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Cockpit view takes up the whole screen

I just started using FSX today. Last time I flight simmed, it was with FS 2004 or something like that. I noticed right away that when I was in cockpit view, the instrument panel took up nearly 80% of my screen and I couldn't see over the top. When I sw...

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Last answer plugnickel58

ramccli

Lost ATC Voices

A couple of days ago, I lost the sound (voices) of ATC. Thought that it was my headset and tried another pair...still no voices. I uninstalled FSX and reinstalled, but still no voices. I have engine sounds on all aircraft that I have loaded. Can anyon...

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Last answer pusser

Rolaids

Sound Barrier

Does anyone know of a plane that can easily break the sound barrier and has great effects to show that it happened? I have seen pics people posted of the ring of vapor coming off a F-18 and would love to have a plane that had these effects. Thanks Rolaids...

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Last answer dio2003

k_camacho11

Why Does FSX Run Slow In My Comp??!?!

My system: 2.80 GhZ, 1.9 GB of RAM, Pentium D, Intel(R) i945G Graphics Card, over 262.98GB of free space. I don't know if my system is perfect to use FSX, but I get an average frame rate of 3.1 frames a sec!!! Should it be that bad? I have all my setti...

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Last answer BankaiStory

Mario-Austria

FSXAI Installer

Hello I can also run this program as it is but when I click Install clicke: An unhandled exception occurred in the application. Klichen on "Next" to ignore the error and continue with the application. If you click "Finish" Click, quits the applicati...

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Asked Mario-Austria

Natalia

Wind speed and ground speed

Hi! Do you know how can I get the current winds from the glass cockpit G1000, while using the flight Simulator X? Is it a way to get my groundspeed, or do I have to always calculate it? Thank you in advance for your help!...

fsx deluxe on win7 home basic 64 bit

hello, i just got myself a new laptop which came loaded with win 7 home basic 64 bit.........can i play FSX deluxe at all?.My hardWare supports the requirements.......i have the game installed but it doesnt work...i run it in compatibility mode but eve ti...

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Last answer RadarMan

dl295

Sonic Boom

Been trying all day to get a decent shot of a sonic boom, heres my best so far....

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Last answer RadarMan

waj2306

Jetway Adjustment/Alignment

I resently downloaded GSX and am using the FSX CTL+J to set the jetways. I am using the default AC and would like to adjust the alignment to better connect/lineup with the AC. I have read a few how-to's, but I am hoping for a faster cut and paste way to...

fsx and traffic X please help

i have a problem every time i tire to install traffic x i get this message Invalid Data found 0x0003039f please can some one help me sorry for my english i am bad at it...

KIAS or TAS

I have been flying the bigger jets these days. I am curious to know if KIAS or TAS is the way to go? I have downloaded checklists for all the planes for FSX. The use KIAS in them but my real world source says KTS. Any help would be appreciated!...

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Asked matt_flyaway

GUEST

closest airport to golden gate bridge

which is the nearest airport to golden gate bridge in FSX ? pls give me the name and airport number...

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Last answer P-3BORION

oldsamer

Where did the avatars go ?

Been gone a couple of years, must be a new server, although my account is still good. https://forum.flyawaysimulation.com/images/forumimages/37966/where-did-avatars-go_303d898e49a5a68f368f052e4207e85d.jpg I'm migrating to a win7pro 64bit box how does ...

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Last answer RadarMan

AdilX

MS FSX on a old FS hardware,possible?

Hi guys,I'm a uni student in London and I'm gathering informations about flight sims software and hardware-wise....I'm currently involved in a uni project about upgrading a Frasca 242 which is a full flight sim with a FS software.I have never seen this do...

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Last answer Welshflyer

mondo19

Park Brake/Brake light Problem

Brake light indication has always been ok (red light in left lower corner of screen) but now it has disappeared, brakes still work ok. Can't seem to find a solution,can anybody help ? 😞 Brakes not working at all !!...

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Last answer mondo19

moesalah

Flight Simulator 2004 Won't Start and Crashes

hey, ever sincei installed fs (flight simulator) 2004.. it wont start up... then i installed the update... it would load a few things then crash... im using windows 7 32bit......... any suggestions????...

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Last answer moesalah

fonopal

15-20 FPS with a Crossfire setup

Hallo Simmers. My system consists of a i7 920 2.67MHz,a P6T6 WS Revolution Motherboard, SSD Hard disk 240 GB, a raid array 0 with 2x 500GB HDD, 2x ATI Graphic cards, Radeon HD series 5800 Crossfire, 6144 MB DDR3 RAM,Win7 Ultimate, a 26"Montor. I run th...

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Last answer Tailhook

klh61

Sound from radio commands

I'm having a problem with no sound. There is sound from everything but the people talking on the radio. Any help would be great. Thanks. Kevin....

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Last answer flightsimdad518

Guest

VFR Departure Class Bravo Airspace

As far as I know, anytime you are going to set your feet inside of a Class Bravo airspace you need an ATC Clearence. No matter if you are arrivng, departing or just passing through the airspace, you need that. In Flight Simulator you can ask the ATC a Cle...

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Last answer flightsimdad518

timest

REX Essential Release

Folks, In LESS than 2 hours REX Essential for FSX and Prepar3D will be released... FREE to all of our current customers. If you do not own REX, the flightsimstore.com will have it ready as well. Visit our forum and get verified so you may have access...

REX Essential

Gents, Just a heads-up, as a pre-release glimpse, we have released the user manual for REX Essential for FSX and Prepar3D... and remember, it's FREE to all of you current REX customers. Link available here: http://www.realenvironmentxtreme.com/forum...

Where have the wingtip voticies gone?

Hi, I have noticed that the wingtip voticies have disappeared from some (not all) of my FSX aircraft. I have various add-ons such as Level-D, PMDG NGX and Captain Sim 757 but none of these generate voticies whereas they used to. To check it further ...

Two questions about FSX

Hey guys, I have two questions, any help would be VERY appreciated. 1. I can't run my settings under display settings very high without lagging. Everything set around medium or I get lag. I bought my computer with FSX in mind so I don't think things sh...

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Last answer Seans

Sean S

Any Good VAs still operating today?

Hello all! I was wondering if there are any good VAs I could become a member of. I am new to this stuff and need some recommendations. Thanks for the help....

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Last answer Sean S

matt_flyaway

Video Replay

I have tried many times to record flights. When I go back and play the recording my computer locks up and FSX has to shutdown. Even after it restarts if I go back into the saved log of videos and play one, my computer goes wacko and FSX needs to shutdow...

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Last answer RadarMan

N121WW

Ibuypower WA501D3

Is this a good rig for fsx?...

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Last answer RadarMan

oldave

Uninstall FSX Deluxe Before Installing Gold

I will be getting FSX "Gold" this Friday and was wondering if I should completely uninstall FSX "Deluxe" which is installed on my computer right now... I Have the Saitek Yoke and Trottle Quadrant and will be getting the Saitek Rudder Pedals and FSX "Gold...

scenic flights

I am going to take the beautiful Carenado BONANZA V35B for a spin. Can anyone suggest an attractive scenic route for the trip. Thanks....

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Last answer lanepulcini

oldave

Add-On Aircraft Question...???

I have downloaded The following aircraft from Sim-Shack: Piper Arrow..., Cirrus SR22-GTS... and the Honda Jet... These aircraft show up in my aircraft options in the FSX Free Flight section, but when I go to fly them there are no panel gauges, aircraft ...

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Last answer RadarMan

Genetk44

install and activation problem

Ok...so i bit the bullet and bought and downloaded Flight Simulator X from the Microsoft store. I downloaded all the files etc and then tried to activate the game but about halfway through the process a dialogue box comes up saying there is an unspecified...

FSX Deluxe vs FSX Gold

I am curious as to what differences there is between FSX Deluxe vs FSX Gold... Are there more planes and features with the Gold Edition...??? I have the Deluxe Edition installed, but have a chance to get the Gold Edition for $20... Thanks for any info....

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Last answer RadarMan

mickwill

Missing Menu Bar!

Hi All, I have just got around to moving FSX to my new number cruncher (Intel Quad 2.6GHZ, nVidia 9600GSO 768MB, 4GB Ram). So I installed from the DVD's, Service Packed up to SP2 and I now have a really wiered problem. 1) Holding ALT to bring down t...

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Last answer GuestFTW

flightsimdad518

Adding Doors To Air Force One....

Can anyone help me??? I want to add the two lower deck doors to my FSX Air Force One model.... I want to use the door and airstair setup from the P-3 Orion... I realize that this is not a perfect match to the real aircraft but they will be better than not...

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rydog

MICROPHONE ISSUES!!!!!

I can not seem to get my microphone working in multiplayer FSX. I can hear everyone fine but can not send outgoing messages. Can anyone give me some help. Thanks...

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Last answer JetblueCapt25

mksas

Slow loading

My copy of FSX loads really slow. It takes a century (about 6 min.) to load. It loads especially auto-generated scenery slow. Unless i choose none auto-generated, It takes 2-4 min., and yes, i have tried to rename the default to defaultold. Almost no dif...

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Last answer mksas

Mike_Oxtinks

How do I Delete Posts

How do I Delete Posts. Dur...

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Last answer Flyaway

eyton402

Transparent gauges panel

I've been fooling around with the FSX settings and somehow the gauges panel appears as transparent. that is, I can see the whole panel and gauges but can also see the runway through them. The virtual cockpits are okay. I think I must have ticked the wr...

Activation codes

when i try to activate fsx i get an error saying i have activated it on to many systems, i currently only have ot on 1 other computer is there ANY way round this?...

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Last answer RadarMan

mitch0508

Fsx Taxiing

hi I have already asked this question but I don't really know what the answer was. When you taxi in a 737 do you use the rudder or the yoke. I also heard about something called a hand crank on a commercial jet. Thanks...

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Last answer EdForce1

Guest

Terrain disappeared

Please Help. For some reason, all the terrain on my flight sim is black. I see buildings and cars, but the terrain is gone. Can anyone tell why this may have happened and how I can correct it? I reinstalled the "fix" dvd, but didn't help. thanks ...

Quelle est la clé d'activation de flight simulator X

Bonjour, j'ai perdu la clé d'activation de flight simulator X Gold édition Silvoupler, quelle qu'un peux m'écrire la clé d'activation de fsx et de accélération...

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Last answer RadarMan

lowrunner

fsx crashes when levelD 767-300 er loads up

can anyone help me fix this issue. everytime i start levelD 767-300er fsx crashes as soon as the plane appeers at the gate you start at. i tried different planes, tried starting without rex weather, my other progs run fine like, ifly 738 and pmdg 747 here...

FSX Gold edition

Can I install the Gold edition over the Deluxe edition or do I have to delete the Deluxe edition first?...

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Last answer RadarMan

CTBlankenship

Intercepting VORs when you don't know where you are.

Given: 1. You cannot use VPS ... only VOR 2. Your check out instructor asks you to do this ... how do you tell when you intercept a new VOR and how does that help you find a specific airport ... like BONG (love the name of that one). I've read c...

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Last answer CTBlankenship

SVFR

On the occasions that I fly with the weather set to the default theme with the fast moving storms. I forgot its name but my point is that on takeoff and most of the whole way through the flight, I can fly VFR. But when I try to land, I have to file for IF...

rudder trim or aileron trim?

Sometimes when flying in gusty winds the plane I might need to use a little trim to correct for wind. Which one would I use rudder or aileron trim? They both seem to have the same effect but which one would be used in real world flying?...

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Last answer jelami

Guest011

Looking for a Virtual airline painter

IM starting a virtual airline for FSX im need a painter that will work for free or someone to tell me how to repaint aircrafts in fsx Contact me on shadowkiller255@gmail.com...

How to Get the Full Version of Fraps for FREE and it worked

How to Get the Full Version of Fraps for FREE Just see this on youtube and this kid is a genius...I did it and its working fine. (I took the risk because i am at work and using Office PC 😂 😀 Its safe) This is the link below to...

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Last answer Cheeks

peterroy

Building a rig for FSX -- What do you think?

Am having my neighbor build me a set up for FSX. This is what he is looking at. What do you think? Should I "beef up" any component(s)? Thanks. Peter...

2 answers

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Last answer RadarMan

matt_flyaway

Saitek Pro Flight

Anyone on here know anything about saitek pro flight components? I have purchased a few items and they are giving me trouble. I have the yoke and throttle setup and just recently purchased the rudder pedals also. Before I got the rudder pedals I was ...

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