# Favorite FS 2002 Downloads? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 21, 2002, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-fs-2002-downloads/99394 "2002-03-21T20:32:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Stupendous\_man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a8b319/32.png) [@Stupendous\_man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stupendous_man)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2002, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-fs-2002-downloads/99394/1 "2002-03-21T20:32:32Z")
What are some of your favorite downloads for Flight Simulator 2002? Planes, scenery, airports, etc? ---
**Author:** ![Atreyu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5e9695/32.png) [@Atreyu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atreyu)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2002, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-fs-2002-downloads/99394/2 "2002-03-22T02:04:57Z")
When I was a kid in the mid-1980s, I got my hands on a very early version of FS…I think it was version 1.0 or 2.0. It used vector graphics and only had two planes (the Cessna and the Learjet). I just got FS 2002 about a week and a half ago, and I’m liking it very much. What an improvement! Except landing is a bitch, especially with those big jetliners. Just about forty minutes ago I crashed my Boeing 747 just a hundred feet short of the runway at Honolulu International…the jet stalled and I couldn’t pull out in time. Fortunately I saved the flight just before I began my descent so I’ll be able to take another whack at it. What I would love to see is a downloadable file that explains every technical whatsit on the dashboard. Most of them I can figure out, but quite a few have me stumped and the pathetic PDF “manual” doesn’t describe any of them. I’ve googled every search term I could think of, but can’t find anything. ---
**Author:** ![Atreyu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5e9695/32.png) [@Atreyu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atreyu)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2002, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-fs-2002-downloads/99394/3 "2002-03-22T02:08:40Z")
Oh, and **Stupendous**? I just saw your location under your board name and I should point out that the first flight I ever tried with a Learjet 45 in FS 2002 was from Portland, Oregon (the metro area where I live) to Ottawa, Canada. No particular reason for the destination. I just like hearing the sound of “Ottawa.” 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Jpeg\_Jones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/4bbf92/32.png) [@Jpeg\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jpeg_Jones)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2002, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-fs-2002-downloads/99394/4 "2002-03-22T20:43:21Z")
Get the [Falcon 50](http://ftp.avsim.com/library/esearch.php?CatID=Root&DLID=13762). You won’t be disappointed. ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2002, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-fs-2002-downloads/99394/5 "2002-03-22T21:40:20Z")
Simply go to [www.flightsim.com](http://www.flightsim.com) and register. It has all of the best downloads ranked by most popular for the day and year to date. The only problem is that the site only lets a certain number of people on at a time. Just keep hitting refreshed when you are denied access. Sometimes it takes 20 or 30 tries but it is worth it. ---
**Author:** ![bernse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a9a28c/32.png) [@bernse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bernse)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2002, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-fs-2002-downloads/99394/6 "2002-03-23T16:38:10Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Jpeg Jones \* > \*\*Get the [Falcon 50](http://ftp.avsim.com/library/esearch.php?CatID=Root&DLID=13762). > > You won’t be disappointed. \*\* I second that. It is far, far better than the terrible Lear they shipped with the game. It is one of my most-used aircraft now. ---
**Author:** ![Grok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/96bed5/32.png) [@Grok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grok)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2002, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-fs-2002-downloads/99394/7 "2002-03-23T22:32:23Z")
One of my favorite things to do in FS is use a fast fighter to intercept other traffic, and then fly in formation with them. When I’m established comfortably alongside, I pause and take screenshots. The best plane I have for this is the F-15, although it’s best for use on the big jets. It’s tough at slow speeds if you want to fly with a Cessna. In that case, I use a sweet P-51 Mustang.