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Warning: I found an error if the DR position is on the southern hemisphere. The PUB249 pdf files did not show this error and are correct (as far as I checked). All Revisions 8+ and the Windows release have been fixed. This Python TK application calculates a good set of stars for a 3 star fix, makes all calculations similar to the FAAs Celestial Computation Sheet (see FAA doc FAA-H-8083-18).

OpenRadar is a standalone radar screen which connects to the FlightGear multiplayer servers. Coastlines, lakes, airfield layouts and airspaces are being read from shapefiles. It supports Multiplayer Chat and multiple FGCom frequencies.

...An Euler body 1-2-3 sequence relates these to Roll/Pitch/Yaw. Air data is measured through altimeter and differential pressures. GPS measures position and track.

Platform independent graphical Java frontend for running FlightGear Flight Simulator. JFlightWizard provides FlightGear command line options, easy routes planning and displays current aircraft position, downloaded sceneries, navigation and airport data.

Aircraft computers use the Acars protocol to tell ground operations about their ID, flight number, position and other free text as entered by pilots. Using an airband scanner hooked up to the line-in, this software decodes and displays the information.

autopilot is a command and control system for helicopters (and can be extended for fixed wing aircraft). It provides a three-axis EFIS and moving map on the ground station. The unmanned aerial robot has instrumentation for attitude, engine and position.