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+Welcome to the FlightGear Flight Simulator project.
+===================================================
+
+Thank you for installing FlightGear. FlightGear is a volunteer driven
+open-source project. We appreciate you taking a look, and we hope
+that you will find FlightGear interesting, useful, and educational.
+We realize that not everyone is a developer, but we'd love to have you
+contribute to our project with any skills you might have, such as
+graphics design, 3d modeling, audio, debugging/testing, aircraft
+building, real aviation experience, web page design, and yes software
+development too. :-)
+
+
+Installation
+============
+
+FlightGear has an install shield type installer. After you have
+installed the base system, you will find a "scenery management" tool
+in the FlightGear section of the start menu. You can use this tool to
+easily install and remove add on scenery chunks from the CD or that
+you download from the FlightGear.org website.
+
+
+Running
+=======
+
+Just select FlightGear from the start menu or click on the desktop
+icon (if you opted to install one.) This brings up a launcher where
+you can select your aircraft, starting location, and a myriad of
+additional options.
+
+
+Installing Scenery
+==================
+
+FlightGear comes with only a very small section of scenery surrounding
+the San Francisco Bay area. You can download detailed world scenery
+from the main FlightGear web site or purchase the same data as a 3 DVD
+set. If you are installing FlightGear from the official CD, it will
+include several additional areas which you can install
+
+To install scenery that you have downloaded or purchased, run the
+"Install & Uninstall Scenery" tool from the "FlightGear" section of
+your "Start" menu. You may have to select the location of your
+scenery packages, but it will automatically know the correct install
+location.
+
+
+Installing Aircraft
+===================
+
+FlightGear comes with a variety of aircraft, but many more are
+available to download and fly. To install new aircraft, first go the
+FlightGear web site and download the new aircraft to your local hard
+drive. Then extract the aircraft_version.tgz file into your
+C:\Program Files\FlightGear\data\Aircraft\ folder. Your new aircraft
+will be available to fly the next time you start FlightGear. Don't
+forget to check inside the new aircraft folder for any readme's or
+operational tips from the authors. Many aircraft have custom keyboard
+inputs or require special steps to operate.
+
+
+Documentation and Tech Support
+==============================
+
+The primary web page for FlightGear is: http://www.flightgear.org
+
+Please have a look through the "Installation and Getting Started"
+manual in the data/Docs/ subdirectory.
+
+For additional install help, and hints for specific platforms, or
+specific tasks please browse the "data/Docs-mini/" subdirectory.
+
+Please take a look at the "data/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
+
+For a summary of changes/additions by version see the "NEWS" file.
+
+The FlightGear project has several mailing lists available if you
+cannot find an answer in the existing documentation.
+
+For information on available mailing lists, mailing list archives, and
+other available source code and documentation, please visit our web
+site.
+
+
+License
+=======
+
+This project is GPL'd. For complete details on our licensing please
+see the "COPYING" file.
+
+
+Thanks!
+=======
+
+FlightGear is a product of the collaboration of large international
+group of volunteers. FlightGear is a work in progress. FlightGear
+comes with no warranty. We hope you enjoy FlightGear!
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