https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rS3LcPDGppPZdnMTVP7XDcRIZz3j8YEL/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1y8cVkV2lj1wZ1hBLoNSdlntePUyPP9vi/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1z_HdQMmsiLpmrDW5taGDxD6qx7Y84mHb/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eVyV6Z1_iMUgibSRYus8cuO6KRQlpNlK/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kRVbGLhzfT2rTd0p7j_Q8o7l88MVyLyt/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KrBkx_pwZlgfCkLAsR-FwfwryzqDqJ1g/view?usp=sharing
The above Google Drive links, if they function, display a recurring graphical problem that has lasted for the duration of my experience with FlightGear. The problem seems to have a single nature: instruments, console components, or sometimes full aircraft fuselages, that flicker and disappear/appear relative to the angle/FOV with which you observe them. This is a nuisance, as it removes from immersion and renders it difficult to observe instruments without slightly moving your camera differently every time.
Notes:
- Cessna 172P: Most major instruments flicker. Layers seem to appear/disappear (observe the roll coordinator and heading indicator, as well as the Bendix King stack - actually, just look at the whole cockpit). Glass windshields suddenly become almost opaque from the outside.
- Cessna 337G: Almost every surface flickers. Cabin walls are only visible with certain angles, and it is not possible to view all at the same time. Looking back, one can see the rear propeller from inside.
- Piper Seneca II: From the outside, major components of the aircraft flicker.
- J3 Cub: The altimeter front surface disappears, showing the selected pressure display behind.
- Cessna 182S: Everything is fine. Literally everything. Except, you know, the autopilot. So now I'm treated to that; not seeing the hundreds digit when setting vertical speed, having to move my camera to confirm that the nav is armed, etc. Especially convenient when doing an ILS landing.
The above aircraft are not the only examples of this problem; it recurs with many aircraft in FlightGear. Some, such as the DHC-6 or DHC-2, do not show this effect.
Computer notes:
Type: Lenovo Ideapad
OS: Windows 10 Home 64-bit 10.0
FlightGear Version: 2018.3.1
Graphics Card: Intel(R) HD Graphics 620? Is that a graphics card or should I not search in dxdiag?
Problem occurs with most aircraft, at any airport.
Here is my full command line for an average session on the C172P. I hope I'm allowed to do this. Here goes nothing:
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option:console =
option:aircraft-dir = C:/Program Files/FlightGear 2018.3.1/data/Aircraft/c172p
option:aircraft = c172p
option:fg-aircraft = C:/Users/matth/Desktop/FG/FGAircraft
option:airport = PHNY
option:parkpos = GA_Parking_NE
option:launcher =
Using default download dir: Path "C:/Users/matth/Documents/FlightGear"
read-allowed path not found:Path "C:/Users/matth/Documents/FlightGear/AI"
read-allowed path not found:Path "C:/Users/matth/Documents/FlightGear/Liveries"
Using TerraSync dir: Path "C:/Users/matth/Documents/FlightGear/TerraSync"
EmbeddedResourceManager: selected locale 'en-US'
Using stock OSG implementation of GraphicsWindow
initializing cloud layers
Enabling ATI/AMD viewport hack
Configuration State
============= =====
aircraft-dir = "C:/Program Files/FlightGear 2018.3.1/data/Aircraft/c172p"
fghome-dir = "Path "C:/Users/matth/AppData/Roaming/flightgear.org""
download-dir = "C:/Users/matth/Documents/FlightGear"
terrasync-dir = "C:/Users/matth/Documents/FlightGear/TerraSync"
aircraft-search-paths =
C:/Users/matth/Desktop/FG/FGAircraft
scenery-search-paths =
C:/Users/matth/Documents/FlightGear/TerraSync
C:/Program Files/FlightGear 2018.3.1/data/Scenery
Image loading failed:Warning: reading "C:/Program Files/FlightGear 2018.3.1/data/Aircraft/c172p" not supported.
Intel
Intel(R) HD Graphics 620
4.4.0 - Build 21.20.16.4550
4.40 - Build 21.20.16.4550
Splash screen progress loading-aircraft-list
Starting automatic scenery download/synchronization to 'C:/Users/matth/Documents/FlightGear/TerraSync'.
Splash screen progress loading-nav-dat
Splash screen progress init-scenery
General Initialization
======= ==============
FG_ROOT = "Path "C:/Program Files/FlightGear 2018.3.1/data""
Reading timezone info from: Path "C:/Program Files/FlightGear 2018.3.1/data/Timezone/zone.tab"
Selected scenery is tilecache
FGStgTerrain::init - init tilemgr
Initializing Tile Manager subsystem.
Initializing the tile cache.
max cache size = 100
current cache size = 0
done with init()
Splash screen progress finalize-position
Splash screen progress creating-subsystems
Creating Subsystems
======== ==========
Reading materials from C:/Program Files/FlightGear 2018.3.1/data/Materials/regions/materials.xml
picking entry # 0, server is https://dream.t3r.de/fgscenery
terrasync scenery provider of the day is 'https://dream.t3r.de/fgscenery'
sync of https://dream.t3r.de/fgscenery/Models started, queue size is 26
Successfully synchronized directory 'Models'
sync of https://dream.t3r.de/fgscenery/Airports/L started, queue size is 25
Reading systems from Path "C:/Program Files/FlightGear 2018.3.1/data/Aircraft/c172p/Systems/systems.xml"
Initializing HUD Instrument
Reading sound sound from Path "C:/Program Files/FlightGear 2018.3.1/data/Aircraft/c172p/c172-sound.xml"
Creating subsystems took:5574
Splash screen progress binding-subsystems
FGPropertyManager::GetNode() No node found for hydro/active-norm
ignoring unknown axis-alignment'yx-plane'.
ignoring unknown axis-alignment'yx-plane'.
ignoring unknown axis-alignment'yx-plane'.
empty 'not' condition
Request detected to initialize Advanced Weather on startup...
Volcanic activity off.
Loading local weather routines...
Animated jetways ... initialized
KMA20 audio panel initialized
Hobbs system stopped
Hobbs system stopped
Starter off
KI266 dme indicator #0 initialized
Primer reset to 0
Electrical system initialized
Astro Tech LC-2 Chronometer Loaded
Starting hard-coded terrain presampling
Garmin 196 loading cities
Garmin 196 loading cities done
Nasal runtime error: vector index -1 out of bounds (size: 0)
at C:/Program Files/FlightGear 2018.3.1/data/Nasal/local_weather/weather_tile_management.nas, line 1488
called from: C:/Program Files/FlightGear 2018.3.1/data/Nasal/local_weather/weather_tile_management.nas, line 1373
Path "C:/Users/matth/Documents/FlightGear/TerraSync/Pylons/w160n20/w157n20/383930.stg": Failed to load OBJECT_SHARED 'Models/Power/generic_pylon_50m.xml'
Path "C:/Users/matth/Documents/FlightGear/TerraSync/Pylons/w160n20/w157n20/383930.stg": Failed to load OBJECT_SHARED 'Models/Power/generic_pylon_25m.xml'
Path "C:/Users/matth/Documents/FlightGear/TerraSync/Pylons/w160n20/w157n20/383930.stg": Failed to load OBJECT_SHARED 'Models/Power/generic_pylon_25m.xml'
Path "C:/Users/matth/Documents/FlightGear/TerraSync/Pylons/w160n20/w157n20/383930.stg": Failed to load OBJECT_SHARED 'Models/Power/generic_pylon_25m.xml'
Path "C:/Users/matth/Documents/FlightGear/TerraSync/Pylons/w160n20/w157n20/383930.stg": Failed to load OBJECT_SHARED 'Models/Power/generic_pylon_25m.xml'
Path "C:/Users/matth/Documents/FlightGear/TerraSync/Pylons/w160n20/w157n20/383930.stg": Failed to load OBJECT_SHARED 'Models/Power/generic_pylon_25m.xml'
Path "C:/Users/matth/Documents/FlightGear/TerraSync/Pylons/w160n20/w157n20/383930.stg": Failed to load OBJECT_SHARED 'Models/Power/generic_pylon_25m.xml'
Path "C:/Users/matth/Documents/FlightGear/TerraSync/Pylons/w160n20/w157n20/383930.stg": Failed to load OBJECT_SHARED 'Models/Power/generic_pylon_25m.xml'
Path "C:/Users/matth/Documents/FlightGear/TerraSync/Pylons/w160n20/w157n20/383930.stg": Failed to load OBJECT_SHARED 'Models/Power/generic_pylon_25m.xml'
Path "C:/Users/matth/Documents/FlightGear/TerraSync/Pylons/w160n20/w157n20/383930.stg": Failed to load OBJECT_SHARED 'Models/Power/generic_pylon_25m.xml'
Path "C:/Users/matth/Documents/FlightGear/TerraSync/Pylons/w160n20/w157n20/383930.stg": Failed to load OBJECT_SHARED 'Models/Power/generic_pylon_25m.xml'
Path "C:/Users/matth/Documents/FlightGear/TerraSync/Pylons/w160n20/w157n20/383930.stg": Failed to load OBJECT_SHARED 'Models/Power/generic_pylon_25m.xml'
Path "C:/Users/matth/Documents/FlightGear/TerraSync/Pylons/w160n20/w157n20/383930.stg": Failed to load OBJECT_SHARED 'Models/Power/generic_pylon_25m.xml'
Path "C:/Users/matth/Documents/FlightGear/TerraSync/Pylons/w160n20/w157n20/383930.stg": Failed to load OBJECT_SHARED 'Models/Power/generic_pylon_25m.xml'
Path "C:/Users/matth/Documents/FlightGear/TerraSync/Pylons/w160n20/w157n20/383930.stg": Failed to load OBJECT_SHARED 'Models/Power/generic_pylon_25m.xml'
Path "C:/Users/matth/Documents/FlightGear/TerraSync/Pylons/w160n20/w157n20/383930.stg": Failed to load OBJECT_SHARED 'Models/Power/generic_pylon_25m.xml'
Path "C:/Users/matth/Documents/FlightGear/TerraSync/Pylons/w160n20/w157n20/383930.stg": Failed to load OBJECT_SHARED 'Models/Power/generic_pylon_25m.xml'
Path "C:/Users/matth/Documents/FlightGear/TerraSync/Pylons/w160n20/w157n20/383930.stg": Failed to load OBJECT_SHARED 'Models/Power/generic_pylon_25m.xml'
Path "C:/Users/matth/Documents/FlightGear/TerraSync/Pylons/w160n20/w157n20/383930.stg": Failed to load OBJECT_SHARED 'Models/Power/generic_pylon_25m.xml'
Path "C:/Users/matth/Documents/FlightGear/TerraSync/Pylons/w160n20/w157n20/383930.stg": Failed to load OBJECT_SHARED 'Models/Power/generic_pylon_25m.xml'
Path "C:/Users/matth/Documents/FlightGear/TerraSync/Pylons/w160n20/w157n20/383930.stg": Failed to load OBJECT_SHARED 'Models/Power/generic_pylon_25m.xml'
Path "C:/Users/matth/Documents/FlightGear/TerraSync/Pylons/w160n20/w157n20/383930.stg": Failed to load OBJECT_SHARED 'Models/Power/generic_pylon_25m.xml'
Path "C:/Users/matth/Documents/FlightGear/TerraSync/Pylons/w160n20/w157n20/383922.stg": Failed to load OBJECT_SHARED 'Models/Power/generic_pylon_50m.xml'
Path "C:/Users/matth/Documents/FlightGear/TerraSync/Pylons/w160n20/w157n20/383922.stg": Failed to load OBJECT_SHARED 'Models/Power/generic_pylon_50m.xml'
Path "C:/Users/matth/Documents/FlightGear/TerraSync/Pylons/w160n20/w157n20/383922.stg": Failed to load OBJECT_SHARED 'Models/Power/generic_pylon_50m.xml'
Path "C:/Users/matth/Documents/FlightGear/TerraSync/Pylons/w160n20/w157n20/383922.stg": Failed to load OBJECT_SHARED 'Models/Power/generic_pylon_50m.xml'
Path "C:/Users/matth/Documents/FlightGear/TerraSync/Pylons/w160n20/w157n20/383922.stg": Failed to load OBJECT_SHARED 'Models/Power/generic_pylon_50m.xml'
Path "C:/Users/matth/Documents/FlightGear/TerraSync/Pylons/w160n20/w157n20/383922.stg": Failed to load OBJECT_SHARED 'Models/Power/generic_pylon_50m.xml'
Path "C:/Users/matth/Documents/FlightGear/TerraSync/Pylons/w160n20/w157n20/383922.stg": Failed to load OBJECT_SHARED 'Models/Power/generic_pylon_50m.xml'
Path "C:/Users/matth/Documents/FlightGear/TerraSync/Pylons/w160n20/w157n20/383922.stg": Failed to load OBJECT_SHARED 'Models/Power/generic_pylon_50m.xml'
Path "C:/Users/matth/Documents/FlightGear/TerraSync/Pylons/w160n20/w157n20/383922.stg": Failed to load OBJECT_SHARED 'Models/Power/generic_pylon_50m.xml'
Path "C:/Users/matth/Documents/FlightGear/TerraSync/Pylons/w160n20/w157n20/383922.stg": Failed to load OBJECT_SHARED 'Models/Power/generic_pylon_50m.xml'
Path "C:/Users/matth/Documents/FlightGear/TerraSync/Pylons/w160n20/w157n20/383922.stg": Failed to load OBJECT_SHARED 'Models/Power/generic_pylon_50m.xml'
Path "C:/Users/matth/Documents/FlightGear/TerraSync/Pylons/w160n20/w157n20/383922.stg": Failed to load OBJECT_SHARED 'Models/Power/generic_pylon_50m.xml'
Path "C:/Users/matth/Documents/FlightGear/TerraSync/Pylons/w160n20/w157n20/383922.stg": Failed to load OBJECT_SHARED 'Models/Power/generic_pylon_50m.xml'
Path "C:/Users/matth/Documents/FlightGear/TerraSync/Pylons/w160n20/w157n20/383922.stg": Failed to load OBJECT_SHARED 'Models/Power/generic_pylon_50m.xml'
Path "C:/Users/matth/Documents/FlightGear/TerraSync/Pylons/w160n20/w157n20/383922.stg": Failed to load OBJECT_SHARED 'Models/Power/generic_pylon_50m.xml'
Path "C:/Users/matth/Documents/FlightGear/TerraSync/Pylons/w160n20/w157n20/383922.stg": Failed to load OBJECT_SHARED 'Models/Power/generic_pylon_50m.xml'
Path "C:/Users/matth/Documents/FlightGear/TerraSync/Pylons/w160n20/w157n20/383922.stg": Failed to load OBJECT_SHARED 'Models/Power/generic_pylon_50m.xml'
Path "C:/Users/matth/Documents/FlightGear/TerraSync/Pylons/w160n20/w157n20/383922.stg": Failed to load OBJECT_SHARED 'Models/Power/generic_pylon_50m.xml'
Path "C:/Users/matth/Documents/FlightGear/TerraSync/Pylons/w160n20/w157n20/383922.stg": Failed to load OBJECT_SHARED 'Models/Power/generic_pylon_50m.xml'
Path "C:/Users/matth/Documents/FlightGear/TerraSync/Pylons/w160n20/w157n20/383922.stg": Failed to load OBJECT_SHARED 'Models/Power/generic_pylon_50m.xml'
Path "C:/Users/matth/Documents/FlightGear/TerraSync/Pylons/w160n20/w157n20/383922.stg": Failed to load OBJECT_SHARED 'Models/Power/generic_pylon_50m.xml'
Path "C:/Users/matth/Documents/FlightGear/TerraSync/Pylons/w160n20/w157n20/383922.stg": Failed to load OBJECT_SHARED 'Models/Power/generic_pylon_50m.xml'
Path "C:/Users/matth/Documents/FlightGear/TerraSync/Pylons/w160n20/w157n20/383922.stg": Failed to load OBJECT_SHARED 'Models/Power/generic_pylon_50m.xml'
Path "C:/Users/matth/Documents/FlightGear/TerraSync/Pylons/w160n20/w157n20/383922.stg": Failed to load OBJECT_SHARED 'Models/Power/generic_pylon_50m.xml'
Path "C:/Users/matth/Documents/FlightGear/TerraSync/Pylons/w160n20/w157n20/383922.stg": Failed to load OBJECT_SHARED 'Models/Power/generic_pylon_50m.xml'
Path "C:/Users/matth/Documents/FlightGear/TerraSync/Pylons/w160n20/w157n20/383922.stg": Failed to load OBJECT_SHARED 'Models/Power/generic_pylon_50m.xml'
Path "C:/Users/matth/Documents/FlightGear/TerraSync/Pylons/w160n20/w157n20/383922.stg": Failed to load OBJECT_SHARED 'Models/Power/generic_pylon_50m.xml'
Path "C:/Users/matth/Documents/FlightGear/TerraSync/Pylons/w160n20/w157n20/383922.stg": Failed to load OBJECT_SHARED 'Models/Power/generic_pylon_50m.xml'
Path "C:/Users/matth/Documents/FlightGear/TerraSync/Pylons/w160n20/w157n20/383922.stg": Failed to load OBJECT_SHARED 'Models/Power/generic_pylon_50m.xml'
Path "C:/Users/matth/Documents/FlightGear/TerraSync/Pylons/w160n20/w157n20/383922.stg": Failed to load OBJECT_SHARED 'Models/Power/generic_pylon_50m.xml'
Path "C:/Users/matth/Documents/FlightGear/TerraSync/Pylons/w160n20/w157n20/383922.stg": Failed to load OBJECT_SHARED 'Models/Power/generic_pylon_50m.xml'
Path "C:/Users/matth/Documents/FlightGear/TerraSync/Pylons/w160n20/w157n20/383922.stg": Failed to load OBJECT_SHARED 'Models/Power/generic_pylon_50m.xml'
Path "C:/Users/matth/Documents/FlightGear/TerraSync/Pylons/w160n20/w157n20/383922.stg": Failed to load OBJECT_SHARED 'Models/Power/generic_pylon_50m.xml'
Path "C:/Users/matth/Documents/FlightGear/TerraSync/Pylons/w160n20/w157n20/383922.stg": Failed to load OBJECT_SHARED 'Models/Power/generic_pylon_50m.xml'
Path "C:/Users/matth/Documents/FlightGear/TerraSync/Pylons/w160n20/w157n20/383922.stg": Failed to load OBJECT_SHARED 'Models/Power/generic_pylon_50m.xml'
Path "C:/Users/matth/Documents/FlightGear/TerraSync/Pylons/w160n20/w157n20/383922.stg": Failed to load OBJECT_SHARED 'Models/Power/generic_pylon_50m.xml'
Path "C:/Users/matth/Documents/FlightGear/TerraSync/Pylons/w160n20/w157n20/383922.stg": Failed to load OBJECT_SHARED 'Models/Power/generic_pylon_50m.xml'
Path "C:/Users/matth/Documents/FlightGear/TerraSync/Pylons/w160n20/w157n20/383922.stg": Failed to load OBJECT_SHARED 'Models/Power/generic_pylon_50m.xml'
Path "C:/Users/matth/Documents/FlightGear/TerraSync/Pylons/w160n20/w157n20/383922.stg": Failed to load OBJECT_SHARED 'Models/Power/generic_pylon_50m.xml'
Path "C:/Users/matth/Documents/FlightGear/TerraSync/Pylons/w160n20/w157n20/383922.stg": Failed to load OBJECT_SHARED 'Models/Power/generic_pylon_50m.xml'
Path "C:/Users/matth/Documents/FlightGear/TerraSync/Pylons/w160n20/w157n20/383922.stg": Failed to load OBJECT_SHARED 'Models/Power/generic_pylon_50m.xml'
Path "C:/Users/matth/Documents/FlightGear/TerraSync/Pylons/w160n20/w157n20/383922.stg": Failed to load OBJECT_SHARED 'Models/Power/generic_pylon_50m.xml'
Path "C:/Users/matth/Documents/FlightGear/TerraSync/Pylons/w160n20/w157n20/383922.stg": Failed to load OBJECT_SHARED 'Models/Power/generic_pylon_50m.xml'
Path "C:/Users/matth/Documents/FlightGear/TerraSync/Pylons/w160n20/w157n20/383922.stg": Failed to load OBJECT_SHARED 'Models/Power/generic_pylon_50m.xml'
Path "C:/Users/matth/Documents/FlightGear/TerraSync/Pylons/w160n20/w157n20/383922.stg": Failed to load OBJECT_SHARED 'Models/Power/generic_pylon_50m.xml'
Path "C:/Users/matth/Documents/FlightGear/TerraSync/Pylons/w160n20/w157n20/383922.stg": Failed to load OBJECT_SHARED 'Models/Power/generic_pylon_50m.xml'
Path "C:/Users/matth/Documents/FlightGear/TerraSync/Pylons/w160n20/w157n20/383922.stg": Failed to load OBJECT_SHARED 'Models/Power/generic_pylon_50m.xml'
Path "C:/Users/matth/Documents/FlightGear/TerraSync/Pylons/w160n20/w157n20/383922.stg": Failed to load OBJECT_SHARED 'Models/Power/generic_pylon_50m.xml'