Microsoft KB Archive/223796

= Flight Simulator: No Aircraft Traffic on the Ground or in the Air =

Article ID: 223796

Article Last Modified on 1/24/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Flight Simulator 98 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q223796



SYMPTOMS
When you use one of the Microsoft Flight Simulator products listed at the beginning of this article, you may not notice aircraft on the ground or in the air.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, use the appropriate method for your Flight Simulator game.

Flight Simulator 2002

 * 1) Start Flight Simulator 2002.
 * 2) Click Settings.
 * 3) In the Settings dialog box, click Air Traffic Control.
 * 4) Increase the Traffic Percent setting. To do so, drag the slider bar to the far right (Heavy).
 * 5) Click OK.
 * 6) Close the Settings window.

Flight Simulator 2000

 * 1) Start a new flight in Flight Simulator 2000.
 * 2) On the Options menu, point to Settings, and then click Display.
 * 3) Click the Image Quality tab.
 * 4) Click to select Dynamic scenery, and then move the Dynamic scenery slider to the far right.
 * 5) Click the green check mark to close the window.

Flight Simulator 98
 Start a new flight in Flight Simulator 98. On the World menu, click Dynamic Scenery. In the Scenery frequency box, click Very Dense. Click to select the following check boxes:  Air traffic Aircraft ground traffic Aircraft service traffic</li> Traffic outside airports</li></ul>

</li> Click OK.</li> On the World menu, click Scenery Complexity.</li> In the Image complexity box, click Normal, Dense, or Very Dense.</li> Click OK.</li></ol>

NOTE: The Dynamic Scenery and Scenery Complexity settings revert to the default settings when you start a new flight.

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MORE INFORMATION
Adding third-party products to your installation of Flight Simulator can also cause air traffic to not appear.

Additional query words: flightsim fsim fs98 msgame performance display video

Keywords: kbdisplay kbconfig kbprb kbui KB223796

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