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Overcast Cloud Package

These assets replace the existing cirrus overcast layer and allow a thin cirrus veil to sit beneath a regular stratus or cumulus deck, producing a solid overcast cover. A sample image named overcast-1.jpg is shown at /userimages/overcast-1.jpg for reference.

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Colomban Cricri MC15

Renaud Balu models the MC15, detailing an aircraft, a cockpit, a virtual cockpit and sounds, presenting a concise, neutral setup that preserves the core elements and keeps the focus on the MC15's cockpit experience overall.

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Land Dust Effects

Clouds of dust trail behind aircraft moving over dirt surfaces. Colours provide options to suit different areas, and it originates as Waterland by Bob Tremblay, now modified to produce dust effects, suitable for dust-laden fields and remote airstrips.

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3wire Aircraft Carrier Simulator

Threewire v2 operates as a carrier operations add-on, enabling launching and recovering any aircraft aboard a carrier. The add-on requires FSUIPC (registration not required) and the .NET Framework v1.1, with authorship credited to Rhys Eddy.

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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.

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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.

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NAV Light Package

An additional navigation lights configuration, by Mark Poole, offers a lower-intensity option compared with the first set and presents a clearly distinct lighting profile for aircraft users seeking an alternative approach. It does not require editing aircraft.cfg files.

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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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UFO

A scout ship arrives as Earth braces for an anticipated alien advance. The FSDS-built model by Andy Johnston includes a custom panel with XML gauges and a full virtual cockpit, while the craft misjudges Earth reactions, producing unusual ground handling.

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C-130 Cargo Air Drop FX

These FX files enable palletized cargo drops from a C-130, and editing the included door-location text in the aircraft.cfg allows similar drops from other airframes. The work is shared with permission from Pierino Primavesi, adapting his JU-52 Luftwaffe variant; further updates are linked at ju52-3m.ch.

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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.

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Night Time Fixes

Three option sets adjust night brightness: darken default lighting for clouds, cockpit, airport grounds, and autogen; dim VASI, Edge Lighting, and taxiway lights. The installer runs via an executable, and a PDF manual provides information and pictures; dimmer/blue landing and taxi lights may not work on some third-party aircraft such as Real Air Marchetti.

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1998 Porsche 911 GT2 R

A test version mirrors its full counterpart, presenting a model with a fully customizable surface appearance now included. The work is by Jessy Corrales, and the project draws inspiration from earlier car addons that started a revolution in virtual car simulations.

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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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Nepal 1 Flightplan

Six legs link Kathmandu Intl VNKT to Lukla VLNK and continue east of the capital through Rumjatar VNRT, Lamidada VNLD, Bhojpur VNBJ, and Tumlingtar VNTR before completing the loop at Kathmandu Intl VNKT, by Nikolas Vegas.

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Sanyo Blimp

Frank J. Petriccione authors the blimp concept. An image file named sanyoblimp.jpg sits at /media/images1/Image/sanyoblimp.jpg, with alt text Sanyo Blimp and a JPG-format graphic, confirming the asset's visual identity for cataloging purposes in archives today.

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EZ-Landclass Version 2.00

An Excel-based tool lets users reposition landclass and waterclass mappings across two editions released in 2002 and 2004, enabling addition of small towns and correction of vegetation or ground cover in targeted areas, by Russel Dirks.

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FS2004Macross VF-1S Valkyrie

Series No.19 hosts a plastic model that depicts Roy Fokker's Special of U.N.SPACY, based on the Japanese animation Super Dimension Fortress MACROSS. It can transform into three forms—Gerwalk, Fighter, and Valkyrie—with a limitation, and an image labeled VF-1S_Gerwalk.jpg accompanies it.

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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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Visual Index for FS2004 Scenery Objects

This compact reference catalogs 197 basic objects and centers on Roger Mole's design package, with Kevin Ryan listed as the contributor. Access requires Excel, and the listing includes an image file named VEH_carrier1.jpg to illustrate one example.

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