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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.

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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.

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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.

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SelectFx 4. Crash Effects Generator

You can select up to 44 ground and water crash effects, organized by type such as blast objects, craters, dirt/dust, fires, concussion flashes, shockwaves, and smoke. A Min/Max emitter density control and adjustable magnitude per type, plus quick Save/Load of setups, let users tailor and preserve favored configurations.

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Ultimate Night Environment

A worldwide enhancement to nocturnal lighting improves visibility for buildings, bridges, landmarks, vehicles, and all major airports after dark everywhere. This worldwide improvement, credited to Maurice Roenick, targets the listed categories and spans the globe.

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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.

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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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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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Replacement Grass Texture

By Julien Robert, a grass-improvement option replaces default ground materials with 512x512 image data encoded in DXT3, balancing fidelity and memory use. Alpha blending at edges smooths transitions, and the result sharpens grass representations at both small and large airfields under varying lighting.

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Cool Effects Pack

By Thomas Moger, multiple effects for aircraft appear in this file, and a graphic named Shootingstar.jpg is included to accompany the content. The author is identified as Thomas Moger, reinforcing the association with the listed multiple effects for aircraft.

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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.

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Modified Airport Lights

An edited halo.bmp light delivers sparkly illumination around airport lights. By Mark Poole, this adjustment alters the halo.bmp asset to refine its appearance, preserves the halo.bmp asset as the basis, and marks Poole as the creator of this modification.

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Kneeboard Web Browser

An in-flight kneeboard provides quick access to the Net during long flights, offering a simple way to stay connected while airborne. The image SchShts_002.jpg accompanies the kneeboard, with height 112 and width 150, pulled from /userimages/SchShts_002.jpg.

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PMDG B737NG Advanced Operations Tutorial v2

By Timothy Metzinger, a version 2 guide for the B737NG outlines advanced operations under the PMDG label. The concise reference emphasizes practical procedures and system-level guidance for the aircraft, offering targeted insights within a compact, creator-led format.

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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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Carrier Operation Package

An array of carrier-operation gauges and effects equips military aircraft with catapult-launch capability and cable-trap landings, while a meatball HUD guides precise approaches and a SonicBoom effect with a controller gauge provides feedback. V2.0 adds catapult/arrester zones and a revised HUD, see Upgrade COP V1.1 to V2.0.txt.

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New Water Effects

Original concept comes from Chrisitan H. Halden and Kevin Rangel, and Ashar Khan compiles the result after blending. Two previews display watereffects1.jpg and watereffects2.jpg, illustrating enhanced water visuals across flight simulation environments worldwide, for enthusiasts.

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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.

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F-136 Orbital Interceptor

The F-136B concept jet accelerates to Mach 4.57 and relies on hybrid engines that switch to rocket propulsion through a closing iris that forms a rocket bell. A second optional airfile is less powerful, and the model includes spoilerons, vectored thrust elevator structures, and VC-illuminated instrumentation.

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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.

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