Flight Simulator X: General

myers62

how do u fix trees with black boxes around them?

I never had this problem before i installed fsxsp2 now i get this any ideas how to fix or do i dont need fsxsp2? after i installed fsxsp2 it solved some of my other posts on here. i now can take off from the gate with fsxsp2 but if i take it off dosnt...

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Last answer truckernick

miketraurig

sim rate

how do i change sim rate? the directions say push R but that doesnt work. thanks...

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Last answer miketraurig

Brickwall132

Video Card issue

After I got my new laptop which is a Dell Inspiron 17R I installed FSX and the Acc. expansion pack. It worked just fine with no issues at all. But I stopped playing for awhile to get back into Jane's USAF on a different computer. Now that I came back to F...

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Fuzzy Graphics

I recently built a PC, just for gaming, and when I ran FSX SP2 I was extremely dissapointed at how some things in the game looked. I have a 24" asus VE248 LED monitor, an nVidia GT 560 TI graphicvs card, and a quad core processor to boot. Ample power for ...

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Last answer Tom12

Piaggio

Download ai traffic then loading it in to flight sim 2004.

😞 I'm not sure what im doing wrong. I have used the woai installer and started downloading traffic. I dont know if im loading the traffic into the game correctly. Can anyone show me the steps?...

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Last answer Tailhook

jettaman

My landing smoke is black is that right?

My landing smoke is black is that right? I thought it was white. right? Also I see more of a black smoke behind my planes. Is there a basic reason why?...

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Last answer jettaman

Traches

Using a Midi Sound board with Flight Sim

I happen to do some music recording, and own a novation midi controller. A Midi sound board creates digital signals based on the positions of its controls that a computer can read, as opposed to manipulating analog signals like a traditional sound board....

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Last answer nighteing6977

daveyaffe

Cirrus SR20 FSX-No Interior Graphics

Just downloaded the Cirrus SR20 file from Fly Away. All the files seem to be in the proper folder, but when I launch the plane in FSX, there are no interior graphics, just the outside scenery and the frame of the plane. Can anyone help? Please cc reply to...

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Last answer RadarMan

antier

Cessna C172Sp G1000 activation bug not yet solved?

Hi all from a newcomer ! For already a long while, I have been looking for the answer to this question : is the known problem about how activate the G1000 in the C172SP solved ? (as everyone knows, the G1000 exists on the genuine C172SP, but the knob ...

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helpme2147ent

airport design editor

When I download airport design editor, i install everything. when i start it up, a little red box comes up and asks me which version i want to use, but i cannot press 'OK', only the x in the corner of the window. airport design editor then starts up, but ...

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Last answer Guest

Alexic5

The Steering Wheel

Hi everyone. I'm new with the whole simulation thing, but I'm slowly getting the hang of it. What I'd like to Know is how can I reset the steering wheel's possition after take off. I understand you can center it back to where it was after going left or ri...

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Last answer Malaysia181

490201

Any one have the product Key for Microsoft Simulator X??

can some1 plz give me the product key for Microsoft Simulator....not delux edition pl 😞 z...

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Last answer RadarMan

Guest

Aurora Borealis

For the life of me, I can't see the Northern Lights! I even tried flying all the way up from Greenland to Tiksi, Russia and still got nothing. Messing around with the Time and Season options didn't do it for me either. I thought it was implemented in FSX ...

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Last answer Guest

marmar17

I cant rotate in cockpit in FSX

Hey. When im playing FSX and i try to look around in the cockpit by pressing spacebar, it wont look around, it freezes straight ahead. Can anybody help me ????? 😳 😳 😳 😳 😳...

2 answers 4957 views

Last answer Tailhook

fossilbot

Conversion of FS2004 Scenery Files to FSX

Can anyone advise re a conversion format for FS2004 scenery to FSX conversion? I have to hand 'Sydney Sea Bases, (sydcbase.zip) March 2004. I would like to convert to FSX for amphibious flying use. I've tried to contact Clive Marriott, who was involved in...

1 answers 8005 views

Last answer RadarMan

Silverstreak

Introduction- Introduce yourself here.

Hi, yeah .. I'm new here. I also really didn't see an Introduction for new members. Lets start here. Feel free to talk and introduce yourself here. I am approaching age 60 fast. I am married with 3 grown kids, with the last two finishing college. ...

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Last answer Silverstreak

FockWulfe

FA-18 ILS/NAV

Does anyone know (if possible) how to use the ILS on the acceleration F!-18 Hornet? Also, how do you navigate using VOR and ADF?...

2 answers 5752 views

Last answer GundamWZero

GUEST

Can't install fsx...NEED HELP!!!

I recently bought a copy of fsx deluxe, and have tried to install it on my pc many times, but with no avail. Every time I insert the disk into my dvd slot, I start to hear the disk turn, but then it stops, and my computer looks perfectly normal. However, ...

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mhking95

Which one is best for fsx

Intel P67, SATA 6Gbps, USB 3.0 Intel Core i7 2600K -processor, 3.4GHz 8GB DDR3 1333MHz ram 1TB SATAII Hard drive NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti, 1GB GDDR5 GPU Antec Sonata III ATX case, equipped 500W power supply Price:969€ OR Intel P67, SATA 6Gb...

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GundamWZero

Another Milestone Reached: Cera Bell 222

Cera Simaircraft has released their latest helicopter, the Bell 222. Here are a couple of screenshots, since I haven't really have time to shake this bird down yet: https://forum.flyawaysimulation.com/images/forumimages/37363/another-milestone-reached-...

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Last answer GundamWZero

cuartz7o

Papa New Guinea Bush Flying

Back before my PC went down in August my friend and I purchased the Pacific Island Simulation PNG: Bush Pilot scenery pack. It's LOADED with a ton of airports on Papa New Guinea including large hubs and small and almost impossible to spot/land strips. We ...

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eabing

Newbie - having issues with brakes

Hi all, I just installed FSX last week and I'm just doing the newbie missions. But, I seem to be having problems with releasing the brakes on some of the planes in the newbie missions. The period is supposed to release or disengage the brakes but it ...

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Last answer Tailhook

Just tried

ILS landing system

I am a newbie to flight simulator x, and i am seeking somw pointers here. I am able to line the aircraft up with the runway using ILS, but the plane seems to refuse to go onto the glide slope. Why is that so?...

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Last answer FockWulfe

kangaroo

Problem with Virtual Cockpit camera views.

Hey guys, I have a problem with a camera views in Virtual cockpit. While on the ground and the engines on idle, VC camera views works fine. I can move (SPACEBAR + MOUSE) around and the cam view will stay where I want it to be. However, when I accel...

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Last answer kangaroo

KBRGUEST

Display Flight Information in Locked Spot Mode

How do I turn on the red display at the top of the screen that shows lat/long, kias, altitude, wind velocity and direction, etc? I have forgotten how to toggle it when in locked spot mode! It is very useful when on approach and landing in locked spot mo...

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Last answer RadarMan

noob123

FSX Install stops

Hello. My better computer is broken, and it is in repair, and because of that, i wanted play FSX Deluxe with my laptop. But when install is in that process where is maybe about half installed and there is Boeing 747 in sky picture, installation stops, it ...

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Last answer Conn000

Guest

Can't get new control settings to save, any suggestions?

I don't know i anyone else has this problem. When I change the assignments for the key/joystick, the changes will work for the flight I have in progress, however the next time I open FXS, the program will revert back to the key/joystick control settings I...

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renesis

Too much to expect?

Hi guys and gals, So I'm geeting a bit long in the tooth with this computer business and gone are the days of 486's, pentiums and p2ntium 2's which were cutting edge in my day. |But gladly tech moves on. So, on the advice of a good friend and having...

10 answers 4078 views

Last answer GundamWZero

markhyder

Kneeboard addon

I need a kneeboard addon for 737-800, But the speed has to be in knot for the uk. Is there any addons?...

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Guest

time limit crack ?

has any one made a crack for the time limit in fsx starting to get annoying ❓...

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Last answer GundamWZero

nyguy72000

Strange Effects

From out of the blue, all of the lights in FSX, aircraft, runways, etc.; are surrounded by a small square. Don't knw what that's all about. To make matters worse, I took off in a DC-7 and hit the smoke button. The smoke appeared - but in the vertical pla...

1 answers 3067 views

Last answer RadarMan

danno25

Many problems with FSX

hey there i have just set up fsx on my laptop and 2 things really first off i dont no how to set the plane so all the systems r off from the start its keeps starting the flight with the engines already running and secondly some on the instruments on the d...

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Last answer Cheeks

johnr4330

FSX Loading Slow

When I start the FSX sim it can take ant where from 1 to 7 minutes to load. What is going on. I have an HP AMD X4 and have 8 gig of ram. Any ideas. Please help....

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Last answer pilot663

hengchianwee

Is there any Downloard scenery for the world airport?

Hi everyone in fs world I wonder is there any Downloard scenery for the world airport? Like my Singapore airport or the rest of the world Thank you...

1 answers 4207 views

Last answer Cheeks

fasteddie60

Saitek's new BIP

Been awhile since I have been on this forum, but have gotten good help in the past. Just wanted to know if anyone out there has the Saitek BIP and knows if you can assigned specific switches to specific lights. For example, I have two lights that tell m...

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chrissie

Tower Controller in FSX Deluxe Question

What in the hell is the Tower Controller does and what feature is that???...

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Last answer B753Pilot

Spoty101

FSX Screen Flickering

Hi, I have been looking on the web for a fix to my screen flickering to no prevail. Could someone help me and tell me if there is a possible fix for this? I know it happens on the DX10 preview but it also does it when I run DX9. The runways texture flicke...

1 answers 7191 views

Last answer Laurieltw

MrPooperScooper

Terrafugia "The flying Car"

Has 1 been added to the add ons here on flyaway? This craft really excites me. I'm 31years old right meow. Hoping to own 1 by 60.. lol by then either humans won't be here anymore or we will have carcrafts going into space... What a dream that would be Eh?...

1 answers 5562 views

Last answer Tailhook

Guest

Lost FSX Product Key

I have contacted Microsoft about 3 times before, due to this lost product key. now since i wiped my computers hard drive, i don't feel like calling them again. so i was wondering if any of you actual buyers of the game, like myself, can tell me the produc...

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Last answer Cheeks

Guest

Graphics problem

Hey, i am running FSX with a fairly high end video card, an overclocked nVIDIA Go 7900 GS, yet everytime i go into game, if i use high settings, ultra high, or low settings, the graphics look like complete crap. I can see everything fine, but the graphics...

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naflod

Wow, got really quiet!

Is everyone on summer vacation? Or did my PC crash cause everyone to stop posting? :c)...

8 answers 3887 views

Last answer belgeode

wolfy9

Help to add livery on downloaded aircraft

I have downloaded a couple of add on planes for FSX. They show their paint colour in the preview but after selecting them, they do not have any livery while flying. What do i need to do to rectify this?...

2 answers 4715 views

Last answer wolfy9

fasteddie60

Changing current location and aircraft in free flight screen

I am missing it somewhere, but I cannot seem to figure out how to change the current location or current aircraft in the free flight screen. Where do I look to make the changes, if I can? I would like to add that what I want to change is the default loc...

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Last answer Pacau02

Gommy

My FSX does not startup anymore

Yesterday evening i was happily enjoying a session of FSX, finished a flight and pressed Esc to finish up and return to the Menu screen etc. Before i closed the program I thought id have a browse of my logbook when the program seemed to stall. After w...

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Last answer Tailhook

timcurtin

fsx 2d panels invisible

Hi all, So out of no where the 2d panels disapeared, along with all the worlds 3d terrain including buildings and trees. Good news is, i almost started crying with tears of joy, my fps has shot up and is averaging between high 100's and mid 200's AWESO...

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Last answer RadarMan

Guest

how to turn on the panels on fsx

I got fsx new and I downloaded a couple planes and but the panels aren't shpwing like The altmeters nav but i don;t know how to turn them on please help...

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Guest

flight sim activation

a few years back i bought flight simulator delux. after installing it on my first computer i bought the acceleration expansion pack. i tried installing that on my computer and apparently my graphics card wasn't powerful enough, so installed it on a second...

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davidmac1

turn off seatbelt sign in fs passengers

can you turn seat belt signs on and off in flight simulator passengers?...

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Last answer Barry2002

cuartz7o

Marshall Islands Tour

Hey All, So I haven't done a video in over 6 months (busy with a new job) but I found some time today to make the video of the first part of my journey: Amata Kabua International (PKMJ) to Ine (N20). Ine is a small island off the coast of Amo. Ine f...

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Guest

stupid fsx

At the start i activated and don everything you need to do to install it and my computer has gone crazy it goes black and says "Thankyou for playing the TRIAL VERSION!!! of microsoft flight simulator x PLEASE ACTIVATE THE PRODUCT TO CONTINUE PLAYING!! a...

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