FSX Misc

The misc section for Microsoft Flight Simulator X includes many strange vehicles, cars and tools. This section includes boats and cars which you may use in FSX.

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HDE Sky Textures V2.0

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.

: 1.32 MB
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Controls/Keyboard Commands

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.

: 2.29 MB
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ENBSeries .dll And .ini file

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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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.

: 19.14 MB
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: 4/5
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Manual/Checklist Default Boeing 737-800

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.

: 1.02 MB
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Blue User Interface Replacement

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.

: 1.8 MB
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AI Carriers

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.

: 5.28 MB
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: 5/5

Improved Runway Lights

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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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.

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Cold and Dark Cockpit Mod

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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'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
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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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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.

: 574.71 KB
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Improved Strobe Effect

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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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.

: 2.49 MB
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FPS Enhancement Package V2

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 MB
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HD Moon Texture V3.0

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.

: 35.88 MB
: 13.6K
: 4/5
: 4

Nick's SunFix

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.

: 1.23 MB
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'GenReloaded' Autogen Buildings

Adnan Arif presents updated rooftop surfaces across all regions, brightening colors to resemble aerial references more closely. The work integrates Genreloaded autogen elements for North America and Europe and preserves original visuals with a dual folder approach for managing modified and preserved roofs.

: 17.41 MB
: 4.8K
: 4/5
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Xenon Lights 3.0

By Dirk Kurze, the third iteration of Xenon Lights delivers four grades of detail and brightness, replacing default lighting with a modern xenon appearance across light configurations. Previous Xenon editions exceed 13,000 downloads, highlighting continued user interest.

: 6.19 MB
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