Figure 1:
Pilot's view from a Cessna 172 making a poor approach
for landing at San Francisco International Airport.
The ``Time of Day'' pop up menu is partially visible,
with seven quick selects and an additional button for typing in the time.
Seven consecutive screen dumps, from a wide screen display,
have been combined to demonstrate the simulator's lighting model
The open source flight simulator FlightGear
is developed from
contributions by many talented people around the world.
The main focus is a desire to `do things right'
and to minimize short cuts.
FlightGear
has become more configurable and flexible in recent years
making for a huge improvement in the user's overall experience.
This overview discusses the project, recent advances,
some of the new opportunities and newer applications.
