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CarrierOps Full Pack

On a Waikato carrier operation set, three aircraft variants appear: F14B Tomcat, F16C Viper and F18E Super Hornet paired with F-18G Growler. Two extra paint schemas for the F-18E accompany HUD and radar gauges linked to a registered FSUIPC DLL (rev 3.51), authorized by Pete Dowson.

: 26.46 MB
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Rwy12 Object Placer Complete Scenery Library v1.2

Version 1.2 enables slew placement of an aircraft to any coordinate and instant insertion of a 3D asset, a capability credited to Israel Roth and Seev Kahn. It includes 39 libraries with over 1,000 models, distributed as one program file and three object modules; legacy filename rwy12_v1.zip is noted, with enhancements preserving placements.

: 81.76 MB
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: 60+

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.

: 985.07 KB
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Airline Callsigns

Created by David Dossiere and Mylene Felix, this collection assembles over 800 airline call signs and notes that some ATC callsigns may not work because Microsoft did not include them. It advises using EditVoicePack when available to hear ATC spoken omitted callsigns.

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FS2000/FS2002/FS2004 Super Flight Planner 3.0.3

By Alessandro G. Antonini, the planner presents a moving map drawn with vector layers or bitmapped imagery, offering zoom, pan, rotation. It supports DP-STAR and Airways, imports from Radar Contact and MS-GPS with XML and CSV formats, and lets users create simple plans via a Wizard or manual plans with optional autorouting.

: 3.91 MB
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Complete with Base Model

Hovercraft V03

By Mitsuya Hamaguchi, the V03 variant shows a virtual cockpit, doors that open, and a cabin attendant in the cabin, reflecting the onboard crew presence. Two images, hovercraft_003.JPG and hovercraft_006.JPG, accompany the listing, providing visual context for the configuration.

: 995.44 KB
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Complete with Base Model

Container Ships

Five variants are included for the container ship, with a detailed 3D cockpit by Bill Holker. Master image maps are provided by Garry J.Smith, Bill Holker, and Ian Thatcher, and an AI version uses a low polygon count.

: 5.68 MB
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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.

: 915.77 KB
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: 5/5
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Real Environment Professional

Sun and lighting enhancements include sun6, corona1, sunglow, suneffect.cfg, and an Envmap that affects reflections. AquaPro 2006 Bright & Dark versions adjust base water color with wave animation and cloud reflections, while Feng Zhu's TreeGen v1.0 adds new trees.

: 26.03 MB
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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.

: 718.07 KB
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: 5/5
: 20

FS Addon Manager

An add-on manager assigns cockpit panels and sounds to aircraft and installs from distribution ZIP files, with a ZIP Browser to preview contents. It offers an Option Installer to add variants and a Hangar for offline configuration, plus AI Traffic Tools to manage flightplans and a built-in ICAO lookup for 5000+ airports, by Manfred Murer.

: 6.78 MB
: 5.7K
: 3/5

Autoland

Version 2.1 of the autoland gauge provides hands-off autoland capability for all airliners, with a compact 198kB footprint. Martyn Becker adapts and amends the original XML programming by Nick Pike to deliver the feature across airliner types.

: 198.28 KB
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Flight Simulator Scenery Creator

Version 1.5.11 powers a simple, yet powerful graphical editor that lets users augment a flight-simulation environment with elements they design, while offering an intuitive click-and-drag interface and an extensive help system. The approach emphasizes ease of use, with a robust help system supporting new users.

: 4.73 MB
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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.

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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.

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Night Environment Upgrade

An upgrade improves night lighting across all default airports and all default cities, and for auto-gen buildings, delivering brighter illumination. Some major airports stay unaffected because they carry their own night and day appearances for certain structures.

: 14.81 MB
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: 5/5
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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.

: 195.33 KB
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Taxiway Markings 2

Kars Veling delivers new taxiway marks that improve visibility and realism across many airports, and the adjustment keeps the file size unchanged for consistent performance across varying scenes. The author credit remains with Kars Veling.

: 41.78 KB
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FS Weather Engine 1.0

Visitors gain the ability to generate additional weather themes and choose them from the program’s weather menu. The work presents a straightforward, creator-credited tool designed to expand atmospheric options, with Gunnar Daehling listed as the author.

: 2.22 MB
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: 5/5

ChartMap V3

Version3.0 expands a stand-alone utility for flight simulators that stores airport charts and displays them on screen during flight. It creates new charts, prints all procedure charts, and supports Italian and English, by Carlo Chiappisi.

: 2.92 MB
: 3K
: 4/5
: 60+