Well I have been playing with FSX since it's launch and although I only have one issue which is a sound issue everything worked well. I installed SP1 over a new install following the removal proceedures along with a re-boot and twice now the system h...
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I posted this in another Forum here but received no responses. Perhaps it belongs here: I purchased a MegaScenery CD for FS 2004, installed it, and used their 2004->FSX converter FS2004FSXlibraryUpdate to make the scenery compatible with FSX. Durin...
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Can someone help me understand the 4 red/white light system on approach next to the runway. Thanks!...
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Will Vista Home Basic handle FSX? Will XP(SP2) be better? Also, does Vista Home Basic support DirectX 10? Lastly, is DirectX 10 out yet? Thanks...
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We will start wtih some background.. When I first purchased Flight Simulator X, my system included the following: Processor: Pentium 4 3.2ghz LGA775 - Watercooled Mobo: Intel D955XBK Mother board Memory: 1gig (2x512mb) PC2-4300 (533mhz) Sound Car...
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I am pleased to announce that FSX SP1 is now live for downloading! Check the fsinsider site I have some important blog posts that need to be read: FSX SP1 is now live! FSX SP1😛reparing to Install FSX SP1:Aircraft and Scenery Fixes FSX ...
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Hey there i just bought the new fsx Deluxe from hmv for £55 the man who got the disks from the store room seemed a bit new and when i got home the disks just say flight simulator x when the case says fsx deluxe and when i go to install it the front page ...
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I usually land my plane by having the NAV/GPS switch set to GPS and setting the approach on my GPS, then the autopilot lines up with the runway pretty good. But I just wanted to know, that if u have the NAV/GPS switch set to NAV, along with the Runway ILS...
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look ive been looking for the best buliding textures but will not effect frames alot...
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How can I take a screenshot during one of my flights, and how do i save it? Thanks !...
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If its not too much to ask, can anyone give me a step by step guide on trimming an aircraft. You can make it specific to the Cessna 172 in FSX, but i just need step by step written details on once i reach cruising altitude, how much trim to apply with wh...
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Reading another forum - simmer is talking about reducing sliders and using Tile Proxy to "overlay" terrain and that he has phenomenal visuals - even attached some photos which were very very very good. This is the first time I have read about Tile Proxy ...
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Never had anything like this to happen before - I landed at an airport that I fly into alot, taxied to gate, stopped engines, Cntl+J to activate jetway. When jetway finished its cycle, all of a sudden, I started being pushed back - I could NOT stop it wit...
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Is there a program I could download to design and create my own liveries? If this is possible please fill me in. thanks !...
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I am a newbie in flight simulator and I would like to know how can I line myself up to the runaway when there is no vor station in the airport? That's my problem actually, I don't understand how can I do if I have to land on the runaway 19 to line myself ...
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Hello Fellow Simmers, Thought I had this all worked out and committed to memory. Flying ILS - Set Nav Radio to ILS Frequency - Set CRS to setting shown in Route - When I get ATC to turn such & such heading for localizer, I then turn on approach mode -...
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I have question regarding GPWS sounds in FSX: When I had FS2004 I remember downloading some add-on that gave me very realistic sounding GPWS sounds. Two or three times in the past I have heard the same sounds coming from real cockpits as I was getting on ...
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has anyone noticed that if you open the cargo doors on CRJ the baggage cars crash into plane forcing the flight to reload. It actually happened when baggage cars leave. I guess you have to turn off option in realism that allows you to crash with other air...
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Hi all, I would still like to add some of my own aircraft to ai, but I am confused about the various files and where they go. I visited UltimateGA, which looks good, only it got me more confused. Is their stuff compatable with fsx? In which files or fold...
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Whenever I look for this airport it never shows the airport Kai Tak so if anyone could pleas give me the airport id please...
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Well, I got bored tonight and decided to make another one of my videos. This one isnt too fancy, but I love this approach and cant wait until there is FSX addon scenery for this airport, espcially for night time (MS took out all lighting since this airpor...
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I'm just in the process of buying a new PC and viewing all the addons for FSX i'm seriously wondering if it's worth the bother at the moment. From what i've seen so far FSX offers nothing to give me that feeling that i've "just got to have it" if you know...
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Earlier this , I just got a 8800 GTS and 3 gb of RAM. But my computer is still not handling FSX to great in all areas of the world. My current CPU is AMD Athlon X2 3800+. But it does not do very well. In 3D Mark 06, I get like 0 to 1 fps with my C...
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First of all, I know there's a sticky here concerning activation issues, but this question is slightly different, hence the new thread ... I read on the MS Support sites that to activate the product, you can do it online or by telephone; I (and I assum...
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Can anyone recommend any short (15-30 minute) scenic flights? What is the best scenic short flight on FSX?...
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Im sure it states as real as it gets on the box. Am i being stupid or have microsoft completely forgot about this? Taxi lights are very important in aviation....
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After weeks of flawless running, last week FSX just stopped working. When I start the game I get this error message: "Flight Simulator was unable to load some program files and will now exit. Please reinstall Flight Simulator to restore or repair th...
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I was looking through some screenshots of FSX and look what I found: https://forum.flyawaysimulation.com/images/forumimages/28220/i-think-i-found-ufo-in-fsx_9279910d7ac7fdfa2562bb013383b314.jpg...
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What's the next step IF you're FSX.cfg is Not in your normal location - Documents and Settings\Username\Application Data\Microsoft\FSX - Folder options are set to "view hidden", but the data is Not in Documents and Settings, anywhere - I do have a FSX.cf...
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Can anyone refresh my memory? I have FSX Deluxe.....
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Hello fellow simmers - I have seen some great photos posted here of simmers capturing in-flight shots as well as stills - What program is being used OR is there a way of capturing in FSX? - I know you can do a short video, but stills? Thanks in advance ...
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What does it mean? My Nvidia control panel has this option but don't know whether or not to set it on......
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➡ http://www.precisionmanuals.com/ Can anyone please tell me if the 744 will be free for update or will it be just like buyimng the aircraft again?...
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I have a dual core E6400 @ 3.2ghz stable, along with an 8800GTS 640MB Graphics Card, and 2x 1GB of Ram, running XP 32 Bit SP2. I just downloaded FSX SP2, and although a very noticeable improvement, its not the type of performance I would expect with a ...
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Trying to Install Flight Simulator X. Constantly getting a .cab error half way through install. error is: D1Fea~18.cab is corrupted. I've talked with MS Support, didn't work. Done a clean boot, no help. This game has had an attempted re-install s...
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During the final moment of the installation, an error 1935 message appeared, it's about something like "error installing assembly ...... simconnect " and so on. I've tried to format my system drive and re-install the winXP with SP2 and then install the ga...
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NO MORE TROLLS ABOUT FUEL TRUCKS & JETWAYS PLS would the mod pls make a sticky ?...
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the read me file says ➡ Model, Panel & Aircraft files and gauges should not be altered and cannot be incorporated into other shareware or freeware programs or published on any electronic or mechanical media anywhere without permission. Th...
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when i try to install fsx it says install sheild unable to load runtime scripting...
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Hi all, I'm still having trouble with spot view. Sometimes it zoomes in so far it's making the plane look silly and the view is un-flyable. I made a screenie so you can see for yourself, this is made after zooming out as far as it would go. ...
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I got my DVD drive, so I'm almost ready for FSX (need a graphics card!) I noticed that FSX Deluxe has 21 detailed airports, 38 detailed cities. And, FSX Standard has 16 detailed airports, 28 detailed cities. Would someone be able to give me a lis...
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ok, so i ain't been around these parts for a while but im back like the leech i am to ask for some help!! many months ago i used to use a website that generated 'missions' for the user to use within flight simulator (was fs2004 at the time) you firs...
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I was in the middle of making a decision on a new computer when sp1 came out. With Sp1 making things run FSX faster should I change some things. FSX is the only High detail game I will run on it. Remeber if I have to change some things I also have to subt...
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okay when i try to reinstall fsx it shows error 1722,there is a problem with this windows installer package.A program run as part of setup dod not finish as expacted please help me...
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After downloading FSX Service Pack 1, My 1st action was to attempt to copy it onto a CD using winXp "send to" drive D. That didn't work, Got a "fsx_sp1_ENU.exe contains extra info attached to it that might to lost" . Tried Windows explorer copy/paste, sam...
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I’ve been trying to download the file “FSX/FS2004 Lost Angeles South East Scenery Package”, SLI_FX.zip at https://flyawaysimulation.com/downloads/files/1406/fsx-fs2004-lost-angeles-south-east-scenery-package/ This is a 60Mb file, and it quits down...
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Hi, I just bought a new pc and FSX running win vista. for some reason when in the program and I am changing an option, downloading real weather the whole program exits out.... anyone knows why that could be? thanks...
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FSX SP1 News:AMD quote Today AMD announced their new Phenom™ processor here. As part of this press release, Aces Studio participated with a quote about our improved multi-core support in SP1. The quote stated “Like AMD, we too envision quad-...
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can anybody tell me where to get help with this va entrance exam if you know any of the answers here are the questions 8. You are on final approach to runway 26, whose magnetic heading is 264. The correct OBS setting should be... Choices: ...
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Hey everybody I'm pretty new in this forum , but I've heard a lot of good things about it. Here's my question: What does the motherboard do. I mean, I have just spent a lot of money buying a new computer, which I constructed on my own. The specs ar...
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