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Realistic Snow/Ice Runways

In snowy areas worldwide, the file replaces default winter asphalt and concrete runways with an icy mix to create more realistic surfaces. Runway numbers remain visible, while the rest of the pavement presents a convincing winter appearance.

: 983.02 KB
: 5K
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Dark Cockpit

By Ben Chuchra, this replacement fltsim.flt file yields a cold, dark cockpit at startup with all switches off, and the virtual cockpit view defaults to a 0.64 zoom for a minimal, unobstructed perspective. The listing credits Ben Chuchra.

: 3.62 KB
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Project AI v2.5

An independent installer installs PAI data and keeps configuration files current, performing checks and repairing corrupted configurations. By design, the utility acts as a standalone tool that also validates and repairs configuration integrity, and it coordinates AI data across two simulator editions.

: 4.53 MB
: 15.2K
: 5/5

Frame Rate Fix

Patch by Eddie Batista delivers a frame-rate improvement for flight simulations, focusing on steady, clear performance adjustments. An accompanying image references FPS_Patch_FS9.jpg, located at /userimages/FPS_Patch_FS9.jpg, offering a visual cue for the patch’s presence and scope.

: 71.92 KB
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: 5/5
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Free METAR Weather Program

Weather data from the system, FS2k4METAR reads worldwide METAR data for the last two hours and radiosound data for winds aloft and temperature from the last 12 hours. It transfers data via the FSUIPC interface to the system, uses FS2k4METAR folders with a stations.txt file, and relies on two servers.

: 294.55 KB
: 9.6K
: 5/5

Real Rain Effect

A zip archive provides a cockpit rain enhancement, mixing speedily falling drops of different sizes with flowing water and wind effects. Bluesphere and Gerrit Kranenbarg contribute the rain effect to improve the cockpit rain experience.

: 2.66 MB
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: 5/5
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EditVoicepack 3.1 ATC Editor

An ATC communication editor allows editing phraseology and adding airline callsigns, airports, and aircraft types, supported by a library of thousands of ready-made components. It can fetch new data from a central server and speeds up existing voices for dense traffic environments, by Lars Moellebjerg.

: 1.78 MB
: 7.7K

Complete with Base Model

Traffic View Board

An AI view gauge file, by Arnt Helge Haland, functions like a board at airports, displaying every AI flight and allowing users to follow a chosen aircraft by clicking its entry in the list. It enables viewing AI aircraft from any view, removes the need to press Ctrl+W, requires FSUIPC.

: 491.3 KB
: 6K
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Realistic Touchdown Effect

An enhancement sharpens the default touchdown effect, delivering a clearer visual cue during landings and a smoother transition from flare to touchdown. It remains compatible with multiple simulator versions, spanning older and newer iterations, enabling broader usage.

: 17.95 KB
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How To Program the FMC Tutorial

A pictorial guide for beginners presents an FMC tutorial with over 80 color shots, illustrating how to program the Flight Management Computer using the 800 series variant of a 737 family aircraft, and explains basic concepts that apply to all flight management systems.

: 6.63 MB
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: 5/5

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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Doherty's Difficult & Dangerous Approaches Volume 1-63

63 variants by Michael Dohetry consolidate into one file, with Philip Wilson handling the compilation. An accompanying DDDA.jpg image provides a visual reference, linking the creators and the collection to a single, factual package for easy reference.

: 9.19 MB
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Airport's Chart Viewer v5.0

An aviation-sim utility generates and displays a comprehensive map of taxiways with IDs, gates, parkings, ILS, and runways for any airport in the simulation world. It requires Manuel's Service Pack 3 and credits Manuel Ambulo as author.

: 290.88 KB
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Complete with Base Model

& FS2004 Fishing Boat le Marignan

Mitsuya Hamaguchi designs the boat named le Marignan, offered in two variants, with the designer's name clearly identified. An accompanying image references the file le_margnan.jpg located in the userimages directory and shows height 100, width 150, border 0 attributes.

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Traffic Changer V610

Version 610 expands the AI management toolkit with a new flight plan merge utility, a multiuse flight plan editor, and improved reporting of existing plans. It includes 59 default AI aircraft, 5,500 airports, and a sample flight plan, and compiles BGL files via the included TTools, with VB5 runtimes required.

: 2.05 MB
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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.

: 3.05 MB
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: 4/5
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Reality XP FS2004 tweaker

An instructional piece explains how performance parameters in a flight simulator relate to computer components and influence performance, showing that adjusting the relevant parameters to match specific hardware components enhances the flying experience across hardware configurations.

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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.

: 2.48 MB
: 1K
: 5/5
: 6

& 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.

: 915.77 KB
: 15.7K
: 5/5
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Complete with Base Model

Nasa Space Challenge Package

Two flyable aircraft accompany this offering: the Space Shuttle Discovery, enhanced with three loadouts (clean, SRB's, External Tank), a virtual cockpit, and a realistic panel, and a flyable International Space Station. It remains freeware and offers flights at the NASA Space Center in Cape Canaveral, FL, with credits to Randy Shoemake and others.

: 36.03 MB
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: 4/5
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