Tweaking FS2004

Press here to view the amazing transformation of FS2004 from out of the box game to world class simulator.

My computer system has the following specs: 

  1. CPU:  AMD ATHLON 64x2 DUAL CORE 6000+  L1:128KB L2: 1MB
  2. MOBO: BIOSTAR TF 570 SLI
  3. MEMORY: 4GB OCZ DDR2 800MHz
  4. VIDEO: EVGA  NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS 512MB PCI-E 16
    1. Core: 675Mhz
    2. Memory: 1008 MHz
  5. SOUND: CREATIVE SB AUDIGY AUDIO PROCESSOR
  6. HARD DRIVES:
    1. MAXTOR 6L250R0 234GB EIDE NTFS
    2. SAMSUNG SP1213C  112GB  SATA NTFS

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The Planes

GA Single Engine / GA Multi Engine / GA Jet / Military / Airliner

I only fly third-party aircraft in FS2004.  These aircraft are professional recreations of the actual aircraft
with every button and knob replicated.  All photos are in game screen captures from my system.

GA Single Engine

Cessna 172R by Flight-1
Includes: Bendix King KAP140 AP, ADF, DME,

Piper Comanche by Carenado

Cirrus SR 22 G2 by Eaglesoft
Includes: Avidyne Entegra PFD/MFD, Garmin GNS 430, STEC 55X AP

Diamond Katana by Aerosoft

Cessna 182Q by Carenado  
Beech Bonanza A36 by Flight-1    
Beech Mentor by Carenado    
     

 GA Multi Engine

Piper  PA-31T by Aerosoft

 

Baron 58 by Dreamfleet

 

Piper Twin Comanche (FSX)  

 

Embraer Legacy

 

Cessna Citation X
Beech Super King Air B200B
Includes: Bendix KLN90B GPS, Collins EFIS-84
     
     
     

Airliner

Boeing 737-700 by PMDG
 

Boeing 767-300 by Level-D

 

 
Boeing 747-400 by PMDG    
Boeing 727 by    
     
     

Other

 

Lockheed C-130 Hercules by Just Flight

 

 

MIG-15 by Bear Studios

 

 
Space Shuttle  
     
     

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The Hardware

To get the most out of MS Flight Simulator you need a certain amount of hardware beyond the obvious high end computer system. 
Over the last few years my set-up has evolved to what you see in the picture below.  You can see video of this set-up in action by clicking here.

CH Products Yoke
CH Products Rudder Pedals
IRTrack-4
Go Flight GF-166A VRP Radio Panel
Go Flight GF-46 Multifunction Panel
Go Flight RP-48 Rotary/Push Button Panel
Go Flight GF-T8 Toggle Switch Panel
Audio Adapter for Pilot Head Set
Desktop Aviator Avionics Panel 1015
Desktop Aviator Throttle Quadrant 1040
Desktop Aviator Parking Brake
Desktop Aviator Trim Wheel