-Welcome to the Flight Gear project.
-===================================
+Welcome to the FlightGear Flight Simulator project.
+===================================================
-The primary web page for this project is:
+The primary web page for this project is: http://www.flightgear.org
- http://www.menet.umn.edu/~curt/fgfs
+For basic installation instructions see the "INSTALL" file.
-===================================
+Before you can run FlightGear you will also need to download and
+install the "base" package which is a collection of textures, sounds,
+sample scenery, and other data files need by the sim.
-Please see .... for more information on ....
+For additional install help for specific platforms please browse the
+"docs-mini/" subdirectory.
-- Authors & Thanks: List of the authors and contributors.
+More complete documentation is available from our web page as a
+separate distribution.
-- COPYING: Copyright and usage terms and limits.
+Please take a look at the "Thanks" file for a list of people who have
+contributed to this project. If you have contributed something but
+don't find your name in this file. Please send a polite reminder to
+curt@flightgear.org
-- INSTALL: Generic install instructions
+For a summary of changes/additions by version see the "NEWS" file.
-- NEWS: The latest news
-
-- README: This file
-
-- README.Unix: Hints and tips for compiling on Unix
-
-- README.Win32: Specific Win32 compiling information and instructions
-
-- README.anoncvs: Info on accessing the most current copies of the source.
-
-- README.autoconf: Info on updating the make system (adding new source
- files, etc.)
-
-- README.running: Basic keyboard commands for running the simulator
+This project is GPL'd. For complete details on our licensing please
+see the "COPYING" file.
+For information on available mailing lists, mailing list archives, and
+other available source code and documenation, please visit our web
+site.
+FlightGear is a product of the collaboration of large international
+group of volunteers. FlightGear is a work in progress. FlightGear
+comes with no warrantee. We hope you enjoy FlightGear and/or find it
+of some value!
+++ /dev/null
-Starting the executable
-=======================
-
-Unix: runfgfs
-Windows: runfgfs.bat
-
-"runfgfs" is a script which runs the Flight Gear executable with
-(hopefully) the correct $FG_ROOT directory specified.
-
-
-First Flight
-============
-
-By default, the plane should be looking more or less straight down a
-runway, and the mouse cursor should be a regular pointer. The
-following steps will help you to get into the air:
-
-- click the right mouse button once, so that a cross cursor
- appears (now, the mouse will act as a control yoke)
-
-- while holding down the left mouse button, push the mouse cursor up
- until the engine is at full power (the throttle indicator is on the
- left side of the HUD), then release the left mouse button
-
-- when the plane is moving fast enough (say, 100 knots for the default
- Navion), slowly pull the mouse cursor down (with no buttons pressed)
- to raise the elevators until the plane rolls off the runway and into
- the air
-
-- while holding down the left mouse button, move the mouse cursor down
- slightly to ease up on the throttle, then release the left mouse
- button
-
-- move the mouse up, down, and sideways as necessary to establish
- level flight -- small movements are best, or you may lose control of
- the plane
-
-- click the right mouse button once more, so that a double-arrow
- cursor appears (now, the mouse will allow you to look around)
-
-- move the mouse around to look out of the plane at different angles
-
-- press the left mouse button once to return the view to front and
- centre
-
-- click the right mouse button *twice*, so that the cross cursor
- appears again (you're in yoke mode)
-
-- now that you know how to operate the throttle, ailerons, and
- elevators (as well as how to look around), try to circle around and
- land back on the runway (best of luck)
-
-
-Mouse controls
-==============
-
-It is possible to manipulate the basic flight controls and the view
-using only the mouse. Clicking the right mouse button toggles the
-mouse among three different modes:
-
-1. Pointer mode (the default: mouse cursor is a pointer)
-2. Yoke mode (mouse cursor is a cross)
-3. Look-around mode (mouse pointer is a double arrow)
-
-In yoke mode and look-around mode, the mouse cursor will remain
-trapped in the Flight Gear window.
-
-
-Yoke mode
----------
-
-In yoke mode (mouse cursor as cross), mouse movement adjusts the main
-flight controls, depending on which buttons you press.
-
-With no button pressed:
-(like a control yoke on an airplane)
-- horizontal movement controls the ailerons
-- vertical movement controls the elevators
-
-With left button pressed:
-- horizontal movement controls the brakes
-- vertical movement controls the throttle
-
-With middle button pressed:
-- horizontal movement controls the rudder
-- vertical movement controls the trim
-
-
-Look-around mode
-----------------
-
-In look-around mode (mouse cursor as double arrow), mouse movement
-changes the viewing direction: horizontal movement scrolls the view
-horizontally, and vertical movement scrolls the view vertically in the
-direction of mouse movement.
-
-To return the view to front and center, click the left mouse button
-once.
-
-
-Keyboard controls
-=================
-
-It is also possible to fly using the numeric keypad. There is some
-unresolved wierdness with the GLUT libraries and keyboard input, so
-for now, the state of the "Num Lock" key is important.
-
-Num Lock Active
----------------
-
- Pg Up/Pg Dn Throttle
- Left Arrow/Right Arrow Aileron
- Up Arrow/Down Arrow Elevator
- Ins/Enter Rudder
- "5" Center aileron/elevator/rudder
- Home/End Elevator Trim
-
-Num Lock Inactive
------------------
- Shift + <Numeric Keypad Key> Change view
-
- where key is one of:
-
- 8 = forward
- 7 = left/forward
- 4 = left
- 1 = left/back
- 2 = back
- 3 = right/back
- 6 = right
- 9 = right/forward
-
-Brakes
-------
- Press the "b" key to toggle
-
-Autopilot
----------
- Control + A Toggle autopilot altitude lock.
- Control + H Toggle autopilot heading lock.
- Control + S Toggle autopilot autothrottle.
- Control + T Toggle autopilot terrain follow.
-
-Simulation
-----------
-
- ESC Quit Flight Gear.
-
- a Increase speedup.
- b Toggle brakes.
- h Dim HUD.
- i Revert to full HUD.
- m Increase time warp.
- p Toggle pause.
- t Increase time warp delta.
- v Toggle external view mode.
- x Zoom out (narrow field of view).
- z Increase visibility.
-
- Shift + A Decrease speedup.
- Shift + H Brighten HUD
- Shift + I Minimize HUD
- Shift + M Decrease time warp.
- Shift + P Toggle 2D panel display.
- Shift + T Decrease time warp delta.
- Shift + W Toggle fullscreen/window mode.
- Shift + X Zoom out (widen field of view).
- Shift + Z Decrease visibility.
-
-Other
------
- F2 = Reload tile cache.
- F6 = Toggle autopilot target location.
- F8 = Toggle fog modes (off, fastest, nicest)
- F9 = Toggle textures on/off
- F10 = Toggle menu
- F11 = Set autopilot altitude
- F12 = Set autopilot heading
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