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Contents<br />

About This <strong>Manual</strong> iii<br />

1 About X-<strong>Plane</strong> 1<br />

1.1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1<br />

1.2 What X-<strong>Plane</strong> Includes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2<br />

1.3 About <strong>the</strong> Versions of <strong>the</strong> X-<strong>Plane</strong> Simulator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3<br />

1.3.1 X-<strong>Plane</strong> <strong>10</strong> Global . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4<br />

1.3.2 X-<strong>Plane</strong> <strong>10</strong> Regional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4<br />

1.3.3 X-<strong>Plane</strong> <strong>10</strong> Professional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4<br />

1.4 History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5<br />

1.4.1 Austin’s Bio, As of Mid-2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5<br />

1.5 X-<strong>Plane</strong> Today . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7<br />

2 Quick Start Guide 9<br />

2.1 Installing X-<strong>Plane</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9<br />

2.2 Launching X-<strong>Plane</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11<br />

2.3 Configuring Essential Yoke/Joystick Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12<br />

2.4 Setting Up a Flight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13<br />

2.5 Getting Off <strong>the</strong> Ground . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14<br />

2.6 Updating X-<strong>Plane</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14<br />

2.7 Fur<strong>the</strong>r Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15<br />

3 Preparation and Installation 17<br />

3.1 System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17<br />

3.1.1 Display Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18<br />

3.1.2 Graphics Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18<br />

3.1.2.1 Updating Graphics Drivers in Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18<br />

3.2 Selecting Flight Control Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19<br />

3.2.1 Joysticks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19<br />

3.2.2 Yokes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20<br />

3.2.3 Rudder Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20<br />

3.2.4 O<strong>the</strong>r Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20<br />

3.3 Installing X-<strong>Plane</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21<br />

3.3.1 Installation on a Windows PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21<br />

3.3.1.1 Special Considerations for Windows XP Users . . . . . . . . . . . . 22<br />

3.3.1.2 Special Considerations for Windows Vista and 7 Users . . . . . . . . 23<br />

3.3.2 Installation on a Mac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23<br />

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