Re: Announce: FlightGear v0.9.3

[Don V Black <groups@ComputerBums.com>]

Dave -

I'm afraid that you must moderate this list.
I am mostly getting SPAM from it, as I am
sure you are aware.

Please either moderate the list, or direct me
to another similar (Aviation & Linux) list.  I
am already on the Flight Gear list.

- Thanks
   Don V Black, Founder
   PilotAge.com


At 03:28 PM 10/24/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>I am pleased to announce that FlightGear version 0.9.3 is now
>available for download from:
>
>     http://www.flightgear.org
>
>FlightGear is a free, open-source, multi-platform flight simulator.
>The source code is licensed under the GPL.
>
>Prerequisites if building from source:
>
>   - You must have plib version 1.6.0 or newer (http://plib.sf.net)
>     installed before building both SimGear and FlightGear.
>
>   - You must have SimGear-0.3.4 (http://www.simgear.org) installed
>     before building FlightGear-0.9.3
>
>A few of the highlights of this release are:
>
>   - A flight "replay" system.
>
>   - More convenient ways to control the time of day.
>
>   - Many improvements to sky, cloud, scene, and aircraft lighting.
>
>   - Proper displaced thresholds added to runways that have them.
>
>   - Many new buildings and land marks added to the San Francisco area.
>
>   - Updated airports and navaids database (based on DAFIF and other sources.)
>
>   - Better packaging/installation for windows users with an included
>     launcher that enables the user to select aircraft and starting
>     location without needing to specify command line options.
>
>   - First stab at modeling helicopters with 3 initial designs to try.
>
>   - Several new aircraft and many improvements to existing aircraft.
>
>   - A complete rebuild of the world scenery based on SRTM terrain and
>     VMAP roads, rivers, lakes, and land use.
>
>For more information on the FlightGear project, please visit our web
>page at:
>
>     http://www.flightgear.org
>
>You can view a summary of the new features, changes, and bug fixes for
>this release here:
>
>     http://www.flightgear.org/version.html
>
>Best regards,
>
>Curt.
>--
>Curtis Olson   HumanFIRST Program               FlightGear Project
>Twin Cities    curt 'at' me.umn.edu             curt 'at' flightgear.org
>Minnesota      http://www.menet.umn.edu/~curt   http://www.flightgear.org
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