+const double SGD_PI_4 = 0.78539816339744830961;
+
+#ifndef SGD_DEGREES_TO_RADIANS // // remove me once FlightGear no longer uses PLIB
+
+const double SGD_DEGREES_TO_RADIANS = SGD_PI / 180.0;
+const double SGD_RADIANS_TO_DEGREES = 180.0 / SGD_PI;
+
+const float SG_DEGREES_TO_RADIANS = SG_PI / 180.0f;
+const float SG_RADIANS_TO_DEGREES = 180.0f / SG_PI;
+
+#endif // of PLIB-SG guard