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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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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.

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Airport Ramp Tractor TG5000

HAUGER Fredo creates a freeware ground-handling model, the TG5000 tractor, that tows regional jets such as the CRJ-200 and mirrors a ramp tractor used at LFSB EuroAirport. It has a fully detailed external model, two tow bars operable via panel light and landing light commands, and a customizable airport map interface.

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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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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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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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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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FS98 - FS2K4 FS Real Time v1.77

Developed by Joshua Robertson, a UTC time-sync utility keeps time in step with real-world standards, matching the current UTC or applying a +/- offset for varied flight timing. It also incorporates Dennis Thompson's World Time Zones v3.0, which reduces time-zone errors seen in recent software versions.

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Plotting Tutorial

An illustrated 14-page tutorial teaches plotting waypoints, courses, and bearings to any point using the charts inside a flight simulator, and shows how to measure distances in nautical miles along with magnetic or true headings from navigation aids. It also explains obtaining panel.cfg coordinates for gauge installations on any aircraft panel by Glenn Copeland.

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Satellite

By Ron Jeffers, a satellite behaves at breakneck speed, moving quickly with practically no stall as it climbs to high altitudes. A flight is included up in space, and you can depart from a preferred airport, though ground speed diverges from the space pace.

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Lufthansa Airport Bus

Lufthansa operates an airport bus at Frankfurt's EDDF, a real vehicle equipped with lights and a control panel. Its presence on the field highlights typical ground operations around the terminal and taxiways for daytime service.

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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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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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Tall Ship Bermuda

An element of the Bermuda project, this work credits Ian Thatcher for the Cfg sources and wake effect used to compile all the models. Ron Jeffreys receives credit, and references point to freeware ships, boats, and submarines.

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Flips version 1.1

Flips functions as a small utility that renders flightplans in 3D, helping users confirm waypoints align with exit landmarks. Version 1.1 reads three variations and eases loading of flightplans edited in an earlier workflow, with Michael Rook credited as the creator.

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Wintery Haze FX

The program adds a wintery ground haze, echoing blowing snow you would see while driving down a highway in a snow storm. A reference image uses the file Winter Haze.jpg, located at /userimages/Winter Haze.jpg, guiding the visual cue.

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Virtual Keyboard FreeKeys

Freeware concept designed to operate without a hardware keyboard, it anticipates a later shareware option named FltKeys. An installation program is included, and a reference image freekeys.jpg accompanies the project, by Tim Mandeville, serving as a visual cue.

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Flight Plan Database

Designed by Barrie Hiern, a database keeps track of your flights, presenting a compact, purpose-built solution for flight information management. Its purpose remains to support straightforward handling of flight records, anchored in Barrie Hiern's design and aimed at reliable reference for aviation activity.

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