FS2004 Utilities/Misc

Utilities and Misc files for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004: A century of Flight

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Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004 v9.1 No-CD Patch

No-CD patch targets version 9.1 and replaces the fs9.exe file with the included executable, applying only to that edition. A separate 9.1 patch is available, and this patch provides the means to run without a disc on compatible setups, preserving functionality.

: 223.91 KB
: 144.9K
: 5/5

No-CD patch for Flight Simulator 2004

A no-CD patch eliminates the need to insert CD4 when using the 2004-era flight simulation, simplifying access. Users replace FS2004.exe in the root folder with this one and begin playing immediately thereafter each time now.

: 223.12 KB
: 169.4K
: 5/5

Active Camera 2004

By Serge Baye and Guillaume Darier, this option replaces the default tower and cockpit views with new camera modes, including fly-by, approach, and spotter, plus mouse-driven spot plane control. It supports versions 9.0 and 9.1, remains Seattle-limited, and enables up to 10 presets per aircraft with ambient sounds and a built-in TCAS.

: 8.62 MB
: 19.2K
: 5/5

Free METAR Weather Program

Weather data from the system, FS2k4METAR reads worldwide METAR data for the last two hours and radiosound data for winds aloft and temperature from the last 12 hours. It transfers data via the FSUIPC interface to the system, uses FS2k4METAR folders with a stations.txt file, and relies on two servers.

: 294.55 KB
: 9.8K
: 5/5

AFCAD 2.21 for FS2004

By Lee Swordy, the CAD-style editor for airport data allows adding or modifying nearly all facility elements and several visible elements, including runways, taxiways, aprons, parking, communications and navaids. This version remains restricted to the intended environment, with version 1.4 providing compatibility with an earlier edition.

: 703.84 KB
: 11.8K
: 5/5
: 38

Project AI v2.5

An independent installer installs PAI data and keeps configuration files current, performing checks and repairing corrupted configurations. By design, the utility acts as a standalone tool that also validates and repairs configuration integrity, and it coordinates AI data across two simulator editions.

: 4.53 MB
: 15.3K
: 5/5

Traffic Tools v2.02

Ttools, a utility by Lee Swordy, enables users to program the AI traffic. Its designation underscores a focus on AI traffic programming, and a visual tag references the file named ttools2.gif, while Lee Swordy serves as the author.

: 167.9 KB
: 13.3K
: 5/5
: 2

Realistic Clouds for FS2004

High-altitude clouds create a recoloured sky-scape with golden sunsets, clear dawns, and moody storms. It delivers no frame-rate hit due to a small 86kB size and has been extensively tested with no issues, dwndsk04.zip noted, with dawn/dusk effects by Thomas Grillo.

: 718.07 KB
: 7.5K
: 5/5
: 20

Complete with Base Model

CarrierOps Full Pack

On a Waikato carrier operation set, three aircraft variants appear: F14B Tomcat, F16C Viper and F18E Super Hornet paired with F-18G Growler. Two extra paint schemas for the F-18E accompany HUD and radar gauges linked to a registered FSUIPC DLL (rev 3.51), authorized by Pete Dowson.

: 26.46 MB
: 11.8K
: 4/5
: 12

Mouse-As-Yoke Gauge Fly with Mouse

A mouse-controlled gauge provides input for ailerons, elevator, rudder, and throttle across any aircraft. Version 1.0.23, dated September 8, 2004, is by Yury Kuchura and can be configured transparent or invisible, and is intended for notebook use.

: 44.46 KB
: 11.8K
: 5/5

Water Environment Textures

Lynn and Bill Lyons of the Golden Eagles Squadron craft sparkling water with sun and moon reflections and vigorous wave action. The work requires DX9 compliant cards and moves Water Effects to High in the display options.

: 1.11 MB
: 8.5K
: 5/5
: 1

FsPassengers

The add-on introduces airline management with money flow and fleet upkeep, while real-time passenger reactions and over 200 in-flight sounds accompany each flight. Flights can be exported to a Virtual Airline, and the demo remains fully functional but starts only from the San Francisco area.

: 26.19 MB
: 7.7K
: 5/5

Weather 3

A revision delivers 39 weather themes for FS2004, building on two earlier versions and adding 11 winter themes plus 3 miscellaneous variants, with suitability for both VFR and IFR simming. Each theme comprises three files—a .wt file, a .WTB file, and a .bmp—and Cirrostratus and Ice Aloft are omitted, authored by Adrian Shortall.

: 1.82 MB
: 7.3K
: 5/5

Flight Simulator AI Traffic Separation

Armando Di Francesco presents a traffic separation tool that controls inbound flows to an airport by configuring minimum separation, desired separation, and a reduced separation zone, aiming to reduce go-arounds caused by the AI engine.

: 497.72 KB
: 6.7K
: 4/5
: 3

FS9 Configurator Version 1.6

A configuration utility accessed by users of a flight simulation program, the tool exposes configuration files such as system, aircraft, saved flights, and graphics. It supports searching, adding, deleting, or editing settings and maintaining comments, while also providing tools to adjust Contrail lengths, remove the Brake message, and set AI Taxi Speed.

: 202.21 KB
: 4.5K
: 4/5

Real Environment Professional

Sun and lighting enhancements include sun6, corona1, sunglow, suneffect.cfg, and an Envmap that affects reflections. AquaPro 2006 Bright & Dark versions adjust base water color with wave animation and cloud reflections, while Feng Zhu's TreeGen v1.0 adds new trees.

: 26.03 MB
: 11.4K
: 5/5

Flight1 View Module

F1_view.dll provides mouse-based zooming, panning, and eyepoint adjustments, including the ability to move beyond built-in limits, and is a freeware utility that requires a wheel-mouse with a center wheel that also acts as a center button.

: 725.87 KB
: 8.7K
: 5/5

New Landing Lights texture

Replacement for the default landing lights relies on about 20 photographs to achieve realism and shows on almost all aircraft sizes. It uses a single bitmap to depict lights across different models, a quirky method that produces noticeably better results than the original, as seen in newligth-tn.gif.

: 985.07 KB
: 4.8K
: 5/5
: 13

Frame Rate Fix

Patch by Eddie Batista delivers a frame-rate improvement for flight simulations, focusing on steady, clear performance adjustments. An accompanying image references FPS_Patch_FS9.jpg, located at /userimages/FPS_Patch_FS9.jpg, offering a visual cue for the patch’s presence and scope.

: 71.92 KB
: 14.2K
: 5/5
: 1

Real Rain Effect

A zip archive provides a cockpit rain enhancement, mixing speedily falling drops of different sizes with flowing water and wind effects. Bluesphere and Gerrit Kranenbarg contribute the rain effect to improve the cockpit rain experience.

: 2.66 MB
: 8.7K
: 5/5
: 3