Hi, I bought a flight sim game called Overlord (by Rowan Software, distributed by Virgin, a 9 floppy disk set, 3 for game and 6 for svga) from a charity store, and am trying to install it on my PC. The instructions say to insert disk 1 of 3 and type 'install' but when I look at the floppy it has...

Dear all, I am conducting research into conflict behaviour and I am interested in how people think about themselves and behave with other people in different situations. We expect that the findings of this study will contribute to helping people who find themselves in serious conflict situations...

I would like to find at least three people who have FS or X-Plane and UK charts plus the time and interest to fly the leg as outlined in 'Cessna A152, G-BHAC 03-07.pdf' which can be Googled, and post their results. All replies will be appreciated.

Aircraft engineering experts today unveiled a restored Second World War combat plane 60 years after it rolled off the production line. ... Read more...

I selected E5 ... but I didn't hear "Sam the Sham and the Pharoahs"!

When you assign thrust reversers for an add on like the Lago Tornado to a controller switch, say a two position rocker or slide switch, I understand that F1 (decrease throttle) and F2 (cut throttle) are used for this, but should you use the sliders in the sim settings for these two functions...

Hi Folks, I just joined the group (naturally with a problem). I know how to fly but don't know computers at this level of sophistication. I just bought a new PC and FS2004, but I when I tried some add-ons, I didn't have a clue as to which file went into which folder. Is there a source I can go to...

Robin Peel References: Looks like x-Plane designer Robin Peel is in trouble. See the following information on Robin Adrian Peel in United States on extended...

Rolls-Royce knocked its arch-rival, GE Aircraft Engines of the US, off top spot in the large civil aero-engine market for the first time last year. In terms of value, the UK engineer secured 40 per cent of the $13bn (£6.99bn) market last year for commercial engines powering aircraft bigger than...

What's the recognised route around the world. Planning on doing it in the Baron. Can anyone point me to a flightplan in FSNavigator for such a route? Thanks Clive

What does "Three axis of control" mean? See: http://www.pcaviator.com/shop/viewAProduct.php?pid=21

I've just installed CH Pro rudder and pedals, gameport version, and can't seem to get the rudder control to work correctly. In the calibration area the rudder and throttle are both assigned to the Z axis and I'm unable to change it. Shouldn't the rudder be assigned to the "R" axis? The...

Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, bolstering the hopes of F/A-22 supporters, told lawmakers Thursday that the Pentagon has not made a final decision on limiting production of the next-generation attack jet to 179 planes. ... Read more...

Is anyone doing this successfully? Do you know where I can get the full patches for this sim if so? Thanks

Can anyone help? I am running FS 2004 on an XP Pc that has Dual NVIDIA 6800 XT 256Mb in SLI configuration and a Duel Core AMD 4200 processor but after around half an hour the system starts getting jerky and eventually crashes. Can anyone help on how toset up so this does not happen. Cheers Jamie

Hello, There's a basic question for you all. I noticed that while taking off, with calm winds, the airplane always tend to go on left side off the runway. Calibrated the joystick many times, same thing. I was wondering if this is just the joystick that is not calibrated correctly, or does it...

Hi, I'm a student pilot in China and I am curious to know that the headwind direction changed, how the ATC re-arrange the traffic for using runway has been change? -- James MAK http://private-pilot.no-ip.org:8080 http://airtrafficcontrol.no-ip.org:8080

Is there a way to turn up runeay light intensity in FS 2002?

Russia and the United States are set to sign an agreement to tighten control over portable anti-aircraft missiles at a summit in Slovakia later this month, a senior Russian military official said on Tuesday. ... Read more...

Hi Can anyone tell me the transverse mercator parameters for Russia. I am using the Pulkovo 1942, Russia datum (ellipsoid Krassovsky). What I need are the following: scalefactor longitude of central meridian latitude of projection origin false easting false northing