Flight Simulator 2004: A Century of Flight: FS2004 General
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nottobevector and IAP
I dont quite understand when you have to fly IAP. In FS9 and Radar contact, you automatically get the vector service all the way to the localizer. But STAR and IAP sound like a great deal in real-world flying. So my question is: in the real world aviation...
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Dieter2007Patch 9.1 fs2004
hi everyone i need the fs2004 patch 9.1 but i can't find'it... someone can tell me where to download the patch, i search in microsoft but is not there anymore another question: i have the aibus vol1 from wilco publishing and when i start the simula...
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Lufthansa-pilot90737-500 destinations
hei,, can anyone direct me to a website, that lists almost all 737-500 destinations in the world?...
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wantfsxWhy is the plane swaying so much? (technique?)
Hi everyone! So, I've been flying fs9 for a while now but the one thing ive never seemed to figure out was how to stop the plane from chasing the correct course in autopilot....for example, if im set to a VOR going to it at 120 degrees, even if im far out...
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GMTKActive camera Freeware Version?
Is there any utility like Active camera (not freeware) that i can look for?...
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GuestMalaga Airport AGP LEMG Wrong
Why is Malaga Airport ILS Runways showing up as Runway 14 and Runway 32 on fs2004?? I flew to malaga (real life) and back for a week and the runways are infact 13 and 31 any chance of a fix??...
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Pulp1Abacus Airbus Fleet.....
I recently purchased the Abacus Airbus Fleet and am having problems landing. Thus far I have only used the A319 but everytime I try to land it will bounce wildly. No matter how smooth an angle I land at and no matter at what speed i land it is a bi...
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waj2306Turboprop Autothrottle?
I have been looking/experimenting with adding an autothrottle to the Mike Stone C130. I have added the proper lines, switch and readout window to the .cfg and panel. When I engage the AP and AT, and set the proper IAS, everything works fine until I reac...
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Lufthansa-pilot90Flying Speed?
Hey.. Can anyone tell me all the speeds, for take-off, climb, cruise, decent, landing, for B737-500?...
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M15AExiting traffic pattern
Lets say I want to take off in my Cessna 172, departe to the north, flying VFR at an altitude of 2000 feet. I contact ATC and they direct me to runway 24. So now I taxi to runway 24, take off, and then what? Should I fly the traffic pattern departur...
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SpiderWingsA Flying Challenge for Anyone Interested
I've had an account here for a couple of years but have only recently started reading the forums. So I'm a bit of a newbie here myself. I just read the Favorite Airports Topic by Phoebe and I've found a number that I want to mention in a reply ther...
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bawls327Having trouble taking off in 777
I got the just flight boeing 777 professional by the flightsimstore.com. I use plenty of flaps but its like I am not going fast enough - not getting enough thrust. I get up to around 120 knots and I still cant lift off. Any ideas?...
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M15AAnother quick question: Carb heat
What is carb heat and what should I do with it while flying vfr? In none of the lessons in FS2004 I found out anything about it... Thanks!...
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RSA_SEALKneeboard Problems
Hi all, Having recently installed FS9 onto my computer, downloading and installing the 9.1 patch, I am having one problem with FS9. This problem pertains to the kneeboard. I can open the kneebaord, however, when I click on "Checklist", and click on t...
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flyinaceBig install problems: acontain.dll
I've seen other people with this problem but i have not seen how others have solved it... I install FS2004 and it seems to install just fine but when i start the program I get an alert that about 17 .DLLs are missing or corupt, then it closes... I've uni...
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me12312Freelook?
Is it possible to freelook (ie, with the mouse) while in the cockpit view? I know I can push shift+numpad to look directly left, right, forward, backwards etc, but I would prefer to smoothly look around in all directions. Is this possible?...
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DME43St elmos fire
any way we can get it in FS?...
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DME43There 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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M15AQuick 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?...
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HowardsRockNeed help once again.
OK...I'm having the same problem I had a few months ago. Nobody had an answer, but miraculously, it just started working again...first intermittently, then pretty much all the time...but I digress. Regardless of the plane I'm in, I'm at full throttle ...
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tiger7881PMDG 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...
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canadairmancarb heat fs2004
Hello all, How to test the carb heat switch effect in fs2004 ? to fly in alaska in cloudy weather ? How to see the effect of icing ? Thx Gunther EBCI...
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bawls327757 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....
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Austin11Missing 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...
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boeing772where 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...
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n9xvBaron 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...
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omgttfsifly 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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GuestGround Environment Pro and Ultimate Terrain
Hello, I use ground environment pro with FS2004 and have been contemplating the purchase of ultimate terrain. If I install ultimate terrain, will the ground environment pro still be able to adjust the texture colors according to weather? Do the two p...
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GuestNew 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?...
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n9xvStandard 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...
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n9xvGAUGE 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...
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n9xvFLIGHT 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...
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GuestStrange 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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GuestILS 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...
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dannyboy2005Dual 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...
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mossyFPS drops, ATC all over the place
I just did a flight through cargo pilot from Biggin Hill (my base airport in the game) to a small strip somewhere in france in my PMDG Beech 1900C. During this flight two odd things happened: 1: every couple of minutes the FPS would drop from where I hav...
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mike93jetway?
can i get a jetway to pull up to my plane on the flight simulator 2004?...
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DME43Is 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?...
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The-GPS-KidHELP - 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...
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DME43Any tornadoes in FS?
any freeware or payware tornadoes in FS, not just the wind effects?...
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n9xvLAT / 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...
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boeing772where 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...
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scab12Belly Landings
Does anybody know where I can get a belly landing program....
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Jamie4590Force 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?...
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Jon HickenVOR 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...
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Air-Head:?: 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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Guest767-300
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...
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dannyboy2005Get 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...
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tvhuntquery, 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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boeing772How do you get the jetway to move in fs2004
How do you get the jetway to move in fs2004...
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