FlightGear v2.6 Release Candidates

January 29, 2012 Curt O. 35 comments

This is the place to find the v2.6.0 release candidates as they become available. We would really love for everyone to download these “test” releases and give them a try. The target date for the official FlightGear v2.6.0 release is February 17.

Download FlightGear v2.6 Release Candidates:

Windows (updated Feb 15, 2012): Download FlightGear v2.6 RC3 here: [Mirror 1] [Mirror 2] [Mirror 3]
MacOSX RC2 (updated February 7, 2012): You can download it from http://macflightgear.sf.net
openSUSE: Follow this link to install “fgrun” which will also automatically install FlightGear as a dependency.

What’s New?

We have started a page on the wiki documenting what is new in FlightGear v2.6.0.

I think I found a bug …

Please review the following FlightGear forum topic. Here you can get some ideas on what to look for and what to test. And if you do find something wrong, where to post bug reports so they can get properly addressed.

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#1 | Written by @henriquesantos about 3 days ago. Reply

Hello friends,
“mirror 1″ stop donwload in 406MB
“mirror 2″ page not exist
“mirror 3″ stop download in 459MB
what’s the solution?
#2 | Written by Krishnal Singh about 5 days ago. Reply

Hey.. i’ve got one question.. i have flight gear version 2.4.0.. so can i update that version to 2.6.0? and internet in fiji!! downloads are taken place at 5-10 kb/s.. looking forward for the answer..
- #3 | Written by Curt O. about 5 days ago. Reply
  
  Unfortunately we don’t currently have a way to incrementally upgrade from one version to the next. v2.6 will soon be available on DVD — one idea would be to go in with a couple friends and split the cost. You can install it as many times as you like and share and copy it as long as you abide by the terms of the GPL license.
#4 | Written by Tom V about 1 week ago. Reply

None of the aircraft that I have downloaded to 2.6 have appeared on the selection menu. They all exist in the Aircraft folder in data, but that’s it.

Any ideas?

Running Windows XP
#5 | Written by rwildrick about 2 weeks ago. Reply

just installed flightgear and when i load it ,it comes up on only the right side of screen . like its off centered . any help would be greatly appreciated.thanks RW
#6 | Written by Joseph Mann about 2 weeks ago. Reply

Will you have to upgrade scenery and aircraft to the V2.6 or will the current 2.4 still be most applicable?
#7 | Written by fojtik about 2 weeks ago. Reply

I cannot run flightgear, I get an error:
fgrun.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

same error on fgadmin.
#8 | Written by DeZik about 2 weeks ago. Reply

can you fix the aircrafts when you play yourself to make them taxi properly, not like the aircrafts just cuts across the field on an airport…… and make them go faster when take off. also fix their landing. they land at the start of the runway then bounce on to the runway… seriously… it’s stupid!!
#9 | Written by Digvijay Gohil about 2 weeks ago. Reply

boeing 777-200er can not be turned properly as some airports have sharp turned runways… and because of this aircraft goes out of runway when turning.
- #10 | Written by Sven Teichmann about 1 week ago. Reply
  
  You have to use tiller steering to taxi. Then you can even turn sharp curves.
#11 | Written by daniel about 2 weeks ago. Reply

hey i really like flightgear i cant wait until 2.6 i was wondering when its coming out for mac? is it coming out february 17 or earlyer or after just wondernig thatks
- #12 | Written by Curt O. about 2 weeks ago. Reply
  
  We should probably make a more formal statement of what users should expect for the 2.6 release, but here’s a quick summary: we are going to try to make the release available on Feb 17. It may not show up at 0:00 UTC though — our developers are spread around the world. Mac and PC versions may show up at different times. File sizes are large — pushing 500Mb for the 2.6 release an d this takes time to upload and push around to all the servers. We’ll do our best but please be patient and avoid rioting in the streets if you don’t see it ready to download at 0:00 UTC on Feb 17.
#13 | Written by Ville Lepistö about 2 weeks ago. Reply

Everything works OK with Windows 7, but I noticed that when there is snowing the snowfall rendering in cockpit view is showing only right side of screen and snowflakes are going into cockpit. Nasty looking bug, the effect looks OK though….
#14 | Written by matthew about 3 weeks ago. Reply

i can see through the runwayon 2.6.0 on windows 7
#15 | Written by Ameya about 3 weeks ago. Reply

I have a widows7 i7 ATI Radeon graphics card. Everything is superb except that i cant see runway lights in dusk and evening. and at night cant see anything at all. is it only in case of RC? will that be a problem in the final also?
- #16 | Written by di-bagga about 2 weeks ago. Reply
  
  Hey I had the same problem after updating the ati radeon driver. Turn back solved this problem. Another thing is to deactivate point sprites for runways like explained here:
  
  http://code.google.com/p/flightgear-bugs/issues/detail?id=232
  
  Hope it works
#17 | Written by John about 3 weeks ago. Reply

i have same problem as thomas B please help
#18 | Written by Thomas B about 3 weeks ago. Reply

When trying to use flight gear 2.6 rc on mac 10.7.3 i for some reason am unable after clicking start nothing happens could you please give me information on how to trouble shoot. Thanks tom
#19 | Written by Sebastien Delvaux about 3 weeks ago. Reply

I’ll be testing FlightGear 2.6 R1 for Mac OS X Snow Leopard as soon as the download finishes
#20 | Written by FH1 about 3 weeks ago. Reply

Hello i’m pretty knew to flightgear and am very impressed. It beats most other simulators and is free!
I would just like to make a suggestion to make a accurate airport of Camp Bastion, Afghanistan in dedication to all the British/US forces serving there. it is after all the fifth biggest UK operated airport in the world.
#21 | Written by Thomas B about 3 weeks ago. Reply

Could you give an estimated day that 2.6 will be available on mac? Thanks for a great simulator Tom.
- #22 | Written by Curt O. about 3 weeks ago. Reply
  
  We hope to have versions for all platforms available on the official v2.6 release day which is 17 Feb, 2011. As far as availability of a release candidate for the Mac platform, I don’t have a date — I hope we’ll see something in a day or two, but we are dependent on our volunteers and their available time and if they run into any problems packaging things up.
  - #23 | Written by Thomas B about 3 weeks ago. Reply
    
    Okay thanks for the update and i appreciate the information and time taken.
    - #24 | Written by Patrick about 3 weeks ago. Reply
      
      Flightgear 2.6 is now available on the mac flightgear site, but I can’t seem to ‘Start Flight’. The usual picture of the aircraft on the start up page is also faintly colored, my guess is that this could state that the aircarft is not compatible since it is a 2.4 plane. I’m using Mac OS10.6, anyone else has the same problem?
      - #25 | Written by Hawk about 3 weeks ago.
        
        I have this problem too. Mac os X 10.6
#26 | Written by DutchPilotMitchell about 3 weeks ago. Reply

It is 31 Januari, but no 2.6 for mac yet?
- #27 | Written by Curt O. about 3 weeks ago. Reply
  
  The Mac version is created by our volunteer Mac developer who was out of town through the 29th. The best I can suggest is to wait and give him enough time and space to do his thing. I imagine the v2.6.0 release candidate will first be posted to http://macflightgear.sf.net so you may wish to check there as well, even before checking here.
#28 | Written by Tim Sheridan about 3 weeks ago. Reply

the latest 2.6.0 is great, keep up the great work people!!
#29 | Written by MAtt about 3 weeks ago. Reply

Could you work more on aircraft such as the F22 and stuff than new versions, more aircraft like that fully armed would be better
#30 | Written by Mihajlo about 3 weeks ago. Reply

Thanks for the advice.It is working now.
#31 | Written by Mihajlo about 3 weeks ago. Reply

I’ve successfully downloaded Flightgear RC1, but now I have the same problem with RC2.I tried reloading the page.
- #32 | Written by Curt O. about 3 weeks ago. Reply
  
  It could be that the mirrors haven’t all picked up the new file. Perhaps try again in a few hours? The “ibiblio” mirror is the one that get’s update first — followed by kingmont.com, then the others pull updates on whatever schedule their admins have setup — usually once or twice a day.
#33 | Written by Chris about 4 weeks ago. Reply

you guys are great thanks for helping me reach my dream
#34 | Written by Mihajlo about 4 weeks ago. Reply

When I try to download it says: ”File not found”.I tried all mirrors but none of them work.
- #35 | Written by Curt O. about 4 weeks ago. Reply
  
  Mihajlo: sorry for the link/mirror problem. There was a small typo in the url. Please reload the page and the mirror links should now work.

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