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Reduce AI

ReduceAI, version 1.0, reconfigures AI traffic flight plans to better respect the user's traffic density settings. It notes that many AI traffic offerings lack granularity options, leaving traffic at full or none, by Henning Schaefer.

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Squawk Code Generator V1.12

This tool generates 4-digit squawk numbers by random selection, excluding 8 and 9, with a maximum of 7777. Version 1.12, issued as SquawkCodev1.12, includes a code guide and an updated method, and Nathan and Richard Hammer of Perth, Western Australia, serve as developers.

: 1.8 MB
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Navari Utility

Navari offers a compact flight planner/navigation display and autopilot, enabling flight creation via simple clicks and imports from a routing tool. It lets users complete routes on local airfield maps by adding SIDs and STARs, then fly with LNAV and VNAV modes; a beta from Scumari Technologies, 2009.

: 24.57 MB
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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
: 874
: 5/5
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AI Carriers for Flight Simulator X SP1

An efficient tool lets you place and command ships or fleets in the sim, avoiding edits to traffic or mission files. It requires Java JRE 1.5+, SP1 support with SP2 untested and Vista not tested; cruiser and destroyer hulls are included, plus aicarriers.cfg for customization and fleet insertion at the current user position via Shift+U.

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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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TweakFS Menu Mate V1.0

Menu Mate delivers quicker access to more than sixty menu items, reducing the need to drill through multiple layers. The package includes exe.xml as an example, the main executable, a menu.cfg, plus two manuals in PDF and SWF formats.

: 1.65 MB
: 692
: 5/5

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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FS Live Traffic Alias Installer

The alias installer connects the Traffic_Sounds package to all AI aircraft, enabling sound functionality across the traffic system and ensuring consistent audio behavior. Users must purchase Traffic_Sounds for full operation, and Alan Constable receives credit for the work.

: 6.65 MB
: 654

Sim Network Utility

Sim Network links a flight simulator across multiple computers, using wireless or wired connections to mirror aircraft movements and position on a second machine running the same software via Simconnect. It enables additional views on client monitors and remains a pre-release version with time limitations, with a full copy available by Daryl Lowey.

: 1.04 MB
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AircraftTweak V1.1

A configuration tool operates on the aircraft.cfg file, enabling changes to parameters and, through AircraftTweakUI, installation and removal of visual modifications on your system. The latest version improves the source-reading algorithm during installations and adds a command to list all installed aircraft, plus commands to create and apply binary patches, by Dave Nunez.

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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
: 493

Ultimate Traffic Ailis Installer

An alias installer for Ultimate Traffic enables all AI aircraft to use Traffic Sounds, includes a manual install option for hands-on edits, and the process hinges on purchasing Traffic Sounds to enable full functionality properly.

: 1.54 MB
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TweakFS Zip Utility V1.0

TweakFS Zip operates as a stand-alone utility that unpacks and creates zip archives without a third-party program, and it presents a graphical tree view of the folder structure. It auto-detects the target folder location, offers preset destinations, and can add comments to Zip files.

: 964.32 KB
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FSXControls Utility V2.0

By Eugene Motorny, this trio of modules comprises a GUI multifunction component, a chart viewer gauge named EQgauges.dll, and a control input handler EQmodule.dll that implements GhostMouse. EQmodule.dll serves as the GhostMouse driver, enabling input mapping and additional tricks for cockpit controls.

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: 5/5
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YAMM Client V2.1

Version 2.1 brings a zoom feature controlled in the ini file, enabling a toggle between 100% view and the zoom factor via the menu bar. The package separates server and client components, including YAMM_server_v-2.0.exe with SimConnect.dll and ini_serv_file.xml, and YAMM_client_v-2.1.exe with YAMM_client_v-2.1.ini, plus maps such as los_angeles.jpg and KSFO.jpg.

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G15 SpeedBird Beta 0.2

Developed for users with a G15 keyboard, this beta plugin displays speed, altitude, flaps and other current aircraft status in the keyboard information window, with a second Beta release by Team-Challenger. It now runs on both x86 and x64 platforms, and activates the first two buttons to switch between the GEN and NAV display.

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Bookmarks V1.0.4

This utility saves positions by storing latitude, longitude, altitude, and heading, enabling jumps to saved points. It minimizes to the system tray and presents a right-click context menu, with version 1.0.4 marking the initial release.

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Plug-In For Airtrack V1.2

By Jofre Palau, this AirTrack plug-in for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch reads flight plans from the simulator and displays them in AirTrack via a local network. It modifies the default gauges file at .../FSX_DIR/Gauges/MiniPanel.cfg, creating MiniPanel.bak, and provides Window04 and Window10 blocks for in-sim control.

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Fraps 3.0.3

The app works with games using DirectX or OpenGL, displaying FPS in a corner and enabling benchmarks that measure frame rate between two points. It saves statistics to disk, captures screenshots with a keystroke that names and timestamps them, and records video up to 2560x1600 at 10–120 FPS.

: 1.98 MB
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