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How to Install Scenery in FlightGear

"FlightGear" is a free, open-source flight simulator. Players can take their planes all over the world, watching as photo-real scenery rolls by beneath them. The initial download only has a small segment of the world, encompassing only San Fransisco and surrounding areas. Players must manually download and install other scenes from the world. They can download these scenes in 10 by 10-degree chunks on the "FlightGear" website and then drag and drop the scenery file into the game's Scenery directory.

Things You'll Need

Unzipping software

Instructions

- 1
  Close "FlightGear" if it is running in the background.
- 2
  Go to the "FlightGear" world map (see Resourses).
- 3
  Click on a section of the world you want to install. Your browser will ask if you want to save the file. Click "Save."
- 4
  Unzip the file. If you do not have unzipping software, install a program such as "7-Zip" or "WinRar." Both are free and available for download.
- 5
  Open "My Computer" and navigate to your "FlightGear" directory. By default, it installs to "\Program Files\FlightGear." Open the "Scenery" sub-directory.
- 6
  Drag and drop the contents of the scenery mod into your "Scenery" sub-directory.
- 7
  Start "FlightGear." The game automatically installs all scenery in the "Scenery" sub-directory.

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