Flight Simulator 2004: A Century of Flight: FS2004 General
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redjayNvidia/Ati - Radarman?
I seem to remember reading some posts a few days ago, I think Radarman mentioned he used to have a NVidia fx 5200. Wanting to upgrade from my MX4000 on Saturday, and not knowing much about GFX cards, i bought an fx2500 from PCworld mainly because it wa...
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ElkinallenTrick to flying the trimotor and spirit of st louis
Use active camera and move back a little so that you can see out the side window. OR!! stick your head out the side window so that you can see. Assign the differential brakes to the left and right arrow keys. The ones on the left side of the key boar...
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ElkinallenYou want a challange?!?! OOooo K!!
Try to fly the wright flyer from Dover to Calais across the channel!!!! No slewing or any crap like this!! Takeoff and go!!! Position the plane on the 'beach' pointing towards the water and hit it!!!!! A dollar says NO ONE can do it!!!!!!!!!!...
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Van_HeldenMultiple monitors to play flight simulator 2004
Someone can help me? I have 1 monitor already and i want to put 2 more monitors to play FS2004. What do i have to do, what do i have do buy ? and do i put the left view in the left monitor, and the right on the right monitor. Thanks Nelson Perei...
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Agus04043 questions for you guys
I'm having three different problems in which I want to resolve: 1) I'm doing a flight from England to Netherlands and I set two intersections between my destination. The problem is when I'm approaching that intersection (and I'm flying IFR) the ATC doe...
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RCNextGenCommuter Airliners-Eurowings Pro
Hi, just wondering, has anyone bought the following add on for flight simulator: Commuter Airliners-Eurowings Pro I am interested in buying it. I have seen it in a local shop for 10.00 GBP. I am most interested in flying the A319 and the little f...
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flyrv56Strange message?
Hello all. Well, took the plunge and upgraded to an NVIDIA FX5700 Ultra graphics card today. Now I am getting the following message when I start my computer up. Sorry this is so long.... A box opens that says: Power Indicator "problem report" T...
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6sevenMSFS Demonstration?
Hello... I live in Toronto, Canada and currently fly with X-plane. (I'm in a mac-based environment) I'm very curious about Flight Simulator 2004, but would like to personally see a demonstration of it before even considering dropping thousands of $$ fo...
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MJG145CAPProblem Solved: Finally...
Back at the begining of May of this year I started posting about a unique problem I was having with my graphics. Quite simply any of the nice little effects that FS9 generates, such as tire smoke or rotorwash or contrails, etc. were just not looking righ...
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GuestWhat 200 Miles wind speed does to an 747
I dont know if its legal in this forum, but ill give it a try.. I record a small video while i flew, and - well, the video tells it all😀...
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GuestATC is trying to kill me!
Today I was on final approach to Anchorage International, RWY 32, in a Cessna 172 , flying IFR and cleared to land, and ATC gave clearance to a 737 behind me to land!! The 737 passed me (about half a mile away) and landed in front of me, and ATC told me ...
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Fire_Emblem_MasterDo you really need more traffic in FS06
OK, I've been reading about the changes to FS2006 post of radarman's, and while some ideas were horrible (being able to shoot down other planes) Nearly all seemed cool. Here's a thought though, and it dawned on me after I had posted as such anyway. ...
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ScotteiboiPMDG 737NG GPS...
Where is it and how do you set it..i can't find it... :hack:...
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Xpilot737NG from PMDG
Hi there, Because nothing said in manuals,I'd like to ask how to open/close passenger and cargo doors in 737NG from PMDG??? 😕...
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OhiosimmerRecommendations for Virtual Airlines
Anyone here a VA pilot???? and if so, do you have any recommendations for one........? I think I wanna try that out............
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ElkinFlight challenges
Where is a Flight assignment, challenge package that I can download? You know, something that creates a number of flights for you and gives you cargo/pax to carry etc. Is there something like this around? Sublogics ATP had this....
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GuestPM SOUNDS
OK, I dl'd PM Sounds, but hpw do I register it with FSUIPC? I don't have a registered version of FSUIPC...might be an issue....
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ScotteiboiElkin or TTT I need your help...
How do you install Nicks Prop Dust onto jets? I know it can be done... Thanks! :-)...
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tomthetankAuto land
😀 I see a lot of posts about autoland and how do you do it,well you need an aircraft with this feature and fs9 has none.....................but you can add a panel "greg737.zip" to the default 737 or any other twin engine jet and get the full...
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GunnerHeavy Jet assistance
Need some heavy jet help. Airspeed indicates I am overspeed at around 350 knots when the class of aircraft is capable of much more. Also, around 12,000 feet, the aircraft pitches up, stalls, and I loose around 6,000 feet on autopilot. I can climb past ...
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jimimacservice pack 2 update
just recieved my sp2 update disc today, i have avg and sygate firewall running so dont know if i need to install sp2 i only have fs9 on my pc, also has anyone had problems after the update, what do you recommend. jimimac...
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FlyawayFlight Simulator 2004 Update
In a surprise announcement that is sure to please flightsim fans, Microsoft has announced that there will be an update for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004: A Century Of Flight. Responding to customer feedback, the update will address performance and stabi...
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Ice2004ZoneAlarm
Zone alarm blocks of my Multiplayer access: (sorry if double post) iceman...
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jonnymagics2003ILS Tuning
Hi everyone, While playing FS2004 i can only carry out visual landings and getting abit bored - would like to know how to do ILS landings. I understand the basic principle of ILS, but can anyone tell me how i find the ILS frequency and tune it in while o...
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Michael_HDefault 737 instrument lights ??
I have noticed that if I turn on my nav lights, my instrument lights come on bright. It seems the only way I can dim them is to shut off the nav lights. Am I missing something obvious here? I do most of my flying at night so it is aggravating. I only ...
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Av8r77Voice Recognition
Is anyone using any voice recognition add-ons? http://clans.gameclubcentral.com/shoot/ I downloaded this, but not sure if I want to take the time to add it. I just figured out how to add icons to my existing panel so that I can open up all my ext...
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XpilotCallsigns
Hello fellows, I'd like to ask,I've got such problem,some of my callsigns from PMDG 737 NG don't call by ATC during flight,for example they call Scandinavian(SAS),but don't for Easy (Jet) ❓ Any suggestions? 😕...
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michlinGarmin GPS 500 Manuals
Has anyone downloaded the actual Garmin GPS 500 manuals for the purpose of learning how to program the "500" and use in FS9? I found the Garmin GPS 500 manuals (.PDF) at Garmin: GPS 500 Manuals...
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Av8r77[ Poll ] How many hours a week do you sim?
Was just wondering what everyone's time in the "cockpit" looks like....
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BrookSome stick time
Hi all...haven't posted in a long time. Haven't been FSimming much either but I thought I'd share this with you... This past weekend I had the pleasure of riding in the right seat of a 1968 Mooney (http://www.airliners.net/info/stats.main?id=286)...So...
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Joe PappF-102 Patch, Gauges...adding on
I've gotten my F-102*.zip installed, and the aircraft comes up beautifully. However, there is a file called "Gauges" and I don't know where to put it. Looks like I'm missing 80% of the panel gauges. (Talk about S.O.P. flying!) Any advice? Sen...
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Av8r77Go/Rotate
OK, so here's one that is burning at me. There is no way to calculate a go speed for the CRJ. This is the speed that it is impossible to stop by the end of the runway and you are committed to take off. Thus, any emergency would then become an airborn...
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Agus0404I'm back!
Hello everybody! I am back after a looooong time that I didn't have Internet so I couldn't log in to this web site and others. Buy, anyway, now I have my Internet back. I moved on to another house, as I said before, and here I am, enjoying my new house. O...
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glen4cindyAutopilot GPS Approach
I have been playing around with Flight Simulator for a very long time, but, I still don't really know how to fly correctly on my own. I also cannot navigate using VOR to VOR yet. I am trying to learn. I also don't even know how to fly an approach eithe...
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Claude217ATIS
How far out of an airport to get its ATIS, Most of the time, I get ILS clearance from controller giving me Rwy in use. I would like to get ATIS prior to descend so I can organize my radios for ILS landing or GPS....
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RadarMan****2004 Adventures****
2004 Adventures These are by Steve (Bear) Cartwright. http://library.avsim.net/search.php?SearchTerm=Cartwright&CatID=fs2004&Go=Search These are by Doherty (some of Cartwright's mixed in). http://library.avsim.net/search.php?SearchTerm=Dohert...
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tomthetankFraps
😀 Just a quick note for all who have tried Fraps,but had problems(I know I did) There is a new version available here ➡ http://www.fraps.com/ The trial version gives you 30 seconds of recording time(which is plenty with the movie ...
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GuestFS2004 - is it hard for newbies?
I am considering purchasing FS2004; I live near a small private airport in Texas and really love to watch the planes take off and land. I have debated several times whether to take flying lessons or not (its mostly a matter of money 😞 ) So, i...
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alp tanselfs2006 requests
about the atc *speed restrictions above and below 100 which quite frequently can be heard thru appcon and center during the real time. *connected to that atc can verify and ask or request our vertical speed which can be critical sometimes both in real ...
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The-GPS-KidNAVIGATION
I thought it may be interesting to start a topic where people can share their main methods of navigation within FS2004.... Successfull Navigation can seem like a black art when you are first learning about Aviation Simulation so if anyone wants to shar...
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GastNvidia 61.77 Drivers
Just tried the Nvidia 61.77 driver on Geforce 4 MX400. Nice improvement of framerate with AA but 2D panels are now twice as wide as normal if AA is anything else than "OFF". Does anybody have a clue ? Regards, Peter...
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originalgrungeFMC manuals
Hey all, I've just been flying my airbus a310-300 from SSW, and I've got some basic basic FMC commands down (like how to enter a flight plan), but there are SO MANY gaps in my knowledge. Does anyone have some good FMC manuals out there?...
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CaptainBlackadderPictures
Hi Guys, How do you get to tae a picture when your flying? There are so many good pictures on here and would like to take some of my flghts. Can you help? Captainblackadder...
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GuestMicrosoft Flight Simulator 2004 cd names
❓ anyone know the cd names for all four cds. Downloaded game through p2p, and I doesnt work without the original cd names, and I dont want to use a no cd crack...
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LovebugFlight Replay
i am fairly new to fs2004 and just getting to grips with basic flying! However i have looked to see if there is a way of replaying a flight, is there a way of doing it? Also how to zoom camera views when in spot plane etc.? ❓...
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captaindaveFS REAL TIME
Hi, Ihave installed FS REAL TIME v 1.63.1 for fs9. can anyone please help me to set it up to work correctly.The problem i have is in the options/settings menu i dont know what to click on to enable/disable ie, auto connect to fs9 start auto update aut...
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Alex87FS2004 Screenshots gallery
Hi, Could someone help me with this please. After submitting many of my screenshots of FS2004 over the last month or so, only one has actually been put up in the FS2004 screeshots gallery area. I can't understand why the others havn't been 'accepted' a...
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JMI62MWant a Tour for your VA?
Hello, I design professional tours for VA's, Networks, and anything else for virtual aviation. I can design VFR, IFR, Military, World Tours, Domestic, Regional, Anything you can think of for tours I can do it for you. Contact me at jmi62m@hotmail.com i...
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Fire_Emblem_MasterHA, and they thought Doom 3 was a frame monkey!
Well, the Polls are in. Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004, is, in fact, more of a frame hog than the long awaited Doom 3. Here's why! Person: ME Video card: X800XT PE Game:FS04/Doom3 Lowest frame hit for FS04: 8 Lowest Frame hit for Doom 3: 28 ...
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The-GPS-KidSlaving AP to GPS - IS IT FOR REAL ??
Hi all, I have a question that I hoped someone could answer (either a real world pilot or someone clued up on real planes) :- - As we know, on FS9 it is possible to SLAVE the AutoPilot to the GPS. - Is this possible in the real world ??? In oth...
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