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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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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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Taxiway Enhancement Package V1

Tom Knudsen delivers taxiway and airport surface enhancements that sharpen visuals and improve operational clarity across surfaces. The work is credited to TK Design and is described as tested for compatibility with the original setup.

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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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AI Spaceships (Near Space) Expansion

Five ships form the roster, including Ardent-class Area Defence Frigate, Hector-class Utility Frigate, Oberon-class Light Cruiser, Valkyrie-class Fleet Destroyer, and Wespe-class Strike Frigate. The collection incorporates AIcarriers2 and Rob's space gauges and aligns with Tim Conrads ACV-15 space carrier as battlegroup components.

: 24.19 MB
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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.

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Sun Tweak For Light-Bloom Disabled

By Dave Bolger, this sun glow tweak makes the sun appear more radiant and its glow lasts longer after sunset. It uses the suneffect.cfg file placed in the main directory, with a backup included, and restoration simply reinstates the original.

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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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Active Radar

Air Traffic Control Radar is adapted for aircraft usage, offering three versions for diverse uses. A screenshot clearly illustrates the active radar in use, anchoring it with a clear visible visual reference for viewer context.

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Solomon Islands 1943 AI Boat Traffic

Two US carrier groups, light carriers, destroyers, supply boats, PT boats, and IJN destroyer patrols form the core flotilla, with all ship models and appearance data included. Credit goes to David Wilson-Okamura, drawing on Mark Schimmer’s Solomon Islands outline and permissions from six contributing authors.

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Manual/Checklist - De Havilland Dash 7

Werner Schott authors a PDF guide that consolidates pre-start through warm shutdown procedures for the Dash 7, drawing on Milton Shupe, Joao Paz, and Scott Thomas. It notes editions that have logged over 8,000 downloads, including DASH7V1.ZIP and DASH7V9.ZIP.

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Complete with Base Model

Sterling AI Traffic

Sterling traffic centers on Kastrup, featuring a Boeing 737-800 seen on the ground. It includes a BGL file and maps that position traffic in the Copenhagen area, offering straightforward integration for the local aviation environment.

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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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Custom GA Traffic

Victor Nauta provides daytime-only general aviation traffic with two modified variants that reduce GA activity and steer clear of major airports, while allowing the commercial-aviation option to be added if desired. The process includes backing up trafficAircraft.bgl, deleting the original to avoid duplicates, and copying trafficAircraft_commercial_aviation.bgl along with one of the two GA files.

: 20.73 MB
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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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Patch

Carenado Aircraft Update

Official patch enables Carenado payware aircraft originally designed for a predecessor simulator to operate on a newer simulator, bridging compatibility for legacy models. Carenado supplies the patch directly, ensuring continued official support and preserving key systems and animations.

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Default Autogen Models

By Ted Andrews, over 500 autogen models are converted into an XML look-up file accompanied by JPG previews. Five new Autogen categories appear in the Object Parameters window, with the first object picture shown in the preview slot.

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Manual/Checklist Spartan 7W Executive

This PDF checklist covers the 7W Executive's operations from dark and cold to secured shutdown, including manifold pressure guidelines and RPM settings. Authored by Werner Schott, the 2004-era rendition has drawn over 5,000 downloads, while Milton Shupe, Scott Thomas, and Urs Burkhardt create the model and panel, with tweaks by Duane L. Tarbox.

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Fix Propeller Display In FSX SP2

French translation by Gilbert Fouche stems from David Marshall’s original work, linked to the file prop_fix.zip. The accompanying image caption notes a screenshot of corrected props, illustrating the intended propeller display fix delivered through this translation.

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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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