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Screenshot Discussion / Re: What was your first flight like?

« Last post by EHM-2131 Bruce on August 26, 2022, 05:42:26 pm »

Hi Dominic, thanks for the link pointed me in the right direction , and now have fs2004 working on w10, now have the task of migrating  all my add ons across , fs2004 runs a lot cooler than fsx  on my rig and get better frame rates with most of the sliders to the right will look better outside the plane when l get the downloads on , thanks again for the link  best regards Bruce EHM-2131

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Chit Chat / Re: How was your weekend?

« Last post by EHM-1465 Dominic on August 24, 2022, 05:30:08 pm »

You're right Trevor - the summery weather has got most of us out of the house a lot lately

But autumn will start fairly soon and then there will be lots more time to get flying!

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Chit Chat / Re: How was your weekend?

« Last post by EHM-1829 Trevor on August 24, 2022, 09:30:17 am »

 
     
          Hi Folks, I see wee still have our holiday heads on. The weather will change soon enough but then we will have the Sim to occupy our time.

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Screenshot Discussion / Re: What was your first flight like?

« Last post by EHM-1465 Dominic on August 17, 2022, 12:30:24 am »

@ E-J - Wow! You were simming in the days of FS95? That's cool I didn't start real simmming until FS2002, although I did have Psion Flight Simulator on my ZX Spectrum back in the mid-80's, but that wasn't anything but a simple game as I recall. I love the B1900D too - such a lovely plane to fly.

@ David - great route - the Zurich to Sion route and back is so enjoyable, good choice!

Anyone else want to share their start at EHM?

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Screenshot Discussion / Re: What was your first flight like?

« Last post by EHM-2589 David on August 16, 2022, 01:06:59 pm »

This was the first one for me:

13/06/2010   Beechcraft 1900D   LSGS Sion   ->   LSZH Zürich   90 nm
Duration: 0h 55m Departed: 22:20 Arrived: 22:54 Passengers: 19 Cargo: 0 lbs
ProPilot: Yes PP Score: 0 Network: Other Cruise Alt: 15000ft Cruise Spd: 189 IAS
Comments:<Aircraft used: v4EHM-B1900>

Cheers!

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Screenshot Discussion / Re: What was your first flight like?

« Last post by EHM-2387 Eric-Jan on August 14, 2022, 07:48:11 pm »

I don't specifically remember my first flight, but my first flights (multiple) all were with the sim version that came before MSFS98. A wireframe "scenery" of the Chicago area, always taking off from Meigs field and crashing into the high rise buildings off to the left. With my knowledge today, I know why that happened and what to do to prevent that, but at the time I was just pressing buttons to see what reaction I would get out of the default C172.
By the time FS98 came out, I had a basic grasp of what the concept of flying was all about, and then things really "took off", so to say.
I even had a copy of FS98 installed at work so I could practice during lunch time (and slightly beyond  ).
I joined EHM on 12/12/2008 with a flight from EHAM to EHGG in the Sukhoi 80. I flew that plane for quite some flights, because I got used to it rather quickly.
My favourite plane ever in the fleet is probably the Beechcraft 1900D, especially in the Croisière Noire livery. Easy to handle, good range and speed, versatile, even usable on unpaved strips... awesome!

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Screenshot Discussion / Re: What was your first flight like?

« Last post by EHM-1465 Dominic on August 14, 2022, 10:30:39 am »

Hi again Bruce,

I’ve just found an article on Flightsim.com that may be of use to you:-

https://www.flightsim.com/vbfs/content.php?16921-Flight-Simulator-2004-in-Windows-10-Users-Guide

I hope it helps

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Screenshot Discussion / Re: What was your first flight like?

« Last post by EHM-1465 Dominic on August 13, 2022, 11:48:26 pm »

Hi Bruce,
I’m sorry to say I can’t offer any useful advice on that front as I’m doing my flying on an old Windows 7 laptop I bought from my mother-in-law! Old but it works well enough for FS2004

I have found lots of good advice on the Forums at Flightsim.com and Avsim over the years. If you search there, you may well find that someone has posted a solution.

Good luck!

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Screenshot Discussion / Re: What was your first flight like?

« Last post by EHM-2131 Bruce on August 13, 2022, 01:19:18 pm »

Hello,  Dominic, l notice from your last post you are using FS2004, are you using it on Windows 10 ?,
Like you l have a lot invested in fs2004, l have used it on XP and W 7 with no problem's,  in May l upgraded to W10 and so far have not been able to get anything to load, tried it in MS games folder and out of it in a special  made folder, on my C drive,
Just wondered if you are on W10 and how you managed to get it to work , still think it is more stable than fSx , best regards Bruce EHM-2131

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Screenshot Discussion / Re: What's your favourite aircraft and why?

« Last post by EHM-2387 Eric-Jan on August 12, 2022, 07:18:22 pm »

I used to fly the PMDG 737-800 on FSX, and made an EHM livery for that one. I am planning to purchase the MSFS2020 version, because it was definitely an "as real as it gets" plane. I just love the attention to detail and the realism.



Having said that, my heart lies with General Aviation planes. I am currently hooked on the G1000 version of the MSFS Cessna C208B Caravan, mostly because it has systems comparable with my real life airplane (a G500 Aquila A210), plus an autopilot.



When I "grow out of" the A210, I hope to progress towards a Diamond DA-40 (G1000, with autopilot of course), which has been my dream airplane since I started out on my real life flying journey in 2012.