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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 Default Mooney Bravo

Compiled by Werner Schott, this Mooney Bravo reference guides operations from dark-and-cold readiness through engine start, taxi, takeoff, cruise, descent, and securement, and it emphasizes manifold pressure and RPM targets with altitude-aware adjustments above 2,500 feet MSL.

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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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Manual/Checklist Default Douglas DC-3

Werner Schott authors a complimentary PDF guide for the DC-3, presenting a structured, step-by-step sequence from cold and dark to secured shutdown, including engine startup, taxi, takeoff, climb, cruise, descent, approach, with manifold pressure and RPM presets that may diverge above 2,500 ft MSL. A prior variant by the creator exists.

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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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More Waves III

An enhanced surf effect introduces more than a single line of breakers and a balanced flow along shallow water, improving movement of the surf. Files fx_waves.fx belong in the Effects directory and fx_swoosh.bmp and fx_swoosh2.bmp sit in Effects/Texture, with an Originals folder to restore originals.

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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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Manual/Checklist Default Maule M7-260C Orion

Presented as a compact PDF booklet by Werner Schott, the guide covers the M7-260C Orion from cold-and-dark startup to secure shutdown, with manifold pressure and RPM data points guiding climb and cruise. It notes that at airfield elevations above 2,500 feet MSL, some references may require refinement, and the aircraft seats up to four.

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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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Complete with Base Model

Iran Air Tours Traffic

By Peyman Badri, the feature focuses on a ground-view screenshot of the airline’s fleet, and aircraft are visible on the tarmac. The image shows the machines gathered together, and it gives a straightforward, factual snapshot of the operator’s grounded assets.

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Design Tutorial For Sloping Runway

Walter Roberts presents a design approach to sloping runways by building a sloping flatten polygon and turning it into a hardened surface, then locating it accurately within the world. The text notes that all ingredients for realizing sloping runways exist, and samples from the tutorial illustrate the concept.

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Manual/Checklist De Havilland DHC-6

A PDF guide covers the DHC-6 Twin Otter from cold and dark startup to securing, detailing taxi, takeoff, climb, cruise, descent, and approach. Barry Blaisdell, Jean-Pierre Brisard, Bob May, Kevin Pardy, and Werner Schott author the guide, and torque references vary above 2500 ft MSL; it comes from earlier versions, with over 8000 downloads.

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AI Package For Landsberg Airbase (ETSA)

The aircraft types span Bell UH-1D, C-160 Transall, He-111C, T-33A T-Bird, B-26 Marauder, ND2501 Noratlas, and Harvard Mk.41 T-6, all operating touch-and-go patterns at Landsberg ETSA per the attached flight plan. Some C-160 Transalls fly IFR to Hohn ETNH, Wunstorf ETNW, Sarajevo LQSA, and Pristina LYPR, by Klaus Jone.

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Not So Blue Sea Textures

Luiz Alvarenga presents a darker water appearance that tempers bright coastal blues, preserves contrast and brings tones closer to typical shorelines, especially in shallow-water scenes. An Originals folder houses the original files for restoration easily.

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VC-Rain Textures

Image assets arrive in 8x8-bit, DXT3 format with alpha channels for transparency and no mip maps, ensuring streamlined rendering. The original assets accompany this work, and Claus V. Holmberg appears in credits for this work.

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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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Manual/Checklist - Super Connie

PDF-format manuals and checklists cover the Lockheed Super Constellation L-1049G, tracing a complete sequence from cold start through taxi, before takeoff, climb, cruise, descent, approach, landing, and securing the aircraft. Panel credits Wayne Tudor, Dale DeLuca, Sofia Campos, Juan Velilla Morton, Joao Paz, John Howard White, Paul Strogen, and Brian C. Selb, by Werner Schott.

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Emirates Airbus A380 Flight Plans

Emirates operates 21 A380s, and current flight plans are published from the airline's website by Kevin R. Wynn. Based in Dubai, the operator serves routes to KJFK, EGLL, ZBAA, ZSPD, CYYZ, and EDDM, among others.

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