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How to Install the Scenery for Flight Simulator X

Microsoft Flight Simulator X (FSX) has several customization options, including the ability to load additional scenery to the game. Additional scenery is created by individuals or companies to fill in gaps found in the preloaded scenery, or to add airports that were not included in the original game. Scenery is available for download on several websites, some of which require registration and a fee to download additional content.

Instructions

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  Download a Flight Simulator X scenery file and unzip it on your computer. Several sites offer FSX scenery, including surclaro.com, simviation.com and flightsim.com.
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  Click the "Start" button, then select ̶0;Computer̶1; from the menu that appears. Double-click your hard drive.
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  Click ̶0;Program Files,̶1; then select ̶0;Microsoft Games.̶1; Click ̶0;Microsoft Flight Simulator X,̶1; then select ̶0;Addon Scenery.̶1; The Addon Scenery folder opens.
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  Drag the unzipped files into the ̶0;Addon Scenery̶1; folder.
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  Start FSX and click ̶0;Settings̶1; in the main menu.
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  Click the ̶0;Scenery Library̶1; button in the right menu to open the list of scenery available on FSX.
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  Select the ̶0;Add Area̶1; button to the right of the list. The ̶0;Addon Scenery̶1; folder opens with a list of the additional scenery in the folder.
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  Click the name of the folder you copied and click ̶0;OK̶1; twice. A loading bar appears on the screen showing you the progress of adding the additional scenery. The scenery is added once the progress bar reaches 100 percent and disappears.
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  Select ̶0;Free Flight̶1; in the main menu.
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  Click ̶0;Change̶1; under ̶0;Current Location.̶1;
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  Scroll through the available locations until you find the name of the scenery you installed and click it.
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  Click ̶0;Fly Now!̶1; at the bottom of the screen to fly in your new scenery.

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