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Happy Ninth Birthday!... [smiley=beer.gif]...!

Flight Simulator 2004: A Century of Flight
FS2004 (9.0).
Released on 29 July 2003.

Many thanks to the developers of FS 2004, and all the many Payware and Freeware designers who have added to it over the years!

May we have many more years of enjoyment from it!

Paul.... ...!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of ... _of_Flight

Happy Birthday FS9!

9 years and still going strong.  I still use FS9 more than FSX just because it is completely setup the way I want, and runs and looks great on my PC.

[quote]9 years and still going strong.

Good morning all...

Removed FS 2004 just like I did all the other flight simulator games between FS98 and FS2004.

I only have FSX on the computer now and very very happy with Microsofts work on that one....

Already nine years... they literally flew... makes my middle age crisis even worse... a shame a good follow up won't happen, FSX being undermined by bad coding that makes its instability an issue felt even on the hardware that can finally (seven years down the lane) run it decently...

Good morning all... :)

Removed FS 2004 just like I did all the other flight simulator games between FS98 and FS2004.

I only have FSX on the computer now and very very happy with Microsofts work on that one.... ;)

...funny thing is....

I never have found a good-enough reason to un-install my FS '98, FS 2000 (a bit of an odd one!), and FS 2002 (excellent!), from my Hard Drive...plenty of room on there, and they are fun to compare, every now and again... :-*...!
My FSX is also on the Hard Drive, ready for action.....if, and when, necessary....
...but, for some very strange reason.... ;).... doesn't see the light of day as often as my FS 2004.....For the life of me, I cant think why!....;D....!

Paul.... ;D...!

Flight Unlimited II/Pro Pilot '99/etc > FS '98 >>>> FSX....a very busy Hard Drive!... 8-)...!

...and, not forgetting M$ CFS 2... 8-)...!

Fs2004 is what I am still using... and there is PLENTY of bang for the buck still left in that sim.  I haven't yet maxed out what it can do.

Happy Birthday FS2004! 

best,

.....................john

I think, probably like Fozzer I have too much time invested in FS9 to ever delete it. I've customised my FS9 with my favourite airfields modified by myself and to my own taste. That doesn't mean I don't enjoy the "bells and whistles" that come with FSX and I will be keeping them both.

Edit;
I should add, without the generous contributions of all the freeware designers and contributers to this excellant site, I might have given up ages ago. Sometimes I can go several days without a flight, but I try and check into SimV every day to see what's going on.

Cheers Pete


Just my opinoin

Zaphod

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I have to chuckle now, when I think back to my time with FS 2002, (it was a VAST improvement over FS 2000).
I got firmly attached to it over a long period time....
....and then FS 2004 was released, and I purchased it immediately, but meanwhile, my FS 2002 had became such a good friend that it took my Sim V, FS 2004 Chums, a long time to drag me, kicking and screaming, into FS 2004, where I have remained ever since, even after purchasing FSX on its release!

My FS 2004 now, like my previous FS 2002, has become a trusty companion, with all my wealth of add-ons, every day, ready to explore the World around me for the price of a few Watts of electricity!
Maybe, one day, I will get equally excited about my copy of FSX.....
...but in the meantime, my FS 2004, with all its extra bits and bobs, does all I want it to do... ...!

Paul.... [smiley=thumbsup.gif]...!

[quote][quote]9 years and still going strong.

Time line of the Flight Simulator series (and other Microsoft Simulators) from the 1970's.....>>>

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Flight_Simulator

A fascinating history of some of our favourite products.

Paul.... 8-)...!

you know when you read all the instructions and tutorial od the FS9-SDK definaly FS9 was the best I deeply miss those great times Of MSFS, instruction were made for the people learn ,Any one could make airplanes Not the same with FSX-SDK ,FS9 to me the most stable and maybe the best

the FS9 MDL are much more protected than FSX

FSX has better graphics ,its more advance ,but it was made rushing ,some cockpits were unfinished ,it has its issues even thought its two service pack released less than a year (telling us how was released without cautions and a lot of mistakes)

I also remember something I couldn't do anymore ,I remeber when the Simviation members gather in Multiplayer every sunday and by the lead of Paul (Fozzer) had out own adventures in FS9 Multiplayer ,I couldn't never join and have that kind of Fun in FSX ,I miss that


Happy Birthday FS2004
It really deserves this


Alex

Don't forget, Multiplayer Chums, although FSX was programmed to use "GameSpy" via a complicated! log-in account

That's funny!