Pablo Diaz originates the collection of 140 sky visuals, which use 32-bit color depth, and Danny Glover retools it for compatibility, with the files prepared to support a flight-simulation environment across multiple platforms for diverse operation contexts such as training, evaluation, and mission analysis.
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An extensive list of keyboard commands spans basic and advanced simulator operations, including controls, autopilot, and view functions, with a PDF sheet added for cross-compatibility and easy viewing; print them out on five pages. Formats include PDF, JPG, PNG, and the fsxkypml.zip file is referenced; Num Lock must be OFF before using Num Pad commands.
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Jose R. Navarro crafts a runway lighting modification that adds more realistic light colors and improves distance visibility overall. Jose R. Navarro provides a focused improvement to how runway lighting appears at distance across views.
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An ENBSeries variant for flight simulations, derived from Pegasus Enbseries and credited to Jim Waters, bundles a D3D9.dll and enbseries.ini configured for the main directory. The effect toggles on and off via SHIFT+F12, enabling quick visual adjustments during flight.
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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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An apron-start scenario places the default 172 on the ground at the same airfield, with systems off and fuel tanks empty. The file serves as a template for subsequent flights, guiding cold and dark starts, by Henning Schaefer.
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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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The strobe effect adds a more realistic silhouette by using five reflectors, with creator credit going to Jose Rafael Navarro. Two color options appear as bitmaps, fx_2B.bmp for Blue Strobe and fx_2W.bmp for White Strobe.
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Werner Schott presents a booklet-format manual and checklist for the Boeing 737-800, detailing cold-and-dark through final shutdown with engine start, taxi, takeoff, climb, cruise, descent, approach, and landing. It relies on stock avionics, requires no add-ons.
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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.
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Marco Fischbach delivers V3.0 of a lunar surface enhancement, replacing the prior version 2.0 with a completely new rendering that incorporates a normal map and a bump map for improved terrain detail. The data converts to extended 32-bit bitmap and supports 2048x2048 resolution, with an accompanying image.
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By Aime Leclercq, this change replaces the default water appearance by altering the seafloor near coastlines, targeting the shallow bottom rather than deep zones. Only the area close to the surface receives adjustment, leaving deeper regions untouched.
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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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A revised edition by Tom Knudsen sharpens 342 image files, resizes them, adds an alpha channel to each, and corrects prior irregularities for better performance, aligning with the original claim of 5 to 15 FPS gains.
33.49 MB2.3KThree changes refine phraseology, covering IFR clearance, IFR readback, and landing clearance, establishing focused improvements for communications in specified flight operations. Editvoicepack X, identified as EVPX40.ZIP, remains the required component, by Thomas Cain, the author.
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Blue themed user interface replaces almost all dialogs, icons, and graphics, while Missions and Learning Center tabs remain unchanged. The design blends with the prior white/blue theme and includes a new shortcut icon that matches the look, by Jiri Soukup.
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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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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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Nick Needham delivers sun effect enhancements that generate simulated volumetric rays emanating from the corona and adapt with time of day, altitude, clouds, and humidity. The bloom component is refined to avoid overpowering displays and remains compatible with or without bloom, ensuring proper scale across conditions.
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PDF-format checklist guides the Airbus A330-300 through a complete start-to-shutdown sequence, beginning with dark and cold panels and engines and ending with securing the aircraft. It traces origins to the POSKY A330-300 model with John J. Schumacher’s panel, crediting Werner Schott, and notes more than 10,000 downloads for earlier versions.
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