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CHAPTER 7. A BASIC FLIGHT SIMULATOR TUTORIAL • http://www.gleim.com/aviation/ltf/howtheyfly.php?PHPSESSID=889ab9792 636f430a66e3e5d70f7d346 • http://www.pilotfriend.com/flight_training/new_site/aerodynamics/ aircraft%20controls.htm • http://www.flightgear.org/Docs/getstart/getstart.html • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aircraft • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flight_controls • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airplane_flight_mechanics • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aircraft_engine_controls • http://www.firstflight.com/flt1.html • http://www.avsim.com/mike/mickey_site/ppilot/ ppilot_faq/pp_cessnas.html • http://www.ig-wilson.com/index.php?f16land • http://www.navfltsm.addr.com/
This tutorial is accurate to the best of my knowledge, but will inevitably contain some mistakes. I apologize in advance for these.
7.2
Starting Up
There are a number of different ways to start FlightGear based on your platform and the distribution you are using
7.2.1
MS Windows
On MS Windows, FlightGear has a GUI Wizard in which you can choose your aircraft and starting postion. First choose the Cessna 172p airplane as shown below. To match this tutorial do not choose the 2D panel version. (You may however find in the future that the 2D version is more appropriate for training) Press the Next button to choose your airport.