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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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List of FAA Airline Callsigns

An FAA-backed compilation targets realism in flight simulation by listing callsigns alongside associated carriers and three-letter IDs, with country data for registration context. Dale Wingard authors it, and it ships in a legacy Excel 97-2003 format to assure cross-system compatibility and easy integration with traffic setups.

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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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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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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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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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Remove Cockpit Reflections

Created by John Standard, edited default cockpit visuals remove reflections in the virtual cockpit of standard aircraft. A DDS file named Aircraftname_reflection.dds accompanies this, intended to replace the corresponding default image to produce clearer forward windows.

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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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Revised Sky Textures (Corrected)

A corrected revision by Cristian Torrado fixes an error that makes pre-sunset begin too early and post-sunset last too long. It centers on sky_*.* image files, showing a jetliner flying past the dawn and aligning with the evening transition.

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Tutorial How To Add An Afterburner

A practical tutorial on adding and editing afterburner effects for a single or twin-engine jet project, featuring a step-by-step approach and clear illustrations. The author, Mark Rooks of RSDG, guides users through adjusting location, dimensions, and intensity to achieve realistic dynamics.

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Design Tutorial For Sloping Runway

Walter Roberts presents a design approach to sloping runways by building a sloping flatten polygon and turning it into a hardened surface, then locating it accurately within the world. The text notes that all ingredients for realizing sloping runways exist, and samples from the tutorial illustrate the concept.

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Manual/Checklist De Havilland DHC-6

A PDF guide covers the DHC-6 Twin Otter from cold and dark startup to securing, detailing taxi, takeoff, climb, cruise, descent, and approach. Barry Blaisdell, Jean-Pierre Brisard, Bob May, Kevin Pardy, and Werner Schott author the guide, and torque references vary above 2500 ft MSL; it comes from earlier versions, with over 8000 downloads.

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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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Marine 1 White House And Camp David

Marine 1 travels among a customized White House south lawn, a Camp David recreation, and Andrews AFB. An AI Sikorsky SH-3D Sea King by Rob Nieuwenhoven, Chris Jones, and Mal Lloyd is included, with Dan French credited and dependencies including Rwy12 and Dan French Core LibrariesVol2.

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River Texture

Aime Leclercq designs a river-detail upgrade offering three pixel-density options, at 7 cm, 15 cm, and 30 cm per pixel, balancing performance with realism. It integrates with existing landscape layouts to enhance waterways visually, consistently.

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VC-Rain Textures

Image assets arrive in 8x8-bit, DXT3 format with alpha channels for transparency and no mip maps, ensuring streamlined rendering. The original assets accompany this work, and Claus V. Holmberg appears in credits for this work.

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Using The Autogen Annotator

By Luis Feliz-Tirado, the Autogen Annotator modifies autogen on default ground surfaces and adds autogen to custom ground, with the document illustrating its usage and presenting a pictorial guide to all autogen object types for researchers and enthusiasts.

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Sun Tweak For Light-Bloom Disabled

By Dave Bolger, this sun glow tweak makes the sun appear more radiant and its glow lasts longer after sunset. It uses the suneffect.cfg file placed in the main directory, with a backup included, and restoration simply reinstates the original.

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Emirates Airbus A380 Flight Plans

Emirates operates 21 A380s, and current flight plans are published from the airline's website by Kevin R. Wynn. Based in Dubai, the operator serves routes to KJFK, EGLL, ZBAA, ZSPD, CYYZ, and EDDM, among others.

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Airport Design Editor - Tutorial 2

Paths, Parking And Aprons presents a step-by-step guide to refining an airport's parking, taxi networks and apron layouts, delivered in PDF format. The tutorial concentrates on practical sequencing for ground movements and apron efficiency, offering clear, task-focused directions that translate to tangible layout adjustments for airfield operations.

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