FS2004 ***WHAT'S NEW AND COOL***

[Veggie]

Please let me try to start this thread that pretends to be a compilation of all the new and cool things FS2004 we find.
It should work as follows:
The last message will contain all the previous messages, so when you open the thread you will go directly to the last message and see if a new point has been added. For this to work, if somebody adds something new, He has to copy the previous message and paste it in his own new message and at the end add his new point.
The best way would be if only the last message appeared, but I don't know if that can be done.
Let me start with a couple of points I read in another thread, because at the moment I can't make a personal contribution, since my copy hasn't arrived yet.

WHATS NEW AND COOL

1.the "taxi into position and hold" in ATC

2.AI turning on landing lights only when they get onto the runway...

[jrrogers]

WHATS NEW AND COOL

1. The "taxi into position and hold" in ATC
2. AI turning on landing lights only when they get onto the runway...
3. Rotating airport beacons actually 'project' faint beams of light that look great at dusk/night
4. Autogen scenery aligns itself better to roads in the scenery (not every building has same rotation)
5. Rivers & creeks carve themselves into the terrain.
6. AI aircraft taxi faster...some of them are real speed demons.

[dunsul]

WHATS NEW AND COOL
1. The "taxi into position and hold" in ATC
2. AI turning on landing lights only when they get onto the runway...
3. Rotating airport beacons actually 'project' faint beams of light that look great at dusk/night
4. Autogen scenery aligns itself better to roads in the scenery (not every building has same rotation)
5. Rivers & creeks carve themselves into the terrain.
6. AI aircraft taxi faster...some of them are real speed demons.
7. New water textures & effects that reflect sunlight.
8. Dynamic weather that updates from the Internet every 15 min.
9. Actual fueling stations instead of yellow squares labeled with
the letter "F".

[khouseknecht]

WHATS NEW AND COOL
1. The "taxi into position and hold" in ATC
2. AI turning on landing lights only when they get onto the runway...
3. Rotating airport beacons actually 'project' faint beams of light that look great at dusk/night
4. Autogen scenery aligns itself better to roads in the scenery (not every building has same rotation)
5. Rivers & creeks carve themselves into the terrain.
6. AI aircraft taxi faster...some of them are real speed demons.
7. New water textures & effects that reflect sunlight.
8. Dynamic weather that updates from the Internet every 15 min.
9. Actual fueling stations instead of yellow squares labeled with
the letter "F".
10. The King Air doesn't practically take off on taxi anymore.
11. Gamma is better in 2-D cockpit view.
12. The new GPS !!! (too many features to list!)
13. Multiple active approaches.
14. Requesting new cruise altitudes.
15. The Robinson.

[khouseknecht]

WHATS NEW AND COOL
1. The "taxi into position and hold" in ATC
2. AI turning on landing lights only when they get onto the runway...
3. Rotating airport beacons actually 'project' faint beams of light that look great at dusk/night
4. Autogen scenery aligns itself better to roads in the scenery (not every building has same rotation)
5. Rivers & creeks carve themselves into the terrain.
6. AI aircraft taxi faster...some of them are real speed demons.
7. New water textures & effects that reflect sunlight.
8. Dynamic weather that updates from the Internet every 15 min.
9. Actual fueling stations instead of yellow squares labeled with the letter "F".
10. The King Air doesn't practically take off on taxi anymore.
11. Gamma is better in 2-D cockpit view.
12. The new GPS !!! (too many features to list!)
13. Multiple active approaches.
14. Requesting new cruise altitudes.
15. The Robinson.
16. Tower won't let you fly VFR in IFR conditions.