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A slight problem with FSX, I'm certain someone can help.

Hi guys, I've messed with my poor FSX config file, whatever file you set values for stuff in, the normal one everybody messes with. (i can't think of the name now as I haven't messed with it in a while)I messed with it so much that the sim runs well, but ...

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Last answer G0Nz0

gizmopilotdk47

My FSX videos:)

Hi. I have made a couple of fsx videos and put it on youtube. Take a look, and please comment.🙂 Video 1. http://youtube.com/watch?v=ipH6GLVFSkU Video 2. http://youtube.com/watch?v=7Kv31zMDDTc&mode=user&search= Video 1 is jets, F-16, F-14 ...

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Last answer gizmopilotdk47

n7xlq1

FSX Crashing..

Hey all, the last couple of days, I've been having problems wit FSX, everytime I'm switching to a new view like outside spot view I'm getting a crash, and when I view the report, has to do with msvcr80.dll. I've done searches already on here about it...

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Last answer n7xlq1

abmukh80

machine re boots itself

Hi guys, There's problem which is happening these days when I'm flying FSX. My computer suddenly reboots on its own when I'm in game. However such a problem dosen't happen running any other program or software. This is happeing now for quite some time...

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Last answer faust1200

Karlw

Tail textures transparent

I have some 737-200's insalled in my fsx and the problem is that the leading edge of the tail is transparent when I turn on the light at darker settings of day is there any 737-200 tail textures I can replace these with that are not transparent in the sli...

CLS A340 Gauges not working

how do i get the gauges to work on my A340 package from cls ?? in 2-d panel theyre not there, there just blank, any ideas?...

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Last answer RadarMan

abmukh80

help needed on ILS

Hi, I needed some help on ILS. I have gone through the entire theory but everybody fails to explain what exactly needs to be done during the approach. I need some step by step answers. 1.After the controller advises me to switch to airport approach,...

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Last answer abmukh80

JLangevin

My first weird FSX glitch... say it isnt so!!!

Well, 9 months so far, and I havent been happier with FSX... I decided to try out the new Su Jet that was uploaded to the military aircraft section and took a leisurely flight from Riverside, CA to Mexico... just about 50mi below the Mexico/California bor...

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Last answer Cheeks

ohboy710

fsx minimizes after clicking 'fly now' and stays minimized

So after I get into FSX and pick my aircraft, fuel, time, location etc etc, and then I press the "fly now" button to load my aircraft... the entire window minimizes into the taskbar and stays there. no matter what i do i can not get it to maxamize back u...

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Last answer RadarMan

baesys

Just Fight FSX A340-500/600 add on

anybody know where i can ind it to download and pay for it, i tried the just flight website and it would authorise my card...

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Last answer mdaskalos

irishbloke

Problem with Instant Replay and Flight Video

For some reason these are greyed out sometimes during a flight. i tend to fly a lot of missions and lessons and would like to record my landings take off'es etc. However it seems that these 2 options are sometimes greyed out and sometimes not. Is t...

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Last answer irishbloke

abmukh80

real time weather update

Hi guys, Everytime I switch on the realtime weather update in FSX i get a error msg saying could not connect to server. My internet connection is definitely active at that time. I can surf any site. But really dosen't go through FSX. Any clue how co...

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Last answer CRJCapt

SimmerGuy

USB Devices for FSX

Does anyone know if there is a limit on how many USB devices you can install with FSX? Is it the same for XP PRO and VISTA? Vann...

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Last answer RadarMan

G0Nz0

marker light not displaying correct

i do have graphics settings set high, but do not understand why the marker light textures are showing as squares when they flash? anyone come across this, and more imprtant, can it be fixed without dropping lots of settings? https://forum.flyawaysim...

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Last answer G0Nz0

GundamWZero

Upgrades.

Alright....time to put Intel's (and JLangevin 😀 ) money where their mouth is!!! I bought a Intel Core 2 Duo E6320 (codename Conroe) processor running stock at 1.86Ghz and a EVGA nForce 680i SLI (the Black Pearl) motherboard. Now, it was a pain in...

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guest

Aircraft Carrier take-off and landing while not in mission

How can I take off from, or land on an aircraft carrier during a non mission- how do I select the carrier as the starting location when using the filter?...

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Last answer Cheeks

chrisinhants1

747 IFR

i am currently flying kdfw to Gatwick and when i line up with the runway i cannot find my gs indicator or my localizer where is it on the 747? pls help ty chris...

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Last answer G0Nz0

kiosk

full screen or window

which is better for performance, FSX full screen mode or window mode? I Find window mode easier to work with...

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Last answer jellrod

valcan222

A few FSX questions

Hey everyone, I have a quick question,,, ok first off I have windows vista premimum 2 gigs of ram and a gts 8800 640mb video card, i hope thats all you need to know, but anyways heres the prob, the graphics in Fsx are great but if i ever go from one airpo...

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Last answer Daniel_spitzner

Karlw

operation valkeriye

Is it any good would you reccomend I get it here is a link ➡ http://secure.simmarket.com/product_info.php?products_id=2439...

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Last answer chrisjoi

krichard

ho do u get the ground cew to your plane

how do u get the ground crew to your plane. and yes im in a 737-800...

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Last answer Cheeks

giorgio-ally

ILS - Help please!!!

Ive tried over 10 times to make an ILS landing and it just won't work. Im flying an Airbus a321, I have setup the GPS with the course to the airport. The NAV/GPS buttoon is set to NAV, the NAV1/2 is set to the right frequency, course is entered and Autopi...

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Last answer abmukh80

effieveda

hangers

Just curious - does anyone know if there are any hangers in fsx where you can actually park your plane? Regards...Art...

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Last answer effieveda

abmukh80

ready for a challenge

guys we've quite often discussed ab himalay airports and how difficult are the approaches there! Anybody tried landing at Khorog ( city and airport name). This is a remote airport in Tajikistan i recently found out! Not sure about the airport code. ...

Dash 8

Does anybody know were I can find a Dash 8 with a VC...

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Last answer Karlw

baesys

Just Flight - Traffic

i bought this, and installed it and i have just noticed there are no fuel trucks at any airport and also no jet ways at all at any airport, any one please help. thanks....

1 answers

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Last answer RadarMan

krichard

fsx sp1

what file do u put fsx sp1 in...

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Last answer PhilTaylor

MU_24

Autopilot and GPS are off at startup

It's probably something stupid, I'm prepared. However, I fly both the 737 and 747 and start cold and dark. I've had it happen on both aircraft where the GPS and autopilot show nothing at all, just a black screen for the GPS and nothing on the autopilot ...

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Last answer JarJarBinks

abmukh80

FSX windspeed

Hi guys, Everytime I set the weather manually in "user defined weather" mode and set the wind speed high-severe, the aircraft even when in a standstill shows wrong airspeed. What I mean is when I'm standstill the airspeed is jumping between 40-60 k...

4 answers

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Last answer JLangevin

Splitdog

Does Norton anti-virus need to be turned off to fly well?

Does it help to disable while you fly? Thanks....

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Last answer JarJarBinks

abmukh80

boeing 737-600 NAV1

Hi guys, I recently downloaded the westjet 737-600 from the flyaway library. Its a brilliant aircraft- new sound, new panel, etc. A kickass machine. Only one problem. I'm unable to switch on the NAV-1 switch for ILS. I mean I can tune NAV-1 to the d...

Mini FSX

If your computer can't keep up with running FSX, try out this lite version.. http://flightsimx.archive.amnesia.com.au/ 😂😂...

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Last answer Doyley

ollyau

Flight Simulator X: Acceleration

Microsoft's new expantion pack for Flight Simulator X now has an official trailer. Check it out at FS Insider: http://dev.fsinsider.com/news/Pages/AccelerationTrailer.aspx. I have read that Flight Simulator X: Acceleration will have: "*Multiplaye...

3 answers

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Last answer RadarMan

abmukh80

777 panel problem

Hi guys, Any 777 aircraft I download from any site dosen't show up the panel on FSX cockpit. I've checked the "panel" and "gauges" folder, everything seems to be fine in comparison to other planes. Does FSX support 777 at all? Please help me solve t...

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Last answer CRJCapt

abmukh80

FSX emergency

Hi guys, Is there any concept of an emergency in FSX? And if u can how to do it? What happens exactly and how ur aircraft is given priority by ATC. Must be interesting. Was thinking for a while, such a huge game and no concept of emergency! Not pos...

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PhilTaylor

FSX-DX10 : 2nd Update

here http://blogs.msdn.com/ptaylor/archive/2007/07/13/friday-the-13th-is-here-and-so-is-the-2nd-fsx-dx10-progress-report.aspx I hope you find it useful...

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Last answer PhilTaylor

jonnycash

setting up FMC in FSX for Wilco B777, need help

Can anyone please explain in detail how to setup the FMC in Wilco or any other capable airplane in FSX. I have been reading about it but did't get any good website that explained in detail. If you can either explain or just post some links where I can l...

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Last answer mdaskalos

jetman35

Just purchased Xgraphics and..

I found that the clouds to be VERY detailed and accurate however I take a big hit in fps when in detailed clouds are selected. I played around with the other settings and trying to find the best combination. For the price, it's totally worth it. Jetm...

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Last answer FlightSimX

Thunder-01

Firewall ON or OFF while on-Line?

My Friends, I'm curious - Does it matter whether MY Firewall is ON or OFF while hosting Multi-Player sessions or while participating in one? I'm not sure I want to turn it off but, if it's preventing people from joining my session, or if I'll gain someth...

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Last answer n7xlq1

Riche

Don't know how to install FSX add-ons

i dont no where to post but i have hade a membership here for three years and i still don no how to instal the files!...

2 answers

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Last answer bawls327

piper_wichmon

sinking into the runway?

This is probably something I'm doing wrong but most of the time, when I go to land, when I touch the run way, I sink into it. Could someone tell me what I'm doing wrong? 1. Take off AP (if I'm using it) 2. Line up 3. Increasingly put flaps 4. Landi...

6 answers

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Last answer effieveda

Flyguy41983

No desktop Icon

Everytime I download FSX there is no desktop icon. How can I use FSX without the Icon. Where is it located?...

7 answers

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Last answer effieveda

anonymouse91

Civil Air Patrol Mission

I need a bit of help on this mission. I can find the pilot easily but when it comes to landing, it goes a bit pear-shaped. Sometimes when landing (either to pickup the pilot or to land at the end), the back wheel and tail goes into the ground and/or the a...

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chrisjoi

Dream Computer for FSX

I am preparing to replace my computer. I would like to find out what a FSX dream computer would have. It has to run at least three monitors and full FSX settings. So far I have decided to use 4GB Ram, dual 8800GTX cards and a quad core processor. N...

20 answers

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Last answer JLangevin

piper_wichmon

Logitech Extreme 3D Pro Joystick Problem in FSX

I have a Logitech extreme 3d pro joystick. when i go to change the camera, and make the SLIGHTEST movement, my plane turns completely to whatever direction the movement was made. it's calibrated perfectly in the center. i tried to change the sensitivit...

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Last answer JarJarBinks

slicer81

Free game recorder

Anyone know of any free game recorders? like record my flights? thx, or how can i load my flights if i record them and save them? then post them on youtube maybe? Thanks....

3 answers

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Last answer RadarMan

myers62

aircraft lights fsx

hello was wondering why at night time i dont see the cabin lights on the plane is very dark only thing i see is strobe lights on and wing lights on....

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Last answer PhilTaylor

slicer81

New gfx card, planes look wierd.

Well i got this new gfx card and i have like rivets/choppy on my plane tail, wings, etc. Any1 know why? :'(...

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Last answer RadarMan

slicer81

New gfx card

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8211259&productCategoryId=pcmcat107700050041&type=product&id=1166235562418 will that increase my performance (less lag, able to turn settins up higher) compared to http://www.diamondmm.com/S9250PCI256.php ...

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Last answer RadarMan

Splitdog