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FAQs
Problems with the fuel gauge?
When wishing to fly a Spitfire please ensure that you begin by loading a default planes such as one of the Cessna aircraft otherwise certain gauges will not function.
Also please note that in the majority of Spitfires you need to press ther button by the side of the gauge to read the fuel level - just as in real Spits
CD/DVD emulation software
Error Message: Cannot Locate the CDROM. CD/DVD emulation software has been detected. Please disable all CD/DVD emulation software and restart the game.
You have received this message because emulation software or a virtual drive has been detected on your machine.
Typical emulation software includes Daemon Tools, Clone CD and Alcohol 120.
In order to play your game you must disable the emulator from trying to circumvent Safedisc.
Below is a list of instructions for how to do this in Alcohol 120, Clone CD and Daemon Tools:
If Alcohol 120% is on the machine:
Start Alcohol and go to the Emulation Options.
Select 'Emulation' from the options tree. Uncheck the 'Ignore Media Types' box to turn off the media type emulation.
Select "Extra Emulation" from the options tree. Uncheck the "BAD Sectors Emulation" to turn off this type of emulation, exit Alcohol 120% and restart the
game.
If CloneCD is on the machine:
Look on your task bar at the bottom right of your screen (next to the clock). Locate the CloneCD tray icon, which can be a picture of two CD-ROMs or of a
sheep's head. Right Click on the icon and make sure "Hide CD-R media" is un-ticked. Restart the game application.
Daemon Tools:
Right Click on the Damon Tools icon in the Task Bar.
Select the Emulation tab.
Deselect Safedisc.
FSUIPC warning
Users who have updated there installation of Microsoft's FS2004 to Version 9.1 via Microsoft's official patch may find that Flight Simulator will crash upon loading due the updated version of Flight Simulator being incompatible with the version of FSUIPC supplied with many of Just Flights products.
Please download an updated Version 9.1 compatible FSUIPC module from Here and install according to the below instructions.
If you have any problems using the above link please paste the following address into your internet browsers address bar:
http://www.schiratti.com/files/dowson/FSUIPC.zip?timestamp=180204
and download the file to your PC.
Once you have downloaded the FSUIPC update (version 3.4.0.0) you will need to copy FSUIPC.DLL file to the Modules folder within the FS9 directory. Its default location is C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator 9\Modules\
Simply highlight the FSUIPC icon that you have downloaded and either drag it into the Modules folder or use the Copy and Paste function. When prompted during copying the FSUIPC module into this folder, select the option to overwrite the existing file.
Shortly after take-off I lose all power to my landing gear and radios etc.
Please browse for the aircraft folder of the relevant aircraft, open aircraft.cfg, search for section {electrical} and add the line
electric_always_available=1
If a line
electric_always_available=0
already exists, change it to read
electric_always_available=1
What is CD2 used for?
CD2 contains the installation files for installing to FS2002. If you do not have FS2002 then you will not need to use CD2.
When using the Spitfire in FSX, the float variant isn't behaving correctly
Please download this file: http://updates.justflight.info/jf/Spitfire/Spitfire_float_fix_FSX.zip
Once downloaded, extract the zip. Now move the file, Aircraft.cfg into this folder, overwriting the existing file:
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\SimObjects\Airplanes\JFFSX_Spit_mkVBFloats
Fix kindly provided by Melo Scanlon
My aircraft appears to have no textures/is appearing white
If you are running Windows Vista and have a DirectX 10 graphics card, Service Pack 2 installs a selectable preview mode to show how Flight Simulator will look when the DirectX 10 graphics system is fully enabled. It is likely that this will be fully functional in the next version of Flight Simulator. However, one side effect is that any aircraft that are not DX10-ready may be missing their textures. To resolve this you can simply untick the DX10 Preview in the Display Setting menu.
If you don’t see this option in the Display menu then you don’t have a DX10-ready PC and you won’t experience this side-effect
The propellor and canopy textures are not displaying correctly. They appear to be a solid texture
Unfortunately Spitfire is not compatible with Flight Simulator X SP2/Acceleration. It can only be used on Flight Simulator X (+SP1).
Updates
Add a bonus Mk V based float plane variant to the Spitfire package
Only available to existing users of the Spitfire software.
To install you must have Spitfire CD1 in the CD drive. Once the file has downloaded, locate the file and double-click on it to begin. Follow the on-screen prompts.
(13.5Mb)
Update to add a new switchable "Whale Tail" to the MK22
Users of the Spitfire package can use this patch to add a new switchable "Whale Tail" to the MK22.
Only available to existing users of the Spitfire software.
To install you must have Spitfire CD1 in the CD drive.
Once the files have been installed you can activate/deactivate the Whale Tail by going to Start>Programs>Just Flight>Spitfire>MK22 and running either of the options there.
(4.4Mb)
Sinking aircraft at Duxford
Users who have both the Spitfire Duxford scenery and British Airports volume 2 (or its UK2000 equivalent) (East) installed may encounter some visual problems with the scenery.
To be able to use the Spitfire version of Duxford fully the British Airports version should be completely disabled.
This tool allows you to Enable and Disable the British Airports version of Duxford with a single click.
1. Download the file to your computer
2. Locate the file and double-click on it to install the tool.
3. ollow the on-screen prompts to install the tool to your Flight Simulator folder
When the install is finished you will see a new "Duxford Disable" Icon on your desktop. When you wish to disable or enable the British Airports Duxford double-click on this icon and then press the appropriate "Enable" or "Disable" button on the window that will appear.
This tool is designed for the British Airports volume 2 (East) scenery. It will also work with the UK2000 Part 4 scenery.
(1.7Mb)
Spitfire re-paint assistant
To enable users to easily add new Spitfire variations to FS2004 we have released this tool for use with the Just Flight Spitfire package.
To install the repaint assistant
1. Download the files above. You will need to have CD1 from the Spitfire package inserted in your CD drive to install the files.
2. Insert Spitfire CD1 into your drive and when the installation screen appears close it down.
3. Locate the file you have downloaded and double-click the icon to begin installing.
4. Ensure the installation path is set to point to your FS2004/FS9 folder and follow the on-screen instructions.
Once the installation has completed you should find a AeroSelect icon on your desktop (if you already have the AeroSelect tool installed from a different product it will add the Spitfire variants to list of available aircraft.
Using the repaint assistant
Open AeroSelect and highlight the variant you wish to base your modification on. Click the Areopaint tab that will become active below the list of aircraft. Please carefully read the instructions that can be accessed through the Help tab.
(5.29Mb)
Spitfire Update Patches
Spitfire Update Patches
These updates include an extensive set of replacment textures and some minor tweaks and bug fixes. Also a revised pilot and completely new animated pilot are included
To faciliate the new feature of being able to open the cockpit door by pulling the latch using the mouse the door open key command has changed to Spoilers Extend/Retract (/ key)
When installing these updates the Spitfire CD must be in your CD drive
Before installing any of the individual aircraft updates the 'Shared Texture' update must be installed
(11.6Mb)
Individual Aircraft Updates
Please download to your desktop and run with the Spitfire CD in the drive.
Prototype (6.98Mb)
Mk Is (19.6Mb)
Mk IIs (13.1Mb)
Mk Vb (19.7Mb)
Mk Vc(14.3Mb)
Mk IX(16Mb)
Mk IXE (Update now includes fix for cockpit door) (19.7Mb)
Mk IXT(14.1Mb)
Mk XIX(10.9Mb)
Mk XIV (20.3Mb)
Mk 22 (10.9Mb)
FSX Update
This update will add FSX compatibility to the boxed version of the Spitfire software.
Please note:
This update applies to the aircraft in the package only. The Duxford scenery is not available for use in FSX.
This update includes the bonus MkVb Float variant so this does not need to be downloaded separately for FSX.
Installing this update
To install this FSX upgrade you will need Disk 1 from the Spitfire package in the drive in order to validate the update.
Please note that the Spitfire software does not need to be installed into FSX prior to running this update.
Once the update has downloaded please double-click the file to begin and then follow the onscreen instructions.
Uninstalling the update from your PC:
Once the Spitfire has been installed into FSX you can uninstall it by looking for the Just Flight Spitfire (FSX) entry in the Add/Remove Programs list located in Control Panel. Please note that this need to be run separately to uninstalling the boxed version.
(139Mb)
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