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Modified Default Vehicles

Five default airport vehicle models undergo fixes for transparency issues and related defects. The work uses Arno's ModelconverterX development release and applies only to models that import without warnings. For Russian airport vehicles, ensure proper copies into VEH_air_RU_bagcart1 and VEH_air_RU_bagcart_FlatNose folders.

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Aerosoft Airbus X - FDC Profile

An FDC profile provides performance data and checklists for two variants, the 320 and 321. It links practical procedures to the specified aircraft, delivering concise guidance on operation while staying focused on the published metrics and workflows.

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Clouds For Thermals

Four Gmax generated cumulus clouds mark thermals, with each thermal randomly selecting one of the four variants, by Ed Dumas Sr. AirObjectVisuals.xml accompanies the data, and a reference image shows the clouds' distinctive shapes in visual displays.

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Revised Textures

By Al Wheeler and Miguel Zafra, revised asphalt and concrete taxiway and ramp surface imagery removes expansion joint lines from the concrete variant, reduces brightness, and the taxiway_marks.dds adds black backgrounds to taxiway markings to conform to FAA regulations. A 512x512 BMP converts to a 1024x1024 DDS, while revised taxiway_detail.bmp appears alongside other surface images.

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Tutorial - Exhaust Flame Effects

Mike Basford presents Part Two on exhaust flames from engines, examining how flame visuals accompany a prop-driven flight in steady detail. A screenshot captures World Travel Airlines' prop in flight, linking the approach to a real-world operator.

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Ryanair AI Flight Plans Summer 10

Ryanair appears in a 2010 summer flight plans context, authored by Greg Clifford. The record emphasizes a seasonal focus on Ryanair operations and clearly credits Greg Clifford as creator, reflecting a concise, author-attributed note for this period.

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Terrain Design

An illustrated guide outlines terrain concepts and how to change them with SBuilder, a tool used to shape island terrain. It covers creating water bodies, roads, vehicle traffic, airport flattening, removing autogen, and adding more detail, and notes that anybody can do it easily and quickly.

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Patch

Airport Baggage Cart Fix

Two baggage cart variants receive a fix by Stefan Weiss, adjusting contact points to avert sinking into the ground by about 1–2 feet. Backups reside in VEH_air_bagcart_blue_sm and VEH_air_bagcart_FlatNose_Grey_sm, with the corresponding sim.cfg-files copied from a zip-file into the same locations.

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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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Flight Simulator And Windows Vista

David Grindele issues a message about using older flightsim add-ons, establishing the central subject and naming the author. The communication frames the topic around legacy add-ons from Grindele’s perspective, keeping the discussion concise and focused.

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Ship Library

Winfried Orthmann contributes a ship library designed for designers, paired with a Gmax gamepack and not compatible with earlier iterations. Unzipping reveals two folders housing ships and image assets, and you install by placing contents into AddonScenery or the global assets folder, enabling placement of the vessels in addon areas just like other library objects.

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Manual/Checklist Spartan 7W Executive

This PDF checklist covers the 7W Executive's operations from dark and cold to secured shutdown, including manifold pressure guidelines and RPM settings. Authored by Werner Schott, the 2004-era rendition has drawn over 5,000 downloads, while Milton Shupe, Scott Thomas, and Urs Burkhardt create the model and panel, with tweaks by Duane L. Tarbox.

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Tutorial - Messing With Engine Effects

Mike Basford demonstrates adjustments to engine exhaust flame effects, highlighting how visuals influence a propeller aircraft’s appearance. A screenshot captures World Travel Airlines’ prop on a runway, providing a concrete example of the effect in action.

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Flight Plans For The South Central US

179 flight plans span the southern central United States, created by Bill McClellan to support diverse airframes. Karol Chlebowski’s Terrain-Following Radar and Pave Tack gauges accompany them, with an optional upgrade to mini panel version 2.1 enhancing cockpit tools.

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CrgSim Terminal Area Charts

Charts covering terminal regions span Baltimore Washington, Seattle, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, and San Diago, with six cities also receiving VFR coverage. The distribution aligns with CRGSIM-0.044 and Chart Expansion Pak 1, and credits Kapock Cavanaugh.

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Fairchild Metroliner III Engine Smoke Effect

Tom Tiedman provides a smoke effect for the Metroliner III, originally created by Jon Murchison under MET3PASS.ZIP, with the fx_smoke_f6.fx asset referenced by two SMOKESYSTEM entries: smoke.0 at -6.232, -8.116, 2.101 and smoke.1 at -6.232, 8.116, 2.101, both calling fx_smoke_f6.

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Aerobatic Tutorial - AIL/Roll

Real Air delivers a flight-focused guide on performing aileron rolls with the Citabria and Decathlon, while offering substitution for other models. Operators adjust engine power, wing loading, and control sensitivity, beginning with a brief nose-down dive and balanced rudder to sustain longitudinal stability through each pivot.

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Make Scenery with the Object Placement Tool in FSX

Deluxe edition includes a straightforward tool for placing objects visually within the program, enabling quick arrangement of scene elements. An illustrated explanation shows how to use it, while the author notes an inability to offer support due to limited time.

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- Sirocco GTX - a 132 ft concept luxury motoryacht Package

By Robert Waszkiewicz of Deltasim Studio, this extended and improved version of Sirocco LT features a full functional 3D virtual cockpit with custom gauges and moving parts, plus very detailed marine equipment, interior furnishings, plants, new materials, and new lights rendered with DirectX visuals and not backward compatible.

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Complete with Base Model

Jeep ATV

The Jeep ATV model enables off-runway use and includes a concise note urging respectful conduct toward fellow simmers. The guidance specifies avoiding runways while in use and directs users to head for the hills instead.

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