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: Mk82 500lb Bomb

Phill Stokes creates a droppable payload that serves as an alternative to flour bombs, with permission from Bruce Fitzgerald and tied to registration N322DW. The item resides in SimObjects/Misc, featuring the attached object Mk82_1 in the SDK.

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Modified Terrain.cfg

Terrain.cfg defines the terrain used by the simulator, and a series of modifications enhances its behavior to fix irregularities in the water and broaden options for designers. The work, credited to Richard Ludowise and Luis Feliz-Tirado, targets rocky patches in aquatic areas.

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Black Smoke Texture

Stephen Ballard provides a BMP asset that enhances black smoke effects. It carries the file name FX_1.bmp and is described as a new visual-effects option, with the format clearly identified as BMP for distribution globally.

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Modified Touchdown Effects For AI V2

Two files, fx_tchdwn.fx and fx_tchdwn_s.fx, replace the earlier TD_EFX.ZIP components to soften tire burn smoke, reducing darkness and increasing transparency with a stronger vortex swirl. It also introduces tire screech sounds audible within 100 meters of a landing AI aircraft, via ai_touchdown and ai_touchdown2 in the Sound folder.

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Manual/Checklist - Beech B1900D

A comprehensive PDF by Werner Schott compiles procedures for the Beechcraft B1900D, drawing on Premier Aircraft Design’s model and noting a nineteen-passenger capacity. It guides cold-and-dark startup through taxi, takeoff, cruise, descent, and landing, with torque references and altitude adjustments above 2,500 ft MSL, plus secure-after-flight steps for subsequent sessions.

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Taxiway Enhancement Package V1

Tom Knudsen delivers taxiway and airport surface enhancements that sharpen visuals and improve operational clarity across surfaces. The work is credited to TK Design and is described as tested for compatibility with the original setup.

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Auto-Hover For R22, JetRanger And EH101

A console program provides a three-axis autopilot that controls the cyclic and rudder for three rotorcraft variants. The period key toggles two submodes, Hover Mode (default) and Forward Mode with joystick-adjusted pitch, while beyond 4x simulation time acceleration the autopilot may destabilize and dampen after a few seconds.

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Gmax Model Tutorial

An introductory tutorial serves as a simple beginner's guide to creating a first model, outlining a clear path for newcomers as they begin using the tool. It helps people take their first step, and is presented by Neil Birch.

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: Bomb_C - Droppable payload An Alternative to flour bombs

An attached object named bomb_c sits in SimObjects/Misc, while the mission SDK effect for it goes in the effects folder. Any .mdl file can be dropped if converted into a simpleobject, and Bruce Fitzgerald, N322DW, contributes the approach.

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Bomber Goes in

Bruce.Fitzgerald updates an older Peleliu to Koror bombing run, reworking the sequence to affect flour bombs differently. The change makes flour bombs explode in all such uses and leaves a crater without destroying targets yet, while the developer notes ongoing progress with the SDK.

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Glider Towing Tutorial - Change TOW Plane

By Thomas Murr, the guide shows how to swap the tow plane in the simulator so any desired aircraft can haul a glider aloft, with a Falke tow plane pictured. A hotkey sequence—hold CTRL and SHIFT and press Y—calls the tow aircraft, and references TUT_TWPL.ZIP and tut_twpl.zip for related material.

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Nuke And Missile Effects

Nor-Cal Prop Club provides nuclear bomb and missile effects for use with any aircraft, compiled by Alex Chadney. The two effects are fx_Nukem and Fx_95missile, and they link visuals to a nuclear event and a missile launch.

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Garmin GPS 500 Checklists

By Noel Sivertson, the checklist provides a quick reference for the default GPS 500 and comes in PDF format, making printing and carrying easy. A companion image shows the sheets printed and bound in a binder, emphasizing a handy, portable reference.

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Guide For Free Photoscenery Of Spain

A 39-page PDF presents maps and step-by-step instructions, with links to download compressed files. The project, developed by a group of Spanish fans, covers the entire country at a 1 meter per pixel resolution and uses free imagery under a free-use arrangement, authored by Francisco Garcia Garrido.

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ArrCab 2.6

Arrestor cables accompany a version labeled 2.6 for ArrCab, and a bottleneck from FSUIPC Simconnect disrupts ArrCab's behavior, a scenario described as daunting at first. Nevertheless, ArrCab remains tweakable and can overcome this problem, by Richard Hogen.

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FSX/Acceleration Working Nuclear Bomb

Original model by V. Zhyhulskiy, enhanced by Greg Schneider, delivers nuclear bomb effects. A screenshot illustrates a nuclear bomb drop, and the array centers on large visual effects that appear in the scene for various pilots.

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Propeller Texture 3-Pack

Tom Tiedman authors a public-domain set offering two-, three-, and four-blade prop visuals for aircraft configurations. The assets appear as 32-bit bitmaps and convert with DXTBMP to DXT3 or DDS (32-bit) formats, and have been tested in 32-bit, DXT3, and DDS forms, with an ATR 42-300 example using prop_anim_ratio=0.9985 in aircraft.cfg.

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Complete with Base Model

Iran Air Tours Traffic

By Peyman Badri, the feature focuses on a ground-view screenshot of the airline’s fleet, and aircraft are visible on the tarmac. The image shows the machines gathered together, and it gives a straightforward, factual snapshot of the operator’s grounded assets.

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Complete with Base Model

AI Package For Landsberg Airbase (ETSA)

The aircraft types span Bell UH-1D, C-160 Transall, He-111C, T-33A T-Bird, B-26 Marauder, ND2501 Noratlas, and Harvard Mk.41 T-6, all operating touch-and-go patterns at Landsberg ETSA per the attached flight plan. Some C-160 Transalls fly IFR to Hohn ETNH, Wunstorf ETNW, Sarajevo LQSA, and Pristina LYPR, by Klaus Jone.

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Gun Effects

Andrew Bowlby provides gun effects that can be added to any aircraft, delivering visible muzzle activity for various planes. A screenshot demonstrates an F-18 firing guns as a concrete example of the effect in action.

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