Announce: FlightGear-0.9.0

FlightGear version 0.9.0 is now available for download from:

    http://www.flightgear.org

FlightGear is a free, open-source flight simulator.  The source code
is licensed under the GPL.

Note that there is a new 0.9.0 version of the base package that
corresponds with this new release.  You must download this new base
package along with the 0.9.0 binaries/source code.

Prerequisites if building from source:

  - You must have plib version 1.6.0 or newer (http://plib.sf.net)
    installed before building both SimGear and FlightGear.

  - You must have SimGear-0.3.0 (www.simgear.org) installed before
    building FlightGear-0.9.0

A few of the highlights of this release are:

  - Support for fully animated, clickable 3d cockpits
  - Runway, approach, and taxiway lighting.
  - Many improved runway and terrain textures.
  - New and updated aircraft.
  - Vacuum, pitot, and electical systems are now modeled.
  - Localization support for menus and command line option help.
  - Support for additional joysticks "out of the box".

For more information on the FlightGear project, please visit our web
page at:

    http://www.flightgear.org

You can view a summary of the new features, changes, and bug fixes for
this release here:

    http://www.flightgear.org/news.html
 
Best regards,

Curt.
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Curtis Olson   IVLab / HumanFIRST Program       FlightGear Project
Twin Cities    [email protected]                  [email protected]
Minnesota      http://www.menet.umn.edu/~curt   http://www.flightgear.org