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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
: 15.4K
: 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
: 1

Complete with Base Model

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
: 11.8K
: 4/5
: 12

Weather 3

A revision delivers 39 weather themes for FS2004, building on two earlier versions and adding 11 winter themes plus 3 miscellaneous variants, with suitability for both VFR and IFR simming. Each theme comprises three files—a .wt file, a .WTB file, and a .bmp—and Cirrostratus and Ice Aloft are omitted, authored by Adrian Shortall.

: 1.82 MB
: 7.3K
: 5/5

3D Contrail effects

By including three-dimensional contrail visuals, this add-on enhances high altitude flight realism, replacing flat trails with depth. It ships backup files containing the original fx_contrail_l.fx, allowing reversion, and the effect preserves a smooth appearance without blocky, pixelated artifacts.

: 291.62 KB
: 6.6K
: 3/5
: 8

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
: 6.1K
: 5/5

FS9 Configurator Version 1.6

A configuration utility accessed by users of a flight simulation program, the tool exposes configuration files such as system, aircraft, saved flights, and graphics. It supports searching, adding, deleting, or editing settings and maintaining comments, while also providing tools to adjust Contrail lengths, remove the Brake message, and set AI Taxi Speed.

: 202.21 KB
: 4.5K
: 4/5

Complete with Base Model

Birds For FS2004

A comprehensive option provides 5000 flightplans of geese in V formations at various altitudes with worldwide coverage, operating as AI from invisible airports and avoiding disruption to airport operations or AI traffic while incurring only a small performance penalty. The geese model is by Joe Binka, and Eric van der Veen is credited.

: 10.67 MB
: 3.3K
: 1

Ground Detail

Version 1.0 upgrades the default bump map for the ground surface to a higher resolution, allowing individual blades of grass to become visible. The change is documented by a file named grassv1.jpg, which captures the new visual reference.

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FSCamera

Version 1.4 of FSCamera, by Gunnar Daehling, lets the tower view follow the aircraft with adjustable distance and angle while it runs in the background, and the setup requires fs9.exe in the main directory with FDSConnection.dll copied to the main folder and a module subfolder; version 1.5 adds a mouse-edge lock for the camera.

: 458.86 KB
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FS2004/2002 Aircraft Installer: Version 3.8

Rene Konrad develops a utility that installs and uninstalls airplanes without overwriting existing files, and it also manages gauges, sounds, effects, flights, or modules. Version 3.6 introduces a research option and a Delete installed airplanes panel that lets users locate the plane associated with a given file.

: 1.13 MB
: 2.7K
: 4/5

FS2004/2002 Easy Installer Utility

Version 1.0, by Stuart Baker, presents a utility that enables adding several resource types via six installers, covering aircraft, gauges, effects, and other components, while offering an option to alter how it loads and supports all Windows versions.

: 2.49 MB
: 2.4K
: 1/5

World Environment Upgrade version 2.0

Version 2.0 delivers a world environment enhancement that improves sky visuals and lighting across all dayparts and seasons. The revision corrects prior issues by removing a blue tinge and yellow fog effect, and includes new dawn and dusk sky imagery for greater realism.

: 597.65 KB
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FS2002/FS2004 Boeing 737-400 Manual

Ray Porteous authors a 737-400 guide for Razor Publications that includes an exam to test knowledge and is designed for computer pilots only. When a pilot passes, the system sends an email to the CEO, illustrating the formal assessment pathway.

: 2.64 MB
: 2.2K
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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
: 2.1K

Mobile Control Tower Version 2004 Part 1

Rotating engines by Rob Barendregt power a 360-degree tower with five levels and a virtual view, and it appears as Mobile Tower with 1 to 5 levels. Ground and Traffic Radar integration via the FSUIPC addon keeps AI aircraft in motion around the structure, while a redesigned main panel adds seven additional views.

: 12.7 MB
: 2K
: 5/5
: 6

Simple AI v. 1.06

This simple utility generates departure and return flights from default airports and uses any installed aircraft that are configured correctly. It supports generating both outbound and return legs from a range of installed aircraft, by Garrett Hardesty.

: 1.55 MB
: 1.6K
: 1

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.

: 799.88 KB
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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.

: 343.46 KB
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Flight Dynamics Tutorial

Bob Chicilo presents a PDF that marks the final edition of a guide on adjusting flight behavior, with added items and clearer explanations for earlier material. The document stays focused on practical tweaks and keeps guidance aimed at readers seeking precise performance adjustments.

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