[Flightgear-users] FSWeekend 2007

[Durk T. <d.t...@xs...>]

FSWeekend will be held again this Saturday and Sunday, November 3 and 4, at 
the Aviodrome aviation museum at Lelystad airport (EHLE) in the Netherlands. 
FSWeekend is the largest annual convention in Europe solely dedicated to 
flight simulation. Following up on last year's successful presence, 
FlightGear will be returning to the event, showcasing the latest 
developments. 

This year we'll bring a large variety of hardware, including a quad-display 
dual CPU linux based system showcasing the latest possibilities in 
OpenSceneGraph based display technology. We'll also bring a video projector 
to present larger-than-life renditions of the FlightGear world. Adding to 
this mix, we'll be bringing several desktop and laptop computers running the 
broadest range of supported operating systems.

Another first this year is that we'll be running three scheduled demos: 1) A 
general introduction to the program (Morning session, consisting of a short 
VfR flight between EHLE and EHAM). 2) Carrier Operations (Early afternoon: 
seahawk catapult takeoff from the Nimitz, followed by a brief tour of the 
greater San Francisco area, and concluded with a carrier landing). 3). 
Multiplayer aerotowing demo (Late afternoon: Running a locally operated 
multiplayer server, we'll use two computers to launch a glider. Scene is set 
in the beautiful Swiss Alps). Finally, we'll be showing an early demo of the 
NL Scenery project, consisting of some beautiful buildings in the greater 
Amsterdam area.

 Martin Spott, Torsten Dreyer, and myself will be presenting. If you happen to 
be around, please stop by for a chat. 

Cheers,
Durk