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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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Modified Terrain.cfg

Terrain.cfg defines the terrain used by the simulator, and a series of modifications enhances its behavior to fix irregularities in the water and broaden options for designers. The work, credited to Richard Ludowise and Luis Feliz-Tirado, targets rocky patches in aquatic areas.

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Modified Touchdown Effects For AI V2

Two files, fx_tchdwn.fx and fx_tchdwn_s.fx, replace the earlier TD_EFX.ZIP components to soften tire burn smoke, reducing darkness and increasing transparency with a stronger vortex swirl. It also introduces tire screech sounds audible within 100 meters of a landing AI aircraft, via ai_touchdown and ai_touchdown2 in the Sound folder.

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HD Moon Texture V1.0

Marco Fischbach creates a version 1.0 of high-resolution moon imagery, using 512x512 images in DXT5 format rendered from an 8192x4096 map for improved realism. The collection comprises 15 moon1.bmp through moon15.bmp, designed to replace the default visuals in the main directory.

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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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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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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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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.

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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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Gun Effects

Andrew Bowlby provides gun effects that can be added to any aircraft, delivering visible muzzle activity for various planes. A screenshot demonstrates an F-18 firing guns as a concrete example of the effect in action.

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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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Correcting Prop Issues

An illustrated tutorial addresses propeller display issues that occur when older aircraft are used with a newer simulator environment, outlining step-by-step corrections. David 'Opa' Marshall compiles the content in .doc and .pdf formats, and adds a screenshot illustrating corrected props.

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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.

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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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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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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.

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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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Douglas DC-10 Flight Tutorial

Commercial Level Simulations releases a DC10 flight tutorial in PDF format, guiding a complete flight for the payware variant. The document presents a structured walkthrough focused on the DC10, providing procedural guidance in a portable format.

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Aircraft Fuel Dump Effects

It should work with any aircraft, providing a fuel-dump capability and leaving a standard fuel vapor trail behind the aircraft. A cockpit warning sounds and changes as the valves close, clearly attributed to Carl Vokes.

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AI Traffic For Copa Airlines

Rhett Browning presents an AI traffic file for Copa Airlines, adapting Narvaez Diaz’s earlier flight plans to three variants: AIA Boeing 737 Copa with eyebrow windows, AIA Boeing 738 Copa with eyebrow windows, and E190 COPA. It uses traffic_cmp_v1.bgl and MPTO Tocumen International Airport assets MPTO_V1.ZIP, with MPTO_v1_rb.zip or MPTO_v1.zip recommended for parking capacity.

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