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It is well known that the default.xml and vector autogen objects cause a drop of performance during longer flights by remaining stuck

Most of us are fairly knowledgeable in the ways of aviation and a great many of us have real flight experience. But I've always wondered why a lot of MS painters lean very heavily on the obscure or recent paint schemes when it comes to GA aircraft. For example- the default 182. I was most happy when in 2002 someone made a blue and black paint that looked like a 1980 Skylane. It looked so much more realistic than the default one because it was like the ones I fly next to every day. It was only posted for a short while. Sad.This is not a gripe. I can't paint and I have no grounds to complain about the way the community paints its fleet. But I wonder how many of us w…

Technically Minded Sound Guru's please help ! ! !Hi All,I was told a while ago that if I turned down or off my sound hardware acelleration then it would make my Hercules Digifire 7.1 less powerfull,and in turn would take more power from the CPU, thus making FS9 perform poorly,I am confused now as I have just been reading a post that says turn it off, or at least down,anyone in here got any information on this subject please,thank you in advanceSteve,

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I have FS Navigater and Active Sky 2004. I like to create my own flight plans with FS Nav with my own Sids and Stars, exporting the plan in FS9 format to import into AS2004 so it can adjust weather enroute. Then I can the flight plan enroute based on real world weather conditions as presented by AS2004. Enroute I'll use ATIS to check the active runway at my destination then edit my FS Nav accordingly for the approach phase. All of this works fine. As I near my destination, I choose the airport from the Nearest Airports list, and then get clearance to land. However, when it's IFR conditions, FS9 won't let me take off unless I've filed an FS9 IFR flight plan. So I import th…

The brakes on the new A300 seem to have zero effect. Neither the normal brakes, nor the parking brake accomplish anything and even the thrust reverse seems weak. Any ides?Thanks in advance.Misha

I have a flight saved which I was flying an A330. Everything was fine before I saved it and reload it later.The problem is that, when I first loaded the flight. The panel seems fine, no problem at all. But after a few mins, I realised that the head/course and speed/mach digit change with 10 increments instead of 1 increment when I turn the knot... I have re-tried many times and the situations are the same. The digits change in 10 increments after mins...I'm using FS2004, the latest "un-registered" version of FSUIPC, and added "FixControlAccel=Yes" in fsuipc.ini as stated in EM's FAQ. All patch required for FS2004 was applied. So, anyone here have an idea what's wrong wit…

.....I don't know enough about these things. Obviously, it's got to be outstanding for FS2k4 (for the $$$), and also be used for general household requirements.My budget is NZ$3000 / US$2100.So here goes:Intel Pentium 4 3000Mhz 800FSB1024MB DDR 400 RamATI Radeon 9600Pro 256MB AGP Video cardCreative SoundBlaster Audigy 2 PCI OEM sound card56k PCI ModemSoltek SL-86PE-L motherboard (is this any good????)Samsung Combo CR-RW & DVD driveSeagate 80GB SATA 7200rpm hard drive3.5" floppy driveProstation case with 4x51/4", 5x31/2" bays, front USB/Sound ports & 400W power supply (Huh? Again, is this suitable??)Philips 19" CRT monitorMicrosoft Keyboard/mouseCreative Inspire 25…

Has anyone installed and tested it yet. It appears to be another great contribution to our hobby. But, is it an improvement over any other LOD 9 mesh for the region, either free or payware? As I pointed at flightsim in another discussion, perhaps we need some sort of clearing house to sort out the flood of new software additions...this is no disrespect to creators, whose work and effort I respect. But, there are times when overlaps create some unattended problems. I guess this and other forums are the place to work these things out. This is not a rant...at least I hope it's not taken that way.Sherm

As with most posts of this nature, the problem probably lies with the poster, but I'll ask anyways... :)I've been trying to get onto the fsgenesis site for a few days now (off and on, anyway), and it always times out after about 30 seconds. I've tried both www.fsgenesis.net and portal.fsgenesis.net. I don't have this problem from my work computer, but I doubt they'd appreciate me purchasing and downloading stuff from there. I was wondering if maybe their server is having problems, or if there's something screwy (but affecting this one site only) on my side. Any help anyone could provide would be greatly appreciated!

Boarding a BA airbus flight from Gatwick last week, I noticed what appeared to be an extra screen above the glareshield, directly under the central windscreen pillar.Is this a new feature, or did I just catch sight of a laptop which the crew had placed there as part of their preflight preparation?I ask because I don't recall seeing this screen on any of the FS representations of the airbus.--Bryn

~I have uploaded the gauges used on the panel of my Yak 52 as a seperate file to the Library. Those who did not have version 1 will need theseThey can be found in the fs2004 gauges section as yakgaugesThanksJohn

I have installed and reinstalled FS2004, but looking in fsnavigator or just going to these airports, they are under water or a little lake. In Fsnavigator these airports are also showing up really wide like 5000ft wide. If yours are ok I do not know what to do next, I have reinstalled my windows XP system as well. I want to verify if this is a elevation error.I checked these airports as well before installing FSnavigator. same thing though.Can I save the scenery.cfg and let it rebuild itself. If I delete this file FS2004 will not start.White Bear Lake, 7MN5 "funny they do call this a lake"CEDER LAKE, WI35PETERSON,31MNThanks in advanceVincent

Hi guys one airplane that I always wanted to fly was the AN-225 you know ,the biggest airplane in the world but I can't seem to find a decent copy of you including accurate dynamics,moving parts, and made with detail like the POSKY fellas do.WHERE CAN I FIND IT???

gridley's right, magazines can be of great assistance in feeding our worm. never occurred to me...i wonder what else people use for inspiration. some ideas from my own backyard:- news stories: accidents, natural disasters, go and investigate- vacation plans: people talk, do your own location scouting- trips down memory lane, places you dreamt of as a kid- other people's travel- role playing: student at your local airfield, historic flights- sample flights in faa manuals and online tutorials (a class of its own: http://www.navfltsm.addr.com/)let's share something we could all chew on for a while...:)vilk

Hello Gang!So many terrain mesh files - - - - So much confusion!!!!!!Is there such thing as a terrain mesh file or set of files that would cover the entire USA for FS2004?Your help and responses are appreciated.Sincerely,Dennis D. Mullert

Hello. My eye has cought the SSW A310. My question is. How realistic is it? Is it anyhting compared to the PMDG 737? and any other info u migh have on it i would greatly appreciate it.adam

I just upgraded my video card from the fx 5200 go the ATI 9600xt and I am very happy with the increase in frame rates in FS9. My only question is how do I increase the resolution greater than 1280x1024? That appears as the highest choice in the setup area. I'd like to try and run it at 1600x 1200 since the new card can handle it.My systemP4 3.0 ghz1 gig ramATI 9600 xtthanks

:-zhelp Just upgraded to FS9 and there is a problem with saving my previous flight. It used to be that wherever I left the plane is where it would start again.Not anymore, now It seems it only likes to save the start of the previous flight. So if I park out of the way and expect to pick up where I left off for the return flight, it starts backs at the beginningof the flight before, basically where I created the flight since it has never remembered where I ended.Any thoughts out there on this issue?Thanks in advnace

Dear Brethren (and Sistren, if that is the right word).Please could anyone help me fix the problem shown in the attached file?It happened when I was approaching KBOS after I installed George Grimshaw's wonderful scenery in FS 2002. I have also installed all the patches I could find here in the file library.Any help would be appreciated.

I have landed at an airport in northern Canada and found that it only had a landing strip. No buildings or refueling facalities.Exist such airports in real life or is this just an example of incomplete data in FS9?

I know, it's old news, but I'll tell you, my framerates have finally gotten up to a bearable level!I finally can fly around Seattle without a slideshow on my screen.Here is what I did:Installed Omega driversUpped refresh rate from 65hz to 75hzShrunk autogen buildings and trees to 1/2 size bmpsShrunk the cumulous1.bmp file to 1/2 sizeWatched the fps rise :DNo noticable loss of detail with the autogen or the clouds with these changes!

Hey everyone,I was getting frustrated the other night trying to complete a route for my VA when I kept getting a crash-to-desktop (CTD) in the middle of the flight. Nothing quite so maddening as flying half of a 2-hour flight 6 times.Well, I think I finally found out what was happening. My CTD occured as I approached with 26-28 miles of the HVQ VOR. I was flying a plane with RealityXP gauges (the GNS530 uses its own nav database) and didn't notice that FS2004 is reporting a duplicate entry for HVQ.Well, I start thinking add-on problems, so I start to fly default planes with all my add-on scenery deactivated... same problem.I can force a CTD at will if I fly within 26NM or…

I know there is a Captain Sim forum, but they don't answer questions as quickly as this community so I'm going to ask here. OK?On 727's while they are on the ground, the inboard slats are down and the rest are retracted. I thought I'd seen some CS 727 shots of the plane in this configuration. Can anyone tell me how to do this on the CS 727?Thanks for the rouge thread!

Hiya guys,I have a question i have been looking a very long time for a couple off repaints but i CAN'T find them =>A330-300 FSP repaints =>Sabena,Us airways,Air Canada,BMI and Gulf AirCan anyone please please help me find these or give me a link where to find them at?????????????Mannnnnnnnnnnnnny thanks,L.Jim