Flight Simulator 2004: A Century of Flight: FS2004 General
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JTHHydraulic system
What exactly is a plane's hydraulic system and what does the pilot need to know/do about it? There's nothing on Wikipedia about this so I'm a bit puzzeled. Thanks a lot in advance, JTH 🙂...
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PanAmericanWhat is "Text-O-Matic"
I've seen in a lot on repaints of aircraft. It's called Text-O-Matic, what is it and where can I get it?...
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MustangfreakFuel question
How do I determin how much fuel I need? Yesterday I flew from Kadena AB Okinawa to Yokota AB in Tokyo and I put 50% fuel in the 737 and I had to refuel in in flight as I was approaching my landing. Aslo, how do you dump fuel, and can you do it with FsP...
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LeprechaunFrozen Flaps
Im using FSpassengers and coming in for my landing i droped my flaps to 5 Degrees and my copilot said the flaps are frozen, is there any way to unfreeze them wile in flight or am i stuck this way?...
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Bolcorrupt file
hi, when i start up flight simulator 2004 I get an error message that says" the requested flight file is corrupt or can't be found. flight simulatorwill now try to load the default flight". when I click ok it seems to load but I would like to get rid of ...
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SteveTATC downloads
Hi. I am looking for some really realistic way of communicating with ATC on FS to make it more realistic. Does anyone know of any links for ATC and is there something like buying a microphone to speak back to them. Also can you listen to live ATC o...
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nottobea hand held GPS for B200?
My Favorite Beech B200 does not have a moving map on the Cillins GPS, and I don't quite like the funky Collins GPS. I like Garmin much better. My question is, how can I get a addon handheld Garmin when I fly this plane? I am talking about sim of course.....
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vickysokhiCant Land....
Hi, I guess I have to drop my wish to fly bec I am not able to land the aircraft... I can take off the plane very well navigate it and put the plane on APP mode with GPS but whicle approching to airport I cant able to land the airport what ever i did goes...
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GuestEmergency Landings in FS 2006
I'd like to have "emergency landings" with the fire department waiting on the side of the runway.... emergencies should appear coincidental!!!...
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leachus2002Whats a good descent rate in a Airbus A319-100?
Hey All, Just been flying around the place and although I am making good landings at various airports, I am still not sure if my descent rate is good, cause the landings are still a lil bit hard. I am currently landing at about 250-350ft/min with fu...
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leachus2002Planning Flight Times
Ello Peeps, I have been using FSpassengers for a while now - its ace, but there is just 1 thing that I am struggling to work out...... I am finding that I am unable to predict arrival times at destinations......I am instead landing early and getting...
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leachus2002Moving FSpassengers to new Pc?
Hi, I have just build my new Mega PC and I want to move all of my aircraft, sounds, panels and FSpassenges to it. I know how to move the panels, sounds and AC to my new PC, but is it possible to move FSpassengers settings to there? Thanks Leachu...
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nottobeFly over Tibet
I've been trying to find out how to fly over Tibet. No airport anywhere near!! I thought there was an airport in the capital of Tibet, but can't find any.... any idea?...
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eFIS userFS98 Vs FS2004
its been a while since i used flight simulator properly. the last one i used was fs98, which was really good at the time. thinking about getting the 2004 one but was just wondering if it is significantly better. is it good for navigation? ie u can fly fro...
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Trent ScottStart menu & task bar appear in FS2004
When I open a new flight in FS2004, I can still see the blue (Windows XP) start menu and task bar (with the close, minimize and maximize) buttons on the top. Is there any way I can remove this during the game? Thanks in advance for the replies....
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hinchILS frequencies
had another hard time landing in fog yesterday because my MFD was showing the runway completely wrong. i noticed this first with munich airport, but now i've come across this a few more times. i put the ils frequency of the runway on nav1 and nav2, but...
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JuanK2005Flight Simulator 2006: Some Ideas of Features
PUSHBACK TRUCKS!!! CAPTAIN AND CREW ANNOUNCEMENTS!!! REFUELING TRUCK!!! FULL COMPATIBILITY WITH LOW AND HIGH MEMORY VIDEO CARDS!!! MORE REALISM IN THE HORIZON!!!! IT'S NOT SO FLAT LIKE APPEARS!! REAL ATC AIRLINES!! (Avianca, Air France,...
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JaredFSD Cessna O-2A Anyone???
FSD has just released their Cessna O-2A (The military version of the 337 Skymaster). Does anyone have her or any of the FSD products that you can tell me about?...
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JarJarBinksHIGH AND LOW ATLITUDE AIRWAYS
hi all.. when you are making your flight in the flight plannner which aircraft are considered high altitude aurways and whcih one are low altitude airways??? thanks jarjar oh almost forgot....MERRY CHRISTMAS everyone!...
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kieranjaweather
which weather do u use real real 15 min or pick a weather type if i pick real world will the weather ever change or stay the way it was when i picked it?...
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crosscheck9Disturbing Rain Patterns
Often, I load up a railny flight, and I'll be taxiing for departure, and the rain would suddenly stop. Why does this happen. I don't think it's because my CPU can't handle it. What could it be? I've set the weather rate of change for medium, however I...
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leachus2002FSpassengers experience
Hi All, Just thought I would share my first proper experiences of FSpassengers with you all. Today I created my new company (Easyjet(UK)), total aircraft 1, a brand new Airbus A319-100. I have flown a total of 3 flights now, Luton to Cork, Cork t...
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kieranjafsuipc
any 1 know where i can download fsuipc v3. i need this so i can get active sky wxre 1.9 to works with fs 2004...
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GuestFS2004 crash and restart
Hello, My system is Athlon XP 2600+, 1 gig 3200 ram, Radeon 9600 pro. Anyway, the game loads the main menu, but then if I click on create a flight, it goes there, crashes, and my computer restarts. Or I go to Options, it still crashes and restarts. It ...
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ceetee[ Poll ] Are you a VFR or Heavy Metal pilot?
Now, in general, the ‘heavy flyers’ are usually not so much interested in the landscape, the scenery below, and are more concerned with the weather, the radio navigation, the ILS systems on the larger airports and often the airports themselves. And th...
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leachus2002Can someone point me in the right direction plz?
Hey All, I am really starting to enjoy flying my B737-800 for Easyjet, but I am having a few problems with Landing when I am using FSpassengers and the aircraft has a load. I will summarise the situation. I am taking off with 60% total aircraft l...
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leachus2002Boeing 737-800 (737 Experience) Question
Hi. I am flying a 737-800, but I am getting a caution light, right from the start of the flight. Having a look at the flight panel, it tells me that the caution is to do with "Flight Conf".... Can anyone explain what this is? The plane still sea...
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leachus2002Keeping the plane straight on Takeoff
Hey, Has anyone got any tips for keeping your sircraft on the centerline on take-off? Sometimes I find that the plane vears off to the left or the right. There must be a knack to it :p Leachus...
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qwokR22 beta II manifold pressure
I have found that he manifold pressure gauge on the betaII does not behave like the real beta II. If one increases collective the gauge goes to about the right place, but it does not stay there; it drifts down to between 14 and 16. For example, to climb...
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wvusharkWeird Problem....Can't Takeoff???
Hello all, First post here. I have downloaded and use several different types of aircraft, as well as Traffic 2005. I have noticed now that when I try to fly an AirBus 380, Boeing 777, or a couple other large aircraft, I can't get off the ground. I...
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halflikefs2004 installation error cd2 USEnglishBig.gvp
I get an Error installing FS2004. on CD2 (40%), it says: "Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004 encountered a disk error while writing to the file C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator 9\Sound\USEnglishBig.gvp. Make sure your hard disk is not full...
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vickysokhiHelp Me Please Need help In landing and finding the airport
Hi, I am new to the world of flight simulation. I love flying but unfortunately due to money problem I am not able to make it a career, So i am taking the help of flight simulator to fulfill my dream.. But i am facing a biggest problem and that is landing...
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Micahmy flight from Newyork to an undisclosed destination (Pics)
So here we are, waiting to take of from NewYork And we are off, the focker is in the air! Flying up over NYC Well on route, about half way Decending towards destination anywhere! Turning onto final approach Coming into land And ...
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vicky_sokhiHelp me pls to land my plane
Hi I am still struggling to land my plane I can take off the plane without problem but landing is a problem I am flying 747.. I have my default flight from Toronto to Delhi but on approach i cant land and crash the plane I don’t know what did i do i...
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ShockAndYawIs it still VFR if you're using VORs to navigate?
Hi -- I'm trying plot out my first 'cross-country' VFR flight. The reading/tutorials I've done so far lead me to believe that VORs can be a part of your VFR flight plan, but is it really VFR if I hop on a Victor Airway? I'll probably stick to visual refer...
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ErikpiperGetting a new graphics card- Addons?
Hi! I'm finally going to get a fast enough PC for quite a few enhancements to FS and have all settings for video set to near max- I have a homebuilt PC with: an AMD 64 3000+, 512 MB of ddr400 Ram, soon to be upgraded to 1024, 120 GB of HD space ...
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PanAmericanI start flyin' for Global Star Virtual Airlines next month!
Just want to say that I am a pilot for Global Star Virtual Airlines and will start flyin' for them next month. I will start with Starjet where I need to get 50 more hrs, in order to fly the 737-800 with Global Star. Here is there link: http://www.glob...
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898815Problem with Autopilot and Radio
Hello everyone, i have a problem with my autopilot and radios and sometimes the engine dials. The digits won't display, i have avionics on, everything all working as normal, i haven't changed any settings or done anything to it. Please help msn is manic_1...
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lkwSolution to E1 E2 Shift+E Shif+E2 problems
Can be found on AVSIM http://library.avsim.net/search.php?SearchTerm=rcbse-10.zip&CatID=root&Go=Search File Description: Does one of these problems sound familar ?? 1. In my multi-engine aircraft, I suddenly find that my throttle controller only work...
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ShockAndYawWinds aloft forecast
Hi -- this is a snippet off of NOAA's winds aloft forecast page: FT 3000 6000 9000 12000 etc..... ----------------------------------------------------------- FAT 3405 2206+10 2523+03 2336-04 etc... How do I read t...
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GuestHow do i set up a 3 monitor display for MS2004
Hello trying to set up my three monitors can some please help...
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JaredI Need Your Opinion Soon... Very Soon
Ok well my dad is giving me till tomorrow to make up my mind on what FS airplanes I want for X-mas. So here is what I need. I need your guys opinion. Now remember I love GA flying and only in single engine airplanes. If it has RG its not a big problem. Th...
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Don WoodBecoming an airline pilot
There have been a number of questions in the past year about how to become an airline pilot. USA Today's web site has an excellent discussion of how one pilot accomplished that goal at http://www.usatoday.com/travel/columnist/getline/2005-12-19-ask-the-ca...
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PanAmerican[ Poll ] Will Boeing and Airbus Merge?
I do not think they will merge anytime soon....
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lkwA couple of interesting gagues
Ran across a couple of gauges on AVSIm that sparked my interest. You can get a good handle on what the wind is doing and correct you track to compensate. File Description: FS2004 KillDrift Gauge v1. The video screen on this gauge graphically displays...
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ceetee"LunarPilot" Moon Simulator Addon
I am wondering whether or not to purchase "LunarPilot" the simulator of the Moon simulator for fs2004. I have seen the adverts many a time which logging onto AVSIM and today decided to check out the website, http://www.things-to-come.com/index_lp.htm I...
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crash_deplane737-400 fuel gauges
Anyone know how to show the total fuel quantity on the 737-400? I was flying from Miami to Amarillo, starting with full fuel, but when I shut down the engines at the gate, it showed 6% fuel left and right. But if I go into the change fuel menu, it showe...
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astrosteveSad Day here in Miami,FL
All 20 aboard die as aircraft breaks apart, hits ocean. MIAMI, Florida (CNN) -- Investigators are trying to raise the wreckage of a seaplane from the ocean floor off Miami as they try to determine what caused the craft to break apart and slam into the ...
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nottobeI hope one day CH would make a motion seat, so that
I can experience the bumps on a gravel runway, and shakes in a turbulence. it doenst have to be expensive, doesnt have to be hydraulic, just a simple powerful electric motor..... is this feasible?...
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CRJCaptNew Website for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004
MSFS has a new website that some may not know about. It will replace the old one soon. It has a different address than the original. There's a Tweak section that tells you how to edit the aircraft configuration file to acheive some cool effects or chan...
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