FYI : After many long hours, research and assistance from many people I have discovered the problem with the real weather not continuing to to download after the first 15 minutes of flight in FS2004.  The problem in my case was in the flight simulator files where the flight plans reside there was a WX weather file missing.  Once I reinstalled the WX weather File in the Flight Simulator Files everything in the FS weather  program is working very well.  I felt that I would share this info with everyone and it may not be someone Else's answer to their Weather problem but it was the answer to mine.  Once again I want to thank everyone for trying to help me in this deli ma.

Best regards and many thanks

Hugh Byrd
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Thanks for bringing me up to speed on the WX program.  It makes since now if the engines have been killed I'll have to try to find a program for fs9.  

I hate to use FSX because it appears to me that FSX was pressed into the market before it was really checked out for one bug after another because I believe that no one at Microsoft was willing to make a career decision and tell Bill Gates that it wasn't ready to put on the store shelves when he wanted to release it.  Once again thanks for your reply.

Best regards
Hugh Byrd

When I load FS2004 and select weather download every 15 minutes the program will not do it.  I have reinstalled the FS9 program two times it still will not download weather aloft every 15 minutes.  

I have been into the settings in the program and checked to make sure that I have selected the right things and to no avail my weather download will not work.  I can download the weather manually (open up weather and select weather download and it  will do it and as soon as I close the weather select window the program will time out and not download as requested by me.  

I am absolutely perplexed and do not know what to do about this problem, I need direction from someone that has overcome the same problem or someone who is familiar with the inter workings of FS2004 that knows what to do or has some other idea that I haven't tried.

The reason that I have included my email address is because I would appreciate a step by step guide as to what has to be done preferably in Microsoft word to overcome this dilemma  .

Best regards,
Hugh Byrd

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Please remember how lucky you are that others pay for the network and its infrastructure that you enjoy for free.  Someone else's hard drive, that they let you use free of charge with no other stipulation than to enjoy and try to improve the network, went down and they have to pay for it to be replaced, invest the time on a weekend to resolve the problem, etc.  Speaking of being "tired of" things, I imagine our benefactors may be "tired of" hearing others complain that they didn't spend enough of their own money and have a good enough crystal ball to replace a drive before it failed.  A little patience and appreciation for something you get for free goes a long way.

Lately I have been subjected to unnecessary Rapid descents at airports that in my thinking aren't certified for that type of landing.

To be specific tonight I flew from KMCY to KFLL IFR via R-nav until I arrived at swags and received notification to contact KMIA APP.  I contacted KMIA APP and received instructions that were given to me so fast that I couldn't understand what was said.  

This created a communication mess between me and a lot of other pilots.  Finally when I was about three nm from the end of rw 9R I had to make a rapid descent landing and that isn't how any pilot is supposed to land an airplane.  

It seemed to me the instructions were always to late and not ledge able.  This incident happened about 9:00 PM it has happened before.

I.E. Earler part of this week on 09-25-2012 I flew from KMEM to KSTL and incountered bad weather  and received the same type of Air Traffic control behavior and problems.  I believe that this is not what VATSIM is all about.  

I am a FS pilot since the 1980's when Windows 3.0 was brand new and you had to know a little about DOS system or you couldn't get your computer up and running my point in making this last statement is let whoever needs to know I didn't start flight simming just yesterday. I have about 1800 hours flight time and I do know how to fly an airplane.  

This problem needs to be addressed and taken care of ASAP, as you can tell by my posting that I am a little bit disgusted with the VATSIM ATC at this time.

Best regards
Hugh Byrd