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FS2004/FS2002 Easy Object Designer

Version 2.2.79 enables users to design and produce 3D objects and generate API files for design tools, while also producing SCM files for a design utility. It supports creating trees and night-lit buildings, includes a complete installation, and is freeware by Matthias Brueckner.

: 1.28 MB
: 2K

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
: 1.6K
: 1

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.

: 158.89 KB
: 1.4K
: 1

AutoSave

AutoSave, by Pete Dowson, provides automatic flight saving and writes STN files at regular intervals, maintaining a 10K footprint that preserves flight progress and helps you retry a crashed landing or recover from other problems.

: 8.87 KB
: 1.1K
: 4/5

& 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
: 12

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

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
: 13.6K
: 4/5
: 8

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

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
: 7.2K
: 60+

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
: 5K

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

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.

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: 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.

: 784.42 KB
: 2.9K
: 2

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
: 2.7K

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

Manual/Checklist Airbus A320-200

An official PDF-format checklist booklet presents a complete, start-to-end workflow for the A320-200, spanning cold start to securing aircraft. It rests on the Airbus A320-200 airframe by Mike Stone with panel work by the AIRPACK project, and it remains freeware authored by Werner Schott of Switzerland.

: 1.09 MB
: 2.3K
: 1

Complete with Base Model

Sailable Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier

Two models arrive with accompanying panels, forming a compact dual-model setup that includes a basic 2D cockpit. Fletcher Class Destroyer materials by Phil Crowther underpin the build, while Javier Fernández supplies original static FSDS files.

: 3.37 MB
: 2.2K
: 5/5
: 1

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