diff --git a/Tools/scripts/playback_log_fg.py b/Tools/scripts/playback_log_fg.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+'''
+play back an onboard log as a FlightGear FG NET stream
+
+Useful for visualising flights
+'''
+
+from builtins import object
+
+import sys
+import time
+
+from pymavlink import fgFDM
+from pymavlink import mavutil
+
+from argparse import ArgumentParser
+parser = ArgumentParser(description=__doc__)
+
+parser.add_argument("--condition", default=None, help="select packets by condition")
+parser.add_argument("--fgout", action='append', default=['127.0.0.1:5503'], help="flightgear FDM NET output (IP:port)")
+parser.add_argument("--attmsg", default='ATT', help="msg to use for attitude")
+parser.add_argument("--speedup", type=float, default=1.0, help="playback speedup")
+parser.add_argument("--chute-slowdown", type=float, default=1.0, help="slowdown after parachute release")
+parser.add_argument("log", metavar="LOG")
+args = parser.parse_args()
+
+filename = args.log
+
+
+class Playback(object):
+    def __init__(self, filename):
+        self.mlog = mavutil.mavlink_connection(filename)
+        self.fgout = []
+        for f in args.fgout:
+            self.fgout.append(mavutil.mavudp(f, input=False))
+
+        self.fdm = fgFDM.fgFDM()
+
+        self.chute_released = False
+
+        self.msg = self.next_msg()
+        if self.msg is None:
+            sys.exit(1)
+        self.last_timestamp = self.msg.TimeUS*1.0e-6
+
+        while True:
+            self.next_message()
+            if self.msg is None:
+                break
+
+    def next_msg(self):
+        while True:
+            msg = self.mlog.recv_match(condition=args.condition)
+            if msg is None:
+                return None
+            if msg.get_type() not in ['PARM', 'FMT', 'CMD']:
+                return msg
+
+    def next_message(self):
+        '''called as each msg is ready'''
+
+        msg = self.msg
+        if msg is None:
+            return
+
+        timestamp = msg.TimeUS*1.0e-6
+
+        dt = timestamp - self.last_timestamp
+        dt = max(dt, 0)
+        dt = min(dt, 1)
+        if dt > 0.01:
+            self.last_timestamp = timestamp
+            if self.chute_released:
+                dt *= args.chute_slowdown
+            else:
+                dt /= args.speedup
+            while dt > 0:
+                time.sleep(0.01)
+                dt -= 0.01
+                if self.fdm.get('latitude') != 0:
+                    for f in self.fgout:
+                        f.write(self.fdm.pack())
+
+        while True:
+            self.msg = self.next_msg()
+            if self.msg is None:
+                return
+            if self.msg is not None and self.msg.get_type() != "BAD_DATA":
+                break
+
+        if msg.get_type() == "HEARTBEAT":
+            self.is_mavlink = True
+
+        if msg.get_type() == "GPS":
+            self.fdm.set('latitude', msg.Lat, units='degrees')
+            self.fdm.set('longitude', msg.Lng, units='degrees')
+            self.fdm.set('altitude', msg.Alt, units='meters')
+
+        if msg.get_type() == args.attmsg:
+            self.fdm.set('phi', msg.Roll, units='degrees')
+            self.fdm.set('theta', msg.Pitch, units='degrees')
+            self.fdm.set('psi', msg.Yaw, units='degrees')
+
+        if msg.get_type() == "IMU":
+            self.fdm.set('phidot', msg.GyrX, units='rps')
+            self.fdm.set('thetadot', msg.GyrY, units='rps')
+            self.fdm.set('psidot', msg.GyrZ, units='rps')
+
+        if msg.get_type() == "RCOU":
+            self.fdm.set('num_engines', 4)
+            self.fdm.set('rpm', (msg.C1-1060), 0)
+            self.fdm.set('rpm', (msg.C2-1060), 1)
+            self.fdm.set('rpm', (msg.C3-1060), 2)
+            self.fdm.set('rpm', (msg.C4-1060), 3)
+
+        if msg.get_type() == 'MSG':
+            print("APM: %s" % msg.Message)
+
+        if msg.get_type() == 'EV':
+            if msg.Id == 51:
+                self.chute_released = True
+                print("PARACHTE RELEASED")
+
+        if self.fdm.get('latitude') != 0:
+            for f in self.fgout:
+                f.write(self.fdm.pack())
+
+
+playback = Playback(filename)