hi,I have been simming for nearly 10 years and using utility add ons which I find very useful. I would like to share them with you. Some are payware (P)- Airport chart: gives you airport maps and useful information in addition to an airport moving map - Fs recorder: records videos of your flights (within FS) You can add a previous flight as AI- DXT bmp: to modify textures- Game booster: shuts down unnecessary processes- PDf kneeboard: shows pdf doc in a kneeboard- FSUIPC: you should have it (P)- REX: weather textures (P)- FRAPS to record videos (P)- FS real time: keeps the correct time (P)- Snapkey: to take screenshots- Active sky: real weather (P)- Autosaver: saves your flights - FSmoving map: shows your location on a real navigation chart- Plan G : flight planner. Successor to FS navigator. Displays multiplayer traffic.- Ultimate defrag: defragmentation and optimized file placement (P)- FS captain: to manage your flight as a real world captain (P)- Nhancer: to optimize your video settings- Simsavvy: replaces US state textures by 2 m photoscenery textures. (P)- WOAI: adds nice AI aircraft - Skyvector website: flight planner with real navigation charts- Prio: process priority saver- Skywriter flyby E6B: navigation tool installed on a PDA (P)In my opinion these add ons are must have :( :( :( B) B) Cheers

As a new simmer, I'll say thanks for the heads up. I do have a question though -- does WOAI replace FSX' A.I. or just add to it? I'd read that the default A.I. wasn't very efficient and used more cpu cycles. thanks.

As a new simmer, I'll say thanks for the heads up. I do have a question though -- does WOAI replace FSX' A.I. or just add to it? I'd read that the default A.I. wasn't very efficient and used more cpu cycles. thanks.

WOAI does not "automatically" replace the default traffic. You would need to disable the default traffic file named trafficAircraft.bgl by renaming it something like trafficAircraft.bgl.Default. It is located in your Microsoft Flight Simulator X\Scenery\World\Scenery folder.If using WOAI packages in FSX, you also need to convert each of the WOAI Traffic files (one for each airline you install) to FSX format. There are several conversion utilities available. I use the one on the File menu of this excellent utility:aifp_v16.zip by Don Grovestinehttp://library.avsim.net/search.php?Search...t&Go=SearchThe reson for conversion is simple - FSX can read Traffic files in FS2004 (FS9) or FSX formats but not both at the same time. If you do not convert them to FSX format, other FSX traffic will not be displayed.Hope that helps.-

Thanks, Opa. So is 'WOAI' a specific utility, or just a term used to mean something else? I ask because you mention using WOAI "packages".

Thanks, Opa. So is 'WOAI' a specific utility, or just a term used to mean something else? I ask because you mention using WOAI "packages".

The easiest way to answer you is for you to check it out here:http://www.world-of-ai.com/A great many of us use their packages to replace the default Landmark and Soar offerrings in FS.You will need the installer and then whatever real world packages you wish to install. Have fun!

Just to clarify a point. One item on your list cannot be classed as a 'must have' (that being NHancer), since it is only of relevance if using an NVidia graphics card. It would be pointless to have it with an ATI graphics card in your computer, where you would of course instead use ATI system tray tools and their Catalyst Control Centre. Good idea to have it if you have an NVidia card though of course.Al

hi,I disabled the default AI traffic, only the realistic AI packages show. The only downside is that there is no GA traffic left.In my initial post I forgot to mention- Autostar: adds realistic stars and correct brightnessMaybe more to come... :(

I would add FS Water Configurator to fine-tune the look of your water.John

hi,I disabled the default AI traffic, only the realistic AI packages show. The only downside is that there is no GA traffic left.In my initial post I forgot to mention- Autostar: adds realistic stars and correct brightnessMaybe more to come... :(

WOAI also has some GA packages - just scrool down the list near the end.Edit Added:Reggie Fields has also put together some excellent replacements for the default GA aircraft:http://www.flightsim2004-fanatics.com/uplo...A/Def_GA_DL.htmThey are worth checking into.

Some other considerations:CumulusX! injects thermal/lift weather for glidersWinch!X winch launch for glidersEditvoicePack4 update ATC speechTexture Max Load Editor (if you use >1024 enviro textures)FSX Logbook Recovery toolAircraft Airfile Manager 2.2Airport Scannerscott s..

hi againI forgot:- FShotspy : replaces that horrible gamespy mess :( . Allows you multiplayer connections. :( For David:Thank your the reference to the WOAI GA packages. In fact I had in mind, small GA Aircraft which land on short fields or bush planes. I can't find any packages which do that.

I'd wish to add 5 new utilities:-EZCA V1.00-EZCA V1.10-EZCA V1.20-EZCA V1.30-EZCA V1.31 :( (This guy's brain runs faster than his computer!! He is a true genious and his tool a real must have)

I'd wish to add 5 new utilities:-EZCA V1.00-EZCA V1.10-EZCA V1.20-EZCA V1.30-EZCA V1.31 :( (This guy's brain runs faster than his computer!! He is a true genious and his tool a real must have)

Well David, Hawking wares and now another senseless post.This is my 2nd warning!Let's gets it together sir!You keep this up and I'm not sure we can keep you around as a mod! :(

Man, you've missed some biggies! :( AIFPC - if you're adding FS9 FPs to FSX you gotta have this; changes day-of-the-week to FSX standard and corrects the FSX airport ICAO codesRenum - if you add new texture sets to your aircraft.cfg file you REALLY need this little program - it renumbers the sections in the config file so you don't have to manually change the section numbersAI contrails - this *.fx provides proper contrails for all your AI aircraftaddatsign.exe - you definitely need this - for those FPs you find on the Internet where the developer did not add the "@" to the flightsFSScenery.exe - you need this if you like to keep your scenery.cfg file sorted by number (also FSTscenery.exe)Traffic Tools Companion - this tool sorts your airports.txt file to remove duplicates; it also sorts flight plans and aircraft.daytoweek.exe - this small utility allows you to change flights from day to week; in my AI environment all flights are "week."fb

I don't think they are all "must haves", I don't run all those, but they are certainly all useful addons - if you need them.