diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+# vims swap files
+*.swp
+*.swo
+# .pyc
+*.pyc
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+# FlightGear Copilot
+
+This skill acts as an copilot for flight gear that assists you by following your voice commands.
+
+## Current state
+UNUSABLE
+Working features:
+ - Crashing
+
+Known issues:
+ - ...
+
+TODO:
+ - ...
diff --git a/__init__.py b/__init__.py
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+import sys
+import re
+import json
+
+from adapt.intent import IntentBuilder
+from mycroft import MycroftSkill, intent_handler
+from mycroft.skills.core import MycroftSkill
+from mycroft.util.log import getLogger
+
+LOGGER = getLogger(__name__)
+
+class FlightGearCopilotSkill(MycroftSkill):
+	def __init__(self):
+		super(FlightGearCopilotSkill, self).__init__()
+
+		# setting defaults, if not set
+		self.settings['profiles'] = ({"name": "IDG Airbus", "acid": ("a320-200-cfm", "a320-200-iae"), "flaps": ({"id": "up", "min-spd": 210, "max-spd": 350}, {"id": 1, "min-spd": 190, "max-spd": 230}), "gear-retractable": "true"},{})
+
+# DEFINITION of the settings['profiles'] structure
+# (
+#	{
+#		"name": "<profile-name>",
+#		"acid":
+#		(
+#			"<Aircraft-id> can be found in /???",
+#			...
+#		),
+#		flaps:
+#		(
+#			{
+#				"id": "<flaps-name> can be up|down|full|number",
+#				"min-spd": "<minimum speed for save retraction>",
+#				"max-spd": "<maximum speed for save extention>"
+#			},
+#			...
+#		)
+#		"flaps-path": "<path to current flaps-position>"
+#		"gear-retractable": "<true|false>"
+#	}
+# )
+
+# might be useful
+# make_active()
+
+	@intent_handler(IntentBuilder('FlapsIntent').require('flaps'))
+	def handle_flaps_intent(self, message):
+		flaps_request = message.data['utterance']
+		if flaps_request == "flaps":
+			self.speak_dialog("no.setting")
+			sys.exit(0)
+
+		# extracting the flaps setting from the utterance
+		match = re.match(r'.*flaps.* (up|full|down|\d{1,2}).*', flaps_request, re.I)
+		flaps_request = match.group(1)
+
+		# TODO add connection to fg
+
+		# DEMO DATA
+		kias = 140
+		flaps = 2
+		acid = "a320-200-cfm"
+		# END DEMO DATA
+
+		profile = ''
+
+		# TODO read acid to know which profile to use
+
+		for i_profiles in self.settings['profiles']:
+			for i_acid in i_profiles:
+				if i_acid == acid:
+					break
+			if profile != '':
+				break
+
+		# TODO read flaps and kias
+
+		# check if extend or retract flaps
+		# TODO add seperate handling of the up|down|full value
+		if str(flaps_request) == "up" or str(flaps_request) == "down" or str(flaps_request) == "full":
+			pass
+		else:
+			if int(flaps_request) > flaps:
+				flaps_mov = "extend"
+			elif int(flaps_request) < flaps:
+				flaps_mov = "retract"
+			else:
+				self.speak_dialog("keep.flaps")
+				sys.exit(0)
+
+		# TODO set flaps in fg
+
+		self.speak("Speed checked. Flaps " + str(flaps_request))
+
+	def stop(self):
+		pass
+
+def create_skill():
+	return FlightGearCopilotSkill()
diff --git a/dialog/en-us/keep.flaps.dialog b/dialog/en-us/keep.flaps.dialog
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+Already set.
diff --git a/dialog/en-us/no.setting.dialog b/dialog/en-us/no.setting.dialog
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+++ b/dialog/en-us/no.setting.dialog
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+Please give me a flaps setting.
+I don't know the . . . Flaps setting.
diff --git a/dialog/en-us/spd.high.dialog b/dialog/en-us/spd.high.dialog
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+Speed is too high, I can't extend flaps.
+I can't extend the flaps, please reduce speed first.
+Do you want the flaps blow away?
diff --git a/dialog/en-us/spd.low.dialog b/dialog/en-us/spd.low.dialog
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+Speed is too low, I can't retract flaps.
+I can't retract the flaps, please reduce speed first.
+Do you want us to stall?
diff --git a/settings.json b/settings.json
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+{"__mycroft_skill_firstrun": false, "host": "localhost", "port": 8081, "profiles": {"gear-retractable": "true", "acid": ["a320-200-cfm", "a320-200-iae"], "name": "A32X", "flaps": [{"max-spd": 350, "min-spd": 210, "id": "up"}, {"max-spd": 230, "min-spd": 190, "id": 1}]}}
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diff --git a/vocab/en-us/flaps.voc b/vocab/en-us/flaps.voc
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+flaps