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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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Nick's SunFix

Nick Needham delivers sun effect enhancements that generate simulated volumetric rays emanating from the corona and adapt with time of day, altitude, clouds, and humidity. The bloom component is refined to avoid overpowering displays and remains compatible with or without bloom, ensuring proper scale across conditions.

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'GenReloaded' Autogen Buildings

Adnan Arif presents updated rooftop surfaces across all regions, brightening colors to resemble aerial references more closely. The work integrates Genreloaded autogen elements for North America and Europe and preserves original visuals with a dual folder approach for managing modified and preserved roofs.

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Sirocco LT - a 132 ft concept motoryacht

By Robert Waszkiewicz of Deltasim Studio, the model offers a full functional 3D virtual cockpit, moving parts, and custom gauges, reflecting careful attention to cockpit realism and instrument placement, all rendered in a compact, highly detailed layout.

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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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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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QuickGOTO for FSX

QuickGOTO maintains a database of the most frequently used departure locations, including gates, parking spots, and runways, enabling the airplane to be moved instantly to a chosen point. Disabling the opening screen in the general settings improves performance.

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Manual/Checklist - Airbus A340-200

In a compact PDF reference, the A340-200 guide covers engine start in cold and dark conditions, taxi, takeoff, climb, descent, approach, and shutdown, drawing on the original panel by Thomas Ruth. Authored by Thomas Ruth and organized by Werner Schott, the manual emphasizes a four-engine airliner workflow and realism.

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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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Optimizing Your Computer For Flight Simulator (Final)

Four-page tutorial outlines steps to optimize and accelerate any PC, drawing on free software and revised operating system settings. It adds guidance on preventing the blue screen of death and carries final credit to Vince McCoy.

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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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More Waves III

An enhanced surf effect introduces more than a single line of breakers and a balanced flow along shallow water, improving movement of the surf. Files fx_waves.fx belong in the Effects directory and fx_swoosh.bmp and fx_swoosh2.bmp sit in Effects/Texture, with an Originals folder to restore originals.

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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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Manual/Checklist Default Maule M7-260C Orion

Presented as a compact PDF booklet by Werner Schott, the guide covers the M7-260C Orion from cold-and-dark startup to secure shutdown, with manifold pressure and RPM data points guiding climb and cruise. It notes that at airfield elevations above 2,500 feet MSL, some references may require refinement, and the aircraft seats up to four.

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