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		<title>FlightGear Newsletter August 2017</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Zequinha: /* Development news */&lt;/p&gt;
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{{draft|newsletter|Please feel free to add content that you think will be of interest to the FlightGear community.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;You can read the latest newsletter at [[FlightGear Newsletter July 2017]].}} &amp;lt;!-- change month and year as required--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-header|August 2017}} &amp;lt;!-- change month and year as required--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;border-bottom:3px double #BBB;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{| width=&amp;quot;100%&amp;quot; |&lt;br /&gt;
 | valign=&amp;quot;top&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;33%&amp;quot; |&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-cover-header|Development news}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-cover-header|In the hangar}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 | valign=&amp;quot;top&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;33%&amp;quot; |&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-cover-header|Scenery Corner}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-cover-header|Community News}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 | valign=&amp;quot;top&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;33%&amp;quot; |&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-cover-header|Contributing}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[#Translators required|Translators required]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[#FlightGear logos|FlightGear logos]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[#Screenshots|Screenshots]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[#Screenshot of the Month|Screenshot of the Month]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|}&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Development news ==&lt;br /&gt;
'''MapGear.py''' Improvement!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
-MapGear now automatically displays the animated .GIF of the flightpath once you exit FlightGear. Just run:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
'fgfs --launcher  &amp;amp;&amp;amp; python MapGear.py' in order to start the simulator and MapGear.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
-MeapGear will automatically save the fg_log.csv files of all your flights. It does this by saving the log files as fg_log-1.csv, fg_log-2.csv, fg_log-3.csv,... You don't have to manually rename the files ever again and you get to keep a record of all the your flightpaths (provided you enable '''debug&amp;gt;logging''').&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Screenshot of MapGear:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:MapGear-screenshot.png]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
For screenshots and news/feature requests visit the '''FG forum''': https://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?f=6&amp;amp;t=31741&amp;amp;p=305873#p305873&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
For short '''youtube tutorial''': &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{#ev:youtube|0BaVbCtOr3E}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Streaming FlightGear data to a Jupyter Notebook ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
This is a demo of streaming live data from Flightgear to a Jupyter notebook:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{#ev:youtube|aXNy1r5UDEE}}&lt;br /&gt;
The code listens to the websocket, converts it to pandas time series objects, and then updates some plots.&lt;br /&gt;
This could be useful for aircraft developers trying to analye the performance of their aircraft. Also, for a lot of good aircraft, the information for Vx, Vy, best glide speed etc are missing, maybe this could become a good way to benchmark these parameters.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web&lt;br /&gt;
  |url    =  https://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?p=271257#p271257 &lt;br /&gt;
  |title  =  &amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt; Streaming FlightGear properties to Python &amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
  |author =  &amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt; Beaver &amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
  |date   =  Jan 3rd, 2016 &lt;br /&gt;
  |added  =  Jan 3rd, 2016 &lt;br /&gt;
  |script_version = 0.40 &lt;br /&gt;
  }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The github url as well: [https://github.com/akloster/jupyter-flightgear https://github.com/akloster/jupyter-flightgear]&lt;br /&gt;
The instructions are in the Readme and the notebook file.&lt;br /&gt;
And yes, the combination of Python, Jupyter, Pandas, Matplotlib and Bokeh beats GNUPlot/csv by several orders of magnitude&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web&lt;br /&gt;
  |url    =  https://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?p=271291#p271291 &lt;br /&gt;
  |title  =  &amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt; Re: Streaming FlightGear properties to Python &amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
  |author =  &amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt; Beaver &amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
  |date   =  Jan 3rd, 2016 &lt;br /&gt;
  |added  =  Jan 3rd, 2016 &lt;br /&gt;
  |script_version = 0.40 &lt;br /&gt;
  }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== In the hangar ==&lt;br /&gt;
===New version of the extra500=== &lt;br /&gt;
Version 4.4.0 is out! This version is for the upcoming Flightgear 2017.3 release, so you will be able to download/update it through the [[FlightGear Qt launcher|Launcher]] when the time comes. For those who want to try it out now, use the download links on our [[Extra EA-500#Download|our wiki page]].&lt;br /&gt;
Improvements/ changes include:&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Extra EA-500/failure dialog|Failure dialog]]: reduce thrust (a lot) when propeller is damaged or (a little) when it has icing on it.&lt;br /&gt;
* Exterior: procedural navigation and strobe lights, ALS landing light&lt;br /&gt;
* Interior: &amp;quot;MakeHuman&amp;quot; occupants, baggage, some small cosmetic changes to the panel&lt;br /&gt;
* General: added more catalog tags&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Scenery corner ==&lt;br /&gt;
===Caribbean Scenery Update===&lt;br /&gt;
D-ECHO is reworking a big part of the Caribbean islands, namely &lt;br /&gt;
* Saba&lt;br /&gt;
* Montserrat&lt;br /&gt;
* Antigua and Barbuda&lt;br /&gt;
* Guadeloupe&lt;br /&gt;
* Dominica&lt;br /&gt;
* Martinique&lt;br /&gt;
* St Lucia&lt;br /&gt;
* St Vincent and Grenadines&lt;br /&gt;
* Barbados&lt;br /&gt;
* Grenada&lt;br /&gt;
T&lt;br /&gt;
he islands get new terrain based on OSM data and the latest airports from gateway.x-plane.com, partly reworked by D-ECHO.&lt;br /&gt;
Parts of the big scenery update are already available, once it's considered more or less &amp;quot;completed&amp;quot;, the scenery will be sent to TS (terrasync). &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
For those wanting to use it now, here are the compiled scenery packages:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Saint Lucia and Martinique: https://github.com/D-ECHO/Lucia_and_Martinique&lt;br /&gt;
* Southern Windward Islands (St Vincent, Grenadines, Barbados, Grenada): https://github.com/D-ECHO/WindwardSouth&lt;br /&gt;
* Guadeloupe, Dominica, Montserrat, Antigua and Barbuda: https://github.com/D-ECHO/GDAB&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
while the uncompiled scenery data is available here:&lt;br /&gt;
* Saint Lucia and Martinique: https://github.com/D-ECHO/SLaM_data&lt;br /&gt;
* Southern Windward Islands (St Vincent, Grenadines, Barbados, Grenada): https://github.com/D-ECHO/WWS_data&lt;br /&gt;
* Guadeloupe, Dominica, Montserrat, Antigua and Barbuda: https://github.com/D-ECHO/GDAB-data&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Community news ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Contributing ==&lt;br /&gt;
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=== FlightGear logos ===&lt;br /&gt;
If you want some graphic elements for your FlightGear-related site (such as a hangar or YouTube channel), please feel free to visit [[FlightGear logos]] for a repository of logos. And if you have some art skills, please don't hesitate to contribute with your own design creations.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Screenshots ===&lt;br /&gt;
The FlightGear project always needs screenshots, which show features that were added since the last release. These should be of good quality, especially in content and technical image properties. It is therefore recommended to use the best viable filter settings ([[anti-aliasing]], texture sharpening, etc.). More info at [[Howto:Make nice screenshots]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Screenshot of the Month ====&lt;br /&gt;
Entries for this month's best screenshot can be submitted to [ this] &amp;lt;!-- link to SOTM topic --&amp;gt; forum topic. Be sure to see the [ first post] &amp;lt;!-- link to first post of SOTM topic --&amp;gt; for participation rules. For purposes of convenience and organization, after all the entries have been submitted, a new forum topic will be started containing all shots in an easy-to-view layout. The voting will then take place there. Once the voting has finished, the best screenshot will be presented on this page. --&amp;gt; &amp;lt;!-- Edit this when the SOTM topic for this month has been created --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;!-- FlightGear's Screenshot of the Month May 2016 is ''TITLE'' by AUTHOR&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:|900px|center|TITLE]] --&amp;gt; &amp;lt;!-- Uncomment/edit this when the winner is chosen --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;!-- If you want to participate in the screenshot contest of *NEXTMONTH*, you can submit your candidate to [ this] forum topic. Be sure to see the [ first post] for participation rules. For purposes of convenience and organization, after all the entries have been submitted, a new forum topic will be started containing all shots in an easy-to-view layout. The voting will then take place there. Once the voting has finished, the best screenshot will be presented in the Newsletter edition of *NEXTMONTH*. --&amp;gt; &amp;lt;!-- Uncomment/edit this when the SOTM topic for the following month has been created --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:FlightGear Newsletter|2017 08]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Changes after 2017.3]]&lt;br /&gt;
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[[de:FlightGear Newsletter {{#time: F Y | 2017-08 | de }}]]&lt;br /&gt;
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== References ==&lt;br /&gt;
{{Appendix}}&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.flightgear.org/w/index.php?title=FlightGear_Newsletter_August_2017&amp;diff=109846</id>
		<title>FlightGear Newsletter August 2017</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://wiki.flightgear.org/w/index.php?title=FlightGear_Newsletter_August_2017&amp;diff=109846"/>
		<updated>2017-08-23T13:10:04Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Zequinha: /* Development news */&lt;/p&gt;
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{{draft|newsletter|Please feel free to add content that you think will be of interest to the FlightGear community.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;You can read the latest newsletter at [[FlightGear Newsletter July 2017]].}} &amp;lt;!-- change month and year as required--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-header|August 2017}} &amp;lt;!-- change month and year as required--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;border-bottom:3px double #BBB;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{| width=&amp;quot;100%&amp;quot; |&lt;br /&gt;
 | valign=&amp;quot;top&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;33%&amp;quot; |&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-cover-header|Development news}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-cover-header|In the hangar}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 | valign=&amp;quot;top&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;33%&amp;quot; |&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-cover-header|Scenery Corner}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-cover-header|Community News}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 | valign=&amp;quot;top&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;33%&amp;quot; |&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-cover-header|Contributing}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[#Translators required|Translators required]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[#FlightGear logos|FlightGear logos]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[#Screenshots|Screenshots]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[#Screenshot of the Month|Screenshot of the Month]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|}&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Development news ==&lt;br /&gt;
'''MapGear.py''' Improvement!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
-MapGear now automatically displays the animated .GIF of the flightpath once you exit FlightGear. Just run:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
'fgfs --launcher  &amp;amp;&amp;amp; python MapGear.py' in order to start the simulator and MapGear.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
-MeapGear will automatically save the fg_log.csv files of all your flights. It does this by saving the log files as fg_log-1.csv, fg_log-2.csv, fg_log-3.csv,... You don't have to manually rename the files ever again and you get to keep a record of all the your flightpaths (provided you enable '''debug&amp;gt;logging''').&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Screenshot of MapGear:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:MapGear-screenshot.png]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
For screenshots and news/feature requests visit the '''FG forum''': https://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?f=6&amp;amp;t=31741&amp;amp;p=305873#p305873&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
For short '''youtube tutorial''': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BaVbCtOr3E&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Streaming FlightGear data to a Jupyter Notebook ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
This is a demo of streaming live data from Flightgear to a Jupyter notebook:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{#ev:youtube|aXNy1r5UDEE}}&lt;br /&gt;
The code listens to the websocket, converts it to pandas time series objects, and then updates some plots.&lt;br /&gt;
This could be useful for aircraft developers trying to analye the performance of their aircraft. Also, for a lot of good aircraft, the information for Vx, Vy, best glide speed etc are missing, maybe this could become a good way to benchmark these parameters.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web&lt;br /&gt;
  |url    =  https://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?p=271257#p271257 &lt;br /&gt;
  |title  =  &amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt; Streaming FlightGear properties to Python &amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
  |author =  &amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt; Beaver &amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
  |date   =  Jan 3rd, 2016 &lt;br /&gt;
  |added  =  Jan 3rd, 2016 &lt;br /&gt;
  |script_version = 0.40 &lt;br /&gt;
  }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The github url as well: [https://github.com/akloster/jupyter-flightgear https://github.com/akloster/jupyter-flightgear]&lt;br /&gt;
The instructions are in the Readme and the notebook file.&lt;br /&gt;
And yes, the combination of Python, Jupyter, Pandas, Matplotlib and Bokeh beats GNUPlot/csv by several orders of magnitude&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web&lt;br /&gt;
  |url    =  https://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?p=271291#p271291 &lt;br /&gt;
  |title  =  &amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt; Re: Streaming FlightGear properties to Python &amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
  |author =  &amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt; Beaver &amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
  |date   =  Jan 3rd, 2016 &lt;br /&gt;
  |added  =  Jan 3rd, 2016 &lt;br /&gt;
  |script_version = 0.40 &lt;br /&gt;
  }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== In the hangar ==&lt;br /&gt;
===New version of the extra500=== &lt;br /&gt;
Version 4.4.0 is out! This version is for the upcoming Flightgear 2017.3 release, so you will be able to download/update it through the [[FlightGear Qt launcher|Launcher]] when the time comes. For those who want to try it out now, use the download links on our [[Extra EA-500#Download|our wiki page]].&lt;br /&gt;
Improvements/ changes include:&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Extra EA-500/failure dialog|Failure dialog]]: reduce thrust (a lot) when propeller is damaged or (a little) when it has icing on it.&lt;br /&gt;
* Exterior: procedural navigation and strobe lights, ALS landing light&lt;br /&gt;
* Interior: &amp;quot;MakeHuman&amp;quot; occupants, baggage, some small cosmetic changes to the panel&lt;br /&gt;
* General: added more catalog tags&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Scenery corner ==&lt;br /&gt;
===Caribbean Scenery Update===&lt;br /&gt;
D-ECHO is reworking a big part of the Caribbean islands, namely &lt;br /&gt;
* Saba&lt;br /&gt;
* Montserrat&lt;br /&gt;
* Antigua and Barbuda&lt;br /&gt;
* Guadeloupe&lt;br /&gt;
* Dominica&lt;br /&gt;
* Martinique&lt;br /&gt;
* St Lucia&lt;br /&gt;
* St Vincent and Grenadines&lt;br /&gt;
* Barbados&lt;br /&gt;
* Grenada&lt;br /&gt;
T&lt;br /&gt;
he islands get new terrain based on OSM data and the latest airports from gateway.x-plane.com, partly reworked by D-ECHO.&lt;br /&gt;
Parts of the big scenery update are already available, once it's considered more or less &amp;quot;completed&amp;quot;, the scenery will be sent to TS (terrasync). &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
For those wanting to use it now, here are the compiled scenery packages:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Saint Lucia and Martinique: https://github.com/D-ECHO/Lucia_and_Martinique&lt;br /&gt;
* Southern Windward Islands (St Vincent, Grenadines, Barbados, Grenada): https://github.com/D-ECHO/WindwardSouth&lt;br /&gt;
* Guadeloupe, Dominica, Montserrat, Antigua and Barbuda: https://github.com/D-ECHO/GDAB&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
while the uncompiled scenery data is available here:&lt;br /&gt;
* Saint Lucia and Martinique: https://github.com/D-ECHO/SLaM_data&lt;br /&gt;
* Southern Windward Islands (St Vincent, Grenadines, Barbados, Grenada): https://github.com/D-ECHO/WWS_data&lt;br /&gt;
* Guadeloupe, Dominica, Montserrat, Antigua and Barbuda: https://github.com/D-ECHO/GDAB-data&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Community news ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Contributing ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Translators required ===&lt;br /&gt;
{|&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:en.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| The FlightGear Wiki still needs help for translating it into various languages. If you are interested in making the FlightGear Wiki multilingual, you can start by looking at [[Help:Translate]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:fr.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| Le wiki de FlightGear a toujours besoin d'aide pour être traduit en différentes langues. Si vous êtes intéressé par le rendre multilingue, commencez par lire [[:fr:Help:Traduire|Help:Traduire]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:de.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| Das FlightGear Wiki benötigt immer noch Hilfe bei der Übersetzung in verschiedene Sprachen. Wenn Du Interesse daran hast, das FlightGear Wiki mehrsprachig zu machen, dann fang mit dem [[:de:Help:Übersetzen|Help:Übersetzen]] an.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:nl.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| De FlightGear Wiki kan nog steed hulp gebruiken bij het vertalen van artikelen. Als je interesse hebt om de wiki meertalig te maken, raden we je aan om een kijkje te nemen bij [[:nl:Help:Vertalen|Help:Vertalen]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:es.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| La wiki de FlightGear todavía necesita ayuda para traducirla a varios lenguajes. Si estás interesado en hacer la FlightGear wiki multilingüe, entonces comienza en [[:es:Help:Traducir|Help:Traducir]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:cat.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| La wiki de FlightGear encara necessita ajuda per traduir-la a diverses llengües. Si esteu interessat en fer la wiki de FlightGear multilingüe, llavors comenceu a [[:ca:Help:Traduir|Help:Traduir]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:pt.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| A wiki de FlightGear ainda necessita de ajuda para traduzi-la em vários idiomas. Se estás interessado em tornar a wiki de FlightGear multi-lingual, por favor começa em [[:pt:Help:Traduzir|Help:Traduzir]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:zh.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| FlightGear 百科仍然需要志愿者将其翻译为各种语言。如果你有兴趣让FlightGear百科支持更多语言, 你可以查看 [[Help:Translate]].&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== FlightGear logos ===&lt;br /&gt;
If you want some graphic elements for your FlightGear-related site (such as a hangar or YouTube channel), please feel free to visit [[FlightGear logos]] for a repository of logos. And if you have some art skills, please don't hesitate to contribute with your own design creations.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Screenshots ===&lt;br /&gt;
The FlightGear project always needs screenshots, which show features that were added since the last release. These should be of good quality, especially in content and technical image properties. It is therefore recommended to use the best viable filter settings ([[anti-aliasing]], texture sharpening, etc.). More info at [[Howto:Make nice screenshots]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Screenshot of the Month ====&lt;br /&gt;
Entries for this month's best screenshot can be submitted to [ this] &amp;lt;!-- link to SOTM topic --&amp;gt; forum topic. Be sure to see the [ first post] &amp;lt;!-- link to first post of SOTM topic --&amp;gt; for participation rules. For purposes of convenience and organization, after all the entries have been submitted, a new forum topic will be started containing all shots in an easy-to-view layout. The voting will then take place there. Once the voting has finished, the best screenshot will be presented on this page. --&amp;gt; &amp;lt;!-- Edit this when the SOTM topic for this month has been created --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;!-- FlightGear's Screenshot of the Month May 2016 is ''TITLE'' by AUTHOR&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:|900px|center|TITLE]] --&amp;gt; &amp;lt;!-- Uncomment/edit this when the winner is chosen --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;!-- If you want to participate in the screenshot contest of *NEXTMONTH*, you can submit your candidate to [ this] forum topic. Be sure to see the [ first post] for participation rules. For purposes of convenience and organization, after all the entries have been submitted, a new forum topic will be started containing all shots in an easy-to-view layout. The voting will then take place there. Once the voting has finished, the best screenshot will be presented in the Newsletter edition of *NEXTMONTH*. --&amp;gt; &amp;lt;!-- Uncomment/edit this when the SOTM topic for the following month has been created --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:FlightGear Newsletter|2017 08]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Changes after 2017.3]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[de:FlightGear Newsletter {{#time: F Y | 2017-08 | de }}]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== References ==&lt;br /&gt;
{{Appendix}}&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Zequinha</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.flightgear.org/w/index.php?title=FlightGear_Newsletter_August_2017&amp;diff=109845</id>
		<title>FlightGear Newsletter August 2017</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://wiki.flightgear.org/w/index.php?title=FlightGear_Newsletter_August_2017&amp;diff=109845"/>
		<updated>2017-08-23T12:57:33Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Zequinha: /* Development news */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{draft|newsletter|Please feel free to add content that you think will be of interest to the FlightGear community.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;You can read the latest newsletter at [[FlightGear Newsletter July 2017]].}} &amp;lt;!-- change month and year as required--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-header|August 2017}} &amp;lt;!-- change month and year as required--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;border-bottom:3px double #BBB;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{| width=&amp;quot;100%&amp;quot; |&lt;br /&gt;
 | valign=&amp;quot;top&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;33%&amp;quot; |&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-cover-header|Development news}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-cover-header|In the hangar}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 | valign=&amp;quot;top&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;33%&amp;quot; |&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-cover-header|Scenery Corner}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-cover-header|Community News}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 | valign=&amp;quot;top&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;33%&amp;quot; |&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-cover-header|Contributing}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[#Translators required|Translators required]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[#FlightGear logos|FlightGear logos]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[#Screenshots|Screenshots]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[#Screenshot of the Month|Screenshot of the Month]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|}&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Development news ==&lt;br /&gt;
'''MapGear.py''' Improvement!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
-MapGear now automatically displays the animated .GIF of the flightpath once you exit FlightGear. Just run:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
'fgfs --launcher  &amp;amp;&amp;amp; python MapGear.py' in order to start the simulator and MapGear.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
-MeapGear will automatically save the fg_log.csv files of all your flights. It does this by saving the log files as fg_log-1.csv, fg_log-2.csv, fg_log-3.csv,... You don't have to manually rename the files ever again and you get to keep a record of all the your flightpaths (provided you enable '''debug&amp;gt;logging''').&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Screenshot of MapGear:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:MapGear-screenshot.png]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
For screenshots and news/feature requests visit: https://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?f=6&amp;amp;t=31741&amp;amp;p=305873#p305873&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
For short '''youtube tutorial''': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BaVbCtOr3E&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Streaming FlightGear data to a Jupyter Notebook ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
This is a demo of streaming live data from Flightgear to a Jupyter notebook:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{#ev:youtube|aXNy1r5UDEE}}&lt;br /&gt;
The code listens to the websocket, converts it to pandas time series objects, and then updates some plots.&lt;br /&gt;
This could be useful for aircraft developers trying to analye the performance of their aircraft. Also, for a lot of good aircraft, the information for Vx, Vy, best glide speed etc are missing, maybe this could become a good way to benchmark these parameters.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web&lt;br /&gt;
  |url    =  https://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?p=271257#p271257 &lt;br /&gt;
  |title  =  &amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt; Streaming FlightGear properties to Python &amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
  |author =  &amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt; Beaver &amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
  |date   =  Jan 3rd, 2016 &lt;br /&gt;
  |added  =  Jan 3rd, 2016 &lt;br /&gt;
  |script_version = 0.40 &lt;br /&gt;
  }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The github url as well: [https://github.com/akloster/jupyter-flightgear https://github.com/akloster/jupyter-flightgear]&lt;br /&gt;
The instructions are in the Readme and the notebook file.&lt;br /&gt;
And yes, the combination of Python, Jupyter, Pandas, Matplotlib and Bokeh beats GNUPlot/csv by several orders of magnitude&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web&lt;br /&gt;
  |url    =  https://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?p=271291#p271291 &lt;br /&gt;
  |title  =  &amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt; Re: Streaming FlightGear properties to Python &amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
  |author =  &amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt; Beaver &amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
  |date   =  Jan 3rd, 2016 &lt;br /&gt;
  |added  =  Jan 3rd, 2016 &lt;br /&gt;
  |script_version = 0.40 &lt;br /&gt;
  }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== In the hangar ==&lt;br /&gt;
===New version of the extra500=== &lt;br /&gt;
Version 4.4.0 is out! This version is for the upcoming Flightgear 2017.3 release, so you will be able to download/update it through the [[FlightGear Qt launcher|Launcher]] when the time comes. For those who want to try it out now, use the download links on our [[Extra EA-500#Download|our wiki page]].&lt;br /&gt;
Improvements/ changes include:&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Extra EA-500/failure dialog|Failure dialog]]: reduce thrust (a lot) when propeller is damaged or (a little) when it has icing on it.&lt;br /&gt;
* Exterior: procedural navigation and strobe lights, ALS landing light&lt;br /&gt;
* Interior: &amp;quot;MakeHuman&amp;quot; occupants, baggage, some small cosmetic changes to the panel&lt;br /&gt;
* General: added more catalog tags&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Scenery corner ==&lt;br /&gt;
===Caribbean Scenery Update===&lt;br /&gt;
D-ECHO is reworking a big part of the Caribbean islands, namely &lt;br /&gt;
* Saba&lt;br /&gt;
* Montserrat&lt;br /&gt;
* Antigua and Barbuda&lt;br /&gt;
* Guadeloupe&lt;br /&gt;
* Dominica&lt;br /&gt;
* Martinique&lt;br /&gt;
* St Lucia&lt;br /&gt;
* St Vincent and Grenadines&lt;br /&gt;
* Barbados&lt;br /&gt;
* Grenada&lt;br /&gt;
T&lt;br /&gt;
he islands get new terrain based on OSM data and the latest airports from gateway.x-plane.com, partly reworked by D-ECHO.&lt;br /&gt;
Parts of the big scenery update are already available, once it's considered more or less &amp;quot;completed&amp;quot;, the scenery will be sent to TS (terrasync). &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
For those wanting to use it now, here are the compiled scenery packages:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Saint Lucia and Martinique: https://github.com/D-ECHO/Lucia_and_Martinique&lt;br /&gt;
* Southern Windward Islands (St Vincent, Grenadines, Barbados, Grenada): https://github.com/D-ECHO/WindwardSouth&lt;br /&gt;
* Guadeloupe, Dominica, Montserrat, Antigua and Barbuda: https://github.com/D-ECHO/GDAB&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
while the uncompiled scenery data is available here:&lt;br /&gt;
* Saint Lucia and Martinique: https://github.com/D-ECHO/SLaM_data&lt;br /&gt;
* Southern Windward Islands (St Vincent, Grenadines, Barbados, Grenada): https://github.com/D-ECHO/WWS_data&lt;br /&gt;
* Guadeloupe, Dominica, Montserrat, Antigua and Barbuda: https://github.com/D-ECHO/GDAB-data&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Community news ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Contributing ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Translators required ===&lt;br /&gt;
{|&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:en.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| The FlightGear Wiki still needs help for translating it into various languages. If you are interested in making the FlightGear Wiki multilingual, you can start by looking at [[Help:Translate]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:fr.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| Le wiki de FlightGear a toujours besoin d'aide pour être traduit en différentes langues. Si vous êtes intéressé par le rendre multilingue, commencez par lire [[:fr:Help:Traduire|Help:Traduire]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:de.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| Das FlightGear Wiki benötigt immer noch Hilfe bei der Übersetzung in verschiedene Sprachen. Wenn Du Interesse daran hast, das FlightGear Wiki mehrsprachig zu machen, dann fang mit dem [[:de:Help:Übersetzen|Help:Übersetzen]] an.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:nl.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| De FlightGear Wiki kan nog steed hulp gebruiken bij het vertalen van artikelen. Als je interesse hebt om de wiki meertalig te maken, raden we je aan om een kijkje te nemen bij [[:nl:Help:Vertalen|Help:Vertalen]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:es.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| La wiki de FlightGear todavía necesita ayuda para traducirla a varios lenguajes. Si estás interesado en hacer la FlightGear wiki multilingüe, entonces comienza en [[:es:Help:Traducir|Help:Traducir]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:cat.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| La wiki de FlightGear encara necessita ajuda per traduir-la a diverses llengües. Si esteu interessat en fer la wiki de FlightGear multilingüe, llavors comenceu a [[:ca:Help:Traduir|Help:Traduir]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:pt.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| A wiki de FlightGear ainda necessita de ajuda para traduzi-la em vários idiomas. Se estás interessado em tornar a wiki de FlightGear multi-lingual, por favor começa em [[:pt:Help:Traduzir|Help:Traduzir]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:zh.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| FlightGear 百科仍然需要志愿者将其翻译为各种语言。如果你有兴趣让FlightGear百科支持更多语言, 你可以查看 [[Help:Translate]].&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== FlightGear logos ===&lt;br /&gt;
If you want some graphic elements for your FlightGear-related site (such as a hangar or YouTube channel), please feel free to visit [[FlightGear logos]] for a repository of logos. And if you have some art skills, please don't hesitate to contribute with your own design creations.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Screenshots ===&lt;br /&gt;
The FlightGear project always needs screenshots, which show features that were added since the last release. These should be of good quality, especially in content and technical image properties. It is therefore recommended to use the best viable filter settings ([[anti-aliasing]], texture sharpening, etc.). More info at [[Howto:Make nice screenshots]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Screenshot of the Month ====&lt;br /&gt;
Entries for this month's best screenshot can be submitted to [ this] &amp;lt;!-- link to SOTM topic --&amp;gt; forum topic. Be sure to see the [ first post] &amp;lt;!-- link to first post of SOTM topic --&amp;gt; for participation rules. For purposes of convenience and organization, after all the entries have been submitted, a new forum topic will be started containing all shots in an easy-to-view layout. The voting will then take place there. Once the voting has finished, the best screenshot will be presented on this page. --&amp;gt; &amp;lt;!-- Edit this when the SOTM topic for this month has been created --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;!-- FlightGear's Screenshot of the Month May 2016 is ''TITLE'' by AUTHOR&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:|900px|center|TITLE]] --&amp;gt; &amp;lt;!-- Uncomment/edit this when the winner is chosen --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;!-- If you want to participate in the screenshot contest of *NEXTMONTH*, you can submit your candidate to [ this] forum topic. Be sure to see the [ first post] for participation rules. For purposes of convenience and organization, after all the entries have been submitted, a new forum topic will be started containing all shots in an easy-to-view layout. The voting will then take place there. Once the voting has finished, the best screenshot will be presented in the Newsletter edition of *NEXTMONTH*. --&amp;gt; &amp;lt;!-- Uncomment/edit this when the SOTM topic for the following month has been created --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:FlightGear Newsletter|2017 08]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Changes after 2017.3]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[de:FlightGear Newsletter {{#time: F Y | 2017-08 | de }}]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== References ==&lt;br /&gt;
{{Appendix}}&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Zequinha</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.flightgear.org/w/index.php?title=FlightGear_Newsletter_August_2017&amp;diff=109844</id>
		<title>FlightGear Newsletter August 2017</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://wiki.flightgear.org/w/index.php?title=FlightGear_Newsletter_August_2017&amp;diff=109844"/>
		<updated>2017-08-23T12:53:19Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Zequinha: /* Development news */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{draft|newsletter|Please feel free to add content that you think will be of interest to the FlightGear community.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;You can read the latest newsletter at [[FlightGear Newsletter July 2017]].}} &amp;lt;!-- change month and year as required--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-header|August 2017}} &amp;lt;!-- change month and year as required--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;border-bottom:3px double #BBB;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{| width=&amp;quot;100%&amp;quot; |&lt;br /&gt;
 | valign=&amp;quot;top&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;33%&amp;quot; |&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-cover-header|Development news}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-cover-header|In the hangar}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 | valign=&amp;quot;top&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;33%&amp;quot; |&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-cover-header|Scenery Corner}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-cover-header|Community News}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 | valign=&amp;quot;top&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;33%&amp;quot; |&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-cover-header|Contributing}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[#Translators required|Translators required]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[#FlightGear logos|FlightGear logos]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[#Screenshots|Screenshots]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[#Screenshot of the Month|Screenshot of the Month]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|}&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Development news ==&lt;br /&gt;
'''MapGear.py''' Improvement!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
-MapGear now automatically displays the animated .GIF of the flightpath once you exit FlightGear. Just run:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
'fgfs --launcher  &amp;amp;&amp;amp; python MapGear.py' in order to start the simulator and MapGear.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
-MeapGear will automatically save the fg_log.csv files of all your flights. It does this by saving the log files as fg_log-1.csv, fg_log-2.csv, fg_log-3.csv,... You don't have to manually rename the files ever again and you get to keep a record of all the your flightpaths (provided you enable '''debug&amp;gt;logging''').&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Screenshot of MapGear:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:MapGear-screenshot.png]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
For screenshots and news/feature requests visit: https://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?f=6&amp;amp;t=31741&amp;amp;p=305873#p305873&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
For short youtube tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BaVbCtOr3E&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Streaming FlightGear data to a Jupyter Notebook ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
This is a demo of streaming live data from Flightgear to a Jupyter notebook:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{#ev:youtube|aXNy1r5UDEE}}&lt;br /&gt;
The code listens to the websocket, converts it to pandas time series objects, and then updates some plots.&lt;br /&gt;
This could be useful for aircraft developers trying to analye the performance of their aircraft. Also, for a lot of good aircraft, the information for Vx, Vy, best glide speed etc are missing, maybe this could become a good way to benchmark these parameters.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web&lt;br /&gt;
  |url    =  https://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?p=271257#p271257 &lt;br /&gt;
  |title  =  &amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt; Streaming FlightGear properties to Python &amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
  |author =  &amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt; Beaver &amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
  |date   =  Jan 3rd, 2016 &lt;br /&gt;
  |added  =  Jan 3rd, 2016 &lt;br /&gt;
  |script_version = 0.40 &lt;br /&gt;
  }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The github url as well: [https://github.com/akloster/jupyter-flightgear https://github.com/akloster/jupyter-flightgear]&lt;br /&gt;
The instructions are in the Readme and the notebook file.&lt;br /&gt;
And yes, the combination of Python, Jupyter, Pandas, Matplotlib and Bokeh beats GNUPlot/csv by several orders of magnitude&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web&lt;br /&gt;
  |url    =  https://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?p=271291#p271291 &lt;br /&gt;
  |title  =  &amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt; Re: Streaming FlightGear properties to Python &amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
  |author =  &amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt; Beaver &amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
  |date   =  Jan 3rd, 2016 &lt;br /&gt;
  |added  =  Jan 3rd, 2016 &lt;br /&gt;
  |script_version = 0.40 &lt;br /&gt;
  }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== In the hangar ==&lt;br /&gt;
===New version of the extra500=== &lt;br /&gt;
Version 4.4.0 is out! This version is for the upcoming Flightgear 2017.3 release, so you will be able to download/update it through the [[FlightGear Qt launcher|Launcher]] when the time comes. For those who want to try it out now, use the download links on our [[Extra EA-500#Download|our wiki page]].&lt;br /&gt;
Improvements/ changes include:&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Extra EA-500/failure dialog|Failure dialog]]: reduce thrust (a lot) when propeller is damaged or (a little) when it has icing on it.&lt;br /&gt;
* Exterior: procedural navigation and strobe lights, ALS landing light&lt;br /&gt;
* Interior: &amp;quot;MakeHuman&amp;quot; occupants, baggage, some small cosmetic changes to the panel&lt;br /&gt;
* General: added more catalog tags&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Scenery corner ==&lt;br /&gt;
===Caribbean Scenery Update===&lt;br /&gt;
D-ECHO is reworking a big part of the Caribbean islands, namely &lt;br /&gt;
* Saba&lt;br /&gt;
* Montserrat&lt;br /&gt;
* Antigua and Barbuda&lt;br /&gt;
* Guadeloupe&lt;br /&gt;
* Dominica&lt;br /&gt;
* Martinique&lt;br /&gt;
* St Lucia&lt;br /&gt;
* St Vincent and Grenadines&lt;br /&gt;
* Barbados&lt;br /&gt;
* Grenada&lt;br /&gt;
T&lt;br /&gt;
he islands get new terrain based on OSM data and the latest airports from gateway.x-plane.com, partly reworked by D-ECHO.&lt;br /&gt;
Parts of the big scenery update are already available, once it's considered more or less &amp;quot;completed&amp;quot;, the scenery will be sent to TS (terrasync). &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
For those wanting to use it now, here are the compiled scenery packages:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Saint Lucia and Martinique: https://github.com/D-ECHO/Lucia_and_Martinique&lt;br /&gt;
* Southern Windward Islands (St Vincent, Grenadines, Barbados, Grenada): https://github.com/D-ECHO/WindwardSouth&lt;br /&gt;
* Guadeloupe, Dominica, Montserrat, Antigua and Barbuda: https://github.com/D-ECHO/GDAB&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
while the uncompiled scenery data is available here:&lt;br /&gt;
* Saint Lucia and Martinique: https://github.com/D-ECHO/SLaM_data&lt;br /&gt;
* Southern Windward Islands (St Vincent, Grenadines, Barbados, Grenada): https://github.com/D-ECHO/WWS_data&lt;br /&gt;
* Guadeloupe, Dominica, Montserrat, Antigua and Barbuda: https://github.com/D-ECHO/GDAB-data&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Community news ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Contributing ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Translators required ===&lt;br /&gt;
{|&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:en.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| The FlightGear Wiki still needs help for translating it into various languages. If you are interested in making the FlightGear Wiki multilingual, you can start by looking at [[Help:Translate]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:fr.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| Le wiki de FlightGear a toujours besoin d'aide pour être traduit en différentes langues. Si vous êtes intéressé par le rendre multilingue, commencez par lire [[:fr:Help:Traduire|Help:Traduire]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:de.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| Das FlightGear Wiki benötigt immer noch Hilfe bei der Übersetzung in verschiedene Sprachen. Wenn Du Interesse daran hast, das FlightGear Wiki mehrsprachig zu machen, dann fang mit dem [[:de:Help:Übersetzen|Help:Übersetzen]] an.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:nl.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| De FlightGear Wiki kan nog steed hulp gebruiken bij het vertalen van artikelen. Als je interesse hebt om de wiki meertalig te maken, raden we je aan om een kijkje te nemen bij [[:nl:Help:Vertalen|Help:Vertalen]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:es.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| La wiki de FlightGear todavía necesita ayuda para traducirla a varios lenguajes. Si estás interesado en hacer la FlightGear wiki multilingüe, entonces comienza en [[:es:Help:Traducir|Help:Traducir]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:cat.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| La wiki de FlightGear encara necessita ajuda per traduir-la a diverses llengües. Si esteu interessat en fer la wiki de FlightGear multilingüe, llavors comenceu a [[:ca:Help:Traduir|Help:Traduir]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:pt.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| A wiki de FlightGear ainda necessita de ajuda para traduzi-la em vários idiomas. Se estás interessado em tornar a wiki de FlightGear multi-lingual, por favor começa em [[:pt:Help:Traduzir|Help:Traduzir]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:zh.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| FlightGear 百科仍然需要志愿者将其翻译为各种语言。如果你有兴趣让FlightGear百科支持更多语言, 你可以查看 [[Help:Translate]].&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== FlightGear logos ===&lt;br /&gt;
If you want some graphic elements for your FlightGear-related site (such as a hangar or YouTube channel), please feel free to visit [[FlightGear logos]] for a repository of logos. And if you have some art skills, please don't hesitate to contribute with your own design creations.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Screenshots ===&lt;br /&gt;
The FlightGear project always needs screenshots, which show features that were added since the last release. These should be of good quality, especially in content and technical image properties. It is therefore recommended to use the best viable filter settings ([[anti-aliasing]], texture sharpening, etc.). More info at [[Howto:Make nice screenshots]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Screenshot of the Month ====&lt;br /&gt;
Entries for this month's best screenshot can be submitted to [ this] &amp;lt;!-- link to SOTM topic --&amp;gt; forum topic. Be sure to see the [ first post] &amp;lt;!-- link to first post of SOTM topic --&amp;gt; for participation rules. For purposes of convenience and organization, after all the entries have been submitted, a new forum topic will be started containing all shots in an easy-to-view layout. The voting will then take place there. Once the voting has finished, the best screenshot will be presented on this page. --&amp;gt; &amp;lt;!-- Edit this when the SOTM topic for this month has been created --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;!-- FlightGear's Screenshot of the Month May 2016 is ''TITLE'' by AUTHOR&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:|900px|center|TITLE]] --&amp;gt; &amp;lt;!-- Uncomment/edit this when the winner is chosen --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;!-- If you want to participate in the screenshot contest of *NEXTMONTH*, you can submit your candidate to [ this] forum topic. Be sure to see the [ first post] for participation rules. For purposes of convenience and organization, after all the entries have been submitted, a new forum topic will be started containing all shots in an easy-to-view layout. The voting will then take place there. Once the voting has finished, the best screenshot will be presented in the Newsletter edition of *NEXTMONTH*. --&amp;gt; &amp;lt;!-- Uncomment/edit this when the SOTM topic for the following month has been created --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:FlightGear Newsletter|2017 08]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Changes after 2017.3]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[de:FlightGear Newsletter {{#time: F Y | 2017-08 | de }}]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== References ==&lt;br /&gt;
{{Appendix}}&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Zequinha</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.flightgear.org/w/index.php?title=FlightGear_Newsletter_August_2017&amp;diff=109688</id>
		<title>FlightGear Newsletter August 2017</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://wiki.flightgear.org/w/index.php?title=FlightGear_Newsletter_August_2017&amp;diff=109688"/>
		<updated>2017-08-16T11:11:47Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Zequinha: /* Development news */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{draft|newsletter|Please feel free to add content that you think will be of interest to the FlightGear community.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;You can read the latest newsletter at [[FlightGear Newsletter July 2017]].}} &amp;lt;!-- change month and year as required--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-header|August 2017}} &amp;lt;!-- change month and year as required--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;border-bottom:3px double #BBB;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{| width=&amp;quot;100%&amp;quot; |&lt;br /&gt;
 | valign=&amp;quot;top&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;33%&amp;quot; |&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-cover-header|Development news}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-cover-header|In the hangar}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 | valign=&amp;quot;top&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;33%&amp;quot; |&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-cover-header|Scenery Corner}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-cover-header|Community News}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 | valign=&amp;quot;top&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;33%&amp;quot; |&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-cover-header|Contributing}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[#Translators required|Translators required]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[#FlightGear logos|FlightGear logos]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[#Screenshots|Screenshots]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[#Screenshot of the Month|Screenshot of the Month]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|}&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Development news ==&lt;br /&gt;
'''MapGear.py''' Improvement&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
-MapGear now automatically displays the animated .GIF of the flightpath once you exit FlightGear. Just run:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
'fgfs --launcher  &amp;amp;&amp;amp; python MapGear.py' in order to start the simulator and MapGear.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
-MeapGear will automatically save the fg_log.csv files of all your flights. It does this by saving the log files as fg_log-1.csv, fg_log-2.csv, fg_log-3.csv,... You don't have to manually rename the files ever again and you get to keep a record of all the your flightpaths (provided you enable '''debug&amp;gt;logging''').&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Screenshot of MapGear:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:MapGear-screenshot.png]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
For screenshots and news/feature requests visit: https://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?f=6&amp;amp;t=31741&amp;amp;p=305873#p305873&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
For short youtube tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BaVbCtOr3E&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== In the hangar ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Scenery corner ==&lt;br /&gt;
===Caribbean Scenery Update===&lt;br /&gt;
D-ECHO is reworking a big part of the Caribbean islands, namely &lt;br /&gt;
* Saba&lt;br /&gt;
* Montserrat&lt;br /&gt;
* Antigua and Barbuda&lt;br /&gt;
* Guadeloupe&lt;br /&gt;
* Dominica&lt;br /&gt;
* Martinique&lt;br /&gt;
* St Lucia&lt;br /&gt;
* St Vincent and Grenadines&lt;br /&gt;
* Barbados&lt;br /&gt;
* Grenada&lt;br /&gt;
T&lt;br /&gt;
he islands get new terrain based on OSM data and the latest airports from gateway.x-plane.com, partly reworked by D-ECHO.&lt;br /&gt;
Parts of the big scenery update are already available, once it's considered more or less &amp;quot;completed&amp;quot;, the scenery will be sent to TS (terrasync). &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
For those wanting to use it now, here are the compiled scenery packages:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Saint Lucia and Martinique: https://github.com/D-ECHO/Lucia_and_Martinique&lt;br /&gt;
* Southern Windward Islands (St Vincent, Grenadines, Barbados, Grenada): https://github.com/D-ECHO/WindwardSouth&lt;br /&gt;
* Guadeloupe, Dominica, Montserrat, Antigua and Barbuda: https://github.com/D-ECHO/GDAB&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
while the uncompiled scenery data is available here:&lt;br /&gt;
* Saint Lucia and Martinique: https://github.com/D-ECHO/SLaM_data&lt;br /&gt;
* Southern Windward Islands (St Vincent, Grenadines, Barbados, Grenada): https://github.com/D-ECHO/WWS_data&lt;br /&gt;
* Guadeloupe, Dominica, Montserrat, Antigua and Barbuda: https://github.com/D-ECHO/GDAB-data&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Community news ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Contributing ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Translators required ===&lt;br /&gt;
{|&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:en.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| The FlightGear Wiki still needs help for translating it into various languages. If you are interested in making the FlightGear Wiki multilingual, you can start by looking at [[Help:Translate]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:fr.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| Le wiki de FlightGear a toujours besoin d'aide pour être traduit en différentes langues. Si vous êtes intéressé par le rendre multilingue, commencez par lire [[:fr:Help:Traduire|Help:Traduire]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:de.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| Das FlightGear Wiki benötigt immer noch Hilfe bei der Übersetzung in verschiedene Sprachen. Wenn Du Interesse daran hast, das FlightGear Wiki mehrsprachig zu machen, dann fang mit dem [[:de:Help:Übersetzen|Help:Übersetzen]] an.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:nl.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| De FlightGear Wiki kan nog steed hulp gebruiken bij het vertalen van artikelen. Als je interesse hebt om de wiki meertalig te maken, raden we je aan om een kijkje te nemen bij [[:nl:Help:Vertalen|Help:Vertalen]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:es.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| La wiki de FlightGear todavía necesita ayuda para traducirla a varios lenguajes. Si estás interesado en hacer la FlightGear wiki multilingüe, entonces comienza en [[:es:Help:Traducir|Help:Traducir]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:cat.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| La wiki de FlightGear encara necessita ajuda per traduir-la a diverses llengües. Si esteu interessat en fer la wiki de FlightGear multilingüe, llavors comenceu a [[:ca:Help:Traduir|Help:Traduir]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:pt.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| A wiki de FlightGear ainda necessita de ajuda para traduzi-la em vários idiomas. Se estás interessado em tornar a wiki de FlightGear multi-lingual, por favor começa em [[:pt:Help:Traduzir|Help:Traduzir]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:zh.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| FlightGear 百科仍然需要志愿者将其翻译为各种语言。如果你有兴趣让FlightGear百科支持更多语言, 你可以查看 [[Help:Translate]].&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== FlightGear logos ===&lt;br /&gt;
If you want some graphic elements for your FlightGear-related site (such as a hangar or YouTube channel), please feel free to visit [[FlightGear logos]] for a repository of logos. And if you have some art skills, please don't hesitate to contribute with your own design creations.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Screenshots ===&lt;br /&gt;
The FlightGear project always needs screenshots, which show features that were added since the last release. These should be of good quality, especially in content and technical image properties. It is therefore recommended to use the best viable filter settings ([[anti-aliasing]], texture sharpening, etc.). More info at [[Howto:Make nice screenshots]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Screenshot of the Month ====&lt;br /&gt;
Entries for this month's best screenshot can be submitted to [ this] &amp;lt;!-- link to SOTM topic --&amp;gt; forum topic. Be sure to see the [ first post] &amp;lt;!-- link to first post of SOTM topic --&amp;gt; for participation rules. For purposes of convenience and organization, after all the entries have been submitted, a new forum topic will be started containing all shots in an easy-to-view layout. The voting will then take place there. Once the voting has finished, the best screenshot will be presented on this page. --&amp;gt; &amp;lt;!-- Edit this when the SOTM topic for this month has been created --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;!-- FlightGear's Screenshot of the Month May 2016 is ''TITLE'' by AUTHOR&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:|900px|center|TITLE]] --&amp;gt; &amp;lt;!-- Uncomment/edit this when the winner is chosen --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;!-- If you want to participate in the screenshot contest of *NEXTMONTH*, you can submit your candidate to [ this] forum topic. Be sure to see the [ first post] for participation rules. For purposes of convenience and organization, after all the entries have been submitted, a new forum topic will be started containing all shots in an easy-to-view layout. The voting will then take place there. Once the voting has finished, the best screenshot will be presented in the Newsletter edition of *NEXTMONTH*. --&amp;gt; &amp;lt;!-- Uncomment/edit this when the SOTM topic for the following month has been created --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:FlightGear Newsletter|2017 08]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Changes after 2017.3]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[de:FlightGear Newsletter {{#time: F Y | 2017-08 | de }}]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== References ==&lt;br /&gt;
{{Appendix}}&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Zequinha</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.flightgear.org/w/index.php?title=FlightGear_Newsletter_August_2017&amp;diff=109687</id>
		<title>FlightGear Newsletter August 2017</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://wiki.flightgear.org/w/index.php?title=FlightGear_Newsletter_August_2017&amp;diff=109687"/>
		<updated>2017-08-16T10:26:45Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Zequinha: /* Development news */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{draft|newsletter|Please feel free to add content that you think will be of interest to the FlightGear community.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;You can read the latest newsletter at [[FlightGear Newsletter July 2017]].}} &amp;lt;!-- change month and year as required--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-header|August 2017}} &amp;lt;!-- change month and year as required--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;border-bottom:3px double #BBB;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{| width=&amp;quot;100%&amp;quot; |&lt;br /&gt;
 | valign=&amp;quot;top&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;33%&amp;quot; |&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-cover-header|Development news}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-cover-header|In the hangar}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 | valign=&amp;quot;top&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;33%&amp;quot; |&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-cover-header|Scenery Corner}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-cover-header|Community News}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 | valign=&amp;quot;top&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;33%&amp;quot; |&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-cover-header|Contributing}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[#Translators required|Translators required]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[#FlightGear logos|FlightGear logos]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[#Screenshots|Screenshots]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[#Screenshot of the Month|Screenshot of the Month]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|}&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Development news ==&lt;br /&gt;
'''MapGear.py''' Improvement&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
-MapGear now automatically displays the animated .GIF of the flightpath once you exit FlightGear. Just run:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
'fgfs --launcher  &amp;amp;&amp;amp; python MapGear.py' in order to start the simulator and MapGear.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
-MeapGear will automatically save the fg_log.csv files of all your flights. It does this by saving the log files as fg_log-1.csv, fg_log-2.csv, fg_log-3.csv,... You don't have to manually rename the files ever again and you get to keep a record of all the your flightpaths (provided you enable '''debug&amp;gt;logging''').&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Screenshot of MapGear:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:MapGear-screenshot.png]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
For screenshots and news/feature requests visit: https://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?f=6&amp;amp;t=31741&amp;amp;p=305873#p305873&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
For short youtube tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BaVbCtOr3E&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== In the hangar ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Scenery corner ==&lt;br /&gt;
===Caribbean Scenery Update===&lt;br /&gt;
D-ECHO is reworking a big part of the Caribbean islands, namely &lt;br /&gt;
* Saba&lt;br /&gt;
* Montserrat&lt;br /&gt;
* Antigua and Barbuda&lt;br /&gt;
* Guadeloupe&lt;br /&gt;
* Dominica&lt;br /&gt;
* Martinique&lt;br /&gt;
* St Lucia&lt;br /&gt;
* St Vincent and Grenadines&lt;br /&gt;
* Barbados&lt;br /&gt;
* Grenada&lt;br /&gt;
T&lt;br /&gt;
he islands get new terrain based on OSM data and the latest airports from gateway.x-plane.com, partly reworked by D-ECHO.&lt;br /&gt;
Parts of the big scenery update are already available, once it's considered more or less &amp;quot;completed&amp;quot;, the scenery will be sent to TS (terrasync). &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
For those wanting to use it now, here are the compiled scenery packages:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Saint Lucia and Martinique: https://github.com/D-ECHO/Lucia_and_Martinique&lt;br /&gt;
* Southern Windward Islands (St Vincent, Grenadines, Barbados, Grenada): https://github.com/D-ECHO/WindwardSouth&lt;br /&gt;
* Guadeloupe, Dominica, Montserrat, Antigua and Barbuda: https://github.com/D-ECHO/GDAB&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
while the uncompiled scenery data is available here:&lt;br /&gt;
* Saint Lucia and Martinique: https://github.com/D-ECHO/SLaM_data&lt;br /&gt;
* Southern Windward Islands (St Vincent, Grenadines, Barbados, Grenada): https://github.com/D-ECHO/WWS_data&lt;br /&gt;
* Guadeloupe, Dominica, Montserrat, Antigua and Barbuda: https://github.com/D-ECHO/GDAB-data&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Community news ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Contributing ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Translators required ===&lt;br /&gt;
{|&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:en.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| The FlightGear Wiki still needs help for translating it into various languages. If you are interested in making the FlightGear Wiki multilingual, you can start by looking at [[Help:Translate]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:fr.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| Le wiki de FlightGear a toujours besoin d'aide pour être traduit en différentes langues. Si vous êtes intéressé par le rendre multilingue, commencez par lire [[:fr:Help:Traduire|Help:Traduire]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:de.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| Das FlightGear Wiki benötigt immer noch Hilfe bei der Übersetzung in verschiedene Sprachen. Wenn Du Interesse daran hast, das FlightGear Wiki mehrsprachig zu machen, dann fang mit dem [[:de:Help:Übersetzen|Help:Übersetzen]] an.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:nl.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| De FlightGear Wiki kan nog steed hulp gebruiken bij het vertalen van artikelen. Als je interesse hebt om de wiki meertalig te maken, raden we je aan om een kijkje te nemen bij [[:nl:Help:Vertalen|Help:Vertalen]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:es.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| La wiki de FlightGear todavía necesita ayuda para traducirla a varios lenguajes. Si estás interesado en hacer la FlightGear wiki multilingüe, entonces comienza en [[:es:Help:Traducir|Help:Traducir]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:cat.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| La wiki de FlightGear encara necessita ajuda per traduir-la a diverses llengües. Si esteu interessat en fer la wiki de FlightGear multilingüe, llavors comenceu a [[:ca:Help:Traduir|Help:Traduir]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:pt.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| A wiki de FlightGear ainda necessita de ajuda para traduzi-la em vários idiomas. Se estás interessado em tornar a wiki de FlightGear multi-lingual, por favor começa em [[:pt:Help:Traduzir|Help:Traduzir]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:zh.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| FlightGear 百科仍然需要志愿者将其翻译为各种语言。如果你有兴趣让FlightGear百科支持更多语言, 你可以查看 [[Help:Translate]].&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== FlightGear logos ===&lt;br /&gt;
If you want some graphic elements for your FlightGear-related site (such as a hangar or YouTube channel), please feel free to visit [[FlightGear logos]] for a repository of logos. And if you have some art skills, please don't hesitate to contribute with your own design creations.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Screenshots ===&lt;br /&gt;
The FlightGear project always needs screenshots, which show features that were added since the last release. These should be of good quality, especially in content and technical image properties. It is therefore recommended to use the best viable filter settings ([[anti-aliasing]], texture sharpening, etc.). More info at [[Howto:Make nice screenshots]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Screenshot of the Month ====&lt;br /&gt;
Entries for this month's best screenshot can be submitted to [ this] &amp;lt;!-- link to SOTM topic --&amp;gt; forum topic. Be sure to see the [ first post] &amp;lt;!-- link to first post of SOTM topic --&amp;gt; for participation rules. For purposes of convenience and organization, after all the entries have been submitted, a new forum topic will be started containing all shots in an easy-to-view layout. The voting will then take place there. Once the voting has finished, the best screenshot will be presented on this page. --&amp;gt; &amp;lt;!-- Edit this when the SOTM topic for this month has been created --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;!-- FlightGear's Screenshot of the Month May 2016 is ''TITLE'' by AUTHOR&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:|900px|center|TITLE]] --&amp;gt; &amp;lt;!-- Uncomment/edit this when the winner is chosen --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;!-- If you want to participate in the screenshot contest of *NEXTMONTH*, you can submit your candidate to [ this] forum topic. Be sure to see the [ first post] for participation rules. For purposes of convenience and organization, after all the entries have been submitted, a new forum topic will be started containing all shots in an easy-to-view layout. The voting will then take place there. Once the voting has finished, the best screenshot will be presented in the Newsletter edition of *NEXTMONTH*. --&amp;gt; &amp;lt;!-- Uncomment/edit this when the SOTM topic for the following month has been created --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:FlightGear Newsletter|2017 08]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Changes after 2017.3]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[de:FlightGear Newsletter {{#time: F Y | 2017-08 | de }}]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== References ==&lt;br /&gt;
{{Appendix}}&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Zequinha</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.flightgear.org/w/index.php?title=FlightGear_Newsletter_August_2017&amp;diff=109686</id>
		<title>FlightGear Newsletter August 2017</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://wiki.flightgear.org/w/index.php?title=FlightGear_Newsletter_August_2017&amp;diff=109686"/>
		<updated>2017-08-16T10:25:24Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Zequinha: /* Development news */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{draft|newsletter|Please feel free to add content that you think will be of interest to the FlightGear community.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;You can read the latest newsletter at [[FlightGear Newsletter July 2017]].}} &amp;lt;!-- change month and year as required--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-header|August 2017}} &amp;lt;!-- change month and year as required--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;border-bottom:3px double #BBB;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{| width=&amp;quot;100%&amp;quot; |&lt;br /&gt;
 | valign=&amp;quot;top&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;33%&amp;quot; |&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-cover-header|Development news}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-cover-header|In the hangar}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 | valign=&amp;quot;top&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;33%&amp;quot; |&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-cover-header|Scenery Corner}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-cover-header|Community News}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 | valign=&amp;quot;top&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;33%&amp;quot; |&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-cover-header|Contributing}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[#Translators required|Translators required]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[#FlightGear logos|FlightGear logos]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[#Screenshots|Screenshots]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[#Screenshot of the Month|Screenshot of the Month]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|}&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Development news ==&lt;br /&gt;
'''MapGear.py''' Improvement&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
-MapGear now automatically displays the animated .GIF of the flightpath once you exit FlightGear. Just run:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
'fgfs --launcher  &amp;amp;&amp;amp; python MapGear.py' in order to start the simulator and MapGear.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
-MeapGear will automatically save the fg_log.csv files of all your flights. It does this by saving the log files as fg_log-1.csv, fg_log-2.csv, fg_log-3.csv,... You don't have to manually rename the files ever again and you get to keep a record of all the your flightpaths (provided you enable '''debug&amp;gt;logging''').&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Screenshot of MapGear:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:MapGear-screenshot.png]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
For screenshots and news/feature requests visit: https://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?f=6&amp;amp;t=31741&amp;amp;p=305873#p305873&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== In the hangar ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Scenery corner ==&lt;br /&gt;
===Caribbean Scenery Update===&lt;br /&gt;
D-ECHO is reworking a big part of the Caribbean islands, namely &lt;br /&gt;
* Saba&lt;br /&gt;
* Montserrat&lt;br /&gt;
* Antigua and Barbuda&lt;br /&gt;
* Guadeloupe&lt;br /&gt;
* Dominica&lt;br /&gt;
* Martinique&lt;br /&gt;
* St Lucia&lt;br /&gt;
* St Vincent and Grenadines&lt;br /&gt;
* Barbados&lt;br /&gt;
* Grenada&lt;br /&gt;
T&lt;br /&gt;
he islands get new terrain based on OSM data and the latest airports from gateway.x-plane.com, partly reworked by D-ECHO.&lt;br /&gt;
Parts of the big scenery update are already available, once it's considered more or less &amp;quot;completed&amp;quot;, the scenery will be sent to TS (terrasync). &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
For those wanting to use it now, here are the compiled scenery packages:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Saint Lucia and Martinique: https://github.com/D-ECHO/Lucia_and_Martinique&lt;br /&gt;
* Southern Windward Islands (St Vincent, Grenadines, Barbados, Grenada): https://github.com/D-ECHO/WindwardSouth&lt;br /&gt;
* Guadeloupe, Dominica, Montserrat, Antigua and Barbuda: https://github.com/D-ECHO/GDAB&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
while the uncompiled scenery data is available here:&lt;br /&gt;
* Saint Lucia and Martinique: https://github.com/D-ECHO/SLaM_data&lt;br /&gt;
* Southern Windward Islands (St Vincent, Grenadines, Barbados, Grenada): https://github.com/D-ECHO/WWS_data&lt;br /&gt;
* Guadeloupe, Dominica, Montserrat, Antigua and Barbuda: https://github.com/D-ECHO/GDAB-data&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Community news ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Contributing ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Translators required ===&lt;br /&gt;
{|&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:en.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| The FlightGear Wiki still needs help for translating it into various languages. If you are interested in making the FlightGear Wiki multilingual, you can start by looking at [[Help:Translate]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:fr.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| Le wiki de FlightGear a toujours besoin d'aide pour être traduit en différentes langues. Si vous êtes intéressé par le rendre multilingue, commencez par lire [[:fr:Help:Traduire|Help:Traduire]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:de.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| Das FlightGear Wiki benötigt immer noch Hilfe bei der Übersetzung in verschiedene Sprachen. Wenn Du Interesse daran hast, das FlightGear Wiki mehrsprachig zu machen, dann fang mit dem [[:de:Help:Übersetzen|Help:Übersetzen]] an.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:nl.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| De FlightGear Wiki kan nog steed hulp gebruiken bij het vertalen van artikelen. Als je interesse hebt om de wiki meertalig te maken, raden we je aan om een kijkje te nemen bij [[:nl:Help:Vertalen|Help:Vertalen]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:es.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| La wiki de FlightGear todavía necesita ayuda para traducirla a varios lenguajes. Si estás interesado en hacer la FlightGear wiki multilingüe, entonces comienza en [[:es:Help:Traducir|Help:Traducir]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:cat.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| La wiki de FlightGear encara necessita ajuda per traduir-la a diverses llengües. Si esteu interessat en fer la wiki de FlightGear multilingüe, llavors comenceu a [[:ca:Help:Traduir|Help:Traduir]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:pt.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| A wiki de FlightGear ainda necessita de ajuda para traduzi-la em vários idiomas. Se estás interessado em tornar a wiki de FlightGear multi-lingual, por favor começa em [[:pt:Help:Traduzir|Help:Traduzir]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:zh.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| FlightGear 百科仍然需要志愿者将其翻译为各种语言。如果你有兴趣让FlightGear百科支持更多语言, 你可以查看 [[Help:Translate]].&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== FlightGear logos ===&lt;br /&gt;
If you want some graphic elements for your FlightGear-related site (such as a hangar or YouTube channel), please feel free to visit [[FlightGear logos]] for a repository of logos. And if you have some art skills, please don't hesitate to contribute with your own design creations.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Screenshots ===&lt;br /&gt;
The FlightGear project always needs screenshots, which show features that were added since the last release. These should be of good quality, especially in content and technical image properties. It is therefore recommended to use the best viable filter settings ([[anti-aliasing]], texture sharpening, etc.). More info at [[Howto:Make nice screenshots]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Screenshot of the Month ====&lt;br /&gt;
Entries for this month's best screenshot can be submitted to [ this] &amp;lt;!-- link to SOTM topic --&amp;gt; forum topic. Be sure to see the [ first post] &amp;lt;!-- link to first post of SOTM topic --&amp;gt; for participation rules. For purposes of convenience and organization, after all the entries have been submitted, a new forum topic will be started containing all shots in an easy-to-view layout. The voting will then take place there. Once the voting has finished, the best screenshot will be presented on this page. --&amp;gt; &amp;lt;!-- Edit this when the SOTM topic for this month has been created --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;!-- FlightGear's Screenshot of the Month May 2016 is ''TITLE'' by AUTHOR&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:|900px|center|TITLE]] --&amp;gt; &amp;lt;!-- Uncomment/edit this when the winner is chosen --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;!-- If you want to participate in the screenshot contest of *NEXTMONTH*, you can submit your candidate to [ this] forum topic. Be sure to see the [ first post] for participation rules. For purposes of convenience and organization, after all the entries have been submitted, a new forum topic will be started containing all shots in an easy-to-view layout. The voting will then take place there. Once the voting has finished, the best screenshot will be presented in the Newsletter edition of *NEXTMONTH*. --&amp;gt; &amp;lt;!-- Uncomment/edit this when the SOTM topic for the following month has been created --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:FlightGear Newsletter|2017 08]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Changes after 2017.3]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[de:FlightGear Newsletter {{#time: F Y | 2017-08 | de }}]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== References ==&lt;br /&gt;
{{Appendix}}&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Zequinha</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.flightgear.org/w/index.php?title=FlightGear_Newsletter_August_2017&amp;diff=109685</id>
		<title>FlightGear Newsletter August 2017</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://wiki.flightgear.org/w/index.php?title=FlightGear_Newsletter_August_2017&amp;diff=109685"/>
		<updated>2017-08-16T10:24:28Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Zequinha: /* Development news */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{draft|newsletter|Please feel free to add content that you think will be of interest to the FlightGear community.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;You can read the latest newsletter at [[FlightGear Newsletter July 2017]].}} &amp;lt;!-- change month and year as required--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-header|August 2017}} &amp;lt;!-- change month and year as required--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;border-bottom:3px double #BBB;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{| width=&amp;quot;100%&amp;quot; |&lt;br /&gt;
 | valign=&amp;quot;top&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;33%&amp;quot; |&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-cover-header|Development news}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-cover-header|In the hangar}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 | valign=&amp;quot;top&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;33%&amp;quot; |&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-cover-header|Scenery Corner}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-cover-header|Community News}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 | valign=&amp;quot;top&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;33%&amp;quot; |&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-cover-header|Contributing}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[#Translators required|Translators required]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[#FlightGear logos|FlightGear logos]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[#Screenshots|Screenshots]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[#Screenshot of the Month|Screenshot of the Month]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|}&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Development news ==&lt;br /&gt;
'''MapGear.py Improvement'''&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
-MapGear now automatically displays the animated .GIF of the flightpath once you exit FlightGear. Just run:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
'fgfs --launcher  &amp;amp;&amp;amp; python MapGear.py' in order to start the simulator and MapGear.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
-MeapGear will automatically save the fg_log.csv files of all your flights. It does this by saving the log files as fg_log-1.csv, fg_log-2.csv, fg_log-3.csv,... You don't have to manually rename the files ever again and you get to keep a record of all the your flightpaths (provided you enable '''debug&amp;gt;logging''').&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Screenshot of MapGear:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:MapGear-screenshot.png]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
For screenshots and news/feature requests visit: https://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?f=6&amp;amp;t=31741&amp;amp;p=305873#p305873&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== In the hangar ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Scenery corner ==&lt;br /&gt;
===Caribbean Scenery Update===&lt;br /&gt;
D-ECHO is reworking a big part of the Caribbean islands, namely &lt;br /&gt;
* Saba&lt;br /&gt;
* Montserrat&lt;br /&gt;
* Antigua and Barbuda&lt;br /&gt;
* Guadeloupe&lt;br /&gt;
* Dominica&lt;br /&gt;
* Martinique&lt;br /&gt;
* St Lucia&lt;br /&gt;
* St Vincent and Grenadines&lt;br /&gt;
* Barbados&lt;br /&gt;
* Grenada&lt;br /&gt;
T&lt;br /&gt;
he islands get new terrain based on OSM data and the latest airports from gateway.x-plane.com, partly reworked by D-ECHO.&lt;br /&gt;
Parts of the big scenery update are already available, once it's considered more or less &amp;quot;completed&amp;quot;, the scenery will be sent to TS (terrasync). &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
For those wanting to use it now, here are the compiled scenery packages:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Saint Lucia and Martinique: https://github.com/D-ECHO/Lucia_and_Martinique&lt;br /&gt;
* Southern Windward Islands (St Vincent, Grenadines, Barbados, Grenada): https://github.com/D-ECHO/WindwardSouth&lt;br /&gt;
* Guadeloupe, Dominica, Montserrat, Antigua and Barbuda: https://github.com/D-ECHO/GDAB&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
while the uncompiled scenery data is available here:&lt;br /&gt;
* Saint Lucia and Martinique: https://github.com/D-ECHO/SLaM_data&lt;br /&gt;
* Southern Windward Islands (St Vincent, Grenadines, Barbados, Grenada): https://github.com/D-ECHO/WWS_data&lt;br /&gt;
* Guadeloupe, Dominica, Montserrat, Antigua and Barbuda: https://github.com/D-ECHO/GDAB-data&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Community news ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Contributing ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Translators required ===&lt;br /&gt;
{|&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:en.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| The FlightGear Wiki still needs help for translating it into various languages. If you are interested in making the FlightGear Wiki multilingual, you can start by looking at [[Help:Translate]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:fr.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| Le wiki de FlightGear a toujours besoin d'aide pour être traduit en différentes langues. Si vous êtes intéressé par le rendre multilingue, commencez par lire [[:fr:Help:Traduire|Help:Traduire]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:de.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| Das FlightGear Wiki benötigt immer noch Hilfe bei der Übersetzung in verschiedene Sprachen. Wenn Du Interesse daran hast, das FlightGear Wiki mehrsprachig zu machen, dann fang mit dem [[:de:Help:Übersetzen|Help:Übersetzen]] an.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:nl.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| De FlightGear Wiki kan nog steed hulp gebruiken bij het vertalen van artikelen. Als je interesse hebt om de wiki meertalig te maken, raden we je aan om een kijkje te nemen bij [[:nl:Help:Vertalen|Help:Vertalen]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:es.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| La wiki de FlightGear todavía necesita ayuda para traducirla a varios lenguajes. Si estás interesado en hacer la FlightGear wiki multilingüe, entonces comienza en [[:es:Help:Traducir|Help:Traducir]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:cat.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| La wiki de FlightGear encara necessita ajuda per traduir-la a diverses llengües. Si esteu interessat en fer la wiki de FlightGear multilingüe, llavors comenceu a [[:ca:Help:Traduir|Help:Traduir]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:pt.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| A wiki de FlightGear ainda necessita de ajuda para traduzi-la em vários idiomas. Se estás interessado em tornar a wiki de FlightGear multi-lingual, por favor começa em [[:pt:Help:Traduzir|Help:Traduzir]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:zh.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| FlightGear 百科仍然需要志愿者将其翻译为各种语言。如果你有兴趣让FlightGear百科支持更多语言, 你可以查看 [[Help:Translate]].&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== FlightGear logos ===&lt;br /&gt;
If you want some graphic elements for your FlightGear-related site (such as a hangar or YouTube channel), please feel free to visit [[FlightGear logos]] for a repository of logos. And if you have some art skills, please don't hesitate to contribute with your own design creations.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Screenshots ===&lt;br /&gt;
The FlightGear project always needs screenshots, which show features that were added since the last release. These should be of good quality, especially in content and technical image properties. It is therefore recommended to use the best viable filter settings ([[anti-aliasing]], texture sharpening, etc.). More info at [[Howto:Make nice screenshots]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Screenshot of the Month ====&lt;br /&gt;
Entries for this month's best screenshot can be submitted to [ this] &amp;lt;!-- link to SOTM topic --&amp;gt; forum topic. Be sure to see the [ first post] &amp;lt;!-- link to first post of SOTM topic --&amp;gt; for participation rules. For purposes of convenience and organization, after all the entries have been submitted, a new forum topic will be started containing all shots in an easy-to-view layout. The voting will then take place there. Once the voting has finished, the best screenshot will be presented on this page. --&amp;gt; &amp;lt;!-- Edit this when the SOTM topic for this month has been created --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;!-- FlightGear's Screenshot of the Month May 2016 is ''TITLE'' by AUTHOR&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:|900px|center|TITLE]] --&amp;gt; &amp;lt;!-- Uncomment/edit this when the winner is chosen --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;!-- If you want to participate in the screenshot contest of *NEXTMONTH*, you can submit your candidate to [ this] forum topic. Be sure to see the [ first post] for participation rules. For purposes of convenience and organization, after all the entries have been submitted, a new forum topic will be started containing all shots in an easy-to-view layout. The voting will then take place there. Once the voting has finished, the best screenshot will be presented in the Newsletter edition of *NEXTMONTH*. --&amp;gt; &amp;lt;!-- Uncomment/edit this when the SOTM topic for the following month has been created --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:FlightGear Newsletter|2017 08]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Changes after 2017.3]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[de:FlightGear Newsletter {{#time: F Y | 2017-08 | de }}]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== References ==&lt;br /&gt;
{{Appendix}}&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Zequinha</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.flightgear.org/w/index.php?title=FlightGear_Newsletter_August_2017&amp;diff=109684</id>
		<title>FlightGear Newsletter August 2017</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://wiki.flightgear.org/w/index.php?title=FlightGear_Newsletter_August_2017&amp;diff=109684"/>
		<updated>2017-08-16T10:24:17Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Zequinha: /* Development news */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{draft|newsletter|Please feel free to add content that you think will be of interest to the FlightGear community.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;You can read the latest newsletter at [[FlightGear Newsletter July 2017]].}} &amp;lt;!-- change month and year as required--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-header|August 2017}} &amp;lt;!-- change month and year as required--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;border-bottom:3px double #BBB;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{| width=&amp;quot;100%&amp;quot; |&lt;br /&gt;
 | valign=&amp;quot;top&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;33%&amp;quot; |&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-cover-header|Development news}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-cover-header|In the hangar}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 | valign=&amp;quot;top&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;33%&amp;quot; |&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-cover-header|Scenery Corner}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-cover-header|Community News}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 | valign=&amp;quot;top&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;33%&amp;quot; |&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-cover-header|Contributing}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[#Translators required|Translators required]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[#FlightGear logos|FlightGear logos]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[#Screenshots|Screenshots]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[#Screenshot of the Month|Screenshot of the Month]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|}&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Development news ==&lt;br /&gt;
'''MapGear.py Improvement'''&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
-MapGear now automatically displays the animated .GIF of the flightpath once you exit FlightGear. Just run:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
'fgfs --launcher  &amp;amp;&amp;amp; python MapGear.py' in order to start the simulator and MapGear.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
-MeapGear will automatically save the fg_log.csv files of all your flights. It does this by saving the log files as fg_log-1.csv, fg_log-2.csv, fg_log-3.csv,... You don't have to manually rename the files ever again and you get to keep a record of all the your flightpaths (provided you enable '''debug&amp;gt;logging''').&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Screenshot of MapGear:&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:MapGear-screenshot.png]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
For screenshots and news/feature requests visit: https://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?f=6&amp;amp;t=31741&amp;amp;p=305873#p305873&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== In the hangar ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Scenery corner ==&lt;br /&gt;
===Caribbean Scenery Update===&lt;br /&gt;
D-ECHO is reworking a big part of the Caribbean islands, namely &lt;br /&gt;
* Saba&lt;br /&gt;
* Montserrat&lt;br /&gt;
* Antigua and Barbuda&lt;br /&gt;
* Guadeloupe&lt;br /&gt;
* Dominica&lt;br /&gt;
* Martinique&lt;br /&gt;
* St Lucia&lt;br /&gt;
* St Vincent and Grenadines&lt;br /&gt;
* Barbados&lt;br /&gt;
* Grenada&lt;br /&gt;
T&lt;br /&gt;
he islands get new terrain based on OSM data and the latest airports from gateway.x-plane.com, partly reworked by D-ECHO.&lt;br /&gt;
Parts of the big scenery update are already available, once it's considered more or less &amp;quot;completed&amp;quot;, the scenery will be sent to TS (terrasync). &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
For those wanting to use it now, here are the compiled scenery packages:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Saint Lucia and Martinique: https://github.com/D-ECHO/Lucia_and_Martinique&lt;br /&gt;
* Southern Windward Islands (St Vincent, Grenadines, Barbados, Grenada): https://github.com/D-ECHO/WindwardSouth&lt;br /&gt;
* Guadeloupe, Dominica, Montserrat, Antigua and Barbuda: https://github.com/D-ECHO/GDAB&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
while the uncompiled scenery data is available here:&lt;br /&gt;
* Saint Lucia and Martinique: https://github.com/D-ECHO/SLaM_data&lt;br /&gt;
* Southern Windward Islands (St Vincent, Grenadines, Barbados, Grenada): https://github.com/D-ECHO/WWS_data&lt;br /&gt;
* Guadeloupe, Dominica, Montserrat, Antigua and Barbuda: https://github.com/D-ECHO/GDAB-data&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Community news ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Contributing ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Translators required ===&lt;br /&gt;
{|&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:en.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| The FlightGear Wiki still needs help for translating it into various languages. If you are interested in making the FlightGear Wiki multilingual, you can start by looking at [[Help:Translate]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:fr.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| Le wiki de FlightGear a toujours besoin d'aide pour être traduit en différentes langues. Si vous êtes intéressé par le rendre multilingue, commencez par lire [[:fr:Help:Traduire|Help:Traduire]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:de.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| Das FlightGear Wiki benötigt immer noch Hilfe bei der Übersetzung in verschiedene Sprachen. Wenn Du Interesse daran hast, das FlightGear Wiki mehrsprachig zu machen, dann fang mit dem [[:de:Help:Übersetzen|Help:Übersetzen]] an.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:nl.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| De FlightGear Wiki kan nog steed hulp gebruiken bij het vertalen van artikelen. Als je interesse hebt om de wiki meertalig te maken, raden we je aan om een kijkje te nemen bij [[:nl:Help:Vertalen|Help:Vertalen]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:es.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| La wiki de FlightGear todavía necesita ayuda para traducirla a varios lenguajes. Si estás interesado en hacer la FlightGear wiki multilingüe, entonces comienza en [[:es:Help:Traducir|Help:Traducir]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:cat.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| La wiki de FlightGear encara necessita ajuda per traduir-la a diverses llengües. Si esteu interessat en fer la wiki de FlightGear multilingüe, llavors comenceu a [[:ca:Help:Traduir|Help:Traduir]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:pt.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| A wiki de FlightGear ainda necessita de ajuda para traduzi-la em vários idiomas. Se estás interessado em tornar a wiki de FlightGear multi-lingual, por favor começa em [[:pt:Help:Traduzir|Help:Traduzir]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:zh.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| FlightGear 百科仍然需要志愿者将其翻译为各种语言。如果你有兴趣让FlightGear百科支持更多语言, 你可以查看 [[Help:Translate]].&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== FlightGear logos ===&lt;br /&gt;
If you want some graphic elements for your FlightGear-related site (such as a hangar or YouTube channel), please feel free to visit [[FlightGear logos]] for a repository of logos. And if you have some art skills, please don't hesitate to contribute with your own design creations.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Screenshots ===&lt;br /&gt;
The FlightGear project always needs screenshots, which show features that were added since the last release. These should be of good quality, especially in content and technical image properties. It is therefore recommended to use the best viable filter settings ([[anti-aliasing]], texture sharpening, etc.). More info at [[Howto:Make nice screenshots]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Screenshot of the Month ====&lt;br /&gt;
Entries for this month's best screenshot can be submitted to [ this] &amp;lt;!-- link to SOTM topic --&amp;gt; forum topic. Be sure to see the [ first post] &amp;lt;!-- link to first post of SOTM topic --&amp;gt; for participation rules. For purposes of convenience and organization, after all the entries have been submitted, a new forum topic will be started containing all shots in an easy-to-view layout. The voting will then take place there. Once the voting has finished, the best screenshot will be presented on this page. --&amp;gt; &amp;lt;!-- Edit this when the SOTM topic for this month has been created --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;!-- FlightGear's Screenshot of the Month May 2016 is ''TITLE'' by AUTHOR&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:|900px|center|TITLE]] --&amp;gt; &amp;lt;!-- Uncomment/edit this when the winner is chosen --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;!-- If you want to participate in the screenshot contest of *NEXTMONTH*, you can submit your candidate to [ this] forum topic. Be sure to see the [ first post] for participation rules. For purposes of convenience and organization, after all the entries have been submitted, a new forum topic will be started containing all shots in an easy-to-view layout. The voting will then take place there. Once the voting has finished, the best screenshot will be presented in the Newsletter edition of *NEXTMONTH*. --&amp;gt; &amp;lt;!-- Uncomment/edit this when the SOTM topic for the following month has been created --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:FlightGear Newsletter|2017 08]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Changes after 2017.3]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[de:FlightGear Newsletter {{#time: F Y | 2017-08 | de }}]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== References ==&lt;br /&gt;
{{Appendix}}&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Zequinha</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.flightgear.org/w/index.php?title=FlightGear_Newsletter_August_2017&amp;diff=109683</id>
		<title>FlightGear Newsletter August 2017</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://wiki.flightgear.org/w/index.php?title=FlightGear_Newsletter_August_2017&amp;diff=109683"/>
		<updated>2017-08-16T10:23:56Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Zequinha: /* Development news */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{draft|newsletter|Please feel free to add content that you think will be of interest to the FlightGear community.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;You can read the latest newsletter at [[FlightGear Newsletter July 2017]].}} &amp;lt;!-- change month and year as required--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-header|August 2017}} &amp;lt;!-- change month and year as required--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;border-bottom:3px double #BBB;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{| width=&amp;quot;100%&amp;quot; |&lt;br /&gt;
 | valign=&amp;quot;top&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;33%&amp;quot; |&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-cover-header|Development news}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-cover-header|In the hangar}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 | valign=&amp;quot;top&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;33%&amp;quot; |&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-cover-header|Scenery Corner}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-cover-header|Community News}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 | valign=&amp;quot;top&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;33%&amp;quot; |&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-cover-header|Contributing}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[#Translators required|Translators required]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[#FlightGear logos|FlightGear logos]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[#Screenshots|Screenshots]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[#Screenshot of the Month|Screenshot of the Month]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|}&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Development news ==&lt;br /&gt;
'''MapGear.py Improvement'''&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
-MapGear now automatically displays the animated .GIF of the flightpath once you exit FlightGear. Just run:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
'fgfs --launcher  &amp;amp;&amp;amp; python MapGear.py' in order to start the simulator and MapGear.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
-MeapGear will automatically save the fg_log.csv files of all your flights. It does this by saving the log files as fg_log-1.csv, fg_log-2.csv, fg_log-3.csv,... You don't have to manually rename the files ever again and you get to keep a record of all the your flightpaths (provided you enable '''debug&amp;gt;logging''').&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Screenshot of MapGear:&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:File:MapGear-screenshot.png]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
For screenshots and news/feature requests visit: https://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?f=6&amp;amp;t=31741&amp;amp;p=305873#p305873&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== In the hangar ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Scenery corner ==&lt;br /&gt;
===Caribbean Scenery Update===&lt;br /&gt;
D-ECHO is reworking a big part of the Caribbean islands, namely &lt;br /&gt;
* Saba&lt;br /&gt;
* Montserrat&lt;br /&gt;
* Antigua and Barbuda&lt;br /&gt;
* Guadeloupe&lt;br /&gt;
* Dominica&lt;br /&gt;
* Martinique&lt;br /&gt;
* St Lucia&lt;br /&gt;
* St Vincent and Grenadines&lt;br /&gt;
* Barbados&lt;br /&gt;
* Grenada&lt;br /&gt;
T&lt;br /&gt;
he islands get new terrain based on OSM data and the latest airports from gateway.x-plane.com, partly reworked by D-ECHO.&lt;br /&gt;
Parts of the big scenery update are already available, once it's considered more or less &amp;quot;completed&amp;quot;, the scenery will be sent to TS (terrasync). &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
For those wanting to use it now, here are the compiled scenery packages:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Saint Lucia and Martinique: https://github.com/D-ECHO/Lucia_and_Martinique&lt;br /&gt;
* Southern Windward Islands (St Vincent, Grenadines, Barbados, Grenada): https://github.com/D-ECHO/WindwardSouth&lt;br /&gt;
* Guadeloupe, Dominica, Montserrat, Antigua and Barbuda: https://github.com/D-ECHO/GDAB&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
while the uncompiled scenery data is available here:&lt;br /&gt;
* Saint Lucia and Martinique: https://github.com/D-ECHO/SLaM_data&lt;br /&gt;
* Southern Windward Islands (St Vincent, Grenadines, Barbados, Grenada): https://github.com/D-ECHO/WWS_data&lt;br /&gt;
* Guadeloupe, Dominica, Montserrat, Antigua and Barbuda: https://github.com/D-ECHO/GDAB-data&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Community news ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Contributing ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Translators required ===&lt;br /&gt;
{|&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:en.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| The FlightGear Wiki still needs help for translating it into various languages. If you are interested in making the FlightGear Wiki multilingual, you can start by looking at [[Help:Translate]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:fr.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| Le wiki de FlightGear a toujours besoin d'aide pour être traduit en différentes langues. Si vous êtes intéressé par le rendre multilingue, commencez par lire [[:fr:Help:Traduire|Help:Traduire]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:de.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| Das FlightGear Wiki benötigt immer noch Hilfe bei der Übersetzung in verschiedene Sprachen. Wenn Du Interesse daran hast, das FlightGear Wiki mehrsprachig zu machen, dann fang mit dem [[:de:Help:Übersetzen|Help:Übersetzen]] an.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:nl.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| De FlightGear Wiki kan nog steed hulp gebruiken bij het vertalen van artikelen. Als je interesse hebt om de wiki meertalig te maken, raden we je aan om een kijkje te nemen bij [[:nl:Help:Vertalen|Help:Vertalen]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:es.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| La wiki de FlightGear todavía necesita ayuda para traducirla a varios lenguajes. Si estás interesado en hacer la FlightGear wiki multilingüe, entonces comienza en [[:es:Help:Traducir|Help:Traducir]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:cat.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| La wiki de FlightGear encara necessita ajuda per traduir-la a diverses llengües. Si esteu interessat en fer la wiki de FlightGear multilingüe, llavors comenceu a [[:ca:Help:Traduir|Help:Traduir]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:pt.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| A wiki de FlightGear ainda necessita de ajuda para traduzi-la em vários idiomas. Se estás interessado em tornar a wiki de FlightGear multi-lingual, por favor começa em [[:pt:Help:Traduzir|Help:Traduzir]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:zh.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| FlightGear 百科仍然需要志愿者将其翻译为各种语言。如果你有兴趣让FlightGear百科支持更多语言, 你可以查看 [[Help:Translate]].&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== FlightGear logos ===&lt;br /&gt;
If you want some graphic elements for your FlightGear-related site (such as a hangar or YouTube channel), please feel free to visit [[FlightGear logos]] for a repository of logos. And if you have some art skills, please don't hesitate to contribute with your own design creations.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Screenshots ===&lt;br /&gt;
The FlightGear project always needs screenshots, which show features that were added since the last release. These should be of good quality, especially in content and technical image properties. It is therefore recommended to use the best viable filter settings ([[anti-aliasing]], texture sharpening, etc.). More info at [[Howto:Make nice screenshots]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Screenshot of the Month ====&lt;br /&gt;
Entries for this month's best screenshot can be submitted to [ this] &amp;lt;!-- link to SOTM topic --&amp;gt; forum topic. Be sure to see the [ first post] &amp;lt;!-- link to first post of SOTM topic --&amp;gt; for participation rules. For purposes of convenience and organization, after all the entries have been submitted, a new forum topic will be started containing all shots in an easy-to-view layout. The voting will then take place there. Once the voting has finished, the best screenshot will be presented on this page. --&amp;gt; &amp;lt;!-- Edit this when the SOTM topic for this month has been created --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;!-- FlightGear's Screenshot of the Month May 2016 is ''TITLE'' by AUTHOR&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:|900px|center|TITLE]] --&amp;gt; &amp;lt;!-- Uncomment/edit this when the winner is chosen --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;!-- If you want to participate in the screenshot contest of *NEXTMONTH*, you can submit your candidate to [ this] forum topic. Be sure to see the [ first post] for participation rules. For purposes of convenience and organization, after all the entries have been submitted, a new forum topic will be started containing all shots in an easy-to-view layout. The voting will then take place there. Once the voting has finished, the best screenshot will be presented in the Newsletter edition of *NEXTMONTH*. --&amp;gt; &amp;lt;!-- Uncomment/edit this when the SOTM topic for the following month has been created --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:FlightGear Newsletter|2017 08]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Changes after 2017.3]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[de:FlightGear Newsletter {{#time: F Y | 2017-08 | de }}]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== References ==&lt;br /&gt;
{{Appendix}}&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Zequinha</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.flightgear.org/w/index.php?title=File:MapGear-screenshot.png&amp;diff=109682</id>
		<title>File:MapGear-screenshot.png</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://wiki.flightgear.org/w/index.php?title=File:MapGear-screenshot.png&amp;diff=109682"/>
		<updated>2017-08-16T10:21:52Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Zequinha: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Zequinha</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.flightgear.org/w/index.php?title=FlightGear_Newsletter_August_2017&amp;diff=109678</id>
		<title>FlightGear Newsletter August 2017</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://wiki.flightgear.org/w/index.php?title=FlightGear_Newsletter_August_2017&amp;diff=109678"/>
		<updated>2017-08-15T15:49:43Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Zequinha: /* Development news */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{draft|newsletter|Please feel free to add content that you think will be of interest to the FlightGear community.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;You can read the latest newsletter at [[FlightGear Newsletter July 2017]].}} &amp;lt;!-- change month and year as required--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-header|August 2017}} &amp;lt;!-- change month and year as required--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;border-bottom:3px double #BBB;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{| width=&amp;quot;100%&amp;quot; |&lt;br /&gt;
 | valign=&amp;quot;top&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;33%&amp;quot; |&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-cover-header|Development news}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-cover-header|In the hangar}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 | valign=&amp;quot;top&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;33%&amp;quot; |&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-cover-header|Scenery Corner}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-cover-header|Community News}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 | valign=&amp;quot;top&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;33%&amp;quot; |&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-cover-header|Contributing}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[#Translators required|Translators required]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[#FlightGear logos|FlightGear logos]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[#Screenshots|Screenshots]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[#Screenshot of the Month|Screenshot of the Month]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|}&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Development news ==&lt;br /&gt;
'''MapGear Improvement'''&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
-MapGear now automatically displays the animated .GIF of the flightpath once you exit FlightGear. Just run:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
'fgfs --launcher  &amp;amp;&amp;amp; python MapGear.py' in order to start the simulator and mapgear.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
-Meapgear will automatically save the fg_log.csv files of all your flights. It does this by saving the log files as fg_log-1.csv, fg_log-2.csv, fg_log-3.csv,... You don't have to manually rename the files ever again and you get to keep a record of all the your flightpaths (provided you enable '''debug&amp;gt;logging''').&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
For screenshots and news/feature requests visit: https://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?f=6&amp;amp;t=31741&amp;amp;p=305873#p305873&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== In the hangar ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Scenery corner ==&lt;br /&gt;
===Caribbean Scenery Update===&lt;br /&gt;
D-ECHO is reworking a big part of the Caribbean islands, namely &lt;br /&gt;
* Saba&lt;br /&gt;
* Montserrat&lt;br /&gt;
* Antigua and Barbuda&lt;br /&gt;
* Guadeloupe&lt;br /&gt;
* Dominica&lt;br /&gt;
* Martinique&lt;br /&gt;
* St Lucia&lt;br /&gt;
* St Vincent and Grenadines&lt;br /&gt;
* Barbados&lt;br /&gt;
* Grenada&lt;br /&gt;
T&lt;br /&gt;
he islands get new terrain based on OSM data and the latest airports from gateway.x-plane.com, partly reworked by D-ECHO.&lt;br /&gt;
Parts of the big scenery update are already available, once it's considered more or less &amp;quot;completed&amp;quot;, the scenery will be sent to TS (terrasync). &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
For those wanting to use it now, here are the compiled scenery packages:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Saint Lucia and Martinique: https://github.com/D-ECHO/Lucia_and_Martinique&lt;br /&gt;
* Southern Windward Islands (St Vincent, Grenadines, Barbados, Grenada): https://github.com/D-ECHO/WindwardSouth&lt;br /&gt;
* Guadeloupe, Dominica, Montserrat, Antigua and Barbuda: https://github.com/D-ECHO/GDAB&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
while the uncompiled scenery data is available here:&lt;br /&gt;
* Saint Lucia and Martinique: https://github.com/D-ECHO/SLaM_data&lt;br /&gt;
* Southern Windward Islands (St Vincent, Grenadines, Barbados, Grenada): https://github.com/D-ECHO/WWS_data&lt;br /&gt;
* Guadeloupe, Dominica, Montserrat, Antigua and Barbuda: https://github.com/D-ECHO/GDAB-data&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Community news ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Contributing ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Translators required ===&lt;br /&gt;
{|&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:en.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| The FlightGear Wiki still needs help for translating it into various languages. If you are interested in making the FlightGear Wiki multilingual, you can start by looking at [[Help:Translate]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:fr.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| Le wiki de FlightGear a toujours besoin d'aide pour être traduit en différentes langues. Si vous êtes intéressé par le rendre multilingue, commencez par lire [[:fr:Help:Traduire|Help:Traduire]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:de.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| Das FlightGear Wiki benötigt immer noch Hilfe bei der Übersetzung in verschiedene Sprachen. Wenn Du Interesse daran hast, das FlightGear Wiki mehrsprachig zu machen, dann fang mit dem [[:de:Help:Übersetzen|Help:Übersetzen]] an.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:nl.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| De FlightGear Wiki kan nog steed hulp gebruiken bij het vertalen van artikelen. Als je interesse hebt om de wiki meertalig te maken, raden we je aan om een kijkje te nemen bij [[:nl:Help:Vertalen|Help:Vertalen]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:es.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| La wiki de FlightGear todavía necesita ayuda para traducirla a varios lenguajes. Si estás interesado en hacer la FlightGear wiki multilingüe, entonces comienza en [[:es:Help:Traducir|Help:Traducir]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:cat.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| La wiki de FlightGear encara necessita ajuda per traduir-la a diverses llengües. Si esteu interessat en fer la wiki de FlightGear multilingüe, llavors comenceu a [[:ca:Help:Traduir|Help:Traduir]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:pt.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| A wiki de FlightGear ainda necessita de ajuda para traduzi-la em vários idiomas. Se estás interessado em tornar a wiki de FlightGear multi-lingual, por favor começa em [[:pt:Help:Traduzir|Help:Traduzir]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:zh.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| FlightGear 百科仍然需要志愿者将其翻译为各种语言。如果你有兴趣让FlightGear百科支持更多语言, 你可以查看 [[Help:Translate]].&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== FlightGear logos ===&lt;br /&gt;
If you want some graphic elements for your FlightGear-related site (such as a hangar or YouTube channel), please feel free to visit [[FlightGear logos]] for a repository of logos. And if you have some art skills, please don't hesitate to contribute with your own design creations.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Screenshots ===&lt;br /&gt;
The FlightGear project always needs screenshots, which show features that were added since the last release. These should be of good quality, especially in content and technical image properties. It is therefore recommended to use the best viable filter settings ([[anti-aliasing]], texture sharpening, etc.). More info at [[Howto:Make nice screenshots]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Screenshot of the Month ====&lt;br /&gt;
Entries for this month's best screenshot can be submitted to [ this] &amp;lt;!-- link to SOTM topic --&amp;gt; forum topic. Be sure to see the [ first post] &amp;lt;!-- link to first post of SOTM topic --&amp;gt; for participation rules. For purposes of convenience and organization, after all the entries have been submitted, a new forum topic will be started containing all shots in an easy-to-view layout. The voting will then take place there. Once the voting has finished, the best screenshot will be presented on this page. --&amp;gt; &amp;lt;!-- Edit this when the SOTM topic for this month has been created --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;!-- FlightGear's Screenshot of the Month May 2016 is ''TITLE'' by AUTHOR&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:|900px|center|TITLE]] --&amp;gt; &amp;lt;!-- Uncomment/edit this when the winner is chosen --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;!-- If you want to participate in the screenshot contest of *NEXTMONTH*, you can submit your candidate to [ this] forum topic. Be sure to see the [ first post] for participation rules. For purposes of convenience and organization, after all the entries have been submitted, a new forum topic will be started containing all shots in an easy-to-view layout. The voting will then take place there. Once the voting has finished, the best screenshot will be presented in the Newsletter edition of *NEXTMONTH*. --&amp;gt; &amp;lt;!-- Uncomment/edit this when the SOTM topic for the following month has been created --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:FlightGear Newsletter|2017 08]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Changes after 2017.3]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[de:FlightGear Newsletter {{#time: F Y | 2017-08 | de }}]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== References ==&lt;br /&gt;
{{Appendix}}&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Zequinha</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.flightgear.org/w/index.php?title=FlightGear_Newsletter_August_2017&amp;diff=109677</id>
		<title>FlightGear Newsletter August 2017</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://wiki.flightgear.org/w/index.php?title=FlightGear_Newsletter_August_2017&amp;diff=109677"/>
		<updated>2017-08-15T15:45:44Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Zequinha: /* Development news */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{draft|newsletter|Please feel free to add content that you think will be of interest to the FlightGear community.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;You can read the latest newsletter at [[FlightGear Newsletter July 2017]].}} &amp;lt;!-- change month and year as required--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-header|August 2017}} &amp;lt;!-- change month and year as required--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;border-bottom:3px double #BBB;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{| width=&amp;quot;100%&amp;quot; |&lt;br /&gt;
 | valign=&amp;quot;top&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;33%&amp;quot; |&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-cover-header|Development news}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-cover-header|In the hangar}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 | valign=&amp;quot;top&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;33%&amp;quot; |&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-cover-header|Scenery Corner}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-cover-header|Community News}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 | valign=&amp;quot;top&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;33%&amp;quot; |&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-cover-header|Contributing}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[#Translators required|Translators required]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[#FlightGear logos|FlightGear logos]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[#Screenshots|Screenshots]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[#Screenshot of the Month|Screenshot of the Month]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|}&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Development news ==&lt;br /&gt;
'''MapGear Improvement'''&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
-MapGear now automatically displays the animated .GIF of the flightpath once you exit FlightGear. Just run:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
'fgfs --launcher  &amp;amp;&amp;amp; python MapGear.py' in order to start the simulator and mapgear.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
-Meapgear will automatically save the fg_log.csv files of all your flights. It does this by saving the log files as fg_log-1.csv, fg_log-2.csv, fg_log-3.csv,... You don't have to manually rename the files ever again and you get to keep a record of all the your flightpaths (provided you enable '''debug&amp;gt;logging''').&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== In the hangar ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Scenery corner ==&lt;br /&gt;
===Caribbean Scenery Update===&lt;br /&gt;
D-ECHO is reworking a big part of the Caribbean islands, namely &lt;br /&gt;
* Saba&lt;br /&gt;
* Montserrat&lt;br /&gt;
* Antigua and Barbuda&lt;br /&gt;
* Guadeloupe&lt;br /&gt;
* Dominica&lt;br /&gt;
* Martinique&lt;br /&gt;
* St Lucia&lt;br /&gt;
* St Vincent and Grenadines&lt;br /&gt;
* Barbados&lt;br /&gt;
* Grenada&lt;br /&gt;
T&lt;br /&gt;
he islands get new terrain based on OSM data and the latest airports from gateway.x-plane.com, partly reworked by D-ECHO.&lt;br /&gt;
Parts of the big scenery update are already available, once it's considered more or less &amp;quot;completed&amp;quot;, the scenery will be sent to TS (terrasync). &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
For those wanting to use it now, here are the compiled scenery packages:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Saint Lucia and Martinique: https://github.com/D-ECHO/Lucia_and_Martinique&lt;br /&gt;
* Southern Windward Islands (St Vincent, Grenadines, Barbados, Grenada): https://github.com/D-ECHO/WindwardSouth&lt;br /&gt;
* Guadeloupe, Dominica, Montserrat, Antigua and Barbuda: https://github.com/D-ECHO/GDAB&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
while the uncompiled scenery data is available here:&lt;br /&gt;
* Saint Lucia and Martinique: https://github.com/D-ECHO/SLaM_data&lt;br /&gt;
* Southern Windward Islands (St Vincent, Grenadines, Barbados, Grenada): https://github.com/D-ECHO/WWS_data&lt;br /&gt;
* Guadeloupe, Dominica, Montserrat, Antigua and Barbuda: https://github.com/D-ECHO/GDAB-data&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Community news ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Contributing ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Translators required ===&lt;br /&gt;
{|&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:en.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| The FlightGear Wiki still needs help for translating it into various languages. If you are interested in making the FlightGear Wiki multilingual, you can start by looking at [[Help:Translate]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:fr.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| Le wiki de FlightGear a toujours besoin d'aide pour être traduit en différentes langues. Si vous êtes intéressé par le rendre multilingue, commencez par lire [[:fr:Help:Traduire|Help:Traduire]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:de.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| Das FlightGear Wiki benötigt immer noch Hilfe bei der Übersetzung in verschiedene Sprachen. Wenn Du Interesse daran hast, das FlightGear Wiki mehrsprachig zu machen, dann fang mit dem [[:de:Help:Übersetzen|Help:Übersetzen]] an.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:nl.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| De FlightGear Wiki kan nog steed hulp gebruiken bij het vertalen van artikelen. Als je interesse hebt om de wiki meertalig te maken, raden we je aan om een kijkje te nemen bij [[:nl:Help:Vertalen|Help:Vertalen]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:es.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| La wiki de FlightGear todavía necesita ayuda para traducirla a varios lenguajes. Si estás interesado en hacer la FlightGear wiki multilingüe, entonces comienza en [[:es:Help:Traducir|Help:Traducir]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:cat.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| La wiki de FlightGear encara necessita ajuda per traduir-la a diverses llengües. Si esteu interessat en fer la wiki de FlightGear multilingüe, llavors comenceu a [[:ca:Help:Traduir|Help:Traduir]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:pt.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| A wiki de FlightGear ainda necessita de ajuda para traduzi-la em vários idiomas. Se estás interessado em tornar a wiki de FlightGear multi-lingual, por favor começa em [[:pt:Help:Traduzir|Help:Traduzir]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:zh.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| FlightGear 百科仍然需要志愿者将其翻译为各种语言。如果你有兴趣让FlightGear百科支持更多语言, 你可以查看 [[Help:Translate]].&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== FlightGear logos ===&lt;br /&gt;
If you want some graphic elements for your FlightGear-related site (such as a hangar or YouTube channel), please feel free to visit [[FlightGear logos]] for a repository of logos. And if you have some art skills, please don't hesitate to contribute with your own design creations.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Screenshots ===&lt;br /&gt;
The FlightGear project always needs screenshots, which show features that were added since the last release. These should be of good quality, especially in content and technical image properties. It is therefore recommended to use the best viable filter settings ([[anti-aliasing]], texture sharpening, etc.). More info at [[Howto:Make nice screenshots]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Screenshot of the Month ====&lt;br /&gt;
Entries for this month's best screenshot can be submitted to [ this] &amp;lt;!-- link to SOTM topic --&amp;gt; forum topic. Be sure to see the [ first post] &amp;lt;!-- link to first post of SOTM topic --&amp;gt; for participation rules. For purposes of convenience and organization, after all the entries have been submitted, a new forum topic will be started containing all shots in an easy-to-view layout. The voting will then take place there. Once the voting has finished, the best screenshot will be presented on this page. --&amp;gt; &amp;lt;!-- Edit this when the SOTM topic for this month has been created --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;!-- FlightGear's Screenshot of the Month May 2016 is ''TITLE'' by AUTHOR&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:|900px|center|TITLE]] --&amp;gt; &amp;lt;!-- Uncomment/edit this when the winner is chosen --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;!-- If you want to participate in the screenshot contest of *NEXTMONTH*, you can submit your candidate to [ this] forum topic. Be sure to see the [ first post] for participation rules. For purposes of convenience and organization, after all the entries have been submitted, a new forum topic will be started containing all shots in an easy-to-view layout. The voting will then take place there. Once the voting has finished, the best screenshot will be presented in the Newsletter edition of *NEXTMONTH*. --&amp;gt; &amp;lt;!-- Uncomment/edit this when the SOTM topic for the following month has been created --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:FlightGear Newsletter|2017 08]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Changes after 2017.3]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[de:FlightGear Newsletter {{#time: F Y | 2017-08 | de }}]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== References ==&lt;br /&gt;
{{Appendix}}&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Zequinha</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.flightgear.org/w/index.php?title=FlightGear_Newsletter_July_2017&amp;diff=109274</id>
		<title>FlightGear Newsletter July 2017</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://wiki.flightgear.org/w/index.php?title=FlightGear_Newsletter_July_2017&amp;diff=109274"/>
		<updated>2017-07-19T19:51:06Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Zequinha: /* Scenery corner */&lt;/p&gt;
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[[#Translators required|Translators required]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[#FlightGear logos|FlightGear logos]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[#Screenshots|Screenshots]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Development news ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Addons ===&lt;br /&gt;
We now have a simple API to add addons to FlightGear without the need to mess around with FGData/Nasal or FGHome/Nasal directories. FlightGear now accepts the command line switch --addon=/path/to/some/addon (note: command line switch is just that: a command line switch - not an option to be entered into the launcher). fgfs (through options.cxx) takes care of &lt;br /&gt;
* creating a property under /addons/addon[n]/path=/path/to/some/addon &lt;br /&gt;
* adding /path/to/some/addon/config.xml as a config file (same as --config=/path/to/some/addon/config.xml) &lt;br /&gt;
* adding /path/to/some/addon to the list of allowed directories (same as --fg-aircraft=/path/to/some/addon) &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The addon may be installed anywhere on your hard disk and it needs at least two files: &lt;br /&gt;
* config.xml - a standard PropertyList to be used to populate or modify the property tree. (Same as to be used in --config=foo.xml) &lt;br /&gt;
* main.nas - the Nasal hook for the logic. This file needs a function called main() which will be called from the global addon initialier (FGData/addons.nas) &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
It is pretty simple but does it's job nicely with our two addons we currently have in FGAddon (ATCChatter and SpokenATC). There is a /very/ simple Skeleton addon available to be used as a boilerplate here: https://sourceforge.net/p/flightgear/fgaddon/HEAD/tree/trunk/Addons/Skeleton/ As always: feedback is much appreciated. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web&lt;br /&gt;
  |url    =  https://sourceforge.net/p/flightgear/mailman/message/35951307/ &lt;br /&gt;
  |title  =  &amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt; [Flightgear-devel] Simple API for creating FlightGear addons/plugins &amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
  |author =  &amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt; Torsten Dreyer &amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
  |date   =  Jul 18th, 2017 &lt;br /&gt;
  |added  =  Jul 18th, 2017 &lt;br /&gt;
  |script_version = 0.40 &lt;br /&gt;
  }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; {{cite web&lt;br /&gt;
  |url    =  https://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?p=314563#p314563 &lt;br /&gt;
  |title  =  &amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt; New Feature: Addon - &amp;quot;API&amp;quot; &amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
  |author =  &amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt; Torsten &amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
  |date   =  Jul 18th, 2017 &lt;br /&gt;
  |added  =  Jul 18th, 2017 &lt;br /&gt;
  |script_version = 0.40 &lt;br /&gt;
  }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Triggered by this addon, Torsten has overhauled the addon &amp;quot;API&amp;quot; to make it a little easier to use. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Along with this, he added the spoken ATC feature as an addon to fgaddon: https://sourceforge.net/p/flightgear/fgaddon/HEAD/tree/trunk/Addons/SpokenATC/&lt;br /&gt;
It is now very easy to use (given you have FlightGear compiled from git HEAD or use FlightGear 2017.3.x or later.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
you need at least these commits: &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
FlightGear: https://sourceforge.net/p/flightgear/flightgear/ci/f6698a0b1f9e8c0791314aa09cbe1625927ef3ff/&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
FGData: https://sourceforge.net/p/flightgear/fgdata/ci/5c1f4a69f131a55521050f4631b8fda42f050dd2/&lt;br /&gt;
* Get the addon from https://sourceforge.net/p/flightgear/fgaddon/HEAD/tree/trunk/Addons/SpokenATC/&lt;br /&gt;
* start flightgear with --addon=/your/full/path/to/SpokenATC&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
done.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web&lt;br /&gt;
  |url    =  https://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?p=314562#p314562 &lt;br /&gt;
  |title  =  &amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt; Re: Spoken ATC &amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
  |author =  &amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt; Torsten &amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
  |date   =  Jul 18th, 2017 &lt;br /&gt;
  |added  =  Jul 18th, 2017 &lt;br /&gt;
  |script_version = 0.40 &lt;br /&gt;
  }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Creating Canvas UI dialogs procedurally ===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Main article|Draw masks}}&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Draw-masks-via-canvas.png|thumb|FlightGear [[Draw masks]] GUI dialog procedurally created by the [[Canvas]] system.s]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Most end-users will hardly be familiar with so called [[Draw masks]], however one stated goal is to add more node bits (and a GUI dialog to control them) so various categories of objects can be disabled during the update pass. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
This will mean the direct hit of, say, AI models vs particles vs random trees can be measured. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Of course it won't account for resources (memory, textures) burned by such things, but would still help different people identify slowness on their setups. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web&lt;br /&gt;
  |url    =  https://sourceforge.net/p/flightgear/mailman/message/29564161/ &lt;br /&gt;
  |title  =  &amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt; Re: [Flightgear-devel] Rendering passes question &amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
  |author =  &amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt; James Turner &amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
  |date   =  Jul 19th, 2012 &lt;br /&gt;
  |added  =  Jul 19th, 2012 &lt;br /&gt;
  |script_version = 0.40 &lt;br /&gt;
  }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The following snippet of Nasal/Canvas code (mostly based on code taken from [[Canvas Snippets]] demonstrates how easily such a dialog can be procedurally created using the Canvas system: &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;syntaxhighlight lang=&amp;quot;nasal&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
var (width,height) = (320,160);&lt;br /&gt;
var title = 'Draw Masks';&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
var window = canvas.Window.new([width,height],&amp;quot;dialog&amp;quot;).set('title',title);&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
window.del = func()&lt;br /&gt;
{&lt;br /&gt;
  print(&amp;quot;Cleaning up window:&amp;quot;,title,&amp;quot;\n&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
  call(canvas.Window.del, [], me);&lt;br /&gt;
};&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
# adding a canvas to the new window and setting up background colors/transparency&lt;br /&gt;
var myCanvas = window.createCanvas().set(&amp;quot;background&amp;quot;, canvas.style.getColor(&amp;quot;bg_color&amp;quot;));&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
# creating the top-level/root group which will contain all other elements/group&lt;br /&gt;
var root = myCanvas.createGroup();&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
var drawMasks = props.globals.getNode(&amp;quot;/sim/rendering/draw-mask&amp;quot;).getChildren();&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
# create a new layout&lt;br /&gt;
window.Layout = canvas.VBoxLayout.new();&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
# assign it to the Canvas&lt;br /&gt;
myCanvas.setLayout(window.Layout);&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
foreach(var mask; drawMasks) {&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
(func() {&lt;br /&gt;
var m = mask;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
# print(&amp;quot;Found mask:&amp;quot;, mask.getName(), &amp;quot;=&amp;quot;, mask.getValue() );&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
var checkbox = canvas.gui.widgets.CheckBox.new(root, canvas.style, {wordWrap: 0})&lt;br /&gt;
.setText( &amp;quot;render &amp;quot;  ~ m.getName() )&lt;br /&gt;
.listen(&amp;quot;toggled&amp;quot;, func(e) {&lt;br /&gt;
			      setprop(m.getPath(), e.detail.checked);&lt;br /&gt;
                            })&lt;br /&gt;
.setChecked(  m.getValue() );&lt;br /&gt;
window.Layout.addItem(checkbox);&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
}) ();&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
} &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/syntaxhighlight&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
This piece of code can now be easily dropped into $FG_ROOT/Nasal/canvas/gui/dialogs or just added to a nasal binding as part of the menubar.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Technically, there is no reason why the same piece of Nasal code could not be used to also support localized lookups of the corresponding checkbox labels, i.e. to provide a description and/or tooltip using a language other than English; all at the mere cost of adding the corresponding attributes to /sim/rendering/draw-mask in the form of &amp;quot;tooltip&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;label&amp;quot; attributes.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{See also|Canvas_Troubleshooting#Adding_draw_masks_for_Canvas}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== FlightGear Headless ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
One of the more common feature requests is to provide a so called &amp;quot;headless&amp;quot; mode for troubleshooting purposes, this means that the main FlightGear window would be disabled (or hidden for starters) - this would also be one of the prerequisites for running FlightGear in an unattended fashion, e.g. on a server using a scripted flight or replaying a pre-recorded flight. For some time now, a number of end-users and long-term contributors have discussed that this would be an enormously useful &amp;quot;mode&amp;quot; to support, and a number of folks have provided patches to make this work (mainly based on feedback from FredB). More recently, Hooray has taken the most recent patch and turned the whole thing into a startup mode using &amp;lt;code&amp;gt;--enable-headless&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
See: [[FlightGear Headless]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== In the hangar ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Scenery corner ==&lt;br /&gt;
Welcome to Lisbon!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Lisbon has received two new buildings buildings, the towers of S.Gabriel and S.Rafael!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Community news ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Contributing ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Translators required ===&lt;br /&gt;
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| [[File:zh.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| FlightGear 百科仍然需要志愿者将其翻译为各种语言。如果你有兴趣让FlightGear百科支持更多语言, 你可以查看 [[Help:Translate]].&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
=== FlightGear logos ===&lt;br /&gt;
If you want some graphic elements for your FlightGear-related site (such as a hangar or YouTube channel), please feel free to visit [[FlightGear logos]] for a repository of logos. And if you have some art skills, please don't hesitate to contribute with your own design creations.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Screenshots ===&lt;br /&gt;
The FlightGear project always needs screenshots, which show features that were added since the last release. These should be of good quality, especially in content and technical image properties. It is therefore recommended to use the best viable filter settings ([[anti-aliasing]], texture sharpening, etc.). More info at [[Howto:Make nice screenshots]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Screenshot of the Month ====&lt;br /&gt;
Entries for this month's best screenshot can be submitted to [ this] &amp;lt;!-- link to SOTM topic --&amp;gt; forum topic. Be sure to see the [ first post] &amp;lt;!-- link to first post of SOTM topic --&amp;gt; for participation rules. For purposes of convenience and organization, after all the entries have been submitted, a new forum topic will be started containing all shots in an easy-to-view layout. The voting will then take place there. Once the voting has finished, the best screenshot will be presented on this page. --&amp;gt; &amp;lt;!-- Edit this when the SOTM topic for this month has been created --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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{{draft|newsletter|Please feel free to add content that you think will be of interest to the FlightGear community.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;You can read the latest newsletter at [[FlightGear Newsletter May 2017]].}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-header|May 2017}} &amp;lt;!-- change month and year as required--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Newsletter-cover-header|Scenery Corner}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-cover-header|Community News}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Newsletter-cover-header|Contributing}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[#Translators required|Translators required]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[#FlightGear logos|FlightGear logos]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[#Screenshots|Screenshots]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[#Screenshot of the Month|Screenshot of the Month]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
== Development news ==&lt;br /&gt;
===MapGear is out!===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
MapGear.py is a mapping tool for FlightGear that saves the flight path as an animated .GIF.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The aim is to create a nice map projection/animation for any log file submitted. For this to happen a &lt;br /&gt;
good degree of numerical tunning is required so the more feedback the project has from users the better.&lt;br /&gt;
Feedback would be greatly appreciated! &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
So far, the program seems to be stable enough so it is worth of publishing here in the FlightGear Newsletter.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
It consists of a small python script and a few Geo information data files taken from NaturalEarth. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Stay tuned via the announcement page:&lt;br /&gt;
https://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?f=6&amp;amp;t=31741&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Screenshot:&lt;br /&gt;
[img]http://i.imgur.com/cUuza9l.gif[/img]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Licensed under the GPLv2+&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== In the hangar ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Scenery corner ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Community news ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Contributing ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Translators required ===&lt;br /&gt;
{|&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:en.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| The FlightGear Wiki still needs help for translating it into various languages. If you are interested in making the FlightGear Wiki multilingual, you can start by looking at [[Help:Translate]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:fr.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| Le wiki de FlightGear a toujours besoin d'aide pour être traduit en différentes langues. Si vous êtes intéressé par le rendre multilingue, commencez par lire [[:fr:Help:Traduire|Help:Traduire]].&lt;br /&gt;
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| [[File:de.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| Das FlightGear Wiki benötigt immer noch Hilfe bei der Übersetzung in verschiedene Sprachen. Wenn Du Interesse daran hast, das FlightGear Wiki mehrsprachig zu machen, dann fang mit dem [[:de:Help:Übersetzen|Help:Übersetzen]] an.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:nl.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| De FlightGear Wiki kan nog steed hulp gebruiken bij het vertalen van artikelen. Als je interesse hebt om de wiki meertalig te maken, raden we je aan om een kijkje te nemen bij [[:nl:Help:Vertalen|Help:Vertalen]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:es.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| La wiki de FlightGear todavía necesita ayuda para traducirla a varios lenguajes. Si estás interesado en hacer la FlightGear wiki multilingüe, entonces comienza en [[:es:Help:Traducir|Help:Traducir]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:cat.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| La wiki de FlightGear encara necessita ajuda per traduir-la a diverses llengües. Si esteu interessat en fer la wiki de FlightGear multilingüe, llavors comenceu a [[:ca:Help:Traduir|Help:Traduir]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:pt.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| A wiki de FlightGear ainda necessita de ajuda para traduzi-la em vários idiomas. Se estás interessado em tornar a wiki de FlightGear multi-lingual, por favor começa em [[:pt:Help:Traduzir|Help:Traduzir]].&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== FlightGear logos ===&lt;br /&gt;
If you want some graphic elements for your FlightGear-related site (such as a hangar or YouTube channel), please feel free to visit [[FlightGear logos]] for a repository of logos. And if you have some art skills, please don't hesitate to contribute with your own design creations.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Screenshots ===&lt;br /&gt;
The FlightGear project always needs screenshots, which show features that were added since the last release. These should be of good quality, especially in content and technical image properties. It is therefore recommended to use the best viable filter settings ([[anti-aliasing]], texture sharpening, etc.). More info at [[Howto:Make nice screenshots]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Screenshot of the Month ====&lt;br /&gt;
Entries for this month's best screenshot can be submitted to [ this] &amp;lt;!-- link to SOTM topic --&amp;gt; forum topic. Be sure to see the [ first post] &amp;lt;!-- link to first post of SOTM topic --&amp;gt; for participation rules. For purposes of convenience and organization, after all the entries have been submitted, a new forum topic will be started containing all shots in an easy-to-view layout. The voting will then take place there. Once the voting has finished, the best screenshot will be presented on this page. --&amp;gt; &amp;lt;!-- Edit this when the SOTM topic for this month has been created --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;!-- FlightGear's Screenshot of the Month May 2017 is ''TITLE'' by AUTHOR&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:|900px|center|TITLE]] --&amp;gt; &amp;lt;!-- Uncomment/edit this when the winner is chosen --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;!-- If you want to participate in the screenshot contest of *NEXTMONTH*, you can submit your candidate to [ this] forum topic. Be sure to see the [ first post] for participation rules. For purposes of convenience and organization, after all the entries have been submitted, a new forum topic will be started containing all shots in an easy-to-view layout. The voting will then take place there. Once the voting has finished, the best screenshot will be presented in the Newsletter edition of *NEXTMONTH*. --&amp;gt; &amp;lt;!-- Uncomment/edit this when the SOTM topic for the following month has been created --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;!-- [[Category:FlightGear Newsletter|2017 5]] change year and month as necessary --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;!-- [[Category:Changes after 3.6]] change version as necessary --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;!-- [[de:FlightGear Newsletter Mai 2017]] change year and name for the month IN GERMAN (a list of German months can be found in [[De/FlightGear Newsletter]])--&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Zequinha</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.flightgear.org/w/index.php?title=FlightGear_Newsletter_April_2017&amp;diff=107907</id>
		<title>FlightGear Newsletter April 2017</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://wiki.flightgear.org/w/index.php?title=FlightGear_Newsletter_April_2017&amp;diff=107907"/>
		<updated>2017-05-22T11:49:21Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Zequinha: /* MapGear is out! */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;{{draft|newsletter|Please feel free to add content that you think will be of interest to the FlightGear community.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;You can read the latest newsletter at [[FlightGear Newsletter March 2017]].}} &amp;lt;!-- change month and year as required--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-header|April 2017}} &amp;lt;!-- change month and year as required--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;border-bottom:3px double #BBB;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{| width=&amp;quot;100%&amp;quot; |&lt;br /&gt;
 | valign=&amp;quot;top&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;33%&amp;quot; |&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-cover-header|Development news}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[#MapGear is out!|MapGear is out!]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-cover-header|In the hangar}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[#Updates to the Citation II|Updates to the Citation II]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[#Updates to the ERCO Ercoupe|Updates to the ERCO Ercoupe]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 | valign=&amp;quot;top&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;33%&amp;quot; |&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-cover-header|Scenery Corner}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-cover-header|Community News}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 | valign=&amp;quot;top&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;33%&amp;quot; |&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-cover-header|Contributing}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[#Translators required|Translators required]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[#FlightGear logos|FlightGear logos]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[#Screenshots|Screenshots]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[#Screenshot of the Month|Screenshot of the Month]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|}&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Development news ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== In the hangar ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Updates to the Citation II ===&lt;br /&gt;
During March 2017 the [[Cessna_550_Citation_II|Citation II]] has received a number of updates:&lt;br /&gt;
==== Citation II config dialog ====&lt;br /&gt;
One of the more prominent ones is the new Citation config dialog. It allows for settings, such as, what group of items you want to be stored throughout sessions. Also, for convenience, it provides some shortcuts to most used dialogs and a button to reset all circuit-breakers at once.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Check it out in sim via &amp;lt;code&amp;gt;menu -&amp;gt; Citation II -&amp;gt; Citation II config&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== tutorials ====&lt;br /&gt;
Also 2 [[Tutorials|tutorials]] have been added in the [[Boeing_707-420|707]] style - with markers, view zoom and explicit messages. See the Citation II config dialog or menu -&amp;gt; help -&amp;gt; tutorials.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== state overlays ====&lt;br /&gt;
It is now possible to start the Citation II in some assorted [[State_Overlay_System|states]]. You could start FG on a parking space and add &amp;lt;code&amp;gt;--state=parking&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt; to startup the Citation cold and dark. This would be a good place to start the startup tutorial from the config dialog.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Or you could start on the runway and add &amp;lt;code&amp;gt;--state=take-off&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt; to your launcher. All you need to do is throttle up and go! Or take the tutorial &amp;quot;take-off&amp;quot; from the config dialog, which will guide you savely to cruise altitude, according to official checklists.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
All possible states are:&lt;br /&gt;
* '''parking'''  ( cold and dark, all systems off) (same as without --state=$state )&lt;br /&gt;
* '''taxi'''     ( engines and all systems running - ready to taxi )&lt;br /&gt;
* '''take-off''' ( flaps and AP set - just throttle up and go )&lt;br /&gt;
* '''cruise'''   ( flying at FL360 on AP )&lt;br /&gt;
* '''approach''' ( !experimental! )&lt;br /&gt;
For details see: [[Cessna_550_Citation_II#will_be_released_with_2017.2|Citation II]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== new splash screen system ====&lt;br /&gt;
James has added a new splash screen scheme, as well as a new preview feature for the [[FlightGear_Qt_launcher|QT launcher]]. The Citation II now complies with that scheme and provides a new logo and some brand-new splash screens.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Updates to the ERCO Ercoupe ===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Ercoupe-cockpit.jpg|thumb|right|The improved ERCO Ercoupe cockpit]]&lt;br /&gt;
After the discussion in the mailing list about possibly adding the [[Ercoupe 415-C|Ercoupe]] as a second default aircraft for the novice users the Ercoupe has had a considerable upgrade:&lt;br /&gt;
* The FDM has been improved&lt;br /&gt;
* Reflection effects are added to the fuselage&lt;br /&gt;
* Reflection and shadow effects are added to the cockpit&lt;br /&gt;
* Cockpit panel and instruments have been improved&lt;br /&gt;
* Textures have been improved&lt;br /&gt;
* A number of new liveries were added&lt;br /&gt;
* Functional navigation lights were added&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Scenery corner ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Community news ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Contributing ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Translators required ===&lt;br /&gt;
{|&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:en.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| The FlightGear Wiki still needs help for translating it into various languages. If you are interested in making the FlightGear Wiki multilingual, you can start by looking at [[Help:Translate]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:fr.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| Le wiki de FlightGear a toujours besoin d'aide pour être traduit en différentes langues. Si vous êtes intéressé par le rendre multilingue, commencez par lire [[:fr:Help:Traduire|Help:Traduire]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:de.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| Das FlightGear Wiki benötigt immer noch Hilfe bei der Übersetzung in verschiedene Sprachen. Wenn Du Interesse daran hast, das FlightGear Wiki mehrsprachig zu machen, dann fang mit dem [[:de:Help:Übersetzen|Help:Übersetzen]] an.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:nl.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| De FlightGear Wiki kan nog steed hulp gebruiken bij het vertalen van artikelen. Als je interesse hebt om de wiki meertalig te maken, raden we je aan om een kijkje te nemen bij [[:nl:Help:Vertalen|Help:Vertalen]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:es.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| La wiki de FlightGear todavía necesita ayuda para traducirla a varios lenguajes. Si estás interesado en hacer la FlightGear wiki multilingüe, entonces comienza en [[:es:Help:Traducir|Help:Traducir]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:cat.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| La wiki de FlightGear encara necessita ajuda per traduir-la a diverses llengües. Si esteu interessat en fer la wiki de FlightGear multilingüe, llavors comenceu a [[:ca:Help:Traduir|Help:Traduir]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:pt.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| A wiki de FlightGear ainda necessita de ajuda para traduzi-la em vários idiomas. Se estás interessado em tornar a wiki de FlightGear multi-lingual, por favor começa em [[:pt:Help:Traduzir|Help:Traduzir]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:zh.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| FlightGear 百科仍然需要志愿者将其翻译为各种语言。如果你有兴趣让FlightGear百科支持更多语言, 你可以查看 [[Help:Translate]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== FlightGear logos ===&lt;br /&gt;
If you want some graphic elements for your FlightGear-related site (such as a hangar or YouTube channel), please feel free to visit [[FlightGear logos]] for a repository of logos. And if you have some art skills, please don't hesitate to contribute with your own design creations.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Screenshots ===&lt;br /&gt;
The FlightGear project always needs screenshots, which show features that were added since the last release. These should be of good quality, especially in content and technical image properties. It is therefore recommended to use the best viable filter settings ([[anti-aliasing]], texture sharpening, etc.). More info at [[Howto:Make nice screenshots]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Screenshot of the Month ====&lt;br /&gt;
FlightGear's Screenshot of the Month May 2016 is ''Early Morning Coffee'' by {{usr|Icecode|Icecode GL}}&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:777 over Malaga.jpg|900px|center|Early Morning Coffee]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
If you want to participate in the screenshot contest of May 2017, you can submit your candidate to [https://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?f=19&amp;amp;t=32163 this] forum topic. Be sure to see the [https://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?f=19&amp;amp;t=32163#p310086 first post] for participation rules. For purposes of convenience and organization, after all the entries have been submitted, a new forum topic will be started containing all shots in an easy-to-view layout. The voting will then take place there. Once the voting has finished, the best screenshot will be presented in the Newsletter edition of May 2017.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:FlightGear Newsletter|2017 04]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Changes after 2017.1]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Zequinha</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.flightgear.org/w/index.php?title=FlightGear_Newsletter_April_2017&amp;diff=107836</id>
		<title>FlightGear Newsletter April 2017</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://wiki.flightgear.org/w/index.php?title=FlightGear_Newsletter_April_2017&amp;diff=107836"/>
		<updated>2017-05-17T09:52:16Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Zequinha: /* MapGear is out! */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;{{draft|newsletter|Please feel free to add content that you think will be of interest to the FlightGear community.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;You can read the latest newsletter at [[FlightGear Newsletter March 2017]].}} &amp;lt;!-- change month and year as required--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-header|April 2017}} &amp;lt;!-- change month and year as required--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;border-bottom:3px double #BBB;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{| width=&amp;quot;100%&amp;quot; |&lt;br /&gt;
 | valign=&amp;quot;top&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;33%&amp;quot; |&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-cover-header|Development news}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-cover-header|In the hangar}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 | valign=&amp;quot;top&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;33%&amp;quot; |&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-cover-header|Scenery Corner}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-cover-header|Community News}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 | valign=&amp;quot;top&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;33%&amp;quot; |&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-cover-header|Contributing}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[#Translators required|Translators required]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[#FlightGear logos|FlightGear logos]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[#Screenshots|Screenshots]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[#Screenshot of the Month|Screenshot of the Month]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|}&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Development news ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
'''MapGear is out!'''&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
MapGear.py is a mapping tool for FlightGear that saves the flight path as an animated .GIF.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The aim is to create a nice map projection/animation for any log file submitted. For this to happen a &lt;br /&gt;
good degree of numerical tunning is required so the more feedback the project has from users the better.&lt;br /&gt;
Feedback would be greatly appreciated! &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
So far, the program seems to be stable enough so it is worth of publishing here in the FlightGear Newsletter.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
It consists of a small python script and a few Geo information data files taken from NaturalEarth. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Stay tuned via the announcement page:&lt;br /&gt;
https://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?f=6&amp;amp;t=31741&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Screenshot:&lt;br /&gt;
[img]http://i.imgur.com/cUuza9l.gif[/img]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Licensed under the GPLv2+&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== In the hangar ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Updates to the Citation II ===&lt;br /&gt;
During March 2017 the [[Cessna_550_Citation_II|Citation II]] has received a number of updates:&lt;br /&gt;
==== Citation II config dialog ====&lt;br /&gt;
One of the more prominent ones is the new Citation config dialog. It allows for settings, such as, what group of items you want to be stored throughout sessions. Also, for convenience, it provides some shortcuts to most used dialogs and a button to reset all circuit-breakers at once.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Check it out in sim via &amp;lt;code&amp;gt;menu -&amp;gt; Citation II -&amp;gt; Citation II config&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== tutorials ====&lt;br /&gt;
Also 2 [[Tutorials|tutorials]] have been added in the [[Boeing_707-420|707]] style - with markers, view zoom and explicit messages. See the Citation II config dialog or menu -&amp;gt; help -&amp;gt; tutorials.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== state overlays ====&lt;br /&gt;
It is now possible to start the Citation II in some assorted [[State_Overlay_System|states]]. You could start FG on a parking space and add &amp;lt;code&amp;gt;--state=parking&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt; to startup the Citation cold and dark. This would be a good place to start the startup tutorial from the config dialog.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Or you could start on the runway and add &amp;lt;code&amp;gt;--state=take-off&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt; to your launcher. All you need to do is throttle up and go! Or take the tutorial &amp;quot;take-off&amp;quot; from the config dialog, which will guide you savely to cruise altitude, according to official checklists.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
All possible states are:&lt;br /&gt;
* '''parking'''  ( cold and dark, all systems off) (same as without --state=$state )&lt;br /&gt;
* '''taxi'''     ( engines and all systems running - ready to taxi )&lt;br /&gt;
* '''take-off''' ( flaps and AP set - just throttle up and go )&lt;br /&gt;
* '''cruise'''   ( flying at FL360 on AP )&lt;br /&gt;
* '''approach''' ( !experimental! )&lt;br /&gt;
For details see: [[Cessna_550_Citation_II#will_be_released_with_2017.2|Citation II]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== new splash screen system ====&lt;br /&gt;
James has added a new splash screen scheme, as well as a new preview feature for the [[FlightGear_Qt_launcher|QT launcher]]. The Citation II now complies with that scheme and provides a new logo and some brand-new splash screens.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Updates to the ERCO Ercoupe ===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Ercoupe-cockpit.jpg|thumb|right|The improved ERCO Ercoupe cockpit]]&lt;br /&gt;
After the discussion in the mailing list about possibly adding the Ercoupe as a second default aircraft for the novice users the Ercoupe has had a considerable upgrade:&lt;br /&gt;
* The FDM has been improved&lt;br /&gt;
* Reflection effects are added to the fuselage&lt;br /&gt;
* Reflection and shadow effects are added to the cockpit&lt;br /&gt;
* Cockpit panel and instruments have been improved&lt;br /&gt;
* Textures have been improved&lt;br /&gt;
* A number of new liveries were added&lt;br /&gt;
* Functional navigation lights were added&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Scenery corner ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Community news ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Contributing ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Translators required ===&lt;br /&gt;
{|&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:en.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| The FlightGear Wiki still needs help for translating it into various languages. If you are interested in making the FlightGear Wiki multilingual, you can start by looking at [[Help:Translate]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:fr.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| Le wiki de FlightGear a toujours besoin d'aide pour être traduit en différentes langues. Si vous êtes intéressé par le rendre multilingue, commencez par lire [[:fr:Help:Traduire|Help:Traduire]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:de.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| Das FlightGear Wiki benötigt immer noch Hilfe bei der Übersetzung in verschiedene Sprachen. Wenn Du Interesse daran hast, das FlightGear Wiki mehrsprachig zu machen, dann fang mit dem [[:de:Help:Übersetzen|Help:Übersetzen]] an.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:nl.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| De FlightGear Wiki kan nog steed hulp gebruiken bij het vertalen van artikelen. Als je interesse hebt om de wiki meertalig te maken, raden we je aan om een kijkje te nemen bij [[:nl:Help:Vertalen|Help:Vertalen]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:es.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| La wiki de FlightGear todavía necesita ayuda para traducirla a varios lenguajes. Si estás interesado en hacer la FlightGear wiki multilingüe, entonces comienza en [[:es:Help:Traducir|Help:Traducir]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:cat.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| La wiki de FlightGear encara necessita ajuda per traduir-la a diverses llengües. Si esteu interessat en fer la wiki de FlightGear multilingüe, llavors comenceu a [[:ca:Help:Traduir|Help:Traduir]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:pt.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| A wiki de FlightGear ainda necessita de ajuda para traduzi-la em vários idiomas. Se estás interessado em tornar a wiki de FlightGear multi-lingual, por favor começa em [[:pt:Help:Traduzir|Help:Traduzir]].&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== FlightGear logos ===&lt;br /&gt;
If you want some graphic elements for your FlightGear-related site (such as a hangar or YouTube channel), please feel free to visit [[FlightGear logos]] for a repository of logos. And if you have some art skills, please don't hesitate to contribute with your own design creations.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Screenshots ===&lt;br /&gt;
The FlightGear project always needs screenshots, which show features that were added since the last release. These should be of good quality, especially in content and technical image properties. It is therefore recommended to use the best viable filter settings ([[anti-aliasing]], texture sharpening, etc.). More info at [[Howto:Make nice screenshots]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Screenshot of the Month ====&lt;br /&gt;
Entries for this month's best screenshot can be submitted to [https://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?f=19&amp;amp;t=31985 this] forum topic. Be sure to see the [https://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?f=19&amp;amp;t=31985#p308198 first post] for participation rules. For purposes of convenience and organization, after all the entries have been submitted, a new forum topic will be started containing all shots in an easy-to-view layout. The voting will then take place there. Once the voting has finished, the best screenshot will be presented on this page.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;!-- FlightGear's Screenshot of the Month May 2016 is ''TITLE'' by AUTHOR&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:|900px|center|TITLE]] --&amp;gt; &amp;lt;!-- Uncomment/edit this when the winner is chosen --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;!-- If you want to participate in the screenshot contest of *NEXTMONTH*, you can submit your candidate to [ this] forum topic. Be sure to see the [ first post] for participation rules. For purposes of convenience and organization, after all the entries have been submitted, a new forum topic will be started containing all shots in an easy-to-view layout. The voting will then take place there. Once the voting has finished, the best screenshot will be presented in the Newsletter edition of *NEXTMONTH*. --&amp;gt; &amp;lt;!-- Uncomment/edit this when the SOTM topic for the following month has been created --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:FlightGear Newsletter|2017 04]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Changes after 2017.1]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Zequinha</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.flightgear.org/w/index.php?title=FlightGear_Newsletter_April_2017&amp;diff=107835</id>
		<title>FlightGear Newsletter April 2017</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://wiki.flightgear.org/w/index.php?title=FlightGear_Newsletter_April_2017&amp;diff=107835"/>
		<updated>2017-05-17T09:50:16Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Zequinha: /* MapGear is out! */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;{{draft|newsletter|Please feel free to add content that you think will be of interest to the FlightGear community.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;You can read the latest newsletter at [[FlightGear Newsletter March 2017]].}} &amp;lt;!-- change month and year as required--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-header|April 2017}} &amp;lt;!-- change month and year as required--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;border-bottom:3px double #BBB;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{| width=&amp;quot;100%&amp;quot; |&lt;br /&gt;
 | valign=&amp;quot;top&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;33%&amp;quot; |&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-cover-header|Development news}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-cover-header|In the hangar}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 | valign=&amp;quot;top&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;33%&amp;quot; |&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-cover-header|Scenery Corner}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-cover-header|Community News}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 | valign=&amp;quot;top&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;33%&amp;quot; |&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-cover-header|Contributing}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[#Translators required|Translators required]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[#FlightGear logos|FlightGear logos]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[#Screenshots|Screenshots]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[#Screenshot of the Month|Screenshot of the Month]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|}&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Development news ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== MapGear is out! ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
MapGear.py is a mapping tool for FlightGear that saves the flight path as an animated .GIF.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The aim is to create a nice map projection/animation for any log file submitted. For this to happen a &lt;br /&gt;
good degree of numerical tunning is required so the more feedback the project has from users the better.&lt;br /&gt;
Feedback would be greatly appreciated! &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
So far, the program seems to be stable enough so it is worth of publishing here in the FlightGear Newsletter.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
It consists of a small python script and a few Geo information data files taken from NaturalEarth. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Stay tuned via the announcement page:&lt;br /&gt;
https://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?f=6&amp;amp;t=31741&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Screenshot:&lt;br /&gt;
[img]http://i.imgur.com/cUuza9l.gif[/img]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Licensed under the GPLv2+&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== In the hangar ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Updates to the Citation II ===&lt;br /&gt;
During March 2017 the [[Cessna_550_Citation_II|Citation II]] has received a number of updates:&lt;br /&gt;
==== Citation II config dialog ====&lt;br /&gt;
One of the more prominent ones is the new Citation config dialog. It allows for settings, such as, what group of items you want to be stored throughout sessions. Also, for convenience, it provides some shortcuts to most used dialogs and a button to reset all circuit-breakers at once.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Check it out in sim via &amp;lt;code&amp;gt;menu -&amp;gt; Citation II -&amp;gt; Citation II config&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== tutorials ====&lt;br /&gt;
Also 2 [[Tutorials|tutorials]] have been added in the [[Boeing_707-420|707]] style - with markers, view zoom and explicit messages. See the Citation II config dialog or menu -&amp;gt; help -&amp;gt; tutorials.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== state overlays ====&lt;br /&gt;
It is now possible to start the Citation II in some assorted [[State_Overlay_System|states]]. You could start FG on a parking space and add &amp;lt;code&amp;gt;--state=parking&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt; to startup the Citation cold and dark. This would be a good place to start the startup tutorial from the config dialog.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Or you could start on the runway and add &amp;lt;code&amp;gt;--state=take-off&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt; to your launcher. All you need to do is throttle up and go! Or take the tutorial &amp;quot;take-off&amp;quot; from the config dialog, which will guide you savely to cruise altitude, according to official checklists.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
All possible states are:&lt;br /&gt;
* '''parking'''  ( cold and dark, all systems off) (same as without --state=$state )&lt;br /&gt;
* '''taxi'''     ( engines and all systems running - ready to taxi )&lt;br /&gt;
* '''take-off''' ( flaps and AP set - just throttle up and go )&lt;br /&gt;
* '''cruise'''   ( flying at FL360 on AP )&lt;br /&gt;
* '''approach''' ( !experimental! )&lt;br /&gt;
For details see: [[Cessna_550_Citation_II#will_be_released_with_2017.2|Citation II]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== new splash screen system ====&lt;br /&gt;
James has added a new splash screen scheme, as well as a new preview feature for the [[FlightGear_Qt_launcher|QT launcher]]. The Citation II now complies with that scheme and provides a new logo and some brand-new splash screens.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Updates to the ERCO Ercoupe ===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Ercoupe-cockpit.jpg|thumb|right|The improved ERCO Ercoupe cockpit]]&lt;br /&gt;
After the discussion in the mailing list about possibly adding the Ercoupe as a second default aircraft for the novice users the Ercoupe has had a considerable upgrade:&lt;br /&gt;
* The FDM has been improved&lt;br /&gt;
* Reflection effects are added to the fuselage&lt;br /&gt;
* Reflection and shadow effects are added to the cockpit&lt;br /&gt;
* Cockpit panel and instruments have been improved&lt;br /&gt;
* Textures have been improved&lt;br /&gt;
* A number of new liveries were added&lt;br /&gt;
* Functional navigation lights were added&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Scenery corner ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Community news ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Contributing ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Translators required ===&lt;br /&gt;
{|&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:en.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| The FlightGear Wiki still needs help for translating it into various languages. If you are interested in making the FlightGear Wiki multilingual, you can start by looking at [[Help:Translate]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:fr.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| Le wiki de FlightGear a toujours besoin d'aide pour être traduit en différentes langues. Si vous êtes intéressé par le rendre multilingue, commencez par lire [[:fr:Help:Traduire|Help:Traduire]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:de.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| Das FlightGear Wiki benötigt immer noch Hilfe bei der Übersetzung in verschiedene Sprachen. Wenn Du Interesse daran hast, das FlightGear Wiki mehrsprachig zu machen, dann fang mit dem [[:de:Help:Übersetzen|Help:Übersetzen]] an.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:nl.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| De FlightGear Wiki kan nog steed hulp gebruiken bij het vertalen van artikelen. Als je interesse hebt om de wiki meertalig te maken, raden we je aan om een kijkje te nemen bij [[:nl:Help:Vertalen|Help:Vertalen]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:es.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| La wiki de FlightGear todavía necesita ayuda para traducirla a varios lenguajes. Si estás interesado en hacer la FlightGear wiki multilingüe, entonces comienza en [[:es:Help:Traducir|Help:Traducir]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:cat.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| La wiki de FlightGear encara necessita ajuda per traduir-la a diverses llengües. Si esteu interessat en fer la wiki de FlightGear multilingüe, llavors comenceu a [[:ca:Help:Traduir|Help:Traduir]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:pt.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| A wiki de FlightGear ainda necessita de ajuda para traduzi-la em vários idiomas. Se estás interessado em tornar a wiki de FlightGear multi-lingual, por favor começa em [[:pt:Help:Traduzir|Help:Traduzir]].&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== FlightGear logos ===&lt;br /&gt;
If you want some graphic elements for your FlightGear-related site (such as a hangar or YouTube channel), please feel free to visit [[FlightGear logos]] for a repository of logos. And if you have some art skills, please don't hesitate to contribute with your own design creations.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Screenshots ===&lt;br /&gt;
The FlightGear project always needs screenshots, which show features that were added since the last release. These should be of good quality, especially in content and technical image properties. It is therefore recommended to use the best viable filter settings ([[anti-aliasing]], texture sharpening, etc.). More info at [[Howto:Make nice screenshots]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Screenshot of the Month ====&lt;br /&gt;
Entries for this month's best screenshot can be submitted to [https://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?f=19&amp;amp;t=31985 this] forum topic. Be sure to see the [https://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?f=19&amp;amp;t=31985#p308198 first post] for participation rules. For purposes of convenience and organization, after all the entries have been submitted, a new forum topic will be started containing all shots in an easy-to-view layout. The voting will then take place there. Once the voting has finished, the best screenshot will be presented on this page.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;!-- FlightGear's Screenshot of the Month May 2016 is ''TITLE'' by AUTHOR&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:|900px|center|TITLE]] --&amp;gt; &amp;lt;!-- Uncomment/edit this when the winner is chosen --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;!-- If you want to participate in the screenshot contest of *NEXTMONTH*, you can submit your candidate to [ this] forum topic. Be sure to see the [ first post] for participation rules. For purposes of convenience and organization, after all the entries have been submitted, a new forum topic will be started containing all shots in an easy-to-view layout. The voting will then take place there. Once the voting has finished, the best screenshot will be presented in the Newsletter edition of *NEXTMONTH*. --&amp;gt; &amp;lt;!-- Uncomment/edit this when the SOTM topic for the following month has been created --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:FlightGear Newsletter|2017 04]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Changes after 2017.1]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Zequinha</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.flightgear.org/w/index.php?title=FlightGear_Newsletter_April_2017&amp;diff=107834</id>
		<title>FlightGear Newsletter April 2017</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://wiki.flightgear.org/w/index.php?title=FlightGear_Newsletter_April_2017&amp;diff=107834"/>
		<updated>2017-05-17T09:49:20Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Zequinha: /* MapGear is out! */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;{{draft|newsletter|Please feel free to add content that you think will be of interest to the FlightGear community.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;You can read the latest newsletter at [[FlightGear Newsletter March 2017]].}} &amp;lt;!-- change month and year as required--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-header|April 2017}} &amp;lt;!-- change month and year as required--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;div style=&amp;quot;border-bottom:3px double #BBB;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{| width=&amp;quot;100%&amp;quot; |&lt;br /&gt;
 | valign=&amp;quot;top&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;33%&amp;quot; |&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-cover-header|Development news}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-cover-header|In the hangar}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 | valign=&amp;quot;top&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;33%&amp;quot; |&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-cover-header|Scenery Corner}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-cover-header|Community News}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 | valign=&amp;quot;top&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;33%&amp;quot; |&lt;br /&gt;
{{Newsletter-cover-header|Contributing}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[#Translators required|Translators required]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[#FlightGear logos|FlightGear logos]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[#Screenshots|Screenshots]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;[[#Screenshot of the Month|Screenshot of the Month]]&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|}&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Development news ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== MapGear is out! ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
MapGear.py is a mapping tool for FlightGear that saves the flight path as an animated .GIF.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The aim is to create a nice map projection/animation for any log file submitted. For this to happen a &lt;br /&gt;
good degree of numerical tunning is required so the more feedback the project has from users the better.&lt;br /&gt;
Feedback would be greatly appreciated! &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
So far, the program seems to be stable enough so it is worth of publishing here in the FlightGear Newsletter.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
It consists of a small python script and a few Geo information data files taken from NaturalEarth. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Stay tuned via the announcement page:&lt;br /&gt;
https://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?f=6&amp;amp;t=31741&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Licensed under the GPLv2+&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== In the hangar ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Updates to the Citation II ===&lt;br /&gt;
During March 2017 the [[Cessna_550_Citation_II|Citation II]] has received a number of updates:&lt;br /&gt;
==== Citation II config dialog ====&lt;br /&gt;
One of the more prominent ones is the new Citation config dialog. It allows for settings, such as, what group of items you want to be stored throughout sessions. Also, for convenience, it provides some shortcuts to most used dialogs and a button to reset all circuit-breakers at once.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Check it out in sim via &amp;lt;code&amp;gt;menu -&amp;gt; Citation II -&amp;gt; Citation II config&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== tutorials ====&lt;br /&gt;
Also 2 [[Tutorials|tutorials]] have been added in the [[Boeing_707-420|707]] style - with markers, view zoom and explicit messages. See the Citation II config dialog or menu -&amp;gt; help -&amp;gt; tutorials.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== state overlays ====&lt;br /&gt;
It is now possible to start the Citation II in some assorted [[State_Overlay_System|states]]. You could start FG on a parking space and add &amp;lt;code&amp;gt;--state=parking&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt; to startup the Citation cold and dark. This would be a good place to start the startup tutorial from the config dialog.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Or you could start on the runway and add &amp;lt;code&amp;gt;--state=take-off&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt; to your launcher. All you need to do is throttle up and go! Or take the tutorial &amp;quot;take-off&amp;quot; from the config dialog, which will guide you savely to cruise altitude, according to official checklists.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
All possible states are:&lt;br /&gt;
* '''parking'''  ( cold and dark, all systems off) (same as without --state=$state )&lt;br /&gt;
* '''taxi'''     ( engines and all systems running - ready to taxi )&lt;br /&gt;
* '''take-off''' ( flaps and AP set - just throttle up and go )&lt;br /&gt;
* '''cruise'''   ( flying at FL360 on AP )&lt;br /&gt;
* '''approach''' ( !experimental! )&lt;br /&gt;
For details see: [[Cessna_550_Citation_II#will_be_released_with_2017.2|Citation II]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== new splash screen system ====&lt;br /&gt;
James has added a new splash screen scheme, as well as a new preview feature for the [[FlightGear_Qt_launcher|QT launcher]]. The Citation II now complies with that scheme and provides a new logo and some brand-new splash screens.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Updates to the ERCO Ercoupe ===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Ercoupe-cockpit.jpg|thumb|right|The improved ERCO Ercoupe cockpit]]&lt;br /&gt;
After the discussion in the mailing list about possibly adding the Ercoupe as a second default aircraft for the novice users the Ercoupe has had a considerable upgrade:&lt;br /&gt;
* The FDM has been improved&lt;br /&gt;
* Reflection effects are added to the fuselage&lt;br /&gt;
* Reflection and shadow effects are added to the cockpit&lt;br /&gt;
* Cockpit panel and instruments have been improved&lt;br /&gt;
* Textures have been improved&lt;br /&gt;
* A number of new liveries were added&lt;br /&gt;
* Functional navigation lights were added&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Scenery corner ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Community news ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Contributing ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Translators required ===&lt;br /&gt;
{|&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:en.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| The FlightGear Wiki still needs help for translating it into various languages. If you are interested in making the FlightGear Wiki multilingual, you can start by looking at [[Help:Translate]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:fr.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| Le wiki de FlightGear a toujours besoin d'aide pour être traduit en différentes langues. Si vous êtes intéressé par le rendre multilingue, commencez par lire [[:fr:Help:Traduire|Help:Traduire]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:de.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| Das FlightGear Wiki benötigt immer noch Hilfe bei der Übersetzung in verschiedene Sprachen. Wenn Du Interesse daran hast, das FlightGear Wiki mehrsprachig zu machen, dann fang mit dem [[:de:Help:Übersetzen|Help:Übersetzen]] an.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:nl.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| De FlightGear Wiki kan nog steed hulp gebruiken bij het vertalen van artikelen. Als je interesse hebt om de wiki meertalig te maken, raden we je aan om een kijkje te nemen bij [[:nl:Help:Vertalen|Help:Vertalen]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:es.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| La wiki de FlightGear todavía necesita ayuda para traducirla a varios lenguajes. Si estás interesado en hacer la FlightGear wiki multilingüe, entonces comienza en [[:es:Help:Traducir|Help:Traducir]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:cat.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| La wiki de FlightGear encara necessita ajuda per traduir-la a diverses llengües. Si esteu interessat en fer la wiki de FlightGear multilingüe, llavors comenceu a [[:ca:Help:Traduir|Help:Traduir]].&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:pt.gif]]&lt;br /&gt;
| A wiki de FlightGear ainda necessita de ajuda para traduzi-la em vários idiomas. Se estás interessado em tornar a wiki de FlightGear multi-lingual, por favor começa em [[:pt:Help:Traduzir|Help:Traduzir]].&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== FlightGear logos ===&lt;br /&gt;
If you want some graphic elements for your FlightGear-related site (such as a hangar or YouTube channel), please feel free to visit [[FlightGear logos]] for a repository of logos. And if you have some art skills, please don't hesitate to contribute with your own design creations.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Screenshots ===&lt;br /&gt;
The FlightGear project always needs screenshots, which show features that were added since the last release. These should be of good quality, especially in content and technical image properties. It is therefore recommended to use the best viable filter settings ([[anti-aliasing]], texture sharpening, etc.). More info at [[Howto:Make nice screenshots]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==== Screenshot of the Month ====&lt;br /&gt;
Entries for this month's best screenshot can be submitted to [https://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?f=19&amp;amp;t=31985 this] forum topic. Be sure to see the [https://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?f=19&amp;amp;t=31985#p308198 first post] for participation rules. For purposes of convenience and organization, after all the entries have been submitted, a new forum topic will be started containing all shots in an easy-to-view layout. The voting will then take place there. Once the voting has finished, the best screenshot will be presented on this page.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;!-- FlightGear's Screenshot of the Month May 2016 is ''TITLE'' by AUTHOR&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:|900px|center|TITLE]] --&amp;gt; &amp;lt;!-- Uncomment/edit this when the winner is chosen --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:FlightGear Newsletter|2017 04]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Changes after 2017.1]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Zequinha</name></author>
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		<title>FlightGear Newsletter April 2017</title>
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		<updated>2017-05-17T09:46:52Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Zequinha: /* Development news */&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;{{draft|newsletter|Please feel free to add content that you think will be of interest to the FlightGear community.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;You can read the latest newsletter at [[FlightGear Newsletter March 2017]].}} &amp;lt;!-- change month and year as required--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Development news ==&lt;br /&gt;
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== MapGear is out! ==&lt;br /&gt;
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MapGear.py is a mapping tool for FlightGear that saves the flight path as an animated .GIF.&lt;br /&gt;
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The aim is to create a nice map projection/animation for any log file submitted. For this to happen a &lt;br /&gt;
good degree of numerical tunning is required so the more feedback the project has from users the better. &lt;br /&gt;
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So far, the program seems to be stable enough so it is worth of publishing here in the FlightGear Newsletter.&lt;br /&gt;
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It consists of a small python script and a few Geo information data files taken from NaturalEarth. &lt;br /&gt;
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Licensed under the GPLv2+&lt;br /&gt;
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== In the hangar ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Updates to the Citation II ===&lt;br /&gt;
During March 2017 the [[Cessna_550_Citation_II|Citation II]] has received a number of updates:&lt;br /&gt;
==== Citation II config dialog ====&lt;br /&gt;
One of the more prominent ones is the new Citation config dialog. It allows for settings, such as, what group of items you want to be stored throughout sessions. Also, for convenience, it provides some shortcuts to most used dialogs and a button to reset all circuit-breakers at once.&lt;br /&gt;
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Check it out in sim via &amp;lt;code&amp;gt;menu -&amp;gt; Citation II -&amp;gt; Citation II config&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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==== tutorials ====&lt;br /&gt;
Also 2 [[Tutorials|tutorials]] have been added in the [[Boeing_707-420|707]] style - with markers, view zoom and explicit messages. See the Citation II config dialog or menu -&amp;gt; help -&amp;gt; tutorials.&lt;br /&gt;
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==== state overlays ====&lt;br /&gt;
It is now possible to start the Citation II in some assorted [[State_Overlay_System|states]]. You could start FG on a parking space and add &amp;lt;code&amp;gt;--state=parking&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt; to startup the Citation cold and dark. This would be a good place to start the startup tutorial from the config dialog.&lt;br /&gt;
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Or you could start on the runway and add &amp;lt;code&amp;gt;--state=take-off&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt; to your launcher. All you need to do is throttle up and go! Or take the tutorial &amp;quot;take-off&amp;quot; from the config dialog, which will guide you savely to cruise altitude, according to official checklists.&lt;br /&gt;
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All possible states are:&lt;br /&gt;
* '''parking'''  ( cold and dark, all systems off) (same as without --state=$state )&lt;br /&gt;
* '''taxi'''     ( engines and all systems running - ready to taxi )&lt;br /&gt;
* '''take-off''' ( flaps and AP set - just throttle up and go )&lt;br /&gt;
* '''cruise'''   ( flying at FL360 on AP )&lt;br /&gt;
* '''approach''' ( !experimental! )&lt;br /&gt;
For details see: [[Cessna_550_Citation_II#will_be_released_with_2017.2|Citation II]]&lt;br /&gt;
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==== new splash screen system ====&lt;br /&gt;
James has added a new splash screen scheme, as well as a new preview feature for the [[FlightGear_Qt_launcher|QT launcher]]. The Citation II now complies with that scheme and provides a new logo and some brand-new splash screens.&lt;br /&gt;
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=== Updates to the ERCO Ercoupe ===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Ercoupe-cockpit.jpg|thumb|right|The improved ERCO Ercoupe cockpit]]&lt;br /&gt;
After the discussion in the mailing list about possibly adding the Ercoupe as a second default aircraft for the novice users the Ercoupe has had a considerable upgrade:&lt;br /&gt;
* The FDM has been improved&lt;br /&gt;
* Reflection effects are added to the fuselage&lt;br /&gt;
* Reflection and shadow effects are added to the cockpit&lt;br /&gt;
* Cockpit panel and instruments have been improved&lt;br /&gt;
* Textures have been improved&lt;br /&gt;
* A number of new liveries were added&lt;br /&gt;
* Functional navigation lights were added&lt;br /&gt;
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== Scenery corner ==&lt;br /&gt;
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== Community news ==&lt;br /&gt;
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== Contributing ==&lt;br /&gt;
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=== FlightGear logos ===&lt;br /&gt;
If you want some graphic elements for your FlightGear-related site (such as a hangar or YouTube channel), please feel free to visit [[FlightGear logos]] for a repository of logos. And if you have some art skills, please don't hesitate to contribute with your own design creations.&lt;br /&gt;
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=== Screenshots ===&lt;br /&gt;
The FlightGear project always needs screenshots, which show features that were added since the last release. These should be of good quality, especially in content and technical image properties. It is therefore recommended to use the best viable filter settings ([[anti-aliasing]], texture sharpening, etc.). More info at [[Howto:Make nice screenshots]].&lt;br /&gt;
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==== Screenshot of the Month ====&lt;br /&gt;
Entries for this month's best screenshot can be submitted to [https://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?f=19&amp;amp;t=31985 this] forum topic. Be sure to see the [https://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?f=19&amp;amp;t=31985#p308198 first post] for participation rules. For purposes of convenience and organization, after all the entries have been submitted, a new forum topic will be started containing all shots in an easy-to-view layout. The voting will then take place there. Once the voting has finished, the best screenshot will be presented on this page.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;!-- If you want to participate in the screenshot contest of *NEXTMONTH*, you can submit your candidate to [ this] forum topic. Be sure to see the [ first post] for participation rules. For purposes of convenience and organization, after all the entries have been submitted, a new forum topic will be started containing all shots in an easy-to-view layout. The voting will then take place there. Once the voting has finished, the best screenshot will be presented in the Newsletter edition of *NEXTMONTH*. --&amp;gt; &amp;lt;!-- Uncomment/edit this when the SOTM topic for the following month has been created --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:FlightGear Newsletter|2017 04]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Changes after 2017.1]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Zequinha</name></author>
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