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zero1123High in FSX II
Whats up! Does anybody here run FSX in high sittings with good frame rates? If you do, what specs does your monster computer have? 😉 pls. check out this link also. Thanks! https://forum.flyawaysimulation.com/forum/topic/33669/high-in-fsx/...
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jewkid80afterburner
How do you use afterburner on the F-16? 😕...
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7ECA-CaptainGetting Mauled...
Is anyone else finding it hard if not impossible to start the frigging Maule? Auto start works great, but trying to get it fired up with the quadrant and starter doesn't seem to want to work. Ideas? I follow the check list, but all it does is crank and fa...
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KarlwCan I uninstall sp2 with no ill effects to fsx?
I want to be able to play multiplayer but after I installed sp2 I continuesly loose connection...
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7ECA-CaptainBeaver Schmeaver....
Flying the old beaver yesterday and it won't stop flying left wing low and wanting to trun left. Tried to correct with rudder trim, but still wants to fly wing low?? Also, what controls the heading when on autopilot on the beav??...
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Spoty101Is this fake or real?
THis looks so real I can't even be sure if its actually a FSX photo, any thoughts? 😳 http://www.avsim.com/pages/robertw/FSX/airport.jpg...
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larobleyFavorite Payware addon or aircraft
I was wondering what is your favorite top 2 payware. I purchased airbus collection F-Lite from just flight and I wasn't very impressed with it. So iam just wondering what other flight simmers have purchased and if it was worth the money and exceeded exp...
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oldsamerSo, what's that ?
Red V ina horizon bar appeared during a gusty crosswind landing. It's centered in any view and stays centered during pan. It's only present in one saved free flight. Never seen it before. Recently upgraded motherboard and 1 1/2 year old FSX is actin "F...
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ikkeweerGot problems
Hey all. I play FSX, and I am Dutch (So normaly I land/start at schiphol amsterdam airport). But if I wanna go from schiphol to Orly, Paris. And I say in the radio ''departure south'' than I'll get up to the west. How can I do this or is it a bug...
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chopper911Animal Locations
Animals seem to stay in the same area. I found the dolphins near the lighthouse at Lihue. Will others please post where they found animals....
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7ECA-CaptainAircraft color....
Lately I've noticed yet another Glitch? When selecting the G 21A Goose, all the aircraft show as white? Doesn't matter which variant of the goose I select, it comes up white. Any ideas? I tried repair, but don't really want to uninstall and reinstall as I...
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mitch0508taxi steering
hi When your taxiing do you steer with the yoke or the rudder pedals? Thanks in advance...
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flightMikeYour opinion.
ok heres how this is i will make this as simple as possible because on other post i go on and on about pointless words and sentences and look.... im doing it again!!!! arghhhhh... anyway... im just going to say it.. i have FSX and FS9. but i only ha...
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Buttons11What'da ya think?
Abit Intel IP35 Pro ATX Motherboard A-DATA 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Memory E7200 Wolfdale 2.53GHz 3MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor GeForce 8500 GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready Video...
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InvictaFerrari Enzo in FSX
Hi fellow F-Simers. The Excellent Ferrari Enzo package for FS2004 does work in FSX (although some gauges are not recognised). Just drop it in Simobjects/Ground Vehicles folder. I have just uploaded a new Aircraft.cfg file to make the handling and per...
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rexgrantFS Navigator V5 for FSX
Hi all FS Navigator as just said that the present FSN will not work in FSX and their new one will not be out untill mid 2007. Well that will make me have to learn a lot more. Regards. Rex...
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airwolfeDual Monitor not working correctly in FSX
I just installed a 9800GTX with two monitors, a 19-inch and a 22-inch, everything works fine until I fire up FSX ... at first it would actually load the plane up, but then flash back and forth from one monitor to the next. I tried making some adjustments ...
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JaredNext Product From Wilco
Hello everyone. For anyone that does follow Wilco/Feelthere, they have partially announced a new product. I have no clue what it will be based on the screenshot available. Does anyone else here have any idea what their next aircraft will be? The link is b...
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abmukh80FSX Weather Engine Problem
Hi Guys, Cant figure this one out. Suddenly my used defined weather has gone for a toss. When I select user defined weather, I dont see those weather properties when FSX loads up. Example: If I've selected the base level for clouds at the airport ele...
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airwolfeGoFlight RP48 - HELP !
I have the GoFlight RP48 module and I want to use it in FSX as the autopilot. Is this possible ? I can't find anyway to make it control IAS, Heading, etc with the rotary dials. Any help will be much appreciated. 😀 UPDATE: Nevermind... my answ...
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Col7777Is there an FSX ai aircraft viewer?
I did a search but couldn't see anything, I have just bought a new PC, my old one couldn't run FSX, I used to have an ai aircraft viewer for FS2004 'Traffic View Board' is there a similar progam for FSX please?...
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walesdragonExtreme FSX problem
Okay, So I've tried to play FSX recently and I have to tell you, it works pretty good but the catch is that I have to have it windowed and restored down (but I have the ends of the window right to the end of the screen so it's basically like playing a ful...
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dtdbUsefull Keyboard Shortcuts
Different key commands to adjust the view. Shift+Enter: Move up Shift+Backspace: Move down Ctrl+Enter: Move Back Ctrl+Backspace: Move forward Ctrl+Shift+Enter: Move right Ctrl+Shift+Backspace: Move left - Zoom out + Zoom in Backspace: Default...
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effievedaFSX "stock" AI
The AI part of my FSX install seems to have disappeared for some reason. The original traffic file, scenery\world\scenery, is no longer there. All of my add-on traffic files are OK. Any advice on how to restore it other than a complete re-install of FSX w...
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mpf858Installing New FSX Missions
I have FSX Deluxe with SP1 on Windows XP/2002 Professional 5.01.2600 (Service Pack 2). When flyawaysimulations.com downloads have "Missions" folders (or subfolders with categories), I know what to do. Also, when they they have scenery and texture folde...
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walesdragonFSX Freezing
I'm playing fsx a lot now and I REALLY enjoy it. But there's still one problem (other than the BSOD i've been getting quite frequently but I think I know how to figure that problem out myself) that I have. This happens quite a lot and varies on WHEN i...
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DomariusHow to save mission progression after re-install?
Hi, I kept the data folder in MyDocuments, but when I re-installed, all my mission progression was reset, and I have to complete the missions all over again. Where is this information stored, so I can back up the file next time?...
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sfdr1Afterburners
Can someone please tell me how to get afterburners into my fighters? I have been trying all kinds of things but i don't know if i'm doing it right Thanks....
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KarlwPlease help my textures are looking weird
My aircraft textures as well as autogen textures are blurred for some reason they are staying blurred to. I have restarted flight sim with no luck all my airplane and autogen textures remain blurred. All my setting are the same I changed nothing. Is there...
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1LtLoricCaptain Sim C-130 install problems
Heya, i recently downloaded the Captain Sim C-130 for FSX. I have run the installation software over and over and over again, but I have no idea where to extract the install to!!! i tried simobjects/airplanes and the FSX root folder, but BAM no results!!...
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GuestWhat to do with FSX
Hey people, I bought FSX and guess what.... It ran like crap. So guess what I did: I returned it to the store and sticked to my good old FS2002. 😂 😀 😀 😂...
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maxwell101Help! how do i get fsx to work on two screens plz help!
i dont know how to get fsx to work with my two screens i have a nividia dual video card if that helps :evil: :evil:...
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MonsoonMallyFSBuild 2.3 to (FSX) PMDG 747 FMC
Hi all I seem to be having difficulty getting my flight plan (I create one ok in FSBuild2.3 (EGLF to LCRA Farnborough to Akrotiri)) - but I cannot seem to 'load' this into the FMC - 'Not In Database' is displayed. Its driving me nuts - I really wann...
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garrickmcFSX Installation Procedure & SDK Questions
I have the Deluxe version & Acceleration on a Vista 32bit. Can someone tell me the proper way to install this..... I'm having problems with the tool menu not showing on the menu bar, I installed Deluxe first then Acceleration then the SDK stuff from disk ...
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dan_cbwA Stupid Question?
When I set up a flight plan and choose either High/Low Alt airways, when it comes to looking at my GPS, it has an ETA to the next waypoint, is there any way to set it so it shows the ETA for the total journey (to the destination airport)?...
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toddbredaWhat are the best realism settings for the controls?
Last weekend I took my first flight in a DG1000S sailplane. It was fantastic! However, I quickly learned my simulator settings are nowhere near as sensitive as the real thing. I've never flown a prop plane, but having sampled flying a real sailplane, I ca...
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1LtLoricSaitek X52
I was wondering, how do you get the scroll wheel, mouse click button, and mose control (the little aqua colored tab thingy) to work?...
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zero1123Stall speed
Hello! I downloaded FA-37 Talon and I think it's a great aircraft, capable of reaching mach 4.0. I saw a little problem however, and it's the aircraft's stall speed. The aircraft doesn't stall untill it reaches 10-30knots!! This kind of unreallistic fo...
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dan_cbwSP2 Rolls back...
Hi, I installed Service Pack 2 last night (its the first time playing FSX for about 5 months) and it worked perfectly, however today I had to do a system restore on my PC for other reasons, which meant FSX SP2 was not installed. So I go to install it agai...
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1LtLoricOffset Effects
Well, I FINALLY found a freeware YF-22A Raptor, made by IRIS. But it had one glitch I would never expect from IRIS... Offset Afterburner effects. So, I'll be flying along, and I'd throttle all the way up, and after a few seconds my afterburners appear. Bu...
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avb99FSX ATC Window
Hello Does anyone know how to either remove the border of the ATC window or reduce the font size please? I know we can reduce thr size of the box by dragging the corners but this only serves to limit the number of messages being displayed. I find the box...
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BennyboybrownAI Traffic
Hey guys..i got my FSX working again and i was wondering if there are any good AI traffic to get like virgin blue and qantas and stuff..?? Thanks...
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rotorpower54My FSX is not loading
I recently installed FSX on my computer with the acceleration pack. It has been running fine everytime. Today, when I clicked on the desktop icon to start up, it would not load. The FSX startup picture comes up like normal, but thats all it does. It...
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ollyauFS Water Configurator
Hi Everyone, On behalf of the FS Water Configurator team: After nearly a year of development and testing the day is finally here! FSWC is now available from our website for download. http://www.strikingsoftware.com/fswc.shtml Ashton, Pa...
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kin3flight plan files?
Where does fsx look for flight plans? I create a flight plan and save it but I cannot load it in fsx because it looks in a different place or so it seem. I just need to know where fsx wants it to be then I can save it there. 😀...
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rdlockreyNVIDIA GEFORCE FX5200 question
I have been playing FSX for a few months now using my HP's intregrated ATI Radeon xPRESS 200 video (128mb / Shared) with "marginal graphics and framerates. I just picked up a NVIDIA GEFORCE 5200 (256MB) PCI , which is entry level at best, and im wonde...
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HeyjoojooCan I get get dual monitor affect with a PC and laptop?
Just wondering if I could somehow connect my laptop to my PC to achieve the dual monitor effect. Anyone got any ideas? Kareem...
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mitch05082 sound cards in vista
hi i know ive asked this before but i really need to know how to do it. 😀 is there a way to put two sound cards in my computer and connect headphones to the one soundcard and speakers to the other and get the atc to come through the headphone...
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chez64HALO file
hey could anyone locate and send me the HALO file for fsx please, it is l found in the main texture folder i deleted mine accidentaly and emptied the recycle bin :oops: my email addy is zhutton@sky.com thanks all...
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1LtLoricDownload = white screen?
Huh, I downloaded the B-17G 'Fuddy Duddy' and the F-16 Taiwan texture things, but when I run the simulation, it has sound and shows the smoke from startup and stunt smoke, but nothing else... Any ideas?...
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