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FlightGear Newsletter December 2010

2010-12-20T02:26:30Z

Zexe: /* F5E Tiger II */

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''We would like to emphasize that the monthly newsletter can not live without the contributions of FlightGear users and developers. Everyone with a wiki account (free to register) can edit the newsletter and every contribution is welcome. So if you know about any FlightGear related projects such as for example updated scenery or aircraft, please do feel invited to add such news to the newsletter.''

==2010 annual==
2010 was the year in which:
* FlightGear 2.0 was released.
* most of the existing virtual airlines were merged into [[Atlas Virtual Airlines]], making it the largest and by far most active FlightGear based airline.
* shaders started to be used all over the sim, introducing some new graphical eye candy as semi-realistic water reflections, 3D cities.
* the CVS servers broke down after a hardware failure, leading to our move to Git.
* detailed landclassing was created for various locations around the world.
* anaglyphic (3D) was introduced; making FlightGear the first flightsim with built-in 3D support.

== FlightGear events ==
== Call for volunteers ==
The [[OpenRadar]] project is looking for a new maintainer.

The [[TerraGear GUI]] project is looking for programmers to help create a GUI frontend for [[TerraGear]] [http://flightgear.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=7485#p102005].

The [[FGFSPM]] (FlightGear Package Manager) is looking for a new maintainer.

== Development news ==
[[User:T3r|Torsten]] improved the handling of reduced visibility due to fog, mist or haze. The global weather now interprets weather phenomena causing reduced visibility. The code places a cloud layer starting at the ground and reaching up to a certain altitude. After climbing through this layer, visibility increases rapidly, just like in real life.
As a side effect, the opacity of 2d cloud layers are now settable via the property tree. Also accessible at the property tree are the decoded weather phenomena from METAR reports along with its descriptions and intensity.

== Nasal for newbies ==
== New software tools and projects ==

== FlightGear addons and mods ==
== In the hangar ==
=== New aircraft ===

====Bell AH-1 Cobra====
[[File:Cobra.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Cobra in action.]]The Developers at [http://alphashangar.co.nr/ Alpha-J's Hangar] have started making the Bell AH-1 Cobra. Development is going well and can be tracked [http://www.flightgear.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=10130 here.] The Bell AH-1 Cobra is a two-bladed, single engine attack helicopter manufactured by Bell Helicopter. It shares a common engine, transmission and rotor system with the older UH-1 Iroquois. The AH-1 is also referred to as the HueyCobra or Snake.

====AgustaWestland AW139====
[[File:AW139ln.jpg|200px|thumb|left|AW139-here in the LongNose-version]]
HHS started to make the AW139, an italian midclass helicopter in use in many countries like the Netherlands, Spain, Italia, Ireland and Japan.
This work has been started due to the fact that above-average number of datas about the flightdynamic has been found, and the systems are very similar like to other new helicopters like the EC130 B4.
So you can expect another accurate helicopter next year. As special feature it is planned to simulate the 4-axis autopilot as accurate as possible.
People who would like to follow the developement can watch it at: [http://www.gitorious.org/aw139 http://www.gitorious.org/aw139]

=== Updated aircraft ===

====F5E Tiger II====
[[File:Fgfs-screen-014.png|200px|thumb|left|F5E Tiger II.]]
Has many updated aspects, please follow the link : [http://flightgear.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=10327] . For direct download: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/16442048/F-5Ev20101220.rar

====Short S.23 Empire flying boat====

[[File:Sperry_A-2.jpg|thumb|250px|The control unit of the Sperry A-2 automatic pilot in a Short S.23 Empire flying boat.]]

The [[Short Empire|Short Empire flying boat]] has been updated with a Sperry A-2 automatic pilot by Anders, filling one of the remaining empty spots on the dashboard.

====Lockheed L-1011 Tristar====
Fresh off a 1/10 rating, the TriStar is closer to having a working cockpit. Currently there are three working photorealistic instruments. A full cockpit update is planned to be sent to the repository soon.

====Eurocopter EC130 B4====
[[File:Ec130.10.jpg|200px|thumb|right|EC130 B4- latest development version]]
Not for beginners anymore- the EC130 has been updated and the latest developement is now available in GIT. This includes a better and more accurate 3d-model with customized reflection effects, detailed mainrotor, 3d-cockpit and a more accurate fdm.
More interesting is the systems simulation: FADEC, FLI (FirstLimitIndicator) in the work, electrical systems, fuel, Force Trim Release....
This is all based on the original flight manual, and as there is no Autostart you have to follow the checklist to get this bird started. A first simple flightmanual is included.
There are still a lot of things left to do, which will be done in the next weeks and months:

*lighting
*bug fixing
*sound config
*paintkit with high detailed liveries
*completing the 3d-work
*failures
*better flightmanual

and some things more.

====Airbus A380====
After several months of remodelling and coding, the A380 has been updated and committed to the general FGdata Git repository ready for the next release of FlightGear.
The A380 comes with three liveries;
* Airbus House
* Singapore Airlines
* Qantas Airways
There are too many changes since the last "Milestone" release twelve months ago to list here. The [[Airbus A380]] wiki page details the list of items that have been completed or are still on the "To Do" list. The aircraft requires the latest Git build of FlightGear as it uses many features in the up coming release including digital filters in the autopilot, OSG Text animations and James Turners new GPS code.

=== Liveries ===

== Scenery corner ==
===Cities===
At least four of the five boroughs of New York City should have land cover in the database by the start of the new year with the only other missing borough, Manhattan, to come in the very near future. The MetLife Building, the former Pan Am building, has been modeled as well, giving Manhattan its first non-generic skyscraper!

===Land Cover===
====Eastern Europe====
Detailed scenery is under development for the E20N40 area, with the following countries partly or fully covered:
* Albania
* Bulgaria
* Hungary
* Kosovo
* FYR Macedonia
* Poland
* Romania
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Turkey

The scenery is using Corine land classification data, road and railroad data from OpenStreetMap and SRTM v4 elevation data from CGIAR.

[[File:E20n40.png|thumb|400px|left]]
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==== New England ====
More New England coverage as western Massachusetts has been added to the map server and therefore has been made part of the default scenery package. The next scenery release will allow users to fly from New York John F. Kennedy Int'l to Burlington, Vermont without having to pass over any vmap0 (current) scenery. More coverage is planned as well.

====Republic of Ireland====

Detailed scenery made from CORINE land cover data is now available for the Republic of Ireland. Road and railroad data is from OpenStreetMap, elevation data is SRTM v3. A nice feature of this scenery is that the coastline is rendered using the Corine shapes, so flying along the coast looks a lot prettier than the in the default vmap0 scenery. The scenery pack also contains a terminal building for Knock Ireland West Airport (EIKN) not previously seen.

See some screenshots [http://www.flightgear.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=10326 here] and for further details see the [http://www.flightgear.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=10354 forum announcement].

=== Airports ===
====Charlottesville Albemarle Airport (KCHO)====
[[File:DevelopmenofKCHOPart1.jpg|200px|thumb|left|KCHO under development]]I (Catchatyou) am currently working on making a new airport for FlightGear! It is Charlottesville Albemarle Airport (KCHO). I must say that I am new to Blender and FlightGear, but I am excited to be a part of it. I hope that my creation will eventually sprout into a beautiful product as time goes by. I have no set date on when this should be completed, but I hope that I can make it as soon as possible.

[[File:eddm tower.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Development version of EDDM tower]]I am not just making the airport building. I'm hoping to eventually add in the parking lot and other various objects.

Thank you for making contributing so easy.

====Franz Josef Strauss Airport Munich (EDDM)====
[[:User:D-79|D-79]] started modelling EDDM in October and is dedicated to make this the most detailed airport in Germany. So far, both terminals have been modelled, as well as most of the additional buildings on the aprons. One of the most difficult tasks proved to be setting up ground vehicles. But now they're running as an AI scenario of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GhGbV7n0Uk eight busses and trucks]. As soon as work is finished, the airport will be sent to Martin of the [[FlightGear Scenery Database]].

====Aeroporto "Gianni Caproni", Mattarello, Trento (Northern Italy) (LIDT)====
[[File:LIDT-Mattarello.jpg|200px|thumb|left|LIDT-Mattarello]]LIDT is a small touristic airport located in Mattarello, very close to Trento (Trentino Alto Adige-Sued Tyrol), and is dedicated to Giovanni Caproni, an Italian pioneer of aviation, born in Arco, near Trento.
Beside the terminal building there is an Aviation Museum containing some aircrafts built by the Caproni Factory in early XX century.

The LIDT airport is home to the [http://www.protezionecivile.tn.it/frame.asp?Site=11&Area=29&Sect=221&Subs=260 "Gruppo Elicotteri Vigili del Fuoco Trento"] (Trento Fire Dept Helicopter Group), involved in many rescue operations on the Alps.

Scighera has modeled the Main Building (Air Terminal, Tower and Aerhotel), the Caproni Aviation Museum and various hangars, including the one of the Fire Dept Helicopter Group.

The 3D models are available for download at [http://digilander.libero.it/scighera_fg/index.html scighera's Homepage] and are already available on [http://wiki.flightgear.org/index.php/TerraSync Terrasync].

====Aeroporto "Romeo Sartori", Asiago (LIDA)====
[[File:ZFoto_LIDA_Asiago_1.jpg|200px|thumb|left|LIDA-Asiago]]LIDA Asiago (Veneto, Italy) is another small touristic airport at the edge between the Po River Plains and the Eastern Alps, populated with a lot of gliders.
Scighera has modelled the few buildings there, including the "fancy" Terminal.

The few 3D models are avilable for download at [http://digilander.libero.it/scighera_fg/index.html scighera's Homepage] and have been issued to Martin for inclusion in the [[FlightGear Scenery Database]].(It has been included on Dec 13th 2010)

====Engiadina Airport, Semaden St.Murezzan (Svizra)(LSZS)====
[[File:Z_LSZS_Samedan1.jpg|200px|thumb|left|LSZS Semaden Terminal]]Or ... Engadiner Flughafen Samedan St. Moritz (Schweiz) claims to be the highest airport in Europe; in any case is strategically located in the middle of Raethian Alps !
Scighera has started the modelling of the buildings, beginning with the terminal 1 (actually the only one !)

== Aircraft of the month ==
== Airport of the month ==
== Screenshot of the month ==

== Suggested flights ==
== Aircraft reviews ==

== Wiki updates ==
===Developed Airports===
So far, we never had a list of all developed airports in FlightGear. This has now been changed. The [[Developed Airports]] article lists all aerodromes where at least one building has been placed, be it a static (unique) models or a shared model, but only if the objects are available from the [[FlightGear Scenery Database]]. This new list is meant to become the central site where we maintain an up-to-date list of all developed airports. For setting up this list, [[:User:D-79|D-79]] used the Forum discussion [http://www.flightgear.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=4700|List of Improved Airports in FlightGear].

[[Developed Airports]]

===Video Tutorials===
Over the past year, more and more [[Video Tutorials]] have been produced for FlightGear, so that it seemed sensible to set up a special wiki site for them, sorted by categories. Feel free to 1) make more video tutorials and 2) add them to the list. When making a video tutorial, please try to keep a certain standard: Video tutorials should have a good video resolution so that users can see what's happening on the screen, and they should have text or voice comment so that users understand what's being done.

[[File:Asi.png|thumb|120px|Airspeed indicator]]

===More Hangars===
The wiki article [[FlightGear Hangars]] has been extended by longfly. Now there are over 47 Hangars with interesting aircrafts, liveries and scenery. [http://www.flightgear.bplaced.de/filemanager/flightgear/index.php/flugzeugliste Longfly's german hangar] for example has begun to create a list of all aircrafts available for FlightGear. There are currently 412, which must be insert.

===Instrument glass reflection tutorial===
Horacio has written an excellent short tutorial to show how to add glass reflection effect to instruments, using graphic tools, so that the reflection effect is already contained in the main instrument image, and not depending on shaders meaning less CPU load. The result is widely satisfactory and very realistic.

[[Howto: Glass reflection effect for instruments]]

===Helipad category===
We have a new wiki [[:Category:Helipads|category for helipads]], as a sub-category of the [[:Category:Airports|airports category]]. So far, only the [[oil platforms]] can be found there, but others could be added, like hospital helipads or ANWB/ADAC/ÖAMTC heliports.

[[:Category:Helipads]]

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== Community news ==
=== FlightGear on youtube ===
=== New tutorials and screencasts ===
Check out Zexe's video Tips and Tricks for Flightgear. Tips include how to Target-track, overlay instrument numbers, and so on. You can find them here on the wiki at [[Video_Tutorials#Advanced_options|Video Tutorials (advanced options)]] and on the [http://flightgear.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=9811 forum].

=== Forum news ===
=== Multiplayer ===
=== Virtual airlines ===

== Useful links ==
== And finally ... ==
=== Contributing ===
One of the regular thoughts expressed on the FlightGear forums is "I'd like to contribute but I don't know how to program, and I don't have the time". Unfortunately, there is a common mis-conception that contributing requires programming and lots of free time. In fact, there are a huge range of ways to contribute to the project without needing to write code or spending days working on something.

For ideas on starting to contribute to FlightGear, you may want to check out: [[Volunteer]].

=== Reminder: Google's Summer of Code 2011 ===
We would like to remind all readers that the FlightGear project is planning to participate in [[GSoC]] 2011. However, doing that really requires a fair amount of work, planning and organizing. This is not something that can be done by a single person. It really needs a coordinated team effort, or otherwise FlightGear won't be able to apply/participate at all.

So all users are invited to help us progress further with our preparations for GSoC 2011. If you have any questions or other feedback, please use the forum to [http://flightgear.org/forums/viewforum.php?f=38 get in touch].

=== Did you know ===
... that you can easily set [[Anti-aliasing]] to improve FlightGear's graphic display?
[[Category:FlightGear Newsletter|2010 12]]

Video tutorials

2010-12-19T02:21:10Z

Zexe: /* Advanced options */

Quite a number of [[FlightGear Videos]] can be viewed online. Some of them introduce you to various aspects of FlightGear: From the installation of aircraft to very advanced features:

==Installation==
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tspzf26GSnE Download & install aircraft]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9YwXjcxmtU How to Download Additional Aircraft (Windows)]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFUri3QhQCQ Download & install scenery and airports]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hEVn2_JgfE Download & install liveries]

==Flying a plane==
For more information, see the [[Portal:Pilot|Pilot portal]].
===Preparations===
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ihHgYSXLS4 How to use a pushback]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRDN9JRjQew How to pushback your plane]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVBs810W-Do How to taxi]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQfN4bmcAHA How to use the keyboard controls]

===Take off===

===Navigation===
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNzKZXQBdgo IFR Cross Country Flight Tutorial Part 1]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8WnxI0251k IFR Cross Country Flight Tutorial Part 2]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4R_bSNA7Rk IFR Cross Country Flight Tutorial Part 3]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nj4Z3GP23os IFR Cross Country Flight Tutorial Part 4]

===Landing===
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nerWl53TEPU How to make a soft landing]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3Lvk2UOUy8 How to brake after landing]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBIX5DffCos Boeing 777-200ER Landing]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64rxp2WMkW8 Another Boeing 777-200ER Landing]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7JYZUkvyMg How to land // perform a visual landing]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECpOWMAazrs Perform a crosswind landing]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeuBvERIrD0 ILS Landing!]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5J4t8UiZCU How to perform an ILS landing]

==Flying a helicopter==
Also see the very informative and not-too-long [[Flying the helicopter]] manual.
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlvhXY6uHUI Helicopter Take-Off Tutorial]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6LxYeK_e5M Fly a helicopter!]

==Aircraft carrier==
FlightGear has several [[Aircraft carrier]] models, and offers an [[Howto:_Carrier|AI scenario]] of the USS Nimitz or the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower just off the San Francisco Bay.
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQeH2yTLxyU Starting up on Nimitz (Windows)]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFf5NDCRNr4 How to take off from an aircraft carrier]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a34_bo78MIQ How to land on an aircraft carrier]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taYzs9YQABQ Get To The Hangar On Nimitz]

==Multiplayer==
With the [[multiplayer]] function of FlightGear you are able to see other pilots and vice-versa.
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrSA0Ne_6iw How to fly online and enable AI traffic]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAD0XoEiyI0 How to get multiplayer]

==Atlas==
The [[Atlas]] program lets FlightGear users display a real-time "moving-map" of their flight. Atlas is an independent software project, distributed under the same free (GPL) software license as FlightGear.
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLgqFHtGd4I Using Atlas]

==Specific aircraft==
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kS4cqa9CDVY 787 Startup]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsRmkz8rEAM Boeing 777-200ER Autopilot basics]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELlUgEnLKYo Concorde Tutorial part 1]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pauMD9yOpFM Concorde Tutorial part 2]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEixbJ1xkp4 CONCORDE in 2 minutes!]
* Tu154B: Part One - "The Cockpit" [http://vimeo.com/10248774 vimeo] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJqPhHqykRc youtube]
* Tu154B: Part Two - "Starting the Engines" [http://vimeo.com/10296079 vimeo] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHDfY65k_9I youtube]
* Tu154B: Part Three - "Preparing for Flight" [http://vimeo.com/10538255 vimeo] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUixO_7tEVU youtube]

==Advanced options==
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5pGDIUSLXU Replay Your Flights]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhwDmv-gLiA Overlaying Instrument Numbers]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttMwpp-4N0w Target-tracking]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74-UOoKjjAE Adjusting Current View]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnD2-IRcqGY Changing Multiplayer Chat Entry]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOiXF1lM1cY Flying using custom wind settings]

FlightGear Newsletter December 2010

2010-12-18T10:04:00Z

Zexe: /* F5E Tiger II */

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''We would like to emphasize that the monthly newsletter can not live without the contributions of FlightGear users and developers. Everyone with a wiki account (free to register) can edit the newsletter and every contribution is welcome. So if you know about any FlightGear related projects such as for example updated scenery or aircraft, please do feel invited to add such news to the newsletter.''

==2010 annual==
2010 was the year in which:
* FlightGear 2.0 was released.
* most of the existing virtual airlines were merged into [[Atlas Virtual Airlines]], making it the largest and by far most active FlightGear based airline.
* shaders started to be used all over the sim, introducing some new graphical eye candy as semi-realistic water reflections, 3D cities.
* the CVS servers broke down after a hardware failure, leading to our move to Git.
* detailed landclassing was created for various locations around the world.
* anaglyphic (3D) was introduced; making FlightGear the first flightsim with built-in 3D support.

== FlightGear events ==
== Call for volunteers ==
The [[OpenRadar]] project is looking for a new maintainer.

The [[TerraGear GUI]] project is looking for programmers to help create a GUI frontend for [[TerraGear]] [http://flightgear.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=7485#p102005].

The [[FGFSPM]] (FlightGear Package Manager) is looking for a new maintainer.

== Development news ==
[[User:T3r|Torsten]] improved the handling of reduced visibility due to fog, mist or haze. The global weather now interprets weather phenomena causing reduced visibility. The code places a cloud layer starting at the ground and reaching up to a certain altitude. After climbing through this layer, visibility increases rapidly, just like in real life.
As a side effect, the opacity of 2d cloud layers are now settable via the property tree. Also accessible at the property tree are the decoded weather phenomena from METAR reports along with its descriptions and intensity.

== Nasal for newbies ==
== New software tools and projects ==

== FlightGear addons and mods ==
== In the hangar ==
=== New aircraft ===

====Bell AH-1 Cobra====
[[File:Cobra.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Cobra in action.]]The Developers at [http://alphashangar.co.nr/ Alpha-J's Hangar] have started making the Bell AH-1 Cobra. Development is going well and can be tracked [http://www.flightgear.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=10130 here.] The Bell AH-1 Cobra is a two-bladed, single engine attack helicopter manufactured by Bell Helicopter. It shares a common engine, transmission and rotor system with the older UH-1 Iroquois. The AH-1 is also referred to as the HueyCobra or Snake.

====AgustaWestland AW139====
[[File:AW139ln.jpg|200px|thumb|left|AW139-here in the LongNose-version]]
HHS started to make the AW139, an italian midclass helicopter in use in many countries like the Netherlands, Spain, Italia, Ireland and Japan.
This work has been started due to the fact that above-average number of datas about the flightdynamic has been found, and the systems are very similar like to other new helicopters like the EC130 B4.
So you can expect another accurate helicopter next year. As special feature it is planned to simulate the 4-axis autopilot as accurate as possible.
People who would like to follow the developement can watch it at: [http://www.gitorious.org/aw139 http://www.gitorious.org/aw139]

=== Updated aircraft ===

====F5E Tiger II====
[[File:Fgfs-screen-014.png|200px|thumb|left|F5E Tiger II.]]
Has many updated aspects, please follow the link : [http://flightgear.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=10327] . For direct download: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/16442048/F-5Ev20101219.rar

====Short S.23 Empire flying boat====

[[File:Sperry_A-2.jpg|thumb|250px|The control unit of the Sperry A-2 automatic pilot in a Short S.23 Empire flying boat.]]

The [[Short Empire|Short Empire flying boat]] has been updated with a Sperry A-2 automatic pilot by Anders, filling one of the remaining empty spots on the dashboard.

====Lockheed L-1011 Tristar====
Fresh off a 1/10 rating, the TriStar is closer to having a working cockpit. Currently there are three working photorealistic instruments. A full cockpit update is planned to be sent to the repository soon.

====Eurocopter EC130 B4====
[[File:Ec130.10.jpg|200px|thumb|right|EC130 B4- latest development version]]
Not for beginners anymore- the EC130 has been updated and the latest developement is now available in GIT. This includes a better and more accurate 3d-model with customized reflection effects, detailed mainrotor, 3d-cockpit and a more accurate fdm.
More interesting is the systems simulation: FADEC, FLI (FirstLimitIndicator) in the work, electrical systems, fuel, Force Trim Release....
This is all based on the original flight manual, and as there is no Autostart you have to follow the checklist to get this bird started. A first simple flightmanual is included.
There are still a lot of things left to do, which will be done in the next weeks and months:

*lighting
*bug fixing
*sound config
*paintkit with high detailed liveries
*completing the 3d-work
*failures
*better flightmanual

and some things more.

====Airbus A380====
After several months of remodelling and coding, the A380 has been updated and committed to the general FGdata Git repository ready for the next release of FlightGear.
The A380 comes with three liveries;
* Airbus House
* Singapore Airlines
* Qantas Airways
There are too many changes since the last "Milestone" release twelve months ago to list here. The [[Airbus A380]] wiki page details the list of items that have been completed or are still on the "To Do" list. The aircraft requires the latest Git build of FlightGear as it uses many features in the up coming release including digital filters in the autopilot, OSG Text animations and James Turners new GPS code.

=== Liveries ===

== Scenery corner ==
===Cities===
At least four of the five boroughs of New York City should have land cover in the database by the start of the new year with the only other missing borough, Manhattan, to come in the very near future. The MetLife Building, the former Pan Am building, has been modeled as well, giving Manhattan its first non-generic skyscraper!

===Land Cover===
====Eastern Europe====
Detailed scenery is under development for the E20N40 area, with the following countries partly or fully covered:
* Albania
* Bulgaria
* Hungary
* Kosovo
* FYR Macedonia
* Poland
* Romania
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Turkey

The scenery is using Corine land classification data, road and railroad data from OpenStreetMap and SRTM v4 elevation data from CGIAR.

[[File:E20n40.png|thumb|400px|left]]
<br style="clear: both" />

==== New England ====
More New England coverage as western Massachusetts has been added to the map server and therefore has been made part of the default scenery package. The next scenery release will allow users to fly from New York John F. Kennedy Int'l to Burlington, Vermont without having to pass over any vmap0 (current) scenery. More coverage is planned as well.

====Republic of Ireland====

Detailed scenery made from CORINE land cover data is now available for the Republic of Ireland. Road and railroad data is from OpenStreetMap, elevation data is SRTM v3. A nice feature of this scenery is that the coastline is rendered using the Corine shapes, so flying along the coast looks a lot prettier than the in the default vmap0 scenery. The scenery pack also contains a terminal building for Knock Ireland West Airport (EIKN) not previously seen.

See some screenshots [http://www.flightgear.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=10326 here] and for further details see the [http://www.flightgear.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=10354 forum announcement].

=== Airports ===
====Charlottesville Albemarle Airport (KCHO)====
[[File:DevelopmenofKCHOPart1.jpg|200px|thumb|left|KCHO under development]]I (Catchatyou) am currently working on making a new airport for FlightGear! It is Charlottesville Albemarle Airport (KCHO). I must say that I am new to Blender and FlightGear, but I am excited to be a part of it. I hope that my creation will eventually sprout into a beautiful product as time goes by. I have no set date on when this should be completed, but I hope that I can make it as soon as possible.

[[File:eddm tower.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Development version of EDDM tower]]I am not just making the airport building. I'm hoping to eventually add in the parking lot and other various objects.

Thank you for making contributing so easy.

====Franz Josef Strauss Airport Munich (EDDM)====
[[:User:D-79|D-79]] started modelling EDDM in October and is dedicated to make this the most detailed airport in Germany. So far, both terminals have been modelled, as well as most of the additional buildings on the aprons. One of the most difficult tasks proved to be setting up ground vehicles. But now they're running as an AI scenario of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GhGbV7n0Uk eight busses and trucks]. As soon as work is finished, the airport will be sent to Martin of the [[FlightGear Scenery Database]].

====Aeroporto "Gianni Caproni", Mattarello, Trento (Northern Italy) (LIDT)====
[[File:LIDT-Mattarello.jpg|200px|thumb|left|LIDT-Mattarello]]LIDT is a small touristic airport located in Mattarello, very close to Trento (Trentino Alto Adige-Sued Tyrol), and is dedicated to Giovanni Caproni, an Italian pioneer of aviation, born in Arco, near Trento.
Beside the terminal building there is an Aviation Museum containing some aircrafts built by the Caproni Factory in early XX century.

The LIDT airport is home to the [http://www.protezionecivile.tn.it/frame.asp?Site=11&Area=29&Sect=221&Subs=260 "Gruppo Elicotteri Vigili del Fuoco Trento"] (Trento Fire Dept Helicopter Group), involved in many rescue operations on the Alps.

Scighera has modeled the Main Building (Air Terminal, Tower and Aerhotel), the Caproni Aviation Museum and various hangars, including the one of the Fire Dept Helicopter Group.

The 3D models are available for download at [http://digilander.libero.it/scighera_fg/index.html scighera's Homepage] and are already available on [http://wiki.flightgear.org/index.php/TerraSync Terrasync].

===Aeroporto "Romeo Sartori", Asiago (LIDA)===
[[File:ZFoto_LIDA_Asiago_1.jpg|200px|thumb|left|LIDA-Asiago]]LIDA Asiago (Veneto, Italy) is another small touristic airport at the edge between the Po River Plains and the Eastern Alps, populated with a lot of gliders.
Scighera has modelled the few buildings there, including the "fancy" Terminal.

The few 3D models are avilable for download at [http://digilander.libero.it/scighera_fg/index.html scighera's Homepage] and have been issued to Martin for inclusion in the [[FlightGear Scenery Database]].(It has been included on Dec 13th 2010)

== Aircraft of the month ==
== Airport of the month ==
== Screenshot of the month ==

== Suggested flights ==
== Aircraft reviews ==

== Wiki updates ==
===Developed Airports===
So far, we never had a list of all developed airports in FlightGear. This has now been changed. The [[Developed Airports]] article lists all aerodromes where at least one building has been placed, be it a static (unique) models or a shared model, but only if the objects are available from the [[FlightGear Scenery Database]]. This new list is meant to become the central site where we maintain an up-to-date list of all developed airports. For setting up this list, [[:User:D-79|D-79]] used the Forum discussion [http://www.flightgear.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=4700|List of Improved Airports in FlightGear].

[[Developed Airports]]

===Video Tutorials===
Over the past year, more and more [[Video Tutorials]] have been produced for FlightGear, so that it seemed sensible to set up a special wiki site for them, sorted by categories. Feel free to 1) make more video tutorials and 2) add them to the list. When making a video tutorial, please try to keep a certain standard: Video tutorials should have a good video resolution so that users can see what's happening on the screen, and they should have text or voice comment so that users understand what's being done.

[[File:Asi.png|thumb|120px|Airspeed indicator]]

===More Hangars===
The wiki article [[FlightGear Hangars]] has been extended by longfly. Now there are over 47 Hangars with interesting aircrafts, liveries and scenery. [http://www.flightgear.bplaced.de/filemanager/flightgear/index.php/flugzeugliste Longfly's german hangar] for example has begun to create a list of all aircrafts available for FlightGear. There are currently 412, which must be insert.

===Instrument glass reflection tutorial===
Horacio has written an excellent short tutorial to show how to add glass reflection effect to instruments, using graphic tools, so that the reflection effect is already contained in the main instrument image, and not depending on shaders meaning less CPU load. The result is widely satisfactory and very realistic.

[[Howto: Glass reflection effect for instruments]]

===Helipad category===
We have a new wiki [[:Category:Helipads|category for helipads]], as a sub-category of the [[:Category:Airports|airports category]]. So far, only the [[oil platforms]] can be found there, but others could be added, like hospital helipads or ANWB/ADAC/ÖAMTC heliports.

[[:Category:Helipads]]

===New articles===
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== Community news ==
=== FlightGear on youtube ===
=== New tutorials and screencasts ===
Check out Zexe's video Tips and Tricks for Flightgear. Tips include how to Target-track, overlay instrument numbers, and so on. You can find them here on the wiki at [[Video_Tutorials#Advanced_options|Video Tutorials (advanced options)]] and on the [http://flightgear.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=9811 forum].

=== Forum news ===
=== Multiplayer ===
=== Virtual airlines ===

== Useful links ==
== And finally ... ==
=== Contributing ===
One of the regular thoughts expressed on the FlightGear forums is "I'd like to contribute but I don't know how to program, and I don't have the time". Unfortunately, there is a common mis-conception that contributing requires programming and lots of free time. In fact, there are a huge range of ways to contribute to the project without needing to write code or spending days working on something.

For ideas on starting to contribute to FlightGear, you may want to check out: [[Volunteer]].

=== Reminder: Google's Summer of Code 2011 ===
We would like to remind all readers that the FlightGear project is planning to participate in [[GSoC]] 2011. However, doing that really requires a fair amount of work, planning and organizing. This is not something that can be done by a single person. It really needs a coordinated team effort, or otherwise FlightGear won't be able to apply/participate at all.

So all users are invited to help us progress further with our preparations for GSoC 2011. If you have any questions or other feedback, please use the forum to [http://flightgear.org/forums/viewforum.php?f=38 get in touch].

=== Did you know ===

[[Category:FlightGear Newsletter|2010 12]]

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2010-12-10T17:00:43Z

Zexe: Zexe's custom HUD, pretty intense but it says it all.

Zexe's custom HUD, pretty intense but it says it all.

FlightGear Newsletter December 2010

2010-12-07T14:16:25Z

Zexe: /* F5E Tiger II */

FlightGear Newsletter December 2010

2010-12-07T14:16:10Z

Zexe: /* F5E Tiger II */

FlightGear Newsletter December 2010

2010-12-07T14:15:27Z

Zexe: /* F5E Tiger II */

FlightGear Newsletter December 2010

2010-12-07T14:14:03Z

Zexe: /* Bell AH-1 Cobra */

FlightGear Newsletter December 2010

2010-12-07T14:12:58Z

Zexe: /* Updated aircraft */

FlightGear Newsletter December 2010

2010-12-07T14:12:04Z

Zexe: /* Updated aircraft */

FlightGear Newsletter December 2010

2010-12-07T14:11:41Z

Zexe: /* Bell AH-1 Cobra */

FlightGear Newsletter December 2010

2010-12-07T14:11:01Z

Zexe: /* Bell AH-1 Cobra */

FlightGear Newsletter December 2010

2010-12-07T14:02:46Z

Zexe: /* Updated aircraft */

FlightGear Newsletter December 2010

2010-12-07T13:59:39Z

Zexe: /* Updated aircraft */

FlightGear Newsletter December 2010

2010-12-06T23:51:31Z

Zexe: /* New tutorials and screencasts */

FlightGear videos

2010-12-03T06:57:26Z

Zexe: /* F5E Tiger II */

Feel free to add your (own) videos.

'''A collection of all [[FlightGear]] related videos on YouTube can be seen at [http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=3B31CCD15245D0AA this location].'''

==Addons==
* [http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=fyjHLV-SGhg FlightGear AirRace Narita addon]

==Aircraft==
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ph3EivF0F70 Collection of WWII warbirds]

===[[Airbus A380]]===
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yLZVddbXVo Landing at EHAM]

===[[Boeing 737-300]]===
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pl9NFvPZuLU&feature=PlayList&p=3B31CCD15245D0AA&index=11 SBGR-SBGL Flight]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2wwkeGrvD4 New Boeing 737-300 testflight]
===[[Boeing 747-400]]===
* [http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=mb8VdBh-IE4&feature=channel Landing at TNCM]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VogfMnI0j3s A flight from TNCM to EHAM]

===[[British Aerospace Harrier]] (VSTOL)===
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrmCFIBymcc Hovering KSFO]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zg_Pbcfhx98 Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VSTOL)]

===[[F5E Tiger II]]===
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYhVJEw7Ae8 Prestes F5E Tiger II Original Model]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1PeLQL840s Prestes F5E Tiger II Update]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lS4joH8ETz0 F5E Tiger II Sonic Boom Fly-by with shock wave effect]

===[[Fairchild A-10|Fairchild A-10 Thunderbolt II]]===
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCViR6oOQ6A Bombing Run]

===[[Grumman A-6E]]===
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BoN4u4anrU Carrier Landing]

===[[Grumman G-21 Goose]]===
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBGsRGovWhQ Flying Buckaroo's Goose]

==Helicopters==
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7aHqDkCzCw Who needs a helipad? (Eurocopter BO105)]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AM-JfdNzmlM Eurocopter EC135]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_oy111Wm9I Boeing CH-47 Chinook]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rw13yLgunz0 Flying SCVM (New cockpit EC BO-105)]

==Development==
* [http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=xkkIMdqAuC0 FlightGear new trees]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4oMOFnD6bw New clouds]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKELqBGVsqw Dynamic water effect]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYwlfZSHJpo Early morning red sky effect]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPtd6Np3u8Q Urban effect]
==Simulators==
* [http://www.mail-archive.com/flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net/msg15935.html A FlightGear-driven Flight & Navigation Procedures Trainer (FNPT)]
* [http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1-siAMojSM FlightGear Virtual Cockpit build]

== UAV related ==
* http://baron.flightgear.org/~curt/tmp/20080710.AVI

==Tutorials==
* [http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=hf6j3uzlTEc How to takeoff in FlightGear]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kS4cqa9CDVY 787 Startup]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELlUgEnLKYo Concorde Tutorial part 1]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pauMD9yOpFM Concorde Tutorial part 2]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNzKZXQBdgo IFR Cross Country Flight Tutorial Part 1]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8WnxI0251k IFR Cross Country Flight Tutorial Part 2]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4R_bSNA7Rk IFR Cross Country Flight Tutorial Part 3]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nj4Z3GP23os IFR Cross Country Flight Tutorial Part 4]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhwDmv-gLiA Tips and Tricks: Overlaying Instrument Numbers]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttMwpp-4N0w Tips and Tricks: Target-tracking]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74-UOoKjjAE Tips and Tricks: Adjusting Current View and configuring]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnD2-IRcqGY Tips and Tricks: Changing Multiplayer Chat Entry]
* Tu154B: Part One - "The Cockpit" [http://vimeo.com/10248774 vimeo] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJqPhHqykRc youtube]
* Tu154B: Part Two - "Starting the Engines" [http://vimeo.com/10296079 vimeo] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHDfY65k_9I youtube]
* Tu154B: Part Three - "Preparing for Flight" [http://vimeo.com/10538255 vimeo] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUixO_7tEVU youtube]
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[[Category:List]]

FlightGear videos

2010-12-02T22:15:46Z

Zexe: /* Aircraft */

Feel free to add your (own) videos.

'''A collection of all [[FlightGear]] related videos on YouTube can be seen at [http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=3B31CCD15245D0AA this location].'''

==Addons==
* [http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=fyjHLV-SGhg FlightGear AirRace Narita addon]

==Aircraft==
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ph3EivF0F70 Collection of WWII warbirds]

===[[Airbus A380]]===
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yLZVddbXVo Landing at EHAM]

===[[Boeing 737-300]]===
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pl9NFvPZuLU&feature=PlayList&p=3B31CCD15245D0AA&index=11 SBGR-SBGL Flight]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2wwkeGrvD4 New Boeing 737-300 testflight]
===[[Boeing 747-400]]===
* [http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=mb8VdBh-IE4&feature=channel Landing at TNCM]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VogfMnI0j3s A flight from TNCM to EHAM]

===[[British Aerospace Harrier]] (VSTOL)===
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrmCFIBymcc Hovering KSFO]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zg_Pbcfhx98 Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VSTOL)]

===[[F5E Tiger II]]===
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYhVJEw7Ae8 Prestes F5E Tiger II Original Model]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1PeLQL840s Prestes F5E Tiger II Update]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1PeLQL840s F5E Tiger II Sonic Boom Fly-by with shock wave effect]

===[[Fairchild A-10|Fairchild A-10 Thunderbolt II]]===
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCViR6oOQ6A Bombing Run]

===[[Grumman A-6E]]===
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BoN4u4anrU Carrier Landing]

===[[Grumman G-21 Goose]]===
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBGsRGovWhQ Flying Buckaroo's Goose]

==Helicopters==
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7aHqDkCzCw Who needs a helipad? (Eurocopter BO105)]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AM-JfdNzmlM Eurocopter EC135]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_oy111Wm9I Boeing CH-47 Chinook]

==Development==
* [http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=xkkIMdqAuC0 FlightGear new trees]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4oMOFnD6bw New clouds]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKELqBGVsqw Dynamic water effect]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYwlfZSHJpo Early morning red sky effect]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPtd6Np3u8Q Urban effect]
==Simulators==
* [http://www.mail-archive.com/flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net/msg15935.html A FlightGear-driven Flight & Navigation Procedures Trainer (FNPT)]
* [http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1-siAMojSM FlightGear Virtual Cockpit build]

== UAV related ==
* http://baron.flightgear.org/~curt/tmp/20080710.AVI

==Tutorials==
* [http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=hf6j3uzlTEc How to takeoff in FlightGear]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kS4cqa9CDVY 787 Startup]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELlUgEnLKYo Concorde Tutorial part 1]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pauMD9yOpFM Concorde Tutorial part 2]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNzKZXQBdgo IFR Cross Country Flight Tutorial Part 1]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8WnxI0251k IFR Cross Country Flight Tutorial Part 2]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4R_bSNA7Rk IFR Cross Country Flight Tutorial Part 3]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nj4Z3GP23os IFR Cross Country Flight Tutorial Part 4]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhwDmv-gLiA Tips and Tricks: Overlaying Instrument Numbers]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttMwpp-4N0w Tips and Tricks: Target-tracking]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74-UOoKjjAE Tips and Tricks: Adjusting Current View and configuring]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnD2-IRcqGY Tips and Tricks: Changing Multiplayer Chat Entry]
__NOTOC__

[[Category:List]]

FlightGear videos

2010-12-02T22:13:42Z

Zexe: /* Aircraft */

Feel free to add your (own) videos.

'''A collection of all [[FlightGear]] related videos on YouTube can be seen at [http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=3B31CCD15245D0AA this location].'''

==Addons==
* [http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=fyjHLV-SGhg FlightGear AirRace Narita addon]

==Aircraft==
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ph3EivF0F70 Collection of WWII warbirds]

===[[Airbus A380]]===
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yLZVddbXVo Landing at EHAM]

===[[Boeing 737-300]]===
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pl9NFvPZuLU&feature=PlayList&p=3B31CCD15245D0AA&index=11 SBGR-SBGL Flight]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2wwkeGrvD4 New Boeing 737-300 testflight]
===[[Boeing 747-400]]===
* [http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=mb8VdBh-IE4&feature=channel Landing at TNCM]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VogfMnI0j3s A flight from TNCM to EHAM]

===[[British Aerospace Harrier]] (VSTOL)===
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrmCFIBymcc Hovering KSFO]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zg_Pbcfhx98 Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VSTOL)]

===[[Grumman A-6E]]===
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BoN4u4anrU Carrier Landing]

===[[Fairchild A-10|Fairchild A-10 Thunderbolt II]]===
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCViR6oOQ6A Bombing Run]

===[[F5E Tiger II]]===
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYhVJEw7Ae8 Prestes F5E Tiger II Original Model]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1PeLQL840s Prestes F5E Tiger II Update]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1PeLQL840s F5E Tiger II Sonic Boom Fly-by with shock wave effect]

===[[Grumman G-21 Goose]]===
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBGsRGovWhQ Flying Buckaroo's Goose]

==Helicopters==
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7aHqDkCzCw Who needs a helipad? (Eurocopter BO105)]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AM-JfdNzmlM Eurocopter EC135]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_oy111Wm9I Boeing CH-47 Chinook]

==Development==
* [http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=xkkIMdqAuC0 FlightGear new trees]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4oMOFnD6bw New clouds]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKELqBGVsqw Dynamic water effect]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYwlfZSHJpo Early morning red sky effect]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPtd6Np3u8Q Urban effect]
==Simulators==
* [http://www.mail-archive.com/flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net/msg15935.html A FlightGear-driven Flight & Navigation Procedures Trainer (FNPT)]
* [http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1-siAMojSM FlightGear Virtual Cockpit build]

== UAV related ==
* http://baron.flightgear.org/~curt/tmp/20080710.AVI

==Tutorials==
* [http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=hf6j3uzlTEc How to takeoff in FlightGear]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kS4cqa9CDVY 787 Startup]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELlUgEnLKYo Concorde Tutorial part 1]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pauMD9yOpFM Concorde Tutorial part 2]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNzKZXQBdgo IFR Cross Country Flight Tutorial Part 1]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8WnxI0251k IFR Cross Country Flight Tutorial Part 2]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4R_bSNA7Rk IFR Cross Country Flight Tutorial Part 3]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nj4Z3GP23os IFR Cross Country Flight Tutorial Part 4]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhwDmv-gLiA Tips and Tricks: Overlaying Instrument Numbers]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttMwpp-4N0w Tips and Tricks: Target-tracking]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74-UOoKjjAE Tips and Tricks: Adjusting Current View and configuring]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnD2-IRcqGY Tips and Tricks: Changing Multiplayer Chat Entry]
__NOTOC__

[[Category:List]]

FlightGear videos

2010-12-02T22:05:57Z

Zexe: /* Aircraft */

Feel free to add your (own) videos.

'''A collection of all [[FlightGear]] related videos on YouTube can be seen at [http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=3B31CCD15245D0AA this location].'''

==Addons==
* [http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=fyjHLV-SGhg FlightGear AirRace Narita addon]

==Aircraft==
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ph3EivF0F70 Collection of WWII warbirds]

===[[Airbus A380]]===
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yLZVddbXVo Landing at EHAM]

===[[Boeing 737-300]]===
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pl9NFvPZuLU&feature=PlayList&p=3B31CCD15245D0AA&index=11 SBGR-SBGL Flight]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2wwkeGrvD4 New Boeing 737-300 testflight]
===[[Boeing 747-400]]===
* [http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=mb8VdBh-IE4&feature=channel Landing at TNCM]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VogfMnI0j3s A flight from TNCM to EHAM]

===[[British Aerospace Harrier]] (VSTOL)===
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrmCFIBymcc Hovering KSFO]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zg_Pbcfhx98 Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VSTOL)]

===[[Grumman A-6E]]===
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BoN4u4anrU Carrier Landing]

===[[Fairchild A-10|Fairchild A-10 Thunderbolt II]]===
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCViR6oOQ6A Bombing Run]

===[[F5E Tiger II]]===
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYhVJEw7Ae8 Prestes F5E Tiger II Original Model]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1PeLQL840s Prestes F5E Tiger II Update]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1PeLQL840s F5E Tiger II Sonic Boom Fly-by with shock wave effect]

==Helicopters==
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7aHqDkCzCw Who needs a helipad? (Eurocopter BO105)]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AM-JfdNzmlM Eurocopter EC135]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_oy111Wm9I Boeing CH-47 Chinook]

==Development==
* [http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=xkkIMdqAuC0 FlightGear new trees]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4oMOFnD6bw New clouds]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKELqBGVsqw Dynamic water effect]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYwlfZSHJpo Early morning red sky effect]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPtd6Np3u8Q Urban effect]
==Simulators==
* [http://www.mail-archive.com/flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net/msg15935.html A FlightGear-driven Flight & Navigation Procedures Trainer (FNPT)]
* [http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1-siAMojSM FlightGear Virtual Cockpit build]

== UAV related ==
* http://baron.flightgear.org/~curt/tmp/20080710.AVI

==Tutorials==
* [http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=hf6j3uzlTEc How to takeoff in FlightGear]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kS4cqa9CDVY 787 Startup]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELlUgEnLKYo Concorde Tutorial part 1]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pauMD9yOpFM Concorde Tutorial part 2]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNzKZXQBdgo IFR Cross Country Flight Tutorial Part 1]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8WnxI0251k IFR Cross Country Flight Tutorial Part 2]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4R_bSNA7Rk IFR Cross Country Flight Tutorial Part 3]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nj4Z3GP23os IFR Cross Country Flight Tutorial Part 4]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhwDmv-gLiA Tips and Tricks: Overlaying Instrument Numbers]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttMwpp-4N0w Tips and Tricks: Target-tracking]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74-UOoKjjAE Tips and Tricks: Adjusting Current View and configuring]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnD2-IRcqGY Tips and Tricks: Changing Multiplayer Chat Entry]
__NOTOC__

[[Category:List]]

FlightGear videos

2010-12-02T22:02:41Z

Zexe: /* Tutorials */

Feel free to add your (own) videos.

'''A collection of all [[FlightGear]] related videos on YouTube can be seen at [http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=3B31CCD15245D0AA this location].'''

==Addons==
* [http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=fyjHLV-SGhg FlightGear AirRace Narita addon]

==Aircraft==
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ph3EivF0F70 Collection of WWII warbirds]

===[[Airbus A380]]===
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yLZVddbXVo Landing at EHAM]

===[[Boeing 737-300]]===
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pl9NFvPZuLU&feature=PlayList&p=3B31CCD15245D0AA&index=11 SBGR-SBGL Flight]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2wwkeGrvD4 New Boeing 737-300 testflight]
===[[Boeing 747-400]]===
* [http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=mb8VdBh-IE4&feature=channel Landing at TNCM]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VogfMnI0j3s A flight from TNCM to EHAM]

===[[British Aerospace Harrier]] (VSTOL)===
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrmCFIBymcc Hovering KSFO]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zg_Pbcfhx98 Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VSTOL)]

===[[Grumman A-6E]]===
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BoN4u4anrU Carrier Landing]

===[[Fairchild A-10|Fairchild A-10 Thunderbolt II]]===
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCViR6oOQ6A Bombing Run]

==Helicopters==
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7aHqDkCzCw Who needs a helipad? (Eurocopter BO105)]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AM-JfdNzmlM Eurocopter EC135]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_oy111Wm9I Boeing CH-47 Chinook]

==Development==
* [http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=xkkIMdqAuC0 FlightGear new trees]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4oMOFnD6bw New clouds]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKELqBGVsqw Dynamic water effect]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYwlfZSHJpo Early morning red sky effect]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPtd6Np3u8Q Urban effect]
==Simulators==
* [http://www.mail-archive.com/flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net/msg15935.html A FlightGear-driven Flight & Navigation Procedures Trainer (FNPT)]
* [http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1-siAMojSM FlightGear Virtual Cockpit build]

== UAV related ==
* http://baron.flightgear.org/~curt/tmp/20080710.AVI

==Tutorials==
* [http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=hf6j3uzlTEc How to takeoff in FlightGear]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kS4cqa9CDVY 787 Startup]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELlUgEnLKYo Concorde Tutorial part 1]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pauMD9yOpFM Concorde Tutorial part 2]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNzKZXQBdgo IFR Cross Country Flight Tutorial Part 1]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8WnxI0251k IFR Cross Country Flight Tutorial Part 2]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4R_bSNA7Rk IFR Cross Country Flight Tutorial Part 3]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nj4Z3GP23os IFR Cross Country Flight Tutorial Part 4]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhwDmv-gLiA Tips and Tricks: Overlaying Instrument Numbers]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttMwpp-4N0w Tips and Tricks: Target-tracking]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74-UOoKjjAE Tips and Tricks: Adjusting Current View and configuring]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnD2-IRcqGY Tips and Tricks: Changing Multiplayer Chat Entry]
__NOTOC__

[[Category:List]]

File:F5E Tiger II.png

2010-12-02T07:56:57Z

Zexe: F5E Tiger II @ YAYE, Aussie. Wingman Michat. Photo taken by Zexe.

F5E Tiger II @ YAYE, Aussie. Wingman Michat. Photo taken by Zexe.

User talk:Zexe

2010-12-02T06:33:02Z

Zexe:

===Zexe's Tips and Tricks:===

http://www.flightgear.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=9811&p=104024#p104024

===Gunnery Effect===

Dave's FGR2 shooting at a Boeing. Thanks to Dave for his help and wiki for the configuring guide.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdBwh3RlZhc

===Uploading images===
Hi Zexe,

you've uploaded a nice shot of the [[F4N]] on our wiki. However, there was a white border around the image. We like to substitute this, as the image won't look good on a coloured background (as in some templates). I've removed the border this time, but next time, please upload your images without.

Thanks!
[[User:Gijs|Gijs]] 09:59, 1 September 2009 (EDT)

===View distance suggestion===
Hi Zexe,

your view distance suggestion (on your [[User:Zexe|user page]]) looks interesting. Please send a message to the [[mailing list|devel-list]], as someone might be interested in implementing your ideas.

Cheers,
[[User:Gijs|Gijs]] 16:44, 7 December 2009 (UTC)

== Zexe's Exploration of Flightgear ==

To whomever reads this, for the past year and a half I have been messing around with Flightgear. Like all newbies, I had a difficult time figurin stuff out, and I wanted answers for myself and wanted them for free. As time passed I realized that if I was going to get something done, I need to take charge. By exploring and challenging myself, I found many cool features about Flightgear that many developers and flight enthusiast already know about. There are many hidden features that aren't in the book, but if you look hard enough you can find that somebody in the past had already came up with the idea, you just need to incorporate it into you sim, and also know where to look.

Zexe's find for the week: 1)West of Anchorage Alaska, maybe about 70nm away, there is a huge glitch in the scenery, makes you feel as though you're in the lost world or nearby Mt.Roraima. Check it out if you haven't done so already.

4) Throttle percent can be displayed by going into the internal properties, clicking controls/engine/engine[], then shift click throttle.

5)HUD : So you're using a POV of 50 or 120. Either way the default HUD is either too far or too close. Solution? go in to internal properties and click sim/hud/enable 3d and then type in 'false', and the HUd sticks right to your screen without being too big or too small.

6) Using the wingman demo2 as a base, I substituted the bucaneer with the FJ-3 fury, added two more entries, and for the first time flew in formation with my AI buddies over Hawaii. If you'd like to learn how to, PM me.

7) Ajdust view distance can be accessed without having to go to the View menu. Click into the view cursor, click the middle mouse button, and you can adjust the position of your chair and if you press ctrl you can go forwwards and backwards. Thanks to Tuxklok for this help.

Conclusion: There are many hidden features and tools within the sim itself. Browse internal properties has so much to offer not only to the developers but also for the casual sim pilots.
If you have any cool features or know of other things, please write them down. They're almost like Easter Eggs.

FlightGear Newsletter December 2010

2010-12-01T22:28:44Z

Zexe: /* New tutorials and screencasts */

File:FJ-3 Fury Formation.jpg

2009-12-13T16:42:25Z

Zexe: uploaded a new version of "File:Fgfs-screen-090.jpg"

FJ-3 Fury in Formation

File:FJ-3 Fury Formation.jpg

2009-12-13T16:37:44Z

Zexe: FJ-3 Fury in Formation

FJ-3 Fury in Formation

File:Grumman F7F Tigercat.jpg

2009-12-13T05:38:12Z

Zexe: The Grumman F7F Tigercat en route to KACV

The Grumman F7F Tigercat en route to KACV

User:Zexe

2009-12-10T17:35:19Z

Zexe:

I'm just a casual Flightgear pilot. Mostly I like to uncover how FG works, and I look for hidden things that I can play with. I enjoy exploring the sim world looking for glitches, and I enjoy learning and practicing navigation techniques.

I'm not working on anything, just learning the sim. I do however use FGcom 122.75, and I usually upload screenshots onto flickr.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/46118613@N00/

I like to hang around with Yakko, Buckaro, Jomo, and occassionally new pilots.

'''My favorite airports''' are KACV, KDEN, LILO, EHAM, RJTT, PHNL, and SVPP.
'''Favorite planes'''? I'm glad you asked, most of the developed planes, the Citation series, Dave's Hangar planes, and Buck's goose.

User talk:Zexe

2009-12-10T17:19:10Z

Zexe: /* Zexe's Exploration of Flightgear */ new section

Dave's FGR2 shooting at a Boeing. Thanks to Dave for his help and wiki for the configuring guide.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdBwh3RlZhc

===Uploading images===
Hi Zexe,

you've uploaded a nice shot of the [[F4N]] on our wiki. However, there was a white border around the image. We like to substitute this, as the image won't look good on a coloured background (as in some templates). I've removed the border this time, but next time, please upload your images without.

Thanks!
[[User:Gijs|Gijs]] 09:59, 1 September 2009 (EDT)

===View distance suggestion===
Hi Zexe,

your view distance suggestion (on your [[User:Zexe|user page]]) looks interesting. Please send a message to the [[mailing list|devel-list]], as someone might be interested in implementing your ideas.

Cheers,
[[User:Gijs|Gijs]] 16:44, 7 December 2009 (UTC)

== Zexe's Exploration of Flightgear ==

To whomever reads this, for the past year and a half I have been messing around with Flightgear. Like all newbies, I had a difficult time figurin stuff out, and I wanted answers for myself and wanted them for free. As time passed I realized that if I was going to get something done, I need to take charge. By exploring and challenging myself, I found many cool features about Flightgear that many developers and flight enthusiast already know about. There are many hidden features that aren't in the book, but if you look hard enough you can find that somebody in the past had already came up with the idea, you just need to incorporate it into you sim, and also know where to look.

Zexe's find for the week: 1)West of Anchorage Alaska, maybe about 70nm away, there is a huge glitch in the scenery, makes you feel as though you're in the lost world or nearby Mt.Roraima. Check it out if you haven't done so already.

4) Throttle percent can be displayed by going into the internal properties, clicking controls/engine/engine[], then shift click throttle.

5)HUD : So you're using a POV of 50 or 120. Either way the default HUD is either too far or too close. Solution? go in to internal properties and click sim/hud/enable 3d and then type in 'false', and the HUd sticks right to your screen without being too big or too small.

6) Using the wingman demo2 as a base, I substituted the bucaneer with the FJ-3 fury, added two more entries, and for the first time flew in formation with my AI buddies over Hawaii. If you'd like to learn how to, PM me.

7) Ajdust view distance can be accessed without having to go to the View menu. Click into the view cursor, click the middle mouse button, and you can adjust the position of your chair and if you press ctrl you can go forwwards and backwards. Thanks to Tuxklok for this help.

Conclusion: There are many hidden features and tools within the sim itself. Browse internal properties has so much to offer not only to the developers but also for the casual sim pilots.
If you have any cool features or know of other things, please write them down. They're almost like Easter Eggs.

User:Zexe

2009-12-07T07:35:02Z

Zexe: Adjust View Distance

Adjusting the 'Adjust View Distance'

I have a little different taste than others especially when it comes to the Point of View (POV) of the cockpit. Where most pilots like to fly with a POV of 70- 80, I like to use 120. However, there is one problem with this, using a POV @ 120 causes the cockpit to look very very far away, making it almost impossible to see the instruments, unless of course you zoom it back up to a POV of 80.
But you can fly using a POV @ 120 with no problem by adjusting the 'Adjust View Distance' from the 'View' menu. Simply click the dial on the 'Forward/backward' and stop where you like. For some planes, this works very well, for others, it's a disaster.

The issue: The Adjust View Distance dial is over-sensitive, if I want a view distance of '0', i would click on '0' but because it's so sensitive, I always over-shoot the '0' mark and always hit '1.0m' or '-0.9m'. The difference in view is dramatic and can be a major flying issue.

The solution: The problem is that the dial has a minimum of (-100) to a maximum of (100). The range of it is too large. We need to change the range to a smaller workable range, a good minimum and maximum is (-5m) to (5m). You could change it to (-1m) to (1m) if you wanted to. Where to change these variables? Go to Flightgear/data/GUI/dialog/pilot_offset. In the minimum and maximum field type in the new numbers, (-5m) and (5m) for Left and right, Up and Down, and Forward and Backwards. Save and quit. If you want the Adjust View Distance even more specific, decrease the range, so a good range would be (-1m) to (1m).

So, if the cockpit is too close or too far, but you don't want to change the POV, using the adjust view distance is a good way to solve the problem. Just make sure that the Adjust View Distance range is calibrated to your likings. I use (-1m) to (1m) to get the distance just right.

If you have any questions feel free to contact me via email.

-Zexe

File:F4N.JPG

2009-08-27T17:09:57Z

Zexe:

User talk:Zexe

2009-07-19T07:10:11Z

Zexe: Guns, Canons, Bullets

Dave's FGR2 shooting at a Boeing. Thanks to Dave for his help and wiki for the configuring guide.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdBwh3RlZhc

User:Zexe

2009-07-19T07:05:42Z

Zexe: Fgcom setup and Keybinding Configuring

[['''Beginner's Shortcut to setting up FlightGear communication: FGcom''']]

These instructions are meant for Windows XP sp2. If you are like me, then you probably let Flightgear install into your local drive and into program files by default.

1. Download fgcom from this link: http://emmerich-j.de/FGFS

2. Save the file into your Flightgear folder in program files. Extract the files into the same Flightgear Folder.

3. Now, the tricky part: Open a Command window by going to [Start] then click [Run]. Type 'cmd' and press ok.

A black command window will appear and if everything is by default should say something like (Zexe is my username):

C:\Documents and Settings\Zexe>

4. We need to change the path. So type (by the way, 'cd' equals change directory) :

C:\Documents and Settings\Zexe>cd c:\program files\flightgear

5. Press [Enter]

6. Now it should read:

C:\Program Files\Flightgear>

7. For the finale, type:

C:\Program Files\Flightgear>fgcom -sfgcom.flightgear.org.uk

8. Press [Enter]
and fgcom will start. Keep the black window open.

9. You must now configure the settings from Flightgear. So, open Flightgear the application and please refer to
http://wiki.flightgear.org/index.php/FGCOM . Look at 6) Input/Output, and basically copy what is there.

10. By the way, [Space] is the default key to speak through.

11. Once all is swell, close the Advanced box and make sure the [Show command line] box shows what you edited, then click run. If you are lucky, you will hear some people on FGcom.

***Some planes already use the [Space] function for other things***You must configure your keybindings if you want to use Fgcom and the plane together.***

Configuring keyboard binding for Fgcom [Spacebar]

Backup your files before editing them.
These instructions are meant for Windows XP sp2. My Flightgear folder is in C:\program files.

Reason to change keybinding [Space] to a different key: Some planes already have a default function using the [Space] bar. Example planes would be the Dave's hangar planes and the hovercraft Bluebird, Pressing [Space] in these planes causes
other functions to occur and neutralizes the Fgcom function. So it is imperative to change the keybinding if you would like to utilize Fgcom on these planes.

How to change the keybindings: Go to Program files and open the Flightgear folder. Then open the Data folder. Continue by opening keyboard.xml. Use Wordpad as your editing application.
c:\program files\flightgear\data\keyboard.xml

Background information: Most of the information can be found already on wiki flightgear. But this is just to reiterate how the keyboard configuration works.

<key n="43">
<name>+</name>

43 is tied to [ + ]. They are bonded to each other. They cannot be seperated. If you input <key n="44"> with <name>+</name>, this key configuration will fail. Rule of thumb, when copying and pasting, be sure to copy and paste the number and the symbol together as a couple.

Press Ctrl + F to open the Find box. Type 'space' and locate the keybinding for 'Push to Talk'. Now you know where the keybinding is to talk. We must find a different and hopefully useless keybinding to substitute. Since I hate the Warp function in Flightgear, we'll use this. So search for Warp:

<key n="87">
<name>W</name>
<desc>Decrease warp</desc>
<binding>
<command>property-adjust</command>
<property>/sim/time/warp</property>
<step type="int">-60</step>
</binding>
</key>

Copy : - <key n="87"> <name>W</name>

Paste over- <key n="43"> ***Note***This number 43 responds to a different key, So please ignore it.
<name>Space</name>
<desc>PTT - Push To Talk (via VoIP)</desc>
<binding>
<command>nasal</command>
<script>space(1, modifiers.getValue())</script>
</binding>
<mod-up>
<binding>
<command>nasal</command>
<script>space(0, modifiers.getValue())</script>
</binding>
</mod-up>
<mod-shift>
<binding>
<command>nasal</command>
<script>space(1, modifiers.getValue())</script>
</binding>
<mod-up>
<binding>
<command>nasal</command>
<script>space(0, modifiers.getValue())</script>
</binding>
</mod-up>
</mod-shift>
</key>

Result should look like:

<key n="87">
<name>W</name>
<desc>PTT - Push To Talk (via VoIP)</desc>
<binding>
<command>nasal</command>
<script>space(1, modifiers.getValue())</script>
</binding>
<mod-up>
<binding>
<command>nasal</command>
<script>space(0, modifiers.getValue())</script>
</binding>
</mod-up>
<mod-shift>
<binding>
<command>nasal</command>
<script>space(1, modifiers.getValue())</script>
</binding>
<mod-up>
<binding>
<command>nasal</command>
<script>space(0, modifiers.getValue())</script>
</binding>
</mod-up>
</mod-shift>
</key>

Go back to the original <key n="87">
<name>W</name>
Change the number to something over 350 or delete the function:

<key n="87">
<name>W</name>
<desc>Decrease warp</desc>
<binding>
<command>property-adjust</command>
<property>/sim/time/warp</property>
<step type="int">-60</step>
</binding>
</key>

Save file and quit and test Flightgear Fgcom with the new configured key.

User:Zexe

2009-07-19T07:00:36Z

Zexe: Configuring Keybindings

Configuring keyboard binding for Fgcom [Spacebar]

Backup your files before editing them.
These instructions are meant for Windows XP sp2. My Flightgear folder is in C:\program files.

Reason to change keybinding [Space] to a different key: Some planes already have a default function using the [Space] bar. Example planes would be the Dave's hangar planes and the hovercraft Bluebird, Pressing [Space] in these planes causes
other functions to occur and neutralizes the Fgcom function. So it is imperative to change the keybinding if you would like to utilize Fgcom on these planes.

How to change the keybindings: Go to Program files and open the Flightgear folder. Then open the Data folder. Continue by opening keyboard.xml. Use Wordpad as your editing application.
c:\program files\flightgear\data\keyboard.xml

Background information: Most of the information can be found already on wiki flightgear. But this is just to reiterate how the keyboard configuration works.

<key n="43">
<name>+</name>

43 is tied to [ + ]. They are bonded to each other. They cannot be seperated. If you input <key n="44"> with <name>+</name>, this key configuration will fail. Rule of thumb, when copying and pasting, be sure to copy and paste the number and the symbol together as a couple.

Press Ctrl + F to open the Find box. Type 'space' and locate the keybinding for 'Push to Talk'. Now you know where the keybinding is to talk. We must find a different and hopefully useless keybinding to substitute. Since I hate the Warp function in Flightgear, we'll use this. So search for Warp:

<key n="87">
<name>W</name>
<desc>Decrease warp</desc>
<binding>
<command>property-adjust</command>
<property>/sim/time/warp</property>
<step type="int">-60</step>
</binding>
</key>

Copy : - <key n="87"> <name>W</name>

Paste over- <key n="43"> ***Note***This number 43 responds to a different key, So please ignore it.
<name>Space</name>
<desc>PTT - Push To Talk (via VoIP)</desc>
<binding>
<command>nasal</command>
<script>space(1, modifiers.getValue())</script>
</binding>
<mod-up>
<binding>
<command>nasal</command>
<script>space(0, modifiers.getValue())</script>
</binding>
</mod-up>
<mod-shift>
<binding>
<command>nasal</command>
<script>space(1, modifiers.getValue())</script>
</binding>
<mod-up>
<binding>
<command>nasal</command>
<script>space(0, modifiers.getValue())</script>
</binding>
</mod-up>
</mod-shift>
</key>

Result should look like:

<key n="87">
<name>W</name>
<desc>PTT - Push To Talk (via VoIP)</desc>
<binding>
<command>nasal</command>
<script>space(1, modifiers.getValue())</script>
</binding>
<mod-up>
<binding>
<command>nasal</command>
<script>space(0, modifiers.getValue())</script>
</binding>
</mod-up>
<mod-shift>
<binding>
<command>nasal</command>
<script>space(1, modifiers.getValue())</script>
</binding>
<mod-up>
<binding>
<command>nasal</command>
<script>space(0, modifiers.getValue())</script>
</binding>
</mod-up>
</mod-shift>
</key>

Go back to the original <key n="87">
<name>W</name>
Change the number to something over 350 or delete the function:

<key n="87">
<name>W</name>
<desc>Decrease warp</desc>
<binding>
<command>property-adjust</command>
<property>/sim/time/warp</property>
<step type="int">-60</step>
</binding>
</key>

Save file and quit and test Flightgear Fgcom with the new configured key.