Hi to every body, some one knows what is the solution about crossing the poles in both Flight Simulators (8.0 & 9.0) that begins at 85

Welcome to the forum(s). There is no solution to this problem. You cannot fly over the poles with any version of MSFS.Doug

<>None you can buy in stores yet, anyway... ;)

Sorry but the poles are not modelled in FS9. Maybe in FSX.Regards, Carlos

>Sorry but the poles are not modelled in FS9. Maybe in FSX.>>Regards, CarlosCarlos, what's up with the "Maybe in FSX?"Didn't Mike (tdragger) just state quite clearly that FSX will allow trans-polar flight? ;)

With the amount of stuff that sails right over the tops of peoples heads here in these forums, I'll never have to go to barber shop again. Any time I want a haircut I'll just open up my browser.

no, he hinted at it possibly becoming possible in a future version.But knowing what a teaser he is...

And "he" also "hinted" to it in screenshots and videos...ROFL. In fact it was one of the first myths squashed when FSX was first announced.

Currently you can't fly over the poles. In an earlier version you could and flew around the world twice by doing so, once flying N the other flying S over the poles. First time I tried to do it navigating by compass. Was flying North, and north, and north until I ran out of fuel. Finally realized, that I'd been flying in a circle, trying to keep the compass pointed N... :-)

I know that's because actual FS world is just a "flat" world, not a spheric one.Please correct me if i'm wrong.

No. "In Flight Simulator, the earth is defined as an

Didn't catch the last line.Regards, Carlos

of course in the real world the earth isn't a perfect sphere either.The dimensions are pretty similar except there's no black hole at the poles :)

WORD!! ;)Rhett

The question I have is: If the North Pole is modelled in FSX, will it have a barber pole, Santa's house, and a few flags up there?Rhett