X-Plane 11 | MUST-HAVE Freeware 2019/2020 | 24 Addons that YOU NEED!

Make X-Plane 11 amazing for free! In this video I will show you 24 must-have freeware addons that everybody needs. Scenery enhancements that greatly improve the visuals, plugins that add awesome features and addon aircraft you have to add to your virtual hangar.
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Free Scenery Enhancements:
1. Realistic Powerlines: forums.x-plane.org/index.php?...
2. Beautiful Roads and Rails: forums.x-plane.org/index.php?...
3. FlyAgi Vegetation Global Trees: flight-sim.org/filebase/index...
4. simHeaven xEurope 5: simheaven.com/simdownloads/x-...
5. Airport Environment HD: forums.x-plane.org/index.php?...
6. Better Lights: forums.x-plane.org/index.php?...
7. Extended Night Lighting: forums.x-plane.org/index.php?...
8. European Road Lights: www.x-plane.at/drupal/node/343
9. AlpilotX HD and UHD Meshes v4: www.alpilotx.net/
10. Ortho4XP: forums.x-plane.org/index.php?...
11. Vivid Sky: forums.x-plane.org/index.php?...
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Free Plugins:
12. FlyWithLUA NG: forums.x-plane.org/index.php?...
13. BetterPushback: github.com/skiselkov/BetterPu...
14. X-Life: main.jardesign.org/xlf.html
15. Landing Speed Plugin: forums.x-plane.org/index.php?...
16. Headshake: www.simcoders.com/headshake/h...
17. AutoGate: forums.x-plane.org/index.php?...
18. Scenery Animation Manager: stairportscenerieshelp.freshd...
19. AviTab: forums.x-plane.org/index.php?...
20. TerrainRadar: forums.x-plane.org/index.php?...
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Free Aircraft:
21. ZIBO B737-800X: forums.x-plane.org/index.php?...
22. 737-700 Ultimate (has been replaced with the great LevelUP 737NG): forum.thresholdx.net/files/fi...
23. EADT x737project: www.x737.eu/
24. Aerobask Robin DR401: forums.x-plane.org/index.php?...
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Freeware airport sceneries visited in the video:
EDDK by Cedric Gauche: flight-sim.org/filebase/index...
KLAX by MisterX6: forums.x-plane.org/index.php?...
LMML by tdg: forums.x-plane.org/index.php?...
LIPE by tdg: forums.x-plane.org/index.php?...
YBBN by CDG: forums.x-plane.org/index.php?...

[@SimulationChannelDeluxe]

The INSTALLATION TUTORIAL for the addons presented here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o6W1haaljbmHjLs Ortho4XP 1.30 Tutorial: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g5XMnn57o5d2bLM JARDesign X-Life Tutorial: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZi6aGeZpdSZj9U ZIBO B737-800X Setup Tutorial: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mafKfoKNfaqea6s ZIBO B737-800X Flight Tutorial: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gGOxaqSMZ72KqpI

[@ashtonwright5459]

very help full👍

[@SimulationChannelDeluxe]

The PC is several years old already, but I'm also only running medium-high settings: Intel Core i5-4690K OC @ 4.4GHz Scythe Kotetsu CPU Cooler Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 Xtreme Gaming 4GB VRAM ASUS Z97-K Mainboard 24GB DDR3-1600 RAM Thermaltake Hamburg 530W Power Supply 1x SanDisk Ultra 3D SSD 500GB (System Drive) 1x Western Digital Blue 3D NAND SSD 500GB (X-Plane 11 Drive) 2x Western Digital Blue HDD 1TB Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit XP11 graphics settings: Visual Effects: High (HDR) | Texture Quality: High | Anti Aliasing: 2x SSAA + FXAA | World Objects: High | Reflections: Minimum | Draw shadows on scenery: Off

[@enpmenk6797]

Which folder do you put these mods in?

[@nazimhm7780]

Does the sumilator lose FPS after installing all these ?

[@SimulationChannelDeluxe]

@@nazimhm7780 Generally no, the fps impact is minimal. There might be some more RAM or VRAM used by HD meshes and Ortho4XP though.

[@kristoferkristensen9021]

I recently joined the X-Plane community and I'm just blown away by the efforts of so many people, you included. The quality of freeware in general is amazing.

[@Sim737Pilot]

Welcome aboard!

[@charleskoehler4021]

Thank you for making this video! I have a lot of 'stuff' that I tried to add and it is hit/miss. It was nice to see a concise list, with direct examples, so that I could make better decision. I have many of what you showed and so on the road to happy happy!

[@Spoggi99YT]

Hab vor 8 Jahren das letzte Mal einen Flugsimulator gespielt, damals noch FSX. Habe mich nun entschieden ein HOTAS System und X-Plane 11 zu kaufen, dein Video kommt gerade richtig. Vielen Dank und mach weiterhin solch guten Content, mein Abo hast du!

[@davidtsw]

Dude, thanks for this video. I've had X-Plane for almost half a year and have downloaded many addons but there were still quite a few I didn't know about / didn't realize how good they were! Just finished watching and ended up with 9 extra tabs. :) Cheers.

[@ronosborn9372]

Since I have just started using X-Plane simulator (P3D convert) I truly appreciate your video and suggestions on addons. Thanks!

[@rymdskrotet]

Hello, Ron. Just posted here that Im kind of new to XP11. Which addons did you get and did you get any you dont use, and why? =)

[@ralphtheisen6174]

A well done video with positive and objective commentary. Now I need to do some work to get my XPLANE looking as nice.

[@triplea007]

Amazing video, perfect for beginners. Thank you for laying it out nicely in the description.

[@minater247]

I'd been trying for weeks to find mods and never trusted KZbin videos for decent mods, especially ones older than a year. However... this was an amazing video, and I got everything installed and working right away! Thanks for the awesome guide!

[@gtatransit_cinematography]

I wrote a list of ones that interested. Absolutely amazing ones. I'm going to download it when I get the chance. Anyway good vid and so I shall subscribe.

[@gemster18]

Unbelievable! Thank you so much! A wonderful video very nicely done! I am going to go home tonight and download each and every one of these and make my X-Plane 11 even better than it already is!

[@alistairbrown1846]

I'm just getting back into X-Plane after a year or two of not doing a lot of flight simming, so this was a really useful video, thank you.

[@aviationdaniel3703]

Awesome video, I've seen many of these videos before but this one tops it all. Good work

[@stevemayer7057]

Excellent information provided yet again. There are a couple that will be sampled. Thanks again.

[@SimulationChannelDeluxe]

Thank you guys, I'm glad you like the video :)

[@baldguyadventure]

Thank you SCD for uploading this video! Keep them coming...

[@Forgetthehorrorhere1]

Great video. I have 70% of these plugins but you’ve put me onto many more. Thanks 🙏

[@jarzo9259]

Same.

[@spooterify]

Awesome summary! Short previews with a detailed description, +1 sub.

[@sveng9933]

Danke für das zusammenstellen. Meine erste Scenery Erweiterung für X-Plane.

[@ArielGoldenRet]

Great video. Thanks mate for sharing Plugings that I was not even aware!!! Great job!!!

[@TheDigitalHorizon]

Sehr schönes video, subscribed! I already have some of them, but I will definitely install a few others mentioned in this presentation!

[@hjr2000]

Great, thanks so much for providing this info! I am new to X-Plane 11 and still learning the ropes!

[@guytero8812]

Nicely done without talking too much. Thanks for the video. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@larrydockery7201]

hell yes this is very nice i have been flying sims for 25 ys i retired from the airlines and it is still in my blood love it

[@johnb.7698]

thank you for another excellent video on what is available on freeware - I will most certainly be trying some of them out.

[@mazo3270]

Thanks for the video..for a new member of XP this has been very helpful....I have stuck with FSX for a long time mainly from a money invested kind off way and I still go back to it from time to time...it served the simming community extremely well and continues to have a following....it will be interesting to see what comes out from the new MS rendition next year I believe..,.. thanks again, very well put together....

[@SimulationChannelDeluxe]

Yes it's amazing how much amazing freeware there is available for X-Plane, in FSX and P3D you have to pay for everything lol. That's also why I didn't retire FSX yet, too much money put into it. I'm eager to see if anything of that will change with the new MS Flight Simulator :) Cheers

[@mikem.3412]

A most excellent list of freeware addons. You have very good judgement.

[@MackReeper]

Cooles Video danke dafür, alle diese Freeware Plugins verändern xplane 11 wieder komplett

[@rondeldebbio9219]

Excellent Review! Best I have seen on the net. Couldn't agree with you more. Keep these excellent vids coming. Thanks!!

[@jcsk8]

Wanna say a great THANKS for the freeware developers out there. I use many of thos plugins, and they´re brilliant.

[@SimulationChannelDeluxe]

Yes I absolutely agree :)

[@PaulieCav777]

THANKYOU for This Informative Compilation !!...well done as Usual !!

[@theVRpilot]

Great list. Like and subbed! Tomorrow I’ll add the ones I didn’t have to my XP. Can’t wait.

[@freddiebowers1125]

theVRpilot did you ever figure this out? I am where you were five months ago… Just downloaded the Steam version!

[@CapFreddy]

And there’s so much germans doing video about themes that I like, such as simulators, WWII history, Combat flying and so on that I started to think this is the correct accent to the English language... lol. Great video!

[@omac1179]

dude your effort to make this video is really amazing, i just moved from P3D to Xplane 11 today (i know its too late HAHA) and i dont know what addons should i use, thankss!!!

[@cannnonbal5168]

Thank you so much for all of these plugins

[@jagjet9153]

As a X Plane user and real world Corporate Jet Captain, I have found this to be a good and useful video. The Production quality is among the best of the high traffic contributors I've viewed. One thing that is usually very important is the frame impact on these and all downloads. I noticed you mentioned impact on a couple of these add-ons and by not mentioning all of them I would think (hopefully) that the others impact is small to none. I will be back to see what insights and products you will bring us in the future as well as check out your previous content. While I was aware of about 95% of these marvelous works, it is good to see how we can improve our hobby and in some cases our livelihood. Thank you for your sharing your knowledge. In the future I will be including some new guides on my KZbin page. They are "How to be a better Pilot" and the "15 Minute guide to" series. Depending on your desires the Better Pilot series will help you to add skills and tips useful even if all you want is casual light sim experience. For those who really want a professional approach and experience, there will be more detailed and useful tips and content. The 15 minute guide will be for new or important aircraft to help you determine if they might be a value for you. I want to stress that these will be based on input from the viewers. You have all the links and descriptions of the content listed below your video which demonstrated your level of commitment and thoroughness. Cheers Robert Phelps aka "jagjet" on KZbin

[@SimulationChannelDeluxe]

Thanks a lot. You're right, only X-Europe as well as the HD and (mainly) UHD Meshes may have a significant impact on performance. All others have a negligible or even no impact on frames at all. I don't like too much that you advertise your channel here but okay. Cheers

[@jagjet9153]

Didn't really intend it as an ad, more info for you but again great stuff. Robert @@SimulationChannelDeluxe

[@SimulationChannelDeluxe]

@@jagjet9153 Okay mate, nevermind :) I might check your videos out then. Regards

[@philippkirr1008]

Gutes Video, wie immer halt. Und dieser Akzent ist Musik für meine Ohren. 👌

[@SimulationChannelDeluxe]

Oh vielen Dank ;)

[@Paul-Mellow]

Thank you so much for this useful info . i bought x-plane thinking it was not that good until i noticed so many add-ons .its just getting better all the time & the freedom we have within the game is limitless . its good Austin the creator has allowed us to do what we want within the game and its not that hard to do. anyway Thank again for your help :) if it wasn't for you I would have been very confused lol

[@brookederry9387]

I didn't realize Eckhart Tolle played X-Plane. J/K great video. Thank you.

[@sendaero]

thanks for the video. nice explanations of the best freeware available out there

[@allaboutmyaquarium3384]

Love The Channel And The Awesome Video Thank You!

[@JacekSeroka]

Beautiful presentation. Thank you for great contributions

[@fabriciosog]

That is exaclty what i needed! Thank you so much!

[@infosyst6272]

Very Nice Bro. Thanks. Also check out J3 Cabin sounds. Very cool experience.

[@FlightSim2703]

Thanks for sharing, awesome information. Best regards

[@rossyragbag]

As always a superb video contibution, we simmers thank you, Dankeschön, sehr hilfreich.

[@peterzinn9070]

Thank you very much for your work and help to all of us. Danke

[@onapproach454]

Very nice list, Thanks for sharing!

[@LF-fw9ld]

Fantastic video. Glad to have come across it

[@FriendlyMarmot]

Best collection of addons for realism I think I've seen so far, I really like your selections, even compared to the recommendations of other professionals! I'm curious about the system requirements for the ones that require a beefy system, are you able to add notes in the description if any of them require dual video cards, Titans / Radeon VII / 2080 Ti cards etc, more than 8GB VRAM, overclocked CPU, more than 32 GB DDR RAM, Terabytes of storage and that kind of thing? I just built a system with 1x RTX 2070 Super, a Ryzen 5 3600X and 32GB PC 3200. I laughed that your first pick was an addon fixing the power lines, I'm with you, I think the default power lines are one of the worst things in default scenery. I'm installing that one (and many others) as soon as I get home. xD

[@SimulationChannelDeluxe]

Hi and thanks for the comment. I have an Intel Core i5-4690K at 4.4 GHz, 16GB RAM and a GeForce GTX 970 with 4GB VRAM. I'm already struggling with these specs sometimes when using X-Europe for example, as my RAM isn't sufficient in dense areas, 24 or 32 GB RAM are necessary there. Also 6GB VRAM or more are recommendable for XP11 in general.

[@FriendlyMarmot]

Thank you so much!! That really helps, I think I can run all these addons then. Upgrading is a never-ending cycle, I am lucky to have been able to build a system with these parts right now, but tomorrow someone else will have something better. I hadn't upgraded for a long time, so I wanted to future-proof a bit and it sounds like what I decided to get should work. Cheers sir, and I really appreciate such good information! I think the main thing I can do which should help is to make sure my CPU can boost up to 4.4 GHz. I just finished my new system and set up the software last night, and haven't worked with a Ryzen board and CPU before, so I'm not sure whether it's boosting higher than stock speed at all yet. :)

[@SimulationChannelDeluxe]

Okay mate I'm glad it helped :) Yes your rig should definitely be able to handle XP11 well. I upgraded some longer time ago and I would definitely need more RAM and VRAM lol. I'm quite happy with the CPU though. Cheers

[@allaboutstatus]

Very very helpful for my channel! Thanks so much

[@MarcKnight]

P3D user here. It’s quality videos like this that make me want to check XP out.

[@neverbetter1944]

Awesome!! Thank you very much for this video!!!

[@zz1kko]

Thanks for your time... Great job!!!

[@erickflightair8714]

Thank you very much. And you english is very easy to understand for a french dude.

[@teikor3312]

Stunning Video. Good Job and thank you.

[@wootle]

Brilliant video mate, subbed! :)

[@stuntmanstu1]

Thanks for posting. Very informative.

[@nick.w140]

Sehr schönes Video, mein abo hast du!

[@maltimoto]

Hervorragendes Videeo. Ich komme von P3D mit allen Top-Addons und wollte jetzt mal X-Plane probieren. Habe mal die Demo installiert und die Zibo 737-800. Ok, die Defaultgrafik von X-Plane ist eher traurig, aber kann man ja aufhübschen. Was mich wirklich fasziniert hat, ist die Flugphsysik. Es fühlt sich einfach geil an, die 737 von Hand zu fliegen. Nicht wie auf Schienen, sondern schön dynamisch. Das ist wirklich die Stärke von X-Plane.

[@SimulationChannelDeluxe]

Ganz genau, die Stärke von X-Plane ist definitiv das Flugverhalten. Eine Kreuzung von XP und MSFS wäre einfach perfekt ;)

[@normg2242]

You sound exactly like me...lol thanks for the video!

[@oskvaz]

Excellent video! Thank you!

[@geoden]

Very good and helpful video, thank you!

[@raccoonmaster9573]

Amazing video!!

[@GunniesLetsFlyVFR]

Great video. Thanks for the advice.

[@BerndSchmitt-Martinique]

Vielen Dank für dieses toll gemachte und sehr umfassende Video - man könnte sagen : " das ist noch deutsche Wertarbeit ! " Ein Korb voller Anregungen - der mir wieder jede Menge Arbeit bringt - und nicht zu vergessen : your english is extraordinary ! Dipl.-Ing. im Ruhestand und begeisterter FlightSimmer.

[@SimulationChannelDeluxe]

Vielen Dank für den netten Kommentar, das bedeutet mir sehr viel :) Grüße

[@BerndSchmitt-Martinique]

@@SimulationChannelDeluxe you are welcome . greetings Bernd

[@mohsen3087]

great job dude. i really like your video.

[@DEracingx]

Great guide mate! thanks a lot!!!

[@jennifergala]

Awesome list!!!!

[@digimikeh]

Incredible and useful video, thanks.

[@SachinSingh-eq3hn]

thanku boss for telling about these addons

[@lukesaircraftreviews7963]

Great video, Danke for posting

[@berg6456]

nice vid, it did really help me out

[@charlie_oscar_bravo155]

tank you so much !! nice choice ^^

[@theodysey]

Great Video! Thanks a lot

[@MegaYosarian]

Excellent. Thank you.

[@agentyellow_1328]

WOW VERY HELPFUL, HEY THANKS A LOOOOOOOOOOOOOT

[@sundaxxxxx]

Danke für das geile Video Thanks for the Nice video

[@franciscoblanco3764]

Thank you sir!

[@richavery66]

Thanks for this video. I had never seen the powerline or roads & rails enhancements and will definitely try them. However, I had previously tried xEurope2; I use ORBX True Earth Great Britain and xEurope2 put trees in the middle of motorways (I'm sure I had it listed in the correct place in the scenery_packs.ini file). Also, if I'm not mistaken, it placed buildings on a road around 2:25 in your video. I'm not implying it's bad (what I have seen makes a lot of Europe much more beautiful) but wanted to point out some potential problems when using it. Vielen Dank fürs Video nochmal.

[@davidtsw]

You're not supposed to use anything else with True Earth.

[@RotationFSX]

Great video, thank you

[@grandslam4597]

I know I am late. But this is a great, helpful video. Thank you so much. 😉

[@MH-fn8lr]

Why are you late? lol

[@gabrielburgos993]

nice video bro you help me alot

[@dirtybeatfreak]

Wonder if anyone can help me? On the install instructions for extended night lights, it says to make sure the folders are below addon and default airport folders. How do I do that? Rename them in the actual folder or am I missing something? It doesn't explain this on the page for it, nor if I google it??

[@tombulva]

Thank you for this movie. You showed me some addons that I did not know about. The only thing I would change is: "Better Lights". I use "TKLightMod" from 2018 by Tom Knudsen (the last one is in my opinion it's too bright and eats very FPS) - is to be found and downloaded from X-Plane Forum (XP11 General discussion / thread: Night Lighting - page 8 discussion - file Light3.zip). I recommend checking. Together with "Extended Night Lighting", night lighting looks beautiful.

[@jarzo9259]

Thank you for the information.

[@rymdskrotet]

Kind of new to X-Plane, and only needs the most essential addons that makes the sim more realistic (but not overwhelming with settings etc). So far I have got Headshake and Airport Enviroment HD. Is this enough (for a beginner?). Anything else you just think i MUST use (again - as a beginner). Thank you!

[@Stringbean421]

Hi, with regard to the Autogate and SAM plugins, can you only install one or the other or can you install both of them? If so, would you recommend both of them?

[@samsunited4965]

Didn’t know i needed it but now i have it thanks like a lot I’m subbing now

[@jakemalliton3082]

Hey awesome video, I enjoy the game so much more now from these add-ons, one question, with the X-Life Ai traffic where do I go to get the HD aircraft liveries, thanks.

[@SimulationChannelDeluxe]

I'm glad you like the vid :) Regarding the HD aircraft models, look here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZi6aGeZpdSZj9U

[@blackartz7932]

nice video!

[@Calebcalebcaleb]

Awesome video

[@ermin3963]

All this is awesome. I wish I had a better system that can support all these add-ons. I have Acer Nitro 5 from 2017 with i7 and 1050ti video card.

[@FlyingPotato001]

Thx great video

[@effem65]

Vielen vielen Dank!!!

[@RobberGaming]

Hello Sir That's A Great Video You Earned A Sub 😊 Will These All Mods Work With Any Version..?

[@SimulationChannelDeluxe]

Thanks a lot! Yes, all mods should still work even with the most recent version 11.52.

[@lukeb5584]

Yes I'm sure that these resources are fantastic but as a new XPlane11 user I'm finding that many of the installation instructions for these packages are out of date. Are there any good tutorials on the correct way to install these?

[@c130mover]

superb video

[@ThePapagasho]

English sounds so much better when germans speak it haha, no matter the topic, best accent :)

[@jpht1964]

Like Herr Flick from Allo allo?

[@chartphred1]

They're all awailable

[@SimonSNB]

I'd disagree, I think the Swedish accent is the best

[@_jamesrayner_]

Germans speak better than some English 😂. I live near Blackpool, you hear it all the time

[@FlightSim2703]

We need to be grateful if someone provided us free information no matter what accents.

[@Dany-gf9zu]

Nice😁 Viele dabei die ich nicht kannte 🙂

[@SimulationChannelDeluxe]

Das freut mich natürlich :) Grüße

[@incognito5099]

What is better quality the ales from org store or the one which is free coz I’m deciding what has the best quality and I want to make do supppper realistic

[@EVELYNEMIL]

Phenomenal!.

[@Ted_RBLXoff]

It is a bit sad there is no freeware A320 thats is on a quality like the Zibo 737 but other than that very good video, my XP11 looks fantastic!