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raptor9landscape colors
I have both fsx and fs9 on my computer and I noticed the landscape colors in fs9 are bright but the colors in fsx are very drab brown-green or even gray-green. I maxed out sliders in scenery tab but no difference. Anyone else get this?...
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spin21Cant get flight sim x to run.
Hey all can anyone help me i keep getting this messgae in a read me when i try and load the game - This disc contains a "UDF" file system and requires an operating system that supports the ISO-13346 "UDF" file system specification. Im sorry if t...
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markhyderMicrosoft Flight Simulator X not opening
I keep finding that Microsoft Flight Simulator X is not opening. Any ideas why?...
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DoyleyForward Slip
What is a forward slip and how do you do one like this video? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sH4sQ5iwVDY&mode=related&search=...
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irishblokeBeginner Flying tips
Im just wondering whats the best thing for a Beginner to do ive done the 10 beginner lessons and most of the Beginner missions. I still have problems landing especially jet planes. im trying to get used to one jet plane so i can learn from that (Bom...
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freedspeakBeing the Grumman freak that I am ...
I would love to see someone make the C-2 Greyhound for FSX. PLEASE !...
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kioskweird ATC ATIS problem
now all sudden ATIS information lists active runways for all sort runways that dont actually exist for the airport...what in the h... seems after SP1...anyone seen also?...
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Vin4evrfor those of you has flight sim x and 04
could anyone tell me the simular function in flight sim 04 ( shift enter, and shift backspace to move view points up and down) that does the same in Flight sim x? i cant see to do the same in flight sim x as I used to in flight sim 04. It becomes difficu...
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kane92A GOOD FLIGHT
I want to do some good flights, but know of any good ones..... So whats some of your favorite flights that i can do???? or any good flights in commercial aircraft that i can do.... THANKS...
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abmukh80heading hold
Hi Guys, Is there any switch in a 747/737 which follows the pink line on the GPS after selecting the heading hold? In other words after selecting the heading hold what if there is a curve on the pink line? Do I hv to manually change the heading hold p...
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n7xlq1Is there a way of changing FSX saving screen shot files?
Is there a way to change the way FSX saves screen shots from .BMP's to .JPG''s? Because you would think saving it as jpg it makes the file size smaller?...
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abmukh80a321 radio tuning
Hi guys, I'm not able to tune the NAV1 on an airbus a321 aircraft. The problem is the last 3 digits give me an option to tune but not the initial 3 digits in the frequency. Ex: If the default NAV1 is set to 111.400 and I need to retune to 109.300 th...
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jetman35A fsx DX10 Picture??
A image of what DX10 could look like???? http://library.avsim.net/sendfile.php?Location=AVSIM&Proto=file&ImageID=173310...
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escrgeMultiple Monitors stopped working...
Originally, I had FSX Deluxe running on two video cards/monitors. Card 1 is an ATI Radeon 7000 Card 2 is an NVidia GeForce 6800 I never had an issue until I installed Card #3 which is an NVidia GeForce 8500 GT. I can only get it to work on one mon...
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dosteenAdd on Aircraft -- Screen goes white and comes back
Hello, I have FSX and have recently installed some add on aircraft from some virtual airline sites. They are suppose to work with FSX being that I downloaded them from their FSX links. They work and everything shows up (guages, etc...) but when I mo...
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abmukh80aircraft installation problem
Hi guys. I'm having problem in installing third party non FSX series aircrafts. If I'm able to explain myself correctly. Here's an example: FSX has 747-400, 737-800, A321 etc as default types of aircrafts. Now my problem is installing a 747-200 o...
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DoyleyVoxATC
Has anybody tried VoxATC, any reviews? http://www.voxatc.com/ Thanks 😀...
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flyboy978b-29
can someone please tell me where i can get a b-29 as a free ware...
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PhilTaylorFSX-SP2(DX10): 3rd public post
I just posted another of my periodic updates on FSX progress with the DX10 update, here. http://blogs.msdn.com/ptaylor/archive/2007/08/08/fsx-dx10-3rd-progress-report-just-another-wednesday.aspx I think you will find the progress interesting, and t...
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abmukh80my traffic X
Hi Guys, Since the last few days I was getting spontaneous reboots on my PC while playin FSX. I decieded to uninstall and reinstall SFX. Also I did not hv SP1 installed I did that also. Everythin happened perfectly but unfortunately my traffic X dos...
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JLangevinHOLY COW!!! New performance pics!! 56K beware!!
Hey all.... well, first off, as many of you know, my system was running FSX VERY well, with high frame rates, and very smooth performance. If you havent seen, you can look at the videos in my signature to get an idea of my previous performance. Yester...
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slowfred3D Glasses worth the money?
The best knowlage base out there are the people using them. My question: Is it worth the money to purchase the 3 D Glasses for FSX. My system is pretty much up to date: Intell E6600, 2 Gig Ram, BFG 7950 GT CO Good video using Vista. I have no problems a...
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dan_cbwJoystick in the manual
I've been looking into buying a Joystick now that I get a reasonable fps in FSX, so I was looking in the little manual thing that comes with the game and noticed they have a control layout for a joystick. Does anyone know what joystick this is (I know its...
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sdmunroeSide and rear views won't clear
Let me try this again. I got 0 responses last time and this is really bugging me. Doesn't anyone else have this problem? I've installed the service pack. It runs great, with this exception. Now when I've cleared the panels (W key) in the cockpit view, ...
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abmukh80graphics card
Hi guys, I'm just about to buy a new graphics card. Its a ati radeon 512 mb ddr3 x2900HD card. I believe it supports DX10 as well. I had some queries on the same. 1. Incase I dont hv a Vista is it worth buying a DX10 card? 2. I dont have SP1 r...
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ryanking001Cargo Pilot
Hi Guys, Has anyone tried cargo pilot with fsx and vista? The tracker always says failed to connect to fs. Please help...
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KarlwGetting Callsign to appear
How do I get a call sign to appear in my aircraft selection menu I have nly the default names and quite a few addons?...
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waterinthefuelA 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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gizmopilotdk47My 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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n7xlq1FSX 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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abmukh80machine 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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KarlwTail 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...
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baesysCLS 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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abmukh80help 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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JLangevinMy 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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ohboy710fsx 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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baesysJust 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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DoyleyLanding to Extra
How do you land an Extra without bouncing? I find it really tough to slow down without flaps or speedbrake so the only way I have found at the minute is to either come in way below the glideslope or to sideslip, slideslip is tough and doesn't work too we...
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irishblokeProblem 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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abmukh80real 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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SimmerGuyUSB 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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G0Nz0marker 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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GundamWZeroUpgrades.
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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guestAircraft 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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jono1978Default A/C and Location
Hi All, Not sure if this is possible, can you set FSX to default to a Plane and Location different to that set by FSX? Thanks John...
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chrisinhants1747 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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kioskfull 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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valcan222A 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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Karlwoperation 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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Daniel_spitznerFlight Simulator X Wind-Direction Issue
Hello. I have noticed that when I am for example approaching a runway, I every time encounter a strenuous issue about the direction-depict of the wind. In this case applying Real World Weather Updates or Defined Weather. I will ther...
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