Flight Simulator 2004: A Century of Flight: FS2004 General

Just a quick Doom 3 question

Well, again, i'm here beacuse this is the "General" forum, and I have a membership here, so i think i'll ask. Does anyone know how/where in the Doom 3 .pk4 files, is the place to edit the functionality of armor compared to health? I.E. If you get s...

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: mypilot on Jan 30, 2005

makonnenl

cannot fly

Help, I don't know why but shortly after take of stlill climbing, the plane start going down and crash i can't control it do you thing i need to re-install? i cnnot blame my joystick it is new... :evil:...

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: makonnenl on Jan 30, 2005

It's 2:21 AM, and I've struck gold

Well, I decided to grab a few Heino pictures to compile a better screensaver, so i started rooting throuhg the internet. That's when the gold happened. I found this italian site, that has TONS of Heino pictures. It even has pictures of Our Hero from when ...

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: Fire_Emblem_Master on Jan 30, 2005

boomshiko

Understood VOR!

I just got the hang of VOR navigation!!!!!!!!! Finally!!!! Just wanted to share the moment! 😀...

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: Guest on Jan 30, 2005

Boeing Gives 7E7 Dreamliner 787 Designation

SEATTLE, Jan. 28, 2005 -- The Boeing Company today gave Boeing Commercial Airplanes' newest airplane -- the 7E7 Dreamliner -- an official model designation number of 787. The airplane now will be known as the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. "We used 7E7 to hi...

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: 99jolegg on Jan 29, 2005

stunt plane

I saw this show on "Real TV" today and it had this plane (a biwing) that could land up side down and then it could land right side up. It had wheels on both top and bottom. I forget the name of it. I couldn't find it on the internet. Radarman, try your ma...

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: Guest Ed on Jan 29, 2005

MKB

What does the MKB stand for in the radio stack?...

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: mypilot on Jan 29, 2005

leadfoot

Fsuipcdll file

What exactly is this fsuipcdll file anyway? What does it do for my sim? I get this incompatibility notice every time I start my sim. Is it truely incompatible? I just click the do not load button and go on....

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: michlin on Jan 28, 2005

Vin4evr

Radar Addon

does anyone wher wher i can download a radar for aircrafts?...

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: RadarMan on Jan 28, 2005

PierreL

Loading sceneries

I have tried loading sceneries with mixed success. One loaded well, airport LFRD, and boasts some type of installer. I use it OK The other two FP_simesh (mesh terrain French Polynesia) and BORABORA2, Bora Bora airport do not seem to get captured. A...

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: RadarMan on Jan 28, 2005

boxer one-zero

Graphics issues

Hi all. I say 'issues' as it's not a real problem, but I've recently upgraded from a Radeon 9200 128Mb to an NVidia FX5700LE 256Mb. Some (add on) aircraft make the game run really badly, and I have very poor framerates. Only add on aircraft like the F18...

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: RadarMan on Jan 28, 2005

horrgakx

Flight Director function?

One of those don't-really-know-it-but-afraid-to-ask things; The Flight Director - can anyone confirm that its only fuction is to put a little cross-hair on the artificial horizon to show you which way to go when under manual control? And you can turn...

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: PH on Jan 28, 2005

DonWood or someone like him, another q for u

Which weather conditions require the use of Autoland, it's CATII right?...

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: PH on Jan 28, 2005

weather

What does "LIFR" and "MVFR" mean or stand for?...

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: mypilot on Jan 28, 2005

Sky_Cap

Sensitivity and Null Zone

Hi What are the best settings for Sensitivity and Null Zone to make my Joystick acts like in a real airplane? My current settings are: Thanks...

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: Sky_Capt on Jan 27, 2005

Saved Flights

Which file in the FS9 folder contains your saved flights?...

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: Chris102 on Jan 27, 2005

IFLY727

Panels

The panels need a major overhaul. Come on microsoft! Boeing is right down the street in Seattle. These a terrible and I hate to go searching on the net to find a panel that has the stuff I want. For example, apu, electrical system, etc. They have the mea...

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: IFLY727 on Jan 27, 2005

LuckyBlunder

Da-dit-da-dit over and over!!!!

I've looked thru all the help stuff I could find and still can't figure a way to turn off the morse code signal from the VOR without changing the frequency. I want the VOR and all that, but the constant "dit-dit-da-dit" over and over is driving me nuts! ...

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: LuckyBlunder on Jan 27, 2005

99jolegg

Crabbing

Hi guys, I have some questions about crosswind landings: I know what crabbing is, and I know what it looks like when a plane does it, but how do you do it and what are the procedures for it? Are there other methods? Which is simplest and most ...

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: leadfoot on Jan 27, 2005

Vin4evr

Obstacle on the runway !

Has anyone tried taking off from Trivandrum International Airport In India?There is some kind of building in the middle of a runway?how do we fix this? Plan a trip from Trivandrum to Cochin International Airport(VOCI)...

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: RadarMan on Jan 27, 2005

The master of asskickness himself- HEINO!

All right, It's time I review my 2 newest Heino albums, which I recieved after school today. The first one, which happens to be playing at the time I write this, is called "Nur das Beste - Heino" The CD jewel case is lordlike in itself, because, unlik...

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: Fire_Emblem_Master on Jan 27, 2005

karam19080

FMS

Flight Management System like they have in the real airliners. Diversion options: instead of re-doing another flight plan enroute. Better Sounds and scenery More Aircraft including the A380 and B7E7 Improve the virtual cockpit scenery....

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: 99jolegg on Jan 26, 2005

Guest

What does AI mean

AI aircraft, AI flight plans what does AI mean. Thanks guys...

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: Guest on Jan 26, 2005

guest

graphics card

i just installed a 64 mb nvidia graphics card but no picture comes into the monitor when i plug it in. My previous graphics controller was on the motherboard. I was told i had to switch something on my bios settings but i couldnt find the right thing. I h...

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: Michael_H on Jan 25, 2005

Why is FS2004 called FS9?

Why do people call Flight Simulator 2004 "fs9"? 😕...

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: leadfoot on Jan 25, 2005

ebthrasher

AI aircraft question and contrail question.

Hello, 2 quick questions: 1. Is there a way to get the call sign, height, destination information for other aircraft that are more than 10 miles away? ATC is always talking to other aircraft, and I would like to know where they are, even though real...

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: 99jolegg on Jan 25, 2005

[ Poll ] computers

My friends and I were discussing (realy arguing) about which type of computer is better. Which one do you think? I prefer Windows....

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: Michael_H on Jan 24, 2005

Guest

All that navigation for nothing? very sad.

Hi simmers, I need to bear my heart out. I took off from KSFO headed to KLAX via low altitude airways. I was flying my just acquired 737 (i.e just downloaded:-)) flew the flight plan to the letter, way points, altitude and all. (mind you this w...

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: leadfoot on Jan 24, 2005

guest

Following GPS

Hi i was just wondering how to make the aircraft follow the pink line on the GPS automatically during the flight...

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: tomthetank on Jan 24, 2005

Guest

SYNAPSE a sight to future

Bonjour à tous, Nous sommes heureux de vous informer que nous avons commencé, il y a quelques temps, un nouvel environnement pour FLIGHT SIMULATEUR dont le but est de valoriser les technologies, à travers une association. Le projet se nomme SYNAPS...

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: Guest Ed on Jan 24, 2005

Target Frame Rate

Where should the target frame rate be set to to have the best quailty picture?...

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: RadarMan on Jan 24, 2005

originalgrunge

Taxi to the Gate, wait, nevermind!

So I don't know if any of you have had this issue before, but after completing an IFR flight into ORD, I get the ground handoff, tune to it, and then have no option for taxi-to-the-gates! I get one request for taxi for takeoff, under which is "taxi to par...

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: Fire_Emblem_Master on Jan 24, 2005

leadfoot

DC-7

Finally! I've managed to dnld the DC-7 from calclassic.com It had a setup program that did the job. The sound is a bit funny though, sometimes it sounds like I'm hearing things through a long pipe. If I switch from outside view to cockpit a couple of tim...

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: leadfoot on Jan 24, 2005

Lil pilot

Steering

Hey guys and girls, I am having problems with my steering, i can't taxi on the runway cause the plane goes ballistic on me... What can i do??? Please help...

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: tomthetank on Jan 23, 2005

nottobe

seems to me that most of the aircraft plugins are unusable

they are either missing gauges or some other parts. I tried to follow the readme instructions, some just dont have the right file structure, some are just confusing......maybe it takes a lot practice to get it right.....unfortunately i have already messed...

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: Fire_Emblem_Master on Jan 23, 2005

Afcad2

Where can I download the AFCAD2 program?...

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: Chris102 on Jan 23, 2005

kevin2003

Who put out the lights!!!

Dear fellow Simmers just finished migrating FS9 to my new system and have decovered a few minor problems. The one causing the most hassle is the Taxi and Landing lights.While they are clearly visable in "chase mode" they are nowhere to be seen in 2D "C...

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: kevin2003 on Jan 23, 2005

99jolegg

Flight Level Help

Hi, Can anyone explain the Flight Levels system to me ❓ I always get this question wrong for the VA I fly for. I thought it was odd numbered flight levels for westbound and even numbers for eastbound, but obviously this is wrong. Provide ...

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: 99jolegg on Jan 23, 2005

horrgakx

Airbus A340 Pro throttle question! Grrr!

Whenever I'm trying to land the auto throttle seems to go all the way forward in TO/GA mode. It doesn't retard either, it just continues on past the aircraft safe speed and the wings peel off 😳 How the * do I disable the auto throttle? (I'...

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: Agus0404 on Jan 22, 2005

overhead

yep,downloading aircraft,i need help!

i download the plane to my comp.its in a zipped folder,i then extract the file. then i double click my comp. program files,microsoft games,fs9,i then drag the corresponding files together from my comp. to my fs9 files. ok this isnt working for me,because ...

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: jelami on Jan 22, 2005