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May 15th, 2003 at 9:30pm

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just now i was flying random headings at southern australia (YAPD) and i saw something REALLY cool Shocked

did you know there are SHOOTING STARS at night on fs?

maybe it was a graphical glitch, but i like to think the other way.

it was too fast for me to take a screenshot of it, so i took a screenshot without it and tried to recriate it so you can see how it looked:

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this is just a simulation but i'm telling you it looked just lake that
 
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Reply #1 - May 15th, 2003 at 9:38pm

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I haven't noticed the shooting stars but I did see the Borealis Australis (Southern Lights). Wonder what other goodies are hidden in the program?
 
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Reply #2 - May 15th, 2003 at 9:39pm

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Aurora Borealis. (The Northern Lights)  Grin
 
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Reply #3 - May 15th, 2003 at 9:50pm

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yes, there are shooting stars, both the nothern and southern lights and fireworks on Las Vegas and Washington D.C. (4th of July)
 
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Reply #4 - May 16th, 2003 at 9:57am

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I wonder if you had done an instant replay, if you would have seen it again? Sometimes if I notice something kinda funky I will do a replay and then slow it down so that I can get the screenshot that I want.

Cool to know!
 
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Reply #5 - May 16th, 2003 at 10:04am

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Does FS record your flights without making any settings?  I have never looked at a replay of a flight.  It might be kind of cool to see that terrific landing once again or something like that.
 
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Reply #6 - May 16th, 2003 at 10:12am

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just goto the menu bar then there is an instant replay option which will go back over the flight to a set time, i dont know the maximum amount though i'm afraid
 
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Reply #7 - May 16th, 2003 at 10:18am

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just goto the menu bar then there is an instant replay option which will go back over the flight to a set time, i dont know the maximum amount though i'm afraid

I do this all the time! Its very cool to watch a reply of your landing or takeoff. You can switch between all the views too and look at it from every different angle... Grin
 
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Reply #8 - May 16th, 2003 at 10:25am

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I always watch my landings on the instant replay, just to see how much I f***** them up. It's usually fairly interesting, especially in a crosswind.
 
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Reply #9 - May 16th, 2003 at 10:54am

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I've seen the fx files for the shooting stars so they ARE implimented into FS2002, but i've never seen one. I wonder if it's possible to change the frequency of how often they appear???
 
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Reply #10 - May 16th, 2003 at 2:23pm
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i saw a white beam in Las Vegas. I didnt see any fireworks, though. How do i get to Washington D.C.?!?!?!?C:\DocumentsandSettings\James\MyDocuments\MyPictures\Line
 
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Reply #11 - May 16th, 2003 at 3:13pm

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Go to Ronald Reagan Washington Natl.  Washington's right across the river.  You can't miss it!  Wink
 
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Reply #12 - May 16th, 2003 at 3:22pm

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I've seen fireworks beofre...i believe it was when i was doing that Las vegas set helicopter flight, maybe you always see them on that or maybe it was coincidence. Cheesy
 
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Reply #13 - May 16th, 2003 at 5:38pm

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The White Beam in Las Vegas is from the top of the
Luxor Hotel/casino. The fireworks occure at the same time every night I believe. The ones in Washington DC occur on Julty 4th
 
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Reply #14 - May 16th, 2003 at 5:43pm

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When I first started simming back in January, I was flying one of the training flights out of Everett Washing and missed a marker for a turn.  I flew on for about 45 minutes toward Alaska and saw a hot air bloon (in the dark) and also a shooting star.  Was a pleasant suprize!! Grin
 
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