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apollo132

Waikato Carrier Elevator Operation

I am taxiing on to the elevator but what makes it go up/down? Just downloaded and i'm itchin' to fly...

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bawls327

Fs2004 not installed?

I am trying to install some service updates for the pmdg 747 when I see that it comes up with an error saying that I do not have fs2004 installed. So I go and see if all my planes are there etc and I even start fs2004 and it works fine. What shall I do to...

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AApilot2012

is fs2004 better than fsx?

i have fsx....it sucks..its not laggy at all until i touch down during landing...than it has a 5 sec delay..if i fly to bigger airports than it lags so does fs9 lag at all i have a tough pc one that fsx only lags a little but its annoying are fs9 graph...

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UR-HRUST

Airshow MAKS 2007

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AApilot2012

my traffic X

is my traffic X good?? will it make your game lag would you recommend it?...

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Odyssey

Flyaway Nicknames

After a while of being a member on flyaway I have come across many interesting and unique nicknames. Just out of morbid curiosity, could any of you explain the origin of yours? I am named after the Command Module of the Apollo 13 spacecraft....

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Pappy55

Speed Brake & Spoiler problem!

for some reason my speedbreaks and spoilers do not work anymore apon landing.. This happened after changeing panels for the POSKY 747-200. Has anyone else had this happen to them?...

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djcevera

New Video card

Hello Im currently in the market for a new video card and was wondering if anyone could suggest a particular one. Currently im running a nvidia geforce 7600gs with a 350 watt power supply 4gb ram,and a amd dual core believe its 1.6ghz xp pro. add...

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Bartfs

[ Poll ] World of AI VS Project AI

Well.. Wich one do you prefer? Im currently having alot of PAI airlines but when i first came to the world of AI site i saw that they have loads of updated airlines 😳 So, Wich one has more framerate friendly models?...

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CaptainOver

Running 2 monitors with FS2004

G'day, Just wondering if anyone can help me. I have two monitors running perfectly together as one desktop using Windows Vista. When i play FS2004, it will naturally only use one screen. What i had planned on doing was using the second screen to house...

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eyton402

GPS - Nearest Airport

Im being lazy and have not done any reading,,, When I look for the nearest airport using the GPS, lock onto the Heading it keeps changing. Perhaps Im just not reading it properly but could anyone comment. Thanks...

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SpiderWings

Hi Everyone.

Life has gotten in the way of what I love. I haven't flown for months and haven't been able to spend time looking and reading the forums which I also love. But I do think of this often and just wanted to say hi to everyone and hope that all is well wit...

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cheezyflier

those dreaded flying tips

how can i turn them off? i cant find the box to uncheck anywhere! it keeps telling me that my heading indicator is incorrect, press: "D" but when i do, nothing happens and the message comes right back. when i shut off the engines it tells me to start th...

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Karlw

cd crack question?

I just installed the no cd crack for fs9 when I started it up it asked me to accpet or decline the eula is it ok to accept or is the cd patch illegal? 😕 Thanks...

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Flyguy41983

Frankfurt Overload

So Frankfurt Overload 2007 is tomorrow! Is anyone going to fly tomorrow? Has anyone ever flown this before and if you have how is it? Any Comments, Brandon...

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Tailhook

Great sounds for the Huey

For those of you who've been looking for nice Huey sounds I'd suggest you download the FS2004 Bell 205 UH-1H Iroquois Las Vegas Metro Police-Rescue Air Unit-5 from www.simvation.com The file is complete... no additional downloads required. This Huey do...

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bawls327

Please help really weird scenery prob

Well My fs2004 looks like this now. There is a big white sheet above me and it follows me everywhere. I cant get above it or away its always above me....

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benbastock

hitting centerline

i've been flying for ages i am pretty good except all this time i am unable to hit the centerline visually without ils and vor approaches from the cockpit view even with a cessna 172 it is diffficult any tips...

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bawls327

FS9 Patches

Well I have been with fs9 a while and I just realised that I dont remember getting any patches for it. I tried to google it but google never comes up with the answer for me so I will try asking you guys. What is the latest FS9 patch I can download? Anyone...

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rowcoach

FSUIPC.dll error

Hello, During a download, I seem to have messed up my FSUIPC.dll file. Now, when I start FS2004 I get a message saying that the FSUIPC version I have is not compatible with FS9. Is there some where I can find the correct version of FSUIPC, or do I have...

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ZAY

[ Poll ] Preety good

I really like flight sim 2004 and 2000!whoever dosent like flight sim 2000 u are not my friend any more and iam serois!by then!...

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Macimate

Jeppesen simcharts problem! please help

I have a problem in simviewer. Everytime i choose anything from the chartlist nothing happens it just gives me a blank list when i for example press "vor rw 05" this problem only started today, anyone have a solution?...

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mossy

Ultimate terrain europe compatibility

I am considering buying UT europe, but I am worried as it is quite a lot of money for a broke 14 year old, and I wondered if anyone could answer these questions: Is it a good add on in general? Is it worth the money? Will it hit my fps hard? W...

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mossy on
joscarcal

FS9 continues to crash!

Hi everyone, Can someone please help me?? FS9 is turning me mad, it keeps on crashing in the middle of every flight and it returns my computer to the desktop. Because of this issue I cannot do a single flight completely. I read about other people wit...

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belgeode on
mschaeffer99

Does FS 2004 have an issue with Windows Vista?

For the first time I decided to install fs 2004 using a vista based system. And for some strange reason I'm having problems with the display. Like for example, if I go to spot plane view, it doesn't show the outside of the plane. Instead it still looks li...

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morris91

FS2004 View

Hi i uninstalled my FSX the other day and i thought before i reinstalled it il give FS9 another go well to be honest i might stay with FS9 and plus i got a better computer to play FSX with and now my FS9 works even better that i last used due to my new co...

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CaptainDale

Moving Gates and Stairs (Ground operatons) How?

Hi There. I am really puzzled as to how I can add moving gates and stairs and basic grounds operations such as little men and vechiles without having to pay overdue amounts of money such as $38 a time just for something simple. Does anyone know of ...

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xfspazx

Error codes 1335 and 2350

Can someone help me with installiing Flight Sim X? I keep getting error codes. 1335 and 2350. I was able to install Flt Sim2004 without any problems, but when I try to install X, it gets to a certain point and then stops....

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Cheeks on
djcevera

loading flight plan into gps or fmc

hello i was wondering if i make a flight plane using the fs2004 flight plan how do i import it into my gps or pmdg fmc?...

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mossy on
coolcatkelso

Fs2004 Failures

Hiya Never tried out any failures yet but was wondering if anyone has or knows off a basic Emgergency Handbook / Help guide to failures ie - Engine Failures (What to do) Gear Failure etc etc Cheers...

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mossy on
brown_257

ILS Landing Runway Approach in FS2004

On Flight Sim 2004, how do you set it up to do an ILS landing so that the plain is level with the runway on aproach. Do you do this when you make the flight plan. This would make the approach easy, although i have master the manual one know, after alot of...

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waj2306

File Cleanup Utility?

I have been using a great Guage cleanup tool for a long time. I was curious if there is/are any Sound/Effects ect. utilities out there that can clean these file of unused items? If not, what do most of ya'll do to clean these files out with? Thanks...

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Karlw

Please help active camera 2004

I just reinstalled active camera 2004 registered it and set all the keys but whenever I try to walk around or toggle the external view it doest do anything I set my step left to num 4 and whenever I press that in the vc it looks left but the camera stays ...

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Karlw on
mossy

FS repaint troubles

I have recently downloaded GIMP (an open source alternative to photoshop) and I wanted fs repaint to use it instead of the inbuild editor. After a long time looking I finally found the .exe file needed to tell fs repaint to run it, and tried to edit an ai...

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JVD

Aerosoft AES

Just dowloaded the Aerosoft AES demo and now I'm a bit stuck. I'm looking for the passengers that aerosoft puts in their adverts of the product. I've parked at ramps got the airstairs and hoped I would see passengers boarding or de-boarding when I asked t...

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Cheeks on
Simmy

Starting FS 2004 without using disc 4

Some time ago someone posted a method of starting FS 2004 without inserting disc 4. Unfortunately my computer crashed and I have lost all my downloads etc. Can anyone help please? Simmy...

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Brook

Keyboarding the Radios?

Is there a way to operate the radio/nav stack from the keyboard rather than going to the mouse? I have my right hand on the joystick and to manually operate the radios i have to come off the stick and grab the mouse. Also is there a quicker method...

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Mc_GaNgStA

PMDG FMC Issue.

I'm having a problem with using the FMC during the last few stages of the flight. This is what I do usually. 1. Input flight details such as airport Origin and Destination. 2. Input weight and flap details. 3. Set departure runway. 4. Choose correct s...

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fupi

Figuring out how to start flight with no engines

Is there a way to start a flight with the engines off? I haven't been able to figure that out....

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RadarMan on
mossy

Turn to left on taxi

Ok this is something that has been happening for a while: Whenever I taxi, the plane will turn slightly to the left. I use the rudder to correct it and I manage ok, but it looks messy. It is especcially irritating when I am taking off because it means tha...

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thunderbird522

[ Poll ] Kittyhawk Airplanes!!

I recently downloaded the Kittyhawk 737NG series and I am impressed!!! I would download it over the posky any day. It is more manuverable and the autobrakes actually work! The only thing I have against it is that the winglets are a little out of porpor...

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thunderbird522

Rank shown

Hi all, I work for UPSVAC as a captain. On the flyaway fourms, I show up as a trainee. Does anyone know if I can change that? Thanks, thunderbird522 🙂...

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CRJCapt on
Brook

Lear Jet DME

Can't seem to locate the DME readout on the FS9 Learjet...any advice?...

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CRJCapt on
fupi

Airport Scenery

Is ther a download that will let you enhance airports already on the game. I would like to have jetways and all that at some of my favorite airports.(Denver) If you could reply, that would be awesom...

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djcevera

What are virtual airlines and how to join them?

could someone please point me in the direction of some information on what exactly virtual airlines are and how to go about joining one thanks for any help....

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djcevera on
renesis

FS9 and changing AIRAC world data

Hi, I have updated the AIRAC data of LDS and PMDG and notice that there are now discrepancies between FS9 data and the latest AIRAC data largely due to changes in magnetic variation. For example, Manchester (EGCC) used to have runways 24L and 24R but n...

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renesis on
DJNocturnal

question about fs2004 on vista

i am running fs2004 on vista and it plays just fine, the only problem i am having is that i can only play in full screen mode, if i try to play with the menu bar on the top, the screen freezes untill i change it back. i ran this on xp and it worked just f...

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thunderbird522 on
Brook

Steering Problem after Autopilot shutoff

Hi all..been awhile... I'm having a problem in which i have a hard pull to the right in steering after shutting off the A/P (usually following a long time on the A/P) Tried calibrating joystick when it happens--no improvement. Anybody familiar w...

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thunderbird522 on
Jive1

Exclude/Flatten files in scenery.cfg

Hey! I have a question on scenery.cfg file..... I designed a douzen of heliports within a not too wide area., and I collected them all in one folder, so as to activate this complete folder in one single in my scenery.cfg It happens now that some of th...

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RadarMan on
rblair

how do i get the fs2004 jetways to move?

how do i get the fs9 jetways to move ❓...

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