Hi, My favorite on Instrument navigation documentation is;
http://www.navfltsm.addr.com/basic-nav-general.htm regards :-D ene Venkatesh Parthasarathy wrote: > Hello Stuart, > > Thank you for your quick and detailed reply, and please call me Venkat. > > I have FG installed at home for the last 2 weeks and use it regularly. > However, I find the manual installed with the package is aimed at users > with a little background in Aviation. I do not have that background and > find the manual difficult to use. Simple tasks such as taxiing, taking > off, cannot be performed by a first timer with the information provided > in the manual, and I am struggling even to taxi let alone takeoff and > maintain the altitude. > > I know that the whole effort of writing is entirely voluntary and I am > grateful for that and appreciate that the author has made the effort to > do the documentation. In fact, I would be very happy to help in this regard. > > I have not had the opportunity to go through > > http://www.4p8.com/eric.brasseur/flight_simulator_tutorial.html > > yet. > > Would it be possible for creating and maintaining different documents > targeting different audience levels? And how can I help? > > Regards > Venkat > > Buchanan, Stuart wrote: > >> Hi Venkatesh Parthasarathy, >> >> You will probably want to start by having a look at the documentation we >> already have. See http://www.flightgear.org/docs.html. >> >> The main piece of documentation is The FlightGear Manual (aka The Manual). >> This is delivered with each release and is intended to be complete user >> documentation. >> >> We also have an active Wiki, which contains information that hasn't been >> added to The Manual (yet). >> >> I would suggest that you download FG, and have a play with it while >> referencing the Manual and Eric's tutorial >> (http://www.4p8.com/eric.brasseur/flight_simulator_tutorial.html). We are >> currently merging this tutorial into the Manual. >> >> Once you've done this you should have >> a) an idea of where the documentation needs improving >> b) a better idea of how FG works. >> >> I'd highly recommend that you look at improving The Manual as opposed to >> writing completely new documentation. It is typset using Latex and is >> under CVS source-code control. If you are not familiar with either of >> these tools, don't worry - they are pretty easy to learn and provide a >> very easy way for multiple people to work on the same document. >> >> Hope this helps. >> >> -Stuart >> >> --- Venkatesh Parthasarathy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >> >>> Hello Everyone, >>> >>> I am a Tech Writer by profession and would like to pitch in to write the >>> >>> FG documentation. However, I have a major drawback, I do not have any >>> background in aviation / simulation. Where would I get enough background >>> >>> or basic information about aviation before I can commit myself to this >>> task. >>> >>> Any links to documents that would provide basic knowledge would be >>> welcome. >>> >>> Regards, >>> Venkatesh Parthasarathy, >>> India. >>> >>> >>> >>> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> >>> Using Tomcat but need to do more? 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