The second release candidate for FlightGear v3.2.0 is now available for download and testing. This release fixes an important but with the interaction between the effects system and the property system that was leading to crashes. This fix has a nice side effect of significantly improving performance for many people.
Download links for 3.2.0-rc2 can be found at the bottom of the "Download Central" page on the main flightgear website:
http://www.flightgear.org/download/
Release candidate FAQ
I think I found a bug, but I'm not sure yet.
Please open a topic in our special "Release candidates" subforum. Try to post as much detail as you can (screenshot, system specs (OS, graphics card), full commandline etc.). Other testers will try to replicate "your" bug. If they succeed, it's likely that it is a real bug. In that case, please report it at our bug tracker and include a link to the forum topic in your report.
I found a bug in an older version of FlightGear. Can I still report it?
Generally speaking no. FlightGear is under constant development and bugs are fixed almost daily. With that in mind it's very plausible that the bug has been fixed already. Therefore it is important that testers always use the latest (development) version. Nevertheless, it might be helpful to know whether the bug was already present in former releases...
I found a bug.
Please report it at our bug tracker.
Can I also report feature requests?
It's not the purpose of these release candidates, but... yes you can do so at the tracker. Make sure you select the "Feature request" template. And keep in mind that FlightGear is created by volunteers; in general the feature will be implemented much quicker when you make some effort yourself.
Can I update once the stable release is there?
Yes and no. You can of course install the latest release, but FlightGear offers no updater (yet). This means that you'll have to redownload the complete package once the stable release comes out.