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FS200* Fuel Calculator v1

Version 1 of a compact fuel calculator computes the fuel needed to complete a flight, supports all standard simulator aircraft, and accepts add-on aircraft for use in any sim, by Bracken Dawson, with an image file named FualCb.JPG.

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Shoot Config File Voice Control

Peter Wilding presents a voice control configuration, version 1.6.3, designed to work with a freeware controller available from the linked download page to operate the simulator by spoken commands. It enables ATC dialogue, autopilot controls, and cockpit view navigation, with a readme and instructions accompanying it.

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Complete with Base Model

Oscar Class Submarine

An enhanced Oscar-class submarine replica showcases a detailed cockpit, textures, and an animated flag with props, featuring two variants, each equipped with its own sound files. A basic working autopilot rests alongside FSDS source files for learners seeking to upgrade the existing work.

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EditVoicepack 3.0

By Lars Moellebjerg, EditVoicepack adds missing callsigns, aircrafts, and airports, delivering 800 new callsigns out of the box. A centralized upload system keeps these additions accessible to all users, while it requires Microsoft .Net Framework 1.1 and does not support the 2002 edition.

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Aviation Weather Information System

HTML pages viewable on a kneeboard provide fingertip access to up-to-date weather in quick-to-digest graphics, version 1.0. Content comes from NOAA and includes a METAR Applet, US National Radar with cloud-top heights, PIREPs for icing, turbulence, and sky condition, plus a decoded and raw TAF lookup tool.

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World Of Fireworks

Ron Jeffers presents a method to add fireworks displays across the globe using own effects files and the Microsoft bglcomp.exe tool. By navigating to the desired location, recording the lat. and lon. coordinates, and processing them with the utility, users view a show, aided by a fireworks tutorial with two ready-to-go examples.

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Modified Obslight Effect File

Replacement files design blinking lights on towers, etc., so they become visible at a greater distance. In use, the aim is to improve how visible those blinking indicators become from longer ranges for varied observers.

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Rainbow

By Ilya Prokhorenko, a compact rainbow effect unfolds and a sample flight demonstrates it, with a visual reference named rainbow2.gif. It depicts the rainbow effect in a concise, self-contained view suitable for quick assessment and verification.

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Complete with Base Model

Sail Ship Schooner 'Etoile'

She serves as a training vessel for French Navy cadets and bears the Etoile name, with her sister Belle Poule. They sail to Great Britain in 1940 and are listed in the Free French Navy, while a cfg and a .air file courtesy of Mitsuya "Hama" Hamaguchi accompany the craft.

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EUroute Module

A free extension for flight simulators organizes flight planning information for virtual flights. A new cockpit pop-up planning computer opens when accessed, and more than 7000 European routes exist, with regular checks maintaining quality; the database covers Europe only, excluding the USA and other regions.

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Simulated Aircraft Bubble Sextant

An interactive gauge that simulates the sextant and the method of crossing lines of position to fix a location, drawing on 1940s star-position tables. It works with any aircraft in the simulation and ships a comprehensive browser-based manual and references, credited to Dave Bitzer and Mark Beaumont.

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Ai Flightplan Calculator

GW_Simulations provides a utility that enables the creation of AI flightplans for use with a compiler or similar tool. An image reference points to /userimages/FPCS1.JPG, signaling a graphic asset linked to GW_Simulations' utility in use.

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LaunchControl v1.3

Version 1.3 provides English and German text and enables starting a flight-sim session with random splash screens. It can optionally trigger a voice chat client to connect to a chosen multiplayer server, and is offered as shareware by P. T. Waugh.

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Screen Shoter v6.0

Version 6.0 of a simple program lets users take screen shots in BMP, GIF, PNG and other formats, enabling quick saves of screen captures in multiple formats. All told, it serves as a compact tool for saving screen captures across available formats.

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Flight Plan Database

Designed by Barrie Hiern, a database keeps track of your flights, presenting a compact, purpose-built solution for flight information management. Its purpose remains to support straightforward handling of flight records, anchored in Barrie Hiern's design and aimed at reliable reference for aviation activity.

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3D Contrail effects

By including three-dimensional contrail visuals, this add-on enhances high altitude flight realism, replacing flat trails with depth. It ships backup files containing the original fx_contrail_l.fx, allowing reversion, and the effect preserves a smooth appearance without blocky, pixelated artifacts.

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Airport Lighting Version 2

Version two of an airport lighting modification adds blue runway end strobes and lead-in lights, with all luminaires sharpened for crisper accuracy. All fixtures are sharpened for clearer visibility, and the work is attributed to Mark Poole.

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Complete with Base Model

1998 Mercedes-Benz SL600 FULL RELEASE

By Jessy Corrales, a late-90s Mercedes-Benz SL600 concept presents a detailed model featuring full DVC data with reflective rims, surfaces, and mirrors. It includes three rim variations and comprehensive animations such as steerable front wheels, suspension, opening doors, and a movable steering wheel.

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and FS2002 EFFECTS: Nick's Prop Dust with Control Gauges

Nick Needham's gauge and effects system senses terrain contact or flight over diverse surfaces and adapts prop and rotor wash dust and water effects accordingly. It responds to dirt, dry mud or clay, snow, rain, water, ice, sand, gravel and short grass.

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Complete with Base Model

High-altitude contrail 50 miles long

The configuration enables high-altitude contrails by using the aircraft.cfg EFFECTS section on each jet or propeller aircraft. The temperature threshold is user definable, and the files include a new AI contrail with a revised cfg and an extra AI copy of the default aircraft by Jan Rosenberg.

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