What's the best yoke for fs2004? What do I need to know to get started with FS 2004?

Feeling nostalgic... I installed FS 3, 5.1, and 98 again. I also have FS2, but that one I have only runs on a Commodore 64/128. And my FS3 came on a single 720KB floppy. And boy is the detail in this version very barren! About only 8 buildings around Meigs Downtown Chicago). Grant Park is just a...

I forget what the real difference between FS2002 Pro vs. the Standard version. I tried searching on the web under Google and I can't find anything. And was FS2002 the only version that was sold in both versions? Bill ---

A friend and I are having difficulty connecting to each other in multiplayer in Falcon 4. We both have the same build of the software (unpatched). He is connected to the internet directly, I am trying to connect using a gateway connection and a direct connection with no luck. Both of us are...

Pete Dowson wrote a utility called GPSOUT that sends Flight Simulator coordinates out to the host PC's serial port in NMEA/etc. format. I have gotten Jeppesen Flite Deck to work on a 2nd PC, with GPSOUT running on the FS PC and with the two computers' being connected with a null modem cable. It...

I came across a "flight test" of X-Plane v7 today, embedded in an overall review of the simulator. This test was performed and written up by a real-world pilot... You might find some interesting things in there in terms of how X-Plane does and does not model real-world aviating. Here is the flight...

I have a question that can only possibly be answered by real airline pilots and pilots of the heavy oil-burners at that. Even they may not know - or want to tell the answer. I have heard that most if not all of the heavies now flying have special equipment in them to thwart hijacking. The...

Nearing the end of the FSX install, approximately 1hour and thirty minutes, I get the message: "Error 1722 There is a problem with this Windows installer. A program run as part of the setup did not finish as expected. Contact your support personnel or package vendor." Acknowledging this...

Can't operate the fs9 automatic heading device. Anyone know of a write-up on it?

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Does anyone know if Microsoft is still actively working on their flight simulator or is it really "as good as it gets"? My guess for a next version would be on-line scenery over a broadband link

On FS2K2 I have installed two controls: (1) MS Sidewinder Precision Pro (USB) joystick and, (2) CA Pro Pedals (USB). Rudder control with these two beasts fighting each other has been my main dissatisfaction with the simulator. What I want to do is to completely disable the twist control of the...

Can someone tell me where to find the rec.aviation.simulators FAQ "area"?

The older FS's has the ability of "planting" a tower wherever one wanted to. That way you could fly from the ground like model airplaners do. Of course you can still do it at an airport but portablilty would be nice. Anyone know if this is still possible?

MSFS2K4 I want to modify fs9.cfg to eliminate the opening screen but am not able to find it. As directec by someone I went to Windows Explorer/tools/folder options/view/advanced settings/checked "swow hidden files&folders"/apply/OK Still unable to find fs9.cfg with start/find. Can anyone...

what affect will a 1280x800 lcd display have on fs2004

I'm considering a new laptop with a 15.4" wxga+ 1280x800 pixel display to replace my current 1024x768 lcd display. Wondering what that wil do for/to FS2004 play.

I'm looking at two laptops. One for $1000 has a Radeon IGP 320M with 64 MB and the other for 1300 has a Radeon AGP 345 with 64 MB. Probably both borrow memory from RAM. Does anyone know the relative merits of these graphic drivers for FS2004? Does non-dedicated memory drag down performance...

Thanks all for the advice. I'll look into the Matrox web site. I have been doing some experimenting with using my 2 monitors as a flight screen. If I use the 19" for the fwd view with an undocked window showing fwd/left view on the left monitor it does give an acceptable view out the left side....

My sister and I recently bought our 70+ computer phobic father some flight simulator gear. Dad was a F-86 fighter pilot getting out of flight school just as the korean war ended. because of this i purchased fs2002 and combat sim 2 because i saw/downloaded the combat sim adaption that included the...