Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002 and earlier (2000, 98, 95)
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People interested in UK scenery for FS2002 might be interested in this link: http://www.uk2000scenery.com/puplic/index.htm
There's UK scenery and UK airports. I would imagine that any of the scenery is more accurate than the out-of-the-box MS stuff. The problem is that you might need a beefy PC to run it on to get decent framerates, but worth looking at the demo perhaps.
Concerning aircraft and flight models, you may want to look at the file libraries avsim.com and flightsim.com. There are a few really good general aviation free add-ons out there with vastly superior flight models to the standard MS ones. There's a really nice DC-3 out there too, and sadly flight sim is probably the closest I'll get to flying one of those. For jets, www.projectopensky.com, www.phoenix-simulation.co.uk and www.dreamfleet2000.com are all good sources. The last two cost money but have new panels and attempt systems simulation. As a private pilot, I'd be really interested to know how "good" these airliner models are from real drivers.
Remember that everything has to be done within the constraints of the flight modeling of FS2002 so I would imagine that some things just aren't possible.
Finally, I'm hoping we'll see some nice add-ons once MS releases the developer's kit for FS2002. I'd love to see improved ATC for example.
There's UK scenery and UK airports. I would imagine that any of the scenery is more accurate than the out-of-the-box MS stuff. The problem is that you might need a beefy PC to run it on to get decent framerates, but worth looking at the demo perhaps.
Concerning aircraft and flight models, you may want to look at the file libraries avsim.com and flightsim.com. There are a few really good general aviation free add-ons out there with vastly superior flight models to the standard MS ones. There's a really nice DC-3 out there too, and sadly flight sim is probably the closest I'll get to flying one of those. For jets, www.projectopensky.com, www.phoenix-simulation.co.uk and www.dreamfleet2000.com are all good sources. The last two cost money but have new panels and attempt systems simulation. As a private pilot, I'd be really interested to know how "good" these airliner models are from real drivers.
Remember that everything has to be done within the constraints of the flight modeling of FS2002 so I would imagine that some things just aren't possible.
Finally, I'm hoping we'll see some nice add-ons once MS releases the developer's kit for FS2002. I'd love to see improved ATC for example.
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I've bought Microsoft flight sims before and been dismayed at the graphics and just utter dullness of them so hadn't touched it since '98. I thought i'd take the plunge and buy 2002 and so far i've been very impressed with it. The graphics are quite a step forward on the older games and the adding of ATC makes it far more realisitc and interesting.
It was good fun unearthing my US maps and reliving my first cross country solo from Kissimee Municipal to Avon Park to a quite staggering degree of accuracy.
It's plucky and I like it. 8.5/10. Room for improvement and WHY NO PIPER AIRCRAFT AT ALL INCLUDED WITH THE GAME?
We didn't all train on Cessnas Bill old chum!
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It was good fun unearthing my US maps and reliving my first cross country solo from Kissimee Municipal to Avon Park to a quite staggering degree of accuracy.
It's plucky and I like it. 8.5/10. Room for improvement and WHY NO PIPER AIRCRAFT AT ALL INCLUDED WITH THE GAME?
We didn't all train on Cessnas Bill old chum![ 28 November 2001: Message edited by: bow5 ]
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The lack of Pipers may just be down to sponsorship. Check the bottom of this page for all their icons. King Schools are also heavily into Cessnas, and they did a lot of the lesson stuff in FS2002.
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You are coming pretty close to getting banned with your continuous hints of how to obtain pirated software. How YOU get your software is your affair. When you put it on this website it OUR affair. I hope that is clear enough for you?
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diplomat - no it is not Mac compatible. I am not sure whether it would work well with a PC emulator on a Mac.
You might want to try Fly! by TRI, which is both Mac and PC.
You might want to try Fly! by TRI, which is both Mac and PC.
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Got my FS2K2 Pro version last week and firstly was amazed that it nearly takes 2gb worth of h/disk space when fully installed.
Did my first flight using the 737 and this thing reacts like a fighter jet, even fully loaded with JetA1 it climbs and climbs and climbs.
ATC feature is, sorry for that expression, too "americanized!" - since when do you get a clearance for straight climb out in Europe?! If they offer a world scenery then Mr.B. should also consider there are others parts then Estados Unidos when it comes to flying... 
The graphics are great - provided you have a good card inside your PC..
Still tyring to load the Phoenix-Simulation B744 and B777 into this new thinggi, but still consider this, as the web-page still says "We are currently testing the patches for FS2K2" and that's dated 13/11/01. Like the planes and especially the panels and associated functionality 
This is one of the better "add-on's" you can get for your MS-FS; pretty acurate with the FMS setup and good handling of the planes.
Just my 0,02 Euro Cents worth of opinion.
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Did my first flight using the 737 and this thing reacts like a fighter jet, even fully loaded with JetA1 it climbs and climbs and climbs.
ATC feature is, sorry for that expression, too "americanized!" - since when do you get a clearance for straight climb out in Europe?!
If they offer a world scenery then Mr.B. should also consider there are others parts then Estados Unidos when it comes to flying... The graphics are great - provided you have a good card inside your PC..
Still tyring to load the Phoenix-Simulation B744 and B777 into this new thinggi, but still consider this, as the web-page still says "We are currently testing the patches for FS2K2" and that's dated 13/11/01. Like the planes and especially the panels and associated functionality
This is one of the better "add-on's" you can get for your MS-FS; pretty acurate with the FMS setup and good handling of the planes.
Just my 0,02 Euro Cents worth of opinion.
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Evo7 - oops yes forgot about X-plane. It is actually developed on a Mac!
Cargo - check out the support forum on the Phoenix site for instructions on how to move your PSS planes over to FS2002. They do work however, I believe the nav database for the FMS has problems.
Agreed about ATC - I'd love to see a nice ATC add-on and I'd like airlines and voices to be customisable (am I sad or what?) Also, I've noticed that when approaching an uncontrolled field, you cannot call out "on the 45" or similar, which is how I was taught to do it.
Cargo - check out the support forum on the Phoenix site for instructions on how to move your PSS planes over to FS2002. They do work however, I believe the nav database for the FMS has problems.
Agreed about ATC - I'd love to see a nice ATC add-on and I'd like airlines and voices to be customisable (am I sad or what?) Also, I've noticed that when approaching an uncontrolled field, you cannot call out "on the 45" or similar, which is how I was taught to do it.
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Aw come on lighten up! It was just a joke. The originator of the thread asked where he could find the cheapest - that was just begging for a tongue-in-cheek answer.
Is there anyone on the planet who doesn't know that the cheapest place to get software is off the back of a lorry. Or that such software tends to play havoc with your PC?
So, to all those who booked tickets costing several thousand dollars to buy cheap software from a dodgy market stall in a dirty Asian back street on my recommendation, I urge you to cancel your trip and spend your money on genuine software, real Rolex watches, pukka Louis Vuitton luggage and original Gucci handbags. Its illegal to buy pirated copies in case you didn't know...
Its also illegal to have naked ladies sitting on your knee pouring beer down your throat even though everyone knows about it and the police take no action. But who am I to tell you in which side street of what city you will find them?
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Is there anyone on the planet who doesn't know that the cheapest place to get software is off the back of a lorry. Or that such software tends to play havoc with your PC?
So, to all those who booked tickets costing several thousand dollars to buy cheap software from a dodgy market stall in a dirty Asian back street on my recommendation, I urge you to cancel your trip and spend your money on genuine software, real Rolex watches, pukka Louis Vuitton luggage and original Gucci handbags. Its illegal to buy pirated copies in case you didn't know...
Its also illegal to have naked ladies sitting on your knee pouring beer down your throat even though everyone knows about it and the police take no action. But who am I to tell you in which side street of what city you will find them?
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...are there any of these bars near the dodgy software stall? just wondering.
Anyway ripping off Microsoft is not really a crime. MS are convicted felons in the US courts (remember) responsible for the demise of hundreds of smaller software developers through its anti-trust dealings, windows was ripped of from Apple, etc etc.
As a youth I bought Win 95, the flawed Win98, to correect the flaws they brought out Win98SE which again I had to buy, and tried to buy a PC without windows but was told I would have to pay for windows even if I didn't want it installed!!!
Now I'm a bit older and wiser I've
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Anyway ripping off Microsoft is not really a crime. MS are convicted felons in the US courts (remember) responsible for the demise of hundreds of smaller software developers through its anti-trust dealings, windows was ripped of from Apple, etc etc.
As a youth I bought Win 95, the flawed Win98, to correect the flaws they brought out Win98SE which again I had to buy, and tried to buy a PC without windows but was told I would have to pay for windows even if I didn't want it installed!!!
Now I'm a bit older and wiser I've
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My post did not give any hints on how to obtain pirated software, nor did it encourage anyone else to do so. The fact that I prefer not to contribute any more to Bill's personal fortune is merely a 'lifestyle choice' and surely not a valid reason to expel me. I've bought his products more than once, now I've just stopped paying for the upgrades.
On a recent thread I was asked for a link and I didn't provide it as I knew it was against the rules.
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Hi All,
You maybe interested in the latest release of Hong Kong scenery. It's Kai Tak and to be released very shortly.
Click Here
Ill give you an update as soon as I get it.
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You maybe interested in the latest release of Hong Kong scenery. It's Kai Tak and to be released very shortly.
Click Here
Ill give you an update as soon as I get it.
Buttons: Hope you don't mind but I fixed your link.
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Ah yes, the infamous scenery add-ons business.
Now, when it comes to pirated software, what is the moderator's' opinion on software companies pirating freeware from hobbyists websites, incorporating it into their own software packages and selling it for gain? I'm not suggesting that any part of the scenery mentioned above is pirated but there was a huge row about freeware piracy among simulator enthusiasts a couple of years ago. There used to be a plethora of websites where enthusiasts swapped amateur Flight Sim scenery add-ons, produced for fun but incorporating copyright clauses. The numbers of such sites have now dwindled as a direct result of piracy by commercial firms.
When it comes to pirate software, as in other matters there is no black and white, only shades of grey. Just because software comes in a pretty box with loads of licences doesn't necessarily mean its clean.
To answer your question Pengineer, the naked ladies are in a different city. The side street where they operate has huge stocks of dodgy watches but I've not noticed any software. Then again, who would be looking?
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Now, when it comes to pirated software, what is the moderator's' opinion on software companies pirating freeware from hobbyists websites, incorporating it into their own software packages and selling it for gain? I'm not suggesting that any part of the scenery mentioned above is pirated but there was a huge row about freeware piracy among simulator enthusiasts a couple of years ago. There used to be a plethora of websites where enthusiasts swapped amateur Flight Sim scenery add-ons, produced for fun but incorporating copyright clauses. The numbers of such sites have now dwindled as a direct result of piracy by commercial firms.
When it comes to pirate software, as in other matters there is no black and white, only shades of grey. Just because software comes in a pretty box with loads of licences doesn't necessarily mean its clean.
To answer your question Pengineer, the naked ladies are in a different city. The side street where they operate has huge stocks of dodgy watches but I've not noticed any software. Then again, who would be looking?
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this thread is entitled "Flight Sim '02" - if you want to discuss Pirate Software why don't you start a new thread?
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Getting concerned that we're losing direction on this one......
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To get it back on track....
as I said, i'm reasonably new to the whole flt sim game and have seen shedloads of add-ons for 2000. My question is, are there any out yet for 2002 (mainly UK scenery and airports) and what are the best ones. Also, will these add-ons mean that you fly around with real airlines in the sky instead of 'pacifica airlines'.
Lastly, any tips on multiplayer flying. How do you do it etc. I've never actually played a game online before but reckon it could be quite interesting. Still no substitute for actually flying though eh?
Cheers.
as I said, i'm reasonably new to the whole flt sim game and have seen shedloads of add-ons for 2000. My question is, are there any out yet for 2002 (mainly UK scenery and airports) and what are the best ones. Also, will these add-ons mean that you fly around with real airlines in the sky instead of 'pacifica airlines'.
Lastly, any tips on multiplayer flying. How do you do it etc. I've never actually played a game online before but reckon it could be quite interesting. Still no substitute for actually flying though eh?
Cheers.
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See my earlier post about UK scenery - I believe that it has been (or is in the process of being) updated for FS2002.
Concerning multiplayer flight, it is good fun. My friend and I fly this way frequently (yes we are that sad). We set up a flight in The Zone and usually limit it to 10 players or so and let everyone know which are we'll be flying in. So far, other participants have been pretty good and following real life procedures.
What is strange is that other players aircraft will lack their undercarriage (from your perspective) and if they are flying a non-standard aircraft then they'll appear as one of the standard ones often with amusing results: I flew a large jet and it appeared to others as a Cessna floating several feet above the ground when taxiing
Concerning multiplayer flight, it is good fun. My friend and I fly this way frequently (yes we are that sad). We set up a flight in The Zone and usually limit it to 10 players or so and let everyone know which are we'll be flying in. So far, other participants have been pretty good and following real life procedures.
What is strange is that other players aircraft will lack their undercarriage (from your perspective) and if they are flying a non-standard aircraft then they'll appear as one of the standard ones often with amusing results: I flew a large jet and it appeared to others as a Cessna floating several feet above the ground when taxiing