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Interesting FX files

Postby Tech Diver » Sun Nov 22, 2009 12:17 pm

I noticed in the effects directory that there are files named fx_kilauea1, fx_kilsteam, fx_VolcanoAsh, and fx_volcanSteam. I have flown around Hawaii quite a bit yet I have never seen any "volcanic activity". Has anyone else?

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Re: Interesting FX files

Postby a1 » Sun Nov 22, 2009 12:29 pm

In an FS2002 if I remember correctly there is a mission where there was an actively erupting volcano. I wonder if you set the time and date to a famous eruption you might see it.
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Re: Interesting FX files

Postby Tech Diver » Sun Nov 22, 2009 1:08 pm

Mt. Vesuvius 79 A.D.????
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Re: Interesting FX files

Postby Steve M » Sun Nov 22, 2009 2:01 pm

I noticed in the effects directory that there are files named fx_kilauea1, fx_kilsteam, fx_VolcanoAsh, and fx_volcanSteam. I have flown around Hawaii quite a bit yet I have never seen any "volcanic activity". Has anyone else?

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I have seen it and even landed near it. Right now I can't remember the airport I took off from or the heading.
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Re: Interesting FX files

Postby j76ny » Sun Nov 22, 2009 3:52 pm

I'm in the same boat as Steve M. I've seen it but can't remember where it was. I was rather small.
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Re: Interesting FX files

Postby firemonte007 » Sun Nov 22, 2009 4:47 pm

I have seen the vocano erupting....this is a copy and paste from http://www.simtours.net/eastereggs.php is shows alot of cool things with FSX...

Kilauea
Kilauea  is an active vulcano the islands. In 1983 one of the eruptions started an you will only see the volcano in eruption in Flight Simulator on that year.

Change the time to a night of year 1983. Takeoff from Hilo Intl airport (PHTO), climb and maintain 5000 ft, and fly heading 204 for 23 nm. Return to PHTO on VOR 116.90.

Runway 26L approach
The runway 8R/26L  at Honolulu is build offshore and is known as the Reef Runway. In order to avoid flying over the city and the mountains the LDA/DME approach to 26L is offset 45
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