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Jymp:
 Been away from flying Navy for awhile but getting back into it, noticed there are a few options now P3D, DCS World, FSX Steam etc., decided to go with FSX Steam with Dino's Tomcat & Goshawk so far, my question is whats the latest Javier carrier/AI carriers, Sludge Hornet, vLSO and Oceana scenery ??, thanks.

PhantomTweak:
Oh boy, you want a lot of info!
First, though, welcome back. Once you get those Wings of Gold, you just never go to anything else :)
The latest Javier's Nimitz is the Nimitz-Ike v2, check FlightSim's library, just put Carrier in the search box, and search in the FSX. Side note:If it works in FSX, chances are it will work fine in FSX:SE, whatever "it" may be. A carrier, a plane, a scenery, whatever.
The latest AICarriers is a new one made be Orion, of this very forum's fame. You can download it here: http://bit.ly/1AOHM7d . Look around a bit in this forum. It has it's own thread. It uses the .NET framework, rather the Lamont's original JAVA version. It has a link to the correct .NET Framework download you need to make it work correctly in the Readme file. I may be wrong, but I use it, and it works a LOT better, especially in SE. I've heard, although I haven't tried i myself, that it's the only version that will work correctly in SE. Give it a look.
I'm not sure about the Sludge Hornet latest version, BUT: The FSDream Team have come up with a Hornet that you wouldn't believe. Incredibly realistic, and an utter joy to fly. I fly it day in, day out. It can be downloaded here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3So3WwTLPRZVU1jaVUtTXZIVVU/view . I very strongly recommend it. No offense to the Sludge bird, or Sludge himself, but this hornet, the v16.1 , is just incredibly amazing. It has it's own thread, with 92 pages so far, and shows no sign of slowing down yet :) Give the last few pages a look. Well worth the time. The link to it may be found in Jimi's sig.
vLSO hase gone through a real flurry of updates and improvements lately, and may be downloaded here: http://vlso.blogspot.com/
Look over on the right side of the page, the download is up at the top or the DOWNLOADS section. There is also a great download for Oceana scenery lower in the same section. Take a look. Good stuff there indeed!

Look around this forum. There are threads for almost all the stuff you're looking for, not to mention a ton of info on all of the things you're interested in.
If you need, I will post a link for all the threads you want/need.
Hope this helps a little...
Pat☺

Jymp:
Thank you Pat so much bud, this is exactly what I'm looking for, just so many updates to this and that, was confused about what and where to get the latest, thanks again.

PhantomTweak:
Glad I could help out :)
I understand, things change. IMO, the two really big changes were in the FSDT Hornet and vLSO. I'm not sure if the AICarriers.NET version (that's what Orion, it's author, likes to call it, to differentiate it from Lamont's original) had come out before you quit or not, but I really recommend it. ESPECIALLY for FSX:SE.
I use SE myself, btw. I am not super-pro with it, but I have learned some about it. Tricks and tips, so to speak :D And don't forget, the list of "improvements" to the fsx.cfg file are legion. Not all of them work for every system, so if you go that route, make sure you only put in one at a time, and test it thoroughly, before moving on to the next. Same for the NVidea Inspector, if you use it. I do, and it seems to make a great improvement. ON MY SYSTEM. Again, every system is unique, though.
A small trick, for doing carrier ops: Once you get the boat placed, where and on the BRC you want, get into your weather in the sim, and go to the Advanced setting of User Defined weather. Set the wind for about 10-12 kts, coming down the deck from the crotch to the stern, IE about 4° port of the BRC, or a hair more, as well as making sure you set the boat in forward motion along your chosen BRC. Those two together give the right WOD for the Hornet recoveries. Important to make for much improved realism. When you go to set the wind's direction, OK out to the main weather menu to see the actual course. The setting on the little dial they provide is True North, the actual wind once you get to flying is Magnetic. There will almost invariably be a difference between where you set the little dial, and it's actual setting once you're flying.
Anyway, I ramble, sorry.
Good luck, and have some good recoveries aboard!
Pat☺

Jymp:
Will do Pat, so far have the FSXBA Hornet installed along with Dino's Tomcat, downloaded CVN68/69 and now reading the Read Me of AI Carriers.NET figuring out how to install.

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