The FS2004 (FS9) Forum

Hi All, Just a thought having just now read yet another Post on FS9 Real Weather. I'm a Computer Numpty and so this may well be a nonesense BUT - MSFS have a very nice Real World Weather set-up, it downloads as I understand it (much as FS9 Real Weather once did if memory serves) - could 'our' FS9 not be tweaked to 'Download' the MSFS Real Weather Data for use in FS9 ? I do appreciate that the 2 Flight Sims are generations apart technically but, 'Weather Data' is much the same isn't it? As I say, just a thought that I'm hoping one of you Computer geniuses may be able straighten me out on. 🙂 Thanks for your forebearance and as always, observat…

First the small print:I'm not affialated to OmWings. I'm just a customer who like to share his impressions of this aircraft with the FS community.What: OmWings Fokker F-28 Fellowship (for FS9/FSX)Where: http://omwings.com/omwings_fokker_f28.htmWho: Oliver Moserhttp://forums.avsim.net/user_files/169453.jpgApril 2. 12:19 GMT+1. Great spring weather!. The Fokker F-28 PH-CHD waiting to be loaded at Bristol. Fire Department fire engines in the background, holding 100 gallons of premixed AFFF in the tank. (scenery UK2000 Bristol Xtreme)As a Dutchman I really like to see a great rendition of the Fokker F28. A plane important for dutch aviation history. There are of course freewa…

Hi, I experience CTD when overflying the Romania. I tried to disable all addon scenery but I still get CTD. It does not happen on the exact same spot but somewhere in the area of Romania. I have an idea that it might have to do with the mesh or default landclass. In scenery/world/scenery I removed a file called dem76m_eu_romania.bgl, but it does not help. Any help will be apreciated

Hi, I experience CTD when overflying the Romania. I tried to disable all addon scenery but I still get CTD. It does not happen on the exact same spot but somewhere in the area of Romania. I have an idea that it might have to do with the mesh or default landclass. In scenery/world/scenery I removed a file called dem76m_eu_romania.bgl, but it does not help. Any help will be apreciated

I keep trying to get the online weather through JEPPESON but I keep getting message that I need to check my internet connection. is there a block I have norton 360!!

hello very good everyone, could you help me, I'm looking for the paint for my level d 767 of fs2004, I've searched all over the internet but without success.

Dear All, Since yesterday, the Explorer function in the Traffic Toolbox has decided not to work, but the map does work. I've re-installed it but it refuses to work - when I click on it, I get the usual blue circle and then nothing. May I ask if anybody else has had this problem and how did you fix it? Best regards, Peter Keenan

In the upper right hand corner of my flight screen, in red letters, it says "1/4x Speed." Does that mean what I think it does, and if so how do I get back to normal speed?

Hello! Anyone knows if this is possible with FS2004 or with any add-on for this simulator do shared cockpit with a friend?

Hello all, Was hoping someone within this community (FS9) could help. As a few of you know, I have a motion simulator inwhich I've been building, for what seems half my life, and I'm in the process of replacing my Aura tactile transducers for the more effective Earthquake MQB1's. In fact the installation is now complete. For those not familiar with tactile transducers, they are commonly mounted in simulators (gaming platforms) to the pilot chair, floor platform, etc.etc. and provide the thumps, bumps, rattling, etc. associated with aircraft movements. You really dont hear the sound providing the effect. Rather you feel it. They respond to very low frequencies. If …

Dear All, My copy of FSNavigator seems to have been corrupted by Norton anti-virus. The font has gone bold and the degree symbol has been corrupted. May I ask someone who uses this great addon if they could have a look at the MapFont that is listed in the program that is in the bin folder for the FSNavigator module folder? Many thanks, Peter Keenan

Hello All, I am working on KRNO as you know. I'm making ground textures for the surrounding area. I have a question un-related to this. My question involves the default ground textures we use in FS2004. You know the ones labeled for example: 029b2su1.bmp, 029b2fa1.bmp, 029b2wi1.bmp, 029b2hw1.bmp, 029b2lm1.bmp etc. etc.? My question is more directed towards the LM default textures. The light map textures for night time. I have completely redone these textures to my liking. My questions: 1. Should I mip these? 2. If doing so, will it cause a CTD? 3. Any benefit in doing so? Your thoughts. Always appreciated, Mitch …

I'm kinda surprised to see under new files that almost everyday there's new files for FS2004, both repaints, sceneries, utils etc. Why do people still use it? I think it's great to keep old sims alive, but I think most PC systems today are capable of running FSX (FSX SE) or even P3D, so what's keeping people from updating to a newer sim, which have much better graphics? Are there still companies that develop for FS2004?

Hi guys, Since the best repainters I know are starting to repaint only for FSX I found out that there is a nice converting program from a guy who has a website called "kaese2002". It works very easy. Now I sometimes come across bad textures in my FS9 that messes up my flightsim and giving met CTD's. I often use the Texture Checker from Erez Werber and now I am starting to wonder what to do with the next thing:I often check my AI-aircraft with that program and some of the converted FSX files are giving me the following message in the Texture Checker: "Texture file of incorrect format detected in:......." I changed the files from .dds to .bmp but still gives …

Good morning all, All of a sudden, I'm starting to have lower than normal framerates (down to 14 fps sometimes) with KMIA. Issue not happening with other heavy sceneries such as KATL and KJFK (even with all sliders up and AI maxed out). I haven't done anything different with my system, and no viruses or anomalies detected based on latest scans. Also re-installed, but that didn't help. I used to get at least 30 fps consistently. Any advice on how to resolve this issue would be greatly appreciated.

This is my private mod of the World Trade Center as it looks at the moment. I tried to replicate the look of the WTC as best I could, keeping in mind the limitations set by FS2004 such as polygons and textures. Speaking of mod content, it contains towers 1, 3,4 and 7. It also contains, performance arts center, wtc hub and memorial pools. Architecturally speaking, the buildings are 99% accurate as in reality in terms of dimensions. A few details are missing, which I personally don't think are needed in this mod because this is a Flight Simulator and there is no stopping unless you are hovering with the helicopter very low for the purpose of touring and your needs, but stil…

I’ve been trying to install liveries for my captainsim 727 but when I install them in tce the livery shows up but when I open fs2004 and search for the livery it won’t show

Back on January 12th my old PC died on me (most likely a motherboard failure, as when I turned it on I got no video signal nor any beep from the PC speaker) and needed to be replaced. I've now got most of my software installed on the new PC, but Flight Simulator 2004 still isn't working properly. The new PC has: Windows 10 Build 19044 11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-11400 @ 2.60GHz, 2592 Mhz, 6 Core(s), 12 Logical Processor(s) 8 GB RAM Intel UHD Graphics 730 (integrated graphics?) I installed FS2004 from my CDs to D:\Flight\FS9 (to avoid permissions problems caused by the default Program Files, plus to grou…

Hello all. I'm only 2 days into this project. But I've invested about 15 hours or so. Just wanted to give some updated screenies from what I have so far. My goal is to tackle the airport, casino's, and locally surrounding area. Will see. Here is what I have so far: -----> Please keep in mind I have not added Mipmaps yet. Mitch Terminal Terminal (Cont.) Terminal (Cont.) Terminal (Cont.) Terminal (Cont.) Terminal (Cont.) Lake Tahoe Lake Tahoe (Cont.) Lake Tahoe (Cont.) Surrounding Area Surrounding Area (Cont.)

Dear colleagues, help! I have long wanted to write about this. In some scenarios, when landing after a long flight (4+ hours), a foolish flashing of textures begins. As if the lower texture slips. On this video, it is perfectly visible (see from the 5th minute) BUT!! If taking off from the same port (!) - then NOTHING flashes, everything is clear, as conceived. Here is video of the same port, but with takeoff (see from 30:50) Tried it on other crafts, and only in an external camera - the result is always the same - the texture does not flashing at take-off! But they blinking when landing, BUT only after a long flight! The same si…

Hi There, The other day, I added some repaints, to the Default DC3 Dakota in FS2004. However from Repaints fltsim.33 onwards, which go up to fltsim.46, only 3 of them show. I have looked for posts about this issue, which have said turn off UAC in Windows 7 64 bit which I use, I i did. And change the permissions on the FS9 Main Folder, which I have done. Those things havn't worked, the textures show properly in AI Aircraft Editor. I made sure that the ui_manufacturer=Douglas Line and ui_type="DC-3" said that for all entries, some initially were slightly different i.e. "Douglas" and DC-3 for the former and latter, and I changed them to all read the sa…

Ok. Dedl, and his associated swat team, have lit a candle under my butt and are holding me hostage in an undisclosed bungalow within the Canadian Rockies. They feed me Bud Lite and Twinkies. That's all I get. I'm on strict orders to upgrade Mach-1's Reno-Tahoe Airport, and Casino's circa 2008. So it has begun. KRNO2022Edition for FS2004 is underway. And frankly I'm excited about it. I will post updates as I have them. Expect accurate taxiways, night effects such as ground illumination from light poles, accurate Afcad, etc. etc. Early stages: (The images will appear very distorted as they were screen grabs within ModelConverterX) Image 1 Image 2 Image 3 …

Gi'day, Anyone heard from Sascha lately? Just wondering: is FS9 Evo still available? Looks as if my 2018 copy is AWOL and I'm looking for a replacement. Have emailed Sascha via the official evo address but no luck (so far) and I see he's not been active on AvSim since mid-late 2020. TIA. Enquiring minds an' all. Regards, Dorian

I picked up my flight simulator hobby after many years. My environment Windows 10 and FS9(fs2004). I am using Plan-G and FMS Navigraph Data Manager. I now am looking at FS Earth .... Can someone point me in right direction how to use FS Earth together with FS9? rgds Ruud....

Hello all, I have a weird problem that pops up from time to time. Common Denominator: Always involves freeware, 3rd party airports. Never occurs in any payware sceneries. The problem: Scenery becomes blurred out. I most recently downloaded Gary Widup's Casper, Wyoming airport scenery (cpr2007.zip). As I fly within close proximity to the airport, all scenery becomes very blurry. Not only the airport, but everything. The ground, in total, becomes blurry. This includes default ground textures, autogen, etc. surrounding the airport. But only if the airport scenery is located somewhere within the view area of the screen. For example, if you were to bank and…