GNU/Linux Aviation HOWTO

Flying with GNU/Linux

Nicolas Dufour

Current author of this document. 

John Petterson

Original author since 2000 from version 1.0 to 1.5. 

Abstract

This document is intended to provide pointers to software packages that run under GNU/Linux and are usefull to pilots (private, commercial or military), airlines, airports or any actors in the aeronautical domain. I want to encourage everybody to contribute to this document, either by providing pointers to existing software, or by writing new application for GNU/Linux.


Table of Contents

Introduction
1. Audience
2. Revision History
3. Contributions
4. Feedback
5. Copyright information
1. Flight
1. Planning
1.1. fplan
1.2. Flight Navigation Planner
1.3. FlyWay
1.4. OpenFlyers
2. GPS
2.1. ChartPlotter
2.2. GPSd
2.3. GpsDrive
2.4. GPSMan
2.5. Elgaard Positioning System
3. Soaring
3.1. GPLIGC
3.2. IGCview
3.3. JFlight
3.4. KFLog
4. Analyzis and Logbook
4.1. Airlog
5. Weather
5.1. pyRadar
5.2. WeatherCheck
2. Airline
3. Airport
1. SMS
4. Simulation
1. Flight Simulators
1.1. FlightGear
1.2. X-Plane
1.3. JSBSim Flight Dynamics Model
1.4. IFT
2. Navigation Helps
2.1. Atlas
2.2. OpenGC
2.3. A340GC
3. Others
3.1. Tim's Air Navigation Simulator
5. Training
1. PilotPal
2. NeoKit
6. Data sources
1. Environment
1.1. DAFIF
2. Dynamic streams
2.1. LiveATC
3. Geographic sources
7. Websites and catalogs
1. Open-Aero.org
A. About the author
B. Used acronyms
Glossary