116File:Shanghai007.png2012-02-19T16:14:47Z<p>Alphamedia: </p>
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<div>Skyline of Shanghai, originally modeled and published on Forums by JVC on Feb. 19, 2012.<br />
Original Forum Thread at http://flightgear.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=15386<br />
[[Category:FlightGear scenery screenshots]]</div>Alphamediahttps://wiki.flightgear.org/w/index.php?title=File:Shanghai003.png&diff=42113File:Shanghai003.png2012-02-19T15:58:59Z<p>Alphamedia: Skyline of Shanghai, originally modeled and published on Forums by JVC on Feb. 19, 2012. Original Forum Thread at http://flightgear.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=15386</p>
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<div>Skyline of Shanghai, originally modeled and published on Forums by JVC on Feb. 19, 2012. Original Forum Thread at http://flightgear.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=15386</div>Alphamediahttps://wiki.flightgear.org/w/index.php?title=File:Shanghai007.png&diff=42112File:Shanghai007.png2012-02-19T15:56:23Z<p>Alphamedia: Skyline of Shanghai, originally modeled and published on Forums by JVC on Feb. 19, 2012.
Original Forum Thread at http://flightgear.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=15386</p>
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<div>Skyline of Shanghai, originally modeled and published on Forums by JVC on Feb. 19, 2012.<br />
Original Forum Thread at http://flightgear.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=15386</div>Alphamediahttps://wiki.flightgear.org/w/index.php?title=User:Alphamedia&diff=42101User:Alphamedia2012-02-19T07:34:30Z<p>Alphamedia: Information Reorganization</p>
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== Contributions ==<br />
=== FlightGear Wiki ===<br />
* [[FlightGear Newsletter]] [[FlightGear_Newsletter_August_2009|Aug. 2009]] to [[FlightGear_Newsletter_February_2010|Feb. 2010]], [[FlightGear_Newsletter_October_2010|Oct. 2010]] to [[FlightGear_Newsletter_December_2010|Dec. 2010]], [[FlightGear_Newsletter_July_2011|Jul. 2011]] to [[FlightGear_Newsletter_October_2011|Oct. 2011]] and counting.<br />
* Picture of the Week<br />
** 2010-[[Template:POTW/2010-44|44]], [[Template:POTW/2010-50|50]].<br />
** 2011-[[Template:POTW/2011-30|30]], [[Template:POTW/2011-31|31]], [[Template:POTW/2011-32|32]], [[Template:POTW/2011-33|33]], [[Template:POTW/2011-40|40]].<br />
** 2012-[[Template:POTW/2012-1|01]], [[Template:POTW/2012-2|02]], [[Template:POTW/2012-5|05]], [[Template:POTW/2012-6|06]], [[Template:POTW/2012-8|08]], [[Template:POTW/2012-9|09]].<br />
* [[Tokyo Haneda International Airport]] Wiki Page<br />
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=== The Main Project ===<br />
* FlightGear V2.4 Official Gallery Image: BAe Concorde. [http://www.flightgear.org/wp-content/gallery/v24/| Click here, then click on "242.png" to see image.]<br />
* Co-Founding of [[Atlas Virtual Airlines]]<br />
* Creation of the Boeing 737-900ER Model<br />
* [[Boeing 767-300]] Cockpit Voice Acting</div>Alphamediahttps://wiki.flightgear.org/w/index.php?title=User:Alphamedia&diff=42100User:Alphamedia2012-02-19T07:29:25Z<p>Alphamedia: </p>
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== Contributions ==<br />
* [[FlightGear Newsletter]] [[FlightGear_Newsletter_August_2009|Aug. 2009]] to [[FlightGear_Newsletter_February_2010|Feb. 2010]], [[FlightGear_Newsletter_October_2010|Oct. 2010]] to [[FlightGear_Newsletter_December_2010|Dec. 2010]], [[FlightGear_Newsletter_July_2011|Jul. 2011]] to [[FlightGear_Newsletter_October_2011|Oct. 2011]] and counting.<br />
* Picture of the Week<br />
** 2010-[[Template:POTW/2010-44|44]], [[Template:POTW/2010-50|50]].<br />
** 2011-[[Template:POTW/2011-30|30]], [[Template:POTW/2011-31|31]], [[Template:POTW/2011-32|32]], [[Template:POTW/2011-33|33]], [[Template:POTW/2011-40|40]].<br />
** 2012-[[Template:POTW/2012-1|01]], [[Template:POTW/2012-2|02]], [[Template:POTW/2012-5|05]], [[Template:POTW/2012-6|06]], [[Template:POTW/2012-8|08]], [[Template:POTW/2012-9|09]].<br />
* Boeing 737-900ER Model<br />
* [[Boeing 767-300]] Cockpit Voice Acting<br />
* [[Atlas Virtual Airlines]]<br />
* [[Tokyo Haneda International Airport]] Wiki Page<br />
* [http://www.flightgear.org/wp-content/gallery/v24/242.jpg|FlightGear V2.4 Official Gallery Image: BAe Concorde]</div>Alphamediahttps://wiki.flightgear.org/w/index.php?title=Template:POTW/2012-9&diff=42099Template:POTW/2012-92012-02-19T07:28:33Z<p>Alphamedia: </p>
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| align="left" | Located about 45km (28mi) from central London, '''London Gatwick Airport''' (IATA: '''LGW''', ICAO: '''EGKK''') is the world's busiest single-use runway airport and one of the major gateways to the United Kingdom and one of the many custom-model airports optionally available in FlightGear.<br />
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<div style="text-align:right;">'''[[London_Gatwick_Airport|Read more...]] | [[:Category:Picture of the week 2012|Archive]]'''</div><br />
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<noinclude>[[Category:Picture of the week 2012]]</noinclude></div>Alphamediahttps://wiki.flightgear.org/w/index.php?title=Template:POTW/2012-9&diff=42098Template:POTW/2012-92012-02-19T07:28:13Z<p>Alphamedia: Created page with "{| class="prettytable" style="background-color:#efefef; width: 100%;" | align="center" |300px |- | align="left" | Located about 45km (28mi) from..."</p>
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| align="left" | Located about 45km (28mi) from central London, '''London Gatwick Airport''' (IATA: '''LGW''', ICAO: '''EGKK''') is the world's busiest single-use runway airport and one of the major gateways to the United Kingdom and one of the many custom-model airports optionally available in FlightGear.<br />
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<div style="text-align:right;">'''[[London_Gatwick_Airport|Read more...]] | [[:Category:Picture of the week 2012|Archive]]'''</div><br />
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<noinclude>[[Category:Picture of the week 2012]]</noinclude></div>Alphamediahttps://wiki.flightgear.org/w/index.php?title=Template:POTW/2012-8&diff=42097Template:POTW/2012-82012-02-19T07:28:06Z<p>Alphamedia: Created page with "{| class="prettytable" style="background-color:#efefef; width: 100%;" | align="center" |300px |- | align="left" | The '''Boeing 747-400''', know..."</p>
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| align="left" | The '''Boeing 747-400''', known to many as simply the "Jumbo Jet", is a long-range, two-story airliner capable of flying up to about 7200nm. It is perhaps the most well-known type of commercial aircraft of all type with its distinctive shape and varied use from commercial airlines to various militaries and even the President of the United States of America.<br />
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<div style="text-align:right;">'''[[Boeing_747-400|Read more...]] | [[:Category:Picture of the week 2012|Archive]]'''</div><br />
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<noinclude>[[Category:Picture of the week 2012]]</noinclude></div>Alphamediahttps://wiki.flightgear.org/w/index.php?title=User:Alphamedia&diff=40173User:Alphamedia2012-02-06T02:19:01Z<p>Alphamedia: </p>
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<div>Welcome to '''"kyokoyama" (K. A. Yokoyama)''''s page!<br />
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== Contributions ==<br />
* [[FlightGear Newsletter]] [[FlightGear_Newsletter_August_2009|Aug. 2009]] to [[FlightGear_Newsletter_February_2010|Feb. 2010]], [[FlightGear_Newsletter_October_2010|Oct. 2010]] to [[FlightGear_Newsletter_December_2010|Dec. 2010]], [[FlightGear_Newsletter_July_2011|Jul. 2011]] to [[FlightGear_Newsletter_October_2011|Oct. 2011]] and counting.<br />
* Picture of the Week<br />
** 2010-[[Template:POTW/2010-44|44]], [[Template:POTW/2010-50|50]].<br />
** 2011-[[Template:POTW/2011-30|30]], [[Template:POTW/2011-31|31]], [[Template:POTW/2011-32|32]], [[Template:POTW/2011-33|33]], [[Template:POTW/2011-40|40]].<br />
** 2012-[[Template:POTW/2012-1|01]], [[Template:POTW/2012-2|02]], [[Template:POTW/2012-5|05]], [[Template:POTW/2012-6|06]].<br />
* Boeing 737-900ER Model<br />
* [[Boeing 767-300]] Cockpit Voice Acting<br />
* [[Atlas Virtual Airlines]]<br />
* [[Tokyo Haneda International Airport]] Wiki Page<br />
* [http://www.flightgear.org/wp-content/gallery/v24/242.jpg|FlightGear V2.4 Official Gallery Image: BAe Concorde]</div>Alphamediahttps://wiki.flightgear.org/w/index.php?title=Template:POTW/2012-6&diff=40172Template:POTW/2012-62012-02-06T02:18:21Z<p>Alphamedia: Created page with "{| class="prettytable" style="background-color:#efefef; width: 100%;" | align="center" |300px |- | align="left" | The '''AH-1 Cobra''' is a narrow-..."</p>
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| align="left" | The '''AH-1 Cobra''' is a narrow-bodied America military attack helicopter which is sometimes also modified to fight forest fires. <div style="text-align:right;">'''[[AH-1_Cobra|Read more...]] | [[:Category:Picture of the week 2012|Archive]]'''</div><br />
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<noinclude>[[Category:Picture of the week 2012]]</noinclude></div>Alphamediahttps://wiki.flightgear.org/w/index.php?title=User:Alphamedia&diff=39592User:Alphamedia2012-01-24T02:07:45Z<p>Alphamedia: </p>
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<div>Welcome to '''"kyokoyama" (K. A. Yokoyama)''''s page!<br />
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== Contributions ==<br />
* [[FlightGear Newsletter]] [[FlightGear_Newsletter_August_2009|Aug. 2009]] to [[FlightGear_Newsletter_February_2010|Feb. 2010]], [[FlightGear_Newsletter_October_2010|Oct. 2010]] to [[FlightGear_Newsletter_December_2010|Dec. 2010]], [[FlightGear_Newsletter_July_2011|Jul. 2011]] to [[FlightGear_Newsletter_October_2011|Oct. 2011]] and counting.<br />
* Picture of the Week<br />
** 2010-[[Template:POTW/2010-44|44]], [[Template:POTW/2010-50|50]].<br />
** 2011-[[Template:POTW/2011-30|30]], [[Template:POTW/2011-31|31]], [[Template:POTW/2011-32|32]], [[Template:POTW/2011-33|33]], [[Template:POTW/2011-40|40]].<br />
** 2012-[[Template:POTW/2012-1|01]], [[Template:POTW/2012-2|02]], [[Template:POTW/2012-5|05]].<br />
* Boeing 737-900ER Model<br />
* [[Boeing 767-300]] Cockpit Voice Acting<br />
* [[Atlas Virtual Airlines]]<br />
* [[Tokyo Haneda International Airport]] Wiki Page<br />
* [http://www.flightgear.org/wp-content/gallery/v24/242.jpg|FlightGear V2.4 Official Gallery Image: BAe Concorde]</div>Alphamediahttps://wiki.flightgear.org/w/index.php?title=Template:POTW/2012-5&diff=39591Template:POTW/2012-52012-01-24T02:07:23Z<p>Alphamedia: Created page with "{| class="prettytable" style="background-color:#efefef; width: 100%;" | align="center" |300px |- | align="left" | '''FGo!''' is a Python-based graphical user ..."</p>
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<div style="text-align:right;">'''[[FGo!|Read more...]] | [[:Category:Picture of the week 2012|Archive]]'''</div><br />
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<noinclude>[[Category:Picture of the week 2012]]</noinclude></div>Alphamediahttps://wiki.flightgear.org/w/index.php?title=User:Alphamedia&diff=39160User:Alphamedia2012-01-10T02:18:44Z<p>Alphamedia: </p>
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<div>Welcome to '''"kyokoyama" (K. A. Yokoyama)''''s page!<br />
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== Contributions ==<br />
* [[FlightGear Newsletter]] [[FlightGear_Newsletter_August_2009|Aug. 2009]] to [[FlightGear_Newsletter_February_2010|Feb. 2010]], [[FlightGear_Newsletter_October_2010|Oct. 2010]] to [[FlightGear_Newsletter_December_2010|Dec. 2010]], [[FlightGear_Newsletter_July_2011|Jul. 2011]] to [[FlightGear_Newsletter_October_2011|Oct. 2011]] and counting.<br />
* Picture of the Week<br />
** 2010-[[Template:POTW/2010-44|44]], [[Template:POTW/2010-50|50]].<br />
** 2011-[[Template:POTW/2011-30|30]], [[Template:POTW/2011-31|31]], [[Template:POTW/2011-32|32]], [[Template:POTW/2011-33|33]], [[Template:POTW/2011-40|40]].<br />
** 2012-[[Template:POTW/2012-1|01]], [[Template:POTW/2012-2|02]].<br />
* Boeing 737-900ER Model<br />
* [[Boeing 767-300]] Cockpit Voice Acting<br />
* [[Atlas Virtual Airlines]]<br />
* [[Tokyo Haneda International Airport]] Wiki Page<br />
* [http://www.flightgear.org/wp-content/gallery/v24/242.jpg|FlightGear V2.4 Official Gallery Image: BAe Concorde]</div>Alphamediahttps://wiki.flightgear.org/w/index.php?title=Template:POTW/2012-2&diff=39159Template:POTW/2012-22012-01-10T02:07:49Z<p>Alphamedia: Created page with "{| class="prettytable" style="background-color:#efefef; width: 100%;" | align="center" |300px |- | align="left" | The '''3D Anaglyph Image''' abi..."</p>
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| align="left" | The '''3D Anaglyph Image''' ability allows graphics in FlightGear to be rendered so that the viewer will see an illusion that makes the simulator appear truly 3-D. Using FlightGear's OSG Engine and a pair of red-green or red-cyan 3D glasses, one can experience all that FlightGear has to offer in immersive 3D. <div style="text-align:right;">'''[[Anaglyph_(3D)|Read more...]] | [[:Category:Picture of the week 2012|Archive]]'''</div><br />
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<noinclude>[[Category:Picture of the week 2012]]</noinclude></div>Alphamediahttps://wiki.flightgear.org/w/index.php?title=User:Alphamedia&diff=38772User:Alphamedia2012-01-02T20:19:53Z<p>Alphamedia: </p>
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<div>Welcome to '''"kyokoyama" (K. A. Yokoyama)''''s page!<br />
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== Contributions ==<br />
* [[FlightGear Newsletter]] Aug. 2009 to Feb. 2010, Oct. 2010 to Dec. 2010, Jul. 2011 to Oct. 2011 and counting.<br />
* Picture of the Week 2010-44, 50. 2011-30, 31, 32, 33, 40. 2012-01.<br />
* Boeing 737-900ER Model<br />
* [[Boeing 767-300]] Cockpit Voice Acting<br />
* [[Atlas Virtual Airlines]]<br />
* [[Tokyo Haneda International Airport]] Wiki Page<br />
* [http://www.flightgear.org/wp-content/gallery/v24/242.jpg|FlightGear V2.4 Official Gallery Image: BAe Concorde]</div>Alphamediahttps://wiki.flightgear.org/w/index.php?title=Category:Picture_of_the_week_2012&diff=38771Category:Picture of the week 20122012-01-02T20:19:01Z<p>Alphamedia: Created page with "2012"</p>
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<div>[[Category:Picture of the week|2012]]</div>Alphamediahttps://wiki.flightgear.org/w/index.php?title=Template:POTW/2012-1&diff=38770Template:POTW/2012-12012-01-02T20:15:32Z<p>Alphamedia: Created page with "{| class="prettytable" style="background-color:#efefef; width: 100%;" | align="center" |300px |- | align="left" | '''Shaders''' calculate and display..."</p>
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<noinclude>[[Category:Picture of the week 2012]]</noinclude></div>Alphamediahttps://wiki.flightgear.org/w/index.php?title=User:Alphamedia&diff=36663User:Alphamedia2011-11-01T04:28:42Z<p>Alphamedia: Revision of Contributions List</p>
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<div>Welcome to '''"kyokoyama" (K. A. Yokoyama)''''s page!<br />
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== Contributions ==<br />
* [[FlightGear Newsletter]] Aug. 2009 to Feb. 2010, Oct. 2010 to Dec. 2010, Jul. 2011 to Oct. 2011 and counting.<br />
* Picture of the Week 2010-44, 50. 2011-30, 31, 32, 33, 40.<br />
* Boeing 737-900ER Model<br />
* [[Boeing 767-300]] Cockpit Voice Acting<br />
* [[Atlas Virtual Airlines]]<br />
* [[Tokyo Haneda International Airport]] Wiki Page<br />
* [http://www.flightgear.org/wp-content/gallery/v24/242.jpg|FlightGear V2.4 Official Gallery Image: BAe Concorde]</div>Alphamediahttps://wiki.flightgear.org/w/index.php?title=FlightGear_Newsletter_October_2011&diff=36662FlightGear Newsletter October 20112011-11-01T04:23:38Z<p>Alphamedia: /* Screenshot of the month */</p>
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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. So if you know about any FlightGear related projects such as for example updated scenery or aircraft, please do feel invited to add such news to the newsletter.''<br />
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== Development news ==<br />
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=== FGdata split ===<br />
A team of developers started preparing the FlightGear [[git]] repositories for a significant change. Aircraft will be split of from fgdata, in order to ease development of aircraft and data as a whole. At the moment (of publication of this newsletter) we're in the testing phase; inviting anyone to test out the new system and report any bugs, comments and questions.<br />
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We would like to emphasize that those testing repositories are not meant to replace the "old" fgdata yet! There are various ways of splitting (eg. all aircraft in one big repository, repositories per author), so until we've settled on what way to go, things might (and will) change.<br />
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Details can be found on the special wiki page: [[FlightGear Git: splitting fgdata]].<br />
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=== Move to CMake ===<br />
The build system for the FlightGear core was switched to "CMake" - which means we now have a single build system for all environments - Windows, Linux and Mac. So far, "automake" scripts for Linux/Mac and a separate MSVC project for each individual VisualStudio version had to be maintained. With the unified system maintenance is easier when adding new sources, library dependencies or compile-time switches to the project.<br />
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FlightGear (Windows) users are likely to not even notice any change though: the Jenkins build server was already switched to using CMake, and nothing will change for the provided release or development snapshot installers.<br />
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Further information: [[Building using CMake]], [[Developing using CMake]]<br />
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=== New Replay System ===<br />
The [[Instant Replay]] system has received a major overhaul. The existing system worked well with specific types of aircraft only, since it relied on a hard-coded set of properties to be recorded/replayed, mainly covering propeller aircraft. Jet engines (thrust-reversers, N1/N2 rpm), or non-standard gears (i.e. a Concorde with 4 landing gears) were not working well though. The new system can be adapted to any kind of aircraft and any kind of custom property or animation.<br />
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[[File:FG-instant-replay-new.png|thumb|500px|The new instant replay dialog.]]<br />
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Most obvious change is probably an improved replay dialog: the video player-like GUI provides play/pause/skip buttons and also controls replay speed. During replay use the 4 arrow keys as controls (left/right to skip, up/down to speed-up/slow-down). Also new: ''slow-motion playback'' is now supported!<br />
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Another new feature is the option of taking controls at any point during replay. Use the ''Instant Replay'' to go back in time, then hit the "My controls!" button to regain controls and continue the flight from the current position. You may find this to be useful to train particular flight phases, such as flying the same approach again and again, maybe using different weather/wind conditions. Even if you messed up an approach: go back, try again, until you're getting better! :) Currently this particular feature is only available for YASim aircraft - except helicopters. JSBSim support is likely to be available soon.<br />
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The first step to adapt an aircraft to the improved recording system is to pick one of the ready-to-use configuration files, depending on aircraft/engine/.. type. The configuration file only needs to be included in the aircraft's ...-set.xml file. As an optional second step, you can add more custom properties to cover aircraft-specific effects. For more details, see the [https://www.gitorious.org/fg/fgdata/blobs/master/Docs/README.flightrecorder README.flightrecorder] in the fgdata/Docs folder.<br />
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A few adapted aircraft examples showing different levels of customization are already present in current git/fgdata:<br />
* ASK13 (glider)<br />
* c172p (propeller/piston)<br />
* b1900d (turboprop)<br />
* UH-1 (helicopter)<br />
* 777-200ER (jet).<br />
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Furthermore, the replay system's buffers are now fully configurable (see /sim/replay/buffer properties). If you have enough memory, you could increase the buffer recording durations and rates.<br />
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Work on the replay system isn't finished yet. However, have a test flight with the current state in current git ;-).<br />
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=== Flying Lessons for AI pilots ===<br />
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This month FlightGear's virtual, AI controlled, pilots have received extensive training with regard to their landing skills. Whereas in older versions AI aircraft had a tendency to approach too high, drop dead onto the runway, and taxi all the way to the opposite end of the runway before vacating it, the current development version of FlightGear as largely addressed all these issues. Pilots now make a much more realistic approach, and vacate the runway when able. The corresponding AI control code was implemented in October. Additionally, work has started on a new traffic flow regulation algorithm to guide ground traffic.<br />
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=== The bombable addon has been updated ===<br />
[[File:bombable4_4_800.png]]<br />
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Flug's [[Bombable]] addon received a number of major updates, among them:<br />
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* '''AI aircraft move vertically -- and do loops''': AI aircraft now move much more realistically in the vertical direction. They do loops, dive, and all the rest. Their behavior (climb rates, dive rates, and so on) matches those of the corresponding FG aircraft. This makes for a much more realistic 3-D dogfighting experience in FlightGear.<br />
* '''Realistic roll rates for AI aircraft''': Roll rates are one the most important factors determining the effectiveness of fighter aircraft-- aircraft that can roll faster can turn faster. Now the roll rate for AI aircraft in scenarios can be customized, and bugs in the roll & turn routines for AI aircraft have been fixed.<br />
* '''Significant performance improvements''': Bombable now makes much less of an impact on your framerate, and much less stuttering & slowdown at key points, like when numerous machine gun rounds are impacting.<br />
* '''Damage impact detection is the most advanced element in Bombable'''. It is greatly improved over FG's native impact detection system, and the framework is in place for further refinements or as a model for FG to implement more refined impact detection internally. Damage tracking and communication over Multiplayer works well in a very lightweight with a very low data rate. However, only a general damage percentage is tracked and communicated. Damage to different locations or systems is not simulated. Proof of concept for explosions, fires, weapons damage animations, and crash animations is in place. All these elements could be refined for greater realism.<br />
* '''Relocate any scenario to your location''': Have an AI scenario based in San Francisco, but want to fly in London? No problem, just hit a button in the Bombable menu and your scenario comes to you, wherever you are. Damage levels for AI aircraft and objects are re-set. It's like loading a new scenario without having to re-start FlightGear.<br />
* '''Re-spawn AI aircraft and objects''': After you have shot down (or been shot down by!) AI aircraft or objects in scenarios, you can instantly re-spawn them and try again. (Available in the Bombable menu.)<br />
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The last two are kind of game changers--it's like being able to re-start/re-load a scenario instantly without having to re-start FG.<br />
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In addition, there have been some feature requests to make the bombable addon more challenging by improving its AI. This spawned an interesting discussion about possible ways to make the AI even smarter than it is already [http://flightgear.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=5742&start=300#p140013]. Also see [[Howto: Neural networks in Nasal]].<br />
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For a nice video demo created by Vodoun da Vinci, please see [[FlightGear Newsletter October 2011#Community news|community news]].<br />
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== Interview with a contributor: Gijs de Rooy ==<br />
''From this month onwards, we'd like to see a monthly interview with a contributor. Questions are available on [[interview questions]] and anyone is free to write an interview (with him-/herself) for next month's newsletter!''<br />
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* '''How long have you been involved in FlightGear? What was it that made you join?'''<br />
According to the forum software I joined all the way back in July 2007. One year earlier I was one of the first users of Google SketchUp, free 3D modelling software. After modelling several buildings in my home town, Amsterdam (and placing them in Google Earth) I started working on Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. By then, Google Earth had a (simple) built-in flight simulator. Amsterdam would be the first airport to be modelled especially for that, that was my plan at least...<br />
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While modelling Schiphol, I stumbled across this free flight sim, called FlightGear, that wasn't a game, unlike Google's. In [http://flightgear.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=473 one of my first posts] on the FlightGear forum I asked for someone to place my models into FlightGear's scenery. Georg (Heliflyer) placed my first buildings. I took some effort, but I finally managed to place buildings myself. Sadly the guy that introduced me to FlightGear and gave me a hobby that would last up till today, passed away in 2009.<br />
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* '''Do you have real world connections with aviation or IT?'''<br />
Since two months I'm studying Aerospace Engineering at the University of Delft. So far I really like this mix of hobby and study. <br />
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* '''What are your major interests in FlightGear?'''<br />
One of the things I like about FlightGear is the wide range of things one can get involved with: modelling, texturing, writing manuals, collecting data etc. and of course flying itself. Therefore I have a very long list of interests. However, there are three key parts that I particularly enjoy; being the development of scenery and aircraft and helping others by writing wiki articles and replying to questions at the forum.<br />
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* '''What project(s) are you working on right now?'''<br />
My main development projects right now are the Boeing [[747-400]] and Dutch scenery. Both can be considered as never finished; there are always things to add/improve.<br />
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* '''On average, how much time do you spend working with/contributing to FlightGear?'''<br />
Until this year I spent roughly 4 to 5 hours a day on FlightGear related things. Now that I'm studying I have less free time, but still several hours a day on average. Most of that time is taken up by non-development stuff, like the forum, wiki and livery database. Over the years I've been spending way too litle time on the actual flying. <br />
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* '''What do you plan on doing in the future?'''<br />
I would really like to bring the 744 to a state where a real pilot cannot spot a thing that is missing in the simulation.<br />
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* '''What advice can you give to new developers who want to get started on their first aircraft/new feature/Nasal script?'''<br />
Starting something new is easy, completing it is much harder. I could have never guessed I would still be working on the 744, three years after I started!<br />
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I've always been telling newcomers to start improving existing features. It's a great way to familiarize yourself with the project. By looking into existing aircraft's files for example, you will quickly find out how those files are linked together and what their purpose is.<br />
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== Snapshot releases ==<br />
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== Nasal for newbies ==<br />
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== New software tools and projects ==<br />
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== FlightGear addons and mods ==<br />
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== In the hangar ==<br />
All the way back in May 2011, we addopted a new status-rating system for aircraft. So far, only a few have actually been rated, as can be seen in the list 'hockenberry' set up at [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ApzphjA4w05ndF94Y2F0bzJTbHQ5QTJXZXJRcUVRbWc&hl=en_US Google Docs]. If you're an aircraft developer and your aircraft is/are not on the list, please consider rating their status. All you'll need to know/do is described at [[Formalizing Aircraft Status]]. If you'd just like to get started contributing to FlightGear, this would also seem like an excellent way to get started.<br />
=== New aircraft ===<br />
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=== Updated aircraft ===<br />
The [[Learjet 35-A]] has been updated. Several minor errors have been fixed and improvements have been put in-place. The [[Learjet 35-A]] is the only business jet with a functional autopilot. It is a gem to fly and perfect for beginners and experts to try [[radio navigation]], autopilot control and [[ILS]] procedures. Thanks Xsaint and PH-JBO for the work done.<br />
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=== Livery database reaches 600 ===<br />
On October 8, the [[FlightGear livery database]] welcomed its 600th livery! Thanks to 70 authors, the virtual skies are more colourful than ever. <br />
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At the moment the contribution system is being rewritten. For the time being, new liveries are only accepted via direct email to [http://www.flightgear.org/forums/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=510 Gijs].<br />
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== Scenery corner ==<br />
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=== Support for 8.50 airport data ===<br />
[[File:EHAM_overview_night.png|thumb|270px|[[Amsterdam Airport Schiphol]] by night, with the new 8.50 lighting.]]<br />
[[File:EHAM_gate_D.png|thumb|270px|Schiphol's D gates, in combination with AI traffic.]]<br />
As mentioned in the previous newsletter; efforts are made to bring [[TerraGear]] up to a level where it supports the 8.50 apt.dat format, nowadays used by X-Plane. This new format has all kind of exciting features like curved taxiways and accurate lining/lighting (not just "ordinary" taxiway lines, but also markings like hold lines). Furthermore, seperate runway end definitions so it is now possible to create runways with different markings on both ends (including "empty ends" for runways being only used into one direction).<br />
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We'd like to thank Christian (papillon81), Pete (Psadro GM) and Emmilian (i4dnf) for their hard work. It's probably legitimate to say that this is the biggest improvements in FlightGear scenery over the past years!<br />
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=== Airports ===<br />
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Work progressed on a line of higher detailed service vehicle scenery models.<br />
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[[File:Fgfs 2011-10-29 13-41-16-88.jpg|400px|Service vehicles lineup]][[File:Fgfs 2011-10-23 18-02-20-12.jpg|400px|Baggege trailer lineup]]<br />
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[[File:Fgfs 2011-10-26 20-46-13-55.jpg|400px|ULD Container trailer linup]][[File:Fgfs 2011-10-16 04-35-08-94.jpg|400px|Short version of the Volvo-FM airport fuel truck]]<br />
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Currently the line includes a small tow truck, Baggage trailer, ULD container trailers, Catering Trucks and a Fuel Truck.<br />
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You can follow the development on the forum: [http://www.flightgear.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=13472]<br />
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== Aircraft of the month ==<br />
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Diamond DA42 Twin Star<br />
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[[File:Fgfs-screen-032.png|600px]]<br />
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamond_DA42<br />
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== Glider of the month ==<br />
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Jean Astir Grob G102<br />
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[[File:Astir.png|600px]]<br />
[[File:Fgfs-screen-026.png|600px]]<br />
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== Airport of the month ==<br />
[[File:FJDG.jpg|600px]]<br />
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The nearest airport is about 700 NM away. Around us are about 30 small islands, none with [[radio beacons]], none with an airport but some with a small beach. This Airport has four odd looking pillboxes. If you click they will open, very slowly. Now if you would have a [[Northrop B-2 Spirit |B2 bomber]] you could park your aircraft in it. If you don't have a [[Northrop B-2 Spirit|B2]] you are allowed to land, but only in an emergency. Fake an emergency and get here, bring piña colada and have a party on the beach!<br />
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*It is sooo beautiful here. Oh, where? FJDG, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chagos_Archipelago Diego Garcia at Point Marianne]. Perfect for [[VFR]] tours, and a piña colada on the beach.<br />
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== Screenshot of the month ==<br />
The popular screenshot contest is back this month! Here are the rules, as a reminder:<br />
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The screenshot must be an actual frame from a running instance of Flightgear. It can be cropped or altered in size, but it may not be altered or postprocessed in any way.<br />
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Flightgear however may be altered in any way you wish (in fact, this is explicitly encouraged) - you may modify materials.xml, you may use custom scenery, you may use your own textures, liveries, your own aircraft currently under development, your patch to the core, ... The only condition is that it's understood that whatever you did is eventually made available to others - i.e. in case you have generated a livery which you intend to sell to others, you may not use it here. Any version of Flightgear is okay.<br />
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Flightgear does not need to be run in the configuration you actually usually fly with - for the purpose of the screenshot, you may run settings with 1 fps which you would not fly otherwise.<br />
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The screenshot must be related to the challenge theme and to aviation (don't just go there with the ufo and take a shot).<br />
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This month's winners are:<br />
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'''Challenge theme "Airports from Above"'''<br />
The winning submission is by [[User:Gijs|Gijs]]!<br />
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[[File:Jumbo_eham_view.png|600px]]<br />
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'''Challenge theme "Details"'''<br />
The winning submission is by [[User:Alphamedia|kyokoyama]]!<br />
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[[File:Bone1.png|600px]]<br />
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== Suggested flights ==<br />
It's cold where we will go so dress up warm and if we are lucky we might see whales during our flight. Don't fly too high to enjoy the amazing views, and there is a small challenge at the end. The runways we will use are long enough for bigger aircraft (7000+). Total length of the trip will be around 245 NM. So, hop in the cockpit of your favourite airliner.<br />
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Alaska, here we come! Enjoy!<br />
#Park your aircraft on PAKT, [http://www.borough.ketchikan.ak.us/airport/airport_history.htm Ketchikan International], runway 11. The wind is coming from '''South''', change the weather if needed (SE is ok too). <br />
#Fly North towards [[NDB]] Fredericks Point on 372.0 for 94 NM. <br />
#Fly towards [[NDB]] Five Fingers on 295.0 for 39 NM. <br />
#Fly towards [[NDB]] Gustavus on 219.0 for 77 NM. <br />
#Fly towards [[NDB]] Coghlan Island on 212.0 for 32 NM.<br />
#Set the [[ILS]] on 109.9 and land your aircraft (after 4 NM) on PAJN, [http://www.juneau.org/airport/ Juneau International], runway 08.<br />
If you feel warm after this landing, you just crossed a NORAD microwave site, so that is why.<br />
*More amazing flights can be found at [[Suggested Flights]].<br />
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== Aircraft reviews ==<br />
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== Wiki updates ==<br />
=== 10,000,000 pageviews ===<br />
On October 29, the FlightGear wiki welcomed it's 10,000,000th (10 millionth) pageview! Coming from five million in October 2010, we doubled in just 12 months time. That is a proof that FlightGear has more users than ever and more users are able to find their way to the wiki. Both things are very nice of course!<br />
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We'd like to thank everyone that donated some free time to create/improve/correct articles and upload images to the wiki. As the wiki is (just like FlightGear) completely dependant on the community we'd like to emphasize that anyone is welcome to help! You can find a short introduction to the wiki at [[Help:Your first article]].<br />
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To 20 million and beyond! We're already well on our way, with {{NUMBEROFVIEWS}} views at this very moment. More statistics are available at [[Special:Statistics]].<br />
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=== Nasal documentation ===<br />
Flug and Hooray revamped the [[Nasal]] documentation, to make it hopefully more comprehensive and more accessible to new programmers. If you think, anything is unclear or missing, please leave a remark at the article's talk page or [http://flightgear.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=13811 the forum topic].<br />
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===New articles===<br />
*The article about [[altitude]] has received an update and a fresh lick of paint. Please help to correct the German version.<br />
*[[Aircraft speed]] is a bit more up-to speed now.<br />
*Places to fly, Suggested Flights, Suggested Flights from newsletters and the flights from the main website have all been merged into one gathering place of amazing places you really have to visit one day, soon. Check out [[Suggested Flights]] and feel free to add your secret pearls! <br />
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===New aircraft articles===<br />
===Most popular newsletters===<br />
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== Community news ==<br />
===Reminder: FSweekend===<br />
A team of FlightGear developers will promote FlightGear to the public at the [[FSweekend]] (5 and 6 November 2011), the largest flight simulator event in the world. They highly appreciate it if you are able to stop by. If you are unable to visit [[Lelystad Airport]] (EHLE) in real life, make sure you pay a virtual visit! <br />
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A visit is definitely worth it. The more knowing that Durk Talsma, one of our longtime core developers, will do a one hour presentation on FlightGear.<br />
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[[File:Fgfs-screen-028.png|x125px]][[File:FSweekend_banner_2011.jpg|x125px|link=http://www.fsweekend.com]]<br />
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More information can be found at the event's wiki page: [[FSweekend 2011]].<br />
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=== FlightGear on YouTube ===<br />
Vodoun da Vinci has [http://flightgear.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=13823 uploaded a new movie] complete with music soundtrack to demonstrate the latest [[Bombable]] addon. This one primarily features head on attacks by custom [[P-51D Mustang]]s over Sochi, Russia.<br />
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The code in the Mustangs has been hacked to make them aggressive in attacking head on. My favorite style with my FW-190 D9 Dora supplied by Detlef Faber. The clips have been recorded with time set to evening and morning (dusk and dawn) as this provides the kind of dark and contrasting sky that best suits me for hunting.<br />
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Oscar uploaded an [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nb0-k60wpKM Aircraft of the Month] video review, based on [http://www.flightgear.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=11930&p=139727#p139596 Thorsten's review] of the [[IAR_80]] on the forums.<br />
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=== FlightGear on Facebook ===<br />
Started in December 2010, [http://www.facebook.com/FlightGear the FlightGear Facebook page] welcomed its 6000th "liker" on October 7! The original plan was to outnumber the likers of [[Pro Flight Simulator]] and the like, but now that we've outnumbered them by far, the Facebook page can be seen as a way to provide a periodic dose of what's new, cool or fun in FlightGear. Over the past months, we've been frequently posting nice screenshots from forummembers.<br />
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Speaking of which, [http://flightgear.org/forums the forum] is still the place to be when you're looking for support.<br />
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=== New tutorials and screencasts ===<br />
[http://icestar-fghangar.web44.net/web/ Icecode's and Star's hangar] which was created on February 2011, is now bringing a new [http://icestar-fghangar.web44.net/web/?q=node/51 Tutorials section] where a new tutorial will be uploaded each week (sometimes more often). Starting with this week's tutorial "[http://icestar-fghangar.web44.net/web/?q=node/54 VOR navigation]". The tutorials are not going to be only limited on how to fly aircrafts but also we'll be showing you tips on how to develop aircrafts, scenery, liveries and many other things. Have fun reading and enjoy your flights!<br />
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=== Forum news ===<br />
=== Multiplayer ===<br />
=== Virtual airlines ===<br />
=== FlightGear events ===<br />
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== FlightGear in the news==<br />
FlightGear was featured in the October edition of [http://microsim.over-blog.com/ MicroSim], a French flight simulation magazine. The two paged article (click images below to open larger versions) discussed our latest release 2.4.0. Altough MSFS and X-Plane have better graphics and more complete aircraft, the writer considers FlightGear a worthwhile alternative. <br />
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The next edition of MicroSim will include a tutorial, to guide new users through the program.<br />
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[[File:MicroSim_oct2011_1.png|300px]]<br />
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== Useful links ==<br />
== And finally ... ==<br />
=== Contributing ===<br />
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". Unfortunately, there is a common mis-conception that contributing requires programming and lots of free time. In fact, there are a huge range of ways to contribute to the project without needing to write code or spending days working on something. <br />
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For ideas on starting to contribute to FlightGear, you may want to check out: [[Volunteer]].<br />
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=== Call for volunteers ===<br />
*[[Translation requests| To '''translate''' (wiki) we must '''translate translate'''!]] so, Help and translate [[Translation requests| translate]] Wenn Sie Aus Deutschland sind or Jeśli jesteś z Polski, and from anywhere!<br />
**Special thanks to Alexmdv and Michat for their translation work! (And Hamster and so many others)<br />
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* The [[OpenRadar]] project is looking for a new maintainer.<br />
* The [[FGFSPM]] (FlightGear Package Manager) is looking for a new maintainer.<br />
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=== Did you know ===<br />
...that you can comment on the newsletter in the [http://www.flightgear.org/forums/viewforum.php?f=50 forums]? Help us improve *your* newsletter! Give comments, suggestions and feedback!<br />
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<div>Welcome to '''"kyokoyama" (K. A. Yokoyama)''''s page!<br />
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== Contributions ==<br />
* [[FlightGear Newsletter]] Aug. 2009-Feb. 2010, Oct. 2010-Dec. 2010, Jul. 2011-<br />
* Picture of the Week 2010-44, 50. 2011-30, 31, 32, 33, 40.<br />
* Boeing 737-900ER Model<br />
* [[Boeing 767-300]] Cockpit Voice Acting<br />
* [[Atlas Virtual Airlines]]<br />
* [[Tokyo Haneda International Airport]] Wiki Page</div>Alphamediahttps://wiki.flightgear.org/w/index.php?title=Template:POTW/2011-40&diff=35119Template:POTW/2011-402011-09-29T00:06:39Z<p>Alphamedia: Created page with "{| class="prettytable" style="background-color:#efefef; width: 100%;" | align="center" |300px |- | align="left" | The '''Boeing 787''' is a medium-sized commerc..."</p>
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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. So if you know about any FlightGear related projects such as for example updated scenery or aircraft, please do feel invited to add such news to the newsletter.''<br />
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== New FlightGear Version Finally Released ==<br />
On August 17 after a year and a half of hard work, [http://www.flightgear.org/announcements/flightgear-v2-4-0-released/ FlightGear v2.4 has finally been released!] Thanks to the key developers that took the lead to overhaul the FlightGear release plan and create a regular release cycle. Thanks also to each and every developer in every portion of the FlightGear community who have contributed to make FlightGear such a success! [http://www.flightgear.org/download/ Please click here to jump to the download page.]<br />
Starting with the v2.4 release, the development of FlightGear will now follow the [[Release Plan]], which will act as a guideline in upcoming development and regular releases of the FlightGear simulator in the form of a six-month development cycle. In other words, if this Release Plan's suggestions are followed thoroughly, stable releases of the simulator will be created twice a year, on the 17th of February and August.<br />
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== FlightGear.org Main Website Updated ==<br />
Along with the [http://www.flightgear.org/announcements/flightgear-v2-4-0-released/ v2.4 release], the [http://www.flightgear.org FlightGear.org] web site has seen a complete overhaul during the month of August. The new website is based on "wordpress" which supports multiple editors and allows for much easier editing and updating of content. One interesting feature of wordpress is the ability to create "posts" and then allow anyone to add their own comments (pending approval.) Newsletter contributors (and anyone else) are invited to create a "post" for the main flightgear.org web site. This is a great way to promote your own project and do so in a context that allows more paragraphs, more detail, and more pictures than can fit in a newsletter article. So please continue to submit newsletter articles, but also please consider developing a longer version for the main web site!<br />
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== Development news ==<br />
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=== AI/ATC interactions ===<br />
[[File:Ehamrwyblock.png|thumb| Heavily congested taxiways at Schiphol after the 777-200 had been blocking active runway 24 for nearly 4 hours.]]<br />
While the preparations for our upcoming release are still going on, development for the next release has already started. In early august code changes were committed, which allow FlightGear users to interact with an artifically intelligent ATC system. Currently it is possible to request startup clearance, permission for push back, as well as taxi-clearances. A brand new, and highly experimental, ground network visualization system makes it possible to taxi from parking to runway along the route given by ATC. Hold position and resume taxi instructions can be be given in order to avoid collisions with other (AI controlled) aircraft. Hand-off to a tower controller, as well as more interactive take offs, are in the planning stages. The aim is to have all stages of IFR commercial aviation traffic under ATC control before the release of flightgear 2.6.0, which is planned for early 2012.<br />
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== Nasal for newbies ==<br />
== New software Tools and Projects ==<br />
=== TerraMaster ===<br />
[http://code.google.com/p/terramaster TerraMaster] is a Java-based application that lets you pick-and-choose which scenery tiles you would like to sync with the FG scenery server. Ideal for those people who prefer to TerraSync preflight rather than inflight.<br />
== FlightGear Addons and Mods ==<br />
== In the Hangar ==<br />
=== New Aircraft ===<br />
[[File:A310-snap.png|thumb| Mahan Air A310-300 over Schiphol.]]<br />
Icecode and Star a few months ago started the development of the [http://wiki.flightgear.org/Airbus_A310-300 Airbus A310-300]. The latest version of the model includes a detailed cockpit and a realistic YAsim FDM. You can view the development progress [http://www.flightgear.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=12790 here].<br />
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==== TECNAM P.92 ECHO ====<br />
[[File:Tecnam-P92.PNG|200px|thumb| Tecnam-P92.]]<br />
A french team who likes to be called "The Flightgear France patrol" has been working on many aircrafts. It is composed of many specialists in various fields (3D, texture, FDM, nasal, xml, sound...).<br />
The France patrol is proud to offer you a new airplane: the Tecnam-P92. It is probably the best ultralight aircraft available by now in Flightgear. All the instruments, electrical systems and most of the sound are realistically simulated.<br />
You can download this airplane in [http://helijah.free.fr/flightgear/hangar.htm Helijah's hangar] here as well as in the GIT repository.<br />
This team is currently working on other planes and helos, such as the R44, DC3 C-47 and D510. Those aircrafts can also be found in Helijah's hangar and in GIT.<br />
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=== Updated aircraft ===<br />
=== Liveries ===<br />
== Scenery corner ==<br />
=== Airports ===<br />
== Aircraft of the month ==<br />
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The Bombardier CRJ700 series was reviewed as this week/month's feature aircraft. You can read the full review at our wiki's [[Bombardier CRJ700 series#Aircraft of the Week.2FMonth|Bombardier CRJ700 series]] article.<br />
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== Airport of the month ==<br />
== Screenshot of the month ==<br />
== Suggested flights ==<br />
Set your plane at LPLA. This was an emergency landing site for the space shuttle so you will have plenty of room to take off.<br />
We will have to fly an odd pattern. The reason for that: If you don't fly to high you will have some amazing views.<br />
<br />
Fly towards and over LPPD. Look out the window and enjoy the view. <br />
Head out towards LPHR. If you feel LPHR coming near, look out the window good, you might have to pull your plane up.<br />
<br />
Happy flying!<br />
<br />
<br />
== Aircraft reviews ==<br />
== Wiki updates ==<br />
== Community news ==<br />
<br />
[http://wiki.flightgear.org/User:Longfly Longfly] is very proud and happy to announce the first official release of the "FlightgGear aircraftlist". After eight months of development it contains exactly '''491 different aircrafts''' for FlightGear with screenshots (click on the thumbnails – not everyone is working yet) and download-links.<br />
<br />
Because it is a very long list (6127 lines of code and many images) it may take very long to load on some slow computers. So I'll implement five subpages with always 100 planes. There is also a filter, so you can get a better overview of your favorite planes.<br />
<br />
The list should be complete but if an aircraft is missing I urge you to report it to me [http://flightgear.bplaced.de/index.php/flugzeugliste/report-a-missing-plane (pm or forum post or mail)] – Thanks! Furthermore feedback, criticism and new ideas are always very welcome in [http://www.flightgear.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=10536&start=45 the forum threat].<br />
<br />
<br />
Here it is: [http://flightgear.bplaced.de/aircraftlist/ '''www.flightgear.bplaced.de/aircraftlist/''']<br />
<br />
Have fun exploring it!<br />
<br />
=== Stunt Fridays Monthly Video Challenge ===<br />
Stunt Friday, originally a weekly event, is a monthly event where participants compete to record videos of a given stunt, and compete to create the most interesting video and stunt.<br />
The challenge for August involved landing an aircraft at the notoriously infamous former Kai Tak international airport in Hong Kong.<br />
[[User:Alphamedia|Andrew Yokoyama ("kyokoyama")]] won this month's challenge with a crosswind landing of a BAe Concorde in a storm and heavy crosswinds.<br />
<br />
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnwFduqGHNM&feature=relmfu Announcement Video]<br />
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMX_30khbXg Winner Announcement Video]<br />
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P21z6aFYeA4 Winning Video: BAe Concorde, British Airways]<br />
<br />
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKxI1wYHBy4 Kyokoyama's First Video: B777, Custom Livery]<br />
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6x3vQ6O6Iek&feature=player_embedded Ernest1984's Video: B787, House Livery]<br />
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXLy5GTuE30 CatchatyouFG's Video: A340, Cathay Pacific Airlines]<br />
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRoDzuR2rlo&feature=related Youssef's Video: B777, KLM]<br />
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkXr36GglEo&feature=player_embedded abc45's First Video: A320, Philippines Airlines]<br />
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fxxyFUyyAU&feature=player_embedded abc45's Second Video: A380, Singapore Airlines]<br />
* [http://s979.photobucket.com/albums/ae271/MTshoot/?action=view&current=KaiTak13.mp4 E-Savageair's Video: B747, Cathay Pacific Airlines]<br />
<br />
=== FlightGear on YouTube ===<br />
=== New tutorials and screencasts ===<br />
=== Forum news ===<br />
=== Multiplayer ===<br />
=== Virtual airlines ===<br />
=== FlightGear events ===<br />
<br />
<br />
== Useful links ==<br />
== And finally ... ==<br />
=== Contributing ===<br />
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". Unfortunately, there is a common mis-conception that contributing requires programming and lots of free time. In fact, there are a huge range of ways to contribute to the project without needing to write code or spending days working on something. <br />
<br />
For ideas on starting to contribute to FlightGear, you may want to check out: [[Volunteer]].<br />
<br />
=== Call for volunteers ===<br />
* The [[OpenRadar]] project is looking for a new maintainer.<br />
* The [[FGFSPM]] (FlightGear Package Manager) is looking for a new maintainer.<br />
<br />
== Did you know==<br />
<br />
<br />
{{Template:Newsletternav}}</div>Alphamediahttps://wiki.flightgear.org/w/index.php?title=FlightGear_Newsletter_August_2011&diff=33653FlightGear Newsletter August 20112011-08-27T20:45:52Z<p>Alphamedia: Added "Stunt Fridays" Information</p>
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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. So if you know about any FlightGear related projects such as for example updated scenery or aircraft, please do feel invited to add such news to the newsletter.''<br />
<br />
== New FlightGear Version Finally Released ==<br />
On August 17 after a year and a half of hard work, [http://www.flightgear.org/announcements/flightgear-v2-4-0-released/ FlightGear v2.4 has finally been released!] Thanks to the key developers that took the lead to overhaul the FlightGear release plan and create a regular release cycle. Thanks also to each and every developer in every portion of the FlightGear community who have contributed to make FlightGear such a success! [http://www.flightgear.org/download/ Please click here to jump to the download page.]<br />
Starting with the v2.4 release, the development of FlightGear will now follow the [[Release Plan]], which will act as a guideline in upcoming development and regular releases of the FlightGear simulator in the form of a six-month development cycle. In other words, if this Release Plan's suggestions are followed thoroughly, stable releases of the simulator will be created twice a year, on the 17th of February and August.<br />
<br />
== FlightGear.org Main Website Updated ==<br />
Along with the [http://www.flightgear.org/announcements/flightgear-v2-4-0-released/ v2.4 release], the [http://www.flightgear.org FlightGear.org] web site has seen a complete overhaul during the month of August. The new website is based on "wordpress" which supports multiple editors and allows for much easier editing and updating of content. One interesting feature of wordpress is the ability to create "posts" and then allow anyone to add their own comments (pending approval.) Newsletter contributors (and anyone else) are invited to create a "post" for the main flightgear.org web site. This is a great way to promote your own project and do so in a context that allows more paragraphs, more detail, and more pictures than can fit in a newsletter article. So please continue to submit newsletter articles, but also please consider developing a longer version for the main web site!<br />
<br />
== Development news ==<br />
<br />
=== AI/ATC interactions ===<br />
[[File:Ehamrwyblock.png|thumb| Heavily congested taxiways at Schiphol after the 777-200 had been blocking active runway 24 for nearly 4 hours.]]<br />
While the preparations for our upcoming release are still going on, development for the next release has already started. In early august code changes were committed, which allow FlightGear users to interact with an artifically intelligent ATC system. Currently it is possible to request startup clearance, permission for push back, as well as taxi-clearances. A brand new, and highly experimental, ground network visualization system makes it possible to taxi from parking to runway along the route given by ATC. Hold position and resume taxi instructions can be be given in order to avoid collisions with other (AI controlled) aircraft. Hand-off to a tower controller, as well as more interactive take offs, are in the planning stages. The aim is to have all stages of IFR commercial aviation traffic under ATC control before the release of flightgear 2.6.0, which is planned for early 2012.<br />
<br />
== Nasal for newbies ==<br />
== New software Tools and Projects ==<br />
=== TerraMaster ===<br />
[http://code.google.com/p/terramaster TerraMaster] is a Java-based application that lets you pick-and-choose which scenery tiles you would like to sync with the FG scenery server. Ideal for those people who prefer to TerraSync preflight rather than inflight.<br />
== FlightGear Addons and Mods ==<br />
== In the Hangar ==<br />
=== New Aircraft ===<br />
[[File:A310-snap.png|thumb| Mahan Air A310-300 over Schiphol.]]<br />
Icecode and Star a few months ago started the development of the [http://wiki.flightgear.org/Airbus_A310-300 Airbus A310-300]. The latest version of the model includes a detailed cockpit and a realistic YAsim FDM. You can view the development progress [http://www.flightgear.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=12790 here].<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==== TECNAM P.92 ECHO ====<br />
[[File:Tecnam-P92.PNG|200px|thumb| Tecnam-P92.]]<br />
A french team who likes to be called "The Flightgear France patrol" has been working on many aircrafts. It is composed of many specialists in various fields (3D, texture, FDM, nasal, xml, sound...).<br />
The France patrol is proud to offer you a new airplane: the Tecnam-P92. It is probably the best ultralight aircraft available by now in Flightgear. All the instruments, electrical systems and most of the sound are realistically simulated.<br />
You can download this airplane in [http://helijah.free.fr/flightgear/hangar.htm Helijah's hangar] here as well as in the GIT repository.<br />
This team is currently working on other planes and helos, such as the R44, DC3 C-47 and D510. Those aircrafts can also be found in Helijah's hangar and in GIT.<br />
<br />
=== Updated aircraft ===<br />
=== Liveries ===<br />
== Scenery corner ==<br />
=== Airports ===<br />
== Aircraft of the month ==<br />
<br />
The Bombardier CRJ700 series was reviewed as this week/month's feature aircraft. You can read the full review at our wiki's [[Bombardier CRJ700 series#Aircraft of the Week.2FMonth|Bombardier CRJ700 series]] article.<br />
<br />
== Airport of the month ==<br />
== Screenshot of the month ==<br />
== Suggested flights ==<br />
Set your plane at LPLA. This was an emergency landing site for the space shuttle so you will have plenty of room to take off.<br />
We will have to fly an odd pattern. The reason for that: If you don't fly to high you will have some amazing views.<br />
<br />
Fly towards and over LPPD. Look out the window and enjoy the view. <br />
Head out towards LPHR. If you feel LPHR coming near, look out the window good, you might have to pull your plane up.<br />
<br />
Happy flying!<br />
<br />
<br />
== Aircraft reviews ==<br />
== Wiki updates ==<br />
== Community news ==<br />
<br />
[http://wiki.flightgear.org/User:Longfly Longfly] is very proud and happy to announce the first official release of the "FlightgGear aircraftlist". After eight months of development it contains exactly '''491 different aircrafts''' for FlightGear with screenshots (click on the thumbnails – not everyone is working yet) and download-links.<br />
<br />
Because it is a very long list (6127 lines of code and many images) it may take very long to load on some slow computers. So I'll implement five subpages with always 100 planes. There is also a filter, so you can get a better overview of your favorite planes.<br />
<br />
The list should be complete but if an aircraft is missing I urge you to report it to me [http://flightgear.bplaced.de/index.php/flugzeugliste/report-a-missing-plane (pm or forum post or mail)] – Thanks! Furthermore feedback, criticism and new ideas are always very welcome in [http://www.flightgear.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=10536&start=45 the forum threat].<br />
<br />
<br />
Here it is: [http://flightgear.bplaced.de/aircraftlist/ '''www.flightgear.bplaced.de/aircraftlist/''']<br />
<br />
Have fun exploring it!<br />
<br />
=== Stunt Fridays Monthly Video Challenge ===<br />
Stunt Friday, originally a weekly event, is a monthly event where participants compete to record videos of a given stunt, and compete to create the most interesting video and stunt.<br />
The challenge for August involved landing an aircraft at the notoriously infamous former Kai Tak international airport in Hong Kong.<br />
[[Alphamedia|Andrew Yokoyama ("kyokoyama")]] won this month's challenge with a crosswind landing of a BAe Concorde in a storm and heavy crosswinds.<br />
<br />
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnwFduqGHNM&feature=relmfu Announcement Video]<br />
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMX_30khbXg Winner Announcement Video]<br />
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P21z6aFYeA4 Winning Video: BAe Concorde, British Airways]<br />
<br />
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKxI1wYHBy4 Kyokoyama's First Video: B777, Custom Livery]<br />
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6x3vQ6O6Iek&feature=player_embedded Ernest1984's Video: B787, House Livery]<br />
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXLy5GTuE30 CatchatyouFG's Video: A340, Cathay Pacific Airlines]<br />
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRoDzuR2rlo&feature=related Youssef's Video: B777, KLM]<br />
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkXr36GglEo&feature=player_embedded abc45's First Video: A320, Philippines Airlines]<br />
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fxxyFUyyAU&feature=player_embedded abc45's Second Video: A380, Singapore Airlines]<br />
* [http://s979.photobucket.com/albums/ae271/MTshoot/?action=view&current=KaiTak13.mp4 E-Savageair's Video: B747, Cathay Pacific Airlines]<br />
<br />
=== FlightGear on YouTube ===<br />
=== New tutorials and screencasts ===<br />
=== Forum news ===<br />
=== Multiplayer ===<br />
=== Virtual airlines ===<br />
=== FlightGear events ===<br />
<br />
<br />
== Useful links ==<br />
== And finally ... ==<br />
=== Contributing ===<br />
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". Unfortunately, there is a common mis-conception that contributing requires programming and lots of free time. In fact, there are a huge range of ways to contribute to the project without needing to write code or spending days working on something. <br />
<br />
For ideas on starting to contribute to FlightGear, you may want to check out: [[Volunteer]].<br />
<br />
=== Call for volunteers ===<br />
* The [[OpenRadar]] project is looking for a new maintainer.<br />
* The [[FGFSPM]] (FlightGear Package Manager) is looking for a new maintainer.<br />
<br />
== Did you know==<br />
<br />
<br />
{{Template:Newsletternav}}</div>Alphamediahttps://wiki.flightgear.org/w/index.php?title=FlightGear_Newsletter_August_2011&diff=33417FlightGear Newsletter August 20112011-08-18T00:11:49Z<p>Alphamedia: Correction of the Release Candidate information and replacement with Official 2.4 Release Notice.</p>
<hr />
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{{TOC_right|limit=2}}<br />
<br />
''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. So if you know about any FlightGear related projects such as for example updated scenery or aircraft, please do feel invited to add such news to the newsletter.''<br />
<br />
== New FlightGear Version Finally Released ==<br />
After months of hard work in the overhaul of the FlightGear regular release cycle, as well as each and every developer in every portion of the FlightGear flight simulator and its community, the '''2.4.0 release has finally been released on August 17! [http://www.flightgear.org/download/ Please click here to download].'''<br />
Also, starting with the 2.4 release, the development of FlightGear will now follow the [[Release Plan]], which will act as a guideline in upcoming development and regular releases of the FlightGear simulator in the form of a six-month development cycle; in otherwords, if this Release Plan's suggestions are followed thoroughly, stable releases of the simulator will be created twice a year, on the 17th of February and August.<br />
<br />
== Development news ==<br />
<br />
=== AI/ATC interactions ===<br />
[[File:Ehamrwyblock.png|thumb| Heavily congested taxiways at Schiphol after the 777-200 had been blocking active runway 24 for nearly 4 hours.]]<br />
While the preparations for our upcoming release are still going on, development for the next release has already started. In early august code changes were committed, which allow FlightGear users to interact with an artifically intelligent ATC system. Currently it is possible to request startup clearance, permission for push back, as well as taxi-clearances. A brand new, and highly experimental, ground network visualization system makes it possible to taxi from parking to runway along the route given by ATC. Hold position and resume taxi instructions can be be given in order to avoid collisions with other (AI controlled) aircraft. Hand-off to a tower controller, as well as more interactive take offs, are in the planning stages. The aim is to have all stages of IFR commercial aviation traffic under ATC control before the release of flightgear 2.6.0, which is planned for early 2012.<br />
<br />
== Nasal for newbies ==<br />
== New software Tools and Projects ==<br />
== FlightGear Addons and Mods ==<br />
== In the Hangar ==<br />
=== New Aircraft ===<br />
[[File:A310-snap.png|thumb| Mahan Air A310-300 over Schiphol.]]<br />
Icecode and Star a few months ago started the development of the [http://wiki.flightgear.org/Airbus_A310-300 Airbus A310-300]. The latest version of the model includes a detailed cockpit and a realistic YAsim FDM. You can view the development progress [http://www.flightgear.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=12790 here].<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==== TECNAM P.92 ECHO ====<br />
[[File:Tecnam-P92.PNG|200px|thumb| Tecnam-P92.]]<br />
A french team who likes to be called "The Flightgear France patrol" has been working on many aircrafts. It is composed of many specialists in various fields (3D, texture, FDM, nasal, xml, sound...).<br />
The France patrol is proud to offer you a new airplane: the Tecnam-P92. It is probably the best ultralight aircraft available by now in Flightgear. All the instruments, electrical systems and most of the sound are realistically simulated.<br />
You can download this airplane in [http://helijah.free.fr/flightgear/hangar.htm Helijah's hangar] here as well as in the GIT repository.<br />
This team is currently working on other planes and helos, such as the R44, DC3 C-47 and D510. Those aircrafts can also be found in Helijah's hangar and in GIT.<br />
<br />
=== Updated aircraft ===<br />
=== Liveries ===<br />
== Scenery corner ==<br />
=== Airports ===<br />
== Aircraft of the month ==<br />
<br />
The Bombardier CRJ700 series was reviewed as this week/month's feature aircraft. You can read the full review at our wiki's [[Bombardier CRJ700 series#Aircraft of the Week.2FMonth|Bombardier CRJ700 series]] article.<br />
<br />
== Airport of the month ==<br />
== Screenshot of the month ==<br />
== Suggested flights ==<br />
== Aircraft reviews ==<br />
== Wiki updates ==<br />
== Community news ==<br />
<br />
[http://wiki.flightgear.org/User:Longfly Longfly] is very proud and happy to announce the first official release of the "FlightgGear aircraftlist". After eight months of development it contains exactly '''491 different aircrafts''' for FlightGear with screenshots (click on the thumbnails – not everyone is working yet) and download-links.<br />
<br />
Because it is a very long list (6127 lines of code and many images) it may take very long to load on some slow computers. So I'll implement five subpages with always 100 planes. There is also a filter, so you can get a better overview of your favorite planes.<br />
<br />
The list should be complete but if an aircraft is missing I urge you to report it to me [http://flightgear.bplaced.de/index.php/flugzeugliste/report-a-missing-plane (pm or forum post or mail)] – Thanks! Furthermore feedback, criticism and new ideas are always very welcome in [http://www.flightgear.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=10536&start=45 the forum threat].<br />
<br />
<br />
Here it is: [http://flightgear.bplaced.de/aircraftlist/ '''www.flightgear.bplaced.de/aircraftlist/''']<br />
<br />
Have fun exploring it!<br />
<br />
<br />
=== FlightGear on YouTube ===<br />
* CatchatyouFG has [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXLy5GTuE30 uploaded a video], and he lands an [[Airbus A340-600]] (with engines on fire in the beautiful Cathay Pacific livery) at Kai Tak Airport (VHXX) as a submission to Osjcag's monthly FlightGear community challenge.<br />
<br />
=== New tutorials and screencasts ===<br />
=== Forum news ===<br />
=== Multiplayer ===<br />
=== Virtual airlines ===<br />
=== FlightGear events ===<br />
<br />
== Useful links ==<br />
== And finally ... ==<br />
=== Contributing ===<br />
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". Unfortunately, there is a common mis-conception that contributing requires programming and lots of free time. In fact, there are a huge range of ways to contribute to the project without needing to write code or spending days working on something. <br />
<br />
For ideas on starting to contribute to FlightGear, you may want to check out: [[Volunteer]].<br />
<br />
=== Call for volunteers ===<br />
* The [[OpenRadar]] project is looking for a new maintainer.<br />
* The [[FGFSPM]] (FlightGear Package Manager) is looking for a new maintainer.<br />
<br />
== Did you know==<br />
<br />
<br />
{{Template:Newsletternav}}</div>Alphamediahttps://wiki.flightgear.org/w/index.php?title=Main_Page&diff=33400Main Page2011-08-17T16:57:18Z<p>Alphamedia: Updated Release Notice to 2.6, Linked to FG Download Page, Release Candidate link removed.</p>
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==2010 annual==<br />
2010 was the year in which:<br />
* FlightGear 2.0 was released.<br />
* most of the existing virtual airlines were merged into [[Atlas Virtual Airlines]], making it the largest and by far most active FlightGear based airline.<br />
* shaders started to be used all over the sim, introducing some new graphical eye candy as semi-realistic water reflections, 3D cities.<br />
* the CVS servers broke down after a hardware failure, leading to our move to Git.<br />
* detailed landclassing was created for various locations around the world.<br />
* anaglyphic (3D) was introduced; making FlightGear the first flightsim with built-in 3D support.<br />
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== FlightGear events ==<br />
== Call for volunteers ==<br />
The [[OpenRadar]] project is looking for a new maintainer.<br />
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The [[TerraGear GUI]] project is looking for programmers to help create a GUI frontend for [[TerraGear]] [http://flightgear.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=7485#p102005].<br />
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The [[FGFSPM]] (FlightGear Package Manager) is looking for a new maintainer.<br />
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== Development news ==<br />
[[User:T3r|Torsten]] improved the handling of reduced visibility due to fog, mist or haze. The global weather now interprets weather phenomena causing reduced visibility. The code places a cloud layer starting at the ground and reaching up to a certain altitude. After climbing through this layer, visibility increases rapidly, just like in real life.<br />
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== In the hangar ==<br />
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====Bell AH-1 Cobra====<br />
[[File:Cobra.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Cobra in action.]]<br />
The Developers at [http://alphashangar.co.nr/ Alpha-J's Hangar] have started making the [[AH-1 Cobra|Bell AH-1 Cobra]]. Development is going well and can be tracked [http://www.flightgear.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=10130 here.] The Bell AH-1 Cobra is a two-bladed, single engine attack helicopter manufactured by Bell Helicopter. It shares a common engine, transmission and rotor system with the older UH-1 Iroquois. The AH-1 is also referred to as the HueyCobra or Snake.<br />
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====AgustaWestland AW139====<br />
[[File:AW139ln.jpg|200px|thumb|left|AW139-here in the LongNose-version]]<br />
HHS started to make the AW139, an italian midclass helicopter in use in many countries like the Netherlands, Spain, Italia, Ireland and Japan. <br />
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This work has been started due to the fact that above-average number of datas about the flightdynamic has been found, and the systems are very similar like to other new helicopters like the EC130 B4. <br />
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So you can expect another accurate helicopter next year. As special feature it is planned to simulate the 4-axis autopilot as accurate as possible. <br />
People who would like to follow the developement can watch it at: [http://www.gitorious.org/aw139 http://www.gitorious.org/aw139]<br />
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====F5E Tiger II==== <br />
[[File:Fgfs-screen-014.png|200px|thumb|left|F5E Tiger II.]]<br />
Has many updated aspects, please follow the link : [http://flightgear.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=10327]. For direct download: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/16442048/F-5Ev20101220.rar<br />
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====Short S.23 Empire flying boat====<br />
[[File:Sperry_A-2.jpg|thumb|250px|The control unit of the Sperry A-2 automatic pilot in a Short S.23 Empire flying boat.]]<br />
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The [[Short Empire|Short Empire flying boat]] has been updated with a Sperry A-2 automatic pilot by Anders, filling one of the remaining empty spots on the dashboard.<br />
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====Lockheed L-1011 Tristar====<br />
Fresh off a 1/10 rating, the [[Lockheed L-1011-500|TriStar]] is closer to having a working cockpit. Currently there are three working photorealistic instruments. A full cockpit update is planned to be sent to the repository soon.<br />
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====Eurocopter EC130 B4====<br />
[[File:Ec130.10.jpg|200px|thumb|right|EC130 B4- latest development version]]<br />
Not for beginners anymore- the EC130 has been updated and the latest developement is now available in Git. This includes a better and more accurate 3d-model with customized reflection effects, detailed mainrotor, 3d-cockpit and a more accurate fdm. <br />
More interesting is the systems simulation: FADEC, FLI (FirstLimitIndicator) in the work, electrical systems, fuel, Force Trim Release....<br />
This is all based on the original flight manual, and as there is no Autostart you have to follow the checklist to get this bird started. A first simple flightmanual is included.<br />
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There are still a lot of things left to do, which will be done in the next weeks and months: <br />
* lighting<br />
* bug fixing<br />
* sound config<br />
* paintkit with high detailed liveries<br />
* completing the 3d-work<br />
* failures<br />
* better flightmanual<br />
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and some things more.<br />
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====Airbus A380====<br />
After several months of remodelling and coding, the [[A380]] has been updated and committed to the general FGdata Git repository ready for the next release of FlightGear.<br />
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The A380 comes with three liveries<br />
* Airbus House<br />
* Singapore Airlines<br />
* Qantas Airways<br />
There are too many changes since the last "Milestone" release twelve months ago to list here. The [[Airbus A380]] wiki page details the list of items that have been completed or are still on the "To Do" list. The aircraft requires the latest Git build of FlightGear as it uses many features in the up coming release including digital filters in the autopilot, OSG Text animations and James Turners new GPS code.<br />
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=== Liveries ===<br />
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== Scenery corner ==<br />
===Cities===<br />
At least four of the five boroughs of New York City should have land cover in the database by the start of the new year with the only other missing borough, Manhattan, to come in the very near future. The MetLife Building, the former Pan Am building, has been modeled as well, giving Manhattan its first non-generic skyscraper!<br />
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===Land Cover===<br />
====Eastern Europe====<br />
Detailed scenery is under development for the E20N40 area, with the following countries partly or fully covered:<br />
* Albania<br />
* Bulgaria<br />
* Hungary<br />
* Kosovo<br />
* FYR Macedonia<br />
* Poland<br />
* Romania<br />
* Serbia<br />
* Slovakia<br />
* Turkey<br />
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The scenery is using Corine land classification data, road and railroad data from OpenStreetMap and SRTM v4 elevation data from CGIAR.<br />
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[[File:E20n40.png|thumb|400px|left]]<br />
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==== New England ====<br />
More New England coverage as western Massachusetts has been added to the map server and therefore has been made part of the default scenery package. The next scenery release will allow users to fly from New York John F. Kennedy Int'l to Burlington, Vermont without having to pass over any vmap0 (current) scenery. More coverage is planned as well.<br />
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====Republic of Ireland====<br />
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Detailed scenery made from CORINE land cover data is now available for the Republic of Ireland. Road and railroad data is from OpenStreetMap, elevation data is SRTM v3. A nice feature of this scenery is that the coastline is rendered using the Corine shapes, so flying along the coast looks a lot prettier than the in the default vmap0 scenery. The scenery pack also contains a terminal building for Knock Ireland West Airport (EIKN) not previously seen.<br />
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See some screenshots [http://www.flightgear.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=10326 here] and for further details see the [http://www.flightgear.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=10354 forum announcement].<br />
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=== Airports ===<br />
====Charlottesville Albemarle Airport (KCHO)====<br />
[[File:DevelopmenofKCHOPart1.jpg|200px|thumb|left|KCHO under development]]I (Catchatyou) am currently working on making a new airport for FlightGear! It is Charlottesville Albemarle Airport (KCHO). I must say that I am new to Blender and FlightGear, but I am excited to be a part of it. I hope that my creation will eventually sprout into a beautiful product as time goes by. I have no set date on when this should be completed, but I hope that I can make it as soon as possible.<br />
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[[File:eddm tower.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Development version of EDDM tower]]I am not just making the airport building. I'm hoping to eventually add in the parking lot and other various objects.<br />
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Thank you for making contributing so easy.<br />
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====Franz Josef Strauss Airport Munich (EDDM)====<br />
[[:User:D-79|D-79]] started modelling EDDM in October and is dedicated to make this the most detailed airport in Germany. So far, both terminals have been modelled, as well as most of the additional buildings on the aprons. One of the most difficult tasks proved to be setting up ground vehicles. But now they're running as an AI scenario of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GhGbV7n0Uk eight busses and trucks]. As soon as work is finished, the airport will be sent to Martin of the [[FlightGear Scenery Database]].<br />
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====Aeroporto "Gianni Caproni", Mattarello, Trento (Northern Italy) (LIDT)====<br />
[[File:LIDT-Mattarello.jpg|200px|thumb|left|LIDT-Mattarello]]LIDT is a small touristic airport located in Mattarello, very close to Trento (Trentino Alto Adige-Sued Tyrol), and is dedicated to Giovanni Caproni, an Italian pioneer of aviation, born in Arco, near Trento. <br />
Beside the terminal building there is an Aviation Museum containing some aircrafts built by the Caproni Factory in early XX century.<br />
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The LIDT airport is home to the [http://www.protezionecivile.tn.it/frame.asp?Site=11&Area=29&Sect=221&Subs=260 "Gruppo Elicotteri Vigili del Fuoco Trento"] (Trento Fire Dept Helicopter Group), involved in many rescue operations on the Alps.<br />
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Scighera has modeled the Main Building (Air Terminal, Tower and Aerhotel), the Caproni Aviation Museum and various hangars, including the one of the Fire Dept Helicopter Group.<br />
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The 3D models are available for download at [http://digilander.libero.it/scighera_fg/index.html scighera's Homepage] and are already available on [[TerraSync]].<br />
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====Aeroporto "Romeo Sartori", Asiago (LIDA)====<br />
[[File:ZFoto_LIDA_Asiago_1.jpg|200px|thumb|left|LIDA-Asiago]]LIDA Asiago (Veneto, Italy) is another small touristic airport at the edge between the Po River Plains and the Eastern Alps, populated with a lot of gliders.<br />
Scighera has modelled the few buildings there, including the "fancy" Terminal.<br />
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The few 3D models are avilable for download at [http://digilander.libero.it/scighera_fg/index.html scighera's Homepage] and have been issued to Martin for inclusion in the [[FlightGear Scenery Database]].(It has been included on Dec 13th 2010)<br />
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====Engiadina Airport, Semaden St.Murezzan (Svizra)(LSZS)====<br />
[[File:Z_LSZS_Samedan1.jpg|200px|thumb|left|LSZS Semaden Terminal]]Or ... Engadiner Flughafen Samedan St. Moritz (Schweiz) claims to be the highest airport in Europe; in any case is strategically located in the middle of Raethian Alps !<br />
Scighera has started the modelling of the buildings, beginning with the terminal 1 (actually the only one !)... in the meanwhile HHS provided the untextured .blend files of the south building, including the Terminal, the Tower and HeliBernina Hangar and Offices.<br />
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== Aircraft of the month ==<br />
== Airport of the month ==<br />
== Screenshot of the month ==<br />
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== Suggested flights ==<br />
== Aircraft reviews ==<br />
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== Wiki updates ==<br />
===Developed Airports===<br />
So far we never had a list of all developed airports in FlightGear. This has now been changed. The [[developed airports]] article lists all aerodromes where at least one building has been placed, be it a static (unique) models or a shared model, but only if the objects are available from the [[FlightGear Scenery Database]]. This new list is meant to become the central site where we maintain an up-to-date list of all developed airports. For setting up this list, [[:User:D-79|D-79]] used the forum discussion [http://www.flightgear.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=4700|List of Improved Airports in FlightGear].<br />
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===Video Tutorials===<br />
Over the past year, more and more [[Video Tutorials]] have been produced for FlightGear, so that it seemed sensible to set up a special wiki site for them, sorted by categories. Feel free to 1) make more video tutorials and 2) add them to the list. When making a video tutorial, please try to keep a certain standard: Video tutorials should have a good video resolution so that users can see what's happening on the screen, and they should have text or voice comment so that users understand what's being done.<br />
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[[File:Asi.png|thumb|120px|Airspeed indicator]]<br />
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===More Hangars===<br />
The wiki article [[FlightGear Hangars]] has been extended by longfly. Now there are over 47 hangars with interesting aircraft, liveries and scenery. [http://www.flightgear.bplaced.de/filemanager/flightgear/index.php/flugzeugliste Longfly's german hangar] for example has begun to create a list of all aircrafts available for FlightGear. There are currently 412, which must be insert.<br />
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===Instrument glass reflection tutorial===<br />
Horacio has written an excellent short tutorial to show how to add glass reflection effect to instruments, using graphic tools, so that the reflection effect is already contained in the main instrument image, and not depending on shaders meaning less CPU load. The result is widely satisfactory and very realistic.<br />
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[[Howto: Glass reflection effect for instruments]]<br />
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===Helipad category===<br />
We have a new wiki [[:Category:Helipads|category for helipads]], as a sub-category of the [[:Category:Airports|airports category]]. So far, only the [[oil platforms]] can be found there, but others could be added, like hospital helipads or ANWB/ADAC/ÖAMTC heliports.<br />
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=== New tutorials and screencasts ===<br />
Check out Zexe's video Tips and Tricks for Flightgear. Tips include how to Target-track, overlay instrument numbers, and so on. You can find them here on the wiki at [[Video Tutorials#Advanced options|Video Tutorials (advanced options)]] and on the [http://flightgear.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=9811 forum].<br />
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== Community news ==<br />
=== FlightGear on YouTube ===<br />
* Oscar uploaded a nice video of a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKa3-jUWMKU 777 event at EHAM].<br />
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=== Forum news ===<br />
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=== Multiplayer ===<br />
* Papabear is currently hosting an "event", where he is navigating the USS Vinson around the world! Visit [[Carrier over MP|here]] to find out how to activate the MP Carrier mode, and [http://www.flightgear.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=10207#p103663 here] for the FG Forum Topic regarding this post. As of Dec. 26 at 12:00AM UTC, the Vinson is near the former Kai Tak airport of Hong Kong. All aircraft are welcome, even ones that usually should not land on carriers in reality. Enjoy landing and talking to other pilots that are present!<br />
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=== Virtual Airlines ===<br />
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== Useful links ==<br />
== And finally ... ==<br />
=== Contributing ===<br />
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". Unfortunately, there is a common mis-conception that contributing requires programming and lots of free time. In fact, there are a huge range of ways to contribute to the project without needing to write code or spending days working on something. <br />
<br />
For ideas on starting to contribute to FlightGear, you may want to check out: [[Volunteer]].<br />
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=== Reminder: Google's Summer of Code 2011 ===<br />
We would like to remind all readers that the FlightGear project is planning to participate in [[GSoC]] 2011. However, doing that really requires a fair amount of work, planning and organizing. This is not something that can be done by a single person. It really needs a coordinated team effort, or otherwise FlightGear won't be able to apply/participate at all.<br />
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So all users are invited to help us progress further with our preparations for GSoC 2011. If you have any questions or other feedback, please use the forum to [http://flightgear.org/forums/viewforum.php?f=38 get in touch].<br />
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=== Did you know ===<br />
... that you can easily set [[anti-aliasing]] to improve FlightGear's graphic display?<br />
[[Category:FlightGear Newsletter|2010 12]]</div>Alphamediahttps://wiki.flightgear.org/w/index.php?title=Carrier_over_MP&diff=26877Carrier over MP2010-12-26T03:00:06Z<p>Alphamedia: Emphasizing Something Everyone Forgets</p>
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<div>Carrier over MP is available in FlightGear/CVS and makes it possible to command the [[Howto: Carrier|Nimitz]] and other carriers. Other pilots on the [[Howto: Multiplayer|multiplayer network]] can elect to be able to see and land on the carrier controlled by the MP carrier player.<br />
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===Usage examples===<br />
Command the Nimitz:<br />
% fgfs --aircraft=nimitz<br />
Command the Eisenhower:<br />
% fgfs --aircraft=eisenhower<br />
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Command the Nimitz for MP operation:<br />
% fgfs --aircraft=nimitz --callsign='Nimitz7' --multiplay=...<br />
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To enable a MP carrier when on the multiplayer network use the MP carrier dialog available from Network->"MPCarrier selection" to select which MP carrier players you wish to see.<br />
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[[Image:MPCarrier-dialog.png]]<br />
''The MPCarrier selection dialog. The user 'Nimitz' is currently selected as the controller of MP Nimitz.''<br />
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It is also possible to select MP carrier players from the command line using the following --prop: argument (change nimitz to the <br />
% fgfs --ai-scenario=nimitz_demo --prop:/sim/mp-carriers/nimitz-callsign=<callsign of the player commanding mp-nimitz> --multiplay=.....<br />
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===Important===<br />
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The MP carrier will not be active unless you specify the callsign of the player on MP running Nimitz with the MP carrier dialog or<br />
--prop:/sim/mp-carriers/nimitz-callsign=<callsign of the mp-nimitz player> <br />
This ensures that MPCarriers won't interfer with the normal nimitz_demo scenario unless you explicitly ask for that.<br />
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Please also note that '''''<big>the AI scenario corresponding to the carrier you want to see must also be active!</big>''''' Many pilots forget this at setup.<br />
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And remember, have fun :) .<br />
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=== For the Carrier captain===<br />
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I sometimes got questions about driving the carriers, so here are the principal tips:<br />
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First see the aircraft help. Press '?'.<br />
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If you don't know how to change orientation and position of the carrier (apart from using the rudder and speed, but that take a long time to cross ocean :) ), you can use the properties.<br />
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The tip is that you need to change the properties of the ai-carrier you are driving, e.g. for the Nimitz,find the /ai/models/carrier[i] that got Nimitz as name.<br />
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In /ai/models/carrier[i]/position/ you can change lat, lon, and elevation to put it where you want, and in /ai/models/carrier[i]/orientation you can make it face wind. Facing wind is important (with real weather fetch) to make the FLOLS green on approach.<br />
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Set speed using PgUp/PgDown in manual control.<br />
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To have a better sync between the pilots using the Nimitz, i prefer to keep a speed of 0 so that there's no drift between pilots.<br />
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==Installation (for FlightGear 1.9.1)==<br />
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Downloads are stored at: http://www.gidenstam.org/FlightGear/misc/Carrier_over_MP/<br />
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The file to take is currently: MPCarrier_fgfsCVS.tar.gz<br />
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#Unpack the archive into <tt>data/Aircaft</tt>.For windows users, you can use 7zip and apply it twice (one to unzip, one to untar), until you've got the MPCarrier folder. Once MPCarrier in your Aircraft directory, you will find a new "aircraft" called 'nimitz' in your aircraft list.<br />
#Make sure that the AI scenario nimitz_demo is active.<br />
#To see a mp carrier, set the property: /sim/mp-carriers/nimitz-callsign (see below "important")<br />
#Optional: To get a MPCarrier dialog entry in the Network menu. Apply the changes in mpcarrier_menubar.diff to FG_ROOT/gui/menubar.xml. The diff is for FlightGear/CVS. However, the structure of menubar.xml is so simple that I expect almost anyone could figure out how to add the menu entry :)</div>Alphamediahttps://wiki.flightgear.org/w/index.php?title=Template:POTW/2010-50&diff=26557Template:POTW/2010-502010-12-07T23:43:15Z<p>Alphamedia: </p>
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<div>A '''virtual airline''' (VA) is a dedicated hobby organization that uses flight simulation to model the operations of an airline. Virtual airlines generally have a presence on the internet, similar to a real airline. There are over 100 virtual airlines of significance currently active in the internet (supporting a number of flightsims), with thousands of participants involved at any one time each using different simulator platforms.<br />
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==Purpose==<br />
Virtual airlines were started to give a sense of purpose to activities conducted within a flight simulator. This basic premise has evolved over time, along with available technology, to provide increasing levels of immersion but always with the same core purpose. When combined with increasingly powerful personal computers, advancing flight simulation software, and communications networks, virtual airlines are often able to provide compelling, realistic, experiences similar to operations inside a real airline. Virtual airlines also provide an avenue for members to gain access to additional content, such as aircraft and scenery, for use with their simulator. The appeal varies; for younger members, virtual airlines provide a sandbox environment where they can experience the corporate environment of commercial business in the airline industry, without the risk of financial loss. These organizations also provide an outlet for those who are interested in aviation but unable to fly themselves in real life due to financial, health, or other reasons.<br />
Most of all, its one step closer to enthusiasts feeling more involved in an airline environment and share their interests with others.<br />
Virtual Airlines also benefit the flight simulator community by providing valuable services such as ATC, events, and general help and knowledge.<br />
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==Common elements==<br />
There are several elements that are common across many virtual airlines:<br />
* A website as the focal point of the community<br />
* Internet forum where discussion and social interaction can occur<br />
* Customized livery that users can download together with aircraft and install in their flight simulator<br />
* Route schedules for members to fly in their simulators<br />
* Multiplayer events, often on a game network such as VATSIM or IVAO<br />
* Less common elements include:<br />
* An Online database for recording and reporting flights and membership statistics<br />
* Dedicated game server hosting to provide private areas for members to complete flights<br />
* Award, rank and recognition systems<br />
* Voice over Internet Protocol servers for members to communicate freely by voice<br />
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==Current Flightgear Virtual Airlines==<br />
Currently, some number of virtual airlines exist, with airlines made of various experiences, fleets and operations. Here is a list of some of the known virtual airlines to have existed:<br />
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* Air H5<br />
* [[Ares Virtual Airlines]]<br />
* [[Atlas Virtual Airlines]]<br />
* Delta Virtual Airlines<br />
* [[Star Alliance]]<br />
* [http://transgear.treborlogic.com TransGear Airways]<br />
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===Current Alliances===<br />
Alliances point to groups of airlines working with each other in joint operations. Currently, the following are active:<br />
* [[Star Alliance]]<br />
* Transgear Airways and Atlas (considered "sister VA's" and work in symbiosis)<br />
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===Current Flightgear Flying Clubs===<br />
* [http://flightgearfans.wordpress.com/ FlightGear Flying Club]<br />
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==Former Virtual Airlines==<br />
Before the merger of most virtual airlines into Atlas and gradual declines of airlines following that event, several independent virtual airlines were active. These airlines, as well as airlines proposed but never actually created include the following:<br />
[[Image:virtualairlines.jpg|thumb|430px|Logo of most virtual airlines as of February 2010.]]<br />
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===Airlines Merged into Atlas Virtual===<br />
* [[Japan Pacific Airlines]]<br />
* Skynet International Airlines<br />
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===Defunct Airlines===<br />
* AirLink<br />
* Air San Francisco<br />
* Americair<br />
* Coastal Air Systems<br />
* Detra Virtual Airlines<br />
* Euroair (Aurelen Virtual)<br />
* [[Europe Airlines]]<br />
* Gisi Airlines<br />
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===Proposed Airlines===<br />
* Sandy Oceania Airlines<br />
* Triangle Airlines<br />
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==Controversies==<br />
===Copyright Issues===<br />
When a virtual airline is created in the image of a real world airline legal issues can arise out of copyright violations. In 2003, a real world airline, Qantas Airways Ltd., announced a new low-cost carrier by the name of Jetstar Airways. However, a virtual airline named Jetstar International Airlines already existed, complete with a web site. As part of their startup promotion, Qantas sold 100,000 airline tickets at a discount price, and the virtual airline's web site was swamped with would-be customers, job-seekers, and prospective vendors. The virtual airline sued Qantas, claiming that Qantas stole the virtual airline's livery and trademark.<br />
If you wish to create a virtual airline- Which Flightgear would be eager for you to do, Please do not base it on real life airlines to save copyright issues!<br />
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===Association with terrorism===<br />
Claims have been made of the use of both flight simulators and virtual airlines as training devices for terrorist activities, although to date no conclusive link has ever been provided to indicate a situation where a virtual airline has provided flight simulation training to anyone involved in a terrorist activity.<br />
Jermaine Lindsay, one of the four 7 July 2005 London bombings, may have used flight simulators to practice flying an airliner, with an accusation that he was registered with a virtual airline. A person of the same name listed his nearest major airport as Heathrow and clocked up 30 hours in two months with SimAirline.net. The website later denied the member's linking with the bombing, and indicated it was working with the Metropolitan Police to establish whether its former member was the bomber. The website stated that it provides information about airlines and free add-on software for Microsoft Flight Simulator and does not provide flight instruction to its members.<br />
The 9/11 Commission in the US concluded in 2004 that those responsible for flying the planes into World Trade Center and Pentagon had used PC-based flight simulators for training. Despite the initial concerns of the involvement of virtual airlines in these terrorist activities, largely little has come from these claims to date and no changes have been noted as occurring in their operation as a result.</div>Alphamediahttps://wiki.flightgear.org/w/index.php?title=FlightGear_Newsletter_March_2010&diff=19883FlightGear Newsletter March 20102010-03-05T02:37:58Z<p>Alphamedia: Created page with '{{newsletter}} Welcome to the March 2010 edition of the FlightGear Newsletter. ==In the hangar== ==Scenery Corner== ==Community News== ===Virtual Airline News=== [[Cate…'</p>
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