Hi, I'm a total newbie to FS2004, or any FS game for that matter and only recently become addicted to it, so much so that I've actually completed several round the world flights in real time. Having said that I find the generic/default aircraft sounds totally irritating, unrealistic and boring. Most of my models are POSKY i.e. AI, CX 773ER, SV A333, MAS, VS, SIA 744, PIA, SV 743, IR A300, 732, QR A332, 772LR, PIA A310, 772ER, SIA A380 etc. I asked a friend about downloading sound packages and he told me to search for them in the file library so I found what I needed for the relevant models, downloaded and saved them onto my USB to transfer them to my laptop (where my FS2004 is installed) and when installing the USB to my laptop, I copied and pasted the ZIP (compressed) folders from the USB in the following manner: Microsoft Games-Aircraft-Boeing 777-300ER Cathay Pacific-Sound. I pasted the 777-ge-90 folder into the CX 773ER 'Sound' folder. However nothing has changed. The default sound is still there when I tried it out. Then I copied and pasted all the relevant sound packages from the USB to the Microsoft Games folder. Again, no go. What am I missing here? I'm totally new to this and would definitely appreciate some step by step guidance on how to get this sorted out. I'm using Windows Vista btw. Thanks.

What was the download soundpack titled?Ex: (Boeing747-800Sound.zip)

Until we know what the complete filename of a soundpack you downloaded which is problematic, I can only suggest the following:Always unzip anything you download (aircraft, scenery, sound, whatever) to a temporary folder (perhaps on your Desktop) first and read the instructions the author is supposed to have included.Most often they are very straightforward and in the case of sound packages it is usually a matter of backing up what you currently have and then copying and pasting the new wav files and the sound.cfg file into the sound folder of the aircraft in question.Hoping you will post further details.

Ok I think I got it figured out. I had to 'extract' the files first then copy the sounds and paste them into the relevant aircraft sounds folder. However alot of them were not extracting because the file was said to be 'empty' even though they showed 50K+ KB so I'm trying to download them again and every time I click on 'download' a box pops up asking for 'authorization' i.e. username and password, even though I'm logged in! I enter my username and password and again the box pops up asking the same thing again and again. What on earth?? How much authorization is required here???

Which Browser are you using? Your DL problem should not be happening.And you still have not given us an example filename which is problematic for you.

Ok its all sorted. I was using Google Chrome then later switched to Mozilla and downloaded all the sound packages I needed. Basically I was taking the entire Winrar Zip file and pasting it into the a/c sound folder without opening/extracting it. I opened the files, copied all the MP3 files and pasted them in the a/c folders and its all done. The planes now sound SO much better than those awful generic sounds. Can you believe it, the Iran Air 737-200 I downloaded had the sound of a turboprop?? Another issue I'm having on and off, notably with the 747's is that when starting a new flight and once you've selected your origin airport, weather, time etc and click on 'Fly Now' when the cockpit first appears, there is this jerking/bouncing motion while the plane is standing still and before I start the takeoff roll and in a few instances the nose gear collapses and 'crash' and it restarts. Sometimes it happens more than once. I've experienced it with the Posky TWA 70's 741, PIA 743, VS 744. Alot of bouncing up and down and if it doesn't suddenly fall forward, it starts dipping forward very slow, sinking into the ground. Has anyone experienced this before? Is this a problem with the file or my system? I have other minor issues i.e. no gauges in some a/c, but I'll address those later.

Ok its all sorted. I was using Google Chrome then later switched to Mozilla and downloaded all the sound packages I needed. Basically I was taking the entire Winrar Zip file and pasting it into the a/c sound folder without opening/extracting it. I opened the files, copied all the MP3 files and pasted them in the a/c folders and its all done. The planes now sound SO much better than those awful generic sounds. Can you believe it, the Iran Air 737-200 I downloaded had the sound of a turboprop?? Another issue I'm having on and off, notably with the 747's is that when starting a new flight and once you've selected your origin airport, weather, time etc and click on 'Fly Now' when the cockpit first appears, there is this jerking/bouncing motion while the plane is standing still and before I start the takeoff roll and in a few instances the nose gear collapses and 'crash' and it restarts. Sometimes it happens more than once. I've experienced it with the Posky TWA 70's 741, PIA 743, VS 744. Alot of bouncing up and down and if it doesn't suddenly fall forward, it starts dipping forward very slow, sinking into the ground. Has anyone experienced this before? Is this a problem with the file or my system? I have other minor issues i.e. no gauges in some a/c, but I'll address those later.

Good to hear that you figured it out on your own with the sound issues!As for the bouncing, it might be because of the terrain loading around your airplane. As it refreshes, it rebuilds the labyrinth of polygons that lie around your airplane. A ton of people have had problems with the POSKY 747 with the plane being naturally unstable on the ground due to that exact same issue. There are a ton of issues that have never been resolved on that airplane so it might not be your computer.Then again, it wouldn't hurt to see what kind of computer you were using! If you could, please list important things like your processer, ram, GPU, and anything else that might be important.

Well my Processor is: Intel® Core 2 Duo CPU T5470 @ 1.60GHz. Memory (RAM): 1015 MB. System Type: 32-bit operating system.

Hello,

I've experienced it with the Posky TWA 70's 741, PIA 743, VS 744. Alot of bouncing up and down and if it doesn't suddenly fall forward, it starts dipping forward very slow, sinking into the ground. Has anyone experienced this before? Is this a problem with the file or my system?

By my own experience .. I can tell you this problem is a nose wheel contact point parameters problem or a MOI problemCan you give a download exact name ( *****.ZIP ) of one of the Posky B747 and I will give a look.I have many 747 Posky models and no problems Also another suggestion:Always begin your flight with a default plane (EG Cessna 172) and when your flight is loaded .. change of aircraft ... this method can avoid some know problems.Regards.Gus.

I hope you'e right I'll give it a try. Its so annoying when you're lined up ready to roll, release the brakes and the nose wheel collapses. Its also started happening as I'm rolling down the runway. There's this sudden 'bump' and the nose wheel collapses and sparks start flying. I have to end the flight and start again only for it to happen again and again and of course the severe stuttering. So far this is only happening on the Posky AA and TWA 747-100's and its become so annoying I've just stopped flying them. I wish whoever designed these enticing models could at least fix this problem.

Hello,Due to the endless models of Posky 747's I can't help (even a little) if you don't give the exact name of the files (******.ZIP) and from wich library you download them.With those infos .. I can try to reproduce your problem(s) and maybe find a solution if any !Regards.Gus.