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Wilco Airbus Series 2 - aircraft scale out of proportion?

What do you think about it? I had a look at it and the A330's look out of proportion somehow - the landing gear looks too long and/or the wheels too small giving at the appearance of an A310 in a way. When you look at an A330, anybody else agree or disagr...

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Pete_81

Weapons in FSX

Hi, I've downloaded a few of the really big military planes (F3 Tornado, F15, F18, etc) from flyawaysimulation to FSX and wonder if there are any that have operational weapons, or to do any shooting missiles and dropping bombs require another add-on?...

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Last answer squiddie96

spudkiss

help with Convair R3Y Tradewind Aircraft.cfg

when i load my flight my aircraft always crashes into the water. plus when i opened up aircraft cfg. it was incolmplete there was no weight config or fuel config and contact points were missing from the file and some other minor things that i fixed like l...

Incomplete downloads

Some of my downloads are transparent or all black. And about 60% downloads have no sound. I have FSX and FS 2004 on same computer. All planes i download to 2004 have sound. any suggestions ? All my problems are with FSX Gold. I have Windows 7. Than...

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Last answer RadarMan

Carlin

Flight 1 Cessna Citation Mustang

Does Anyone know if the Flight 1 Cessna Citation Mustang is any good?...

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Last answer The-GPS-Kid

Tangolpe

C919 air file

I tried to install the COMAC C919 it come a messagë that the AIR file is damaged How to fix it?...

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boeingn747

Installing Downloads

Hello, I am new to this site. I'am a private pilot, and a huge fan of FSX and like most of you I wanted more planes and more mission for my sim. I have downloaded different planes, an am having a bitch of a time getting them in FSX. I have read all the in...

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Last answer Tailhook

edmonds55

Installing srteur.zip

How do you install srteur.zip in fsx gold. I am running windows 7 x86....

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Last answer RadarMan

harryleslie

767-300 Captian: Moving around the plane

Hi guys i was just wondering if any of you guys no how to move around the plane on the 767-300 cpatain,i have seen a couple of videos where the person can actually walk around the plane!I am thinking of getting this plane and just wondering if you need m...

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Last answer RadarMan

totallyfrozen

FREEWARE Piper Super Cub?

I saw that Aerosoft has a Piper Super Cub for about $10 (USD). It's for FS2004 and I don't know if it's fully compatible with FSX. Since I already blew my "toy airplane" budget on another one, I'm not willing to spend the $10 (for the time being anyway) o...

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Last answer Guest

blackforce

I need a good site payware

best site for payware addons for fsx looking for downloads please post a link. thxs...

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Last answer Cheeks

Dexter58

Transparent Decks

I downloaded the Nimitz/EKE AI carriers. Work and look great, but the deck is transparent and I can't get it to hard visible deck. Any suggestions ?...

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gaijinn

Does Active Camera 2.1 Work in FSX?

Hi folks...does active camera 2.1 work in fsx? Or is there a world exploring tool like it for fsx? Thanks...

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Annemarie

Installing cd-rom fsx harrier jump jet

I have purchase the CD-rom harrier jump jet for fsx for my son for xmas and when I've come to install it, it will not do so because it cannot register the game at www.wilcopub.com Please help, what should I do? He is devestated! Annemarie...

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Last answer cessna729

jettaman

Captain Sim 737-100/200 NO Wing tip strobe Lights

I don't have any Wing tip strobe lights for my Captain Sim 737's Maby its that way, I don't have any VC control of thoes switches! I know how to CFG the light files, ( I belong to Shockwave) but I have not seen any 737 files out there. I see the ...

Unable to save "aircraft cfg" files.

Morning I have trying to save aircraft cfg files that I have changed after instaling a new paint but I keep getting a error message saying the file path is not correct. I have been adding the correct numbers but still unable to save. Can someone ...

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Last answer Cheeks

BPLee

Installation of Thomas Ruth Airbus A330

I have downloaded & installed Tom A330 in accordance to all the instruction & steps given. However, only the wings appeared when I select this aircraft. The main fuselage and wheels were missing. Can anyone advise me how to fix this problem? From BP Le...

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Last answer chuey242

nyguy72000

FSX lights

Anyone know where I can get good free-ware airport lighting for FSX? Thanx!...

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Last answer nyguy72000

jettaman

Tac-Pac reality weapons for F-18 Superbug.

Does anyone know if Vutural Reality Simulations released "Tac-Pac" for the F-18 Superbug yet? The website says Pre-order, with a US release in mid summer....well its winter now???...

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RSparkyC

FSX SDK Issues

So i got the delux edition of FSX, and I wanted to try the mission builder. I followed the instructions for setting up the sdx, and I double checked my dll.xml file to make sure that nothing was disabled. But when I start FSX it starts up like normal. ...

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tourmanb

call signs

How does one add new "airline callsigns" into the FSX program? It has all the stock ones, of course, but I want to add certain airlines (like United, etc). Is there an FSX program like FS2004 VOicepack? Eric...

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funfsx

Aircraft appears in menu, but invisible when I choose it

I have managed to get two Qantas planes into my FSX system and they appear on the menu screen, but when I choose one, the plane is invisible. When I go to fly it, the plane is still invisible but the shadow appears on the tarmac. What have I missed settin...

world of AI problem

as soon as i download world of ai plains into my FSX all of my default planes are gone. that sucks because i wanted it to add more planes not take away from it. can some one help me solve this problem before i delete WORLD OF AI from my system. thanks...

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pentit

Wilco add-on

I have a problem with wilco add-on, i installed a couple of them and they all have the same problem, when i select the airplane from add on it asks me to Run or Don't run some .gau files, if i say no, cockpit and all panels are blur and if i accept they a...

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Last answer BPLee

Heyjoojoo

Does anyone have a good engine start tutorial for PDMG 737NG

I have reviewed the manual for how to start engines but it seems a bit complicated. If anyone has used one that helped them get started, I would appreciate it if they would share it with me. I'm using FSX with the new PDMG 737NGX addon which is a great...

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Last answer GundamWZero

matt1963valiant

So could I get help installing

Hey guys I got this site. I get there concept of loading the planes not a proble. but in my flight sim x gold addition there is no airplane folder, no sim objects folder, all my folders are showing anyone help me out? thanks...

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Last answer henryccrider

stocz2

FSX scenery library help

I am looking for some help with my scenery library. I have totally screwed it up. I have UTX-USA, GEX, and REX2 installed, with the default scenery from FSX. I did try to install some freeware scenery, but i couldn't get it to work. So i went to delet...

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Last answer Tailhook

Gargoyle35

BOB for FSX

is there anyway you can get bob to track your airplane?...

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Last answer Carlin

FockWulfe

Night Vision

So I've seen discussions and some videos on night vision addons for fsx. Well, no matter how many times I google it or click on URL's I can'ts find what I'm looking for. The last one I installed looked like I was looking through a tiny hole and made every...

Black Contrails

Weird. All of my contrails/vapor trails are black. Even the dirt I kick up and the tire smoke is black, as well as any fuel I dump in flight. What the heck's wrong and how do I fix this? It might be from an addon....

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stocz2

Ultimate Terrain X and windows7 64 bit

Hello everyone, Does anyone have UTX running on windows7 64 bit? I had bought my copy (download) of UTX back in 9-2009 and worked fine on windowsxp 32 bit. and windows7 32 bit. But the other day i had gone to windows7 64 bit. So i downloaded UTX fro...

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Last answer RadarMan

Earwigo

A380 Emirates download will not install.

I am new to 'Fly Away' and wish to install an Airbus A380 in Emirates livery. I have managed to install the 'demo' version, but that puts black blocks round the aircraft. I tried a non-demo version, but it says the installer won't work (corrupted??) and I...

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Last answer Earwigo

teeybabe

cant land on fsx

I just cant land on fsx. It is a problem. I can take off very well but to land is a problem. i'm always missing the runway. help me......

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Last answer FockWulfe

hvw1@msn.com

I cannot install downloaded scenery

I follow exactly the instructions Fly Away is giving, but when I select the scenery from the Addon Scenery folder and I click OK, the scenery path is laoded into the "Look in" bar, but the "directory" bar becomes empty and the screen is not closing. There...

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Last answer RadarMan

mksas

FDSFX Problem

I have tryed to install the FDSFX panel on my PC with Windows 7. Every time I try to take the FDSFX Panel Config Text files to the panel, I give the a name, it won't save the document. IF it saves, i open Flight simulator, then the panel is gone. Can an...

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Last answer RadarMan

KarstenFly

Fly with a co-pilot and captain

Hello Guys, Is it possible to fly with to pilots, I mean then like in real-life flying with a captain and a co-pilot? I find a lot of add-ons for flight simulator X but nothing like this. We both use ou're own computers for this. If it's needed I...

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Guest

Flight1 Mustang G1000

Alright. So I'm sure all of the people who went on lamenting about how shareware was so perversely wrong and that I should buy the thing will be glad to know that I did eventually buy it (which was by no part due to there whining). So after dealing with t...

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FockWulfe

Merril C. Meigs field

Okay, so it's no secret that FSX no longer contains Meigs Field , but apparently it IS a secret (at least to me) where an addon scenery download is lurking. Anyone know of one's whereabouts? ❓ ...

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Last answer RadarMan

Spacedout

Water wakes, dust and smoke trails appearing like coaldust

It appears that the coalman has got into my FSX installation because all water wakes, dust from wheels and smoke trails now appear like blocky black coaldust. Does anyone have any idea why this should be? Only thing I can think of is that a Short Sunder...

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slowfred

Gulfstream

Hello all just one question for anyone who can help me. I am looking fora the Gulfstream models G150 thru G650 are there any downloades for FSX? Thanks, Fred...

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FockWulfe

Cessna Mustang

Well, I downloaded the free trial FSX abacus mustang. I thought the search for this plane was over until the error message appeared. It's having trouble loading the MDL file. I've tried all of the troubleshooting methods, and none have worked. Any help? I...

can't edit cfg files to add textures

I've installed the cfg editor but it never loads up the files. I can copy off the cfg to word but can not paste anything into the cfg file... I had no problem modifying fx9. I added scenery files, manipulated ai traffic to real world and added new aircraf...

Using boeing 737 cockpit for 767

Hello everybody.. I need help please.. I download a Delta airlines Boeing 767 recently. And it works great but it does not have a virtual cockpit.. So I wondered if I could use the boeing 737 virtual cockpit it would work fine.. But how can I use the 7...

Citation X

Here's the pitch this time: Not but a month ago, I downloaded an absolutely fantastic Citation X. Made by Alejandro Rojas Lucena. And this, unlike it's many predecessors, had no creepy co-pilot.Long story short, I no longer have the plane. It got messed u...

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Last answer RadarMan

FockWulfe

Citation Mustang: Gauge Fix

I really need help with this one. I got a Torrent download of the Flight1 Citation Mustang and installed it fine, except the G1000 panel is blank. I've tried all sorts of things to help. I'm running Windows7, but that isn't the problem because people repo...

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Last answer Cheeks

mesaratz

air hauler

Hi All Not to sure if this is the right place but since Air Hauler is a add-on i hope i have the right place... i have a couple of questions if anyone is able to answer them... 1st i cannot get the weather to work with AH even if i click the buttons wit...

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Last answer mesaratz

FockWulfe

Adding a Virtual Cockpit

Recently I downloaded a cheapo Gulfstream 550. It's fine, but there is no virtual cockpit panel. I would like to take the CRJ700 virtual cockpit and install it. Is this possible? If so, how do I do this?...

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Last answer ollyau

RadarMan

FSX Keyboard Commands

Download FSX Keyboard Commands. Flyaway Here Now! https://flyawaysimulation.com/downloads/files/1333/fsx-controls-keyboard-commands/ (I want to thank Greekman72 for his help) :radar:...

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schriver2

Help with invisible planes, missing gauges ...

Hello, we have flight simulator gold with acceleration X installed. I've installed several military aircraft including the "FSX Prowler MiG 15 Prowler" and another MiG. Most work just fine and you can see the gauges/cockpit from the inside of the plane...

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Last answer Tailhook

FlightGuy

FSX Passenger Mode

I was wondering if there is an FSX addon that lets you be the passenger and the computer is the pilot. I think it would be cool to be able to sit in the cabin with the passenger view and watch out the window like in real life. Pretty much you don't have t...

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Last answer Cheeks

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