

- #HOW TO DOWLOAD AIRCRAFT TO FLIGHTGEAR INSTALL#
- #HOW TO DOWLOAD AIRCRAFT TO FLIGHTGEAR ZIP FILE#
- #HOW TO DOWLOAD AIRCRAFT TO FLIGHTGEAR DRIVERS#
- #HOW TO DOWLOAD AIRCRAFT TO FLIGHTGEAR SOFTWARE#
- #HOW TO DOWLOAD AIRCRAFT TO FLIGHTGEAR DOWNLOAD#
If you are having trouble running FlightGear, see Graphics drivers configuration for more information.Ī limited set of scenery comes installed with FlightGear.
#HOW TO DOWLOAD AIRCRAFT TO FLIGHTGEAR INSTALL#
You are now able to access all files including Data/Aircraft to install new aircraft.įlightGear runs best with current OpenGL video drivers. This will take you inside the FlightGear folder. Note: Once you have installed FlightGear, Mac users can locate their $FG_ROOT folder by opening their applications folder in Finder, right clicking on FlightGear, and clicking "Show Package Contents". If you want to specify these variables yourself for command-line use, run the followings on Terminal.app:įG_ROOT=/Applications/FlightGear.app/Contents/Resources/dataĪfter launching the GUI launcher, you will have the alias to $FG ROOT at $HOME/Documents/Flightgear/ so you can browse the data folder using Finder.

The $FG ROOT and $FG SCENERY are not set on macOS. If you would like to launch FlightGear using command-line, launch /Applications/Utilities/Terminal.app and type the following.Ĭd /Applications/FlightGear.app/Contents/MacOS You can configure more options using the GUI launcher. When the GUI launcher appears, select the aircraft and airport, then click "Fly!" to launch the simulator. The first time you launch FlightGear, its icon on the Dock bounces for several seconds while loading aircraft and airport info. Just drag and drop the FlightGear icon to the /Applications folder. Installing FlightGear on macOS is very simple. With the Windows installer, you may choose where to install FlightGear. If that happens you could temporarily disable your antivirus during installation.
#HOW TO DOWLOAD AIRCRAFT TO FLIGHTGEAR SOFTWARE#
If you are using a Git version controlled copy of FlightGear, you may choose to synchronise your aircraft using the version controlled FGAddon aircraft development repository.Īfter you downloaded the installer, Run it and follow its instructions to install FlightGear.įlightGear is thought by some antivirus software to have a virus. These days (March 2021), nightly builds are available from.
#HOW TO DOWLOAD AIRCRAFT TO FLIGHTGEAR DOWNLOAD#
In general, the development version is not advised to the average user, but if you are willing to do some testing there is a nightly build for Windows or Mac available for download from the FlightGear build server, and a Ubuntu PPA updated daily. Most Linux users will find that most distributions have a packaged version of FlightGear (the package name could be fgfs or flightgear.)ĭepending on your technical expertise you may choose the Git development version of FlightGear, which typically has more features and can be required by some of the latest developmental aircraft, but can be unstable and is more complicated to get for non-Windows users. AppImage binary files for Linux are also available with 2020.3 LTS and later. Choose the source or binary files appropriate for your particular system. You may download the latest files from the FlightGear download page. See notebooks known to run FlightGear for reviews of several laptop systems. Many laptops are known to have issues with FlightGear, as the graphics card(s) on them are usually lower-end. This is usually not a problem, but take a look at the hardware recommendations to have a better idea. Installation and setup Hardware requirementsįor FlightGear to run smoothly, it requires a video card with OpenGL drivers 2.0 or higher.
#HOW TO DOWLOAD AIRCRAFT TO FLIGHTGEAR ZIP FILE#
zip file from some online git repository. This issue is most often encountered when downloading a. If FlightGear fails to start with the new aircraft you have installed, or if it starts but the aircraft is invisible you might have to rename the folder where the aircraft files are. When installing an aircraft fails Rename aircraft folder For example, use /home//FlightGear/CustomAircraft. Make sure this directory is outside /usr/share/games/flightgear/. Create a directory to store your aircraft if you have not already done so.The details depend on the method of download, operating system, and user setup.Īlternatively if you are using the nightly builds or a version controlled copy of FlightGear, or you wish to manage your aircraft collection using version control tools, the aircraft can be obtained directly from the official FlightGear aircraft repository - FGAddon. Then these must be manually installed in a FlightGear software installation to use. These require unzipping software to extract from a compressed file format. Aircraft packages are available on Aircraft.
