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FS2004-FS2002 FX: Nick's Prop Dust v2.0 with Nick's All Wet for Watercraft

Nick Needham expands prop dust and water effects with v2.0, using real-time terrain sensing to adjust dust and wash based on dirt, snow, rain, and surface conditions across diverse aircraft. FX files and gauges cover single-engine, amphibians, helicopters, and seaplanes, while a separate water spray option installs to add water spray on takeoff and landing.

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Manual/Checklist - Aero Commander 500

Presented as a PDF-format booklet, this manual covers the startup-to-shutdown sequence, from cold to securing aircraft, listing phases such as Pre Start, Startup, Takeoff, Climb, Cruise, Descent, Approach, and Landing. It is based on the aircraft and panel by Milton Shupe, Scott Thomas, and André Folkers and released as freeware by Werner Schott of Switzerland.

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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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Complete with Base Model

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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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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Traffic Changer V610

Version 610 expands the AI management toolkit with a new flight plan merge utility, a multiuse flight plan editor, and improved reporting of existing plans. It includes 59 default AI aircraft, 5,500 airports, and a sample flight plan, and compiles BGL files via the included TTools, with VB5 runtimes required.

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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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Bora Bora

Located on a Motu ring around Bora Bora, this complete remake presents a main terminal, a fire station attached to the tower with fuel tanks, open air hangars, two helipads, and wood stairs leading to boat docks. fpsimesh.zip appears, with terrain mesh by Keibel and Applegate.

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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.

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Complete with Base Model

Sail Ship Schooner 'Etoile'

She serves as a training vessel for French Navy cadets and bears the Etoile name, with her sister Belle Poule. They sail to Great Britain in 1940 and are listed in the Free French Navy, while a cfg and a .air file courtesy of Mitsuya "Hama" Hamaguchi accompany the craft.

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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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FS2002/FS2004 FS Aircraft Shutdown

Version 1.3 by Mark Schilberg automatically shuts down aircraft systems when in use, enabling a cold and dark cockpit at startup. It also helps skip manual shutdown after a flight, and supports 2002 and 2004 editions.

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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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EUroute Module

A free extension for flight simulators organizes flight planning information for virtual flights. A new cockpit pop-up planning computer opens when accessed, and more than 7000 European routes exist, with regular checks maintaining quality; the database covers Europe only, excluding the USA and other regions.

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Water Dump/Drop Effect

The water discharge effect relies on fx_water_dump.fx and links three smoke entries, smoke.0, smoke.1, and smoke.2 invoking fx_water_dump. In flight, pressing i starts the release, and pilots skim a lake or ocean to replenish, preferably aboard water landable aircraft.

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Simulated Aircraft Bubble Sextant

An interactive gauge that simulates the sextant and the method of crossing lines of position to fix a location, drawing on 1940s star-position tables. It works with any aircraft in the simulation and ships a comprehensive browser-based manual and references, credited to Dave Bitzer and Mark Beaumont.

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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.

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On-board Song Player

Dominic Sore releases a BETA that expands listening capacity to eight songs, up from six, and remains unfinished, with instructions unavailable. Credit goes to Dominic Sore, and the setup requires a version 7 player to operate.

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