Flight Simulator 2004: A Century of Flight: FS2004 General
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JJayMaking backups of FS9 CD's
With FS9 no longer being available and Microsoft seemingly departing the scene, I'm a little concerned about my CD's. In particular Disk 4 which has to be inserted each time the program is run. I tried to make a copy of disk 4 using Nero and tried it i...
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yourtoseriousWeather, Real World?
Hello all, some of you might know that ive re-installed FS9, but im not tired of flying without and clouds, storms, winds ect.. When i set up a flight and select 'real world' the FPS drop, and the gauges (speed and alt) bounce around, while im sit...
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darrenvoxgoing around in circles...
before i post my message just be warned that this is not going to be a 1 or 2 liner....just so you know... hi guys, i may not have many post here but i have a problem with a certain area that i fly by alot in FS2004. I have installed and reinstalled FS...
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hecrowellcontact point problem
Contact Point Settings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aircraft was modeled with FSDS for FS2004. When viewed in FS, The main gear was burried in the ground about 1/3 of the way to the axle. Nosegear...
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yourtoseriousOverland or Posky
which is better for downloading aircraft/repaints ect... at the moment i have Overland airbus and boeing package, but im having problems. The A380 struggles to climb The A340 struggles to Taxi and climb + the ILS autoland doesnt want to work.. B...
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wingman747B-747-400 fuel feed schematics
Hi guys does anybody know a web site were i can find B-747-400 fuel feed schematics and how much in each tank...
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yourtoseriousBest Weather Add On...
Hello.. im currently using ultimate weather, but i dislike it... + any reason why when i change the weather to 'cold fronts' my simulator lags, and messes up my gauges? id actually like to fly with clouds instead of an empty sky lol 😀...
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hizmercyCan't Add FS9 Repaints
Hi there, Recently I purchased FSD's Pilatus PC-6 Landplane/Amphibian/Skiplane bundle. I also have Flight1's ATR72. I've found some wonderful repaints for each aircraft of airplanes that fly around where I live. So I went ahead and pasted the files in a...
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quincyswFS Navigator Registration
I purchased FS Navigator some time ago and unfortunately have lost my registration details. Does anyone know how I can retrieve them. regards Brian...
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wingman747AVATAR
HI RADARMAN CAN I USE THIS AS MY AVATAR http://www.pirepics.com/displayimage.php?album=44&pos=3...
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nyguy72000Free my CD!
Is there any way I can run FS9 w/o having to always put the CD into the D Driver? Thanx!...
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Alex ChownJetways and ramp vehicles
Ha, I'm just how to get some jetways and ramp vehicles, etc for fs2004. A reply from anybody with any download websites or ideas that would be great. Cheers....
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sonicninjaSonic back in the cockpit!!!
Ahoy there folks, a big hello to all the guys that remember me from old. I retired from flight simming about 4 and half years ago as my wife was had become an "FS9 widow" and i couldn't even recognise my kids anymore :oops: Anyways, im back and it feel...
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pearlygatesukSimpleFMC
Anybody know how using this program you can create STAR's and SID's for airports not actually covered by the program?...
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roma01Impossible flying with FS2004
I cannot fly with FS2004 because, before flying, doesn't load, it stops at 1%. Close the game and send a message to Microsft. The error report is: Identifying the cause App.name fs9.exe App.ver 9.1.0.40901 Mod.ver. 0.0.0.0 Offeset: 0000006b Mod. U...
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darrenvoxis it supposed to be like that??
Ive been flying around in the freeware F-5A and have noticed that when i turn it wobbles alot, and im not sure that its supposed to do that or even just a bit...it really wobbles... so heres the aircraft.cf for it title=F-5A sim=F-5A model= pan...
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strgazer1air file problem
I get a message that says,try obtaining a new air file. what do I do?...
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esericeHow to recover the Sopwith Camel
I deleted the original Sopwith Camel from my computer (only the gauges remain), and I want to recover it. I have explored the original FS disks, but I do not know how to find the plane (or any other plane for that matter). ¿Any ideas?....
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RichTMoving all AI traffic from one airport to another
Hi guys I have now installed Bangkok Suvarnabhumi (VTBS) airport and would like all my AI traffic to use this airport instead of Bangkok Intl (VTBD). All my AI traffic is provided by MyTraffic 2010 package. Can anyone tell me if there is any easy an...
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berounEditing .cfg files
Hi just had opportunity to edit panel.cfg file to add gauge to my B777.when opening file I was asked what application to use and I used Word - got Office 2007. All worked fine, I saved the file in Word and gauge is showing OK. After this all .cfg f...
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nyguy72000screen resolution
My NVIDIA card says for me to use 1920X1200 screen resolution. I have a 25.5" Asuss video screen. Would it hinder/help my frame rates if I changed to a different resolution, say, 1280X760X32? Also, should I use the 16 instead of 32. I have Windows 7 64 bi...
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WesternstyleLongest Virtual Flight?
Mine happens to be Dubai to JFK, Emirates A380, supposed to be 10 hours, turns into 12. 😳 Complated recently. Yours? 😎...
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yourtoseriousWeather...
yooo im having some problems with weather on fs2004 when ever i set the weather to real world, or cold fronts ect the speed dials on the plane go mad. so then when i set the autopilot, the throttles are on full because it doesnt know what speed im...
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fupiOff Course...What to Do?
Hi Everyone! I have been thinking about taking a long flight from Vancouver to Sydney, but I am having a problem. I would like to set it up to fly overnight and then I would come in the morning to land. My problem is, When I go and set up a route i...
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7ECA-CaptainLost Key ...
Hi, All I was installing my old FS9 the other day and for some reason have missplaced the key. Does anyone know how to obtain it, or failing that can send me a copy on PM of theirs. Cheers.......
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RichTRunning FS2004 on Windows7
I previously ran FS9 on Windows XP but am now transferring over to Windows7. In XP I was advised to modify the system registry to stop Windows updating my files last access date on files every time they were read. I did this and it greatly improved the...
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RichTChanging lights
I have some aircraft whose exterior lights (nav, beacon, strobe etc) look too big and bright, what I call the fuzzy look. I have looked in the aircraft.cfg file to see if I can change the light value or change the appropriate file it is using for the l...
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RichTGrey smoke now pink???
Since moving my FS from Windows XP to Windows7 I have had nothing but problems with simple tasks. The latest is the grey smoke that used to come out from my MD80 series aircraft. Now, for some weird and wonderful reason, it is pink instead of grey!! ...
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PaiuteFS 2004 "Sensitivity" and "Null Zone" Se
Does anyone have any tips on how to adjust the FS 2004 "sensitivity" and "null zone" settings? Does moving the "sensitivity" indicator to the right increase or decrease the sensitivity? Does moving the "null zone" indicator to the right make the null ...
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RichTSaitek X52 Pro rudder pedals prob
Have recently started re-building FS9 from scratch as I have now installed Windows7. I went through the task of re-assigning the various functions to my Saitek X52 Pro joystick and rudder pedals. I cannot however assign the left and right brakes to the...
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DJ-DaNFMC Tutorial
Hey guys. Can anyone provide me with an FMC tutorial for the PMDG 737NG. Thanks...
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calumPMGD 747 ils approaches
Hi Guys, I don't know how to use the FMC, but on all other planes I enter the runway ils codes on the NAV radio and fly a precision approach that way. I cant seem to to work out how to do that on the PMGD 747. Could someone who uses this plane pleas...
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MrSamPSS 777 FMC
The FMC manual that came with the PSS 777 was no help at all. Is there anyone who knows of a good place to find help with this thing? I've set up the takeoff fine with the FMC, but I can't get the plane to follow the correct path during flight....
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FalconfixerRant - Megascenery
I'm p/o'd at Megascenery. Doesn't look very real to me. Add shows a shot of Fed Ex field but all that shows when flying is the old RFK stadium on the Anacostia river. It looks like the original scenes in FS9. I have all the files set at priority 1 thru 13...
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jianqingWhat can I say? :(
POSKY(project opensky)'s A330 has a lot of problems. When I land softly and slowly on the center line, I........ ******************************************* Flight AG843 End of flight report Date January 31 2010 Flight ID:...
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jianqingWOW! what a landing!
Flight UB563 End of flight report Date January 26 2010 Flight ID: UB563 Pilot: Hongming Zheng Company: World Travel Aircraft: Project Opensky -- Boeing 777-200 - British Flight Date: January 26 2010 Departure: 22h42 (06h...
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jianqingHELP! What will happen when i get to c23 on fspassengers
Hi, I've heard that there is a bug in fspassengers that when you get to c23, you'll start as a new pilot(c0), I've seen that there is a fix for this, but i am not sure if i will turn to c0 when i reach c23, anyone else know? Do i have to download the fix?...
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allagrasManaging Failures!
HI, does anyone know of anywhere that has some discussion / procedures on managing failures in FS2004? I'm still new to simming so not 100% sure of procedure, and im not a pilot IRL, so am a bit lost! Im currently flying the PSS B777 and have the failu...
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earthdogmetricFS v1 [Open BETA] for FS2004
Hi All and Happy new Year! For the past couple of months i have been working on an application for FS2004. I incorporated some things that i wanted to be able to do when i am flying. Other than that i wanted to be able to also measure some other metric...
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Bran09WATER Texture problem
when i add a water texture add on and i go into flight sim its just this big ugly dark blue and every time i try to change it its still the same help please :cry:...
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jianqingafter this i was promoted to senior flight captain!(c12)
*********************************************************** Flight ID: IF636 Pilot: Hongming Zheng Company: World Travel Aircraft: Project Opensky -- Boeing 777-200 - British Flight Date: December 30 2009 Departure: 13h29 (21h29 GMT) Arrival...
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MJDykasHow to view AI Traffic in FS9
I've been away from the sim for awhile now, just starting to put it all back together and I'm having some teething problems......I remember viewing all of my AI traffic, but I forgot how I did it.....I know you would select Air Traffic view , but I can't ...
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jianqingA''I'' Traffic
AI traffic, the ''I'' stands for Intelligence, I am gonna say they are not ''Intelligent'': 1. Sometimes ATC tells them to hold position because of another plane taking off and they hold with a part of their plane on the runway. 2. the other AI traf...
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LuckyoneFS Passangers, REALLY REALLY RANDOM WAR IN AMERICA!!
OK, So I was just happy flying along, playing fs passenger (demo version!). I was flying from San Francisco to Sacramento. When all of a sudden, my passengers are all freaking out because we where flying over a ‘WAR ZONE’… aahhh HUH!!! Now im not fr...
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VengashiiPushback and turning
I seem to have a problem whenever I pushback - my aircraft doesn't turn when I press "1" or "2." I hold down the keys, I press it repeatedly, but the plane doesn't turn. Has anyone had this problem before? I always have to stop pushback and just some thru...
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hms_endeavourFLIGHTGEAR
Hi again guys, just wondered if you knew about this apparently very good freeware flight simulator called flight gear? You can download the 12GB( :ill: )slimu at www.flightgear.org for free apparently it should have lots of good graphics and planes. C...
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444PilotA disturbing situation...
I just activated FS Dreamteam LAs Vegas McCarran on my system (it had been in the demo mode previously). I had purchased Cloud9 KLAX 2 weeks ago. I also have aerosoft AES on my system as well. When I tried to acitvate AES with the new change, I got a curi...
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GoldenvoiceCommand so FS changes automatically to high resolution?
OK, I've been using FS9 for 4 years, and once, merely by accident, I pushed (as I recall 2 keys at once) on my keyboard, and the game automatically change my monitor resolution to a wonderful high resolution. Before that I had played with high res, but c...
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waj2306I need to vent!!!!!
Trying to get a straight answer out of POSKY in their own support forum, is like pulling teeth! Here is a lesson for all you EXPERTS! If someone asks for help with a product you developed, don't be afraid that the person will become better than you an...
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papabREX for FS2004 has been released
Quote: Phoenix, Ariz. - Real Environment Simulations is pleased to announce the release of the long-awaited software, Real Environment Xtreme for Microsoft's Flight Simulator 2004 (FS9). "We've received many inquires about our REX technologies incorpo...
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