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SimObject Display Engine (SODE) SAM Jetways
The SimObject Display Engine (SODE) enables FSX/P3D SAM is a native X-Plane 11 plugin offering different
scenery developers to control the display of their objects possibilities to animate sceneries with jetways,
depending on certain conditions and/or triggers. hangars, marshaller and more.

Solid State Drives Scenery Packs
Solid State Drives (SSD) are storage mediums like X-Plane scenery packs are loaded in priority order; in
traditional hard drives, except they allow for faster order to ensure that you see your payware or
transfer speeds. Whilst more expensive than hard drives, custom scenery, it must be higher priority than the
they are the preferred choice for simulators, especially global airports.
those with large sceneries, as they reduce loading times.
SDK
Turn Indicator A Software Development Kit (SDK) is a set of
These include the Turn-and-Slip Indicator and the Turn development tools that allow developers to create
Coordinator, which indicate rotation about the applications for a certain software package (for
longitudinal axis. example, Microsoft Flight Simulator).

Transverse Axis (Pitch)
Vertical Axis (Yaw)
The pitch axis (also called transverse or lateral axis) has The yaw axis has its origin at the center of gravity
its origin at the center of gravity and is directed to the
and is directed towards the bottom of the aircraft,
right, parallel to a line drawn from wingtip to wingtip.
perpendicular to the wings and to the fuselage
Motion about this axis is called pitch. A positive pitching reference line. Motion about this axis is called yaw. A
motion raises the nose of the aircraft and lowers the tail.
positive yawing motion moves the nose of the
The elevators are the primary control of pitch.
aircraft to the right. The rudder is the primary
Tutorials control of yaw.
Tutorials are an excellent way of learning how to do
Vertical Speed Indicator
something, and luckily there are plenty for FS2004, FSX
The VSI (also sometimes called a variometer, or rate
and X-Plane.
of climb indicator) senses changing air pressure, and
Virtual Air Traffic Simulation Network displays that information to the pilot as a rate of
VATSIM, or Virtual Air Traffic Simulation Network, is a climb or descent in feet per minute, meters per
non-profit organization operating a dedicated, second or knots.
worldwide, Internet-based flight-simulation network.
Users can connect to the network to either fly online as
a pilot using flight simulation software such as Microsoft
Flight Simulator X, Prepar3D or X-Plane, or direct traffic
as an air traffic controller (ATC) and participate in what
has been described as a close approximation of real-life
aviation procedures.

VR Ready
VR ready means that the add-on can take full advantage

of virtual reality headsets/hardware.
Very-High Frequency Omnidirectional Range (VOR)
WorldEditor (WED) The VOR indicator instrument includes a Course
WorldEditor (often abbreviated to WED) is an open Deviation Indicator (CDI), Omnibearing Selector
source 2-D scenery and airport editor for X-Plane. There (OBS), TO/FROM indicator, and flags. The CDI shows
are several versions of WED from which you can an aircraft's lateral position in relation to a selected
download. radial track. It is used for orientation, tracking to or
from a station, and course interception.