michaelkalinowsk

Hiroshi thanks a thousand times for all your work invested in this wonderful model. The result is just stunning and shows what is possible on that ancient FS2004 flightsimulator. But believe it or not, there are still a lot of eager flightsimmers around using FS2004 and for those your A350 is a well appreciated great addition.

Michael

. . . and don't forget to apply the the 4GB patch . . .

Kali

1 minute ago, Skywatcher12 said:

The setup issue off the USB stick is one of the great new problems Win 10 introduces. In future keep using the discs.

I don't think so. I have copied the content of the FS2004 installation discs into a single folder and it was installing okay on my Win11 system even from a USB stick. Do not install FS2004 into the default path, preferrably install it to a non-system partition reserved for FS2004. Make sure you replace the original fs9.exe with the nocd fs9.exe after updating to 9.1 and always run with admin rights.

Kali

It could probably be a landclass scenery folder that has an empty texture folder. Landclass scenery must not have a texture folder but only a scenery folder.

Kali

They are both very good products and I just can't name any big differences - just a question of taste  I guess both have some advantage over the PSS 757.

Michael

2 hours ago, jgf said:

For OOMs have you run the 4gig patch on FS9 exe?

Yes, I applied the 4K patch but at EDDF the PMDG 744 is not working for long. And the iFly 744 is a good if not even a better alternative.

Michael

Of course I am interested. I have the QualitySim 757 as well but to be honest, I fly the CaptainSim 757 more often. But that should not play a role here. Thank you for your kind offer.

Michael 

I have no idea at all, sadly 

12 hours ago, ViperPilot2 said:

You may have to settle with the Freeware offerings out there, with all their shortcomings.

That is not completely true. I fly the FS2004 iFly, Overland, LVL-D, PMDG (MD-11), Wilco Embraers and Captain Sim B757 products without any issues on my Win11 system. The only airplane I have issues with is the PMDG B744 (OOM issues) and and the Qualitywings Bae146 (stutters). The rest runs flawlessly.

Michael 

1 hour ago, Richiemon said:

makes me realize just how great FS9 is to this day

You are 100% right and I completely agree. In my view, taking into acount the complete package, FS2004 is still competitive. Of course, you don't have the photorealistic appearance of MSFS2020, but you can run FS2004 with a lot of eye candy, can fly a lot of airplanes with sufficient system depth, have a lot of very good AI aircrafts filling the skys and all this without having to invest a fortune for a high end computer. On top your energy bill is not that high considering the amount of electrical power such high end hardware is consuming nowadays 

Michael

You might consider the CLS model as well https://secure.simmarket.com/cls-airbus-a330-200300-and-a340-200300.phtml. External model is pretty much the same, cockpit functions probably a bit better. I will stay with the Overland airplanes because I already changed the xml code and improved the instrument bitmaps myself. Indeed this is possible with the CLS instruments also, because the gauges are not .gau but .cab files. You can open .cab files with 7z for instance and then extract the xml files and the instrument bmps and then usin cabdir.exe to compile a .cab file again including your changes.

Michael

Hi Paul, the panel background is the Overland panel background pimped with a bit of touchup. The instruments were reworked also based on the original Overland xml code. The product is compatible with FSX and can be purchased https://secure.simmarket.com/overland-fly-into-the-sky-airbus-edition.phtml here.

As I used the original Overland code for my changes on instruments I unfortunately can not offer those for download because of copyright issued. They of course work in FSX.

Michael

I don't know of any. The Overland/Simmer's Sky Airbus package includes a A340-600 model with a very good external model and a VC. But it is by far not a study level airplane. The instrumentation is very simple and no systems are simulated. But it is fun to fly. I use this model in FS2004 and like it a lot. With  some effort I have reworked the bitmaps and worked a little on the xml code and now the cockpit panel looks much more like an Airbus cockpit.

Michael

Spoiler panels on the upper wing surface mostly have a tripple function. In-flight  they support flying turns. So the go up on the wing going down (where the aileron is going up) to induce a positve turning momnt. The second purpose is to increase drag in order to increase descent rate without (exceeding speed limits or speed instructed by ATC. Then the spoiler panels go up on both wings and are controlled by the speed brake lever in the center pedestal. The third function is on ground after touch down when the spoilers go fully up in order to spoil the lift and increase drag to reduce the stop distance. Ground spoiler operation is armed by the pilots before landing and after wheel spin up they are commanded to raise. If the pilots for whatever reason initiate a go-around after touch down with ground spoiler already deployer, the spoilers retract automatically when the go-around thrust is commanded for the engines.

Michael

 . . . It probably depends on the subject of the question . . .

For FS2004 (FS9) make sure you have installed the FS9.1 update, replace fs9.exe with the fs9.exe from the nocd patch, consider applying the 4GB patch to prevent CTDs due to memory issues and run fs9.exe as administrator. Oh, one thing I forgot, do not install FS9 into the Windows partion, install it into any other partition of your hard disk and this should do.

All in all FS9 should run better than FSX based on my experience.

Cheers Michael

15 hours ago, leuen said:

You know all tricks, I knows some of them, but what about others?

I was referring to Peter (beroun) specifically and don't wanted to generalize at all. When you have 1500+ airplanes in your setup and are familiar with adding AI using Ttools and are familiar with ADE for FS2004 etc. you have to consider seriously to start this all over again with a completely new simulator without letting go the other sim. I am not arguing against it. I have XP11 since about 2 years in parallel to FS2004 and I have still not conquered it and then XP12 is published. Should I write off my investments in XP11 add-ons and hop to use XP12. I have decided not to do so in the imminent future, even though XP12 has a lot of visual advantages over XP11. For sure I will keep running FS2004.

Michael

With FS2004 you (and I) know what we 've got. We know the all the tricks and pitfalls of that sim in and out, have all invested a lot of money for the add-ons and we know how to make changes to airplane liveries, scenery details and probably are able to create new scenery from scratch. Honestly, if you consider to abandon FS2004 then you should do completely. To run 2 flight sims in parallel and learn the new one is requiring probably more time then we have spare of.

That is my opinion only.

Cheers Michael

Watch the YT video by SHORT FINAL "how to make your FS2004 look amazing for free in 2019!!!" . . .

Michael

7 hours ago, Airbasil_1 said:

A good friend of mine painted it for me... 

 

So it can not be shared I guess?

Airbasil_1, where you got the livery for Pascan Aviation SF340 from? It looks just great.

Michael

Sounds great and a big thank you to the whole team for making these updates available. Especially appreciated is the fact that FS2004 add-ons are not left aside.

Michael

On 4/12/2023 at 9:41 AM, michaelkalinowsk said:

Absolutely no issues on my system. Running FS2004 under W11 since a year or so.

Edition           Windows 11 Pro
Version           22H2
Installed on    ‎30.‎01.‎2023
OSbuild          22621.1413
Performance   Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.22639.1000.0
 

Before one wonders how it could be a year with Win11 already.

I was using Win10 for a few years already, "upgraded" to Win11. I didn't like the context menu of Win11 and went back to Win10. All the time I had no issues running FS2004. So in January this year I have returned to Win11 (using StartAllBack to have the old fashioned Win10 user interface context menu etc.). And believe me I never had no problems with FS2004.

Albeit you have to make sure a few things - never install FS2004 in the default path, best have a separate partition for FS2004 and run FS2004 with admin rights. Also install all add-ons using the admin option.

Michael

Absolutely no issues on my system. Running FS2004 under W11 since a year or so.

Edition           Windows 11 Pro
Version           22H2
Installed on    ‎30.‎01.‎2023
OSbuild          22621.1413
Performance   Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.22639.1000.0
 

Hope you are using this KGRR version https://library.avsim.net/download.php?DLID=224738. Original scenery by Dillon Rocque for FSX converted with permission for FS9 by members of FS2004.team.