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Modified Sun V2

A brightness upgrade for the sun, Sunmod V2, increases brightness and removes the lensflare option, created by Eitan Daniel and Vincent van Veen. It centers on a suneffect.cfg and a corona1.bmp image, with the corona file interchangeable and a SUN_024.jpg preview included.

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VPN Virtual Pilot Network

1.4us enables access to weather radar, forecasts, METAR, and NOTAMS from a cockpit kneeboard that doubles as a web browser. Virtual airlines can create their own content, and pilots log in with a username and password to access data without leaving the cockpit, by Jared Smith and Nick Schreger.

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FSAutoStart v1.1

A system automation utility named FSAutoStart automatically shuts down services and programs to free resources for demanding applications. It also launches selected programs before the main application starts and can restart those processes to return the system to its prior state, while adding a Defragment Memory option and freeware status.

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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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Route Editor V2

The route editor handles PLN files, letting you edit existing routes or create new ones. It saves routes as VFR or IFR and supports Direct GPS, Low Altitude Airways, High Altitude Airways, and VOR to VOR routing, by Jim Cooper (Simshed).

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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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Bora Bora

Located on a Motu ring around Bora Bora, this complete remake presents a main terminal, a fire station attached to the tower with fuel tanks, open air hangars, two helipads, and wood stairs leading to boat docks. fpsimesh.zip appears, with terrain mesh by Keibel and Applegate.

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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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Complete with Base Model

Lufthansa Airport Bus

Lufthansa operates an airport bus at Frankfurt's EDDF, a real vehicle equipped with lights and a control panel. Its presence on the field highlights typical ground operations around the terminal and taxiways for daytime service.

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Catering Truck Replacement Textures

Most airports worldwide host four BMP files that accompany night and day visuals for a catering truck sporting Lufthansa Sky service branding and Gategourmet. It targets the default Landmark trucks and remains compact, with a file size around 2 MB.

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Military Airshow Manoeuvres

An F/A-18F Super Hornet project by the FSKBT Team presents maneuver sequences described in a word document, anchored to the aircraft’s flight dynamics. Inspired by Farnborough in the UK, the airshow plan targets completion in under 10 minutes, noting real pilots achieve the task in under 6 minutes.

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AI Geese

By Joe Binka, tools and technical notes address AI traffic interactions as Canadian geese populate the sky, focusing on how wildlife affects traffic flow. The guidance rests on practical AI traffic know-how and shows an image named geese.gif.

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EZ-Landclass Version 2.00

An Excel-based tool lets users reposition landclass and waterclass mappings across two editions released in 2002 and 2004, enabling addition of small towns and correction of vegetation or ground cover in targeted areas, by Russel Dirks.

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Water Dump/Drop Effect

The water discharge effect relies on fx_water_dump.fx and links three smoke entries, smoke.0, smoke.1, and smoke.2 invoking fx_water_dump. In flight, pressing i starts the release, and pilots skim a lake or ocean to replenish, preferably aboard water landable aircraft.

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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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User Friendly Scenery Design Package

04ScenPk.Zip enables placement of default library objects in a simulation environment using the SDK released by Microsoft in December 2003. It targets users with little or no design know-how and includes a detailed tutorial and instructions by Roger Mole.

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ETAV LOGBOOK 1.0.1

This freeware tool registers your flight using aircraft data, delivering reliable inputs for preflight study and route estimation within a simple interface. It computes fuel needs and the descent point, supporting efficient planning across typical commercial operations.

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Radio Range System

A standalone DC-3 based on the default, with three panels and new gauges, simulates Morse A and N signals to determine course. Coverage spans 118 Eastern US and SE Canada stations with approach plates for each; system and files accompany a manual, and Western US and Canadian stations are planned.

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On-board Song Player

Dominic Sore releases a BETA that expands listening capacity to eight songs, up from six, and remains unfinished, with instructions unavailable. Credit goes to Dominic Sore, and the setup requires a version 7 player to operate.

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& FS2002 FX: Nick's MASSIVE CRASH FINAL

The wash-out on impact with high-quality video adapters or maximum effects detail is addressed, wake rendering above water for seaplanes and other water-type aircraft is corrected, and new water crash effects are added, expanding the visual impact for crash sequences.

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