Best non scenery / non aircraft add ons today

[avi8tir 24]

Just built a new system and am beginning the long and arduous task of piecing together a fresh P3D install. I bet I have 100 addons to get through. I've got tons of ORBX and all the airport and aircraft addons I need. 

What are the best addons today for weather, environment, etc? 

Think REX, GSX, Activesky, tomato shade, etc etc etc. 

[ryanbatc 12,812]

The most realistic I think is ASP4, ENVTEX/SHADE with ASCA for clouds (envtex can integrate asca) 

(grrr dang forums won't show pics just click the left portion of the links below)

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[fppilot 4,352]

Reality XP gauges! Real world reality! Real life accuracy!  Like being there!  Simulation is simulation. But some of what is available is .....  Just.....  Real...

 

 

Edited September 10, 2019 by fppilot

[lownslo 592]

For navigation: Little NavMap , freeware and Alex has his support forums here at Avsim.

For performance: FFTF Dynamic , allows for dynamically configuring the Fiber Frame Time Fraction variable based upon the user's priorities.

For performance: RivaTuner Statistics Server , freeware that allows for limiting P3d's framerate without using the sim's internal limiter (that creates look-ahead frames requiring more CPU power that could be used for other tasks).

Have fun!

Greg

[nordseekrabbe 2]

Another question : what sceneries to install ? what sceneries can be combined ? Makes that sense ? For example: Orbx California north + US Cities X San Francisco AS + KSFO Flightbeam ?

What alone, what combined ?  Or US Cities X Chicago + Chicago X Drzewiecki Design + Chicago Airports DD ?? It will be more and more difficult to choose which scenery and/or which combination of sceneries to install. There are much more examples, the offers for Flight Simulators are meanwhile very great. A list about compatibility between different sceneries would be most helpful ! 

[vadriver 247]

9 hours ago, avi8tir said:

a fresh P3D install

what worked before ??

[reecemj 144]

https://fselite.net/originals/fselite-original-community-voted-top-5-prepar3d-v4-utilities/

 

[Indy511 686]

Lorby's Addon Organizer.

[b1bmsgt 206]

A couple of lesser known addons that I find indispensable:

WeFly's Autopilot GPS. This adds a fully functional Autopilot panel to any aircraft, even those that may not originally have an autopilot installed. You just have to go into the aircraft.cfg and change the line for autopilot installed from 0 to 1. Same if you want to add an autothrottle to almost any plane! It also has a GPS, but I drag the window up to the top until only the Autopilot panel is showing, as I use the GTN750. You can get it at PCAviator for $10.00 Note: it says that it's for P3Dv1 and 2, but it works perfectly in 3 and 4 as well! (3 and 4 are mentioned in the readme.)

Second is Groundhandling V6.0 By Rob Barendregt.This is a freeware gauge that you can get at Flightsim.com. Just run a search for the file rcbgh-60.zip  This gives you a little gauge that can control your taxi speed for you as well as give you a steerable pushback!

I can't fly without these little gems! I immediately add them to any new aircraft!! Check 'em out!

 

Russ

Edited September 10, 2019 by b1bmsgt

[Skywolf 992]

Lorby's Addon Organizer has to be Number 1 mandatory requirement tool.  I do not understand why it is not No. 1 in FSelite page.  It does so many things to make sure P3Dv4 works smoothly.

[DaveCT2003 1,820]

10 hours ago, ryanbatcund said:

The most realistic I think is ASP4, ENVTEX/SHADE with ASCA for clouds (envtex can integrate asca)

Absolutely, 100% true!  I've lost count of the number of people who were convinced they had the best weather/weather textures with others products and some even got hostile defending them, and then tried the AS/ASCA/EVNTEX and THEY ALL expressed amazement.  Flight simmers... arrrggghhh!!!  LOL!!!!

45 minutes ago, Skywolf said:

Lorby's Addon Organizer has to be Number 1 mandatory requirement tool.

Nothing is more true!!!

 

And I'd certainly add Chaseplane.  I simply won't fly without it!

 

[scottb613 1,188]

Hi Folks,

Ditto - (ASP4/ASCA/ENVTEX/ENVSHADE) - I haven't found a better sky cocktail yet...

Regards,
Scott 

[hs118 707]

4 hours ago, scottb613 said:

Hi Folks,

Ditto - (ASP4/ASCA/ENVTEX/ENVSHADE) - I haven't found a better sky cocktail yet...

Regards,
Scott 

Here is another vote for this weather combo.

[Simicro 247]

Chase Plane.

[Bobsk8 12,550]

Best add on I have purchased in a couple of years is Avliasoft EFB 2. GA or airlines, it brings my flying to a whole new level.