The Flight Unlimited Series

I have just been browsing through the FU3 file library, and something is puzzling me. Based on the number of downloads of the three SanFran packs available, it seems that around 70 per cent of users of my SanFran 2006 pack are content to have a version of Byron Municipal airport that has NO RUNWAY MODELS !I only realised the absence of these runways quite some time after I had uploaded the main pack, by which time a small upgrade package (SanFran 2006 Plus) had also been added. So, I decided to add these (plus a few other improvements) to a second upgrade package (SanFran 2006 Plus Two). However, the number of downloads of this package is only around 30 per cent that of t…

Hey guys,I've been playing FU3 off and on for about 4 years now. Anywho, I recently installed it on my 'puter, but for some reason the ground detail is not as it should be. It should be like 3M/pixel, and it is in the middle of the scenery (Seatac, Bremerton, etc.) but outside of it, such as Sanderson and Olympia, it is blurry and unfocused at about 6M/pixel.Does anyone know why it's doing this? I've had it installed about a year ago, on the same PC, same Windows install, patched with the FU3patch.exe - exactly the same. But this time, it has the scenery problem.Thanks!Kyle

Wish I could be in San Francisco today . There is a massive fireworks display over the bay . 4 days off and rain every day here in NorthEast US,lots of flooding Well I'll fly over and see Frisco in virtual world.I'm going to Sturgis, S.Dakota for Bike week in August.There will be 550,000 motorcycles there for the annual event.CaptRolo

After playing a lot of non flight sim games I recently started to play FU3 again. Then I remembered Flight Support System (FSS) which I used to love. Unfortunately I see that development has stopped. Does anyone know why?Anyway, it became a chore to reset my system clock back 2 years every time I wanted to play FSS, so I've made a small patch that disables the expiry check. Basically it's just a decoded version of the script that has the expiry check commented out. Just rename it system.js and replace the old one in your fssclient folder.If it's inappropriate, I'll remove it immediately. I just thought it might be useful for someone else.On the other hand, some of the air…

I Just bought FU3 on the sold out label, have had 1 & 2 but have been more into racing sims recently. Problem is after installing and trying to play the game I just get a blank black screen with a mouse Icon. I have done the UK patch, tried running in 98 compatability mode and searched several forums for help, all to no avail. PC specs are;XP pro2.8 AMD9800 pro 128Mb GFX ( latest omega drivers )1 Gig dual channel corsairany help would be appreciated :)

Hi guys,Just a quick question, are there any military jets modelled for FU3?My apologies if this is mentioned elsewhere.Steve

A new aircraft in the library!This is an Air Cadet Vigilant constructed by Glidernut and myself.Hopefully (knowing my problems with posting pictures) here is a pic of it. The included notes give some information on performance and locations of squadrons using the aircraft.Enjoy!Ches and Glidernuthttp://forums.avsim.net/user_files/150004.jpg

Hi there.I've been playing the FU series since the original, but just recently bought FU3. It worked like a charm, but I accidentally left the game running when I left for work yesterday. When I came back, the computer was frozen, and now FU3 always crashes immediately. I've tried removing and re-installing it (twice!) but to no avail. Is there anybody here who can help me?FWIW, I'm running it on a recent computer, using XP, and it's the Sold-Out Software version of the game.

I had the last version of Fly Unlimited, which was then much ahead of its time.However, as MS became more sophisticated, and payware aircraft more realistic, I scraped my Fly U3 sim. I think I gave it to a kid down the steet.The question I have is why some continue to use the Fly U3 sim exclusively, when other flight sim technology and aircraft have caught up, and passed Fly U3.What is it that you find in Fly U3 that is superior to FS9 and payware aircraft such as PMDG 737NG? What am I missing to understand?Stanner

Hi all. I was an occasional poster here around 2002/2003, under a different name. However, I got a new PC in Summer 2003 and never did get round to installing FU2 & 3.I am amazed (and pleased) to see the forum still going strong after all this time.I have been using MSFS2002 since (I only dabble and am not a hardcore user). I recently had a hankering to go back to FU3 but couldn't find my discs. However, PC World had FU3 on sale for

Hello all,I've just had a PM from our newest member - welcome, DiegoVH - who observed my endless quest for setting up my USB joysticks back when I had a virtually non-compliant motherboard chipset.I can't help DiegoVH with his quest to use a USB gamepad as a controller in FU3, because I've never even touched a gamepad in my life. I haven't the slightest clue how to advise him.Has anyone ever successfully used a gamepad as a controller for FU3? I doubt sincerely it makes a difference whether gameport or USB, but this person's is a Belkin USB gamepad.Does anyone have any knowledge whether his quest is futile, that is, doomed from the start?Rather than reply to his PM with …

Im not shoower my divelopments in flyabl aircraft are going in the right direction at all. Sum of them hav endid in a ded end.Take this model of a flyabl rabit for exampl, I played with its flight phisicsand nouw it dont fly at all, it just jumps around the airfiald bumping into things,doing forwerd and backwerd gambols and sumersalts.I hav no control over it at all.And then thair is this bulser wood glider Iv dun, it flys perfectly ok, but how wants to fly a bulser wood glider?And then thair is this Seaking helicopter I ariginaly did as a fled model.Iv nouw got it as a flyabl model and I hav been playing with its flight phisics.Thees are the resalts Iv got so far.From a …

Flying the Renegade on a canal: http://forums.avsim.net/user_files/149949.jpgLocal township. If you wonder what the sign is doing there, its the name of the horse. Yes, he's called "West Terminal".http://forums.avsim.net/user_files/149950.jpgFill her up.http://forums.avsim.net/user_files/149951.jpgAhh, no, forget it. Too expensive. I'll go back to avgas.http://forums.avsim.net/user_files/149952.jpgBack at the airport. Runway behind the plane, to the right of pic.http://forums.avsim.net/user_files/149953.jpgShots from the new Fretherne package under development.Cheers all,Robert.

You know even after many hours flying with FS2004, with photo scenery, with the highly acclaimed Real Air Marchetti, with active sky 6, with this n that... I STILL end up going back to FU3. You know why? Course you know why, FU3 REALLY flies, you really forgot that your sitting in front of a screen because your totally immersed in the whole experience/atmosphere. I've just finished a flight flying some circuits at Southampton, the ATIS report indicated calm winds, but this isn't FS9 style calm, you know.. 'flying on rails'. I lift off into the blue yonder, a building front is in the distance that REALLY does move (unlike the pathetic FS9 'dynamic weather which doesn

Hi all,My problem is I cannot post pictures. I have used Paintshop Pro and Photoplus 10 to produce the jpg

Hi I am Jacko938274902 and I have recently created a new website dedicated to making a modification patch for Flight Unlimited 2 + 3 and I am looking for coders to help me make it possible. Have you ever heard of the patch that was created for transport tycoon? (ttdpatch.net) That allows almost endless usermade addons, vechicles, maps and features load of general game changes that improve and sometimes completely change aspects of gameplay. Well the point is that i am trying to start a free patch project for FU2 + 3 to add many real aircraft features to the game's. like Ground Proximity Warning Systems, a better TCAS traffic collision avoidance system, even go as far as …

Hi there. We've seen lots of pics of the ground in recent times, eg agtim's Swiss scenery. Now I know FU3 is a bit old and doesn't have the range of colours of more recent sims, but for its time, FU3 was a beautiful piece of work. I've put a few shots here just looking at the sky for a change! And of course they're low res etc - the originals were much better!Sunny day, romantic view through the fractionators (for chem eng purists, the flames are not from the distillation column in the foreground but from a chimney behind it).http://forums.avsim.net/user_files/149009.jpgEarly morning sunrise (yes, I've never seen one but I believe they exist) - please don't show Jon Poin…

Now a first part of it is ready - the 747 group:there will be 5 Boeing 747 AI Lufthansa by Ansgar http://www.agtim.ch/fu3/images/Swissair_7.jpgVirgin Atlantic by Jon ? http://www.agtim.ch/fu3/images/747Virgin_3.jpgand now my new paintingsSwissair http://www.agtim.ch/fu3/images/Swissair_5.jpgAlitalia http://www.agtim.ch/fu3/images/Alitalia_1.jpgAir France http://www.agtim.ch/fu3/images/747AirFrance_0.jpgall are operating from Geneva nowEach 747 AI plane has 4 models1. detailed gear up 2. detailed gear down3. low resolution for zoom out view http://www.agtim.ch/fu3/images/747OrigLG.jpg4. minimum polygon version for the max. distance view http://www.agtim.ch/fu3/images/747Ra…

Hi,I'm still flying FU3 frequently as it is the Sim which simulates little planes best.What I don't really like is the snow in FU3. It looks a bit buggy to me. For example, there would be a bitmap resource for the Nimbostratus clouds which shows snow(see attachment). But in the Sim, this will never show up.And when flying, the snow doesn't look too real. You can't see the snow as good as the rain. In real life, it's the other way round.http://free.pages.at/harry3/schnee.jpgSo is there any chance to make the snow more realistic in FU3!?Regards,Harry

Q1.Some of the F4 views have terrible (really really terrible) instrument panels, and given the graphics space allocated to them (256x256) they could be a lot better. I can't stand F4 views anymore, even though I used to like them because of the realistic feel of the view out of the window.Here's the problem - I can make better panels within that limitation of 256x256, but the graphics are indexed BMP fixed to a palette and I can't convert 24 bit BMP's into the correct palette without the colours going wrong. I don't have Corel Draw or Photoshop - is there some way to make a BMP picture adapt to the palette? I imagine that if I simply change the palette and reimport it in…

I tried posting this with pictures incorporated (twice), then with pictures attached. Nothing appeared. So this time I am trying without pictures. Everything appears to go normally right up to hitting the "post" button, and as far as I can tell everything is ok. Anyone got any ideas?"A while back we had a preview of Glidernut's new aircraft with the patented Glidernut door opening system. The whole project started when I said it would be great to have a flyable Air Cadet Vigilant (a modified Grob G109B motor glider) to fly at Chivenor, where there is an Air Cadet Squadron using them. Glidernut contacted me and offered to do the external 3D models and the F4 virtual cockpi…

Hello.I've seen a little silence in this forum lately, so I'll dig up some screenshots from this great sim.-new flights, and some old.Take care.Lars Peter.

Hey all,I just bought FU3. I usually play FS2004, but I got FU3 to use on my laptop for when I'm away. Anyway, it runs great! There is just one problem which is really annoying me!I have a fairly cheap USB joystick that doesn't have a rudder axis. The flight lesson says just use the left and right arrow keys. This is all well and good, but when using the arrow keys the turning circle when taxiing is absolutely HUGE! At some airports its practically impossible to turn into taxiways without rolling onto the grass.This can be made easier by using the left and right brakes. But the left and right brakes are useless when trying to turn the beechjet or seaplanes on water.I have…

Has your FU3 aircraft serlection screen ever got stiky? So that you carnt serlect the aircraft you whant?Well it has hapend to me 2 or 3 times over the yers, and every time it hapens I thinkits probably 1 or mor of about 88 add on aircraft I hav in my PLNPILE folder.So I set about trying to find the bad one.After about 20 minits of trying, I ended up with only the original difalt aircraft inmy PLNPILE folder, actualy its a PLNPILE folder copyed from the insterlation CD.But my aircraft serlection screen was stil stiking!Just as I was thinking I might hav to reintall the hole game,I hapend to clik on the RANDOM buten at the aircraft serlection screenand the problem promptly…

I downloaded this package months ago, but then went overseas for a few months and forgot all about it. Has anyone else installed this? Its an excellent piece of work. Ches (the author) seems to have covered everything - the package has new models, complete airport and markings, and uses agtim's tools to correct elevation and land classification. And it looks great, with rows of "barracks" near the runways and some new brick buildings there that I would love to pinch and use myself. I'll try and post some pics next week. Robert.