Flight Simulator 2004: A Century of Flight: FS2004 General

Search

Search for Your Question First...

Be sure to search for your question from existing posted questions before asking a new question as your question may already exist from another user. If you're sure your question is unique and hasn't been asked before, consider asking a new question.

Latest Questions

SK8Z27

FS9 several problems.....

I installed FS9 on my new Vista laptop along with a couple aircraft(pmdg 737 600/700, and erj145 pic). i'm having several problems. first, i can't get the game to start with the pmdg or erj145. i have to start with the cessna default and then change a/...

Answers
11
Views
7595
Last answer by
RadarMan on
walesdragon

Sudden + extreme drop in frame rates

I'm about to take off, And I lift off the runway and a couple of seconds later BAM! My frame rates drop from about 30 FPS to 5FPS. I wait about 40- 60 seconds then it returns to about 30, then a couple of seconds later it happens again. I recently tried W...

Answers
11
Views
5268
Last answer by
walesdragon on
nevatt48

Parking Brake

hi , when i load up a flight in fs9 and my plane is at the gate or is parking my plane moves forward slowly , the parking brake is set and my throttle is off and even when i turn the engines off the plane creeps forward , for example if i leave my plane ...

Answers
0
Views
3005
Last answer by
nevatt48 on
SamIntel

FS9 No-CD crack

I was going to download the FS9.1 no CD crack from our file library, but I read the reviews and somone said that it didn't work with the update. 😞 Is this true? Thanks....

Answers
19
Views
28664
Last answer by
morris91 on
acepilot32

problem with joystick or the simulator

ok so last night i installed the iFly 747 and went too bed then i woke this morning to play and the rudders (or whatever you wanna call that fin thing) kept going to the right so i tried another plane and same thing tried a vehicle and it still didnt work...

Answers
1
Views
2923
Last answer by
jewkid80 on
SK8Z27

cheap laptop to play fs9

i'm just looking to get a laptop in the $500-$600 range. there are a lot of laptops, but don't know what to look for. i'm not using it as my main computer, so spending more is not an option. anybody have experience playing fs9 on a less expensive lapto...

Answers
7
Views
4089
Last answer by
SK8Z27 on
jonnyboy21

Newbie playing FS2004 - help needed please

Hi I picked up FS2004 and proceeded to do the first lessons etc - they went pretty well except I got annoyed when in a couple Rod ended the lesson cos I "appeared distracted?!", especially in the solo flight it was annoying because i was about to land....

Answers
2
Views
2798
Last answer by
jonnyboy21 on
Col7777

UKMIL Question

I stumbled on a couple of links for a site called UKMIL, but trying to access the site is another matter, all the links to it seem to be dead, has it gone down or is it a server problem, anybody know?...

Answers
3
Views
2872
Last answer by
Tailhook on
vicmic83

FS9 Loading Problems

Just completed a fresh install of FS2004. Using the NO CD Crack, or running from Disk 4 does not change problem. PROBLEM: FS9 Loads Scenery/Texture/Seasons 3 times at startup. In addition if I start at an Airport where the Real Time is Dark, when I...

Answers
0
Views
2840
Last answer by
vicmic83 on
letmepass

FMC PROGRAMMING PROBLEM!

Hi everyone! Recently i have downloaded PMDG 747-800, wached videos in youtube and so on..but now i want to train in my country, making flyghts from EYVI (Vilnius) to EYKA (Kaunas) (here are charts http://www.lt-vacc.org/Charts.htm ), and here is the prob...

Answers
4
Views
4521
Last answer by
CaptDennison on
RichT

FSQuality website

Does anyone know when the FSQ website will be live again? I am desperately trying to find an answer as to why when I run a flight with one of their products (All Roads of Europe), my memory is being drained becuase FS9 is constantly looking for hundred...

Answers
0
Views
2425
Last answer by
RichT on
CallumH239

Anyone know where to get a good freeware Lancaster Bomber?

Also me and another enthusiast are going to do a flight. With a lancaster, Spitfire and a hurricain anyone eles intrested? ...

Answers
2
Views
7027
Last answer by
CallumH239 on
RichT

Heathrow (EGLL) constant crash

Hi all It's been a long time since I last posted anything - many months of happy flying!! I have found however a constant annoyance. Everytime without fail I come into land at London Heathrow, FS2004 always crashes, coming up with a notice saying so...

Answers
7
Views
5715
Last answer by
RichT on
Westernstyle

[ Poll ] What should Project Opensky Release next?

A poll. If you think it should be different, just say so....

Answers
7
Views
3531
Last answer by
Westernstyle on
GL1517

AN-224

Where can I find an AN-224, or any Antonov transports??...

Answers
3
Views
3517
Last answer by
CaptDennison on
CallumH239

Auto landings

Can you perform auto landings? If so how? I love doing hand landings but sometimes auto landings would be easy....

Answers
5
Views
3084
Last answer by
Cheeks on
CallumH239

How to Install aircraft carriers. And where to find them?

Yep its in the name. Please give me step by step instructions...

Answers
5
Views
3516
Last answer by
Tailhook on
stinkyharris

Can you save flights mid flight??

Can someone tell me if there is a way of saving my flights mid-flight?? I like doing the longer flights. I want to be able to reload flights from where I left off. I may be being a complete muppet here if there is a way of saving....

Answers
1
Views
4403
Last answer by
Westernstyle on
effieveda

AI helicopter

I recently down-loaded the “elvis_sikorsky_s-76” AI helicopter from Avsim, along with a few repaints. I used Ttools to implement a simple flight plan where the helo (in Donald Trump livery) would successfully execute an out and back flight, about fift...

Answers
3
Views
3912
Last answer by
effieveda on
Westernstyle

Own Repaint

What programs shall i need to design repaints, such as what Honula uses?...

Answers
3
Views
2997
Last answer by
honuala on
earthdog

World "tour"

Hi! I want to start going around world but not as a world tour... I want to make it as a puzzle... Flying various flights until they are all connected around the world. My issue is that i dont want to manually manage all this so i thought to c...

Answers
0
Views
2348
Last answer by
earthdog on
jake12

does anyone know the coordinates of the mayan pyramids?

😀...

Answers
2
Views
7143
Last answer by
jake12 on
earthdog

Rivatuner + FS2004

Hi guys! My laptop and home pc have nVidia cards. Until now i am using nHancer for tweaking for my cards. But i think i will switch to Rivatuner for it has better and more tweaks. Does anybody has a basic guide for FS2004-specific settings for ri...

Answers
0
Views
2654
Last answer by
earthdog on
7ECA-Captain

Start Up...

Hi, I just got a copy of FS2004 century of flight... I have a basic question, each time I start the game from my desktop, it asks me to insert disc no. 4??? Is this normal? and do I need to do this each time I want to run FS2004? IT seems kinda dumb to ha...

Answers
26
Views
5161
Last answer by
Cheeks on
renesis

How to sort my AI Traffic .bgl files?

Is there any software/program that can help sort my ai traffic files? I have many and from differents sources (woai, MRAI.....). I want to be able to sort these .bgl files based on airline name and schedule season (e.g summer 2008 etc). Basically so th...

Answers
0
Views
3501
Last answer by
renesis on
Fire_Emblem_Master

FsPassengers, an AWESOME addon

FsPassengers is AMAZING. It's got everything you need to start flying right off the bat! All menus are used during flight, and it's super easy to learn. Anyone, ANYONE, even Radarman, with his TailDraggers would love this! What you get during a flig...

Answers
53
Views
17769
Last answer by
VegasFlyer on
excelsis

FS9 freezes in windowed mode

Hi When I press ALT+Enter for windowed mode after, I have started a flight in FS9, I can't get back to full screen mode. FS9 freezes up, I can't use the mouse (the cursor starts flickering) and I have to CTRL/Alt/Del to exit and start all over again. ...

Answers
13
Views
8456
Last answer by
Tailhook on
luigi_m_

I can't install FS9!

I recently deleted all of FS9 on my PC because I was having problems with my computer. However, I know can't re-install it! I insrt the first disk, it gets to about 20% then says : Setup failed to extract files from D:\MSGAME1.CAB. This is most likely ...

Answers
3
Views
3433
Last answer by
luigi_m_ on
W3CPR

Waikato carrier and aircraft placement

Hi... As we all know, when installing the Waikato aircraft carrier, the aircraft is on the elevator at the lower lever. When trying to place an aircraft on the flight deck by using the map and editing the altitude, heading, location etc, and with the al...

Answers
1
Views
4963
Last answer by
Tailhook on
CallumH239

This is what comes up when i try to install

Ok so i uninstalled fs2004 cuz i had so many planes that didnt work and it wouldnt log my flight time http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh72/callumhurley13/Fsscreen.jpg Can some please help me?...

Answers
3
Views
2776
Last answer by
honuala on
Westernstyle

Some aircraft?

I was wondering if there were any good Airbus A340-600 and A310's (I'd prefer Aeroflot for A310), cause im not paying right now for payware 😀...

Answers
12
Views
3536
Last answer by
Tailhook on
DIMITRIOSCOOL

World Tour Update

About a week ago i posted a post to ask for world tour stops. Since then i have made significant progress, and here are the stops i had (dont really make sense, i know) Frankfurt Munich Stughart Paris Newcastle Rejavik St Johns (CYYT) (Canada) ...

Answers
1
Views
3305
Last answer by
Cheeks on
Westernstyle

Comet

I was watching Seconds From Disaster, and i was watching "Crash of The Comet" I thought, Is there any DeHavidland Comet's out there?...

Answers
7
Views
3409
Last answer by
Westernstyle on
airwolfe

FSX and FS2004 on Vista 64 ?

I was thinking of adding FS2004 to my Vista 64 machine in order to use the PMDG 737-800. Right now I am using FSX and the only add on is the 737PIC which is nice, but doesn't look like it can hold a candle to the PMDG. I will add the PMDG NG? to FSX whene...

Answers
5
Views
3866
Last answer by
airwolfe on
eyton402

Engine Start

I have recently re installed FSOO4. Now, most aircraft I download have no engine power. I use Control E and the engines begin to fire and then shut down. Can anyone help? Thanks....

Answers
1
Views
2699
Last answer by
Westernstyle on
waj2306

Doors will not open!

After returning from vacation, I have run into a new problem. My Shift+E/2/3 ect. does not work! I have tried it on all of my aircraft to include the default ones. What could be the problem?...

Answers
3
Views
3341
Last answer by
JarJarBinks on
walesdragon

Anti-Aliasing problems

Hey guys, I was wondering, with fsx, all my aircraft look smooth and really nice. But on fs2004, my aircraft look extremely jagged and ugly. I've put Anti-aliasing ON in flight simulator and I've put it to 16x on Nvia control panel but it doesn't seem to ...

Answers
11
Views
8346
Last answer by
Cheeks on
arulu

FS2004 CD4

Friends, when I install FS2004, the 4th CD is not able to copy due to some scratches. Is there any way I could get this CD4. Please help? Thanks....

Answers
1
Views
3140
Last answer by
RadarMan on
Westernstyle

Ultimate Traffic, anyone else not satisfied?

Anyone else not satisfied with the lack of ai and paints in UT? Please say. Westernstyle 😂...

Answers
14
Views
3905
Last answer by
Westernstyle on
rickypig112

A332

Hi all So i am using simmer's sky A330-200 and was wondering if someone could reccomend me a nice sound set for this aircraft. happy flying....

Answers
2
Views
3811
Last answer by
hammerdag on
HappiChap

Moving downloaded aircraft into FS2004

Greetings to you all, can somebody please tell me how to incorporate downloaded planes into FS2004 ? I have tried everything except the correct method. Any help greatly appreciated, Happichap 😕...

Answers
4
Views
2800
Last answer by
burton on
walesdragon

FSX time

Well, since I've got my computer up and running thanks to some really good friends, I'm now going over the the FSX SIDE. FS2004 is awesome but I'm giving FSX a shot now and I will play FS2004 from time to time and try to enter as many screenshot comps as ...

Answers
12
Views
4144
Last answer by
Westernstyle on
prabhat

V- bar for pmdg b737 pfd

Anyone 's got an idea to change the PMDG PFD flt director dislpay from a cross bar to a V- bar like in the lear jet? or better to switch over between the two? this will be a great help.......thanks...

Answers
2
Views
4538
Last answer by
prabhat on
everest63

Electronic Kneeboard keeps popping up

The Electronic Kneeboard keeps popping up onscreen while in flight. I close it out and it pops up again. It will be gone for awhile and then it will start popping up again. Also, my joystick will stop working momentarily. Andy...

Answers
3
Views
3058
Last answer by
antone on
Jive1

Aircraft radius?

Hey! Where or in which file is the information of the radius of an FS9 aircraft, and, is it possible to set the radius if the designer forgot to set it? How should I set the radius? Greetz Jive1...

Answers
5
Views
5207
Last answer by
Col7777 on
W3CPR

F14Tomcatwaikatocarrier.zip

Hi... I have downloaded the above zip file and have had no problem installing the F14 but I have tried several times to load the carrier into the addon scenery in FS9 to no avail. I see extra files other than the Effects and Texture which most of the...

Answers
1
Views
3130
Last answer by
W3CPR on
W3CPR

landing lights

Hi.. Is there any way to add landing light to those aircraft that do not have them? Thanks P.S. Imagine what it would be like without this forum??...

Answers
1
Views
3426
Last answer by
VegasFlyer on
chrsmac84

How do i cancel my account

i have been paying a monthly subscription for over a year and i didnt realize it, can someone help me to cancel my account please. Thank You!...

Answers
2
Views
2935
Last answer by
drwhoere on
nottobe

LORAN-C?

Is there any addon out there for us to use LORAN-C to cross the big ponds? why it's totally missing from FS9? I doubt its included in SFX. In real world I think its still being used extensively on trans-ocean flights...

Answers
1
Views
3456
Last answer by
pdegraff on
waj2306

"Land Me" in .air file?

While doing some adjustments with AirEd to some AI A/C, I see a line that reads "Land Me". I have done a cursury search and find no description of this line. Does anyone know what it could/would be used for? Thank...

Answers
0
Views
2914
Last answer by
waj2306 on
Page 9 of 111