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andy fsxnav or gps mode
hi all whats the difference between flying nav or gps mode (i mean in regards to the knob above the PFD which can be switched to either) also, can you still fly using the heading button on the autopilot whilst in gps mode? thanks andy...
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TheKaiserStart with Engines Off
Is there a way to start a free flight or a flight planner flight with the engines off?...
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LukemaxNeed a little multi moniter guidence for FSX
I have a laptop that can handle flight sim X very well. But when branching it out across 3 19 inch moniters, understandbly i get a performance drop. What kind of set-up would wark best for me? Anyone else got any tip/tricks on how to get it working ra...
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GuestWhat does auto approach do?
What does auto approach do and how do I engage the reverse thrusters?...
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captainsimonSlats
Can anyone tell me what the slats are and how do they work? Also how do I use them in FSX? Thanks...
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GerryEHow to zoom out when in 3d-cockpit view?
Hi all, anyone know how to do that? Gerry...
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b3mmredmIntel Quad Core
I've been reading these forum toppice than FSX doesn't run on them or something? If i were to get a Quad Core Processor, would it run faster than an Intel Pentium 4 processor, the one i've got at the moment....
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GuestHow do you check fuel!
How do you check the percent of fuel you have left in your plane? I saw some pic where is showed a percent at the top... How do you do this! I think I'm running out lol so please answer ASAP...
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GuestCheap computer runs FSX pretty good.
I just got a Lenovo computer. It was $749 but after rebate it was only $549. I can run FSX on medium high settings with no lag. It has... 2.01ghz AMD Athalon 64 X2 3800+ 1 gig memory 250 gig hard drive NVidia GeForce 6100 This proves you don't have t...
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2161Issue with Logitech Attack 3 joystick
When I am flying for a couple of minutes I cannot turn right. The problem seems to be confined to only the X version of the flight sim. I went to the Flight Sim calibration section and when I moved the joystick buttons were being pressed. When I moved...
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LovebugGround School Crash!
In FS2004 I had completed about half of the Ground School Course. Having Purchased FSX, I decided to do a refresh. However on Lesson 3, Climbs and Decents, Following the instructions results at one point Rod "taking the airplane" and flying into a moun...
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PLEASEHELPHow do you connect to the gate?
Ugg how do you connect to the gate? I parked and now I can''t connect to it......
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supacasey"FLight Simulator does not support 24-bit color"??
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y55/supacasey/desktoperror.jpg It keeps saying "Flight Simulator has detected that one or more of your monitors is using 24-bit quality. Flight Simulator is incompatible with this display mode. Would you like to ch...
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Flight simer22I know theres a special code for fs passenger!
Oku know theres a code to un-lock the demo. i am useing the demo now and it is so stupid it will only let me take off from san fran. and i know thats all you can get from the demo but.... I used the unlocking code before but i never thought i would need ...
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simon1Problem with lesson 3VOR
I have loaded lesson 3 Private pilot lesson VOR.I am set up with the plane flying at 4000ft. This is supposed to be a fifteen minute lesson. I am heading North 360. I am told to adjust direction to keep the needle on VOR1 in the middle. When I am handed...
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pilotpete22fsx crashing!!
Hi all fellow simmers! I wondered if someone could help me out. Everytime i go to fly on flight sim it crashes on l load up. Has this happened to any of you? Can anyone advise me on what to do? Thanks!!! 😀...
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freedspeakF1 view for FSX?
Was wondering if the F1 View utility will work for FSX....
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GUESTRant! Really annoyed about software registration in FSX
OK I'm totally against software piracy, but it should be possible for me to use a game program on any machine I wish - as long as it is only one machine at a time. I have been flight simming for a long time. Of just the MS titles, I have owned FS3, FS...
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pilotguy44Star Constellations
Hey everyone.. a while back when I was initially setting up my FSX, I remember checking off an option called "show star constellations" because I was curious to see what it did. Now for the last month or so I have been annoyed with looking up in the sky w...
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kcmeyers1992What Computer do I need to run FSX @ full potential?
Please reply to this ONLY if you can run fsx on your computer at full potential SMOOTHLY. If you can, please provide me with the most features you can that you have. Please provide what type of..... Processor Operating System Memory Hard Drive Vi...
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FSXPAGdone simple question in landing and takeoff!
When i take-off the plane in few meters goes left and all yaw,trims,ailreons etc. is centered so wtf? and i have to center the plane .. the other is when im landing i cant run the airstrip straight it just steers right or left and also i have to center ya...
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GuestReal life aviation flight school question.
Hey, this might kinda be off the flight simulator x topic but, I am looking into getting into real flight school, I'm not quite sure how old you have to be but, I was wondering if anyone really knew how they train you, how long, how old, and what kin...
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JVDVideo - compiling all of the segments
I'm finished making my video with the trial version of Sony Vegas 7.0 but now I don't quite know how to compile the entire video into mpeg or avi format, can anyone help me please....
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captainsimonBlue Screen Win XP
Whilst flying in FSX I had a blue windows screen come up saying begining memory dump please check memory and video card adaptors. I reset my computer everything is working as it should do, any ideas? Cheers Simon...
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jonnycashis this a good video card for fsx Radeon® X1650 Pro 512MB PC
i have a pci express card slot available in my computer and i was looking for a decent video card, just wanted to get some feedback if this is a good card, or may be suggestion for a better one around the same price range. this is 199.99...
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jippobladeControls!?!?!
I'm new with FS and FSX and i wonder how to open cargobay, other doors than the main door and how to call for cargo!?!? PLZ help...
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FinnAirAviatorHow the crack/disable default Ai?
How can i possibly destroy the default propel Ai Traffic :twisted: ❓ ❗ Or disable because i want traffic but those little propel planes i want to execute immediately and take traffic with only big jets.. so pls mtv pimp.. oh wrong plac...
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JVDAnimals
Where can I find alot of African animals migrating like on the back of the FSX Deluxe box? Please reply ASAP, you see why in about a day....
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GuestHow to save a flight?
Hello, How do I save a mission-flight in mid-air. I tried to save the Amsterdam - London mission before landing, incase I would fail. I used the normal saving option, but I can't load it again. When I go to the Free Flight screen, as the instruc...
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TODENFORCEANYONE HAD THIS HAPPEN !!!!!!INSTALL INTERUPTED .......
hi please can anyone tell me if they have had the same error as me.when the 2nd disk is all but finished loading it displays a message"the wizard was interupted before microsoft flight sim x could be completely installed.the system has not been modified" ...
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axflyerUpgrading soon, need suggestions
OK, soon I will be upgrading my RAM to 2gb and my video card to the NVIDIA 7600 GT+. And my computer will be getting a general cleanout (unwanted and unneeded files deleted etc). I was just asking, is this a good upgrade and is there anything else I shoul...
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freddo69error problem
Greetings All. I have a problem with re installing fsx. i get an error message that reads as follows. "Error 1612 The installation source for this product is not available. Verify that the source exists and that you can access it. The recommended fix ...
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mike 2345error 1309
every time i try to install flight sim X around half way done this error comes up error 1309 reading error :d/program files/ Microsoft games/ flight simulator x/ ablscpt.dll...
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GuestFSX - Can anybody tell me which key does "Reverse Thrus
FSX - Can anybody tell me which key does "Reverse Thrust" As the subject really. I have looked everywhere for a keyboard command for 'reverse thrust'. Can anybody help please!!...
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PowerUserFinish Free Flight, how to really end it?
So, I choose Free Flight, I landed on selected airport successfully and I taxi to the gate. What next? What is command for turning off the engines? I turned them off on Master switch below throttles. After that there is no message that I finished Free Fli...
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MikeyELol! Rod crashed into mountains during ascent/descent lesso
Since I'm returning to flight simulator after having lost interest for a while (the last one I used was 2000) I was going through the lessons to brush up and see what I may have missed before. During the climbing/ascending lesson I followed all the ins...
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SimmerGuyclear memory for FSX
Does anyone have a recommendation for a utility to clear unused memory prior to loading FSX?...
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dkim17Can this scanner listen to aircraft?
http://www.scannermaster.com/BC72XLT_Scanner_p/01-500882.htm ?? its 100 dollars cheaper than another one i saw. can this hear airplane/atc? thanks...
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KelticFSX upgrade to Deluxe
I must have been good because Santa brought me FSX for Christmas, but not so good as it was only the standard version. Is there any way I can upgrade my standard version to the Deluxe version? 😞...
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NoTargeTWeird problem with the demo
I just had a strange problem with the demo. I just have a nice new computer (dualcore), so I decided to retry the flight simulator x demo. It ran damn fine with all settings on ultra, no problem....untill the demo time ran out. I was just trying out ...
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greystoneWeather Radar?
I have enjoyed the real-time weather feature in both FS9 and FSX. Haven't seen any add-on for a weather radar panel to give the cockpit even more realism. Nothing in the Learning Center points to this for the G1000 MFD or any other panel. Anyone know o...
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x pilotfsx atc sound not working?
Hi guys, anyone got a problem with not being able to hear atc? voice volume and that is on high and cannot hear pilot voice or atc voice, all other sounds are good to go?...
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swift607Install problem - could I possibly have 2 disk #1s?
I purchased FSX yesterday (standard version) and I can't get it to install. Everything goes fine until about the halfway point on the progress bar when I get asked to insert disk #2. I put in disk 2, and it starts to begin another installshield session ...
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GuestMicrophone, should I get one? will it come in handy?
Hello, I am looking in to getting a microphone tonight, and I was wondering if it would be good to have in multi player, and is it more fun? thanks....
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b3mmredmError Messages
I've just tried re-insatlling FSX and this just came up Error 1722 : There is a problem with this windows installer package. A programme run as part of the setup did not finish properly. Contact your support personnel or package vendor. Why is this ...
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armydustfsx crashing the system after playing...
hi, i am running fsx delux on a 2 gig athlon ddr400 with a geforce 7600 graphics card and when in game play after about 20-40 mins my machine crashes, it a brand new pc. it was running hot, so i installed a super cooler fan on the cpu, installed anothe...
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b3mmredmWhat a Processer!!!
I was just on this website before getting a External Hard Drive and apparantly theres a INTEL® Core 2 Extreme Quad Core QX6700 (4 X 2.66GHz/1066MHz/8MB) processer. Thats a 10.64Ghz (i think) processer!!! I wonder what FSX would be like with that with al...
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SimmerGuyNav Lights and BCN
In the default Cessna 172SP, and other airplanes I am sure, the switch panel shows a rotating Beacon switch "BCN" and a Nav light switch "NAV". Both switches are functional when toggled with the mouse. I am setting up an external switch panel to dupli...
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Karlwnooooo one airport is missing in fsx
I have the standard version and megies is not there I fly to the city in chicago and look at a strip of land where this coll little airport should be but its not is this a glitch that happened im my insalation???...
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mpan3Create your own WinXP...
Sure we've all been removing and disabling stuff in XP: services, tweaks, patches, updates, to get the most out of our flight sim. But This gets tedious if you format often. Let me present you with a solution: This might be a bit off topic but hard...
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