Ok, it's going much better with flying and landing, even jets. Couple of questions though: Flight plans: What are high level, low level etc airways? I assume they are "prearranged" roads so to speak. When I try to fly them, I still get a "VOR to VOR" f...
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THis could be a silly question. what does "Tango" means in atc terms?...
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Reading a little bit about the A380 engines on this site - two options are available, the Rolls Royce and the Pratt & Whitney. Does anyone have a source of info that explains the difference between the two or links to info about each one? D....
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I can't get any further than disk 2 when I try to install FS2004. The error message that comes up is: Set up failed to extract files D:\MSGames6.CAB. This is most likely caused by low memory or currupted cabinet file. I have an up to date PC runnin...
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hi, i just downloaded a 747, and i took off from riyadh's king khaled airport, but as i got the plane at a stable climb after takeoff, i went to the spot view, and noticed red dots sprouting all over the place, out of the rear end of the plane. it wa...
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Just a quick question. Does anyone know of any joy sticks that are smaller that would be suitable for travel. Something that would controll the flight of the aircraft along with using the keyboard? Thank you for your time....
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Hi, When you press SHIFT + Z twice in FS9, the frame rates appear and the fuel appear, and one other feature. In the middle it has +GS : 1 which changes from time to time. What does it mean? Thanks a lot 😀 😀 😀...
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I know that shift+e will open the doors, but I recall that at one point I could do shift+e+2 and so on to open additional doors. When I do this, one of the instrument windows (like the GPS) will open instead of a door opening. Any thoughts?...
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I just got a new computer, i am not really concerned about all of the graphic settings set to the max but will this new computer run FS9 at an average level? My current computer won't run it at all. Specs include. Processor - Intel Pentium 4 Processo...
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I don't know if this is a question or just an observation-- I have noticed that when I fly IFR in FS09, soon after takeoff I get the instruction to "Resume own navigation." I have always taken that to mean that I should proceed to fly my established flig...
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Should I deleat some of my flight plans after I get done with them so my computer has more memory room. I saw my flight simulator files and I noticed I had almost 150 flight plans!...
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It was just released and I haven't had a chance to try it yet. File Description: BIRDS FOR FS2004 VERSION 1.0 Full package to create bird formations in FS2004. 5000 flightplans of geese in ‘V’- formation at various altitudes, worldwide coverage. E...
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I've been flying around the restricted airspace in Texas and Maryland, trying to find Camp David and the Western White House. Has anyone ever seen them in the game?...
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Hello. I have yet another question. 🙂 Adjusting the Pitch Trim, how is it done? Let's say the airspeed is currently 80, and the trim is adjusted correctly to maintain that. Therefore producing level flight. Now if I manually adjust the speed and m...
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I can't get the ATC to tell me to get out of Restricted Airspace. I've even landed on the White House lawn in the default Bell helicopter, and still nothing. Is there a trick to it?...
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To whom it may concern: I am a former Ramp Supervisor for United Airlines. I am going back to graduate school for my MBA. What I would like to see is up-to-date aircraft with releastic sound and panals. Also, if it snowing at O'Hare least make the s...
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I heard that boeing is going to change the name of the 7E7 to 787 to continue their tradition. Do you think that they will? Go to www.seattlepi.newsource.com/business/203750_boeing15.html for more information....
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Is there an addon that allows you to land a jet in the water without crashing?...
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I discovered that the pan rate in virtual cockpit can be increased by changing the value in fs9.CFG from its default 400 up to as high as 900. This also affects the "spot view" pan rate. PAN_RATE=800...
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Hi - I've got a couple of problems, can anyone help please? First, when FS2004 loads it gives a "VIMACORE.DLL" error. I also get "VistaMare Core FS Interface Error, Could not load REFUEL.DLL". Second, a couple of runways aren't right in my Lago Geo...
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Hi: I have Flight Simulator 9 and I want to uninstall it. I go to Control Panel, Add or Remove programs but when I select Flight Simulator, the system does not uninstall anything!. After I though in deleting the folder of the game, but I want to remove...
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or maybe just called tool bar, so you can do something about it, like file, edit, view.........
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I have read the post on how to use the ILS approach, and towards the bottom it mentions inputting an airport into the GPS which makes the aircraft follow the pink line(on the GPS) throughout the flight. But, i cannot find out how to type the airport into...
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Thought you guys might be interested in these photo's http://www.micom.net/oops/...
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How do I find the latitude/longitude of a building in NYC to use in FS9?...
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When is the best time to engage auto pilot ❓ is it soon after take off while climding or soon after I have reached my desired altitude ❓ ❓...
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I would like to see more realistic scenery and effects. For example, engine smoke, or even better, spray from wet runways. Second, what's the deal with "overcast" and low visability on the ground and then you start to climb to altitude and it becomes clea...
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Is there a program that allows you to decompress the plane, and end up like this?: ...
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Every time I fly my FS 2004 the kneeboard keeps popping up. It is getting irritating. :evil: WinXP Pro FS 2004 9.1 patch Microsoft Side Winder Precision Pro Joystick...
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Hey I have been reading around and I haven't really found which sim is better for actual real world instruction. From what I have gathered, however, is that FS2002PRO is a little more serious when it comes down to instruments and mechanics. Is this true...
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Hi I have a 17" LCD monitor by Samsung (SyncMaster 710N) and Radeon9600 graphics card.Got the latest drivers for the monitor as well for the graphics card. I can get full screen only when I set the game resolution (in the game options) to 800x600.If I s...
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Ok, id like as much feed back here as possible. Fire_emblem told me before to join DVA, and then in another post he said dont join it because it sucks? So im confused. So my question is what is a really good VA? any feed back would be nice....
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I just came across an article in Aviation Week about this plane, the GlobalFlyer, which will be piloted by Steve Fosset to attempt the first around-the-world, no-refueling, solo flight. It is built by Scaled Composites, designed by Burt Rutan (who desig...
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Hey guys, i'm making spagetti, but i found out i have no sauce, and i also have no cash, what would be a good alternative to spagetti sauce?...
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How do I submit an image for the "random image gallery."...
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Hello everyone, I thought I would stop by and let you know that there is a new utility for Red Baron 3D, A WWI flight sim which I believe many of you have played. There was a survey conducted of about 1,000 RB3D pilots, past and present, to determine w...
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I found these over the atlantic, as i was over Iceland i *think*...
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If you are flying on V123 with intersections ABCDE and FGHI on the route for example. Let us assume you are now tracking outbound from XYZ VOR on 145 which is also part of V123. Now the Question, The Navlog will indicate the frequency of the VOR XYZ...
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I downloaded the aircraft and extract the zip file, when I clicked on the aircraft folder Flight Simulator came up but then I got a error message that states "Corrupt file abort". Does anyone know what might have occurred?...
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Radarman: Ok i just got my ATI Radeon 9800 PRO 256mb card and I installed it and everything, and i have worse performance than i did beofre, there is MAJOR aliasing in FS, did i do something wrong *hoping* because if not i am sending this thing back....
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A very comprehensive aircraft pack, but a couple of questions if anyone can help please? 1) How the chuff do you start the engines manually? 2) Where's the GPS? Please don't say it's been replaced by the flight computer.... 3) You're able to change ...
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Hi, I downloaded the a300 air inter and air france by benoit gaurant found here... (last download) http://www.simviation.com/fs2004jets66.htm but I dont know how to start the engines and use the autopilot manually. Its alot more complicated than a...
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hi, i have a problem. everytime i try to connect to multiplayer, the sim freezes. it doesnt crash. it just stays there, not responding to anything. here are my specs. if you need anymore just ask. i dont know what info is necessary to solve such a p...
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Hello, im trying to connect to an busy airport and just listen to ATC to get the hang of it. Im part of DVA, and maybe you can help me with this emblem. I downloaded the Online Flying Kit, and i start up SBrelay then i have to go to multiplayer and press ...
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Hi Does anyone know if there is a way to steer the aircraft during pushback ? I use to think it was Shift + 1 & 2. but that just brings up the panel,GPS etc. :cry: any help would be much appreciated 🙂...
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So I remember reading the post a while back, but I've been unable to find it again. How do you alter the taxi-speed for the AI aircraft? Some days when I'm flying out of JFK or LGA the problem isn't the rediculous amounts of traffic (thank you UT), but it...
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Hi all it's been awhile since iv'e been on this site busy with work and all that anyway i've not played fs2004 for awhile now so i thought i'd have a go but iv'e run into a problem i cannot move the sliders in the graphics option in settings everything is...
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in ifr, when the controller clears me for a r/w, i request a change of runway, so lets say instead of taking 26r, i ask for 26l. the controller tells me continue inbound on the ils for r/w 26r, sidestep r/w 26l. does that mean he declined my request. t...
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I flew from PANC (Anchorage Intl) to KDEN (Denver Intl) yesterday in a 747. When I landed I taxied to gate G2. There was no yellow lines on the taxiways. Can anyone help?...
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Hi, I was wondering, what could I upgrade my video card and RAM to, to make the computer run more smoothly. At the moment, FS04 sometimes runs slowly and the FPS's are quite low sometimes. PC Specs at the moment: Windows XP Pentium 4 2.66 Ghz 5...
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