Flight Simulator 2004: A Century of Flight: FS2004 General
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kianokFlight planns / SIDs, STARS, IAPs
Just downloaded the PMDG 737 NG and don't have the first clue how to set up flight plans. I have read the manual but i'm still a bit lost. Is there a way of making this process a bit simpler?...
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fr453rProject Hawaii Final Released
Finally, after loads of hard work, I've got a realease-worthy copy of Project Hawaii. Check: http://projecthawaii.wspilots.com New Link Edit by :radar: The webpage is still in its infancy (and so for that matter is my webdesigning skills!) so fo...
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hinchalps tour
soo i started at graz and this is what i have planned so far: LOWG - LOXZ - LOWK - LJLJ - LDRI - LDLO - LDPL i'm taking advantage of my awesome alps mesh i go on about a lot - i also have good scenery for slovenia, so that's included. where next, an...
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GIrangerVideo card help
Where would be the best (cheapest) place to get a good video card. Only know enough to be dangerous when it comes to computers. Maybe a little more but dont know anything about upgrading. Any help would be appreciated. Here are my specs. thanks Jeff Oper...
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redjaySo, who thinks they could fly a real jet?
Ok, I know some of you guys are really skilled simulator pilots. So I was wondering, do you think you could fly a real jet (or prop) based solely on what you have learnt in FS200x? I know a lot of you are real life pilots anyway but does any amateurs ...
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DoyleyFSpassenger Landings
When you get the post flight report on fspassenger it tells you how good a landing it was. At the minute ive had kiss and very nice. Are there any others and which is the best? Thanks!...
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ceeteeKing Kong
I just got back from seeing the new King Kong movie and I firstly have to say its the best friggen movie ever!!! Peter Jacksons abilty to create movies astounds me and I recommend you all go watch it asap! Now, moving on to the topic of flight simulati...
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DoyleyPause
Is there a way to keep FS running when you minimize the window and click on a menu item? Thanks!...
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kianokPMDG wing view
Does anyone know if or how i can get a wing view for the PMDG 737 series. Thanks guys...
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HowardsRockFsPassengers question
Question regarding FsPassengers: Do you hear the flight attendants do the pre-flight safety demonstrations and stuff like "The captain has turned off the fasten seatbelts sign, indicating it is safe for you to move about the cabin..." and stuff like th...
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kianokFS passengers
Is there a way to save your progress should you need to reinstall? Just had to do a fresh install of XP and annoyingly had to start from scratch with FSP....
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JTHQuestion about CH yoke
I recently got the CH Yoke and am liking it so far 🙂 One thing though, I assume the three levers on the yoke are for throttle, mixture and prop control on GA aircraft? When I fly the default C172, only the throttle seems to work though. The prop l...
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freedspeakBuilding crashes
When I park my aircraft near a hangar if I zoom the spot view back behind the nearest building it often results in a building crash. Is this normal behavior for FS9? I dont want to disable crashes in the settings because that makes it too easy to tak...
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GuestStart Flight on Final Approach
Is it possible to setup a new flight with the plane set on final for landing rather than on the runway. I cannot see an option to start a new flight this way and was wondering if it was possible....
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atreyufeelthere 737
i don't know if anybody here can help me on this or not but i got the FT 737 -300 -400 -500 and the update for them. the problem is, is when i go to the fmc to put in the airport identifiers the fmc says "not in database" this makes me mad cuz i can't rea...
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GuestAIRPLANE SLEDDING!!!!!!!
Bored lie I am waiting for the super bowl? Well I just figured out this glitch that let's go airplane sledding! Heres what you do. 1. Pick a Cessna 172 (works the best) BE SURE CRASHES ARE TURNED OFF!!!!! 2. Got to Lukla airport (VNLK) in Nepal (Yes t...
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SteveTLanding Speed for A319
Hey, What is a good landing speed for the A319? At the moment I am landing at about 140 knots? Is that good? Thanks...
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leachus2002Stall Speed for a A319
Hey Peeps, I was just wondering how far I can push my A319 on approach with 75% weight? I am coming in at about 120-125knts but still landing at about 250ft/m - just wondering how far I can push it - was looking at 90-110kts, is this realistic?...
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DoyleyAer Arran
I make a flight fairly regularly from Liverpool, UK to Ronaldsway, Isle of Man. The flight is provided by Aer Arran, an Irish company. Now I cant remember what plane it is. Its either a ATR 52 or ATR 72. Would any of you guys know where to find this o...
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kianokFLIGHT DECK III
Has anyone bought or used this??? If so any comments or know of any similar packages? I have looked at some of the screen shots at http://www.abacuspub.com/fd3/ and they look a little ropey to me....
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JTHHow do you use the rudder pedals?
Hi everyone, I got my CH yoke and rudder pedals today 😀 Anyways, all I've done so far is installed them and disable autorudder. So I have a few questions. The first is what I do I actually do with the rudder pedals? Correct me if I'm wrong but...
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DoyleyPilot Heat / De-Ice
Hi all, This might seem like a stupid question but when are you supposed to use the Pilot Heat and De-Ice options?...
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Micahrudder pedals
Hi guys :groupwave: Well, i have just won some rudder pedals on Ebay for my amazing fs9. 🍻 I felt i had to have them after i experienced my first real flight where i realised just how much they were needed. I use a yoke already, but jus...
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SteveTLondon Gatwick Plane Spotting Photographs!!
Hello, Below are my long awaited plane spotting photos that I took at the weekend at EGKK (London Gatwick). There are a wide range of photos and I hope you enjoy them! Comments are welcome! https://forum.flyawaysimulation.com/images/forumimages/11...
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SteveTWind at EGKK
Hey, I was wondering because im going plane spotting at EGKK on Saturday, what rwy will the aircraft be taking off and landing on? The Wind is due to be 6mph, North Westerly. Can you tell me which RWY they will be using with these appropriate win...
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SteveTTriming
Hi, I have noticed that everyone uses the trim in Fs2004 to fly. This seems a really amateur q but can someone tell me what it is used for e.g landing or takeoff.. and what is its job? How do I use it and how will it affect my approaches etc.. Mik...
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uzi121controlling aircraft in fs2004
When i want to climb or descend i find it hard holding a certain pitch. I have applied elevator trim but then when i relax the joystick and the joystick moves to centre position, the aircraft continues to piitch up or down. i am finding it really hard to ...
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beerbadgerFlame-outs?
Hey I was watching this program the other day, and it said a aircraft had a flame out, and had to circle and land, I know a flame out is when the engine has a flame almost exploding out of it, but only for a few seconds. Would this cause a aircraft to c...
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imhofdwFlight Plan in GPS
I need help creating new flight plans in the GPS 500 of FS9. I have the manual for it. It says that I need to "press FPL and rotate the small knob to display the FLight Plan Catalog". But the Flight Plan Catalog doesn't appear. What am I doing wrong? Tha...
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I Can Fly!Flying Lessons
I'm going through the lessons in FS2004, but have come across a few problems. 1. I'm on climbing and descending and I'm sure the altmeter is reading wrong. The instructor keeps telling to fly to 3000 or 4000 feet but it's reading around 10 past 1 o'clo...
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SteveTI went Plane - Spotting today!!
Hey people, Today I went to EGKK (London Gatwick) to do some plane - spotting. I live near by the airport so it was only a five minute drive. During my time their I took some pictures of a whole range of aircraft including an A330 - Bae146. I took t...
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ceeteeUltimate Traffic Update
Hi Guys, I am using the old FLIGHT1 Ultimate Traffic and was wondering if theres anyway to update it, with out having to pay any $ to get the 2005 version. I just want to add the Emirates flights into Auckland, which have started up after the product was...
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MRGPShelp with specs
Hi everybody, Will this DELL spec run FS9 ok? Processor Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor 630 with HT Technology (3.00 GHz, 2MB L2 cache, 800MHz FSB) Operating system Genuine Windows® XP Home Edition Memory 512MB Dual...
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leachus2002New HDD, Fs2004 is now running slowly
Hi Peeps, Just a quick question, I think I know the answer but I need it confirming really. I have just upgraded my system to include 2 x 80gb, 7200rpm HDD's which I am running on a RAID using RAID 0 (striping). Just that since I have started run...
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leachus2002What is a good descent rate in an A319?
Hi, I am currently flying an A319 - desending from 23,000 to 5,000 before finals. What is a average descent rate in one of these aircraft? I am coming down between 1300 and 1800ft/m - should I be coming down less or more? Thanks Leachus...
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GuestWhich Virtual Airline to Join?
i was just wondering what advice you guys have on which virtual airline i should join, i've looked at FlyUk and that looks pretty cool. also could someone tell me what the IVAO is, how to join it and what advantages it has to the simmer cus i'd like to s...
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pl09GPS 2000 on 2004
is it possible to add GPS of FS2000 into 2004. if it is how to do it ??...
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pearlygatesukVATSIM / couple of queries
Hi guys, I know as always you'll cough up the right answers you never fail to amaze me - so here they are. Frequently when taking off in VATSIM my IAS (just left of the artificial horizon indicator in the 737-400 default panel) seems to show as 0 - ...
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DoyleySim Vs Real
I have no experience flying in real the real world apart from always wanting to take flying lessons. Ive used FS2004 for a few days and to me it seems realistic. Is this much like flying in real life and is it useful to learn on FS before taking flying ...
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africa505505ETE GPS et.
thanks for all of you. according my previous topic - i ment the overall time period of the flight. again: is there any option to see the overall time period of the flight from departure to destination during the flight (as it was in FS2000 - how much ...
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sonicninjaFULL LIST OF AIRPORTS FOR FS2004
Does anyone know where I can download a list of the airports for fs2004, ie:- Airport.....Airport ID....Country etc...
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nottobehow to make the cockpit sidewindow bigger?
One of the aircraft I fly is Cessna Conquest 441 by F1. The left side window is way forward, I dont have the whole view. Is there any way to use photoshop to make the window bigger so that I can see the left side of the plane?...
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GuestFSPassengers
I downloaded this addon today and id like to test it abit more before forking out the money as its pretty expensive for an addon. Does anybody have a way of opening up the limits so I can test it out properly? Thanks...
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damon80Help! - fs2004 keeps crashing
Hi, I've installed FS2004 on my PC (AMD Athlon 2400+ CPU, ATI Radeon 128MB Graphics, 512MB Ram, running Windows XP Pro), and it won't load! I did the full install, and clicked on the "Run" button that shows on-screen when the installation is complet...
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hellion102AI Airport Traffic.
I am new to FS2004. I would like to know why I do not see AI traffic on the runways of any of the airports I land at? Does this functionality not come with FS2004 already? If not, are there free addins, and do work for any airport with random AI j...
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DoyleyguestILS Landing - BRG Heading and GPS
Hi all, Im having a problem with the ILS landing... nothing to major. I follow the instructions when on the approach but when I get landing clearance, I am not aligned with the runway. I can turn manually and land OK but id prefer to be aligned with ...
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nik_simpsonAny idea where i can download planes for free besides avsim
and idea where i can download planes for free or for trial besides avisim and fly away ? thanks :>(...
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Alex MooreILS Approach Questions
i fly ILS approaches in the simulator just about everyday in a 777-300 or 737-300. I know that when you flare you lose sight of the runway because you tilt up 5 degrees or so. my problem is that when i fly the glidslope prefectly i cant see the runway to ...
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tomthetankWing Views Config
:oops!: It seems I may have dropped a clanger :oops: In the wing views Must of happened as I was sending PMs with the updated file and somehow I copied the original config file back into the forums Please accept my appolgies :oops: This is the...
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SteveTTTT - Project Wing View
Hey TTT - could you give me a link for your Project wing view? Thanks...
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