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Concrete Runway Texture

A modification replaces the default concrete surface and gives it a more heavily used look, credited to Jeff Pierce. It centers on the runway11.dds file, with a recommendation to back up the original and noting it has not been tested for SP2.

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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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Modified Touchdown Effects For AI

The modification adjusts tire burn smoke, making it lighter and more translucent while enhancing vortex swirl, and it introduces tire screech that can be heard within 100 meters of a landing AI aircraft. It relies on fx_tchdwn.fx and fx_tchdwn_s.fx and adds a matching ai_touchdown2 sound cue to the Sound folder.

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Free Flight UI Background

A new background image for the free flight setup interface appears, with photographer notes in readme.txt by David Ranieri, and it accompanies a visual demonstration. An accompanying screenshot shows the Freeflight menu, and the filename Free-Flight-UI-Background-fsx-1.jpg serves as reference.

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EMBSeries

By Bill Honcoop, a version of the EMBSeries is presented together with a rendition of WaterConstants.xml, while small tweaks are available to emphasize how the sim looks under different conditions. The arrangement centers on the EMBSeries and WaterConstants.xml, with tuning that modifies appearance under varying settings.

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Airport Catalog (Global)

PDF 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 USA, Africa, and Mexico, reflecting the project’s worldwide scope.

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Blue User Interface Replacement

Blue themed user interface replaces almost all dialogs, icons, and graphics, while Missions and Learning Center tabs remain unchanged. The design blends with the prior white/blue theme and includes a new shortcut icon that matches the look, by Jiri Soukup.

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Boat Traffic Compiler

AI boat-traffic tool enables defining schedules and routes for AI boats while adding boat models. It supports static boats, LivingWorld boats that move randomly near coasts and lakes, and AI boats guided by explicit waypoint routes where the final point can hold or circle for cargo at 300 meters.

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Carrier Operation Package V3.0

V3.0 employs four gauges and effects for tail-hook equipped aircraft on carriers, including a catapult gauge for launch, an arrester gauge for cable arrest, an IFLOLS gauge for approaches, and a SonicBoom effect with a controller gauge. Requires FSUIPC; by Rob Barendregt, with Doug Dawson supplying interface gauges for speed control and launch/arrest zone definitions.

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Saitek X52 Configuration

Ceyssens Peter creates an enhanced configuration for a flight control system, delivering many more keys under command than the default profile, extending control options beyond the stock setup, and a screenshot illustrates the configuration window.

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AI Mexico 2007

Angel Salazar delivers a Mexican AI traffic assembly featuring 327 aircraft in detailed markings, with flight plans covering major carriers such as Aeromexico, Mexicana de Aviacion, and Volaris. It uses models from AI Aardvark and FSPainter and includes the missing callsigns for these airlines.

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Freeware Addon VC Installation

The guide explains installing a default virtual cockpit into an add-on that lacks one, using the PA A318 as the example. It also applies to almost every other aircraft and credits Cooper Honeyman as the author; the accompanying image demonstrates a freeware virtual cockpit.

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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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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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PMDG Boeing 737 NGX Interface

The driver enables GoFlight hardware to interface with the PMDG B737 NGX, authored by Stephen Munn. Running setup.exe starts the process, and an enclosed PDF accompanies the package with installation and support instructions for users.

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In Flight Entertainment

An in-flight data screen echoes international displays, running a 10-second timer for each view that shows distance to destination, estimated remaining flight time, local destination time, ground speed, altitude, and outside air temperature. A moving map with departure and destination locations remains in progress, by Adrian Zagarowski.

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Using The Jetway Feature

An adjustment guide explains how to enable jetway interaction for three aircraft variants, detailing fixes for the Boeing 767-200, Boeing 767-400, and Boeing 777-200 (front and middle doors), and it emphasizes practical adjustments to achieve reliable jetway engagement during gate procedures, by Justin N. Sen.

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Aerosoft Airbus X - FDC Profile

An FDC profile provides performance data and checklists for two variants, the 320 and 321. It links practical procedures to the specified aircraft, delivering concise guidance on operation while staying focused on the published metrics and workflows.

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Airports and Navaids in Google Earth

Ian Niblo compiles a zip archive that includes airfields and nav aids with all comm and nav frequencies, along with runway details and relevant ILS information, drawn from the default BGL files dated November 2006.

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FS Real Time, V1.82

An active time-sync utility keeps UTC aligned with real-world time and permits a current setting or any offset in hours, enabling flights at variations from real time. It also includes Dennis Thompson's World Time Zones v3.0 to reduce time-zone errors seen in recent versions.

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