FlightGear Installing Add-ons Questions & Answers

Installing FlightGear and extending it with aircraft or scenery involves different paths and permissions on Windows and Linux. This hub explains where to obtain the simulator, how standard installers, Flatpak and distribution package managers differ, and which data directories FlightGear actually reads.

You will find practical steps for unpacking add-on aircraft, placing scenery tiles, setting search paths and checking that new content appears in the launcher. Answers written and tested by the Fly Away team cover common failures such as nested folders, mismatched versions, missing dependencies, restricted write access and duplicate installations, with advice for updating or removing packages cleanly.