[jhb] Re: FS2004
- From: "Fossil" <fossil@xxxxxxx>
- To: <jhb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2011 15:03:55 -0000
I've not added anything to the basic FS9 install as yet (other than the 9.1
upgrade) so it was disk 4.
bones
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From: jhb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jhb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Frank Fisher
Sent: 12 August 2011 12:19
To: jhb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [jhb] Re: FS2004
Query, are you using disk 4, or the NoCD update to start FS9??
Frank
----- Original Message -----
From: Fossil <mailto:fossil@xxxxxxx>
To: jhb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, August 12, 2011 3:24 AM
Subject: [jhb] FS2004
Having got FS2004 and its updates installed I ran the sim after the very
quiet IVAO session last night - mainly to check FS was working and to
configure the various options.
The first shock was that I forgot it started in basic 800 x 600 resolution
and it looked awful. The second shock was seeing the default FS Ronaldsway
as I'd forgotten just how bad this is. Apart from that FS defaults to system
time so it was night and I then found I'd totally forgotten the key commands
and had to delve into the sparse manual to remind me even on things like how
to bring up the menu bar.
A couple of oddities. Loading the previous flight record (fortunately I'd
saved all the original user files) worked perfectly and plonked me down at
the flying club at Ronaldsway in a cold C172. Going through the various
options brought up the knee pad and in the radio section it still had the
last ATC messages from a flight in 2007. It was strange seeing those
especially as they were for the Tiger Moth working Tokyo Approach on my RWF.
Needless to say I got bored fiddling with menus and took the C172 for a
short hop over to Blackpool. There really wasn't much to see as it was night
but it was fun sitting in an aircraft again after four years and it allowed
me to refamiliarise myself with the cockpit and experiment with the knobs
and taps. I thought I would be very rusty after such a long absence but
instinct must have been stronger than I realised. I found Blackpool without
having to use the map or GPS (just tuned in the NDB) and even got down and
parked without ATC having to repeat any messages.
It was only after I shut down that I realised just how much the years of
earlier flying had kicked in. I'd just completed a fairly ordinary flight
but I'd flown it entirely with keyboard and mouse as I haven't even started
hooking any hardware up yet. No stick or rudder or even the go flight
units/throttle - all are still in a box waiting to be plugged in. I didn't
use the autopilot either as I couldn't find the button to turn it on - I was
halfway to Blackpool before I found how to bring the radio stack up!
I'll be busy later adding the photo scenery as I really don't want to see
that default scenery again.
bones
bones@xxxxxxx
http://woodair.net
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