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Addon Aircraft Throttle Problem in FS98


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I have recently been playing Flight Sim 98, for a bit of nostalgia, running it in Windows 98 in the program VMware in my Windows 7 64 bit. However I recently bought the RAF 2000 payware Addon pack for FS98. And whilst most of the Aircraft work, I am having problems with a few a few of them. Two of those Aircraft that I am having problems with, are the Hawker Hart and Hind. I create a flight, and select the Plane and Airport, It loads all views are there including the instrument Panel. And the propellor is turning and I have the sound, however when I apply power even full power, with the brake off, the Sound remains the same and the plane remains stationary, I am not sure which other Aircraft that applys to, the throttle quadrant shows the lever going up. But the Aircraft doesn't move, no matter what power setting I use. Could anyone on this forum suggest to me what is causing the problem, and how I can fix it ? Any help and information from somebody, would be much appreciated.
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Sorry this reply is so late. :o

 

Its been a while since I ran FS98 and I have no experience with the payware title you're having problems with.

 

That said, there are things you can try to get your throttle control back. To start, dive into some aircraft folders (jets and helo's) to get an idea of what's supposed to be in the main aircraft folder and its sub-folders. I have a hunch you'll find some differences between the aircraft you want to fix and others that work fine. ;)

 

You could also try swapping in a panel folder from an aircraft that works. I know its not the same but you just want to see if it fixes the problem.

Last, you could check the .air file. I suspect those aircraft were meant more for FS2000 than FS98 and there were some differences. There's no easy way to open an .air file without a freeware program called AirEdit (aka AirEd) which you can download here.

 

One last thing to try is finding similar freeware aircraft and noting what's different. There's the FS98 download section here, of course, but you might want to also go to Virtavia's web site and find their freeware downloads (mostly, the old Alphasim files). Once you're on the freeware downloads page, find the "really old aircraft" zip file and download it. Its big, but there are tons of FS2000 and even some FS98 aircraft in it to use as "donor parts". :pilot:

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Hi BobSeaman, Many thanks for your reply to this Thread of mine, with your excellent suggestions of how to solve the problem, and potential Websites I could visit, it's much appreciated. I managed to solve the problem, I was having with the Payware Aircraft in Flight Sim 98 a while back. It was a problem with the .air files, I know that because I swapped the .air Files from the problem Aircraft with ones from as close matching Freeware Aircraft, i.e. the same model and mark number if possible, I could find on the internet, to the payware ones. And now the Aircraft fly and respond to throttle inputs. Eddie
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