URL:http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/07/23/flightsim_terrorism/index_np.html And just in time for another new release of MSFS. Presumably this will be a regular feature from now on? sigh -- Dave Pearson http://www.davep.org/

* R David Steele : What programs are good if you just want to game, that is fly combat missions what engage an enemy (something that X-Plane does not do)? I can't speak for X-Plane, never having looked at it. MSFS doesn't allow you to fly combat missions...

* Nathan : Anyone catch the show Flight Sims on the Discovery Wings Channel? Nuts, totally missed it (probably because I've just been having loads of fun "running in" the VFR scenery for 2002 that I've just recently caved in and purchased). Is that what it was...

After trying MS Train Simulator and being so thoroughly disappointed with it, I haven't been into Train simming for a while. But it caught my interest again and thought I would give it a try again. It seems that Trainz is the current state of the art sim. But surfing around, I see that there...

Can anyone please give me specific step by step instructions on how to install this patch. Exactly which file should I rename to "original." Where is it exactly? Come on, help me out, please. Thanx --

I am trying really hard to learn this program. The Flight Planner sometimes seems more trouble than it's worth. Can anyone email me, as attachments, some good, complicated, detailed flight plans for me to run and learn from? It would be appreciated. -- Dave Schwartz Commack, NY

Anyone buy this add on. I did and am kind of disappointed. I almost feel that the original scenery was better. -- Dave Schwartz Commack, NY

Would anyone be kind enough to email me an attachment of any very detailed and complicated Flight Plan that you have created with FS2004. I am trying to learn how to use the GPS and Autopilot with Flight Plans, and I thought if I had a flight plan from someone else that works real well, I could...

What does FS Navigator do that Flight Planner doesn't? Does Flight Planner enter the radio frequencies into the radio automatically? Does it enter everything into Auto Pilot automatically? Can I create a flight plan and engage auto pilot and just sit back and watch? This I know can be done on FS...

Hi all. I am trying very hard to learn the relationship between the GPS, Flight Planner, ATC and Auto Pilot, but it is not easy. I have read and re-read the FS Manual a number of times, but what is happening is that I am hardly using the program any more because I am spending so much time...

Hi. Does anyone have the Saitek X45 Joystick and Throttle combination. Got it at Best Buy recently. Are you happy with it. Can you suggest assignments for it's numerous buttons and controls? Should I keep it or return it? -- Dave Schwartz Commack, NY

Just bought more memory and a new video card to better the performance of FS 2004. I know shift-Z shows me the frame rate. What is a good frame rate? What does locked at 10.0 mean? -- Dave Schwartz Commack, NY

Anyone know why the undock window option is not active. It appears when I right click on a window, but it is that light gray font and doesn't respond to clicking on it. -- Dave Schwartz Commack, NY

I have a Dell, with a Pentium 4, 1.6 GHz, 256 MB of RAM and a 64 MB NVIDIA GeForce 2 MX with TV out video card. I bought FS 2004 and it doesn't seem great. Should I upgrade the video card and memory, and if so, what would be your suggestions? -- Dave Schwartz Commack, NY

Anyone know why my cursor blinks constantly when running FS 2004? -- Dave Schwartz Commack, NY

I don't really understand the concept of the scenery library. I haven't added any scenery to the program. Do I just leave it as it is or do I have to change the order if I want to fly over Europe or Africa instead of the US? Also, I can't seem to find the Library any more. Help says go...

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004 Would anyone know why I cannot back up disc 4 of this Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004. I use it frequently and fear that I might damage my one and only copy. If anyone has been successfull in backing up disc 4, could you please let me know what back up software you...

Can anyone help here ? I am interested in obtaining a simulator for airport management (operations, scheduling, ATC etc) as opposed to actually flying. Does anyone know of such a cheaply available thing ? Thanks in advance David

Virtual airline that is wide open for pilot spots. Commuter routes based at KDCA, KCLE and mainline routes based at KBOS. Westport Virtual Airlines and Westport Virtual Express. Aircraft have neat logos on their tails...the American flag and an eagle. www.westportvirtual.com I fly for them but I...

I am completely new to FS, just installed FS 2004 and it looks very promising indeed. I went solo after only one hour and crashed on landing, but it was a start! I thought my PC should be fast enough 1.9G chip with 1000 RAM. But my Matrox Millennium 550 graphics card (2 years old) does not seem to...