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Improved Boat Wake Effects

By Jimmy R. Martin, this wake-effects file supplies more realistic boat-induced disturbances and replaces the original wakes, delivering a noticeable improvement in surface interaction as vessels move across the water. The effort emphasizes improved wake shape, turbulence, and drift behind different speeds.

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Not So Blue Sea Textures

Luiz Alvarenga presents a darker water appearance that tempers bright coastal blues, preserves contrast and brings tones closer to typical shorelines, especially in shallow-water scenes. An Originals folder houses the original files for restoration easily.

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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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AI Carriers

AICarriers lets you place and command single ships or entire naval fleets in the simulator, without editing traffic or mission files. It requires Java JRE 1.5 or higher and SP1, supports acceleration carriers and full carrier ops when available, with SP2 compatibility noted; Vista remains untested.

: 5.28 MB
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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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Effects Package 1.2

Realistic snow and rain blast effects, together with wheels snow/rain elements, constitute two weather-related visuals documented by Keven Menard. Keven Menard credits the two effect types: snow and rain blast effects and wheels snow/rain effects.

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PMDG Boeing 737 NGX Checklist

Joost Visser presents a kneeboard checklist that spans startup through shutdown and highlights the steps in between, offering a concise reference for users who rely on it during cockpit procedures in daily flight routines today.

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Manual/Checklist Default Airbus A321

By Werner Schott, the manual presents a PDF booklet for the standard Airbus A321 model, guiding a cold-and-dark start through taxi, takeoff, climb, descent, and shutdown. It integrates overhead-panel actions, system activations, and instrument checks, and notes the A320 family lineage while highlighting core cockpit workflow across flight phases.

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Landing Lights

By Dante Fassina, the modification tweaks landing lights for all default aircraft and helos, leveraging halo.bmp to illuminate runway and aircraft surfaces and adds a fuselage glow. It also refines VASI definition by adjusting halo.bmp, and notes testing with the A321 in slew mode, while the MD_83 and PA28_180 remain non flyable.

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PMDG Boeing 737 NGX Tutorial

A PDF tutorial targets PMDG's Boeing 737NGX, with instructions specific to that model and potentially usable with other 737NG-type add-ons, by Tom Risager. Unlike the main NGX documentation, the guide reads sequentially and serves readers from complete newcomers to those seeking a deeper understanding of the airplane and its systems.

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Airport Design Editor Tutorial 1

A PDF guide focuses on the airport design tool, using version 1.20 as its baseline, and offers a detailed, step-by-step walkthrough for first-time users. Bob Keeshan authors the guide, which delivers concise, factual content that outlines practical use of ADE 1.20.

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Configuration File

A configuration file for a flight simulator delivers high frame rates above 20 FPS and improves visual quality. Created by Anas Sayed, the file loads through the settings menu and saves a backup of the original settings beforehand.

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Airports Merged With ICAO Data Bases - Update 2

The compilation, by Gary McDonald, presents a complete list of all airports in the airports file, augmented with data from ICAO databases. The compilation records airport names, cities, states, and countries for each record and aligns information across jurisdictions.

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Splash Screen Mega Collection

A large assortment gathers over 130 splash screens created by various artists, and templates help users craft their own. Examples include Lufthansa A321 and Delta Air Lines Airbus A320, with other entries such as P-51 Mustang.

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Manual/Checklist Default Boeing 747-400

Authored by Werner Schott as freeware, this PDF booklet presents a complete, step-by-step flow for the Boeing 747-400, from a dark-and-cold cockpit through pre-start, taxi, takeoff, cruise, descent, approach, landing, and final shutdown. Earlier editions have amassed over 13,000 downloads, and the guide mirrors standard procedures for default 747-400 controls, using a page-by-page format.

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Manual/Checklist - Default Baron 58

Authored by Werner Schott, this PDF-format booklet documents the Beechcraft Baron 58 twin-engine operations, detailing cold start through shutdown across a flight sequence and referencing manifold pressure values that vary above 2,500 ft MSL. A visual reference highlights the default cockpit layout, and the work remains freeware with thousands of downloads.

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Manual/Checklist For Default 172SP

Authored by Werner Schott, this downloadable PDF guides the default older-style Cessna 172SP cockpit from Pre-Start Setup to Securing, with RPM targets tied to sea-level conditions and descent-focused procedures. Rooted in earlier simulator editions and cited as freeware, it notes previous versions garnered over 10,000 downloads and includes a visual reference.

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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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Manual/Checklist - Beech B1900D

A comprehensive PDF by Werner Schott compiles procedures for the Beechcraft B1900D, drawing on Premier Aircraft Design’s model and noting a nineteen-passenger capacity. It guides cold-and-dark startup through taxi, takeoff, cruise, descent, and landing, with torque references and altitude adjustments above 2,500 ft MSL, plus secure-after-flight steps for subsequent sessions.

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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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