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
: 143.5K
: 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
: 168.2K
: 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
: 18.9K
: 5/5

Keyboard Commands Table

A complete listing of keyboard commands for a 2004 aviation simulation is presented in a portrait-oriented Word document. The ZIP archive includes European A4 and US Letter size versions for printing, and the accompanying visuals illustrate the commands.

: 48.91 KB
: 7.8K

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
: 11.7K
: 5/5
: 38

Flight Simulator Scenery Creator

Version 1.5.11 powers a simple, yet powerful graphical editor that lets users augment a flight-simulation environment with elements they design, while offering an intuitive click-and-drag interface and an extensive help system. The approach emphasizes ease of use, with a robust help system supporting new users.

: 4.73 MB
: 5.1K
: 4/5

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
: 8.6K
: 5/5

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
: 4.4K
: 4/5

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
: 13.2K
: 5/5
: 2

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
: 11.3K
: 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
: 7.2K
: 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

PMDG B737NG Advanced Operations Tutorial v2

By Timothy Metzinger, a version 2 guide for the B737NG outlines advanced operations under the PMDG label. The concise reference emphasizes practical procedures and system-level guidance for the aircraft, offering targeted insights within a compact, creator-led format.

: 31.57 MB
: 3K

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
: 8.4K
: 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

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

Rwy12 Object Placer Complete Scenery Library v1.2

Version 1.2 enables slew placement of an aircraft to any coordinate and instant insertion of a 3D asset, a capability credited to Israel Roth and Seev Kahn. It includes 39 libraries with over 1,000 models, distributed as one program file and three object modules; legacy filename rwy12_v1.zip is noted, with enhancements preserving placements.

: 81.76 MB
: 7K
: 60+

Realistic Snow/Ice Runways

In snowy areas worldwide, the file replaces default winter asphalt and concrete runways with an icy mix to create more realistic surfaces. Runway numbers remain visible, while the rest of the pavement presents a convincing winter appearance.

: 983.02 KB
: 5K
: 2

Dark Cockpit

By Ben Chuchra, this replacement fltsim.flt file yields a cold, dark cockpit at startup with all switches off, and the virtual cockpit view defaults to a 0.64 zoom for a minimal, unobstructed perspective. The listing credits Ben Chuchra.

: 3.62 KB
: 2.8K

Traffic Changer V610

Version 610 expands the AI management toolkit with a new flight plan merge utility, a multiuse flight plan editor, and improved reporting of existing plans. It includes 59 default AI aircraft, 5,500 airports, and a sample flight plan, and compiles BGL files via the included TTools, with VB5 runtimes required.

: 2.05 MB
: 1.5K