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Helicopter Dust Landing Effect V1.0

Desert helicopter landings kick up substantial dust plumes that obscure visibility, and this add-on recreates those clouds for arid terrain. By Mark Luzzi, it enhances the default appearance when operating in sandy environments, adding realism during chaotic approaches.

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Scenic Flight Through The Grand Canyon

Grand Canyon flight plan traverses the canyon with over 800 waypoints, delivering two routes, eastbound and westbound, in a default Cessna 172 with autopilot engaged. Gauges by Karol Chlebowski for TFR flying and Pave Tack accompany the effort, and mini panel version 2.1 adds functionality, by Bill McClellan.

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C-130 Props

By Bob Rivera, this alternative four-blade propeller suits Captain Sim's Lockheed C-130 Hercules, replacing the standard configuration with a distinct blade arrangement. The CS_C130 designation guides this modification, tying the blade change to that aircraft family.

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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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HD Moon Texture V2.0

By Marco Fischbach, a lunar set provides 15 moon maps named moon1.bmp through moon15.bmp, converted to the DXT5 format with a bump map applied. The resolution scales from 512x512 to 1024x1024, and Earth's planetshine is darkened so the glow appears only during the moon's early and late quarters.

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Kenmore Air De Havilland Beaver DHC-2

Kenmore Air operates a DHC-2 Beaver with two variations, floats and wheels, and the aircraft bears registration N9766Z. Production totals reach about 1,657 units, underscoring the model’s popularity for remote lake service near Seattle, with artwork by Victor Vu.

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Aerosoft Airbus X - FDC Profile

An FDC profile provides performance data and checklists for two variants, the 320 and 321. It links practical procedures to the specified aircraft, delivering concise guidance on operation while staying focused on the published metrics and workflows.

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Revised Textures

By Al Wheeler and Miguel Zafra, revised asphalt and concrete taxiway and ramp surface imagery removes expansion joint lines from the concrete variant, reduces brightness, and the taxiway_marks.dds adds black backgrounds to taxiway markings to conform to FAA regulations. A 512x512 BMP converts to a 1024x1024 DDS, while revised taxiway_detail.bmp appears alongside other surface images.

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Airport Catalog (Global)

PDF documents present offline regional airfield data drawn from base .bgl files, organized for quick cross-checks during simulated travel. Global coverage spans Canada, Europe, South America, the USA, Africa, and Mexico, reflecting the project’s worldwide scope.

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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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MH's Callsigns Vol. 1

Compatibility centers on EditVoicePack 4.x with EVPX40.ZIP, delivering airline callsigns for Abelag, Air Caledonie, Air Hamburg, Anadolijet, Mexicana, Dauria, Island Air, IzAir, FlyLAL, National Jet, AirNow, Sudamericana, United Nations, Vietnam Air Services, and Variglog. Michael Heise compiles emergency operators callsigns, German police helicopter identifiers, and military callsigns alongside model identifiers.

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Splash Screen Mega Collection

A large assortment gathers over 130 splash screens created by various artists, and templates help users craft their own. Examples include Lufthansa A321 and Delta Air Lines Airbus A320, with other entries such as P-51 Mustang.

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Carrier Operation Package V3.0

V3.0 employs four gauges and effects for tail-hook equipped aircraft on carriers, including a catapult gauge for launch, an arrester gauge for cable arrest, an IFLOLS gauge for approaches, and a SonicBoom effect with a controller gauge. Requires FSUIPC; by Rob Barendregt, with Doug Dawson supplying interface gauges for speed control and launch/arrest zone definitions.

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Manual/Checklist Default CRJ700

Werner Schott delivers a printable PDF manual for the CRJ700, guiding operations from cold-and-dark to shutdown with sections on pre-start checks, engine start, taxi, takeoff, cruise, descent, and approach. It emphasizes procedures that enable saving a dark-cockpit scenario for future departures and includes ignition and FMC setup guidance.

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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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Water Fix

By Tom Knudsen, this work provides resized ocean image data for a flight simulator, tightening file size while preserving visual quality. It reduces data from 1394 KB to 341 KB to boost performance without changing the water’s appearance.

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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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Gmax Model Tutorial

An introductory tutorial serves as a simple beginner's guide to creating a first model, outlining a clear path for newcomers as they begin using the tool. It helps people take their first step, and is presented by Neil Birch.

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: Bomb_C - Droppable payload An Alternative to flour bombs

An attached object named bomb_c sits in SimObjects/Misc, while the mission SDK effect for it goes in the effects folder. Any .mdl file can be dropped if converted into a simpleobject, and Bruce Fitzgerald, N322DW, contributes the approach.

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