User:Thadius856

Well hello there!

Well hello there. I love editing wikis. Flight simming is a recently-renewed passion. Glad to be aboard.

If you want to help contribute or have feedback, please feel free to come bounce your ideas off me on Discord! Alternatively, I actively monitor my Message Wall here so you can leave a message there if you prefer.

Dashboard

Personal reference

The following resources are primarily for my own reference and use, though perhaps you'll find them helpful as well.

• To-Do List. My personal to-do list.
• Useful DPL Queries. A personally-curated set of Extension:DPL3 queries to assist in finding problematic pages and files.
• Orbx Freeware Packages. The list of freeware airports in the Orbx freeware package for FSX.
• Image licenses. A demonstration of all Category:Image license templates in one scrollable page.

Helpful templates

Infoboxes

• {{Infobox aircraft}}
• {{Infobox airport}}
• {{Infobox bush trip}}
• {{Infobox company}}
• {{Infobox DLC}}
• {{Infobox mission}}
• {{Infobox patch}}
• {{Infobox terrain}}
• {{Infobox simulator}}

Inline text markup

• {{K}} makes keyboard keycaps. E.g., Alt
• {{KS}} makes specially-marked up keyboard keycaps. E.g., ⇧ Shift
  • You can mark premium FS2020 edition aircraft/airports with {{fs2020deluxe}} (^{Dlx. ed.}) or with {{fs2020premium}} (^{Prem. Dlx. ed.})
    • See also:
      • {{fsxdeluxe}}
      • {{fsxacceleration}}
      • {{fsxgold}}
• {{quote}} formats text as a fancy blockquote

Linking templates

• {{fs2020link}} saves typing out [[Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)]].
  • Also allows linking to subpages with {{{1}}} as [[Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)|{{{1}}}]]
  • See also:
    • {{xp11link}}
    • {{dcslink}}
    • {{p3dlink}}
    • {{fswlink}}
    • {{xp10link}}
    • {{fsxlink}}
    • {{fs2004link}}
• {{fs2020l}} makes the shorter version instead of typing out [[Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)|FS2020]]
  • Supports subpage links using {{{1}}} (see previous example)
  • See also:
    • {{xp11l}}
    • {{dcsl}}
    • {{p3dl}}
    • {{fswl}}
    • {{xp10l}}
    • {{fsxl}}
    • {{fs2004l}}
• {{fs2020pn}} allows for easier linking to patch notes
  • Only patch notes for FS2020 are supported... perhaps XP11, DCS, or P3D patch notes eventually
  • Example: {{fs2020pn|ver=1.6.13|long=yes}} -> Closed beta (2020-07-28)
  • Example: {{fs2020pn|ver=1.6.13}} -> Closed beta (2020-07-28)

Useful websites

Airport stats:

• AirNav: https://www.airnav.com/airport/KHTH
• OpenAIP: https://www.openaip.net/node/150264

Fuel availability:

• OpenAIP: https://www.openaip.net/node/150264
• Av-Fuel: https://av-fuel.com/airport-info

Quick airport region maps & distances:

• Unipage: https://www.unipage.net/en/airport/lfip