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

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

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

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

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