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The-GPS-Kid

NAV1 / ILS Beep ....!

Any way of turning off the constant Morse Beeping you get from the NAV Radio when it's tuned into an ILS approach ? Reassuring to hear the Morse Code is correct with the Morse ID of the ILS but after hearing it loop 55 times it get's tiring !...

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wenglish101989

a320 panel

How do I make a panel out of a picture of an a320 cockpit that I took with my camera? Is there any freeware that I can use? If not what are some products to do it with?...

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RadarMan on
coolsan

TO/GA Switch

Simple question, what's it for?...

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leadfoot on
Steeev

Sailplane.

Am I missing something obvious here? How do I take a quick flight in the sailplane? At the moment, all I can manage is to dump it on the runway and watch it list to one side. I couldn't find a "start in air" option....

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Steeev on
nottobe

why virtual cockpit view inactive?

hi, can anyone tell me why I can't switch to virtual cockpit view in my fs2002 version? It used to work! when I right click the view window, the pulldown menu shows the virtual cockpit view is grayed. thanks in advance...

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Guest on
Randalf

Super sonic

are there any files i can get that would enable the sonic boom and cloud? if so where can i get it...

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RadarMan on
flohomm

FS 2004 Screenshots - I need help

Hi, how can I add my Screenshots to the gallery here on this page???...

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RadarMan on
Lovebug

New Member, Download Question

i have just become a member of Fly Away and was wondering how the downloads worked i.e. i saw one that said it cost money others dont justwondering as given payment details when subsribing to Fly Away are they FREE? ❓ ❓...

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RadarMan on
wenglish101989

new ch yoke. Prop and Mixture questions.

I just got the ch products yoke with the three levers for throttle, propeller, and mixture and I can't figure out how to program the prop and mixture levers. I got the software off the cd that supposedly lets you do it but I can't figure out how. What axi...

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Rafi on
GUEST

joysticks

what are some suggestions for joysticks. i am looking for something that offers realism but not a computer hog, meaning my computer resources are somewhat limited for 2004, and i don't want the joystick to hog to much of those resources. i like the Sait...

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WarHawk42 on
kicker1

Virus on plane download

Help!!!!!!!! I downloaded a plane called the F50mlaf, a Falcon jet. A virus came with the download and affected by ebueula.dll file. My Norton anti virus deleted that part of the affected file. How do I repair or replace that part of my file without...

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tomthetank on
coolsan

Bombardier Global Express

Hey... I've been trying to find a Global Express for download but without any luck yet. Do you guys know of any sites.....free if possible....

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RadarMan on
Vr6Heathen

How would i get a refund for joining this site?

like the topic says, how would i get a refund for this site, i only joined cuz i wanted the Halo no cd crack, wich does not work at all and i would like a refund, since i only joined today i dont think i would ever use this site at all, if there is anyway...

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Vr6Heathen on
misfit85

USA Roads - Please read

Hi, i just downloaded USA Roads but i cant pay with my solo card and it doesnt accept paypal, does anyone know another way to purchase. If somebody has a licence key i will pay $20 using paypal to use it, once i have used it i wont use it again because i...

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jelami on
FoxProGT

my 2004 is starting to crash on me

Sup peeps..... i seem to be getting a problem that has just started comeing around... sometimes ill be playing 2004 and the program closes out on me and takes me back to windows. this just started happening not to long ago. can downloading plan...

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FoxProGT on
Dino Skywalker

Smoke System for multiplayer

Hello, Is there a way to see the others aircraft smoke system on multiplayer (FS9)? If yes, please, email me at dinoskywalker@yahoo.com.br Thankx a lot for any information about it. Best regards. Dino....

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RadarMan on
RadarMan

An Observation About Pay-Ware Aircraft

I just went to http://www.flightsim.com/ to see if they had any F-111's, nope, just textures for the pay-ware. I've noticed on many occasions that when there is a very cool pay-ware aircraft no one seems to make the same aircraft in a free-ware download....

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RadarMan on
Guest

Virtual Cockpit

I know that this is probably a very silly question but...would i be right in thinking that most downloadable have no virtual cockit (i.e. when you look around using num keys you just see the sky-no panels or anything). If i am right does anyone know whe...

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Guest on
RC

Landing with the Autopilot

Hi, I have been practicing landing with the autopilot using the instructions in the FS2004 strategy guide book (sybex) and its going ok but every time I seem to land the plane lands on the front landing gear instead of the wheels on the back. I am t...

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Andrenaa on
nosliw

faster planes?

what is the fastest plane that you know of...that you can download off of this site? or any site? how fast is it?...

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stuntman on
AAPilot

Glass Cockpit

Where can I find a glass cockpit plus the Virtual Cockpit for the default 737. I prefer freeware....

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RadarMan on
Namie Amuro

US vs Foreign language versions of FS 2004

What's the difference between the standard US version compared to other Euro foreign language versions other than the language its in? Any idea if a foreign language Euro version ( German/French/Italian ) will work on a US based PC or vice versa? Any ...

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tomthetank on
Guest

visual flight path help

I have been trying to get the visual flight path to work but it never shows up on the screen. Does anyone know how to work it?? 😕 please! 🙂...

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leadfoot on
jimimac

fs2002 or fs2004

system setup athlon 2.8cpu 512 of 3200ram geforce4 ti4200128mb card sliders in fs9 fairly high flying the pmdg 737ng i get about 22-25fps around airports. if i had the same settings in fs2002 would the framerates be better or not. ionly upgraded to fs9 b...

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tomthetank on
KurtPStevens

Just plane fun

If you every have some time to kill and want to mess around a little, try this. Go into the Custom Weather settings and set the wind speed to its max on a heading right down your favorite runway. Then jump into a Piper J3 and go flying. What a blast! ...

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leadfoot on
Paiute

Dumping Excess Altiitude

I only fly the propeller airplanes, so I never get up to the really thin air altitudes. One time I took the King Air up to FL200. That was the highest I have been thus far. If you are flying a jet at FL 350 and want to get back down it takes a while,...

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leadfoot on
horrgakx

Navigation - no information with which to navigate!

I did the school section of FS2004 and the navigation was very interesting - they gave you charts to print and told you what to do. However flying around from GPS point to GPS point is boring now and I want to say fly from one airport to another using ch...

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leadZERO on
HUSKERTKO

slow play

i just bought FS04 and have had all the same installation/splash screen freezing problems as it seems everyone else has had. I think i may have those solves (fingers crossed), now my problem is the game play is very slow and jumpy. I have the FPS set at...

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huskertko on
Fire_Emblem_Master

MD-80 Reverse Thrust Modifications

Hello everyone. It's been a while! The other nite i was tinkering around with the MD-80, and i messed with its thrust, now the reverse goes back to 95%!!!!! It stops FAST. On a long runway, it can stop from 182KTS just fine!...

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leadfoot on
canada rox

MAIL IN REBATE?

i purchased fs9 off of amazon, the seller had given my a receit which he created, with the date and the sellers name, and amazon. will i be able to get the rabate with this receit ❓...

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RadarMan on
leadfoot

Editing problems 2

Anybody out there? please refer to Editing problems 1 I'd really like an answer, PILEEEEEAASE.--------- Ain't I a pain in the ass? :yes:...

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RadarMan on
snake670

ATC Hold Position while Taxiing

When the atc says hold position do you stop on the spot or do you wait until you come across the next yellow line and is there anyway that i can nget the atc to tell me where the fuel station is...

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canadarox

CD Crack Disk 4

is there some way that we can have a crack instead of outting the disk in everytime, i seen the link in another persons thread but you have to be a member can someone give me a link so i dunt have to be a member thanks...

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paflightsimpilot on
leadfoot

Min thrust setting for 737?

Hey guys! Are you asleep out there? Can someone tell me if altering the min thrust setting will increase the thrust reverse capacity of the 737?...

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leadfoot on
shortyduall

Changing the CODE

I am interseted in changing the program code, so that I may decrease the recording interval times in Flight Video from the minimum 1/4 second to 1/16 or 1/32 and hopefully make video playback a little smoother. Also, I would like to increase the field of ...

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shortyduall on
canadarox

Do you need disks 2 and 3

do you need disk 2 and three if so for wut?...

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canadarox on
sk84baker

Do we need to have a joystick for fs04?

hi i was just wondering if i need to play with a joy stick or can you use your keyboard and mouse instead...

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leadfoot on
guest

Giant chicken!!

Hi all, I just flew my KingAir 350 into La Paz, Bolivia, on my around-the-Pacific-rim tour (started in Hong Kong, going around the Pacific clockwise). I was surprised to find a giant chicken on top of a building near GA parking. At the northeast ...

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leadfoot on
The-GPS-Kid

Runway Indicators on GPS Airport Icons ??

Hi, Quite new to FS2004; Am I imagining it, or are there really thin, small lines on the Airport Icons within GPS that indicate the angle/degree of the runway(s) ?? I was flying Newcastle - Leeds/Bradford (UK) last night and as I approached Leeds...

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snake670

cruising with the 747

what is the average cruise speed for the 747 in Knots and is there banyway to get the airplane to fly straight as the nose is always pointed up is it ment to do this...

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leadfoot on
leadfoot

Problems with cessna 337

I registered a complaint in the aircraft section of the forum concerning the new cessna 337. Tomthank responded very kindly to my complaint, and I apologized for being gruff to say the least. I was very hot under the collar when I tried to fly the 337, I ...

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tomthetank on
Guest

How do you (save and) load a fully saved flight please ????

Hi, Can anyone tell me how to load up a fully saved flight from FS2004 ? I don't mean saving and loading a FLIGHT PLAN, I mean a full flight... I don't know if this is possible but surely it is ! I was flying a long-haul flight and clicked 'Alt' to...

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jelami on
naflod

Runways built on quicksand

Am I the only one who sets a flight plan, follows ATC carefully, flies for an hour or more to my destination, execute a near perfect approach, flare out to a soft touch down just to have my 737 sink below the runway in what appears to be quicksand? O...

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RadarMan on
snake670

cruise is a mistery

can somebody give me the average cruise speeds for the 737 747 and 777 and what is pitot heat and when do i use it i'm much abliged...

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leadfoot on
maxjet38

recording video clips fs9

hello... can anyone tell me if there is a way to "tweak" the recording intervals, preferably to no intervals? The least fram rate from fs9 is 1/4 second. I rather have constant recording. Thanks...

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RadarMan on
Guest

Flying in a box?

Quick question: I have a GeFoce FX 5700 card with 256 mb of RAM. So naturally I want to turn up the screen resolution. But whenever I notch it up to one of the higher settings, the screen shrinks a great deal. It's a good inch inside the edge of my ...

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RadarMan on
jetman35

concord panel needed

Does anybody know where I can get the concord panel? Project Mach 2's website does not have the panels avaliable. 😳 JM...

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RadarMan on
Darius_San

Cockpit view not visualizing flight instruments

After having installed FS2004 the main view doesn't visualize flight instruments below the scenery, all the lower half of the screen is completely BLACK. Somebody knows why? My PC has a Graphic adapter nVIDIA GeForce FX Go5600 with 64 MB; Windows XP a...

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missusbeastly on
Guest

Cowl Flaps

What do they do? What do I need to do with them? 😀...

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leadfoot on
coolsan

VOR's, DME's and F/D

Finally I'm managing ils landings, but the other day I was given vectors for a dme vor approach and had no idea what to do. I know vor's are basic navigational aids but I have never been able to figure them out.....What I did was tune NAV 2 to the vor fre...

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