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Is there a trial version available...

I would like to make sure that it works on my computer before I drop 30 bucks on a game I can't play...All i'm looking for is a trial or something, not a free copy.. thanks...

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twistedsucker

Flight attendant

Does anyone know where I can get sound files which feature flight attendants talking to the passengers? Also, does anyone know where I can get an ATC accent Text-Speech utility or program? Thanks in advance to anyone who helps....

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Micah on
pskinner

Logic 3 joystick

I cannot get my Logic 3 Pro flight joystick to work with Flight sim 04 what should I be setting the game controller setting too?...

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RadarMan on
twistedsucker

Gameplay recording program

I have finally planned and started my second video project. I just wanted to know if there was a program life fraps but better and which records gameplay at its exact fps rate. Fraps slows down the fps rate when recording, and this is really annoying me. ...

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Jared

Can I get it

Based on my cpu specs below would i beable to get the feelthere ERJ-145 off the feelthere website. Thanks....

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Skymuncher on
Bumbyter

Landmarks

I tried the Mt. Rushmore easy scenic flight and, even though I visited it about 40 years ago in a 1953 Buick, I couldn't find it! Things sure look different from a Cessna. I've tried to find other prominent features in various countries and always have gr...

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SoCalRick on
nottobe

wind direction

if i hear wind at 090, does it mean the wind comes from the east, or blows towards the east? thx...

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SoCalRick on
CoasterXtreme

Can't get to 35,000 ft.

This has happened two times. I can get to 35,000ft. in tones of planes but everytime the boeing 777 gets to 25,000ft. the airspeed starts dropping and finally the plane stalls. I tried recovering but as soon as i pitch the nose up just a bit i start loosi...

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flyer152

Cockpit building.

Cockpit building. I have a cockpit of a crashed aircraft. How do I connect the control column, rudder pedals, throttle and switches to flight sim 2004? What hard ware and soft ware is required to do this. Thanks...

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flyer152 on
JVD

My Internet has been capped, I won't be around much...

Sorry guys but I won't be able to reply to some of your questions this month because my internet has been capped due to me downloading and uploading too much :rules: 😞 :cry: :cry: . I'll be back the moment my connection comes online again. I'v...

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Andy2005

Cruise Altitude

How do you find out the cruise altitude that will be most efficient? I'm attempting some long distance flights in a 747 but am worried about fuel. I heard that a 747 made it from UK to Australia non-stop....

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Flight Simulator 2006 Improvements

I would like to see Emergency Landing available from the A.T.C rather than A.T.C just disappearing when you declare and emergency. Also add more aircraft into the AI system...It is far to easy to land and take off at major airports, where sometimes both...

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Guest Ed

Question for The-GPS-Kid

TGK, I asked this question in another thread, but it was buried way down in an totally unrelated topic, so you may have missed it: If you were to walk into a bar in the friendly city of Newcastle and order a pint of Newcastle Brown Ale, how much wou...

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The-GPS-Kid on
nottobe

any add-on to change ATC accent?

i hope I can find an addon one day, that can change the original american accent, and add all different accents from all over the world....

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Andy2005

Taxi Problems

Does anyone know a way to find out which way you're meant to taxi off a runway? The ATC tell me to turn at the next taxiway and then I contact ground. However, they send me on a route to the gates which requires me to turn around and go back across the ru...

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BashDaBish

PMDG 737NG Timothy M. Metzinger FMC tutorial release 1.01

I asked this question on another thread but it deserves a thread of it's own. Can anyone help? Actually, I have a few questions about this document.....but I will ask one at a time Question 1 On page 24/25 it talks about setting up the FMC for y...

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FS9 Configurator

There is an update on Avsim for the FS9 Configurator 1.5 to 1.6 (the utility, which among other things, allows you to change the speed of AI a/c taxi-ing). Also very handy for spotting errors in config files. Very small 203 Kb file at - http://librar...

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sylvan on
twistedsucker

What grades?

I'm still in grade school and my GSCE's are coming up in a few years. What grades and in which subjects do i need to achieve to go to university and become a qualified pilot that some of you people here are? I really want to achieve this goal and I just l...

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twistedsucker on
CoasterXtreme

Different views....

I have been looking through screenshots and I have noticed some pictures of interiors of planes and some views from inside the plane near the wing. I know some downloadable planes have this option but is it possible to do this with the planes that are inc...

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tomthetank on
Newboy

Help- Beacon problem

Hi guys, Could someone please tell me how to get my beacon light working. I seem to have lost the beacon light. It doesnt work if if i swtich it on in the cockpit. Am i missing a file or something? thanks Newboy...

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Guest Ed

The Mississippi River Tour: Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico

Hey all, I've just finished another tour; I decided not to report on it in regular installments like I usually do, because I've been quite busy and haven't had much time to fly lately. In fact, it took me over a month to finish what was really only ab...

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KJP

nautical miles & regular miles?

hey, I was just wondering is there a difference between regular milage in say your car and nautical miles as in FS2004? cheers KJP...

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Jared

Reality-XP Jet Line 2

hello. i have the PMDG Beech 1900D and im proud of it. so i was thinking of kicking it up a notch and getting the reality XP jet line 2 guages for the plane. what do you think about my choice. are they good to get? thanks....

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Jared on
twistedsucker

Maintaining altitude

How do i maintain a constand altitude at a certain speed? I am currently halfway through my Heathrow-Chicago flight in a Boeing 757. When approaching, I want to keep a low speed but then again I do not want the plane to drop to the ground too early. And w...

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twistedsucker on
rtaylor18

Forum access

I downloaded and printed TM's tutorial. I then started to program the FMC and followed each instruction line by line. However, when I got to the Departure page 1/2 shows rather than 1/6. The FMC shows Blues2, Cards4, Lindy2, Ozark 3. No Lindy2Maw. When...

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RadarMan on
cabe

install noob question

Hey everyone, This is my first post on this forum and I'm sure it's been posted a million times, but I'm very computer illiterate and am having a hard time installing aircraft. I click download, I click save, the plane downloads, I click open, an...

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mypilot on
SoCalRick

News: JustFlight claims to know when FS2006 will release!

Whether JustFlight is actually in the know or not, this is an interesting item from their web site: http://www.justflight.com/en/(kfftjkem0juoj1ityqvuxf45)/index.aspx What do you think...biased propaganda or inside information about FS2006?...

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Bartholomew

It's me with the attitude again ...

I'm very sorry because I have posted a very similar topic about attitudes before. I kind of wasn't worried any more when you answered me, about not flying 747-400 properly, but then I paid attention to the same thing again. I have seen a couple of mo...

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Fire_Emblem_Master on
ROHAWK

AFCAD problems

Hi, I've started creating my own fictional airports from scratch on AFCAD. The last two airports that I have created had more than two runways on it in the AFCAD program, BUT when I run Flight sim only two runways show up. I dont get it because all ...

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Guest on
megafoot

Help with Aircraft CFG files

I downloaded this A380 from this site and it looks really cool 🙂 Everything about it is spot-on except the sound! the sound that came with it is that of a beechcraft (i think) its sorta wierd toolin down the taxiway in a behemoth that is casting s...

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Elkinallen on
freedspeak

Radio text display

Was wondering if it would be possible to not have the text display for radio chatter not directed at me....

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freedspeak on
CP16

Database

Hi somebody can tell me where can I find the pmdg and atr eurowings database for FCU with SID and STARS? thanks...

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CP16 on
tomthetank

TTT is back

TTT is back 😀 We flew from Bristol Airport,and boy has that place changed New terminal building(well its new to me :oops: ) Great views of the apron from the departure lounge(bar :oops: ) 5 Easyjet 737s,1 Airlingus A320,1 Flybe,and...

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crosscheck9

Teamspeak

Can someone please explain what Teamspeak is to me. I think that it is a program that allows you to actually talk to people while flying. I'm not sure of the conept. Also, can you tell me where to download it. www.teamspeak.org didn't work for some re...

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rifty

Stalling when climbing to cruise on autopilot

I am having a problem with every type of multi-enjine jet aircraft on climb to cruise altitude under autopilot. It happens with add-on as well as in-built, so I am assuming I am doing something wrong - advice welcome. On climb out I set alt hold to the...

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rifty on
Chris102

KJFK Arrestor Bed

I read in the May/June issue of Airliners magazine that at KJFK there is an arrestor bed at the end of the runway to slow down planes that don't clear the runway. Is there an addon for FS with this feature?...

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KurtPStevens on
SamIntel

panel design

Is there a free program that I can get to design panels? Thanks....

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mypilot on
BoschBosch

why is it taking me so long to reach places??

Hi, I hope someone might be able to help. I am running FS2004 on Windows XP and it seems to take me ages to reach destinations...a good hour or even two hours longer than it should. I am certain its not how I am flying my 747-400, as I am flying at ...

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mypilot

[ Poll ] real-world pilot

I know I've made this post before but we have alot more members now....

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Jared

Feel There PIC ERJ

Hello once again. I am considering on getting the Feel There PIC ERJ 145 off of www.feelthere.com when i pay for the plane and all. do i get it in a downloadable format off of feelthere.com or do they send me a CD. Thanks....

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The-GPS-Kid on
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Window With Instruments Only

Hi, I'd like to create two windows in FS2004, one with the out the window view, and one with instruments only (no visual scene). I've played with the various view options, but can't seem to make it happen. How can I do this? Thanks for any he...

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Guest on
nottobe

AUTOGEN responsible for more buildings and trees on ground?

thats what i thought............

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twistedsucker on
ranald

Video host

I dont want to use www.yousendit.com to host my videos becouse they only host it for 7 days.Could you tell me were I can find someone to host my vids but also be able to upload them with speed? Thanks for any help!...

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ranald on
keyman64

engine starting

hello , i may be doing something totally wrong, but when i start the engines of some addons, i find that when i use the joystick or keyboard throttle only one of the engines respond. if i start the planes with engines running everything works fine.i hop...

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keyman64 on
ranald

Omega Drivers

I have heard omega drivers give better FPS is this true? I tried d/loading them for my card but they are older than my current Nvidia drivers will this just decrease my FPS?...

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Instrument Approach questions

Ive been flying alot of instrument approaches recently, mainly on 777 and Bae146 and i was wondering if any real pilots out there could answer a few questions that have occured to me.. Firstly, is it normal drill to kill the autopilot as you cross over...

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99jolegg on
nottobe

shortcut button to open flight map

I am happy with the sim plane cessna conquest 441 by flight one. but there is no shortcut button to open the flight map. i wonder if they forgot this or just there is a hidden way to pull it out. this map feature is quite handy when you are given the ILS ...

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nottobe on
Guest

Improved Trees in FS-Tree 2004 Freeware

I downloaded and installed FS-Trees 2004 freeware and I'm pretty impressed! It dresses up FS9 plus I dn't see a change in frame rates, so you may want to give it a look. Don't be put off by the fact that the web site isn't in English--there are screen sho...

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SoCalRick on
SamIntel

Amazing aerobatics video

"This is the most spectacular demostration of aerobatics you'll ever witness, real or simulated." Go to: http://www.simradar.com/Feature/3145/VFTC_Aerobatics.html...

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SamIntel on
ranald

Monitor

I have a extra 14inch monitor just sitting in my room and I thought it would be a good idea if I make my g/card run 2 monitors.A few qustions 1.How do I do this? 2.will I have to run my LCD 17inch monitor at the same resolution as the 14inch? 3.W...

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