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Concorde Smoke Effects

Tom Tiedman provides an engine smoke effect for the Concorde compilation XCONCORDE.ZIP and its fix XCONCORDEAIR.ZIP, references the file fx_smoke_f6.fx, and supplies a [SMOKESYSTEM] with four entries (smoke.0 to smoke.3) including distinct coordinate triples for placement.

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Helicopter Dust Landing Effect V1.0

Desert helicopter landings kick up substantial dust plumes that obscure visibility, and this add-on recreates those clouds for arid terrain. By Mark Luzzi, it enhances the default appearance when operating in sandy environments, adding realism during chaotic approaches.

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GlobalEnvTest/Chrome

Two variants replace the defaults GlobalEnvTest.dds and GlobalEnv_AC_Chrome.dds, created from real photographs to enhance chrome reflections on aircraft surfaces and glass. A folder for the original files is included, and credit goes to Bob Rivera for the work.

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Metal GUI V1.2

By Todd McCuistion, this first makeover darkens the interface to ease eye strain in a dark room and improves the overall look. A screenshot illustrates the adjusted visuals, highlighting the changes aimed at easier viewing in dim lighting.

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Turkish Air Force AI Pack

Focus AI Group presents flight plans for 100 KC-135s of 100 Filo based at Incirlik AB, representing the Turkish Air Force Stratotanker fleet. It also adds a custom airport layout for Incirlik with correct parking for these airframes and visiting USAF aircraft.

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Terrain Editing Tutorial

This tutorial demonstrates terrain data modification to achieve a more realistic look, concentrating on the Canary Islands off Africa and two small northern islands. It relies on Shuttle Radar Topography Mission data products, supplied free of charge, with the author credited as Gerhard Scheuerecker.

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Scenic Flight Through The Grand Canyon

Grand Canyon flight plan traverses the canyon with over 800 waypoints, delivering two routes, eastbound and westbound, in a default Cessna 172 with autopilot engaged. Gauges by Karol Chlebowski for TFR flying and Pave Tack accompany the effort, and mini panel version 2.1 adds functionality, by Bill McClellan.

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Ark Royal

By Philip Chandler, Ark Royal functions as a moving AI carrier with working catapults and arrestor wires for carrier ops. Default placement sits south of Gibralter on an East West racetrack, with a folder added to SimObjects/Boats and trafficArkRoyal.bgl placed in the World directory.

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FS2Crew PMDG J41 Tutorial And Checklist

For the PMDG J41, the Voice Commander Edition guide is refined through extensive testing to ensure 100% accuracy at all flight stages and to cover ATC and marshaller communications. The document uses a .docx format, created with Wordpad to preserve layout, with credits to Dave Murden, Frank Cooper, and Richard Asberg.

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French Air Force Refueling Flight Plan

An aviation traffic file links five bases in France by introducing tanker activity using Dassault Etendard and Boeing C-135 models; both aircraft require separate downloads, with a link in readme.txt. Credits go to Daniel Gauthier.

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C-130 Props

By Bob Rivera, this alternative four-blade propeller suits Captain Sim's Lockheed C-130 Hercules, replacing the standard configuration with a distinct blade arrangement. The CS_C130 designation guides this modification, tying the blade change to that aircraft family.

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Boeing 737-800 Engine Smoke

A subtle engine smoke display appears on the default 737-800, implemented with the fx_smoke_f6.fx effect and two SMOKESYSTEM lines in the aircraft.cfg. The SMOKESYSTEM entries specify smoke.0 as -1.232, -15.416, -3.801 and smoke.1 as -1.232, 15.506, -3.801, both referencing fx_smoke_f6, with Tom Tiedman listed as the author.

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Complete with Base Model

'Person' Ground Vehicle

An improvised ground vehicle uses stock gauges and CFG files from content bundled with the simulator, and is GPS and autopilot ready for guided movement. The creator Frankensteines panels and CFG values from various other machines, tweaking the wing, motor, and autopilot to keep the craft on terra firma and reach a practical pace.

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Water Runways

A PDF lists water runways, drawing on data from Winfried Orthmann and verified across 1,525 APX files. The dataset sorts by country, state and ICAO, with most locations in the United States and some entries lacking runway start locations.

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Manual/Checklist - Beech 17 Staggerwing

For the Beechcraft Model 17 Staggerwing, a PDF-format step-by-step checklist covers cold-and-dark to secure shutdown, with manifold pressure guidance for standard airports up to 2,500 feet and adjustability for higher elevations. Werner Schott authors the freeware, drawing on simTECH Flight Design Ltd. and Mark Rooks contributions.

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AI Sounds

You wrap renamed wavs into a file named soundai after renaming sound.cfg to soundai.cfg, then create a cab file and place it under Traffic_Sounds\Jets. In the A321’s default folder, the cfg sets an alias to ..\Traffic_Sounds\Jets\AI_Airbus_321\soundai, and you rename the folder to AI_B777 to match your chosen variant.

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Aircraft Background Viewer Images

Real-world photographs by Ian Salter capture locations across the world and serve as replacement backgrounds for a background viewer. The collection emphasizes geographic variety and presents images with neutral colors, expanding the viewer's visual options.

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Taxi Lights Tutorial

An ultra-brief guide shows how to toggle taxi lights on aircraft, presenting the on or off states for ground operations, by Joost Visser, and relies on Shockwave 3D Redux lights to demonstrate a straightforward adjustment on the ground.

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Tutorial - Reducing Traffic Speed

An illustrated tutorial explains how to lower the speed of highway vehicle traffic observed around larger cities and airports, highlighting that speeds are perceived as too fast for realistic flight. David 'Opa' Marshall compiles the guide in DOC and PDF formats.

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Extra 300S Smoke Effect

By Jordan Neville, the smoke effect for the default Extra 300 offers a five-color trail that enhances overall visibility during flight. Five distinct hues fill the plume and create a bright, multi-colored display during flight.

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