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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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Visual Index for FS2004 Scenery Objects

This compact reference catalogs 197 basic objects and centers on Roger Mole's design package, with Kevin Ryan listed as the contributor. Access requires Excel, and the listing includes an image file named VEH_carrier1.jpg to illustrate one example.

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NAV LOG Sheet

By Hauger Fredo, a printable Word document presents a navigation log template used by airlines worldwide. It enables recording aircraft type, loading, passenger numbers, flight crew, weather, and clearance, with an image linked as Nav_Log_Sheet.gif.

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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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EasySatPix Europe

An early build presents satellite maps, weather charts, analysis maps, precipitation and snow maps, surface winds with gusts, icing and thunderstorm maps, and turbulence maps. The tool retrieves data from the US Aur Forces in Europe (OWS) and covers European, African and Atlantic wind charts from surface to 53000 ft.

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Realistic Clouds for FS2004

High-altitude clouds create a recoloured sky-scape with golden sunsets, clear dawns, and moody storms. It delivers no frame-rate hit due to a small 86kB size and has been extensively tested with no issues, dwndsk04.zip noted, with dawn/dusk effects by Thomas Grillo.

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Xenon Landing Lights

An all-aircraft xenon light enhancement provides a clearer view of the runway and taxiway, improving overall situational awareness during low visibility operations and aiding alignment during approach. A supporting image at /userimages/xenon_lights.jpg demonstrates the feature.

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Complete with Base Model

Skydiver

A man maintains stable control from high altitudes, then switches to a Parafoil for landing, a transition implemented with FD and design adjustments by Tom Goodrick, as seen in the accompanying image at /userimages/skydiver.jpg today.

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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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New Landing Lights texture

Replacement for the default landing lights relies on about 20 photographs to achieve realism and shows on almost all aircraft sizes. It uses a single bitmap to depict lights across different models, a quirky method that produces noticeably better results than the original, as seen in newligth-tn.gif.

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and FS2002 FX: Nick's A-I JET Exhaust with Control Gauge

By Nick Needham, engine heat shimmer effects for the A-I jet fleet appear after push-back and during taxi to the active runway. The display captures jets in motion around an airport, highlighting heat distortions as they roll toward takeoff.

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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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Cool Effects Pack

By Thomas Moger, multiple effects for aircraft appear in this file, and a graphic named Shootingstar.jpg is included to accompany the content. The author is identified as Thomas Moger, reinforcing the association with the listed multiple effects for aircraft.

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Improved Contrails for FS2004

Thorsten Reichert provides an enhanced version of the contrails-fx, (c) 2005. The original trails are too short and not very realistic, and this update seeks to improve realism by making AI-traffic resemble authentic real patterns.

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Complete with Base Model

FS200x T-65AC4 X-Wing and Panel Package

By Thomas B. Beard, the X-Wing Red 5 model tunes to the T-65AC4 specifications, with original aircraft copyright (c) 2001. The T-65 X-Wing Panel v.2.0 with gauges depicts the cockpit interface and maps compatibility notes.

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Complete with Base Model

Luxury Tour Passenger Bus WD

Mitsuya Hamaguchi crafts a bus model that includes a driving cabin and interior. The maker, Mitsuya Hamaguchi, is credited with these elements, establishing a concise, factual summary of the item.

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Soft Horizons

An array comprising 110 bitmaps smooths the transition between sky and ground, producing the varied skyscape across scenes. John Cillis receives author credit publicly, and the work may not work with other sky environment add-ons.

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Asynchronous Aircraft Strobes Effect

Strobe lights on all aircraft flash together by default globally, a uniform behavior. By adjusting several default effects, this synchronization loosens and the lights flash randomly, yielding a markedly more realistic effect, by Scott Gridley.

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Modified Airport Lights

An edited halo.bmp light delivers sparkly illumination around airport lights. By Mark Poole, this adjustment alters the halo.bmp asset to refine its appearance, preserves the halo.bmp asset as the basis, and marks Poole as the creator of this modification.

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