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…
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After the death of David "Opa" Marshall, no one picks up the long-running guidance line, and Marshall stops releasing further numbers years before his passing. This marks the start of a new tips-fo…
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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 sho…
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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 …
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By Thomas Murr, the guide adjusts tow plane behavior to correct an unrealistic climb rate and straight-ahead flight during glider launches. It notes a call mechanism via CTRL+SHIFT+Y and points to …
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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 flig…
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By Tom Knudsen, this environment mapping enhancement boosts performance and sharpens reflections, designed to fit Service Pack 1 and bloom effects within the simulator. The file Environmental-Refle…
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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 conc…
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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…
3.55 MB49060+Clear guidance explains how to enable PAI traffic within a flight simulator, outlining practical steps to copy, move, and edit several essential files. Bruno van Mulken authors this guidance for us…
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Tim Rigter provides a freeware air traffic control audio track captured from a JFK airport tower session in New York. The single WAV file FSX09.wav sits in the Sound/UIMusic folder, offering ambien…
20.78 MB4751The catalog displays stars down to magnitude 5.50, trimming the total to about 2900 entries and adding planetary data for Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, and Venus, with stars arranged by increasin…
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Redesigned visuals use DXT5 format and support Service Pack 1, offering a choice of 512x512 or 256x256 resolutions, with added snow, dead leaves, and enhanced palms, improving seasonal variety and …
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By Gera Godoy Canova, the guidance shows how to dedicate a separate monitor for the gauges or instrument panel, streamlining cockpit visibility. An accompanying photo depicts a multi-monitor arrang…
369.94 KB4051PDF 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 U…
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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 setu…
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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 s…
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Bill McClellan compiles 142 flight plans across the southwestern United States; IFR and VFR routes thread desert plains and rugged mountains, and accommodate any aircraft model. Two gauges by Karol…
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Bill McClellan presents 196 low-altitude flight plans across the Southeastern United States, with IFR, VFR, and slow-speed navigation files. Two gauges by Karol Chlebowski support Terrain Following…
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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 rend…
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