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tiger7881

Links where u can download AI, Aircrafts, Panels etc.

Hi guys i am new but not new for the fs2004 i got a realy good site which there u can download things for fs2004 the site is www.flightsim.com its easy to sign in i recomend this site !!! 😀 😀 😀...

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ereilly26guest

Flight Simulator 2004 Error on 3rd Disc

hi i just got a new laptop and tryed to put flight simulator 2004 when i put the 3rd disc in it says there is an error on the disc or your hard drive may be full so i tryed 2002 and the it told me the same thing i have a avent 6001 with 1024 menery and a ...

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RadarMan on
tiger7881

What's your favorite plane ???

Hi guys ! Well my favorite planes are; A340, B747, B727. Its from Commorcial planes. But from millitary are; F-14, F-16 and F-18. I got even small planes like Money Bravo. guys share with me with your favorit planes ! C ya !!! 😂...

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CrashGordon

C-130 question

Flew the C-130 from Nigeria to Zambia. Landing on an unimproved, unlighted field just before nightfall and in a thunderstorm. Knowing there was no way to refuel, I carried a bunch of fuel. Could I really have landed with that much weight on an unimpro...

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CrashGordon on
JVD

Flight Plan

A movie called " Flight Plan" has just come out here in SA. I was just wondering wether any of you have seen it and would recommend seeing it or not....

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SteveT on
Vin4evr

ILS landing help

hello All, can someone redirect me to a posting or a site wher i can learn ILS landing on a 777-300. Thanks Happy fliying !...

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Greekman72 on
Jared

What do you fly in FS9?

Well heres what I fly: Aeroworx Super King Air 200 Flight 1 Cessna Skyhawk Once the it is out Captain Sim C-130 Now I need some feedback from you owner of the PMDG 747. I have their 737NG and what do you think about the 747?...

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mypilot on
roger123

Wilco Fleet CRJ 2004

I recently aquired Wilco Fleet CRJ 2004 (a present) I installed it and played about with it yesterday. Installation was staightforward, except, a second install is needed for the various liveries. I tried an experimental flight from Cairo to Bahrain ...

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roger123 on
Rara TIti FLYER

What Flight Level to choose?

WAZUP FELLAZ Can anyone tell me what FL to choose before i make a flight plan? Thank You!...

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crosscheck9 on
Bindolaf

Some C-130 pics

Took off for "fun" (just looked over the manual quickly) in the middle of a storm. Fired off some IR flares to test the effect.. it's ok, although not great. Anyway, some screenies here: http://photobucket.com/albums/y214/terrydoumlas/C130/...

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mypilot on
Jared

Captain Sim C-130 Is OUT!!!

Well the title speaks for itself. Well I'll be getting it on Sunday or Monday. What do you think of this amazing airplane?...

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mypilot on
sadfasdflkj

Update for A340 professional

Hi Does anybody know where I can download an update for A340 professional? Thx...

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Guest on
Eleanor Rigby

FSPassengers

anyone know a working crack for FSPassengers? mine work only 10 minutes and then i have to reinstall to have it working again tx...

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Fire_Emblem_Master on
Avianca

Why does an airplane can fly inverted?

I understand that a plane flies because of the shape of it's wing: The air on the upper section of the wing flows faster and the air pressure is lower, whereas on the lower section it flows slower and air pressure is higher. That would make a plane fly BE...

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WarHawk42 on
Guest

Help cant get XB-70 to install

Ok, I just downloaded an XB-70 Valkyrie and now I cant get it to install. I pasted it to the aircraft folder, and I pasted all the other folders in it to the corresponding name (Gauges to gauges, effects to effects, etc.) but when I get to fs its not ther...

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Tailhook on
sonicninja

FS9 keeps Crashing!!!

😞 Ive downloaded quite a few aircraft from this site and sunclaro, and now whenever i play the game and fly "any" aircraft, after about 1/2 an hour into my flight the game just shuts down on me 😞 Can anyone tell or help me as to why t...

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PanAmerican on
PanAmerican

Why isn't there restricted airspace?

I was wondering, How come there's no restricted airspace in FS2004?...

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Guest on
Flyboy92

C-130 cargo door

Hi. I downloaded the c130 onto fs04 and now am having trouble opening the cargo door or ramp if anyone knows how to help me or which button to push :hack: please let me know! thanks....

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Flyboy92 on
crosscheck9

Faster AI Traffic

Can anyone please give me a link or instructions, regarding making the AI traffic get off the runway a little quicker. I'm having to go-around almost every flight, and the traffic density is normally as it should be in real life. Thank you in advance...

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Agus0404 on
Guest

push back

how do you turn during push back on flight simulator 2004 ? 😀...

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tomthetank on
astrosteve

Moving my Starship tonight to prepare for Hurricane Wilma

Hello Everyone - (Virtual Scenario Only) I am going to be moving my Beechcraft Starship tonight. The plane is at OPF (Opa-Locka Airport Miami,FL) to KCHS (Charlston,SC). I have family there. It's about a 700 mile trip. It should not take very long with...

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CrashGordon on
nottobe

How confident are you in crosswind landing?

I find my performance in landing in srtong wind or crosswind pretty unsteady. according to the landing lesson, you can do wing low or crabbing, but in reality (I mean the reality in the sim, if I can call it reality 🙂 ), the wind more than often b...

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Don Wood on
SteveT

A MESSAGE FOR RADARMAN

Hi Have you at anytime gone through tomthetank's Project wing view - https://forum.flyawaysimulation.com/forum/topic/1084/project-wing-view/ If so can you lead me a step by step guide as i don't have a clue what to do. I was wondering if you could hel...

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RadarMan on
PanAmerican

If you owned your own airline what would you call it.

My airline would be: Family Airlines I would use: an A319, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, a Boeing 727, a Concorde, and a Cessna Citation X....

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Greekman72 on
AJWatson2209

Around The World In FS09

Has anyone ever been round the world in fs09? I want to try and do it on vatsim in one go with a few stops, i was thinking UK to AUS then AUS to USA then USA to UK but i dont know, would that be classed as round the world? Please help me plan my trip guys...

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Guest Ed on
Wright Bro

EPR

Hey guys, can anyone tell me what is the EPR gauge for? What does it indicate anyway? THANX A LOT...

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RadarMan on
HardLanding

Rod Machado's lessons

I think these are pretty good, though I've nothing to compare them to. I bought FS2004 not to boom and zoom but to learn something about real aviation, and the lessons so far are very satisfying. Not that there might not be ways of improving them. It caus...

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WarHawk42 on
SteveT

How do i download wing views??

Hey, Does anyone know how to download wing views for fs2004? Thanks, Stevet...

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RadarMan on
CrashGordon

Thunderstorms

I just took a 727 from Nairobi, Kenya to Brazzaville, Congo. The last 900 miles were nothing but a series of thunderstorms. ActiveSky can really make things interesting. I manage to get to Brazzaville. I line up with the runway and am getting bounce...

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edr1073 on
Jared

Eaglesoft Cirrus SR-20

Well I have a question for all of you. How many of you have bought the Eaglesoft Cirus SR-20 or heard anything about it. I was looking at their site and it looks amazing and I am looking for a small GA plane to fly. Well please tell me what you think abou...

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CrashGordon on
CrashGordon

I think FSP is wrong.

Why would I get a perfect flight when I'm dumb enough to take off in a light plane in a thunderstorm? Flight OAC864 End of flight report Date October 16 2005 Flight ID: OAC864 Pilot: CrashGordon Company: OmegaAir Charter ...

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CrashGordon on
HowardsRock

Graphics cards

I have a Radeon graphics card with 128MB of RAM. I use Ultimate Traffic and Ultimate Terrain, and the sim gets VERY choppy over busy airports like JFK. What card upgrade do you guys recommend for smooth frames at busy airports (least expensive that wi...

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RadarMan on
nottobe

ILS Back Course landing

I flew to Nantucket Mass, but there was only runway 6 ILS backcourse landing. Everything was smooth until after it established the BC localizer, then I realized that there was no glide slope on my gauge. So I had no way to descend since the visibility was...

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edr1073 on
AJWatson2209

Kph true or airspeed

Hi guys, Im hoping you can help me out here, i was reading the BA fact book about their fleet and they said that their crusing speed was 927kph, now when im flying my cusing speed (which is very near the overspeed speed is only about 340 kph, im think...

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AJWatson2209 on
CrashGordon

Forgot VATSIM Password

A while back, I joined VATSIM, but never had the courage to do anything there. I thought I'd saved the email I got from them, but... :doh!: Now, I can't figure out how to log in and don't recall the necessary info to get a new password. Any ideas?...

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RadarMan on
Pro-Sim

SUPERB & FREE: Texture Converter

All, Do you ever get frustrated at how some of your add-ons render really quickly (the exterior aircraft model), while others take a few seconds to display when you switch from a cockpit view to an outside view ? Well this is often down to whether t...

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Screenshot man on
Guest

difference between course and heading?

What is the difference between "Course" and "Heading" in the auto-pilot settings? I know when I set the "heading" it's just the direction I am pointing the plane in (and that's all I use when I'm doing autopilot)... but how is "course" any differen...

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Guest on
Guest Ed

Thinking about a tour-- low and slow variety

Hey, While I was on vacation last week, I had time to sit and chat with my uncle in South Carolina (that's in the US of A, for those of you who aren't). He's about 80 years old. I had been told that he was a pilot during World War II, but in talkin...

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Guest Ed on
atreyu

Stalling

hey, i was flying from pdx to san IFR and about 9miles out from pdx the plane stalled and crashed all of a sudden. i had the ap on and auto throttle my speed 295kias. i was climbing up to 28,000ft and my vertical speed was 1800. i had no flaps. am i doing...

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Agus0404 on
Jared

Flight 1 ATR-72

Well in April I was considering to buys the Flight 1 ATR-72. From the reviews, pictures, and videos I have see it looks awesome. now I really want a regional/commercial airplane to fly all the time. I own two other F1 products and they are great. I don't ...

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Tailhook on
lkw

missing gagues

Down loading planes I come up with one or two gagues missing. Checking back in the download I find the gagues which I put in the gague folder but the gagues in question are indeed missing. Is there a resource where I can possible pick up missing gagues....

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RadarMan on
CoasterXtreme

pitch trim...

I am having some problems with the pitch trim wheel. I was told that I can use it to help keep the plane flying level without having to pull the joystick back to keep the plane level. I have been able to do this but i usually have to use the pitch trim wh...

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WarHawk42 on
Guest Ed

Stolen jet found in Atlanta

Hi all, I've been off-line for a while, as I was away from home on vacation. One item in the news I've been following, however, was the story of the Cessna Citation Seven that mysteriously turned up at an airport in Atlanta, Georgia (USA). That's a t...

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lkw on
tubeamp

Thinking of going w/LCD monitor

Have heard some newer LCD's have Greatly improved as far as Gaming. Is this true, anyone using a LCD for FS9. I personally would like 19' LCD. Using a 17'' CRT now but if I have to I will go to a 19'' CRT. Thanks for any feedback !!!!...

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Guest Ed on
crosscheck9

Hops

Hey, I have a question. If you download the hopping packs which give you certain hops you have to complete, where do you download them to, (which files do i put them in). Any help would be appreciated...

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lkw on
Desperated Person

Taxi bug

Hi all, I don't found an answer on my question yet,but I have a question about Taxiing my plane. When I start Pushback,I cant turn my plane to the L or R.I can only drive backwards,so I must throttle up my engines for turning to L or R, this is very...

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Agus0404 on
CaptainTower

FSUIPC Key Assignments

Here's another little thing I discovered about FS9. When I am flying and want to Cancel IFR, I am always told, "Frequency change approved." In other words, set Transponder to 1200 for VFR. I wanted to assign a key through FSUIPC (v. 350). I tried putt...

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lkw on
robbier

[ Poll ] What aircraft/scenery/addon would you prefer?

I am just curious because i have all of those aircraft/scenery/addons and i wanted to know what you guys think....

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KurtPStevens on
mikee747

A320 Professional

Hello, How do I get the expansion pack - PSS A320 Professional -to work in FS2004. It is designed for FS2002 but I would like it in 2004. Thanks, Michael...

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originalgrunge on
astrosteve

FS2004 Screenshot Gallery

Hi Everyone - How often are the FS2004 Screenshots updated. I sent some beautiful screenshots of a flight from SEA to SAN in an Alaska Air MD83. One passing over Mt. Rainer. I used Ultimate Traffic and MegaScenery Pacific Northwest. I have sent several...

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