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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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DoyleyPulling to right
Recently my a/c is always yawing to the right if I dont use a/p. As soon as apply thrust on the runway or take it off a/p for landing the plane pulls to the right making it a nightmare for takeoffs and landings. This problem exists in FSX and FS9. Ive ...
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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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armydustHELP HELP. confused, and lost on fsx now!
hi i posted earlier, i am still having problems with my crashing after 20mins + / - or so... i installed fsx on my old machine and registered it, fsx did not run to my standard so i upgraded my pc with a new motherboard etc, kept my hard drive, reinsta...
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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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miracleboyRunning 2 installs of FSX?
Hi guys, I had a question relating to running 2 installs of the game side by side. I wanted one vanilla to do all my missions etc on, the main copy; and then another which I could install 3rd party missions, scenery and planes etc - just in case it cor...
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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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GenericAirplanes go up or down, why?
Hello, after taking off the ground and reaching about 6000 ft, my airplanes go up or down (airbus, boeing) when I center the joystick. I'm sure that my joystick is calibrated and I think it is not the wind. Can you help me? Any advice? Thanks....
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ChrisRyderInproveing FSX with scenary?
Im looking to suck out the best power i can get out of FSX, when it comes to downloading various configs or other scenary/textures/mesh's/google Earth this has seemed to free up reorces, Is there any web-site that explains this or what is best for my syst...
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GundamWZeroOkay, now that I have the Cargo Door Paradox licked....
Now I want to know how to open the main cargo doors on the 747-400 and other aircrafts. I was able to open all the doors and rear ramp on the C-130 a minute ago, and been trying to download a C-17 Globemaster III to try those doors (have anyone DL'd a wor...
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GuestWhat is more important Processor or Video Card
I am writing on behalf of my son who has been an avid FS user since he was 10. He now is 14 and only due to FAA rules would be a licenced pilot. He has over 30 flight hours . He has 2 computers . First is a HP a424 eith 2.6 Ghz pent 4 1 gig ram and...
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troytroy46NO taxi route markings
I've don't seen to get any taxi route markings in any of the airports i select, ive tried every setting from the lowest to max but thay are just white boxes any help My pc specModel : MSI P4MAM2-V (MS-7095) Chassis Type : Desktop Operating System : ...
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lukemaxILS line-up?
Hi all ILS line-up where the 2 purple indicators show, for some reason recently they have not been showing up! All Nav 1 is correct i know what im doing as i have done it many times before. Is it something to do with clearence to land????? Thx L...
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dkim17Airline Pilot Addon? IS there one?
Is there something like "cargo pilot" except for Airlines? Like we start on a small airline pilot flying local flights and we go up? That would be so mega fun!...
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Jimbo8615X52 Profile please?
hi i was wondering if anyone has a good X52 profile for flight sim x. i know ive seen the link to the saitek site where the X52 flight stick is but i havent seen any for flight sim x. just 2004 and what not. if someone could help that would be great. ...
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GuestCan't activate FSX
Hi, I got FSX Deluxe Edition for Christmas, after it had been sitting in a cupboard since release date with me not allowed to use it until christmas day, as it was a present from somebody (though in actual fact I bought it and they just gave me the mon...
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mike20022standard plan's to delux fix
hi all I have the standard FSX and wanted the extra planes. I found out that all you need to do is to add the panel folder to the plane you didnt have to make it work. here is a site that has all the panel folders for the delux FSX just put the...
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GuestPlaying fsx.
Hey, when I set the graphics to the highest during game play it gets really glitchey, slow, and seems to pause for a few seconds then goes back to glitchey-ness. Then when I set the graphics to medium low, medium high-ish, etc, it runs much, much, mor...
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markjd_ukLesson 1 In FSX
I am a newbee to Flight Simulator and probably just doing something stupid. I have flown lesson 1 (straight and level flight) to the point where the instructor suggests pausing the simulation before starting the second part of the lesson on the trim wheel...
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jonnycashWhich Video card is goof for playing FSX on PC ?
❓ hey , i have a pc with amd and 1gb ram with 128mb video card but as soon as try to change the seetings from default to something better it slows down alot, any suggestions on a better video card thats not to hard on the pocket aswell....thanx alo...
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flightsimer xI DON'T UNDERSTAND I HAVE GOOD SPEC.
i amo not sur why fsx is not working right. if fsx's specs. are 1.0 processor and a 15 GB memory. i have a 1.7 GHz processor and a 512 mb of ram and i believe 80 or 60 GB hard drive. i do have a DVD drive. 915 GM/GMS 910 GML Express Chipset family ...
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pcmechanicWHY DOES MY NEW J/STICK NOT WORK WITH FSX?
Hi all, Does anyone know why I can't get my new SAITEK CYBORG EVO WIRELESS stick to work with FSX? Please take a look at the link to clarify things... http://img179.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imagexwi1.jpg I have the latest drivers installed. ...
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-Jester-FSX COUNTDOWN
Hey I can not wait any longer and since we have 10 days until release (atleast from what I heard) I thought to start a countdown!...
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SimmerGuyMultiple Monitors - Problem
First of all, I am brand new to this forum, but have reviewed most of the topics searching for an answer to my issue. I hope my post is OK. I have FSX running well and installed a Triplehead2go on graphics output 1 on my Nvidia 7600 GT card. It is dr...
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SNBelgianAirlinesWay to add addons to original FSX traffic?
Hello I've just got acquainted with FSX and in doing so I've downloaded a couple of repaints for the original 747 and 737 aircraft. These aircraft are also used if you activate the traffic function in FSX but they do not use the livery I added. I...
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GommyCargo/baggage doors
Hi, Can anyone tell me how u can open cargo/baggage doors and also have the ground vehicles approach them in FSX? (If it is possible) I have noticed on a few occasions now that the AI aircraft can open and close them and have the baggage and caterin...
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GommyWorld-of-AI
I have recently uploaded most of the flight plans available from The World of AI site for FSX....Works a treat and very realistic aircraft, compliments of EVAI, AI-Aardvaak etc... I have a few issues though....and since the general support forum seems ...
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vvalo 1988loading problem
i got fsx (deluxe) and it installed good and everything but when i click on the icon on the desktop it starts to boot fine and i agree to the terms and it goes through the senery loading bar and then when it says loading, it stops at 45% and my screen goe...
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joergen222Baggae Trucks (read the keymap)
Hi all, i have read the kepmap and i know fuel trucks, but how do i get baggae/cargo doors open and baggage trucks around? Joergen...
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LukemaxxxxxxStarting at gatwick Gate?
Hi all, is there anyway to start the flight at the gatwick parking bay/jetway rather then on the runway? Thx Lukmax...
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AnthonyGHelicopter Rescue Mission
How on earth do you rescue the friend in the helicopter mission from Auckland?? I can rescue the man on the ship by hovering close to the yacht, but no matter how close I get to the 'friend', I cannot pick him up. Has anyone tried this or got any ideas?? ...
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Aircanada303A321 Radio (COM1)(COM2) cannot be changed :S
Has any 1 been able to change the frequencies under COM1 and Com2 under the Radio panel?? I tried it in multiplayer.. tower kept sayin to change frequency to 118.70, however when i bring my mouse over the number to change it.. it doesnt show up..in a senc...
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Mike0630Memery loss
Hi- I don't know if anyone has this problem. I have installed FSX on my Emachines and go on the multiplayer often. A few days ago when I turned on my comp. there were things missing on my desktop. Even the backround was changed to the default. There are l...
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GUEST"Flight Video" selection is greyed out
I tried to record my flights for review, but I found the "flight video" selection in the drop-down menu is greyed-out. how do I activate it?...
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GuestFspassengers and ai traffic
hi does anybody know if you can get fspassengers for fsx? or a program like fspassengers for fsx? also does anybody konw any ai traffic packages which work for fsx? i used to use projectai for my fs9 but i dont think that works for it does it? I ha...
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BroadingCan't completely remove FSX..Can't reinstall..
Hi, i was wondering if anyone could help me with my problem. I have bought and install FSX a couple of weeks ago, however recently i was unable to play the game all of a sudden.. when i tries to play, i encounter this msg "Error 1721: There is a problem w...
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Vampire69Keymaps for FSX
Can anyone tell me where to get my hands on a printable copy of the Keymap/Key assignments? Is there a file in the root dir? I need it for ease of use in programming my X-45. Cheers...
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KEEGANMy laptop and pc upgrade help
hi there i am just wondering what could i upgrade on my destop pc and my laptop to run fsx my desktop is a hp pavilion a640.uk it has 256mb installed but i added an extra 256mb eryer this year as it was going very slow in fs9 i dont k...
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guest 12RAM?
hey guys i have a small prob. i want to know how to tell what kind of ram i have. Im not sure if its pc2700 or pc3200. is there a way i can find out with putting it in a computer because my pc is crashed out and i have to wait a couple of days for my new ...
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airbourneScreenshot Folder
On Flight sim X , Dose anyone know if there is an Screenshot Folder ?...
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navyredmanCan somebody help me with the glider
I've wanted to become a glider pilot for a long time, but I can't seem to master it in the sim. Could somebody explain to me how to stay in the thermal and get altitude? I can get in the thermal for a few seconds, but I always get right out. I'm using a l...
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PIC1stOfficerWarning Buying FSX May Change You To A Whiner
Sad but true. Though there are exceptions the fact remains that if you buy FSX a high percentage of whining will take over your posts. Oh not just the usual mean spirited banter that you see in some ego ridden old timers posts. You will seem to have "...
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Norway747 Test Flight
I just fell down and crash at the last stall test. Some tips for me?...
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lds_soldierPlease...No More Posts "Will My PC Run FSX?" !
Let's try to keep all of the "Will my PC run FSX? and "What do I need to run FSX? questions in one place. Read through existing posts and respond to the appropiate choice. Keeping track of them must be a daunting process when a new one is created for ea...
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GuestFlight Sim X stutters too much
I am so fed up that Microsoft have the nerve too release one of the worst optimised software ever. FSX is suppose to be an improvement over 2004, but this just is'nt the case. The 2004 version worked fine, but FSX is like watching a slide show. If I was w...
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