Flight Simulator 2004: A Century of Flight: FS2004 General
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The Anonymous GuestATP Checkride
Hi Everyone. Just wondering, does anyone know of website that has a ATP checkride walkthrough/tutorial. Examiner keeps telling me i dont set power to 90% N1, when i do, so just trying to find a walkthrough that could help me Thanks....
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Fire_Emblem_MasterThe kickass Heino 757-200
The kickass Heino 757-200, repainted by Lord DaveC...
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redjaySion Approach
One of the scenic wonders flights on Fs9 is the alps approach into Sion. It is really beautiful but i Thought id try it and approach it properly on an ifr flight from Paris in a Learjet. The vector approach took me to final, about a mile from the runway b...
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Blake14Maybe a problem with my joystick??????????
Hey, When I'm taking off ( with a joystick) my plane keeps on turning in different directions. When I look on the turn coordinator, the little ball is taking trips from left to right, and the model plane is doing the same. THis results in my plane doing ...
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philipjesKeyboard Shortcuts
Heya.. I know the keys to press for flaps. But I wondered about the Wing Brakes key? Cause everytime I'm going to land, I have to pause, Cockpit view, and then get the wing brakes on from their (the window with flaps, fuel button and speed) Plz help &#...
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I'm groundedFS04 crashes!
Please help, I'm at my witts end trying to work out why I cant even run FS04. I install the program, update it with the update, but when I run the program it asks for the cd, then if I uninstall it and re-install it will run fine for about 2-10 mins then ...
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IceDOGFS2004 - can you stop scenery popping up in large squares?
Greetings all, Just wondering if there is any way to prevent the long distance terrain popping up in large squares when panning and banking the aircraft, is there a .cfg parm to set that fixes this (I have already got the graphics menu options on max)...
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mig2900keyboard help
can anyone help i cant seam to bring up the menue bar in fs2004 it plays in full screen mode all the time the alt key doesnt work but in other peogrames it does and some other keys do not seem to work in it i have a wireless keyboaord is the keyboard on...
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divemeisterSpot Plane Red Line Configuration
I recently upgraded to to FS2004 and have noticed that the spot plane red line doesn't appear for me to configure the angle of view. I have managed to get it appearing just once when tweaking the picture/monitor size but have since been unable to have it...
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Bird125Takeoff/ Taxiing in High Winds
What is the best way to takeoff with high winds (25 kts+)? I'm currently using a Learjet 45. I have tried to control thew plane during taxi. By the time I hit my takeoff speed my jet is all over the runway. This happens even if auto rudder is checked....
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Newboyregd: High/low altitude airways in FS9 flight planner
Hi Guys, In FS2004, when you select flight planner, you choose your airports, then you choose the type of flight path you will be taking. You get an option of GPS, High Altitude airways, low altitude airways etc. What do you classify as high or low alt...
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Guest747 VOR
The 747 does not have two VOR displays just like the cessena, so how can you know when you pass or reach an intersection that is defined by radials from 2 VOR's. (Forget the GPS - i don't use it yet) I can figure out intersection/points that are defin...
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CP16Lines
Hi I have the anti aliasing ON, but I see the horizont with lines. What I should to do? Thanks...
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roadster123Virtual Unitied
Does anyone here might know if there site is having trouble? I have tried to get on it for the last three days and it won't come up. Just wondering....
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The-GPS-KidWant to try out ATC for free ?
Hey all, I discovered this from the latest PC Pilot magazine..... If you've ever fancied trying out being an Air Traffic Controller this is for you. There are some incredibly complex ATC sims out there, that make 737NG look like FEMs Posky planes...
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aviation_capting_mathewdecending,
Hi Guy's the other day i brought the boeing 737-800 addon for fs04 it has wing views out the window views everything realy good, anyways, this will prob sound realy silly but when i drop the flaps it dont decend i set ils/ifr and all that, and then i drop...
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JaredPMDG B1900D
i would like to no if anyone has or has heard about the PMDG Beech 1900D. i was considering getting it but i want to see what you guys think about it. Thanks...
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horrgakxHow big is your FS2004 installation directory???
Just had a look at my FS2004 directory and was amazed that it is 29Gb in size 😳...
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BartholomewCircle to land
As you know, when you fly a 737-400 and the ATC tells you the instructions you can almost always choose another approach, but they sometimes tell me to circle to land. How am I suppose to circle then? ❓...
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mypilotgate addons
Now that I have all this traffic, I need more gates. Planes keep just disappearing by the second because they have no where to go! How do I get more gates?...
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mypilotATC not responding
When I am flying IFR sometimes the ATC won't give me any instructions when I am directly above my destination at flight level 330. It has been happening more and more in the last few days. I have to cancel my current flight plan and open up another one. H...
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redjayOverclocking
Am looking to overclock my 9800pro to get a few more fps. Can anyone give me some help with how to do it? I have a tool called Rage 3d tweak...
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aviation_capting_mathew"Raderman" concorde!!
Hi. Ok raderman i installed cothe 1 u suggested it all works but when i try and fly the plane it has no panel and the concorde is white and blury with no texture such as concorde e.t.c or british airways e.t.c. what do i need to downloaed or put som...
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sonicninjaScreenshots in the Forums???
Hi folks........couple of ???? 1.Can we post screenshots of stuff in the forums? 2.If we can, how do we do it? Ive seen other people posting them but not too sure on the rules cheers...
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JaredNorthwest and Continental Virtual Airlines
could you give me some web sites for Nothwest and Continental virtual airlines...
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JaredAVSIM.COM
on avsim.com do i allow the cookies to the main web site of the link on the library....
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AJLandinisquawkbox
I installed squawkbox and think i have done everything right, but when i try to connect to a server it "times out" or forcefully rejects so i cant connect. can anyone help?...
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RadarManMay day May day-Engine failure!
I just found this on the net as it seems to be very cool. You can listen (QuickTime) to the announcements. They have a demo. :radar:...
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Dustin Hand (desperate)I am having trouble with FS Edit with Aircraft
Hi, 😕 I can open up FS Edit and can open the aircraft folder but cannot get the aircraft to load onto the edit page. I get an error that says "The system cannot fined the path specified PLEASE tell me what I need to do to be able to edit airc...
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sironSaitek X52
I am from Singapore.. been looking hard for this Flight Stick...totally out of stock!! man!! How is it anyway?? Any review??...
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horrgakxFS2004 Latitude/Longditude is miles out
Check out how inaccurate FS2004 is with lat/long co-ordinates. Go to an airport and look at the Map noting the co-ords. Launch something like Autoroute and type in the numbers - with me it's MILES out....
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172usercargo pod on Cessna Caravan 208B,FS2004
Does anybody no if you can select no cargo pod/cargo pod with cessna Caravan 208B in FS2004? I thought I read somewhere that this could be done. 😳...
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sonicninjaMy Favorite Flight Simulators
I thought i would post my life of flight sims, someone out there may be old enough to remember some of them:- 1. 1985 Fighter Pilot (ZX Spectrum) 2. 1986 Tommohawk (ZX Spectrum) 3. 1987 Nightgunner (ZX Spectrum) 4. 1988 F19 Stealth Fighter (ZX Spe...
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The-GPS-KidO/GRUNGE and all 737NG fans
This is reviewed in this month's PC Pilot magazine :- FS2 Crew, for PMDG 737NG This transforms the "lone" experiance of flying this marvellous plane into a totally realistic Airline experiance. It provides everything from Load sheet people that w...
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OrlandoGeorgeActive Camera Question
Anybody here know what the steps are to disable 'Active Camera' without un & reinstalling FS9?? ..Sometimes I like to use it and at other times I like going without it at all. When Active Camera is running it changes the dynamics of the simulator a bit as...
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sfettyFlight Lessons on FS9
Once I have completed all the lessons associated with navigation in FS9 and assuming I understand the lessons fairly well, can I expect to be able to fly from one destination airport to another airport several hundred miles away? I am still trying to mast...
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Air.WolfWeapons
I would like to see weapons operational on the war birds. Guns missles, etc. I know Microsoft would fear eating into their CFS3 sales, but it would be cool to strafe a suburban housing tract. :twisted: Also, I would like to have operational APUs wi...
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Vin4evrAirtraffic View
Follow up: I have a asked this question on an earlier post "Just wondering how to track another aircraft in ultimate traffic. ie to travel with another aircraft like you fly yours or have the view or another aircraft??" I have gotten the answer "no" but...
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GWFlyerDME Question
I would appreciate some information on DME. I finished the VOR lesson, and the DME showed distance information in the Seattle area. But it only seems to show DME data for Seattle. I've tried to fly using VOR frequencies/headings in California, Missour...
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NewboyTime/Clock problem in FS9
Hi Guys, One thing i cant understand in FS9 is the time. I have specifically asked FS9 to use the current world time which is in my XP clock, but everytime i run the game i always end up inserting the correct GMT time. Any ideas? I downloaded a p...
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aviation_capting_mathewconcorde
Hi, deos any-one know where i can get some concorde planes for fs04. thank's,...
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sparkashjoystick problem?
I have a rumble force joystick which has been working fine. However, ever since i re-installed fs2004, i am having difficulty keeping the plane straight. I'm using a cessna and when i increase the throtttle and the plane plane begins to move, it then veer...
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mypilot757`
I am fed up with having to do visual approaches. I recently downloaded the 757 panel from avsim. I can't change my Nav radios frequencys. It gives me that plus and minus signs but the numbers won't change. That goes for the Com and nav radios. I am able t...
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sonicninjaGraphics Card Drivers
Will i need to update my graphics card???? I only bought my pc last month from www.savastore.com and my card is an ATI Radeon 9550 256mb, the driver date is 30/11/2004. If i need to download updated drivers where do i get them and how do i install t...
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InsightSome nasty and some amusing photos
Found this link http://www.micom.net/oops/...
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lawrie01GPS screen default
My FS 2002 game will not default to the original GPS screen, instead, when the GPS icon is activated a long rectangular screen appears with MODE, a circle with an arrow, cursor buttons and ENTER and CANCEL buttons appear at the top of the screen, although...
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redjayDisplay/UT Questions FAO Radarman, experts
I have just taken the plunge and splashed out on Ultimate Traffic. I love it however it has presented me with a few problems! 1) Firstly, please confirm that my graphics card is as poor as I think it is! (it is a Nvidia GeForce MX/MX400). It came bund...
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originalgrungeFor those of you looking for a few extra fps...
Try "compressing" the FS folder. It seems counter intuitive to compress a folder that you always use, but it actually does work. I've seen this in several forums and it truly does work. I went from running normal planes at about 17-26 fps, down to 9-15 in...
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ad123456789Video Capture
Is There anyway you can capture a video from FS2004 and save it as an mpeg etc on your computer for showing/emailing to friends etc....? Ive seen a post by a guy landing a spitfire with a video so its obviously possible, but do you need a special progr...
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spuddiA340 pro prob
I've got PSS A340 Pro. I'm running 9.1 and so have loaded the latest fsuipc.dll 3.4.5 but i'm getting a problem. I know that you've got to start in a default aircraft first so that it all works properley so heres the deal. I start the flight in a de...
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