FSX Misc

The misc section for Microsoft Flight Simulator X includes many strange vehicles, cars and tools. This section includes boats and cars which you may use in FSX.

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HDE Sky Textures V2.0

Pablo Diaz originates the collection of 140 sky visuals, which use 32-bit color depth, and Danny Glover retools it for compatibility, with the files prepared to support a flight-simulation environment across multiple platforms for diverse operation contexts such as training, evaluation, and mission analysis.

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Controls/Keyboard Commands

An extensive list of keyboard commands spans basic and advanced simulator operations, including controls, autopilot, and view functions, with a PDF sheet added for cross-compatibility and easy viewing; print them out on five pages. Formats include PDF, JPG, PNG, and the fsxkypml.zip file is referenced; Num Lock must be OFF before using Num Pad commands.

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ENBSeries .dll And .ini file

An ENBSeries variant for flight simulations, derived from Pegasus Enbseries and credited to Jim Waters, bundles a D3D9.dll and enbseries.ini configured for the main directory. The effect toggles on and off via SHIFT+F12, enabling quick visual adjustments during flight.

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Manual/Checklist Default Boeing 737-800

Werner Schott presents a booklet-format manual and checklist for the Boeing 737-800, detailing cold-and-dark through final shutdown with engine start, taxi, takeoff, climb, cruise, descent, approach, and landing. It relies on stock avionics, requires no add-ons.

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Improved Runway Lights

Jose R. Navarro crafts a runway lighting modification that adds more realistic light colors and improves distance visibility overall. Jose R. Navarro provides a focused improvement to how runway lighting appears at distance across views.

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High Definition Airport Parking & Jetways

Two files, AIR_Jetway2 and AIR_Jetway2_lm, replace jetway visuals, while AirportParkingSpace refits the parking spaces. A max-load of 4096 in the graphics section yields high-definition output, though the value reverts to 1024 after display tweaks and must be re-applied to restore it.

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FS Real Time, V1.82

An active time-sync utility keeps UTC aligned with real-world time and permits a current setting or any offset in hours, enabling flights at variations from real time. It also includes Dennis Thompson's World Time Zones v3.0 to reduce time-zone errors seen in recent versions.

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Effects Package 1.2

Realistic snow and rain blast effects, together with wheels snow/rain elements, constitute two weather-related visuals documented by Keven Menard. Keven Menard credits the two effect types: snow and rain blast effects and wheels snow/rain effects.

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AI Carriers

AICarriers lets you place and command single ships or entire naval fleets in the simulator, without editing traffic or mission files. It requires Java JRE 1.5 or higher and SP1, supports acceleration carriers and full carrier ops when available, with SP2 compatibility noted; Vista remains untested.

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Cold and Dark Cockpit Mod

An apron-start scenario places the default 172 on the ground at the same airfield, with systems off and fuel tanks empty. The file serves as a template for subsequent flights, guiding cold and dark starts, by Henning Schaefer.

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HD Moon Texture V1.0

Marco Fischbach creates a version 1.0 of high-resolution moon imagery, using 512x512 images in DXT5 format rendered from an 8192x4096 map for improved realism. The collection comprises 15 moon1.bmp through moon15.bmp, designed to replace the default visuals in the main directory.

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FPS Enhancement Package V2

A revised edition by Tom Knudsen sharpens 342 image files, resizes them, adds an alpha channel to each, and corrects prior irregularities for better performance, aligning with the original claim of 5 to 15 FPS gains.

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Manual/Checklist Default Airbus A321

By Werner Schott, the manual presents a PDF booklet for the standard Airbus A321 model, guiding a cold-and-dark start through taxi, takeoff, climb, descent, and shutdown. It integrates overhead-panel actions, system activations, and instrument checks, and notes the A320 family lineage while highlighting core cockpit workflow across flight phases.

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Manual/Checklist - Default Cessna 208B Grand Caravan

Werner Schott presents a printable PDF manual for the Caravan’s Cessna 208B, guiding cold-and-dark startup through to shutdown and documenting taxi, takeoff, climb, descent, approach, and post-landing. It highlights engine torque and propeller RPM references, notes high-altitude torque adjustments, and confirms FSX compatibility, with roots in MS Flight Simulator 2004 editions.

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Manual/Checklist For Default 172SP

Authored by Werner Schott, this downloadable PDF guides the default older-style Cessna 172SP cockpit from Pre-Start Setup to Securing, with RPM targets tied to sea-level conditions and descent-focused procedures. Rooted in earlier simulator editions and cited as freeware, it notes previous versions garnered over 10,000 downloads and includes a visual reference.

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Weapons Pack 4

Drop Object-enabled weapons operate in free flight, delivering dumb bombs, laser-guided bombs, GPS-guided bombs, and air-to-air plus air-to-ground missiles that fly forward. Created by Christopher Sykes, with Gmax models by David Brice (British) and FSDS by Kotaro Akikawa (US), the work is accompanied by a readme detailing limitations.

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PMDG Boeing 737 NGX Checklist

Joost Visser presents a kneeboard checklist that spans startup through shutdown and highlights the steps in between, offering a concise reference for users who rely on it during cockpit procedures in daily flight routines today.

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Manual/Checklist - Default Learjet 45

Werner Schott compiles a PDF guide for the twin-engine Learjet 45, guiding pilots from a cold-and-dark panel through pre-start, startup, taxi, takeoff, climb, cruise, descent, approach, landing, and final shutdown. The reference is freeware and can be printed or viewed on a separate device.

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Landing Lights

By Dante Fassina, the modification tweaks landing lights for all default aircraft and helos, leveraging halo.bmp to illuminate runway and aircraft surfaces and adds a fuselage glow. It also refines VASI definition by adjusting halo.bmp, and notes testing with the A321 in slew mode, while the MD_83 and PA28_180 remain non flyable.

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PMDG Boeing 737 NGX Tutorial

A PDF tutorial targets PMDG's Boeing 737NGX, with instructions specific to that model and potentially usable with other 737NG-type add-ons, by Tom Risager. Unlike the main NGX documentation, the guide reads sequentially and serves readers from complete newcomers to those seeking a deeper understanding of the airplane and its systems.

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