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Flight Simulator 2004: A Century of Flight: FS2004 General

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There is seriously something wrong with my toolbar

I just installed PMDG 747 yesterday, and today when i started doing the practice flight (KLAX to KEDW) with FSpassengers on, I randomly lost the toolbar (I AM NOT IN FULL SCREEN). I right click to show/hide toolbar, the menu wont come up... I press alt...

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Last answer DME43

M15A

Quick question!

Hi, Just a quick question: On the Cessna 172 SP cockpit panel in the middle on top you have 3 lights with 'O M I' written on them. What are they?...

PMDG 747-400

Hey, I purchased few days ago the PMDG 747-400 and now I try to use it, but for some reason, when I am starting my flight, the gauges shut down, after few seconds, and you cant see nothing no engine controls, not attitude indicater... you know what i am t...

9 answers

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Last answer tiger7881

bawls327

757 and C5 sound like prop plane

Well my other planes sound like the jet engines and when I load these aircrafts they sound like a prop plane and they never used to be like this....

1 answers

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Last answer Tailhook

Austin11

Missing scenery files

Hey, I'm missing some scenery files in my scenery folder for FS2004 and that is why my scenery is acting up and it looks very bad,you can look in your scenery folder and compare to the pic and see which ones I'm missing,if you know which ones I'm missing...

17 answers

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Last answer willthethrill

boeing772

where can I find traffic and a moving gate

Where can I find traffic and moving gate (jetway) that goes on the plane after I land...

5 answers

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Last answer loner001

n9xv

Baron 58 NAV lights

I get "PANEL" lights ok in the Baron-58, but not "NAV" lights (nice red glow on the individual instruments). Is this normal? Kevin...

5 answers

4379 views

Last answer Jon Hicken

omgttfs

ifly 747

I've had the IFLY 747-400 for a while now, but not spent much time with it. I'd installed it, got sick of poor fps, uninstalled it, reinstalled it....you get the idea. Anyway, I've just reinstalled it and I'm actually really starting to enjoy it.... B...

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Last answer Tailhook

Guest

New Nvidia Drivers

Anyone try the new Nvidia graphics drivers? I have the 8800GTX SLI cards and am curious as to how the new drivers work with fs2004? Is there a way to enable SLI with fs2004?...

5 answers

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Last answer Tailhook

n9xv

Standard temp on climb chart

I have an actual C-172 skyhawk POH. In the climb profile chart (TIME- FUEL-DISTANCE to climb) it uses a "standard" temperature of 0-deg. C to compute the correction factor for non-standard temperature conditions. Why are they not using 15-deg. C as the IS...

GAUGE addons

Is there a way I can swap out a standard VOR indicator or DG for an HSI or RMI in a Cessna 182S in FS2004? Thanks, Kevin...

7 answers

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Last answer CRJCapt

n9xv

FLIGHT DIRECTOR

I'm not quite sure I understand the "practical" use of the flight director. I thought when flying manually (AP off), it would indicate the correct angle of bank for a standard rate turn. When AP is on, it always seems to use about 22-degrees of bank unles...

Strange airplane behavior

Can someone help please... Several times with certain airplanes when i start to roll on the runway to take off the airplane does not go straight ahead in a straight line but rather it deviates to the left....????...any ideas why this might be?...it is ...

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Last answer KurtPStevens

Guest

ILS Approach Problems

I followed the stickied guide at the top perfectly. I get clearance to land and I kick in the APP Approach and the plane then just begins to turn in no direction. At first it seems like it may be turning to line up with the runway, but it'll just turn and...

8 answers

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Last answer Tailhook

dannyboy2005

Dual Core FS2004 on Vista

Hi Dose anyone know how to make BOTH cores work (obv for a processor) using Vista Ultimate. I have follwed the instructions for XP and it would let me. Any ideas? Ta...

2 answers

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Last answer dannyboy2005

DME43

Is there a program to estimate flight time/ is there a way?

is there a program that tells you the time it should take you to reach your destination either taking in the weather etc or not, and if not, how can we estimate it?...

7 answers

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Last answer ARD-DC

The-GPS-Kid

HELP - PC shuts down "due to Thermal Event" !

Hi, Just wondering if anyone can help; I am currently GROUNDED! Yip my 2.5 month old DELL pc has died on me, so no flying for me. It's a bizarre story.... The problem is that the PC completely shuts off after about 10 minutes of use... when I bo...

Any tornadoes in FS?

any freeware or payware tornadoes in FS, not just the wind effects?...

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Last answer bawls327

n9xv

LAT / LON entries

Is there a way to enter LAT / LON coordinates for an arbitrary point? Inotherwords, I'd like to enter LAT / LON for my house on the GPS in FS2004 etc. Kevin...

where can I find a 777 with the efb

Does anybody know where I can get an 777 with an electronic flight bag but is a free download...

1 answers

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Last answer Air-Head

scab12

Belly Landings

Does anybody know where I can get a belly landing program....

5 answers

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Last answer Tailhook

Jamie4590

Force Feedback Wingman

I've seen one of these joysticks and it looks a good deal (£5) but it has a USB connection. Will it be compatible for FS9? Is it a good joystick?...

4 answers

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Last answer Rambunctious

Jon Hicken

VOR navigation.

Hey there. I've been wanting to learn VOR navigation for a while now, because it seems to make a simple flight alot more satisfying. But anyway, I took the lesson the game provides about it, but to be honest, it's quite terrible, and hasn't made anythin...

:?: Nice (France) Airport????????

Hello, was simulating a flight from CDG to Nice airport, but when trying to do an ILS landing... ❓ ❓ The ILS feathers do not align with the runway, and consequently on a coupled approach, it appears that I was being guided to the right of ...

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Last answer Tailhook

Guest

767-300

Hi all, Does anyone have trouble with the 767-300 when it comes to landing, i always seem to land hard, when i flare i dont over flare yet i always float. does anyone have similar problems or is it just me? happy flying...

8 answers

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Last answer Tailhook

dannyboy2005

Get Full Frames in FS9 with Nvidia Geforce 8800 GTX

Hey, If you formatt your pc, and then install the Nvidia drivers you should be getting lots of frames I have formatted and installed FS2004 on Vista and i can fly around JFK and get 27FPS (Locked at 27FPS) Its wonderful Just need a new hard driv...

6 answers

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Last answer dannyboy2005

tvhunt

query, how do I declare and emergency?

Flying a Beech Baron, I got an oil pressure light warning - I feathered the prop, shut everything down and continued on my IFR flight. When I contacted my airport for landing instructions I couldn't find any way to declare a single engine approach and em...

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Last answer ShockAndYaw

boeing772

How do you get the jetway to move in fs2004

How do you get the jetway to move in fs2004...

3 answers

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Last answer tiger7881

cheezyflier

full carrier ops download

has anyone downloaded this? i would like your opinions of it, and if it is a straight forward install....

3 answers

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Last answer Tailhook

boeing772

where can I find a 767 with the vc

where can i find a 767 with the vc...

1 answers

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Last answer Tailhook

MRGPS1

DME Arcs

Hi People, Does any one know any aiport with a runway that has a DME arc appraoch. I need to practice this approach. Cheers MRGPS1...

9 answers

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Last answer JCaputo

westjet

is this possible

hi i saw this video on youtube of a guy landing a plane. but when he was doing the glide slope thing there were squaers in the air that he went through and it got him straight to that runway how can i get those hoops in the air. i think it was a boening 7...

5 answers

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Last answer Dino20000

boeing772

where can I get a free demo version of captian sim 757

Wher can I get the free demo version of captian simulator 757...

1 answers

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Last answer Karlw

teamo

Dual core use

I remember reading a post about using the other core of a dual core amd for fs9. I did a search but I cannot find it. It gave instructions on how to split the workload in fs9 between the two cores and optimize performance....

3 answers

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Last answer RadarMan

boeing772

what should I set flaps to on landing?

what should I set the flaps to on landing?...

2 answers

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Last answer CRJCapt

Guest

ATR problem

After take-off on my ATR, I retract my flaps and suddenly the plane raises it´s nose, and I keep pushing the nose down key, and the nose just raises.. Can anyone tell why this is happening?...

4 answers

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Last answer Tailhook

boeing772

how do you stop a stall

does anybody know how to stop a stall?...

7 answers

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Last answer Tartanaviation

licht16

Settings / graphics issue

I just recently re-installed Flight Simulator 2004 on my laptop and I think I am having some kind of graphics card issue. The game looks like crap and so I went to adjust the settings. However, when I did went to adjust the sliders they wont move! http...

1 answers

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Last answer RadarMan

Guest

around the world

currently i am flying around the world at around 320Mph about how long will it take. i am going from KPDX-KPDX(my hometown area) stopping every once in awhile to fuel up. btw i am at 16x speed i wish you could go higher in ap mode...

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Last answer Bartfs

Guest

scroll

hi guys, on FS9 my mouse scroll wheel wont move my wingview back or forward, it works when im on the internet etc. does anyone know if theres any way i can get it to work in fs9. thanks and happy flying...

5 answers

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Last answer VegasFlyer

M15A

Airspace

Hi all, Just wondering....the sky is divided into 'classes' of airspace (e.g. class B, C, etc.). But...I also heard you have certain regulations on some places about the altitude you have to fly. For example you have to fly higher than 2000 feet on ...

Fraps help

How to use Fraps http://www.fraps.com The latest version is Fraps 2.7.4 in both payware and freeware versions,for Windows 2000, XP, 2003 and x64 Editions. Remember Video capture and editting requires a good spec CPU,plenty of Ram and a fairly decent...

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Last answer Tailhook

x pilot

FS9-ERROR

Hi guys I have just downloaded that announciator panel from Avsim. Istalled it, did what it said into my aircraft cfg file.. Then when i started Fs9 it popped up with a ERROR-FS9, aircraft or program in incompatiable, FSSound.dll file Anyway unin...

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Last answer x pilot

mossy

private jets for fs9

I enjoy flying the private jetty types of aircraft in fs9, and quickly grew bored of the default learjet. I went on a search for some freeware planes, but could find none that had both a good model and cockpits that weren't just aliased with the default c...

4 answers

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Last answer RadarMan

JD16

reversing and turning

I can reverse an aircraft fine but cannot get it to turn. Using 1 or 2 will not turn the aircraft. any thoughts?...

Bomb Effect

Rare Flight Simulation's has just released an effect that allows bombs to be dropped from any plane or helicopter ❗ ❗ Download Here Thanks 😉...

7 answers

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Last answer Sander806

yyyodabish

cant get planed to line up

hi in fligt simulator 04 i cant get the ap to line me up with the runaway. i like to fly without a flight plan. i have stared playing flight simulator about start of this year and i still cant land at all. i just cant get the plane lined up. can some one ...

AVSIM AI Aircraft

I have downloaded a couple of AI Aircraft from their site, however not sure on how to install them? I have the World of Aviation (WOAI) installer already, but most files from AVSIM dont need/wont install through that program. jetstar_v1 is the name of...

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Last answer Tailhook

guest

loading

I have downloaded a posky united 767 and a 767 panel from avsim and when i save the flight and tryed loading it again it wouldn't load and it says a error message and restarted fs2004 any1 know how to fix this? thanks...

1 answers

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Last answer Tailhook

Guest

Flying to EGKK. Why no ILS approach??

Just flown from Bangkok to Gawick and when I arrive I am gettting no ILS signal at all?? The only thing different about this is that FS could not calculate a "High Level Airways" so I had to opt for "Direct GPS"! Is this the reason?? I really can't thi...

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Last answer CRJCapt