Re: [Flightgear-devel] How can I make a flight simulator like FGFS?

[Patrick C. <pat...@gm...>]

People have been making flight simulators forever.

Many of us started with something like this:
https://www.repeatcrafterme.com/2014/05/cardboard-box-airplane.html.

MontaLinuX person does his own Linux distro, so, naturally, they want to do
a flight simulator. I'd bet that when they're done working on it, they will
be an asset to any flight simulator organization he joins. If we need new
developers in 2026, maybe they will be an excellent candidate.

Ideal Scenario: While whipping up their own flight simulator, which flies
regularly between  Istanbul and  Antalya, with spectacular views of  Güllük
Mountain, MontaLinuX takes a close look at the flightgear codebase,
suggests a wildly useful enhancement that multiple flightgear users
enthusiastically comment on. Then MontaLinuxX codes a prototype of it, asks
for feedback on flightgear-devel, incorporates feedback, publishes the
prototype on a fork, invites other interested people to make suggestions
and contribute code changes where appropriate, submits a merge request
crediting everyone who assisted in the effort and James, having been
informed from the beginning immediately merges it on to next.

If one can dream, what can two or more with similar dreams choose to do?

-Pat

On Tue, Jun 11, 2024 at 9:41 AM David Hudach <dh...@gm...> wrote:

> If I may offer a word of caution. Though admirable to attempt to build
> your own flight simulator, it might be good to keep in mind that developers
> are working on Flight Gear. And asking toooooo many questions might be akin
> to asking developers to work on TWO flight sim projects. I'm not sure how
> that would be received. Even the most altruistic and helpful developers
> might be consumed by the FG project ....
>
> I'm not speaking for anyone, just speculating. In other words, asking for
> compass headings is probably better than asking for a complete roadmap.
>
> If you are truly motivated to do this, it would probably be good to be
> well prepared before asking questions: scour the wiki pages, download,
> compile and examine the source. If you have done and are doing this, great.
>
> Again, these are just my opinions and I don't want to speak out of turn or
> speak for anyone ...
>
> Thanks,
> Dave
>
> On Tue, Jun 11, 2024 at 9:21 AM The MontaLinuX Project <
> the...@gm...> wrote:
>
>> My aim is not to make an ultra-mega uber-duber realistic thing with 500
>> aircraft, where we can fly even in space. To make a simple, experimental
>> project. A project that can fly from Istanbul to Antalya at most.
>>
>> In the nickname,
>> In der heilmant!
>>
>> The MontaLinuX Project <the...@gm...>, 11 Haz 2024
>> Sal, 16:02 tarihinde şunu yazdı:
>>
>>> I will use a ready base and I will build it.
>>> And, I have a question, how can I model the planes? I want to add 2/3
>>> planes. Already, I can do scenery.
>>>
>>> 11 Haz 2024 Sal 11:31 tarihinde Scott Bouchard via Flightgear-devel <
>>> fli...@li...> şunu yazdı:
>>>
>>>> Regarding developing ones own simulator software, would it not make
>>>> sense
>>>> to start from the fundamentals and build from there?
>>>>
>>>> Conversely, by asking FGFS devs for guidance, one would likly end up
>>>> with
>>>> something very similar to FGFS, so you may as well just contribute to
>>>> FGFS.
>>>> But by starting a fresh, the developer may come up with something new
>>>> and
>>>> interesting.
>>>>
>>>> I have been reading this excellent book by David Allerton (publishedby
>>>> Wiley)
>>>> which covers the fundamental principals of flight simulation and builds
>>>> from there with example code snippets:
>>>> https://www.wiley.com/en-sg/Principles+of+Flight+Simulation-p-9780470754368
>>>>
>>>> Why not give a fresh approach a try? It may produce something fun.
>>>>
>>>> Cheers, Scott
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