Must Have files are those flightsim add-ons that most people will need at one time or another. These files are all grouped here for convenience in finding them. Most are sorted according to the flightsim that they are used with.
General System Utilities
- WS_FTP: FTP Client
- WinZip: File Unzip Utility
- PKzip for Windows: File Unzip Utility
- PKzip for DOS: File Unzip Utility
Common Run Time Libraries
- Visual Basic 3 Runtimes (vbrun300.dll): Required to run VB3 programs
- Visual Basic 4 32-Bit Runtimes (vbr432.zip): Required to run VB4 progams in Win95
- Visual Basic 4 16-Bit Runtimes (vbr416.zip): Required to run VB4 programs in Windows 3.x
- Visual Basic 5 Runtimes (vb5run.zip): Required to run VB5 programs
- Visual Basic 5 Runtimes (vb5rtsp3.zip): Required to run VB5 programs; SP3 version
- Visual Basic 6 Runtimes (vbrun60.exe): Required to run VB6 programs
- FS6IPC.DLL: Required to run many FSFW95/FS98 freeware add-ons
- FSUIPC.DLL: Required to run many FS2000/FS2002/FS2004 freeware add-ons
Microsoft Flight Simulator X (FSX)
- FSX Planner: AFCAD utility for creating and editing airports
- ADE: AFCAD utility for creating and editing airports
- SDE: Scruffyduck Scenery Design Engine
- EditVoicepack: A utility to add missing callsigns, aircraft and airports to ATC.
- bglfpfsxconvert: convert FS2004 traffic bgls to FSX
- Service Pack 1: official upgrade; be sure to download the correct language version
- EZ Scenery Library; all inclusive scenery object collection
- Rwy12 Scenery Library; all inclusive scenery object collection
- Gerrish Gray's Trees: Common scenery textures (Sorry, no longer available)
- TreeX: Common scenery textures
- Modified Terrain.cfg: modified terrain to correct FS world problems
- USA Ground Textures: Adam Mills' improved U.S. textures
- European Ground Textures: Adam Mills' improved European textures
- Exclusion Builder: Scenery design tool
- FSUIPC 4: Required to run many FSX freeware add-ons
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004 - A Century of Flight (FS2004)
- Airport 2.x textures: Common scenery textures
- Airport 2.x: Scenery Designer
- VOD Textures: Common scenery textures
- ASD 2.1 Textures: Common scenery textures
- NOVA Gold Textures: Common scenery textures
- NOVA Textures: Common scenery textures
- Rwy12 Object Placer: scenery design tool and object library
- EZ Scenery Library; all inclusive scenery object collection
- Rwy12 Scenery Library; all inclusive scenery object collection
- Classic Libraries; massive collection of scenery objects
- Gerrish Gray's Trees: Common scenery textures (Sorry, no longer available)
- TrafficTools: A utility to program AI aircraft traffic
- AFCAD 2: A utility to add gates and taxiways to airports
- EditVoicepack: A utility to add missing callsigns, aircraft and airports to ATC.
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002 (FS2002)
- Airport 2.x textures: Common scenery textures
- Airport 2.x: Scenery Designer
- VOD Textures: Common scenery textures
- ASD 2.1 Textures: Common scenery textures
- NOVA Gold Textures: Common scenery textures
- NOVA Textures: Common scenery textures
- Gerrish Gray's Trees: Common scenery textures (Sorry, no longer available)
- TrafficTools: A utility to program AI aircraft traffic
- AFCAD: A utility to add gates and taxiways to airports
- EditVoicepack: A utility to add missing callsigns, aircraft and airports to ATC.
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000 (FS2000)
- Standard Edition Patch: Update FS2000 Standard Edition to the latest version
- Pro Edition Patch: Update FS2000 Professional Edition to the latest version
- ACS-GPS: GPS gauge (freeware)
- Airport 2.x: Scenery Designer
- Airport 2.x textures: Common scenery textures
- NOVA Gold Textures: Common scenery textures
- NOVA Textures: Common scenery textures
- Gerrish Gray's Trees: Common scenery textures (Sorry, no longer available)
- VOD Textures: Common scenery textures
- ASD 2.1 Textures: Common scenery textures
- NAV: Navigation planner and scenery file viewer
- FlightZip 2000: add-on installation utility
Microsoft Flight Simulator 98 (FS98)
- Microsoft FS98 Patch 1: Update FS98 to the latest version
- Microsoft FS98 Converter: Required to use any add-on aircraft
- Airport 2.x: Scenery Designer
- Airport 2.x textures: Common scenery textures
- VOD Textures: Common scenery textures
- FS6IPC.DLL: Runtime required for many add-on utilities
- NAV: Navigation planner and scenery file viewer
- NavDash: Navigation gauge
- Flight Planner 98: Navigation planner/scenery viewer
- GPS98: GPS gauge (shareware)
- ACS-GPS: GPS gauge (freeware)
- Visual Panel Manager: Panel Manager
- Real Weather: Adds real world weather
- LLADD: Landing Lights Add-on Tool
- APLC32: Replacement 32 bit adventure compiler
- JAB98: Aircraft Manager
- Wetter: Real and Random weather creator
- Control 98: Panel/Sound manager and texture editor
- Aircraft Manager: Activate/deactivate groups of aircraft
- Blue Sky: Improves sky color without affecting objects
- GPWS98: Ground Proximity Warning System
- FlightZip 2000: add-on installation utility
Looking Glass Flight Unlimited II
- Flight II v1.03 to v1.04 Patch: Update v1.03 to latest version
- Flight II v1.01 to v1.04 Patch: Update original CD version to latest version
Sierra Pro Pilot
- Pro Pilot 99 v1.03 Patch: Update to latest version (Pro Pilot 99)
- Pro Pilot v1.0.2 Patch: Update to latest version (original Pro Pilot)
Microsoft Flight Simulator For Windows 95 (FSFW95)
- Microsoft FSFW95 Converter: Convert FS5 planes and adventures
- ATC Sound Files (aafwav.zip): Common sound files for converted adventures
- Airport 2.x: Scenery Designer
- Airport 2.x textures: Common scenery textures
- VOD Textures: Common scenery textures
- FSASM Object Library for FSFW95: Common scenery objects
- GPWS: Ground Proximity Warning System
- FS6IPC.DLL: Run time library for many add-ons
- PANMAN: Panel Manager
- Flightplanner 4.0: Flight planning tool
- NAV: Navigation planner and scenery file viewer
- GPS 2: GPS global positioning add-on
- FS6 Tools: Managers for panels, sounds, etc.
- PANWAV95: Panel and sound Manager
- LLADD: Landing Lights Add-on Tool
- Real Weather: Adds real world weather
- APLC32: Replacement 32 bit adventure compiler
Microsoft Flight Simulator 5.x (FS5)
- Airport 2.x: Scenery Designer
- Airport 2.x textures: Common scenery textures
- VOD Textures: Common scenery textures
- FS5 FSASM object library: Scenery object library
- SCASM: Scenery compiler
- Flightplanner 4.0: Flight planning tool
- NAV: Navigation planner and scenery file viewer
- WinPlanner 3.1: Flight planning utility