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How To Start FS2004 With Engines Not Running

COERJ145 From United States of America, joined Jun 2005, 1418 posts, RR: 1
Posted (5 years 4 months 1 week 3 days 5 hours ago) and read 11391 times:

How do I set it so that the engines do not start automatically when you load FS2004?

Thanks!

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AC773 From Canada, joined Nov 2005, 1730 posts, RR: 3
Reply 1, posted (5 years 4 months 1 week 3 days 5 hours ago) and read 11389 times:

The short answer is.............you can't.

What you can do is load FS normally, shut off the engines and systems, and save it as a scenario. A little more work, but it's functional nonetheless. Smile

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United_Fan From United States of America, joined Nov 2000, 6694 posts, RR: 10
Reply 2, posted (5 years 4 months 1 week 2 days 10 hours ago) and read 11331 times:

I know there was a download that started fs with the engines off. Not sure if it worked in FS9.

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OB1504 From United States of America, joined Jul 2004, 2535 posts, RR: 9
Reply 3, posted (5 years 4 months 1 week 2 days 9 hours ago) and read 11320 times:

What I did was assign a keyboard combination for automatic engine shutoff. Every time I load the simulator, I hit "Ctrl + Y" as soon as the panel comes up. Of course, this point is moot on some payware aircraft that allow you to start up "Cold and Dark".

NorthStarDC4M From Canada, joined Apr 2000, 2443 posts, RR: 48
Reply 4, posted (5 years 4 months 1 week 2 days 7 hours ago) and read 11306 times:

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*sigh*...

Save scenario with engines off
Set as Default Scenario

Now no matter what you choose for location/aircraft/etc the engines will be shutdown.

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AlexPorter From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 5, posted (5 years 4 months 1 week 4 hours ago) and read 11208 times:

I basically do ctrl-shift-f1 right away, pretend that the aircraft just pulled up to the gate, and it's ready for its three-minute turnaround!

AirbusA346 From United Kingdom, joined Dec 2004, 7434 posts, RR: 3
Reply 6, posted (5 years 4 months 6 days 16 hours ago) and read 11182 times:

I swear there is a program that you can download from AVSIM, that starts all flight 'Cold and Dark'.

Tom.

Tom Walker '086' First Officer of a A318/A319 for Air Lambert - Hours Flown: 17 hour 05 minutes (last updated 24/12/05).

Glom From United Kingdom, joined Apr 2005, 2773 posts, RR: 12
Reply 7, posted (5 years 4 months 6 days 14 hours ago) and read 11173 times:

The problem is with stock simulations, is that the lack of functionality of the aircraft systems means you can't power up from cold and dark.

KALB From United States of America, joined Mar 2000, 573 posts, RR: 0
Reply 8, posted (5 years 4 months 6 days 14 hours ago) and read 11170 times:

I do it all the time. Set up a flight through your flight planner. Turn off engine or engines, wait for them to wind down. Shut down avionics and battery. Save the flight and make it the default flight. Next time you boot up FS9, you'll have an airplane that you start up according to the check list. From there you can change aircraft, airports, and flight plans.