Re: [Flightgear-devel] FlightGear Wiki Dead?
David Megginson said: Is anyone able to get into the FlightGear Wiki? It looks like it's been deactivated. All the best, David Apparently FlightGear is Flight Gear so there needs to be a %20 inserted into the url. Did that get changed or did we just have the link wrong on the flightgear.org page? Best, Jim ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel
Re: [Flightgear-devel] FlightGear Wiki
On Sat, Jun 28, 2003 at 06:24:19PM -0700, WillyB wrote: I have made a list of common acronyms for myself a while ago. Some definitions are adapted from the flightsim navigation tutorial at http://www.navfltsm.addr.com/ My list can be found at: http://cockpit.varxec.de/acronyms/ There are 74 entries right now. Would you mind if I posted that list on the Wiki? No, go ahead :) ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel
Re: [Flightgear-devel] FlightGear Wiki
On Friday 27 June 2003 06:00, David Megginson wrote: I started a FlightGear wiki for hacking around. It is available here: http://www.seedwiki.com/page.cfm?wikiid=2418doc=FlightGear This is very neat David :)) Something that someone who knows could add would be a page that has the definitions of all of the different acronyms (sp) used.. and what they are for / how to use them... I know these are covered in the links within fg docs, but a list w/ a short explination would be much easier to find, follow and digest IMHO. For example, I don't really know what NDB means or what that radio is for. (I'm not a pilot .. yet.. but this sim is making me want to get a license! Too bad it costs over $4000 where I'm at :// ) I also remember a post to the lists on how to tune the radios to hear the ai pilot and tower at KEMT, but didn't copy and paste it anywhere, and can't find it anymore. Just wanted to say that for me this is a very nice addition to FGFS documentation and I think it will make using FG a lot easier as the pages develope over the course of time. Thanks David :) Best Re's WillyB To get started, I made top-level pages for user documentation and developer documentation, and added a page on Curt's preset properties. Anyone can edit any page or create new ones, so go nuts, kids. We should think of the Wiki as a place to make information available quickly and keep it updated, rather than as a set of formal, polished documentation. Curt: can you add a link from the FlightGear Web page? All the best, David ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel
RE: [Flightgear-devel] FlightGear Wiki
Hi Willy NDB = Non-Directional Beacon. You tune the NDB radio to the frequency for the selected beacon and there is a instrument in the cockpit that points in the direction of the NDB, so if you keep it pointing 'forward' you are flying directly towards the beacon. A lot of airfields that have an NDB also have a DME (Distance Measuring Equipment). This tells you your distance from the DME. So an NDB will point you at an airfield and a DME will tell you how far you are from it. Almost any appropriate frequency radio can be used as an NDB. When I was flying in Ireland we used a radio station to locate the right town for an airfield that had no NDB. Theoretically I could have picked that station up in Paris and used it to find the airfield. Mind you I would have had god knows how many airspace infringements if I had followed it directly. LOL. Hope this helps Geoff (this is my first posting) Drake -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of WillyB Sent: 28 June 2003 09:36 To: FlightGear developers discussions Subject: Re: [Flightgear-devel] FlightGear Wiki On Friday 27 June 2003 06:00, David Megginson wrote: I started a FlightGear wiki for hacking around. It is available here: http://www.seedwiki.com/page.cfm?wikiid=2418doc=FlightGear This is very neat David :)) Something that someone who knows could add would be a page that has the definitions of all of the different acronyms (sp) used.. and what they are for / how to use them... I know these are covered in the links within fg docs, but a list w/ a short explination would be much easier to find, follow and digest IMHO. For example, I don't really know what NDB means or what that radio is for. (I'm not a pilot .. yet.. but this sim is making me want to get a license! Too bad it costs over $4000 where I'm at :// ) I also remember a post to the lists on how to tune the radios to hear the ai pilot and tower at KEMT, but didn't copy and paste it anywhere, and can't find it anymore. Just wanted to say that for me this is a very nice addition to FGFS documentation and I think it will make using FG a lot easier as the pages develope over the course of time. Thanks David :) Best Re's WillyB To get started, I made top-level pages for user documentation and developer documentation, and added a page on Curt's preset properties. Anyone can edit any page or create new ones, so go nuts, kids. We should think of the Wiki as a place to make information available quickly and keep it updated, rather than as a set of formal, polished documentation. Curt: can you add a link from the FlightGear Web page? All the best, David ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-develhttp://mail.flig htgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel
Re: [Flightgear-devel] FlightGear Wiki
On Saturday 28 June 2003 01:47, Geoff Drake wrote: Hi Willy NDB = Non-Directional Beacon. You tune the NDB radio to the frequency for the selected beacon and there is a instrument in the cockpit that points in the direction of the NDB, so if you keep it pointing 'forward' you are flying directly towards the beacon. A lot of airfields that have an NDB also have a DME (Distance Measuring Equipment). This tells you your distance from the DME. So an NDB will point you at an airfield and a DME will tell you how far you are from it. Almost any appropriate frequency radio can be used as an NDB. When I was flying in Ireland we used a radio station to locate the right town for an airfield that had no NDB. Theoretically I could have picked that station up in Paris and used it to find the airfield. Mind you I would have had god knows how many airspace infringements if I had followed it directly. LOL. Hope this helps Geoff (this is my first posting) Drake Hi Geoff Yes.. that helps, thanks :) I copied and pasted that info into a new file too, so I won't forget it. ;) Res WillyB -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of WillyB Sent: 28 June 2003 09:36 To: FlightGear developers discussions Subject: Re: [Flightgear-devel] FlightGear Wiki On Friday 27 June 2003 06:00, David Megginson wrote: I started a FlightGear wiki for hacking around. It is available here: http://www.seedwiki.com/page.cfm?wikiid=2418doc=FlightGear This is very neat David :)) Something that someone who knows could add would be a page that has the definitions of all of the different acronyms (sp) used.. and what they are for / how to use them... I know these are covered in the links within fg docs, but a list w/ a short explination would be much easier to find, follow and digest IMHO. For example, I don't really know what NDB means or what that radio is for. (I'm not a pilot .. yet.. but this sim is making me want to get a license! Too bad it costs over $4000 where I'm at :// ) I also remember a post to the lists on how to tune the radios to hear the ai pilot and tower at KEMT, but didn't copy and paste it anywhere, and can't find it anymore. Just wanted to say that for me this is a very nice addition to FGFS documentation and I think it will make using FG a lot easier as the pages develope over the course of time. Thanks David :) Best Re's WillyB To get started, I made top-level pages for user documentation and developer documentation, and added a page on Curt's preset properties. Anyone can edit any page or create new ones, so go nuts, kids. We should think of the Wiki as a place to make information available quickly and keep it updated, rather than as a set of formal, polished documentation. Curt: can you add a link from the FlightGear Web page? All the best, David ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-develhttp://mail.fli g htgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel
RE: [Flightgear-devel] FlightGear Wiki
Geoff Drake writes: NDB = Non-Directional Beacon. You tune the NDB radio to the frequency for the selected beacon and there is a instrument in the cockpit that points in the direction of the NDB, so if you keep it pointing 'forward' you are flying directly towards the beacon. A lot of airfields that have an NDB also have a DME (Distance Measuring Equipment). This tells you your distance from the DME. So an NDB will point you at an airfield and a DME will tell you how far you are from it. Almost any appropriate frequency radio can be used as an NDB. When I was flying in Ireland we used a radio station to locate the right town for an airfield that had no NDB. Theoretically I could have picked that station up in Paris and used it to find the airfield. Mind you I would have had god knows how many airspace infringements if I had followed it directly. LOL. Great information. Don't be shy about adding this kind of thing to the Wiki: http://www.seedwiki.com/page.cfm?doc=flightgearwikiid=2418wpid= All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com/ ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel
Re: [Flightgear-devel] FlightGear Wiki
On Sat, Jun 28, 2003 at 12:35:35AM -0700, WillyB wrote: Something that someone who knows could add would be a page that has the definitions of all of the different acronyms (sp) used.. and what they are for / how to use them... I know these are covered in the links within fg docs, but a list w/ a short explination would be much easier to find, follow and digest IMHO. I have made a list of common acronyms for myself a while ago. Some definitions are adapted from the flightsim navigation tutorial at http://www.navfltsm.addr.com/ My list can be found at: http://cockpit.varxec.de/acronyms/ There are 74 entries right now. Regards, Manuel ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel
RE: [Flightgear-devel] FlightGear Wiki
David Megginson [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: Great information. Don't be shy about adding this kind of thing to the Wiki: http://www.seedwiki.com/page.cfm?doc=flightgearwikiid=2418wpid= Would it be appropriate to add the specific aircraft flying tips and various similar things that are already in the distribution as text files? Also I'm wondering if we should have another category at the top level called ModelerAndSceneryBuilderDocumentation. It seems like a different category from Developers or Users. I've been saving screenshots of various projects in progress for a tutorial might someday get written. Best, Jim ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel
RE: [Flightgear-devel] FlightGear Wiki
David Megginson [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: Jim Wilson writes: Would it be appropriate to add the specific aircraft flying tips and various similar things that are already in the distribution as text files? Also I'm wondering if we should have another category at the top level called ModelerAndSceneryBuilderDocumentation. It seems like a different category from Developers or Users. I've been saving screenshots of various projects in progress for a tutorial might someday get written. Yes and yes. Go for it! Interesting... A flight manuals page is now started. I noticed that it doesn't seem to want to make links with numbers or punctuations in them. So the rule seems to be two words capitalized, plus no - or digits. Makes it difficult to do a Mustang P-51D link. Best, Jim ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel
Re: [Flightgear-devel] FlightGear Wiki
On Saturday 28 June 2003 10:52, Manuel Bessler wrote: On Sat, Jun 28, 2003 at 12:35:35AM -0700, WillyB wrote: Something that someone who knows could add would be a page that has the definitions of all of the different acronyms (sp) used.. and what they are for / how to use them... I know these are covered in the links within fg docs, but a list w/ a short explination would be much easier to find, follow and digest IMHO. I have made a list of common acronyms for myself a while ago. Some definitions are adapted from the flightsim navigation tutorial at http://www.navfltsm.addr.com/ My list can be found at: http://cockpit.varxec.de/acronyms/ There are 74 entries right now. Regards, Manuel Would you mind if I posted that list on the Wiki? Re's WillyB ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel
RE: [Flightgear-devel] FlightGear Wiki
Jim Wilson writes: Interesting... A flight manuals page is now started. I noticed that it doesn't seem to want to make links with numbers or punctuations in them. So the rule seems to be two words capitalized, plus no - or digits. Makes it difficult to do a Mustang P-51D link. Yeah -- we should probably try to find something more sophisticated eventually. All the best, David -- David Megginson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.megginson.com/ ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel
Re: [Flightgear-devel] FlightGear Wiki
On Saturday 28 June 2003 14:18, Jim Wilson wrote: Also I'm wondering if we should have another category at the top level called ModelerAndSceneryBuilderDocumentation. It seems like a different category from Developers or Users. I've been saving screenshots of various projects in progress for a tutorial might someday get written. I know I have questions about modeling and texturing etc. and am never quite sure which list to post to. IMO it is different than either, but 'could' be revelant to either Users or Developement. As a user of FG it could go into users list, while at the same time modeling a building or a bridge could be considered as developement of flightgear. That said.. I'll go ahead and post my latest modeling question in a new thread ;) RE's WillyB ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel
