Hi Everybody! I was following the FG evolution since a long time, and I�m now willing to to get involved to Flightgear. I think is quite a project where I�m to be able to merge two of my hobbies: aviation and computing.
In order to contribute, I've selected to provide FG with the ability to read/write IGC files, a format developed by the International Gliding Commission used mainly in flight recorders aboard sailplanes in order to register the flight during a tournament. I�ve posted the same goal back in August 2002, but several personal considerations made me unable to write the appropiate code. Now I'm released from some obligatons, and hope to have enough time to indeed complete this feature. I think allowing FG to read/write IGC files could provide some new capabilities, to mention a few: * Replay actual flights recorded with real flightrecorders: this will allow pilots to review their flights from within FG, being able to watch to the environment, the instruments, etc. that somehow could be missed to them during the actual flight (as they�re busy trying to do their best flight) * Record a simulated flight in whatever plane used in FG and then visualize that flight in 3D through several available commercial and also open source software (KFlog -www.kflog.org- or GPLIGC karl.min.uni-bremen.de/kruegerh/GPLIGC/GPLIGC.html): This add a new dimension (altitude) over plotting the course over a map (using for example Atlas). * For flightrecorder manufacters, could allow using FG as a simulation engine to test their recorders If you think the proposal is acceptable, I�ll start to work on it. Any project leader/developer who I have to report to? Thanks in advance for your attention. Pablo J. Rogina _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel
