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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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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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Avro Vulcan Smoke Effects

Designed for the Phoenix Design Avro Vulcan, this engine smoke effect comprises four [SMOKESYSTEM] entries named Smoke.0 through Smoke.3, each tied to fx_smoke_f6 and positioned by coordinates such as -41.10, -11.80, -3.10. The fx_smoke_f6.fx file must be placed in the Effects folder and the original aircraft.cfg block is reinserted.

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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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AI Traffic For Copa Airlines

Rhett Browning presents an AI traffic file for Copa Airlines, adapting Narvaez Diaz’s earlier flight plans to three variants: AIA Boeing 737 Copa with eyebrow windows, AIA Boeing 738 Copa with eyebrow windows, and E190 COPA. It uses traffic_cmp_v1.bgl and MPTO Tocumen International Airport assets MPTO_V1.ZIP, with MPTO_v1_rb.zip or MPTO_v1.zip recommended for parking capacity.

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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 - How To Make An FSX Thumbnail

A PDF-format tutorial authored by Mike Basford demonstrates thumbnail creation and serves as a concise reference. A sample image labeled Tiger Sky6 in flight accompanies the guide, providing a concrete visual example for reference today.

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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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SwissJet Dornier 328 Flight Plans

Fictional flight plans cover the sole Dornier 328 Jet registered HB-AEU and operated by SwissJet, a private Swiss airline headquartered in Samedan with branches in Zurich and Buochs, based at Zurich-Kloten. Joseph Calleja credits Symon Long for painting the bird and acknowledges AIG for the base model.

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Twin Otter Lights

The DeHavilland Twin Otter gains Shockwave 3D Light Redux landing lights, rotating beacons (Redux) and nav lights in red and green. Joost Visser credits Premier Aircraft Design for the current setup and confirms Redux lighting.

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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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AI Flight Plans For San Francisco

By Matthew Krawczyk, flight plan data for the San Francisco region expands automated schedules for default aircraft, directing IFR or VFR legs from the core directory to mirror West Coast traffic patterns, with a mix of turboprops and narrow-body jets near major terminals reflecting real-world frequencies.

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High Resolution Moon V2

The default moon imagery receives an upgrade by swapping 64x64 BMPs for 512x512 BMPs, with the Alpha channel replaced by higher resolution data; enhanced via MIP mapping by NickN, this change reduces sparklies in normal and low-zoom views and lowers memory demand during display.

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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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KC-135 Engine Smoke

An engine smoke effect for the KC-135R Stratotanker accompanies the KC-135_X.ZIP package, authored by Tom Tiedman. The SMOKESYSTEM block in the KC-135R’s aircraft.cfg assigns four positions—smoke.0 to smoke.3—with coordinates such as -27.271, -45.787, -1.522 and -13.232, 26.416, -4.001, all referencing fx_smoke_f6.fx.

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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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Complete with Base Model

Mods For Carenado Cessna C340

Two aircraft files for the C340A variant receive minor tweaks by John Dow to increase heaviness and reduce float during approach and landing. Ground effect is lessened, flaps drag is increased, and other adjustments enable a power-on approach that can reach touchdown on the runway.

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MH's Callsigns Vol. 1

Compatibility centers on EditVoicePack 4.x with EVPX40.ZIP, delivering airline callsigns for Abelag, Air Caledonie, Air Hamburg, Anadolijet, Mexicana, Dauria, Island Air, IzAir, FlyLAL, National Jet, AirNow, Sudamericana, United Nations, Vietnam Air Services, and Variglog. Michael Heise compiles emergency operators callsigns, German police helicopter identifiers, and military callsigns alongside model identifiers.

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Embraer 190-LR Engine Smoke Effect

Tom Tiedman delivers a smoke effect for Premier Aircraft Design's Embraer 190-LR, distributed as E190KLMX.ZIP. It ships with the fx_smoke_f6.fx engine plume file and SMOKESYSTEM entries for two trails, smoke.0 and smoke.1, updating the Embraer 190-LR aircraft.cfg.

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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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