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Hi.I just wanted to mention a couple of annoying bugs that I suffer from with FS2004, just to see if anybody has ever encountered them.Firstly, I have always, (ever since I purchased FS2004 upon its release), had the annoying problem whereby the fs9.cfg won't close properly each time you exit FS2004. I have heard people mention this before saying "oh, just leave it and eventually they will close themselves down". Well, if I used FS2004 perhaps 6 times in one day, when I come shut my computer off late at night, I am presented with 6 fs9.cfg entries in the task manager 'processes' window. I can either shut them down manually from this window, or the alternative is when I…

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Please help me with this. I want to add a "clickspot" to a panel that does not have the Default GPS. I know how to add the GPS to the panel config, but I do not know how to bring it up when I'm in the panel. Assume that all the Shift+Number commands are already assigned.Please tell me how to do this. Thanks. Stan

I downloaded a couple of the IFDG planes and they are absolutely beautiful, but I have noticed that I have completely lost the virtual cockpit. Also, even if I'm not in the virtual cockpit and I just look to my left or right, I don't see any part of the windows. Am I doing something wrong, or is that just the way it's suppose to be.Thanks,Costas

Hey guys,I bought a new graphics card (Radeon 9800 pro 128MB) about a month ago now. Ever since i thought the textures in FS were loading very slowly, and sometimes AI traffic would be blurry. I did some digging and found out that my AGP sttings under the SMARTGART tab were 'off', even though it was enabled in my bios. I thought this was strange and would be directly related to my texture problems.Of course it was! I followed a very useful post here on avsim which described exactly my issue and described how i should update my motherboards VIA chipset drivers. All is working fine now, and my AGP settings are now set correctly to 8x.I've seen a few other posts from people …

I suggest that a thread concerning just the aircraft and how it performs be listed without all the personal %$#%, which of course does somehow find it's way into these types of threads, hopefully we can deal with the facts eh? Some postive notes for me1] Night panel lighting, great job on this.2] Main panel has a nice appearance3] CDU looks real4] Exterior and icing on windows. Some issue I see1] LVL CHG does not hold the set speed in a climb, in fact blows at least 30 knots in a climb and then settles back. Needs some tuning bad.2] Blurry text on the overhead is so bad you cannot even read the "new" IRS panel.3] No altitude alerts whatsoever. 4] No callouts5] No cabin a…

Found this strange, while I spend most of my time flying in north America I did a flight over the K2 from Hotan China (ZWTN) to Kabul Afghanistan (OAKB). This is when I noticed the anomaly. (no I did not do it in the 172, it's just for the pics so you get an idea what I'm talking about).Notice where the black circles are in the second pic, the runway textures will only load at a certain distance, very close in this case and very annoying. Where as the textures load fine for example at Toronto, Canada (CYYZ) in the first pic.Is this due to the height of Afghanistan (appox 6000ft above seas level)? Does the sim change the way it draws textures at certain heights?Any input i…

Hi,Just installed the latest Worthog, and where did the gear go? Stays in the up mode at all times.Layabout

Back in the spring, before my hard drive exploded, I had in my AI hangar a pretty FSP BMI A330. It's one of the few AI aircraft repaints I haven't been able to find.Yet I know it's out there somewhere.I've checked all the big sites, as well as many European and Japanese sites. To no avail.Anybody know where I can find it?Thanks!!Rick

I want my contrails to be a lot longer than the default, especially for AI, can someone point me to where I can change this? I think its in the actual effect file, just not sure what part to change. I know I saw a post just recently about it but forgot which forum I saw it on!! DOH!!Hornit

I'm anxiously awaiting the release of the Autoland for FS2004. How is the Beta progress going and can I ask when it would be released?Thank you for your hard work.

I must say, I feel a bit reluctant to raise the question

Hi there. Does anyone happen to know how to either eliminate the touchdown smoke from the nosewheel only, or at least make it smaller?This might apply to also making tailwheel smoke smaller on GA taildraggers.I've looked in the touchdown effects files, but don't know what to change there.I've done a search, but only found threads dealing with all three main gear at once.Thanks!Mike F.

I'm after a program that simulates pasenger boarding and fuel loading.I want to se the fuel guages in the aircraft slowl rise as the fuel is loaded into the aircraft.I also would like something to show me how many passengers have boarded and how many are left to board, so I know if I can push back on time, or if I have to wait for a late passenger.If anyone knows of a program that does this, please let me know.-Phil

and what is life like without them?

Hello pilotz :)Sometime in the near future I will be going in for a high-end computer and then at last I can break it off with FS2000 and move on....*cant wait*..hee hee...Nagging question though:What does FS2002 Pro have that FS2004 doesnt? The packaging I see in the stores doesnt give much detail but the price difference is there with 2002 Pro costing a lot more. Are the flight dynamics in 2002 Pro better than in FS2004? Or is it just packed with more training material (Jepp approach plates etc) that justifies its bigger price tag?Which one do I go in for? Could you guys please advice!!!Many thanx :)

Hi,When I try to return to FS9 fullscreen from windowed mode(ALT-ENTER), the program appears to be reloading(I get the hourglass symbol), but it never completes! When I do a CTRL-ALT-DEL, I see FS is still running but using over 50% of CPU time. Eventually, after minutes of this, I am forced to end the program and reload.Does anyone else have this experience or know why it happens? I tried disabling the "Pause on task switch" option, and this may work(I've only tried it once. Strangely, FS still pauses if I use another program(?)), but, in any case, I need to figure out and solve the original problem.Any advice would be appreciated,BR,Frank

Hi, My Name is Michael Metzner, and I am part of Livewire Airlines. I was browsing through the scenery files which are amazing I might add. I haven't had 1 problem. But recently I flew to Aruba, which is rated number 5 of the best and most beautiful locations in the world, and I was suprised how horrible the scenery was. There is no detail whatsoever. So I am asking if anyone could send me in the direction of a scenery designer who could take on the task and try and make some better scenery. This would probly be very hard for someone who has never really been there. But if anyone is up to the challenge I would e-mail them pictures from the small country. If anyone is …

Ok, I must say I'm pretty impressed with 2004; already I've had several of those "wow" moments.But I've got a cheesy old 32 meg video card... and running USA Roads...I'm having video trouble, I think - after flying for 10 minutes or so there is a noticeable delay in texture redraw - the filtering doesn't seem to be able to keep up with the bitmaps on the ground... Gradually, calling up things like the flight plan window, and eventually any window, gets progressively slower.I'm guessing a 256 meg vid card would help in this case, but I really don't know, and wanted to find out if this performance is symptomatic of a bottleneck at the video card.Thanks,Andrew

Just thought Id post a link to show you what you can do with FS2004, Project Magenta, GoFlight stuff, and CH yoke and pedals and a little weekend carpentry.http://jtw737.mysimflight.comJohn Whitenewburgh, IN

Hiya all,I just upgraded to a:p4 2.89800pro Radeon512mbAsus P4S8000 with hyperthread.Can anyone tell me what to change in the bios should I leave hyperthread on or off and also I am updating Win XP which update shouldn't I install?????????Any other tips are more than welcomeMany thanks,L.Jim

I thought this was funny. I don't know if it has been posted before; if so, sorry.P = The problem logged by the pilot.S = The solution and action recorded by the engineers. P: Left inside main tire almost needs replacement.S: Almost replaced left inside main tire.P: Test flight OK, except autoland very rough.S: Autoland not installed on this aircraft.P: No. 2 propeller seeping prop fluid.S: No. 2 propeller seepage normal. Nos. 1, 3 and 4 propellerslack normal seepage.P: Something loose in cockpit.S: Something tightened in cockpit.P: Dead bugs on windshield.S: Live bugs on backorder.P: Autopilot in altitude-hold mode produces a 200-fpm descent.S: Cannot reproduce problem …

Anyone tried it, and if so is there any difference in fs9 from 9.0b?-Mikkel

Hi all,After one month, not being able to complete A SINGLE flight because of those CTDs, aplying all kind of fixes and not getting a single result I decided to wipe out FS from my computer and start all over again, this time I am going to check what is really happening and hopefully try and find a fix.This will be my log, I am going to write every single piece of data that I can and start solving one step at a time... This is my last try, it is really annoying, I do not think I will hold much more.I hope some fellow simmers that have my problem will be benefited from this research.Ok lets start with the begining..Computer: (self built)Processor: 3.2 Intel HTMoBo: …