FSX Misc

Page 3

Sort

Reset

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.

: 95.66 KB
: 1.8K
: 2

Tutorial - How To Make AI Aircraft Flyable

AI aircraft remain unavailable as regular flyable airplanes, and some pilots face FPS problems on slower or older PCs, making the setup feel heavy. The guide shows how to render AI planes flyable in a few minutes, credited to Gera Godoy Canova.

: 352.66 KB
: 1.5K
: 1

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.

: 583.5 KB
: 1.2K
: 1

Big Thumbnail Pack

Jon Masterson ships thumbnails that cover nearly all stock items, including OBX-based objects and locally defined files. It works with two editing tools, version 1.30 onward, by unpacking while maintaining the folder hierarchy; removal is accomplished simply by deleting all files and folders.

: 30.47 MB
: 1.1K
: 5/5

Patch

Grumman Goose Realism Fix

A fix adjusts water contact points for a Grumman Goose, enabling the float system to engage earlier and allowing the hull to sit deeper in the water. It offers two variants, with Variant 1 aiming for realism and Variant 2 placing the aircraft slightly deeper to reduce tilting and ease water maneuvering; by Stefan Weiss.

: 2.04 KB
: 1.1K

Weapons For Alphasim B1B Lancer

David Robles reconfigures the lights and provides sound effects and WAV files to accompany the freeware B-1B Lancer from Alpha Simulations. Robles notes three additional files, with links in the readme, and weapon systems tie into panel lights for conventional use and strobe lights for nuclear weapons.

: 9.93 MB
: 856
: 5/5
: 4

Airport Design Editor Tutorial 3

An illustrated guide demonstrates the use of background images within the airport design workflow and ships as a PDF file. The tutorial by bob Keeshan for The ScruffyDuck Software Company follows a step-by-step process to integrate imagery into project layouts.

: 751.91 KB
: 734

Manual/Checklist Learjet 60

A PDF-format booklet presents a Learjet 60 workflow from dark cockpit start to shutdown, covering pre-start, engine initiation, taxi, takeoff, climb, descent, and landing. Werner Schott writes the guide, drawing on Blaisdell, Brisard, May, and Pardy’s Learjet 60 project, whose panel and aircraft design mirror real-world procedures.

: 557.57 KB
: 717
: 1

Performance_textures_FSXSP2

By Claus V. Holmberg, this package includes VC-RAIN visuals, Autogen Trees all seasons, and Water and Sky visuals. It is optimized for SP2, reduces sizes and converts some items from 32-bit to DXT3 or DXT1, while Mips stay unchanged from the original.

: 27.57 MB
: 569
: 2

UI Music The Right Stuff

A wave file for user interface music carries an arrangement of the Oscar-winning score by William Conti, performed by the Prauge Philharmonic for a celebrated aviation film. The track runs 4:35 and is tied to a black and white photo of Chuck Yeager and Jack Ridley, with a line attributed to Mike Barnes.

: 15.25 MB
: 308
: 1

Executive Airlines Callsign

Executive Airlines uses ATR 72-200 and ATR 72-500 aircraft on American Eagle routes from Dallas/Fort Worth (KDFW) and runs a Caribbean network from Miami (KMIA) and San Juan (TJSJ) under the callsign Executive Eagle, establishing a distinct presence across regional flights.

: 6.79 KB
: 156

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.

: 2.36 MB
: 16.9K
: 5/5

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.

: 673.71 KB
: 14.8K
: 5/5
: 17

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.

: 5.09 KB
: 11.2K
: 5/5

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.

: 41.5 KB
: 8.2K
: 5/5

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.

: 496.61 KB
: 7.8K
: 1

Complete with Base Model

Space 1999 Eagle

From the 70s television series Space 1999, this concept demonstrates spaceflight capability without a hefty price tag, with an absolute ceiling of 550,000 ft and a service ceiling of 400,000 ft, while maximum speed hits 2168 KIAS at sea level.

: 3.61 MB
: 7.7K
: 4/5
: 2

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.

: 231.53 MB
: 6.6K
: 5/5
: 55

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.

: 2.97 MB
: 5.4K
: 5/5
: 20

'GenReloaded' Photoreal Trees V1

By Adnan Arif, this first installment presents photoreal tree imagery across world regions, with conifers lightened and resized, poplars shortened, and palms recolored to better match ground surfaces and enhance a 3D appearance. Some imagery is resized to 512x512 and stored in the TEXTURE folder, with originals kept in the ORIGINALS folder.

: 12.32 MB
: 5.3K
: 18