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Hot Air Balloon

The Gmax version includes four hot air balloons, foregrounding a quartet of balloon models; Frank J. Petriccione is credited as the creator, establishing the author name alongside the four balloon variants and marking the documentation as his.

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Overcast Cloud Package

These assets replace the existing cirrus overcast layer and allow a thin cirrus veil to sit beneath a regular stratus or cumulus deck, producing a solid overcast cover. A sample image named overcast-1.jpg is shown at /userimages/overcast-1.jpg for reference.

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Manual/Checklist - Aero Commander 500

Presented as a PDF-format booklet, this manual covers the startup-to-shutdown sequence, from cold to securing aircraft, listing phases such as Pre Start, Startup, Takeoff, Climb, Cruise, Descent, Approach, and Landing. It is based on the aircraft and panel by Milton Shupe, Scott Thomas, and André Folkers and released as freeware by Werner Schott of Switzerland.

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Colomban Cricri MC15

Renaud Balu models the MC15, detailing an aircraft, a cockpit, a virtual cockpit and sounds, presenting a concise, neutral setup that preserves the core elements and keeps the focus on the MC15's cockpit experience overall.

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FS2004/2002 ATC Radar Screen v5.0

Operators control a towered-airport or an entire ARTCC/FIR sector in multiplayer, using a specialized interface. It displays jet airways and victor airways, provides a new SID/STARs window, and includes an ATIS message editor, with compatibility requiring Manuel Ambulo's Service Pack 3.

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Land Dust Effects

Clouds of dust trail behind aircraft moving over dirt surfaces. Colours provide options to suit different areas, and it originates as Waterland by Bob Tremblay, now modified to produce dust effects, suitable for dust-laden fields and remote airstrips.

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SpeedUp 0.7 Beta

Version 0.7 beta acts as a compact utility that shuts down unneeded programs before starting the main application and sets its priority to high, by Henning Schaefer. Improvements up to 33% depend on configuration; installer and uninstaller accompany the distribution.

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3wire Aircraft Carrier Simulator

Threewire v2 operates as a carrier operations add-on, enabling launching and recovering any aircraft aboard a carrier. The add-on requires FSUIPC (registration not required) and the .NET Framework v1.1, with authorship credited to Rhys Eddy.

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Cruise ship Asuka

An onboard passenger cruise ship model offers new smoke, raise and lower anchors, and wake effects files. It includes built-in sound and a panel, credited to Mitsuya Hamaguchi, enabling operators to explore the seven seas in a realistic maritime simulation environment.

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The Most Realistic Envmap

An Envmap is provided in the DXT3 format and loads quickly, benefiting the flight-simulation experience for enthusiasts and professionals alike. The specification centers on a single format and asserts quick loading performance for users engaging in virtual flights.

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Complete with Base Model

'Thunderbirds' Fireflash v2

An atomic-powered airliner from a 1960s TV series, the Fireflash cruises at Mach 3.2 and FL700 with global range. The model includes an animated undercarriage, taxi and landing lights, splash lighting, plus automatic exhaust and reheat effects, with flight dynamics and lighting by Martyn Becker and design by Brian Douglas.

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Luxury Mega Yacht

By Mitsuya Hamaguchi, a luxury yacht designed for coastal navigation offers a virtual cabin and a fully accessible deck, paired with an interior layout that invites exploration of corridors and seating areas. Buoyancy characteristics provide smooth water handling that aligns with the surrounding maritime environment.

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UFO

A scout ship arrives as Earth braces for an anticipated alien advance. The FSDS-built model by Andy Johnston includes a custom panel with XML gauges and a full virtual cockpit, while the craft misjudges Earth reactions, producing unusual ground handling.

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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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C-130 Cargo Air Drop FX

These FX files enable palletized cargo drops from a C-130, and editing the included door-location text in the aircraft.cfg allows similar drops from other airframes. The work is shared with permission from Pierino Primavesi, adapting his JU-52 Luftwaffe variant; further updates are linked at ju52-3m.ch.

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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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Night Time Fixes

Three option sets adjust night brightness: darken default lighting for clouds, cockpit, airport grounds, and autogen; dim VASI, Edge Lighting, and taxiway lights. The installer runs via an executable, and a PDF manual provides information and pictures; dimmer/blue landing and taxi lights may not work on some third-party aircraft such as Real Air Marchetti.

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1998 Porsche 911 GT2 R

A test version mirrors its full counterpart, presenting a model with a fully customizable surface appearance now included. The work is by Jessy Corrales, and the project draws inspiration from earlier car addons that started a revolution in virtual car simulations.

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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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FS2004/2002 RX-78GP03 Gundam Dendrobium

Two models, GP03 DENDROBIUM and GP03S STAMEN, appear in this science fiction animation plastic model series No.22 by Kazunori Ito. GP03 combines the armed base ORCHIS DENDROBIUM with the Mobile Suit STAMEN for control, and ORCHIS mounts a large booster unit, armed-container, mega beam cannon, and I-field generator.

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