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London-Melbourne Race 1934 By KLM 'Uiver'

Jaap van Hees documents the 1934 MacRobertson Air Race by KLM's DC-2 PH-AJU 'Uiver', detailing flight plans, weather conditions, and flight situation files (*.flt) for every leg. Maps of aerodromes used for stopovers and per-leg flight descriptions accompany race and competitor information, in Dutch and English.

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Callsign EXPRESS EditVoicepack X Update

Bruce Nicholson and Alpha India Group revise six AIG callsigns by replacing earlier EditVoicepack files that include the EXPRESS portion of the callsign. They note that sound segments creating the EXPRESS callsign differ between EditVoicepack 3.1 and EditVoicepack X, and the included readme offers guidance.

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Effects Package Prop Edition V1.0

A method separates snow and rain effects, letting developers assign distinct atmospheric visuals to jet and prop aircraft. By Keven Menard, the approach implements different effects per engine type, enhancing realism for varied flight profiles.

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Modified Water Environment

The daytime water appearance adjusts under 1X mid and 1X high settings, tempering blue to a more realistic shade. Three BMP files—env_highnoon.bmp, env_lowsun.bmp, and env_midsun.bmp—constitute the update, and the effects remain unchanged in 2X mode, by Martin Oldridge.

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Documentation for Deltasim Gemini Concept Motor Yacht

Two virtual cockpits with panel, gauges and switches (with click sound) appear inside a 94-foot luxury motor yacht rendered in full 3D. The three-deck model includes animated parts and crew, plus furniture and equipment, with Robert Waszkiewicz of Deltasim Studio noted as payware.

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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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Aircraft Views

By Travis Smith, this code adds more views beyond the views that come with the aircraft, presenting a straightforward means to augment observer engagement. Travis Smith authors the work and holds author credit for visibility.

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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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Performance Autogen Textures For Europe

European general autogen building visuals shrink from 638 kb to 170 kb and adopt 512x512 mipmapped grids instead of 1024x1024, by Gerard Salden. The change remains nearly imperceptible above 250 ft and can boost performance on slower systems, with faster machines showing smoother loads.

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N0800 SimConnect Tutorial "Follow This Plane"

The tutorial shows sending nearby waypoints to a second aircraft to steer its path toward the designated points, and drops a parachute at each waypoint position to visualize where the follower flies, by Robert Denoue.

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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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Algerian Air Force IL-76/78 Flight Plans

By Antoine Calleja, globusworld, flight plans document the country's air force fleet of Ilyushin IL-76 and IL-78, with emphasis on their operational types. Two versions appear, IL-76 and IL-78, with author attribution to Antoine Calleja.

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Photon Torpedo Effects

Based on FX_wing_guns effects, photon torpedo visuals attach to Bruce Fitzgerald's Star Trek ships, including NX01.ZIP, ENTRPR2.ZIP, ENTRPRD.ZIP, RELIANT.ZIP, DEFIANT.ZIP, BIRDOPRY.ZIP, and WARBIRD.ZIP. It provides effects, sounds and bitmap files and aircraft.cfg 'smokesystem' entries, while swapping in new .bmps for the Tracer visuals and adjusting the overall size.

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USS Enterprise Group

An enterprise fleet-control file allows multiple ships to be governed as a coordinated unit through AI Carriers. Created by Tyler Shotwell, the file centers on enabling fleet-level management for vessels designated as a group within a coordinated command framework.

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Airport Catalog (Global)

PDF documents present offline regional airfield data drawn from base .bgl files, organized for quick cross-checks during simulated travel. Global coverage spans Canada, Europe, South America, the USA, Africa, and Mexico, reflecting the project’s worldwide scope.

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Lockheed S-3B Viking Smoke Effects

Engine smoke system for the Iris freeware S-3B Viking, by Tom Tiedman, uses the fx_smoke_f6.fx effect and two SMOKESYSTEM entries in the aircraft.cfg with coordinates -6.832, -7.406, -.661 and -6.832, 7.406, -.661, including smoke.0 and smoke.1.

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Jetstar Japan Editvoicepack Mod

Yvan Greenaway delivers a free add-on that introduces the Jetstar Japan callsign Orange Liner into ATC exchanges, so pilots hear accurate prompts for Jetstar Japan flights. It relies on EditVoicepack X (EVPX40.ZIP) to modify default phrases, delivering clear enunciation while syncing with existing traffic schedules and AI routines.

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Rush Limbaugh G550 AI Traffic Package

Henry Tomkiewicz models the HTAI G550 variant depicted as a radio host’s Gulfstream configuration, while Ryan Cobb is credited for the visual work. Flight plans in .bgl format are fictional but representative of where the aircraft could be encountered.

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Executive Airlines Callsign

Executive Airlines uses ATR 72-200 and ATR 72-500 aircraft on American Eagle routes from Dallas/Fort Worth (KDFW) and runs a Caribbean network from Miami (KMIA) and San Juan (TJSJ) under the callsign Executive Eagle, establishing a distinct presence across regional flights.

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Vietnam Airlines Callsign

Audio change by Ryan Gabuyo replaces the default callsign Vietnam Airlines with Vietnam to reflect real-world usage. It relies on EditVoicePack X (EVPX40.ZIP) and, through aircraft.cfg and airlines.cfg, designates Vietnam as the callsign, while remaining strictly audio-based and offered free of charge.

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