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FSXControls Utility V3.0

The control suite provides a GUI with input setup, hangar aircraft management, and a chart viewer that loads airport and NAV aids information via an index image. FlexyCamera supports Cockpit, Airframe, and Free roaming modes with an almost unlimited camera count and global plus aircraft-related configurations, and saves produce a .bak backup.

: 1.27 MB
: 2.4K
: 5/5
: 6

FSXPilot Software

FSXPilot functions as a session-limited shareware with 30 activations, while navigation, EFIS, and autopilot functions remain usable, and it accepts second-party FSP flight plans. The program runs as a standalone app before or during host operation and can be started from a computer over a network; some menus activate only when the host starts.

: 6.16 MB
: 2.2K
: 5/5

RepaintManagerX V1.01

This version fixes a startup crash reported in v1.0, and enables quick handling of visual changes by dragging a zip onto the aircraft to apply them efficiently. It also manages aircraft.cfg files, by Dave Nunez.

: 1.35 MB
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: 4/5
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Utility--Auththumbnail

The utility automatically captures a dynamic screenshot of the currently loaded aircraft and generates the corresponding thumbnail for the select aircraft menu. It saves the final image directly into the simulator’s aircraft directory, runs in the background with minimal resource use, and the original developer releases it into the public domain.

: 186.08 KB
: 2.1K
: 4/5

Yet Another Moving Map V2.0

Operating as a LAN-ready tool, it connects a moving map to the program using an included SimConnect.dll and supports JPG maps only. It offers an on-the-fly position fix for non-orthogonal maps and a tracking display for up to 20 AI aircraft, with server and client executables such as YAMM_server_v-2.0.exe and YAMM_client_v-2.0.exe, by Laurent Claude.

: 10.78 MB
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: 5/5
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Utility--FS9toFSx Migration

The migration utility processes the older version folder and can target several earlier formats. It analyzes aircraft.cfg, .mdl, and .air files to identify required resources, builds a list of references from .mdl data, verifies their presence, and searches for non standard DLLs, by Georges Vinet.

: 338.23 KB
: 1.9K
: 2/5
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ToCIVA Flight Plan Converter Utility

A utility converts .pln flight plans into Carousel Inertial Navigation System IV/a (CIVA). Users drag and drop a .pln file onto the icon to trigger conversion, or open the program and select Convert from the menu, by Aldo Dell Uomini.

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AITP-X AI Timeout Patcher

In its alpha release, Andrew Jarvis of JBAI Simulations presents the AITP-X utility, which adjusts AI arrival timing to lengthen the disappearance timeout from 5 minutes to as much as 17 minutes. A related variant is noted as AITP10.ZIP for another implementation.

: 3.23 MB
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FSX/FS Design Studio v3.5.1 FSDSxTweak V1.6

Two operating modes drive this tool: auditing image references and modifying .x content. Auditing reports identify all image references and their counts, while the tweaking mode injects multiple map filenames (diffuse, specular, ambient, emissive, reflection, shininess, bump, displacement, detail, Fresnel), plus environment, detail, and bump scales and dynamic shadows via ShadowMapReady, by Dave Nunez.

: 277.34 KB
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ATC Browser Utility

Aimed at flightsim enthusiasts, this tool links to real-world air traffic control through a database of live feeds accessed over the Internet and interacts with simulation software. The current version enforces a 15-minute session limit, while pre-installed frequencies cover the KPIT area, with authorship credited to D. Lowey.

: 638 KB
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To ForeFlight IPAD Apps Interface

Mel Malin develops a utility that transmits FSX position, altitude, track, and ground speed information using Peter Dowson's FSUIPC SDK. The project credits Mel Malin as the author and notes the SDK origin from Peter Dowson.

: 3.11 MB
: 1.1K
: 5/5

Largest_Crash Utility

Grounded in the ASN Aviation Safety Database, this Excel file compiles airplane crash history from 1945 to today. Richard Monnin authors the work, presenting major narratives with accompanying photos, and listing each aircraft by the number of fatalities.

: 43.89 MB
: 872
: 5/5
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Flight Simulation Training Tool

Steve Smith delivers Excel-format three logs that track simulator time, ground school time, and aircraft specifications. The logs work with any flight-simulation format and may be used for training, entertainment, or virtual airline flight tracking, and they include categories such as IFR/VFR and weather-related planning.

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xml2shp Utility

Winfried Orthmann delivers a utility that converts an XML file into a group of shape files for processing with shp2vec included in the SDK. It includes example files, and Winfried Orthmann receives official credit for this work.

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FSXControls Utility V2.1

Three modules comprise the offering: a GUI multifunction module, the EQgauges.dll chart viewer, and the EQmodule.dll GhostMouse input driver. Version 2.1 adds in-flight GhostMouse configuration, optional scripting for gauges, and the ability to catch internal events, with freeware availability for non commercial use by Eugene Motorny.

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AutoSaver 1.0

Automatic flight saves occur at a user-defined interval, with Omar Damiani credited as the creator. The approach centers on automatic preservation of flight progress using a straightforward interval-driven mechanism that requires no user input at startup.

: 461.76 KB
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FSDSxTweak V2.4

FSDSxTweak works with FSDS 3.5.1 to apply bump mapping, VC dynamic shadows, environment mapping, and external and VC cameras, along with automatically computed gear compression and fuel tank placement. Version 2.4 adds bug fixes, bloom and material-color tweaks, plus fsdsxtweak_plugin with build scripts and Modeldef_Edit for animation dictionaries.

: 4.95 MB
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Module Tool X V0.4

By Alexander Brand, the utility edits the module configuration files exe.xml and dll.xml, requiring the .NET 2.0 framework. Version 0.4, dated 7 February 2008, fixes saving issues tied to file formats and addresses problems with the Explorer Bar.

: 2.54 MB
: 490

Key2Mouse Universal Demo V1.05

Flight-simulation contexts guide a key-to-mouse converter that enables programmable devices to trigger mouse clicks for software with graphical controls. In trial mode, it handles up to 3 macros for 10 minutes per session, and the user’s guide sits in manual.pdf.

: 1.83 MB
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AISmooth

v1.20, by Michael Sagner, AISmooth functions as an AI traffic manager with optional voice output, delivering a voice-enabled control option for AI traffic at your airport and reducing the number of go-arounds of AI traffic.

: 722.22 KB
: 21K
: 5/5