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This is probably a typical newbie thread, and I expect I'll get a variety of answers but what addons (free or pay) do people recommend for classic brit flying?

Not so much aircraft (why did they name the folder airplanes!), but scenery and other utilities.

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I recommend the following addons and ask you to bear in mind that I only run FS9 not FSX:

For Navgation and Flightplanning: FS navigator 4.7

For archived or current weather: Active Sky 6.5

For ATC: Radar Contact 4.?

Fs Roads and Rivers of Europe by Just flight

Pilot's FS Global 2005 for topography throughout the world.

All of the above are payware and have their own websites.

There is some very good freeware scenery available at variesd sites with http://walhalla.mine.nu/Fs2004 being a very good starting point.

Hope that helps.

We usually try to recommend freeware but sometimes expenditure can be rewarding and the above is a collection that i have built up over the years.

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Without hesitation, Peter's superb Mcleland field, and of course Glacier Bay v2 - astounding.
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I get the impression by referring to the airplanes folder that decapod is FS.X
:dunno:

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My apologies - yes I should have said FSX
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Paul,

Nice try, you cant hide here you know LOL, nice to see you branching out and dabbling in flight sim, maybe a hint of some new tools ?.

I am presuming this is the same paul ( decapod ) from UKTS ?, if not please disregard.

Kindest

Micahel

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lol!

been at the sherry again?

who's Micahel :dunno:

Lysdexia :thumbsup: i love it

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Rick Piper wrote: Lysdexia :thumbsup:
Kind of ironic that it should be such a tricky word to spell! :)

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Michael davies wrote:Paul,

Nice try, you cant hide here you know LOL, nice to see you branching out and dabbling in flight sim, maybe a hint of some new tools ?.

I am presuming this is the same paul ( decapod ) from UKTS ?, if not please disregard.
Hi Mickoo737,

Caught! - I wondered where you "hung out" (so to speak) in the flight sim world :)

We must have another drink some time :drinkers: it's been a while.

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hobby wrote:For ATC: Radar Contact 4.?
Radar Contact 4.3 is the latest version for FSX. Version 5 is under development,
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