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blinry · 1w
I learned the basics of how to fly a (simulated) Airbus A320 this week! Going from being completely overwhelmed to knowing what some of these buttons do, was a very satisfying experience. Taking off...
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I was pretty impressed by #FlightGear, the GPL-licensed flight simulator! If you crank the graphics settings up, and don't look too closely, it looks pretty okay!

Here's a flight over Hamburg! I think flightgear pulls data from OSM. Can you find the CCH? The people in the stadium in the front are in for a surprise in their next game, though! :P

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blinry · 1w
FlightGear doesn't try to be a "fun" game, but a simulator that's as realistic as possible. Almost all buttons in the cockpit do something, and referring to real books, manuals, and charts worked really well! Here's FlightGear's cockpit of a smaller plane, a Cessna 172P. https://assets.chaos.soci...