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Water Runways

A PDF lists water runways, drawing on data from Winfried Orthmann and verified across 1,525 APX files. The dataset sorts by country, state and ICAO, with most locations in the United States and some entries lacking runway start locations.

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HD Moon Texture V2.0

By Marco Fischbach, a lunar set provides 15 moon maps named moon1.bmp through moon15.bmp, converted to the DXT5 format with a bump map applied. The resolution scales from 512x512 to 1024x1024, and Earth's planetshine is darkened so the glow appears only during the moon's early and late quarters.

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Taxi Lights Tutorial

An ultra-brief guide shows how to toggle taxi lights on aircraft, presenting the on or off states for ground operations, by Joost Visser, and relies on Shockwave 3D Redux lights to demonstrate a straightforward adjustment on the ground.

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Aircraft Fuel Dump Effects

It should work with any aircraft, providing a fuel-dump capability and leaving a standard fuel vapor trail behind the aircraft. A cockpit warning sounds and changes as the valves close, clearly attributed to Carl Vokes.

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Default Douglas DC-3 Engine Smoke Effect

Tom Tiedman delivers a smoke effect for the default Douglas DC-3, adding an fx_smoke_f6.fx in the Effects folder and configuring the airframe with two SMOKESYSTEM entries. The lines place smoke.0 at -20.232, -10.906, -4.601 and smoke.1 at -20.232, 10.906, -4.601, both referencing fx_smoke_f6.

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Tutorial - Customize Tow-Plane

By Thomas Murr, the guide adjusts tow plane behavior to correct an unrealistic climb rate and straight-ahead flight during glider launches. It notes a call mechanism via CTRL+SHIFT+Y and points to related tutorials TUT_TWPL.ZIP and TUTCHTWP.ZIP by name.

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Environmental Reflection X 2007

By Tom Knudsen, this environment mapping enhancement boosts performance and sharpens reflections, designed to fit Service Pack 1 and bloom effects within the simulator. The file Environmental-Reflection-X-2007-fsx-1.jpg serves as the visual reference for documentation purposes.

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Patch

Carenado Aircraft Update

Official patch enables Carenado payware aircraft originally designed for a predecessor simulator to operate on a newer simulator, bridging compatibility for legacy models. Carenado supplies the patch directly, ensuring continued official support and preserving key systems and animations.

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Airbus A321 Jetway Mod

This jetway modification, by Bob Lykins, targets the Project Airbus A321 for use with that model. Jetway testing uses a Project Airbus A321, and the change should work with most other similar models, offering broad compatibility.

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Carrier Routes Sao Paulo A12 Brazil

By Hani Michal, this item provides a paint job for the Brazilian carrier Sao Paulo A12 in Brazil and outlines 33 associated routes. The scope centers on the carrier and its route network, with the creator named clearly.

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Modified Star Catalog

The catalog displays stars down to magnitude 5.50, trimming the total to about 2900 entries and adding planetary data for Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, and Venus, with stars arranged by increasing brightness. The concept originates with J. Chuang and is authored by F. Ronchi.

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Default Engine Smoke Effect

By Tom Tiedman, the Cessna C208B gains a smoke effect linked to fx_smoke_f6.fx and a SMOKESYSTEM entry. The SMOKESYSTEM line reads smoke.0=-10.232, 2.706, -4.801, fx_smoke_f6 and is inserted into the default aircraft.cfg to activate the effect.

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Default Autogen Models

By Ted Andrews, over 500 autogen models are converted into an XML look-up file accompanied by JPG previews. Five new Autogen categories appear in the Object Parameters window, with the first object picture shown in the preview slot.

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EMB-120 Engine Smoke Effect

Tom Tiedman provides a smoke effect for the Embraer EMB-120, created for Erick Cantu's freeware edition EMB120-2.ZIP. The setup uses the fx_smoke_f6.fx file and two SMOKESYSTEM lines, smoke.0 and smoke.1 with coordinates -3.232, -10.616, .901 and -3.232, 10.516, .901, to activate the effect in flight.

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Saab 340 Engine Smoke Effect

Premier Aircraft Design Saab 340B by Tom Tiedman introduces an engine smoke effect, contained in SAAB340_BEPRONWX.ZIP. The effect uses fx_smoke_f6.fx and a SMOKESYSTEM listing smoke.0 and smoke.1, mapped to positions alongside the aircraft during takeoff from KMSP Runway 12R.

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Repair Aircraft Transparency Issues

A repair method targets transparency issues on several aircraft, including Giles-202, Starlite, Skyboy, Su-31, Sierra, Sierra Amphibian, and P2004 Bravo, yielding window glass that remains shiny and present. The fixtrans.zip file is cited, with Akrotech Giles-202 shown as an example folder, and it requires the target planes to be installed beforehand.

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Solar/Lunar Eclipse

By Bryan O. Allayban, a concise line presents nothing but little darkness in the morning, capturing a fleeting dawn moment with restrained imagery and a quiet, contemplative mood. The phrasing remains compact, emphasizing contrast between light and shadow, and bearing the author’s signature.

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Weapons FSX 160 SOAR Little Bird

An OH 6A modified aircraft designated MH 6 Little Bird flies with the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment and carries Minigun-style weapon effects. Four files are required to enable these effects, and direct links to all files are provided in the readme by Tim Conrad and David Robles.

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CrgSim Wide Area Charts

An expansion for CRGSIM-0.044 provides extensive area charts covering the United States, aligning with the CRGSIM-0.044 framework and outlining chart coverage. Compatibility requires CRGSIM-0.044, and Kapock Cavanaugh is credited as the creator, tying author attribution to the US charts.

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Oceania AGN Texures

Michael Allen-Andrews (Creator2003) models the default AGN large buildings and house and roof surfaces across Oceania, with emphasis on New Zealand. Australia and Pacific island nations share the same AGN sheets, and the readme explains how to apply changes.

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