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Civil Air Patrol Search Mission

Has anyone completed the Civil Air Patrol Mission in FSX? I cannot seem to get my aircraft (Maule) to climb to enough altitude to navigate around the mountains and valleys. I get to the first checkpoint (turn point 1) and after the other plane reports its...

Last answer The Gaming pilot

Loading a Saved Game

How do I load a saved game? I have a saved game but I don't know how to load it. Also, I'm sort of stuck in the gliding mission, at the part I need to enter the second gate, where you have to glide along side the mountain, but I don't understand what t...

Last answer Flight Mike

FSX Product key won't activate

I have removed and reinstalled FSX and my product key will not activate program it is in Demo mode. Please help!...

Last answer RadarMan

FSX Elevator trim

Hi everyone. I am having problems when flying plane in FSX. Before & after take off I am unable to change the setting the elevator trim. The result of this is that the aircraft points straight up to the sky and nothing I do will correct this which res...

Last answer lionlicker

FSX Steam can other players see your addons?

I was just wondering. I got a Plane from the Steam store and i was wondering that other players can see it on online mode?...

Last answer RadarMan

Is there a free way to get fms data for QW 757?

About a week ago I bought the quality wings 757. I then realized that you needed to buy from navigraph or a similar site. Is there a free way to get fms data even if it's slightly outdated?...

Last answer RadarMan

.PLN to .RTE in FSX

Hello, Could someone tell me if there is a utility to convert .PLN routes to .RTE in FSX? I have the utility that does this or FS9 (pln2rte) but not in FSX. Also, I have a utility for FSX, but it only does .PLN to ,RT2. Thanks for your help!...

Last answer RadarMan

Editing the aircraft.cfg file

The creator of the A330-300 for FSX Thomas Ruth, suggests to delete the two forward slashes (//) in the aircraft.cfg file to enable 'fly by wire' for this aircraft. I tried to do that, but was unable to as the required 'save as' did not allow the file to ...

Last answer RadarMan

SNBelgianAirlins

A smooth way for taxiing

Hallo I fly flight simulator for many years now, but still I have a small but important problem. You see, when I was taxiing in FS9 I could slowly turn the rudder to the left or right and then to break-even I could push the button which I've had ap...

Last answer RickG

Carrier launch failiure/stall

I've had 2 aircraft fail to launch from a catapult in the last days. I'm setting the carrier from "aicar2r2" 10km off shore from Whidbey NAS, take off and land on the carrier. I take the aircraft to the catapult and everything works as it should in connec...

Last answer RadarMan

Qantas_here_I_come

Stairs instead of jetways

Hi all 😎 Just wondering whether you are able to bring stairs to your aircraft if the ATC has not directed you to a particular jetway? and also whether you are able to get a food truck because i have seen them driving around but haven't be a...

Last answer milesmiles17

FSX - Shift_Enter and Shift_Backspace Don't Work ??

FS9 and previous allow one to lower or heighten the horizon above the combing of the intruments panel e.g. see the ground in a climb to flight level etc. Trying to do this in FSX produces no shift of screen and angle of cimb view at all. Tried it on thre...

Last answer DavidDGFly

Scenery CFG file missing .

I installed Horizon Central England VFR scenery , and Horizon Vol 2 Airfields . The Airfields were all surrounded by large areas of what looked like water . I , therefore , uninstalled the scenery , leaving the airfields installed , and installed Just Fl...

Last answer RadarMan

Using the Scenery Library

I have been playing around with FSX for years but only now that I have retired am I getting more serious about it. The result of this is that I find that I know so little it is amazing. I will probably have lots of questions but right now just trying t...

Last answer RadarMan

How to properly uninstall FSX (w/ Acceleration)

Hello All, I have Windows 7 Professional. I am trying to uninstall and reinstall the FSX software on my system (I just changed/ upgraded my graphics card). It looks like it may be a painstaking exercise. I am trying to uninstall my add ons first. What...

Last answer 444Pilot

NO VC just a Black box

Well i got FSX-SE 5 days ago and had nothing but trouble with it.Most of which has now been sorted. But the major bug i have is when i launch the game into 5760x1080. The Virtual Cockpit shows a black screen.If i launch it in 1920x1080 its all fine. I ...

Last answer RadarMan

Pascal van Vliet

fsx texture problems PLZZZZZZZZZZz fix!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://prntscr.com/a9g4x5 this is my prblem ^...

Last answer RadarMan

Rwy 12 SYNC/FS position button is greyed out

I have used RWY 12 for many years with MS XP with no problems. I now have MS10 installed and now wish to use RWY12. Everything has been installed including FSUIPC,MSXML.MSI and Dotnetfx NET framework. The Object Placer's SYNC/FS Position Button does not ...

Last answer RadarMan

Slingload tutorial bug

When starting the Slingload Tutorial mission in FSX on Windows 8, the mission ends before it begins: as soon as I switch my view to cockpit view (which I always do in every mission -- I use either the virtual cockpit or 2-D cockpit at all times, since I c...

Last answer Agent Orange

Joystick throttles / FSUIPC / 2 Throttle levers assignments

Hello, I have a MADCATZ FLY 5 Joystick, with 2 throttle levers, and I want to make those 2 levers, control the 4 engines of the pmdg 747. I know I can do it with FSUIPC, but the problem is that the latest version of FSUIPC doesn´t record(if this is ...

Last answer RadarMan

FSX: How can I make my plane do a cobra manuver?

Ok. So. I just downloaded the F/A-37 Talon from Simviation. And I also just watched the movie Stealth. I was wondering, how can I make my F-37 do a cobra like in the movie? I know it's a cfg file thing. Can someone post a cfg file that'll let me do a cobr...

Last answer Delta16

Float Plane Bases??

HI, Just wondering if there are any actual bases for the float planes in FSX? I am currently flting into X44 and have flown around Seattle, but when landing on water, there doesn't seem to be a ramp or parking area to fuel, unload your cargo, or passenger...

Last answer Guest

FSX Acceleration Gauge and Panel Corruption Issues?

Good Afternoon All, I've been putting up with this glitch for quite some time but now I'm wondering if there's a way to fix it. After I installed FSX Acceleration (FSX Gold Edition) I noticed a slight distortion of my default gauges and panels. It's...

Last answer Richard Keen

error 1305

I just bought the game and on very first install i got an error 1305 message saying a certain texture file is missing. Can anyone help me with this...

Last answer FSXGAMER

planning descent on fmc (pmdg 737)

Hi! So i've put my route into the fmc, put all the airways etc in. I've decided which runway and ILS i want to land on, the problem is how do i find out/know which approach to make? i've tried looking online for charts but i can't work out what means wha...

Last answer RadarMan

FSX Stairs and bus

Hi I was wondering if there is an addon to call stairs and buses to aircraft in fsx...

Last answer Adamcozens

I am having problems installing FSX Acceleration...

I am not having any success online addressing this issue. I installed FSX Gold Edition, which came with 2 CDs for FSX Deluxe and 1 CD for FSX Acceleration. The 2 CDs for FSX Deluxe were installed successfully (I was able to put in the product key to acti...

Last answer RadarMan

LICB new scenery FSX

Ho trovato su internet un nuovo sito, che nei prossimi giorni dovrebbe caricare lo scenario di Comiso, io sono molto interessato visto che a me servirebbe uno scenario per fsx di Comiso se qualcun altro e' interessato questo e' il link: http://italyscener...

Asked samp99

Help with Sweedish Champ Soaring Course

Long time lurker first time poster. Hey all 😀 I'll freely admit that I am a bit of a badge collector. I've been trying for ever to get the 'Best Club Time' trophy in the Swedish Championship Soaring Course. I have the 'Best Course Time' bu...

Last answer Mikaer

tpgun4u@att.net

Flight Simulator X Deluxe Edition Won't Load or Run

I just recently purchased a new pc with windows 10 and my FSX deluxe edition will not load or run, is there anything I can do to fix this problem...

Last answer RadarMan

nicolsonterry@gmail,com

turbo prop

May I ask our esteemed a/c designers if they know of any Britannia 312 a/c for free down load ? The icing on the cake if there is one wouldbe having it in British Eagle livery. I flew G-AOVT (now at Duxford) as Chief Steward back in the 60s. As...

Last answer RadarMan

New to FSX- OOM Error

Hi everyone. I am new to FSX and have continued to get the OOM error. I have no add-ons and have reduced my sliders. I am currently at work so I do not have my specs handy. I know I have a 3.5 Ghz processor, 8Gb of RAM and a Radeon R9 graphics card. An...

Last answer RadarMan

airspeed indicator malfunction

Hi there, There seems to be a problem in the FSX when you fly in the weather mode-"heavy snows". After you take off and reach the cruise altitude, the airspeed indicator on the primary flight display stops functioning and is back at 000. And u really ...

Last answer CaptDennison

Activate L-nav and V-nav

Activate L-nav and V-na

When I select either of these a get a click sound but no display. How do you activate them ?...

Last answer RadarMan

Real world weather in fsx not updating weather for week.

😞 Fsx real weather not updating for about a week now. As of 11/26/15. Was working for several months. Does it still work with Jeppsen?...

Last answer RadarMan

747-400 cruising angle

i am sure i read a post about a fix to make the 747-400 included plane fly at a level angle at crusing speed & altitude, it always seems to sit at least 5 degrees nose up. is the a cfg file out there to fix this, and is there any for the other stock plane...

Last answer Vitor Cardoso

Heavy fps drop and controls DC

Hello flight simmers, i Need immediate assistance, been facing so much fps drop and joystick disconnection while playing, i even added the highfixme and bufferpool to the cfg folder still no use, these are my hardware specs: Processor AMD FX(tm)...

Last answer RadarMan

huntertigtigtig

FSX Lag on Super Computer

Hello all, Before I get into my question, here is some information on my PC. My PC specs are as follows: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4690K CPU @ 3.5GHz AMD Radeon (TM) R9 390 Series 16 Gigs of ram (4 sticks of 4) Can anyone tell my why I can play any ...

Last answer RadarMan

pmdg 737 ngx nothing works

i have installed the pmdg 737 ngx and the 8900 update but when i load up the aircraft none of the buttons in the cockpit are clickable and nothing will work. very annoying and disappointing but is there anything i can do?...

Last answer flighttrajectory

windows 10 32 bit x86, voice and missing upper frame.

hello to everyone, I just downloaded FSX and I have the following problems. I hear either the control tower repeating the same sentence two and three times over , the same with co-pilot. I also dont have the upper frame t...

Last answer Mechanic 39 GUEST

Sticky 777 textures

Hi, Ive been having problems with my PDMG 777 textures and other 777 textures. My textures are all grey. When i first got the PDMG 777 pack no textures were showing. after 4 months of re search nothing has come up. even on forums nothing helps. i hope i...

Last answer RadarMan

Fatal error when starting fsx???

Every time I start fsx It loads for a few secs then a window pops up saying a fatal error has occurred and it shuts down. Is there anything I can do without uninstalling it. Or is there a fsx log that I can look at to see what occurred? Thanks...

Last answer yaseen

Beta Testers Required for FSX Dedicated Keyboard!

Hi all! Here at Editors Keys, we specialise in creating fully dedicated pro standard PC and Mac keyboards for specific software from video editing to audio production - the good news for you lucky lot is that we are now branching out into the gaming u...

Last answer Flyaway

FSX minimizes.

I'm running FSX on Windows 7, 64 bit Alienware computer. At exactly "08" past each hour, FSX minimizes. I don't have a screen saver or instant messenger and I'm kind of puzzled and can't figure if it's my Epson printer checking the network, or maybe Malwa...

Asked Control Tower

Catalina Day Spa

Hi, I was just wondering about the Catalina Day Spa mission, if you actually get to the island or if the mission consists of an engine failure and landing on the Aircraft carrier. Not too sure. My engine failed, and being smack in the middle between the t...

Last answer Shane Stachwick

FSX DVD will not install

Hi there Looking for some help with an error message that occurs when I try to install FSX. Message is : 1608 Unable to create installdriver instance.......Return code 2147024894. Have copied DVD's 1 & 2 to a folder on my HDD in attempt to run setup.ex...

Last answer RadarMan

ICE AI Traffic V5

I like some input from those who have experience with ICE AI Version 5. I do not have FEX/ Steam which I understand is required for V 6?? Please let me know why you like 5, or dislike it? Q- Does it place traffic at ALL airports? or, just select loc...

Asked coalpedlar2

Kiosk Mode?

So I'm trying to help a local museum fix their flight simulator. While I fixed the physical computer, their "Kiosk mode" pops up immediately when it starts (which is good), but has a bunch of garbage missions that have nothing to do with the historical m...

Last answer RadarMan

Slingload and Winch Missions

Are there any ways of completing the missions with the slingload and Winch? I have as of yet to complete those missions, I cannot work the winch and fly the helo at the same time. Flying the helo is absolutely no problem, I even downloaded the 'pyro ...

Last answer Yerffej

FSX strange airports

SVAS - in a hole YXFV - supposed to be a helipad,but isnt DGTK - strange terrain. Picture of dgtk http://s30.postimg.org/bbf50qazx/2015_9_6_18_6_16_776.jpg Bigger version: http://postimg.org/image/bbf50qazx/...

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