The add-ons and mods featured below are mainly (mostly) freeware. Such is the beauty of flight simulation and the details and data these add-ons provide, that the experiences are potentially endless and leave the pilot with a plethora of opportunities to choose from. Indeed, while Microsoft Flight Simulator X is perhaps the platform that shows the gateways to the virtual world, it is the add-ons that hold the keys to opening them and truly exploring what lays beyond each one. Whether it is how authentic the planes themselves look, or the attention to detail on the many famous airports that are themselves household names around the world, it is arguable that the real journey of flight simulation begins once one begins to explore the abundance of extra choices available. Once you are logged into your account, you are able to post your own comments and contribute to the file you downloaded.Realism, attention to detail, and absolute authenticity are at the heart of any top-notch flight simulation experience.

Each download comes with a rating and review (comments) by our users that have already installed the package. However, sometimes users run across installation problems such as the aircraft not showing up in the list, or the textures are all blank - these are common problems that can easily be fixed, and there are many tutorials in the flight sim forums with solutions.īegin by downloading one of the aircraft below, using the search feature of browsing through the pages of this section. Installing these commercial and civil jet aircraft into your copy of FSX is quite a simple procedure, and each download usually comes with an instruction document explaining in detail how to do so.

Also included is the legendary Concorde package for FSX, which is also the most popular download in this section. There are hundreds of models and paint schemes in this category including models such as the Boeing 747, 737, 727 and Airbus A380, A340, A330.

The files included in this category are sometimes full packages, which include the model, panel and paintwork, however these are some files that are simply repaints of existing default aircraft - which means all you have to do is copy the paint scheme into existing folders and fly the default aircraft with your new livery applied - be it Virgin, British Airways, United, American Airlines and hundreds more. Image shows an Air New Zealand Boeing 747-400 taking off after being installed in Microsoft Flight Simulator X.

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