Flight Simulator 2004: A Century of Flight: FS2004 General
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GeorgiaBoyLearjet HSI Indicator - FS2004
Just signed up as a new member and this is my first post. I'm retired now but was a US FAA Navigational Aids Engineer in my younger years and helped commission a number of VORTACS and ILS systems in the southeastern US. I recently purchased a copy ...
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CP16PSS
Good Day I have a320 and a340 of PSS.The problem is when I´m climbing to FL100 with MCDU, and AP1, the VS oh the plane is 3500 f/m.I know the real VS is 2500 f/m.This happened with a340, and a320 of PSS. Above FL100 the speed incresed and the plane cli...
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HabuInstrument Panel Disappears
Hi All, I have recently been stymied by a sudden problem where my gauges and instument panel on some aircraft are missing, just a black silliouette where the instrument panel should be. Some of the FS2004 aircraft, like the 737 have their inst pnl,...
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horrgakxHow to get into making flying a career?
The situation is that I'm being made redundant in June (UK) and I need to think about what to do. One option is to transfer within the company, another is to take the money & look for something else. A fantasy would be to work out of a small airport i...
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Richard KilianHow do I get this???
I recently bought FLTSIM4 and I am in a quandry. How does one get the "Squawkbox" to work??. I have tried and tried and I cannot get it to show the "input line". I am sure I downloaded "SB" o.k. and I get all the inputs working, but I cannot get the "...
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FLYPALBest Joystick for FS2004?
Hello, What Joystick would be a good one for FS2004? George...
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CP16JeppView
Good day I have JeppView but when I open the jeppview,there is no charts there. Someone can help me thanks and good landings CP...
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JaredInternet Explorer Download Settings
i used to download on avsim.com until one day i accidentally clicked on open and always use this setting on the download scene so it doesnt ask you every time to open, save or cancel. but ever since when i download off of there it says that it i invalid ...
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Fire_Emblem_MasterTime for a FEM CD review
This time, it's Rammstein's first album, Herzeleid. I just got it the other day. To date, it's my second favorite, next to Live Aus Berlin! Tracklist 1. Wollt Ihr Das Bett In Flamen Sehen -Great opening track, sounds awesome 8/10 2. Der Meister ...
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Vin4evrAI aircraft: where to download the textures?
does anyone know where i can download all airline textures for AI traffic??...
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David350ukAudigy 2 ZS Problems
Having just upgraded my soundcard from a Audigy 2 to Audigy 2 ZS my FS2004 now plays at less than 1 fps, before it was in the 50's. I have reinstalled the game and all drivers, patched it, updated it etc and its still the same, If I remove the card then ...
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GuestCessna OBS .How accurate??
when rotating the OBS on the cessna to select a course to track. There is no digital readout to tell exactly which course you have selected. any tricks here? thanks MRGPS...
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The-GPS-KidPSS CONCORDE PRO - THIS WAY FANS !
Hi all, I've not been on the site much lately as PSS Concorde Pro from Justflight.com got released last week and I've been hooked ever since. I'm surprised no-one else is onto it yet - this is a stunning add-on, the panel is like nothing seen before...
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HigherAviationVirtual Airlines?
Can someone tell me any good va's, i was thinking about fly uk they have a verg good website and not to many members....
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glen4cindyCourse or heading?
I am still learning my flying on FS2004 using the autopilot. I see that on some of the autopilots, there is COURSE and HEADING. What is the difference? Also, is the ILS needle the green pointer on the HSI? The aircraft I saw this one in particul...
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Agus0404Reading Aeronautical Charts
Hello pilots! A friend of mine gave me today some Lisbon airport charts. They are really nice, but the problem is that I don't know how to read them. Does anyone know a manual (a good one 😉 ) that explains how to read aeronautical charts? I'd like...
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HigherAviationAre you a Real Pilot?
How many people that play FS2004 are actually pilots please post here if you are a pilot? And what plane you fly?...
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dtschuckGarmin 430, 480, 530 sim?
At one time, the Garmin 430 was a download for FS2002. The 500 in FS2004 is a little of everything but specific to nothing. Has anyone developed a high fidelity download for any of these GPSs?...
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HigherAviationAdvice Please!
I'm starting up my own virutual airline coz the exsisting ones are huge with hundereds of members that don't have any say in the website or events. If any ones has any helpful advice id like to hear it thanks...
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flyrv56CH Products flt sim yoke
Hello. Just wondering what all of you set up the various buttons on the yoke for, besides the obvious ones. Did make some changes, but curious for help from all of you "veterans". SO far I really enjoy the FS2004 platform...it has been fun. I got fed ...
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GuestGPS
I have a few questions about one of the commercial lessons lst off, F2 and F3 increases engine and manifold in this case, and ctrl shift v and c open and closes cowl flaps, but is there a command to increase and decrease the engine rpm. Im new with it...
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glen4cindySTAR's
Being an AVID aviation person, I am always anxious to learn everything I can, and after every flight I like to talk to the pilots. Southwest Airlines pilots are always more accomidating than any others I have talked to, but, none have ever brushed me off...
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Sam IntelBuy a realistic Air Force One for FS2004
Does any body know where I could download or buy a realistic VC-25A(Air Force One) for FS2004 ❓...
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.Help me swim out of the big crap I'm in!
So, here what happens: I become a user of FlyAway maybe even before December of 2004 using the nickname Bartholomew. I'm happy and I play FS2004 every day while downloading airplanes and stuff. Here comes the new year. It's the 31th of December and I'm...
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HigherAviationHonda Jet FS2004
Does anyone know where i can get the brand new Honda jet?...
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usair653Landing Pointers and Tips
hey- i need some tips- i have alot of problems with landing... I mean i can land... but.. not on the runway... it's really frustrating for me to land because i'll be good until right b 4 the threshold.. I only made 2 'good' landings so far (since i've bee...
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wenglish101989Instrument rating checkride
Hi I'm confused on the part on the instrument rating checkride where you have to fly the holding pattern. Which entrance to the pattern does the evil lady want me to take? IS there a walkthrough out there somewhere on the internet? Thanks...
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buelliganC.B.I. routes
My grandfather was a flight engineer on c-46, and c-47 in WWII flying the hump over in China. Unfortunately he is no longer with us so I cant ask him what routes they flew over the himalayas, does anybody know how I would go about finding these out so I c...
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rcnextgenaircraft lights
hi again!! does anybody actually know how to turn on the beacon, nav and taxi lights using the keyboard?? I know how to turn on the rest of the lights but no body seems to know the command to turn the above lights on...very strange cause its not even i...
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leadfootDownloads II
Hey guys, I'm a little cooler about the head regarding my dnld curse today. I was having the same kind of trouble with the DC-7 and Constellation. After several stillborn results Radarman sent me a link to the same site for the DC-7, but this time there w...
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leadfootDownloads
I dnld your Boeing 717 and tried to install it and like ussual I got the same old BULLSH*T. no matter what I did, it would not show up on my list of planes I even resorted to pasting all the files in their respective places manually. nothing I suggest yo...
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b17Wot R ur specs?
I want to know what graphics cards, ram and processor everyone is using and how well fs2004 performs. I currently have: 512mb ram 2.8 ghz intel extreme graphics card 2...
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boomshikoCareer options for FS9
Here: http://www.fspassengers.com/ Check this out! I believe this will be an interesting addon!...
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Vin4evrAFCAD
hi everyone, radarman i am refering to my old post about ultimate traffic. what is an AFCAD? and i notice my AFCAD button is dissabled. next question does the UT schedule flights for certain airports(one by one) or is it done alltogethe? happy flying...
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thorpeclasspreverse?
How do you put the plane in reverse when your on the ground? and how can I see the throttle?...
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GuestIntersections: A question
How do you know you've hit one? I mean, they are not "real" (in the sense VOR stations are). Now, in flying here and there, sometimes I've used a VOR to find out. i.e. Fly towards SYR, fly its 105 degree radial outbound (I get that for a chart) onto je...
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Chris102VC-25A
I've been replacing my freeware planes with payware aircraft. Is there a payware VC-25A 747 Air Force One?...
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mypilotlightning?
why don't airplanes get hit by lightning?...
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roadster123fmc pmdg
I don't have a glue what Iam doing wrong in getting this thing loaded right before a flight. think I got all info in then in flight it will tell me something is not loaded in....
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thrasherfanYet another ILS question
Ok, I've mastered the concepts of catching the glidescope and using IFR to navigate, but I still have a couple of questions. 1. I'm flying the base leg on final, (following ATC instructions) waiting to make the final turn to line up with the glidesc...
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glideslopeTrident CyberALADDiN-P4 v6.4612.22ICD_SE_NP
Hi guys, I need to upgrade this driver for my video card on my toshiba laptop to enable me run fs9. I have looked everywhere and can find an upgrade. can anyone please help. Many Thank...
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originalgrungeTaxi to gate Bravo6....
So as most of you can see I fly for United Virtual Airlines, which in Chicago should be the B and C gates. The A-I traffic has it right, taxing to the proper places, but whenever I land, I'm always being sent to gate H something, the american airlines gat...
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VermonterUSB Ports
Can anyone give me some advice on how to correct a proble of my 3.2ghz, pen 4 HT (intel mother board and processor) computer - it has a problem with USB ports? Some times it does not reconize joysticks, N52 (speedpad), Yoke, etc.. it reconized before, ev...
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horrgakxFS2004 vs X-Plane
I started flight sims with "Night Flight" by Hewson Consultants which ran on a 16k ZX81. After various sim games on the ZX81, through Spectrum, C64, Amiga and then later the PC, I had something with Chuck Yeager's name attached to it. Then came ...
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butthed182Damage Control?
Does Anyone know of any good damage addons? i.e. engine explosions, hydraulics failures...
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fireman18How To speed up Flight Simulation?????
❓ How do I speed up the flight time in the simulation? this was doable in other versions but I can't seem to find it here in FS9, 2004....
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carteriiiFS startup on primary DVI output of dualview nVidia 5200?
I am completely new to FS so please bear with me if I'm being an idiot. In short, FS2004 starts up on what I believe to be the "wrong" monitor and I'd like to change this. More specifically, I have two monitors attached to an nVidia GeForce FX 5200 car...
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malfullerBasic Question
Hi, I just joined and downloaded some different aircraft. The basic question is: after unzipping all the files - how do I incorporate into FS2004? I need a little assistance. Thanks if someone can help me....
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mypilotjokes
This doesn't have anything to do with flight simulator but I think you guys will like these jokes. Q: Doctor, before you performed the autopsy, did you check for pulse? A:No. Q: Did you check for blood pressure? A:No Q: Did you check for breathing...
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avidspecs
hi can any 1 tell me if my computor is ok for fs2004 it has 2.5gig 256 ram,128 meg video card:cheers avid england 😳...
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