Hello!
I am new to Flight Gear. I have installed it on a Macbook Pro running with Sierra. I thought it would be a good thing to start with the tutorials, but I keep bumping into issues.
At the first tutorial (pre-flight), I did not seem to be able to remove the wheel chocks. This was dus to the plain being partly 'submerged'. The wheel are halfway under the ground. I managed to find a workaround by removing the wheel chocks via the pre-flight check list. After this, I was able to complete this tutorial.
At the second tutorial (Start Up), I don't seem to be able to start the engine. I have followed all steps, but the engine just won't start. I have no idea what might be causing this issue. When I stop the tutorial and follow the steps at the airport EHDR the engine does start. So I am kind of concluding that I am taking all the right steps, but something else is getting in the way...
At the third tutorial (Taxiing), the instructor says she has started the engine, but it does not start at all. I just keep hearing the sound you hear when you first turn the key (it keeps 'coughing').
So this kind of keeps me from learning the basics to really get into Flight Gear. There is also an issue which may be related to the same bug as the above: Whenever I start (tutorial, or otherwise), I hear a crashing sound. When I look at my plain from helicopter view, I can see part of my left wing is missing. I guess even when I do get the engine to start, this might cause me some trouble trying to get the plain to lift off. Also the scenery does not load (not the default Los Angeles scenery, nor any manually added scenery).
I hope this is a simple common bug which can be solved. I am eager to get started.