Rebuilding my old FS9 after 8 months

:) Hello my dear friends.

It's been waaaaaaay too long since I posted here and visited with y'all. I went back to work earlier this year in March, and I went from 8hrs/week to over 64hrs/week. I now drive over 320 miles each day in a delivery truck. So there is very little time for my passion, which is flight simulator. I miss flying so much!!!!!! My system went down in December 2015, and I have been trying to get it rebuilt ever since. I partly have it back up and running... but definitely not fully yet. And it is behaving strangely too... might be hardware issues or driver issues.

 

Anyway, here a some pictures of my beloved FS9... using the magnificent FS9 Evolution 2015 package, some REX textures, FSGenesis terrain mesh, Ultimate Terrain USA/Europe, and freeware FSrealWX weather engine. Aircraft are the default Microsoft FS2004 Cessna 172R Skyhawk, the FS2004 Cessna 172N Skyhawk (Carenado) and the older, FS2002 Piper PA128 Archer (also Carenado). It still looks amazing even after all these years!

The first 7 pictures were taken over the Seattle, Washington area at approx. 1900' altitude. The last 3 were taken over the Monroe, NC area near where I live in real life at/near same altitude. :)

 

I hope you all are doing well (hopefully you still remember me? Hahaha) and I hope you all have enjoyed a wonderful weekend. ~Glenn

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This FS2004 Evo thing looks cool, not bad looking for a 13 year old simulator!

 

Nice to have you back Glenn, keep the pictures coming. :)

 

Jeh

Amazing shots of FS9!

Your FS9 setup and environment looks great Buddy! Happy you got it up and runnin' my Friend !

Nice to have you back. Your captures are as entertaining as ever. :pilot:

You be extra careful with all that driving. The roads are nowhere near as safe as the skies

– and a computer crash is infinitely preferable to a real one! :eek: — Bob

I might or might not remember you thru the years, but I want to welcome you back to this forum. These pics set sure look great to me. It looks like you haven't lost the touch. Kenny

Awesome screenshots with amazing cloud details I actually do not see anything wrong with your pc! Your cloud details are better than mine.

 

Regards,

 

Aharon

Hope you get full operation of your system back soon Glenn. Super pics. of this post. Nice to see you posting again. :cool: :cool: ;)

Hey, Glenn, welcome back my friend! Your shots are SPECTACULAR!!! With captures of FS2004 like those, all you gotta do is post about once every six months; the only guy who competes with you in FS2004 is mathew. You two are in a world of your own! I love Adam;s posts, they are so crisp and detailed, but the they are all ORBX and FSX, You two are doing it with an antique, and you do it as well as he does!!!

Super shots Glenn i feel your pain. Long time friend it has been a while welcome back :cool:

Are these the latest EVO texture updates Sascha has released?

Well done, Glenn :) Great to see you on here again.

Welcome back Glenn!! :cool::eek::cool:

Those shots cannot look any better, obviously you know what you doing with FS9,looking forward for more Glenn:cool::D:)

Glad to see you back.

 

Gonzalo

Glenn, which version of Evo are you using?

Fantastic set of shots as always Glenn, welcome back!! :)

you really know how to tweak it, glenn, just gorgeous! #6 especially really catches my eye, I keep going back to it!

jeh: Thank you so much Paul. Fs9 is still my favorite simulator, even after all these years. It just runs flawlessly.

 

pugilist2: Thanks Jason!

 

flyboy208: Thanks a bunch Mike! It's not totally up & running yet, but these were the first pictures after installing the textures. Still have a long way to go, reinstalling AI traffic, personal aircraft models, sceneries, etc. With my current job schedule, it will be awhile for sure.

 

azzaro: Thanks for the advice Bob! I see wrecks on the US highways every single day - it's crazy out here.

 

liner simpilot: Thank you for the kind words of welcome Kenny. Nice to meet you sir.

 

aharon: Thank you my friend. The cloud textures are REX FS2004 HD+OD. The weather software for this post was FSrealWX (freeware).

 

NMLW: Thank you Larry! I hope you are doing well my friend. I am embarrassed it has taken so long to get back to posting. I miss flying so much!!!

 

KCD: Thank you very much for the kind words and compliments, Klee. I truly appreciate them my friend. I am always in awe of Mathew's postings - so very beautiful to look at!!! But, using a product like FS9 Evolution and REX makes it easy to produce beautiful views. ;) And yes... I also enjoy seeing Adam's posts of GA planes too.

 

Garciamk4: Thank you so much Mathew. It feels good to share a few pictures again - it's been waaaaay too long.

 

JSMR: Hi - these are from the (2015) FS9 Evolution package with the latest updates + REXFS2004/OD+OD textures for water, clouds, sky color, sun halo, taxiway/runway/ramp. Everything else is Sascha66's wonderful textures!!

 

av8tor98: Thank you Joe for the vote of confidence. I have sorely missed being here.

 

peer01: Thanks so much my handsome Dutch friend. I am glad to be back Jan.

 

omega7: Thank you so much Gonzalo! I am trying my best to get my system back to where it was before in terms of quality. It's trial & error and Patience. Hahaha

 

Sascha66: Hello my friend!!! It's your 2015 version of EVO. I also replaced some of the textures with my favorites from the REXFS2004HD+OD package too (sorry). hehehe (See notes above for the textures used)

 

adamb: Thank you for the warm welcome Adam. I have missed you guys!

 

Wolf2: Thanks so much Phil for the compliments. Yes, I am in love with #6 picture as well. ;)

 

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Seriously guys... IF you are still flying with the beloved FS2004 simulator, you owe it to yourself to get the absolutely amazing FS9 Evolution package from Sascha66. His efforts and talents have totally transformed my FS2004. I have only tweaked it by replacing some of the package textures with my personal choices (higher pixel counts) from the awesome REX payware package. Otherwise, it's FS9 EVO all the way for me!!! It does for your FS2004 simulator what FTX Global does for your FSX simulator. It changes the entire world! Just find some great landclass, add Ultimate Terrain for accurate coastlines, rivers, lakes, road vectors, etc. and you are set as far as the earth is concerned. I typically use either the freeware FSrealWX or HiFi ASE (ActiveSkyEvolution) for my weather software. It all runs liquid smooth. :cool:

 

Here is an example of what Sascha has achieved with the latest FS9 Evolution updates for FS2004. (I hope it is still okay to link this stuff) Here's the link> https://plus.google.com/u/0/117587056222120146687/posts/BGiNDh1zayU?pid=6319207180414519906&oid=117587056222120146687

Have a wonderful weekend my friends! It's good to be back. ~Glenn