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-New in 0.9.9-pre1
-* November 5, 2005
+New in 0.9.9-pre2
+* November 9, 2005
 
 * New well integrated volumetric clouds by Harald Johnsen
 * Removed 'old' 3D clouds code.
@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@ New in 0.9.9-pre1
 * Better support for redoing livery textures on an individual aircraft.
 * Support for seasonal terrain textures.  (Updates to summer textures
   plus new winter textures added.)
+* Carrier - added working arrester wires and catapults. The carrier is
+  selectable as a starting position. AI has been added to the 
+  carrier in the form of an operating box and an automated turn
+  into/out of wind. TACAN beacon added.
+* Extensive revisions to the Multiplayer code. Multiplayer servers are
+  now available.  A Google-based map server is also available
 * Enhanced weather modeling (lightning and rain.)
 * Support for high G redout/blackout effects.
 * Add status updates to the initial splash/startup screen.
@@ -18,11 +24,21 @@ New in 0.9.9-pre1
   border thickness, change fonts, dialog boxes are draggable across
   the screen, you can enable automatic line wrapping, select
   colors, and allow key presses to be bound to widgets.
+* Replaced many hardcoded dialog boxes with xml configurable dialog boxes.
 * Support for xml configurable gui themes.
 * Help dialog boxes supported for each aircraft listing special keys,
   global keys, procedures and performance data.
 * Updates and enhancements to many of the dialog boxes to fix problems,
   expose new features, enhance usability, etc.
+* Added a generic, XML configurable, autopilot framework, and several
+  high level, configurable filter implementations for use by autopilot
+  designers.
+* Added a transponder and Altitude encoder.
+* Made the instruments code much more configurable, it is now possible to
+  only include instruments that are actually present.
+* Implemented the groundcache code which made it possible for aircraft
+  to follow the ground precisely and, as a result, made it possible to
+  land on aircraft carriers. 
 
 * Updated JSBSim version since the last release.  (More updates
   pending after this release.)
@@ -44,7 +60,8 @@ New in 0.9.9-pre1
 * Include an external utility that can feed saved nmea tracks back
   into FlightGear.  If you take a gps on a real flight with you and
   capture the output, you can replay your flight in FlightGear.
-
+* Added a function that can intersect any arbitrary vector with the
+  loaded scenery and return the hit point.
 * Many updates and fixes to the joystick configuration files, many new
   joysticks directly supported.
 
@@ -61,12 +78,12 @@ New in 0.9.9-pre1
   several memory leaks fixed.
 
 * New aircraft available (in various stages of developement): A380,
-  Boeing 314 (seaplane), Citation Bravo (glass cockpit), F-8E
-  Crusader, Hurricane IIb, MiG-15bis, TU-114, B29, C150, and SR20.
+  Boeing 314 (seaplane), Citation Bravo (glass cockpit), Hurricane IIb,
+  MiG-15bis, TU-114, B29, C150, and SR20.
 
 * Aircraft that have had updates since the last release: 737, A-10,
   AN-225, B-52F, BAC-TSR2, Citation-II (550), Comper Swift, Concorde,
-  Hunter, OV10, Spitfire, T37, B1900d, bo105, C172 et. al., DHC2F
+  Hunter, OV10, Spitfire, T37, B1900d, bo105, C172 et. al., C182, DHC2F
   (Beaver), F16, Fokker DR1 Triplane, Fokker 50 (turboprop), Fokker
   100 (jet), J3 Cub, P51, Santa, Seahawk, and 1903 Wright Flyer.