Flight Simulator 2004: A Century of Flight: FS2004 General
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ByronFlt. Planner
I have the new patch for FS9 and just discouvered that when I try to use the flt. planner I'm getting a message that says " problem with FS9" which then restarts the sim. Does this have something to do with Direct X9? Any help would be appreciated. All el...
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spuddiautopilot leveller on default boeings
Hey, i've just noticed that on my default boeing 737-400 the wing leveller disengage button is missing. If I look at the learning centre and look up autopilot. it has a screenshot that shows the 737-400 autopilot panel with the leveller button on the righ...
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wrightywayDealing with ATC request "Go around"
Hi There, If anyone has any useful tips for dealing with the ATC request on final approach "go around" I would appreciate it. I am sure I have read some info before on this subject but can not find the post. Kind regards Paul...
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baseballfool247What are the hardest airports to land at in Fs2004
what r some flight plans too to fly...
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hiflyerReboot Problem after installing MSFS 2004
Hi, 😂 My first post so be gentle on this old timer <grin>...... Just installed 2004 A Century of Flight and all seemed ok but when shutting down my pc instead of doing a normal warm reboot it drops into disk check mode then ends up as...
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MuskardinCessna C208 Caravan Amphibian
In my versoin of fs2004 this airplane (Cessna C208 Caravan Amphibian) alway steers left, no matter if joystick ist aktivated or deaktivated. I have the same problem with C208B Grad Caravan. All other planes fly properly. Does anyone have the same Probl...
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rtclementEnvironment File
Hi I am new to this site. I like the layout of it and the files. My question is does anyone know where I can locate an enviroment file that I once had to increase the number of stars in the night sky? ❓...
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SpartanVOR
I am just learning, via the Training Centre etc. in the game, how to navigate using VOR. However I am not sure of where you input the frequency of the desired VOR station, whilst sat in the cockpit. I would be grateful of any help. Cheers Spar...
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maddoctu-160 blackjack
i just posted my version of a Tupolev 160 russian bomber on my flightsim page for download. it has a pretty good vc, retractable wings and a pretty neat landing gear. i think the flight characteristics could be improved, so if you are good at that sort of...
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mjpFAQ on adding scenery?
I've been having some problems adding scenery, now fs2004 is crashing. There seems to be a lot of ways to add scenery--to your add-ons folder, to the main folder, editing the scenery.cfg file, adding through the settings. Some of them tell you to replace ...
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mjpBest Joystick?
Any feedback is appreciated. I've never owned one, except my old Atari ones. Right now I have the Logitech Wingman 3D FF, it seems kinda loose and touchy and rough. I am tempted to just get a spring mounted one for better centering and smoothness. I...
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Guest EdCollapsed landing gear?
Hi, Last night I was flying the King Air 350 into Haines, Alaska and I guess I came in too fast and too steep-- when the nose wheel came down, it gave way and the plane was sliding along on its nose! There was an unpleasant scraping sound, until we ca...
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my_redboatJOystick problems force feedback 2
When using FS2004 the joystick does not work, the joystick appears to work i.e. I can feel the forces when not in n FS, but when in FS nothing works. Any suggestions would be appreciated. I have reloaded software and still no luck. thanks in adv...
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ArchAngel_06SKY BABY GOLD
Is the SKY BABY GOLD model payware? If not can someone give me the site to download it from?...
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baseballfool247where can i find the new Top Avionics 777-300 v2.0 Panel
i want to find a free one or atleast a crack for it...
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Fire_Emblem_MasterNot Flightsim, but still really neat (DOOM 3 SPOILER!)
I beat Doom 3 not too long ago. Talk about a frightening experience! I'm glad it's over, but I'm gonna start a new game again soon! Anyway, I was absolutely blown away by the graphic quality of this game! There wasn't one thing I would change about it!...
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GuestSeveral questions from one with ZERO experience
Hi. I am interested in MSFS2004, but I have never owned a flight simulator and I have a few questions. Thanks for your time. 1) For someone who knows NOTHING about flight, will I be able to play the game? I mean, how great is the learning curve? ...
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Fire_Emblem_MasterDoom 3 problem
Hello. I'm at my wit's end with this, and am going to call tech support tomorrow if I dont get this worked out. Maybe someone can help. Ok, this happens after my PC has been logged on as me for a while, usually after about 45 mintes. I go to load up Do...
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Michael_HIs there an ICAO listing for airport codes?
I'm looking for a site where I can find the airport code by typing in the name of the city (which is not usually the name of the airport) I know I can do this in FS9, but was wondering if there was a website with that info....thanks..Michael...
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Agus0404I need help with the NAV button
Hello pilots! As you may notice, I need help with the NAV button on the Auto Pilot. What is it? What is it for? How can I use it? I read the Auto Pilot help in the Learning Center, but I still don't know what is that button for and how can I use it. Any h...
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danaudioGPS 500 in FS2004
Hello, Anyone knows how to activate MAP mode in this GPS to show the actual MAP during navigation ... My GPS500 has the VNAV button and the gps video shows the TERR button .. tx DAN...
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davecWhat is a fortnight???
Someone, some where in this forum asked the question "What is a fortnight?" Don't know if anyone has answered yet - so here goes- a fortnight is fourteen nights (or fourteen days!!) Common term in the UK and comes from Old English foeyertyen niyte. I hav...
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TomPPPLanding a Cub in a crosswind
Why do I have so much trouble landing the Piper Cub in a direct 8 mph crosswind (with rudder control activated)? I think I am using the correct technique but have wreaked a bunch of Cubs. Is a real Cub that hard to land in a crosswind? Thanks....
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kevin2003Water Textures....All at Sea!
Dear Fellow Simmers I was wondering wheither anyone might know the cause and remedy of FS9 water textures appearing as square tiles and usually of different shade of blue. I thought it might be an antialiasing problem as I always have mine switched of...
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GuestHow to start Instructor's Station
I am having problem locating the .exe file for the instructor's station in FS9.0 installation - it might be somethign stupit, but can someone help!...
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StarkyProblem with 2D panel
Hi, after adding some aircrafts and panels, I am facing an odd problem now: In cockpit view I don´t see any 2D panels anymore. The odd thing is, when I switch to window mode (ALT+ENTER), the 2D panel shows, but when I switch to fullscreen, they disapp...
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teemac777TUPOLEV TU-330
check this out radar, i got the TUPOLEV TU-330 in, however i cant hear the engines and theres no color, i can hear the flaps and the gear, when i unzipped it i saw no wav files was that a flaw or what do i do in this case,,,,,,thx for the help, ( im getti...
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teemac777installing
i need help unzipping my downloads into my flightsim, i can unzip them but dont know how to get them into the flightsim so i can fly em,( the planes) todd,,,,,,,thx 🙄...
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Agus0404Aviation books
Hello pilots! I'm looking for some aviation books so that I can expand my knowledge about aviation. As you may notice before, I am an aviation lover so everything that relates with that is perfect for me. I'd like to have some books containing airport ch...
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BambicruzHelp with FS2000 Scenery !!!
Can anyone send me the original FS2000 Scenery.cfg file? my FS2000 wont run anymore because the file is corrupted or something, and I cant reinstall FS2000 cause I dont have the installation CDs anymore, I tried to copy the scenery.cfg file from my FS2004...
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Agus0404Time Zone problems
Hello pilots! I'm having time zone problems and I'd really like to solve them. I fly for a VA and time zone is really important. I posted a message in my VA forum and they gave me some programs that solve time zone problems. Ok, they are useful, but I wa...
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GuestHelp, I'm new to this game.
After I take off on my plane, how do I know where to go and reach my destination? Thanks....
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kevin2003EditVoicePack probs
Dear Fellow Simers, I've got so much so much out of the forum in recent weeks I'm almost starting to feel guilty.Anyway here goes...... The above is a great program and ATC rcognises my selected callsign but my problem is my AI pilot does'nt. Al...
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Jyrki2Why the membership costs?
Yup, I'm asking why it costs? You don't have sponsors? :cry:...
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BabisPAPI lights
Help with PAPI lights.I cannot see them clearly anymore. Any idea of what might be wrong ?...
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RafiSome help with ATC
How can I establish a connection with destination air port tower with ATC panel with out waiting or looking for the near by airports.(without GPS) For example: I want to ask for directions some 100 miles before landing and all around me some times severa...
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gdcom-2Pilot shoulder stripes (i know this has nothing todo with fs
Hey people im 18 and from the UK. Got a question i've always wanted to know. I am going to start my flying lessons again and would like to know whether anyone getting or has their PPL wears pilots uniform (shirt, tie 'Stripes') because i'd like to look th...
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logowatchmanFS2004 update v1.1 - Corrupt Files
I recently installed FS2004 update pack v1.1 offered by Microsoft and now when I start FS2004, it freezes and i get an error msg which says Completing setup. Generating scenery file indexes. A little searching on the net revealed that this apparently ...
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Bigman_jHelp the new guy
Hey, I am new to the flight sims. Can you all help me? I am not able to get the other airplanes on the ground. I can't taxi my plane either. How do I get other planes like the 727 or L-1011 on my game? Thanx in advance for the help 🙂...
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P_Thomas22Flight Planner
First a big hello to everyone.....My first post. I'm a bit confused on the flight planner, I can do vor flight paths no prob and perfectly, but if i want to use the actually flight paths , like a low altitude flight what do i do to tune for intersectio...
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Agus0404Error in SCENARY.CFG
Hello pilots! Today I installed FS Real Time, but I didn't like it and I decided to uninstall it. There's some problems... 1) I can't uninstall it because of some reason. 2) When I start FS2004 a message shows up with something like this: "Error in S...
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anaselgIs it possible to download FS98/2000 ??
Im looking so bad for either FS98 or FS2000 installation files. is it possible to download them somewhere on the net? if Yes, can someone show me exactly where and how to do that? Thanks a lot in advance!...
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anaselgHow to change language in FS98 ????
I have FS98 in italian but I want to change it to English/French, is it possible to do, if yes, how?? thanks!...
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XpilotWind problems!
Hi there, Does anyone of you have such problem,I am using Real weather updating every 15 minutes,but the shit is that,almost every time I fly and when I am at cruise altitude winds changing every minute,slowing or increasing plane speed,so it's not lik...
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nomadserror installing 727 ad on
when i try to install 727 professional for fs 04 the setup show that it cant load fstype can anyone help me with this problem 😛...
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tomthetankAny ATC or real pilots?
😕 Ok I have a question for you,I have d/loaded a real ATC flight ➡ https://forum.flyawaysimulation.com/forum/topic/2888/as-real-as-it-gets/ Its very good......but As I approach Milan I am told by ATC to continue high speed after fl10000...
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michlinAltitude for short commuter flights
I base many of my flights out of Boston's Logan airport. One flight I like to do is a commuter flight from KBOS to JFK which is about 185 nm. What would be an appropriate altitude for a commercial airliner for this 40 minute flight? TIA, michlin...
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captain2006+MSFS2006
MORE AIRLINES BRITISH AIRWAYS SWISS AIR AUSTRIAN LUFTHANSA DELTA AIR UNITED AIRLINES EMIRATES SAUDIAN AIRLINES ROYAL JORDANIAN TURKISH AIRLINES EGYPT AIR JAL AUSTRALIAN AND OTHER PLEASE...
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kerrysrView Keep Changing
My views (cockpit, virtual, etc) keep changing and I cant stop them. I want to keep one view only. What gives?...
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1234dfgvgray mist instead of scenery
please help , when i play fs2004 the sceney is just grey, i move the sliders up to improve scenery but it does not change anything i am running xp , p4 2.4 ghz, radeon 7500 128 megs graphics , please help...
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