Older forum articles and other links
A collection of links to the most interesting discussions on the Visual Flight forums and elsewhere
Avsim topics
France missing coastline (reply by VF)
LOD_TARGET_FPS and unlimited target frame rate
Sounds effects in FS2002_4 explained
Compatibility between photo scenery, VFR Terrain, British Airports and more
FAQ
VFR Terrain
Does VFR Terrain improve lowland areas
Good advice by forum members
AFCAD - using two runways, one for landing, one for takeoff
Alpha-test override tool for D3D with ATI cards (Shep)
Autogen guide
Backing up Outlook Express - Guide Doc and XP transfer settings wizard
Best way to set up a projector
Designing a PC for FS
- VISUAL FLIGHT FORUMS - Designing a PC for Flight Simulator
- VISUAL FLIGHT FORUMS - FS dedicated PC query
- VISUAL FLIGHT FORUMS - harddisks again sorry. help pls!
Fairford
Fences in gmax
Force feedback and VFR Terrain
Frame rate display
FS9.CFG runway light settings
GPU heat
Habilis on texture focus problems
ImageShack links post by ananda
Is it worth having 2GB memory
Memory compatibility and diagnostic tools
Monitors
Multi Screen Hardware
Oldie British aircraft - Dave Maltby
PC Designed for FS - and gives excellent results
PCI latency
Recording FS videos
Rotorwash dust effects
Shep's scenery order
To partition or not
Tweaking Reoverty Console to remove restrictions
VFL
What does VFR stand for
What VFR stands for
Where to find Saved Flight files
Windows XP and 2000 tools for troubleshooting
Good advice by Visual Flight
Accidental drag and drop
Adding landclass causes land to display in water - reason discovered
Adjusting pan rate
Aircraft Initialization Failure
Anti-spam email systems
Best setting for TMVL (on avsim.com)
Bits and pieces on system error checking
Blurries
Buying scenery and software off ebay
Checking graphics 3D capabilities
Comment on the limitations and dangers of add-on managers
Compressed folders
Corrupt installer
Crash detection explained and pros and cons
Daignosing hardware problems
Dangers of buying from auction sites
Dawn dusk texture blending explained
Defragging
Defragmenting under Windows 98
Difference between perception of urban and non-urban areas
Does VFR Terrain improve lowland areas
Dummy instals, changes made by setup etc
Editing aircraft files
Emailing scenery.cfg fs9,.cfg and dxdiag.txt
Excluding default runways and buildings
FAQ type questions on terrain compatibilty and photo scenery
Flood risk and VFR Terrain
Forcing an unconditional refresh
FS and the Registry
FS sound problems
FS2002 AFD installation
FS2004 won't start
FS9 command line
FS9 freeze or crash troubleshooting
Getting started in scenery design
High altitude flying
How to find FS9.CFG
How to install replacement water textures into FS2004
How to re-enable Previous Flight
- Land and water settings in FS
Limitations of 19m terrain resolution - jaggy cliffs
Limitations of budget graphics card
Limitations of FS, VFR Terrain and photo scenery compared to real life flying
Max slope of adjacent flattens
Mesh (and photo scenery) for NR SW England
Mesh for Scotland
Modelling cliffs, rock faces, caves etc
MSXML for BGLComp
On not putting things in default scenery folders and not using addon scenery folder
Photo frame rates good, default London airport frame rates poor
Photo scenery - night lighting, seasonal variations, add-on roads scenery etc
Photo scenery performance vs Megascenery and Georender Alaska
pixel shimmering and visibility
Precautionary note about add-in managers
Precautions when using installers - dummy installations
RC Simulations - good guys
Refuelling
Remembering Previous Flight
Removing auto-flattens
Render to texture
Replacing default textures in FS2004
Security Updates, Run As and installer admin issues
Settting FS startup situation
Starting FS with different configurations
SWEngland install options
Taking comparative screenshots
Terrain aliasing and TMVL settings
Textures not loading and blocky - troubleshooting suggestions
TMVL setting effect on triangles of water and why
Underclocking graphics card
Using 19m terrain mesh with TMVL = 21 i.e. alongside VFR Terrain
Using ddd mm ss.ssss format in XML files
Using different scenery.cfg files
Using quotes in the forums
- VISUAL FLIGHT FORUMS - Fantastic scenery-Frame rate worries...
- VISUAL FLIGHT FORUMS - Planet of the Apes Syndrome - burried buldings
- VISUAL FLIGHT FORUMS - Stop Scintillating Scenery
- VISUAL FLIGHT FORUMS - what is a good frame rate
Where to find scenery.cfg
Whither DOS and command.com
XML Editors
Good advice by Visual Flight AND forum members
4-block landclass requirement for display except in Map View
Airport flattens and effect on runwys with VFR Terrain
All-in-one photo scenery folder
- VISUAL FLIGHT FORUMS - Duplicate AGN files-All-in-on photo scenery folder
- VISUAL FLIGHT FORUMS - Duplicate agn files
- VISUAL FLIGHT FORUMS - How To All-In-One VFR Combined folder
Basics of adding new scenery areas to FS + add-in manager warning
Blurry scenery
- Colour picking software
CRC errors
Defeagmenting Windows 98 in Safe Mode
Hardware setup esp hard disks and raid and sata
IE security settings
Landclass and waterclass editing tool ezlandclass
Texture focus problems in relation to 3D models etc
Waterclass textures in Severn Estuary
Great autogen and local scenery
Interesting articles
FS Insider global terrain technology
Interesting discussions
Anti anti-payware rant
Anti Pirate Bay rant
bglcomp.xsd modifications
Eye candy vs real needs, e.g. grass , moving car etc - comments by VF
FileMon and the effect of missing effects etc
Freedom of speech and forum moderation
Google Earth as moving map
Graphics card technology eye candy and more
Ideal FS9.CFG settings
Instant blurries from add-on 3D scenery
Mesh for St Kildas and setup for the same
Microsoft anti-trust rant
Microsoft's attitude to modifications to default files
RAF Cranage etc
Render to texture explained
Rotorwash dust effects
UK water textures
Variably sloping runways
VFR photo scenery performance vs megascenery and georender Alaska
Interesting products
- simMarket.com, Flight Simulation Super Store
- The simFlight Network View Forum - Coboy Design Support Forum
- VISUAL FLIGHT FORUMS - Working TACAN Beacons in the UK
Interesting utilities
- AI Smooth
TexPand2 - FS2004 original texture restorer - needs original FS2004 disks
Misc links
- Aerial Photos Photo Gallery by Brian McMorrow at pbase.com
- CENOR HOMEPAGE
- Chris Wicks Flightsim - Home page
- Driverheaven Guides testing your psu with a multimeter
- http--www.ukscenerydesign.co.uk-
- O.G.Thetford
- Power Supply Wattage Calculator - JS Custom PCs, LLC - Custom Built PCs, Laptops and Servers! You Need It We Can Build It!
- The National Archives Research, education & online exhibitions Exhibitions Public Information Films
- VISUAL FLIGHT FORUMS - 'FIX' for Carrier deck landings
- VISUAL FLIGHT FORUMS - A good weather site!
- VISUAL FLIGHT FORUMS - Free Airport Charts
- VISUAL FLIGHT FORUMS - Shoreham Airport Webcam
- VISUAL FLIGHT FORUMS - UK Sea water Textures
- VISUAL FLIGHT FORUMS - VFR Flying
Other
- A little bit of Shep history
Hairy aerobatics
Reactions to VFL 1.2
Sloping runways
VFR Database night lighting
Portal and CMS systems
Real-world photos
screenshots
Avonmouth
Centerparc
Fairford
- FSScreenshots.com Forum - Viewing topic #5680 - Fairford Revisited...
- The simFlight Network View topic - British Air Power from days past
- VISUAL FLIGHT FORUMS - Bare metal beauty
- VISUAL FLIGHT FORUMS - Blue Angels at RIAT
- VISUAL FLIGHT FORUMS - Clearing out the junk
- VISUAL FLIGHT FORUMS - FSRIAT Arrivals (sorry any 56k'ers)
- VISUAL FLIGHT FORUMS - FSRIAT Arrivals(sorry any 56k'ers)
- VISUAL FLIGHT FORUMS - I don't think she was there in 2003
- VISUAL FLIGHT FORUMS - New system, new screenshots )
- VISUAL FLIGHT FORUMS - Redbull gives you wings
- VISUAL FLIGHT FORUMS - Rothmans Paras
- VISUAL FLIGHT FORUMS - Say what you want ... (part 2) - large post !!
- VISUAL FLIGHT FORUMS - Something different
- VISUAL FLIGHT FORUMS - The Swedes are coming!!
- VISUAL FLIGHT FORUMS - Tomcat at RIAT
Longleat
Menai bridges
Photo scenery
- FlightSim.Com Conferences - Viewing topic #419343 - VFR UK Tour - LEG 9
- VISUAL FLIGHT FORUMS - New system, new screenshots )
- VISUAL FLIGHT FORUMS - ~Leg 8 Screenies~
Photo scenery and Active Sky
Photo scenery and aircraft
Photo scenery and autogen
- VISUAL FLIGHT FORUMS - A new level of excellence
- VISUAL FLIGHT FORUMS - Beautiful Evening
- VISUAL FLIGHT FORUMS - Cornwall Autogen
- VISUAL FLIGHT FORUMS - Gloucester Docks
- VISUAL FLIGHT FORUMS - Haverfordwest Autogen
- VISUAL FLIGHT FORUMS - TopCliff to Coningsby - Leg 7 Shots
Photo Scenery and VFR Terrain
- FlightSim.Com Conferences - Viewing topic #421009 - ~Visual Flight VFR UK Tour~
- FlightSim.Com Conferences - Viewing topic #421776 - A Muscian's Worst Nightmare - Shots of Lake District
- FlightSim.Com Conferences - Viewing topic #428640 - -LEG 16- (VFR UK Visual Flight Tour) - Comments Appreciated
- ImageShack - Hosting nearlydd2vt.jpg
- VISUAL FLIGHT FORUMS - A few of Sunday 200205
- VISUAL FLIGHT FORUMS - Leg 16B Welsh Scenic Tour .... Shots
- VISUAL FLIGHT FORUMS - Scenery order
- VISUAL FLIGHT FORUMS - VFR Club 30th jan
- VISUAL FLIGHT FORUMS - ~Flight over the Welsh Mountains~ -VFR Flying Club
- VISUAL FLIGHT FORUMS - ~Visual Flight UK Scenery Adventures~
Photo scenery with 3D cities etc
Photo scenery, VFR Terrain, autogen and more
- -www.cbcdesign.co.uk-coniston illustrating mix of auto + custom 3D trees
Aspects of Snowdon
Lake District with Hama craft and Alan's texture mods etc
- VISUAL FLIGHT FORUMS - Lake District by air or crusing in Hama's crafts 1
- VISUAL FLIGHT FORUMS - Lake District by air or crusing in Hama's crafts
Plymouth Marina
Screenshot Artist UK Tour Part 1
- VISUAL FLIGHT FORUMS - It just gets better and better
- VISUAL FLIGHT FORUMS - Lake District by air or crusing in Hama's crafts
- VISUAL FLIGHT FORUMS - Sunday 20th Nov. (I've checked my calendar)
Why to persevere in sorting out the basics
Screenshot Hall of Fame
- Explanation of CDC Design's coniston shot
- http--www.cbcdesign.co.uk-FS-conistonsim.jpg
Lake District Walney Island multiplayer
Random shots by VFR Steve
Routemaster shot of sea king passing chesil beach - superb
- VISUAL FLIGHT FORUMS - Dover 'doctered' with PSP and PS
- VISUAL FLIGHT FORUMS - Gloucester City 1.0 by Andrew Francis (Habilis)
- VISUAL FLIGHT FORUMS - Tomcat at RIAT
Tyne bridges
UK VFR Library
- The VFR Addons Database View topic - UK Autogen Project Preview
- The VFR Addons Database View topic - UK autogen
VFR Multi-player
Spitfire 70th aniversary flight Southampton
- VISUAL FLIGHT FORUMS - Rory's Welsh tour[Shetland Flyers]
- VISUAL FLIGHT FORUMS - Sunday 20th Nov. (I've checked my calendar)
- VISUAL FLIGHT FORUMS - Sunday 23rd October 2005
- VISUAL FLIGHT FORUMS - Sunday 27 November
VFR Terrain
Coast
mountains
VFR terrain and photo - real vs sim
Visual Flight London
- FSScreenshots.com Forum - Viewing topic #5637 - Thames Tussle...
G-EHMS over London screenshots by Mutley
Helis over London
Low level - very good
Marcus - Extra stunts in and over London
Mostly night shots With Embraer 170 demonstrator and LCY by Mutley very very good
- VISUAL FLIGHT FORUMS - Clearing out the junk
- VISUAL FLIGHT FORUMS - Departure from London City
- VISUAL FLIGHT FORUMS - Final guide to blurries
- VISUAL FLIGHT FORUMS - Inland water textures and water class
- VISUAL FLIGHT FORUMS - Sea Hawk over London
- VISUAL FLIGHT FORUMS - Thames Tussle...
With Fly-Be aircraft - very good
Streetmap
Support
Accidental drag and drop
Best screenshot taker
Fairford
Flaws in Getmapping source
Holmewood, near Chesterfield, Derbyshire
FS2002 missing object error message (Stonehenge)
FS2004 won't start (disappears after logo screen)
How to configure multiple disks and raid
Nick Ryall
Complex multitexturing in Nick Ryalls lighthouses
Performance analysis and recommendations
Scotflight
Scotflight Scenery and bundled VFR mesh
Scotflight Scenery and UK2000 Scenery Part 8
SupportLogin
Third party autogen
VFL
Aircraft at EGLC
Buildings in Thames
- VISUAL FLIGHT FORUMS - Buildings in Thames (photo scenery not installed completely)
- VISUAL FLIGHT FORUMS - Buildings in the Thames
- VISUAL FLIGHT FORUMS - Problem With thames
- VISUAL FLIGHT FORUMS - Waterlogged Scenery
Fireworks instructions
Repositioning default London bridges to fit VFL river
VFR Photo Scenery
Creating all-in-one scenery folder
Grey square near Cheltenham Gloucester
Installing to separate drive
- VISUAL FLIGHT FORUMS - Heathrow Autogen Scenery
_2000 duplicate BGLs
VFR Terrain + VFR Photographic Scenery
VFRTerrain
Co-existing with Roads and Rivers of Europe
Compared to FS Global
Compared to Terramesh and more
FS2004 Update Bridge Excludes explained
FScene compatibility
HowToInstallExcludeBGL
Installed VFR Terrain without photo scenery installer patch
Manchester flooding and custom autogen trees in reservoir
Manchester Ship Canal textures
Missing River Tyne
Reason for Lower Broughton, Salford flooding
River Severn texture improvements - linkto Sheps file
Terrain mesh priorities and reverse priority system
Troughs in S Scotland
VFR Netherlands compatibility
VFR Terrain with Roads and Rivers of Europe
Voln_3texture fix
Testimonials
RIAT Fairford
Scotflight Scenery
- VISUAL FLIGHT FORUMS - A wee suggestion for Iain.
- VISUAL FLIGHT FORUMS - Impressive work
- VISUAL FLIGHT FORUMS - Installation
- VISUAL FLIGHT FORUMS - Purchasing Software Revisited
- VISUAL FLIGHT FORUMS - Scotflight superb!!!!
- VISUAL FLIGHT FORUMS - Terrain scenery compatibility and install order
SWEnglandScenery
- VISUAL FLIGHT FORUMS - Crash detections on SW Scenery
- VISUAL FLIGHT FORUMS - Two sets of the Needles and the Lighthouse
VFR Photographic Scenery
VFR Photographic Scenery with VFR Terrain
- VISUAL FLIGHT FORUMS - Much Appreciation
- VISUAL FLIGHT FORUMS - Occasional slow loading of VFR Terrain
- VISUAL FLIGHT FORUMS - Thankyou
- VISUAL FLIGHT FORUMS - Two sets of the Needles and the Lighthouse
- VISUAL FLIGHT FORUMS - White Cliffs of Dover
VFR Terrain
VFR Terrain Docklands patch (with VFL)
Visual Flight customer service
Visual Flight Forums
Visual Flight London
Compared to UK2000
From someone who works at EGLC
Truly breathtaking
- VISUAL FLIGHT FORUMS - Framerates
- VISUAL FLIGHT FORUMS - I knew a girl there )
London
Re-colour gas holder at Battersea
- VISUAL FLIGHT FORUMS - Cannot land on VFR buildings
- VISUAL FLIGHT FORUMS - CD - Update
- VISUAL FLIGHT FORUMS - CTD, Autogen and such with 1.2
- VISUAL FLIGHT FORUMS - Missing surrounding default scenery
- VISUAL FLIGHT FORUMS - Thames Excudes
NickRyall SWEngland
- Check differences between 1.1a and 1.1c and upload latest
- VISUAL FLIGHT FORUMS - Coastal Lighthouse positioning - work needed on Trevose Head and Foreland Point
Scotflight Scenery
Update web page
VFR Photographic Scenery
Light's used at Mclelands Field
Night texture BGLs
Surf and wave effects by Tim
- VISUAL FLIGHT FORUMS - Specifying Autogen trees and buildings
Unclassified
Alternative textures
VFR Flyers Club
Visible boundary of terrain textures