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Hi,I've got the latest update for FSMeteo (6.1) and am using the freeware version of FSIUPC 3.03. I experience very bad stuttering in FS2004 during weather updating when utilizing FSMeteo in online mode. Is anyone else experiencing the same thing? The sim runs smoothly on my system in all other respects with the default installation settings. I do not experience the stuttering with real-world online weather, just FSMeteo 6.01My system specs:Athlon XP 2100+ 512 megs DDR RAM (266 mhz FSB)GF4 Ti4200 64 meg video, 41.09 Detonaters7200 RPM ATA100 HD with 8 megs cache, FAT32 file formatSoundblaster Live! Value PCI Cable Modem with router connectionOS: Windows XP, SP1…

In flight now using FS Meteo 5.2, just wondering if it's me or FS Meteo server. As of 06 0208Z I am currently seeing the most recent METARS as the 05 2300Z cycle. Anybody else? FS Meteo SFO:KSFO 052256Z 26014KT 10SM SCT037 SCT200 23/16 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP162 T02280156Thanks,Graham

Presently I have a GeForce3 Ti-500. I am going to switch team and go ATI with the 9800Pro 256. My question is this, since I am changing the maker of the card must I remove all the Nvidia-related device drivers from my system? Or can I just leave them there and just install the new drivers for the ATI card. I can't imagine that the Nvidia drivers would somehow interfere with the new card, but one never knows. I thought I'd check with you folks.Thanks you very kindly for any feedback.Gianluca

Ok its easy,Install UT into FS2004, select the traffic you want,Click on complie and let it start. All of a suden you will get an Error, dont worry, Go to the UT folder and copy out the Following files:Airports.txtAircraft.txtFlightplans.txtThen download the New TToolsAnd compile thease files, vollia UT in FS2004Jason

I just tried my first flight in FS2004! I loaded the Lear 45 and started the engines and everything sounded normal during startup. I switched views and all of a sudden my speakers gave out a squealing sound which I was unable to correct. I quit the sim and still had the squeal. I checked dxdiag and got an error message during the sound testing. I had to reboot the PC to recover, but had the same problem reappear when returning to the Lear. Any ideas on how to fix this? I am using, of course, the DX9.0a Direct X which loaded during the FS2004 install. I also have a Santa Cruz Turtle Beach sound card which has performed perfectly with all my software including FS2002…

Is there a setting somewhere to change the default (60sec.) time in the Instant Replay window? I usually use it to watch my last landing and want it set back to 160-180 seconds.

Hi, I've mentioned this in a different thread, but what was suggested didn't work, that is to add the two lines about TextureAGP and PanelasTexture or whatever as off in the CFG file, in fact it dropped the fps down a couple instead, thanks to the peeps in question though.Driver's don't change it either, tried 3 different ones and just did a reinstall of XP, no help.The problem is that I get about 7-12 fps in the 2D panel, even when I switch to simple clouds, the clouds are not the problem, yet I get about 25fps in the exact same situation in the VC, yet my friend with a slower system gets 23fps in the same situation in the 2D panel compared to my 12.Something is very wro…

I thought the download in todays file to resize the autogen textures to improve fps sounded like a good idea-however after I installed them the program would not run but continually came up with a error message to send to microsoft....luckily I kept the original files-restored them and all's well.....did anyone get these new textures to work?

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Hi all,Well, my tweaking of FS9/COF/FS2004 has ended and I'm happy to report that I managed to have everythig I wanted enabled with excellent results. I've got the 3-D clouds and great, sharp looking textures. I HATE to seem like I'm gloating and not wanting to share how I managed to get things right but, home responsibilities take priority :-) I will be posting an in-depth report on what I did step by step with pictures and all so please be patient and if it helps only 1 person, it was worth my while to type and format everything up. Stay tuned for part two tomorrow morning!!!MikePS - I just Gotta include a shot! :-)FPS 18 locked at 20http://forums.avsim.net/user_files/…

Hi All,I installed a Posky and MelJet 747 into my FS9 directory. For the panel, I aliased to the default b747-400 which has a virtual cockpit (VC). The 2d panel works great but I have no VC. I searched AVSIM for a solution but found none. Why doesn't the VC show up in my imported aircraft? Is there a fix? Thanks for your help/assistance.Jim

Looking for recommendations on a good freeware GA aircraft. Does the Debonair work in FS2004?

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Been giving 2004 a little break, and heading back to my favorite aircraft.. but, I need to get someone to email me the fsuipc.dll, the version of which occurred prior to the 3.0 FS9 version. Elite will not see 3.0 and greater which I installed on 2k2 accidentally. Would someone be willing to help me? Elite was not available for tech support because they are at Oshkosh. hence the update may be weeks away. Anyone with Elite controls heard differently?P4 2.81024 DDRAM800 Bus36 gig SATA hardrive80 gig harddriveATI Radeon 9700 ProCH yoke/pedalsElite Multi quadrant19" inch monitor-Soundblaster PCI 512Win XPInstrument rated ASEL -270 hoursAOPALawyerPilots Bar Association"Men…

I've had FS2004 for a couple days now and am I must say Microsoft has done an outstanding job. One of the biggest improvements, IMHO, has been in AI behavior. Last night I copied my very large and comprehensive traffic.bgl from FS2002 into FS2004. I then went to KLAX and observed the results.Almost immediately, I noticed about 10 active aircraft. As they pushed back and taxied I was amazed to see that each one proceeded to the nearest runway. At LAX, this meant that the two south runways and one north runway were available for takeoff. Cool stuff! :)Another cool thing was that landing traffic was assigned to the outer runway on each set of parallel runways. It was…

Hi Guys,For some reason, I can't get the fuel mixture control to go to - and stay on - 'Enriched'. When I place the cursor on the Mixture knob (in the Cessna Skyhawk 172 for instance), and try to push it in to enrich the mixture, the knob will just not go. It seems to happen in other planes too, but I use this one for an example.What else in the world do I have to do?Thanx, John

Hi Everyone,I've been doing some experimentation at EGLL (London Heathrow) under clear skies.If I set AI traffic to 0%, I get 19-20fps (locked at 20fps) wherever I look, at Heathrow, slew around London City centre, anywhere - I get the target performance.Now all my scenery and hardware settings are set to full (except mip-mapping which is set to 5).So, back at EGLL, I set AI traffic to 100%. On runway 27L I get 11-13fps and slewing around heathrow airport it remains around that figure. No suprises there, just like fs2002.Now then, I slew around London City centre and I still get sluggish fps even when looking away from Heathrow and any other sources of high AI traffic d…

In memory of the Hughes H-1 Racer and Pilot James L. Wright. We will miss you. May you still keep the blue side up.http://forums.avsim.net/user_files/28839.jpg

Hello,I'm really looking forwards to buying FS9, but a message post i saw a while back is worrying me. people were talking about how the sky color, and the color of the ground under haze conditions (or any conditions, really) made a hard line where the tone split darker and lighter. this is a real immersion-killer, and i was wondering if there was a workaround, fix, or solution.let me see if i can find a screenshot of what i mean...attached is a "wrong", and this:http://www.microsoft.com/games/flightsimul...mg/screens1/ss8 jpgis how it should look (and does for nvidia folks). (just take add a "." instead of a space in front of "jpg"thanks for your time.

I am currently running fs2000 pro and squawkbox on a windows 98 os.How do I make the transition to fs2004 with squawkbox.I have heard that there is a utility that ties these apps together.Any advice would be greatly appreciated.thanks, Jerry

Hi Everyone,I have a Flight Sim Yoke USB and a Homemade twin engine throttle control. I gathered from the FSUIPC manual I can assign functions to axes. What I want to do is assign the spoilers to the throttle control of the Flight Sim Yoke USB so that accurate spoiler control is possible and the reversers of the left and right engine to the Prop and Mixture Axes of the Flight Sim Yoke. Is this possible, and does someone have a quick and dirty way of helping me do that, because the FSUIPC menu doesn't seem to be too intuitive for that, and the user manual just confused the crap out of me.ThanksShane Lewis

Hi guys and girls,I have just bought Fs2004 it is really nice the FPS are great and the scenery is perfect, only one problem I cant's seem to get the PAI aircraft from (fs2002) to land they do take-off but some of the aircraft do land but most of them just go-around hummmm. Will there be a patch coming out for this problem??????Thanks for your help,Olivier

I would like longer ATC approaches than the standard 10 miles in FS 2004. It seems that many of the heavy aircraft have a difficult time lining up in just 10 miles and end up see sawing back and forth trying to do so. Does anyone know how to change this parameter? i remember this was changeable in FS2002 but I have forgotten how. Many thanks.

After using 2004 for a week - the only thing I can say I don't like is the fancy new GPS.By no means as clearly readable as the one in FS2k2- surely it can't have been beyond the capabilities of MS etc to make it a little less bulky and with clearer(less "Blocky")text.In addition I notice that using it definately has a bad effect on framerates .In a test I found that while in straight level flight at altitude,it caused a drop from 29FPS(locked ) to about 24fps.Not to say I dislike everything about it,the Flight Plan screen gives more info than before and I like the terrain screen also.It's just - did it all have to be so big and bulky?Dave

I'm blown away by how difficult these planes are to fly! Especially the Spirit of St. Louis! How on earth did Lindbergh fly across the Atlantic in that thing!? Finally after bouncing around the airport and knocking the plane over on either side I got it into the air, and then landed... and ALMOST on the runway, too. I think I need to update my 6 year old rudder pedals and flight yoke to something USB with the differential braking. That might help some, no?At least the new helicopter is actually flyable. For the first time I can take off and land reasonably within the area that I intend. That JetRanger is still too darn powerful for me to handle though, at least wit…