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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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Make Photoreal Ground Textures Tutorial

The document, by Luis Feliz-Tirado, outlines concepts and techniques for creating high-resolution, photoreal ground imagery and shows how a software tool downloads aerial images to enable rapid generation, highlighting the workflow of acquiring aerial data and converting it into realistic visuals for aviation contexts.

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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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AICarriers Version Of The FSN Carrier

An efficient tool, it lets users place and command single ships or entire naval fleets without editing traffic or mission files. The Alpha Carrier variant is depicted, and George Galloway handles the project, enabling on-the-fly deployment during free flight.

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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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Tutorial - How To Make An FSX Thumbnail

A PDF-format tutorial authored by Mike Basford demonstrates thumbnail creation and serves as a concise reference. A sample image labeled Tiger Sky6 in flight accompanies the guide, providing a concrete visual example for reference today.

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USS Enterprise Group

An enterprise fleet-control file allows multiple ships to be governed as a coordinated unit through AI Carriers. Created by Tyler Shotwell, the file centers on enabling fleet-level management for vessels designated as a group within a coordinated command framework.

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High Definition Airport Parking & Jetways

Two files, AIR_Jetway2 and AIR_Jetway2_lm, replace jetway visuals, while AirportParkingSpace refits the parking spaces. A max-load of 4096 in the graphics section yields high-definition output, though the value reverts to 1024 after display tweaks and must be re-applied to restore it.

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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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Weapons Pack 4

Drop Object-enabled weapons operate in free flight, delivering dumb bombs, laser-guided bombs, GPS-guided bombs, and air-to-air plus air-to-ground missiles that fly forward. Created by Christopher Sykes, with Gmax models by David Brice (British) and FSDS by Kotaro Akikawa (US), the work is accompanied by a readme detailing limitations.

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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 Cessna 208B Grand Caravan

Werner Schott presents a printable PDF manual for the Caravan’s Cessna 208B, guiding cold-and-dark startup through to shutdown and documenting taxi, takeoff, climb, descent, approach, and post-landing. It highlights engine torque and propeller RPM references, notes high-altitude torque adjustments, and confirms FSX compatibility, with roots in MS Flight Simulator 2004 editions.

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Manual/Checklist - Default Learjet 45

Werner Schott compiles a PDF guide for the twin-engine Learjet 45, guiding pilots from a cold-and-dark panel through pre-start, startup, taxi, takeoff, climb, cruise, descent, approach, landing, and final shutdown. The reference is freeware and can be printed or viewed on a separate device.

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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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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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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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Propeller Texture 3-Pack

Tom Tiedman authors a public-domain set offering two-, three-, and four-blade prop visuals for aircraft configurations. The assets appear as 32-bit bitmaps and convert with DXTBMP to DXT3 or DDS (32-bit) formats, and have been tested in 32-bit, DXT3, and DDS forms, with an ATR 42-300 example using prop_anim_ratio=0.9985 in aircraft.cfg.

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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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