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FS2004/2002 ATC Radar Screen v5.0

Operators control a towered-airport or an entire ARTCC/FIR sector in multiplayer, using a specialized interface. It displays jet airways and victor airways, provides a new SID/STARs window, and includes an ATIS message editor, with compatibility requiring Manuel Ambulo's Service Pack 3.

: 3.25 MB
: 1.8K

Complete with Base Model

'Thunderbirds' Fireflash v2

An atomic-powered airliner from a 1960s TV series, the Fireflash cruises at Mach 3.2 and FL700 with global range. The model includes an animated undercarriage, taxi and landing lights, splash lighting, plus automatic exhaust and reheat effects, with flight dynamics and lighting by Martyn Becker and design by Brian Douglas.

: 1.48 MB
: 1.6K
: 5/5
: 1

Complete with Base Model

FS2004/2002 Unreal Aviation Skywalker Strap-On Helicopter

Two counterbalanced, contra-rotating single-blade rotors power a tiny backpack helicopter, each rotor driven by a 125cc ten-horsepower engine. Rooted in Paul Baumgartl’s 1940s work, Kevin Bryan refines the design with subtle safety changes, emphasizing compact dimensions and dual-engine propulsion.

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Modified Sun V2

A brightness upgrade for the sun, Sunmod V2, increases brightness and removes the lensflare option, created by Eitan Daniel and Vincent van Veen. It centers on a suneffect.cfg and a corona1.bmp image, with the corona file interchangeable and a SUN_024.jpg preview included.

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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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EditVoicepack 3.0

By Lars Moellebjerg, EditVoicepack adds missing callsigns, aircrafts, and airports, delivering 800 new callsigns out of the box. A centralized upload system keeps these additions accessible to all users, while it requires Microsoft .Net Framework 1.1 and does not support the 2002 edition.

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: 5/5

Aviation Weather Information System

HTML pages viewable on a kneeboard provide fingertip access to up-to-date weather in quick-to-digest graphics, version 1.0. Content comes from NOAA and includes a METAR Applet, US National Radar with cloud-top heights, PIREPs for icing, turbulence, and sky condition, plus a decoded and raw TAF lookup tool.

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: 5/5
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World Of Fireworks

Ron Jeffers presents a method to add fireworks displays across the globe using own effects files and the Microsoft bglcomp.exe tool. By navigating to the desired location, recording the lat. and lon. coordinates, and processing them with the utility, users view a show, aided by a fireworks tutorial with two ready-to-go examples.

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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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Rainbow

By Ilya Prokhorenko, a compact rainbow effect unfolds and a sample flight demonstrates it, with a visual reference named rainbow2.gif. It depicts the rainbow effect in a concise, self-contained view suitable for quick assessment and verification.

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Aircraft Parking Codes Manager

Version 1.6 of a utility lets you modify the AI aircraft.cfg and the model to align with the FS2004 parking system, using a data set tied to 2004 parking standards. It also adjusts the radius setting of .mdl files to match the ProjectAI parking standards released with this version, by Armando Di Francesco.

: 838.28 KB
: 1.1K
: 5/5
: 13

FS2002/2004 FS Flight Tracker V7.1.0

A flight tracker records aircraft type, registration, and flight number, departure and arrival times, fuel, weights, block times, while logging origin and destination ICAO codes, names, and weather. Times appear local or GMT and fuel measures include lbs, gallons, or kilograms; shareware offers a ten-use evaluation plus a $14 registration by K. D. Lovell.

: 7.76 MB
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: 1

Military Airshow Manoeuvres

An F/A-18F Super Hornet project by the FSKBT Team presents maneuver sequences described in a word document, anchored to the aircraft’s flight dynamics. Inspired by Farnborough in the UK, the airshow plan targets completion in under 10 minutes, noting real pilots achieve the task in under 6 minutes.

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Seaplane Bases Listing

An uncomplicated listing presents all default seaplane bases in a Microsoft Excel format, with coverage limited to the United States. The author clearly disclaims any guarantee of accuracy or usefulness, noting it is for entertainment and should not be used for real-world aviation.

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: 4/5

Ai Flightplan Calculator

GW_Simulations provides a utility that enables the creation of AI flightplans for use with a compiler or similar tool. An image reference points to /userimages/FPCS1.JPG, signaling a graphic asset linked to GW_Simulations' utility in use.

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User Friendly Scenery Design Package

04ScenPk.Zip enables placement of default library objects in a simulation environment using the SDK released by Microsoft in December 2003. It targets users with little or no design know-how and includes a detailed tutorial and instructions by Roger Mole.

: 5.21 MB
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Screen Shoter v6.0

Version 6.0 of a simple program lets users take screen shots in BMP, GIF, PNG and other formats, enabling quick saves of screen captures in multiple formats. All told, it serves as a compact tool for saving screen captures across available formats.

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The VA Administrator version 5.2

VA administrator v5.2 operates as a local, software-based management tool for virtual airlines, integrating a Pilot Based Pirep System with Operations Centre v5.2. It runs on a local machine with no web scripting required, and provides a virtual bank for equipment loans along with personal pilot files featuring Photo ID.

: 6.29 MB
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EasySatPix Europe

An early build presents satellite maps, weather charts, analysis maps, precipitation and snow maps, surface winds with gusts, icing and thunderstorm maps, and turbulence maps. The tool retrieves data from the US Aur Forces in Europe (OWS) and covers European, African and Atlantic wind charts from surface to 53000 ft.

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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
: 8